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| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT  Nieuwe Honda Civic is een echte tease Volgens mij krijgen de Japanners het een beetje hoog in hun bol de laatste tijd. Kijk: als je een Lamborghini Aventador te verkopen hebt kan je het je permitteren om je publiek 58 teasers voor te schotelen, maar met een Infiniti of de nieuwe Civic zou ik toch iets meer pas op de plaats maken.... |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT India's Economic Growth Slows India's economy expanded by 7.7% in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30 compared to 7.8% in the previous three-month period and 8.8% a year earlier, according to the country's Central Statistics Office. It was the economy's slowest growth rate in six quarters. The statistics office says India's manufacturing sector grew [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Nissan, Mitsubishi May Partner on "Smart" Battery Charger Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to jointly develop standardized charging and adapter systems that will allow owners of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles to transfer power from cars to their homes, according to Japanese news reports. Both companies have been developing their own systems, which can power a [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT GM Cuts Prices of Minivehicles in China General Motors Co.'s minivehicles joint venture in China is lowering the price of its vehicles by as much as 15% to offset declining demand in that sector, China Daily reports. GM's partners in the venture are SAIC Motor Corp. and Liuzhou Wuling Motors Co. The state-owned newspaper says GM is sacrificing [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT PSA Ready to Announce Assembly Plant in India? PSA Peugeot Citroen will reveal this week that it is setting up an assembly plant in Sanand, India, reports The Economic Times. The 40 billion-rupee (€603 million) facility will have capacity to assemble 300,000 midsize sedans per year. PSA exited the Indian market 10 years ago after dissolving its joint venture [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Porsche Mulls Eight-Cylinder Engine Porsche AG is considering making a high-output eight-cylinder variant of its "boxer" engine, Autocar reports. Wolfgang Hartz, who heads the company's research and development efforts, tells the U.K.-based enthusiast magazine that Porsche would need such a powerplant if it adds a rumored vehicle between the current 911 sports car and the [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Cadillac to Adopt Features From Ciel Concept Don't expect General Motors Co. to launch a production version of its new concept Cadillac Ciel convertible anytime soon. But Cadillac design chief Clay Dean tells WardsAuto.com that elements of the vehicle, which debuted earlier this month at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California, could appear in other vehicles [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT  Ford Evos concept heeft veel vleugeldeuren Ford lichtte voor de IAA een tipje van de sluier op door te zeggen dat ze een futuristisch concept naar Frankfurt meenemen dat de designrichting van het bedrijf voor de toekomst weergeeft. Ze hebben geen woord te veel gezegd, want een futuristisch concept is de Evos zeker. (more…) |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Nissan, Mitsubishi May Partner on "Smart" Battery Charger Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to jointly develop standardized charging and adapter systems that will allow owners of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles to transfer power from cars to their homes, according to Japanese news reports. Both companies have been independently developing such systems, which can power a [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Lotus Taps Gordon Murray for Design Advice Group Lotus plc has added another high-profile name to its advisory council with the appointment of famed designer Gordon Murray. He joins several former BMW, Ferrari, General Motors, Porsche and Rolls-Royce executives, including product development guru Bob Lutz. The council provides guidance on product strategy, technology, quality, brand, marketing and distribution [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT U-M Gets "Green" Grant from Alcoa Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc.'s Alcoa Foundation will provide $250,000 