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| Posted: 12 Aug 2011 12:34 AM PDT Audi e-tron Urban Concept: il video-teaser Audi ha iniziato nei giorni scorsi a diffondere il materiale relativo alla e-tron Urban Concept, prototipo rivoluzionario che presenterà al prossimo Salone di Francoforte. Oggi è la volta del primo video ufficiale per questa due posti in tandem, che promette di fare del peso estremamente contenuto una delle sue virtù principali, grazie all'ampio utilizzo di fibra di carbonio. La e-tron Urban Concept (qui ripresa in Potsdamer Platz a Berlino) è spinta da... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT  Airbags Camaro ploffen spontaan tijdens drift Ben je net lekker aan het powersliden met je Camaro, ploffen spontaan je side-airbags. Resultaat: brandwonden voor de passagier. (more…) |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Chrysler Has Big Plans for Toledo Jeep Plants Chrysler Group LLC plans to invest at least $365 million to expand and upgrade its Toledo, Ohio, assembly complex over the next two years, the Toledo Blade reports. The newspaper says a formal announcement will be made after approval of state and local tax credits. Analysts speculate that as many as [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Mercedes Shooting Brake, Part Two Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz is developing a second "shooting brake" five-door sport wagon to join next year's CLS shooting brake variant, according to German news reports. They say CEO Dieter Zetsche has approved the smaller CLC-based model, which will be introduced in North America in 2014. Reports say the CLC and CLS [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT A123 Nabs New GM Battery Contract General Motors Co. has awarded a production contract to A123 Systems Inc., which will supply lithium-ion batteries for unspecified future GM electric and/or hybrid vehicles sold in global markets. Watertown, Mass.-based A123, which previously worked with GM on development contracts, will produce the new batteries at its plant in Livonia, Mich. Jason [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Subaru to Show Production-Ready Crossover Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. confirms that it will show a production version of its Subaru XV crossover concept vehicle next month at the Frankfurt auto show. It unveiled the concept in April at the Shanghai auto show. The new model is expected to bow in early 2012 in Europe. The company [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT FEV Executive Jumps to IAV Northville, Mich.-based IAV Automotive Engineering Inc. says it has hired Chris Middlemass as director of business development. He previously held a similar position with rival engineering service firm AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. At IAV, Middlemass will report to President Andrew Ridgeway, who joined the company in February after a four-year stint [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Federal-Mogul Touts New Piston Ring Coating Federal-Mogul Corp. says it has developed a new piston ring coating called CarboGlide that reduces ring friction by as much as 20% vs. nitride and other coatings. The Southfield, Mich.-based supplier plans to demonstrate the technology at next month's Frankfurt auto show and introduce it in several new production vehicles [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Suppliers May Push for Saab Bankruptcy Several suppliers to Swedish Automobile NV, the maker of Saab cars, plan to force SA to pay them by demanding the company be declared bankrupt, Reuters reports. The head of the European Assn. of Automotive Suppliers tells the news servie that several German and Swedish suppliers are considering the strategy. He [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Tata Sales Surge, But Net Income Stalls Tata Motors Ltd. says its consolidated group revenue jumped 24% to 336 billion rupees (€5.2 billion) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Sales of cars and commercial vehicles grew 4% to 197,600 units. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization climbed 13% to 44.6 billion rupees (€694 million). |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Mercedes-Benz Developing A Second Shooting Brake Model Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz is developing a CLC-based "shooting brake" five-door sport wagon, according to German news reports. The new model, expected to go on sale in 2014, will join the larger and more expensive CLS Shooting Brake due next year. Both models will feature sloping roofs, sharply angled tailgates, optional all-wheel [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Rheinmetall Prepares IPO for Pierburg Unit Rheinmetall AG intends to sell 40%-60% of its Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG automotive unit in its planned initial public offering this autumn, according to Bloomberg News, which cites unnamed sources. The IPO will be managed by Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and the Merrill Lynch unit of Bank of America, according to the sources. |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:22 PM PDT  Ventas julio 2011: Australia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Australia cayeron ligeramente en un 1,7% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 80.991 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, las ventas indican un retroceso del 5,9% en relación al mismo periodo del año anterior, con un total de 577.227 unidades matriculadas.... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:21 PM PDT Next Generation Ford Focus Hatch Sighted in China The Ford Focus has become the yard stick for middle class life in China, and as a result it has become one of the best selling cars in the Chinese market with monthly sales often breaking the 10,000 units barrier on a regular basis. The next generation of Focus has already hit the markets in [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 11:21 PM PDT Zotye sends the T-Series SUV range to the patent Zotye may have been based around a single car for the past few years, but they have rapidly expanded their product line up over the past few months to include some interesting new vehicles. The Fiat Multipla based MPV has already hit the market and the Shanghai Auto Show revealed a stand full of concept [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT  Wheelsandmore Audi R8 GT Supersport Edition Wheelsandmore ha elaborato una dei 333 esemplari dell'Audi R8 GT, versione speciale della R8 V10. La Supersport Edition si distingue dal modello standard, già decisamente particolare ed allestito per dare il meglio sia su strada che tra i cordoli di una pista, per le modifiche all'assetto ed al propulsore. Il V10 passa da 560 a 611 Cv lavorando sull'elettronica, sull'aspirazione e sull'impianto di scarico, ora più leggero del 40% e con... