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| Posted: 28 Aug 2011 01:33 AM PDT  Vídeo espía: Mercedes-Benz Clase S Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Fotos espía, Sedanes y berlinas No queda mucho para que Mercedes firme la jubilación del actual Clase S, y sin embargo, sabemos muy poquito de la nueva generación de su buque insignia. La última vez que hablamos de él fue para hacernos eco de la noticia de que la firma de la estrella estaba "examinando" el interés que podrían tener sus clientes en una versión eléctrica como complemento al... |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2011 01:33 AM PDT  Heel hard rijden in Zweden dankzij duct tape Wat doen een Corvette Cabrio, Corvette Z06, Mercedes C63 AMG en BMW M3 op een druilerige zomerdag in Zweden? (more…) |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:56 AM PDT  A grandes males, grandes remedios: Lada ficha al ex-jefe de diseño de Volvo Filed under: Volvo, Industria, Lada Suponemos que no escandalizaremos a nadie si decimos que los diseños de Lada son una castaña. La cosa sólo ha empezado a enderezarse ahora, con la llegada de la familia Logan por cortesía de Carlos Ghosn (ya es grave decir que un Dacia remarcado supone un paso adelante para nadie), pero algo más hará falta para evitar que las marcas extranjeras sigan erosionando su clientela, y así... |
| Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:19 AM PDT 2012 Nissan Versa – Effortless, Roomy and Economical Transportation First Look: Reviewing the 2012 Nissan Versa is like reviewing two completely different cars. Why we said that is because while the Versa sedan is a totally redesigned car for the model year 2012 and is a lot more efficient, sophisticated and roomy, while the styling of the car is less bulging. |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT  Ventas julio 2011: Malasia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Malasia cayeron un 6,1% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 50.252 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y julio las ventas totales fueron de 347.355 unidades, lo que representa un ligero descenso del 1,9% en relación al mismo periodo del año 2010.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:13 PM PDT Global Light-Vehicle Sale Growth to Double Next Year Worldwide sales of vehicles weighing 6 tons or less will expand by 2.7% to 74.2 million units this year and 6.4% to 28.5 million in 2012, predicts IHS Automotive Inc. The research group says sales across Europe will increase slightly this year to 18.5 million units as strong growth in Russia [...] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:13 PM PDT Volkswagen Boosts Investment in Renewable Energy by 67% Volkswagen AG plans to invest about €1 billion over two years on renewable energy sources, up from a target of €600 million it announced two months ago, says the Financial Times Deutschland. VW confirms it is in talks to buy a stake in at least one offshore wind energy park. FTD [...] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:13 PM PDT U.S. Economy Grew Less than Reported The American economy expanded by an annualized 1% in April-June this year, down from an earlier estimate of 1.3%, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. The economy expanded by an annualized 0.4% in the first quarter of 2011. Actual growth for the quarter was 0.2%, down from the previous 0.3% [...] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:13 PM PDT BMW Choses New Ad Agency for U.S. BMW AG has chosen Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners as its new lead agency for corporate and dealer advertising in the American market. The New York City-based agency has been handling U.S. marketing for BMW since October. Its new three-year deal with the carmaker is worth an estimated $160 million (€110 [...] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:43 PM PDT  Vídeo: Josh Clason retrata la auténtica belleza de Bonneville Filed under: Etc. Mucho hemos hablado de las célebres salinas de Bonneville y sus no menos conocidas competiciones de velocidad, pero pocas veces podemos ver qué hay exactamente detrás de las máquinas. Josh Clason, mago de la cámara, viajó hace poco a este lago prehistórico convertido en circuito abierto de carreras para conocer mejor los coches y sus conductores, principalmente yonkis de la velocidad que lejos de luchar con uñas y dientes... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT This Week's Most-Read Stories The debut of the redesigned 2012 Toyota Camry was far and away the most popular topic on KickingTires this week. The new model will be available in L, LE, XLE and SE trims, and the Camry Hybrid will be available... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:13 PM PDT  Video: Depth of Speed looks at the camaraderie and beauty found at Bonneville Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Videos Our favorite automotive web series has returned with a new episode. Josh Clason and his Depth of Speed crew traveled to the Bonneville Salt Flats. In the new video, A Pinch of Salt, the drivers interviewed all point out that the motorsports atmosphere in the middle of this barren patch of Utah salt is uniquely friendly.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 04:13 PM PDT  Nissan accelerates Leaf availibility in Chicago to launch this fall Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan On Thursday, Nissan America officials joined Governor Pat Quinn and the city of Chicago in announcing an accelerated Illinois rollout of the Leaf for this fall. Why the hurry up? Well, because the state of Illinois is ready, Leaf-ready. Back in February, Governor Quinn announced an investment of $1 million to install a "state-of-the-art" charging infrastructure for electric vehicles throughout the Chicagoland area, matching $1 million in Clean Cities... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:42 PM PDT  Llamadas a revisión: BMW Serie 6 Cabrio Filed under: BMW, Mantenimiento, Descapotables Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Comenzamos y terminamos nuestra lista semana de llamadas a revisión de esta semana con un único modelo. Así de rápidamente. El desafortunado paciente del sábado es el BMW Serie 6 Cabrio, y el motivo de su visita al taller, un fallo electrónico.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:04 PM PDT  Video: MotorWeek recalls the genesis of affordable Japanese luxury cars Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Sedan, Etc., Videos, Infiniti, Lexus, Humor, Luxury Today, Japanese automakers have an iron grip on the affordable luxury segment, but it wasn't always so. All it takes is a quick look through the MotorWeek archives to recall that there was a time when most consumers didn't realize that Lexus and Infiniti offered cars positioned below the LS 400 and Q45 that coddled without breaking the bank.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT  España: Fiat reduce la gama del pequeño Panda Filed under: Fiat, Industria, Subcompactos Ya queda muy poquito para que podamos ver la nueva generación del Panda. Mientras llega ese momento, la versión actual sigue a la venta aunque Fiat España ha decidido reducir la oferta a tres únicas versiones con tracción delantera, y otras tres con la 4x4. A partir de ahora la gama queda de la siguiente manera: 1.2i 69 CV Active 7.732 € 1.2i 69 CV Dynamic 9.131 € ... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT  Rumormill: Mini to release new Highgate model later this year Filed under: Convertible, Mini, RumormillEach passing day brings the possibility of additional Mini special editions. Today, MotoringFile reports that the next one is already waiting in the wings, set for release in the not-too-distant future. Called the Highgate, tht limited-edition Cooper Convertible will wear Ice Chocolate Metallic paint and an interior trimmed in chocolate leather with contrasting stitching.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT  Europcar adds Peugeot iOn to rental vehicle fleet Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Peugeot Last March, rental agency Europcar pre-ordered 500 electric vehicles from Renault to add to its fleets in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In July 2011, Europcar was back at it, adding an undisclosed amount of the "go anywhere at any time" Opel Amperas to its fleet.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:33 AM PDT Vorsteiner Ferrari 599-VX Here is the first official take on the Ferrari 599 by the tuner Vorsteiner. Calling it the Ferrari 599-VX, the [...] |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:55 AM PDT  Project Kahn Ferrari California Monza Edition Project Kahn presenta la Ferrari California Monza Edition. La coupè cabriolet italiana viene lievemente modificata con nuovi cerchi in lega forgiati in colore nero opaco in versione 9×21″ anteriore e 12×22″ posteriore, abbinati ad un nuovo assetto sportivo ed una taratura specifica del sistema F1-Trac. Appena accennate anche le modifiche aerodinamiche, che non snaturano la linea disegnata da Pininfarina per la "piccola" della casa italiana.