to the University of Michigan to support the school's sustainable mobility and accessibility research and transformation (SMART) project. The grant will be used to develop and apply environmentally friendly transportation initiatives in Detroit and Beijing. U-M says it will gather data and [...] |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Americans Losing Confidence in U.S. Economy U.S. consumers' confidence plunged in August to the lowest level in more than two years, according to the New York City-based Conference Board. The business research group's Consumer Confidence Index plunged to 44.5 this month from 59.2 in July. The gauge of expectations in six months dropped 23 points to 51.9. |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT  Porsche: un boxer 8 cilindri per la nuova sportiva a motore centrale Porsche ha confermato l'intenzione di realizzare una nuova sportiva a motore centrale, da posizionare al di sopra della gamma 911 nella fascia di prezzo superiore ai 200.000 Euro e nota, per ora, come 918 Coupè. Sappiamo anche che, con ogni probabilità, il modello deriverà dalla stratosferica 918 Spyder ibrida che debutterà nel 2013 in serie limitata da quasi 800.000 Euro, ma Autocar anticipa qualcosa che sino ad oggi non era stato... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT  Los modelos más vendidos en Estados Unidos durante julio Filed under: Industria Tras el repaso inicial del mercado estadounidense durante julio con los resultados generales por marcas y los modelos más vendidos, ahora centramos la atención por el reparto de las ventas en cada uno de los segmentos. A destacar el buen funcionamiento de las coreanas frente a las japonesas, que todavía siguen sufriendo los efectos del terremoto ocurrido en marzo. PEQUEÑOS Hyundai Accent 6.938 Ford Fiesta 5.296 Honda Fit 4.857 BMW... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT  Land Rover Defender concept car: DC100 Zoals verwacht. Deze Land Rover DC100 toont een mogelijke ontwerprichting voor de toekomstige generatie Defender! (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT  Audi S6: gewoon weer met V8 In de Audi S5 is de V8 geslachtofferd, maar vanaf de S6 worden de vermogensminnende klanten gewoon verwend met een lekker ouderwets grommende achtpitter. 'Instappers' onder de S'jes met V8 zijn de S6 en S6 Avant, voorzien van een gloedje-fonkel-nagelnieuwe 4.0 V8 TFSI. In deze trim levert dit turboblok een RS4-tastistische 420 pk en maar liefst 550 Nm, standaard met Quattro natuurlijk.... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT  Audi S7 Sportback: 420 pk Natuurlijk komt er een Audi S7. Audi heeft inmiddels de eerste specs an foto´s vrijgegeven. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:18 PM PDT  De nieuwe Audi S8 met V8 Biturbo-motor Jawel, Audi heeft officieel bekend gemaakt dat de nieuwe S8 een compleet nieuwe V8 Biturbo-motor krijgt. Dit is de eerste afbeelding van de S8, die komende maand in Frankfurt onthuld zal worden. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT  Gordon Murray collabora con Lotus Gordon Murray collaborerà con Lotus, entrando nel Lotus Advisory Council. Il progettista e designer Sud Africano, noto per il lavoro in Formula 1 con Brabham e McLaren e per la indimenticabile McLaren F1 stradale, lavorerà insieme a Bob Lutz, Tom Purves, Burkhard Göschel e Frank Tuch su tutti i temi principali: strategie, prodotto, tecnologia, qualità, immagine, marketing e distribuzione.... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT  Official: Audi S6, S7 and S8 revealed ahead of Frankfurt debut Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Sedan, Performance, Wagon, Audi, Luxury When Audi introduces a new S model, enthusiasts sit up straight and listen. Don't even ask what happens when the German automaker rolls out two at a time, let alone three or four. But that's what Ingolstadt has in store for us in Frankfurt this year. Once the show opens in a couple of weeks from now, we'll have a new S6 (both... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:49 PM PDT  Land Rover DC100: chiamatela Defender Concept La Land Rover DC100 è una moderna interpretazione della iconica Defender e farà il suo debutto al Salone di Francoforte: essa anticipa le forme del modello che rimpiazzerà la più famosa delle jeep Land Rover a partire dal 2015. Gerry McGovern, padre della Evoque e responsabile del design del brand inglese ha dichiarato che la "sostituzione di un'icona come Defender, è una delle sfide più grandi del mondo del design automobilistico;... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:13 PM PDT  Ford Evos Concept Questo splendore che vedete in foto è la Ford Evos Concept che sarà presenta dal costruttore dell'Ovale Blu nel corso del Salone di Francoforte: questa show-car anticipa l'ennesima rivoluzione stilistica destinata ad investire la gamma Ford nei prossimi anni a spese del linguaggio stilistico "Kinetic design", inaugurato con la Iosis.... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:12 PM PDT Chang'an saw both business revenue and net profits down in H1 Chang'an posted its first-half fiscal report on August 29th, which shows that its business revenue in the first half decreased 12.75% from 16.627 billion yuan in the same period of last year to 14.537 billion yuan. Its net profits attributable to the shareholders of the listed company reduced 23.89% from 1.366 billion yuan in the [...] |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:35 PM PDT  Cadillac Flagship Greenlit, Along With New Range Of Hybrids Cadillac Flagship Greenlit, Along With New Range Of HybridsCadillac has been given the go-ahead to create a new flagship sedan that will slot above the upcoming XTS, as General Motors aims to have Cadillac compete with the top-tier European luxury car brands. While the XTS is a front-drive based luxury sedan intended to slot above the CTS, Cadillac executives and GM brass felt [...] more |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:59 PM PDT  Audi S8 Fra le protagoniste dello stand Audi all'IAA 2011 ci sarà anche la nuova S8: l'ammiraglia sportiva dei quattro anelli sarà lanciata sul mercato nella primavera del 2012, ponendosi come la sedan di punta della gamma del costruttore di Ingolstadt. Sotto al cofano della S8 scalpita lo stesso V8 4.0 TFSI twin-turbo ad iniezione diretta visto su S6,S6 Avant e S7 Sportback: ma in questa declinazione la potenza raggiunge quota 520 CV... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT  Audi S7 Sportback All'IAA 2011 ci sarà anche la nuova Audi S7 Sportback dotata di medesimo pianale, propulsore, prestazioni, consumi, tecnologie ed equipaggiamenti della S6 berlina: l'unica differenza è nel tempo impiegato a coprire il passaggio da 0 a 100 km/h, superiore sulla Sportback di 0.1 secondi. Di fatto i due modelli si differenziano "esclusivamente" per le forme della carrozzeria Anche la S7 Sportback beneficia di una costruzione ibrida acciaio-alluminio, che le consente di pesare... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT  Official: Land Rover previews new Defender with Frankfurt-bound DC100 concept Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, SUV, Land Rover, Off-Road Few vehicles have been on (or off) the road as long as the Land Rover Defender. It's one of those few true icons of the automobile, and replacing it will be no easy task. But that's precisely what Land Rover is gearing up to do. Capable as the outgoing Defender is, you see, it hardly teeters on the cutting edge of the... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT  Audi S6 ed S6 Avant Al Salone di Francoforte Audi presenta le nuove Audi S6 ed S6 Avant, entrambe equipaggiate con il nuovo propulsore 4.0 V8 TFSI twin-turbo ad iniezione diretta da 420 CV e 550 Nm di coppia, costanti fra i 1400 ed i 5300 rpm. Con tale cavalleria la berlina e la station-wagon accelerano da 0 a 100 km/h in 4.8 e 4.9 secondi, spingendosi ad una velocità massima di 250 km/h limitata elettronicamente.... |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT 2013 Mazda CX-5 First Drive: Fun, Lively, and Oh, So Good Beyond its role as Mazda's anchor SUV, this new model is also the stalking horse for the brand's future. We could all live without another compact SUV; the dozen or more already on the market suit every imaginable purse and purpose. So what's the Mazda CX-5's reason for existing? The simple answer is that Mazda's [...] |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT Land Rover DC100 Concept Debuts at Frankfurt Auto Show: Meet the Next Defender You thought reinventing the Beetle or Mini was tough? Try the Defender. Land Rover will need to make use of its renowned off-road prowess to extract itself from the dilemma on which it's now metaphorically high-centered. The company's core product, the Defender, is due for replacement in 2015, but its archetypical appearance has historically evolved [...] |
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