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT Wald Mercedes CLS 63 AMG A sinister package for the 2012 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG has been released under the Black Bison line of tuning [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 09:36 PM PDT  Pebble Beach 2011: all'asta una Lincoln usata da Papa Paolo VI e dagli astronauti del programma Apollo Alla consueta asta di gioielli su ruote che Bonhams organizza ogni anno nell'ambito del Concours d'Elegance di Pebble Beach, arriverà nei prossimi giorni un pezzo davvero unico: la nota casa d'aste proporrà ai ricchi collezionisti che frequentano i suoi appuntamenti una Lincoln Continental del 1964 con carrozzeria landaulet. Basata sulla Continental del '61, questa straordinaria vettura di rappresentanza di ben 7,5 metri di lunghezza, venne preparata dai carrozzieri Lehmann-Peterson di Chicago per... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT Geely's GX7 SUV out in the open at a dealer Geely's Global Eagle brand, which they have called Gleagle, is about to spawn its first SUV. The GX7 was first unveiled in concept form at the Beijing Auto Show in 2010 where it was eager to show there was another Chinese SUV in town to rival the Chery Tiggo3 and the Great Wall series of [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT Geely's GX7 SUV out in the open at a dealer Geely's Global Eagle brand, which they have called Gleagle, is about to spawn its first SUV. The GX7 was first unveiled in concept form at the Beijing Auto Show in 2010 where it was eager to show there was another Chinese SUV in town to rival the Chery Tiggo3 and the Great Wall series of [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT This is the MG-E1, aka the first electric MG The Roewe E1 concept car was unveiled at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show where it stood rather forlorn and lonely looking a few steps away from the rest of the mighty Roewe stand, a few weeks ago when we were talking with SAIC PR regarding the MG3 test it was mentioned that the E1 would [...] |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 07:13 PM PDT  2011 Lexus CT Review, by Henry O. Performance: 4 Exterior: 4 Interior: 5 Overall: 4 Review Guide: 5=Perfect; 3=Good; 1=PoorRead the complete review by Henry O. at http://www.reviewcars.com/2011-lexus-ct |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 06:37 PM PDT Saab President Hints to Saab 9-3 Namechange In a recent interview with Automotive News, Tim Colbeck, president of Saab Cars North America, hinted the next 9-3 could receive a new-old name when it's overhauled within the next few years. |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 06:01 PM PDT  El Murano CrossCabriolet recibe su primer premio: Coche más odiado de 2011 Filed under: Nissan, Descapotables, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Como sucede con los Razzies en Hollywood -los famosos anti-Oscar de los que huyen los actores igual que las serpientes del fuego- ningún fabricante de automóviles se pelea por que sus modelos aparezcan en los dudosos galardones que algunas publicaciones otorgan a los más feos, inseguros o sencillamente peores coches del mercado.... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:27 PM PDT  The Gulf oil spill looks small when compared to what Shell's done to Nigeria Filed under: Green Culture, Africa BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year has moved off the front pages in most of the nation, though the damage done to the environment and economy of the Gulf region is far from repaired. However, at least that spill once had some attention from the nation and the world. In the waters off Nigeria, Shell Oil has been drilling and extracting oil for... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 05:27 PM PDT  Video: Take a trip around the 'Ring in a Honda-powered Mini Clubman Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Videos, Hatchback, Mini, Specialty Sometimes, the key to a good lap time is to drive in such a way as to not lose the hard-fought momentum you've already gained. Such is the case when you don't have a lot of power underhood and you've got more road-holding grip than horsepower. For an excellent demonstration of this technique, we turn to Achim Korden, owner of the so-called Ringmini.... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:51 PM PDT  Spy Shots: Spy Shots: 2014 BMW M3 caught packing new turbocharged inline six Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Performance, BMW, Luxury As we reported earlier this year, the current E90/E92 BMW M3 will be the last of the naturally aspirated M cars, and if recent rumors are to be believed, BMW will adapt the single-turbo N55 inline-six for duty in our favorite 3 Series.... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT  El Fiat Freemont, también para Brasil Filed under: Fiat, Monovolúmenes y MPV, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería Directamente desde México llegan a Brasil las primeras unidades del Fiat Freemont, un modelo que para este mercado un motor hasta la fecha no disponible con 2,7 litros y tracción delantera. Juega la baza de su concepto a medio camino entre un crossover y un monovolumen. El motor 2.7i de gasolina desarrolla 172 CV... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT  Next Congressional battle: renewing the federal gas tax Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USAIf the U.S. economy wasn't in shambles, renewing the federal excise tax on gasoline would be routine. But, as Congress intensely debated the national debt recently, the gas tax got moved to the back burner. This is a potential problem. With most of the 18.4-cent per gallon gasoline tax set to expire at the end of September, renewing it could spark political uproar and further divide... |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2011 04:15 PM PDT  Vörsteiner previews GTO-look Ferrari 599-VX Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ferrari History has a way of putting things into perspective that contemporary developments can't. Take, for example, the Ferrari 599. Over the years, the front-engined V12 supercar spawned many derivatives, but while the GTO and XX track car stood out among the ultimate renditions of the model, the vast majority of those built were the more common GTB Fiorano version.... |
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