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT  El "nuevo" Daihatsu Charade es una engañufla de Toyota Filed under: Industria, Subcompactos, Daihatsu Muchos medios, especialmente holandeses, empiezan a estar algo enfadados con la actuación de Toyota y la casi extinta en Europa Daihatsu. Y es que resulta que lo que han denominado como "nuevo Charade" no es más que el último cupo de producción de la gama anterior del Yaris, sin tener nada que ver en ningún momento con Daihatsu. Nosotros ya sabíamos que no era más que un Yaris... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:17 AM PDT  Vriend rijdt Porsche 911 Turbo de rivier in… [video] Ze zeggen wel eens: "Van je vrienden moet je het hebben" en ik weet zeker dat dit door het hoofd van de eigenaar van deze Porsche 911 Turbo schoot. Hij had een vriend van hem even laten rijden en die reed zo de Rijn in. En we weten allemaal dat Porsche's niet kunnen zwemmen… (more…) |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT  In de toekomst overal 160 km/u op de snelweg Dit jaar is Nederland begonnen met het verhogen van de maximumsnelheid (op enkele snelwegen) van 120 km/u naar 130 km/u. Dat is leuk, maar zet natuurlijk nog niet heel veel zoden aan de dijk. Het liefst rijden we nog ff een tikkie harder op de snelweg. Maarrr als je daar over begint dan krijg je allemaal vervelende argumenten naar je hoofd als: "Dat is slecht voor het milieu!" of "Dat is... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT  eGarage goes live and brings video of custom Mercury Coupe build with it Filed under: Classics, Etc., Mercury, Specialty eGarage has been teasing us for a while now. We've seen some interesting videos so far, but the website itself had remained light on content. No longer. eGarage is up and running, and the videos are good. One we like in particular follows the build process of a custom 1950 Mercury coupe.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT  Nissan GT-R GT3: Lekkere racemachine Mothers watch your daughters! De Nissan GT-R GT3 is dit weekend onthuld en zal vanaf nu de circuits wereldwijd onveilig gaan maken. Dit weekend zal tijdens de Blancpain Endurance Series op Magny-Cours de GT3 variant van de Nissan GT-R zijn racedebuut maken. (more…) |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:44 AM PDT  Vídeo: El MIT muestra un prototipo del Hiriko, el minicoche plegable alavés Filed under: Subcompactos, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos Hace alrededor de seis años, el prestigioso Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT) presentó un proyecto denominado CityCar para crear un pequeño vehículo urbano a baterías capaz de aparcarse prácticamente en el espacio que ocupa un ciclomotor (render inicial a la derecha). La idea era ofrecerlo en alquiler, igual que los servicios municipales de préstamo de bicicletas, repartiendo puestos de entrega y recogida en áreas clave... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:06 AM PDT  Boze Chinees is zijn Volvo XC60 helemaal zat Ai, ai, ai… Dit is geen goede reclame voor Volvo in China! De Chinese eigenaar baalde zo van het feit dat zijn nieuwe Volvo XC60 allemaal gebreken vertoonde en zijn dealer niet wilde helpen dat hij Volvo maar even publiekelijk voor schut zette. Hij besloot dus een os te huren en zijn Volvo door de straten van Hangzhou te slepen.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:06 AM PDT  Hemmings Find of the Day – 1977 Ford F700 Truck As a public service reminder that we're not just tea and crumpets around here is this fully operational 1977 Ford F700 four yard truck for sale on Hemmings.com. The seller says that the truck is ready for work, and even has a new stereo. This classic workhorse would also be a great vehicle for those who are of the mind to pay property tax bills in person with a dump truck... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:28 AM PDT  LanzaTech, Harsco team up to convert steel mill flue gases to ethanol Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Ethanol Worldwide industrial solutions company Harsco and bioenergy technologies firm LanzaTech have teamed up to promote the capture and reuse of steel mill flue gases as a source for domestic fuel. Founded in 2005 in New Zealand, LanzaTech was the first company to successfully demonstrate production of fuel-grade ethanol from steel mill flue gases.... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:28 AM PDT  Hemmings Saturday Cinema – Teenage Thunder Didn't have time to curate a proper Four-Links this week, so that means it's time for another edition of Hemmings Saturday Cinema. Thanks to the Ryan at the H.A.M.B. for finding the entirety of the 1957 hot rod film "Teenage Thunder," available on Archive.org. Pop some popcorn while the video's loading and enjoy! |
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