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| Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:29 AM PDT  EU-overlords: Zelfbellende auto verplicht vanaf 2015 Kennen we het eCall-programma van de Europese Unie nog? Sinds 2008 wordt er al over gesoebat, maar sinds vandaag is het officieel gemaakt door Neelie Kroes aka IJzeren Neelie (Digitale Agenda): het systeem dat automatisch hulpdiensten inschakelt in het geval van een ongeluk wordt vanaf 2015 verplicht voor alle nieuwe auto's in de EU.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:50 PM PDT Toyota: nuova anticipazione della FT-86 II Concept Meno di tre mesi e Toyota presenterà la FT-86 II in versione definitiva, portando così a termine un lungo processo di sviluppo avviato ormai cinque anni fa con la prima FT-HS. Tuttavia, aspettando il Tokyo Motor Show (3-11 dicembre 2011), la coupè verrà esposta a Francoforte sotto forma di concept car "intermedio" fra il prototipo già esposto a Ginevra e la vettura di serie.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:50 PM PDT  Ventas agosto 2011: Brasil Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de agosto las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Brasil se incrementaron ligeramente en relación al mismo periodo del año anterior, con una subida del 3,8% y un total de 307.824 unidades vendidas. Como siempre son los productos de fabricación nacional los que mayor peso tienen en el mercado, si bien los importados desde Argentina y Corea del Sur también presentan cuotas elevadas.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:50 PM PDT  Opel One Euro Car – een budget-elektrowagen voor later Terwijl de Europese munteenheid steeds meer onder druk komt te staan vond Opel het wel een goed idee om gewoon een complete concept-car naar de euro te vernoemen. Als in: voor 100 km in deze tweezitter ben je slechts één euro kwijt. (more…) |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT Ferrari: una 355 Spider bruciata e trasformata in opera d'arte La rivista statunitense Forbes ha dedicato un servizio all'artista 36enne Anthony James, famoso per i suoi lavori eccentrici e provocatori. Prova ne è l'ultima sua opera, che suscita reazioni di fastidio in tutti gli appassionati d'auto. James ha dato fuoco ad una Ferrari 355 Spider, ricolorandone poi la carcassa ed installandola all'interno di un cubo di vetro con a fianco tronchi di betulla.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 09:53 PM PDT  Smart ForTwo Brabus WeSC Smart ha realizzato in collaborazione con il brand d'abbigliamento WeSC una versione speciale della ForTwo Brabus che verrà presentata al Salone di Francoforte. Il modello, piuttosto vistoso, è caratterizzato da una livrea dorata, in parte opaca e in parte lucida, creata per l'occasione dal reparto Brabus Tailor Made. Inediti anche i cerchi in nero lucido ed il design dei sedili. Per ricambiare il favore, Smart si è dedicata allo stile di un... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:24 PM PDT  Why 110-volt charging makes sense for some plug-in vehicle drivers Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet This question should be on the FAQ for new plug-in vehicle owners: should I shell out $2,000 for a wall-mounted 240-volt charging station that can fully recharge my electrified vehicle in approximately eight hours, or will a much less costly 110-volt setup suffice? While there's no set-in-stone answer to this question, Dave Zehala, executive vice president of Plug Smart, is betting that, for some, 110 volts will do... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:24 PM PDT  Video: Doc Brown goes Back to the Future, finds Garbarino electronics store Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Celebrities, Specialty The DeLorean used in the Back to the Future movie trilogy may be the single most memorable movie vehicle for anyone who grew up in the 1980s (as did the vast majority of the staff here at Autoblog). And so, whenever we hear anything having to do with the car, the movie or its main characters, we sit up and take notice. No surprise, then,... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:24 PM PDT 2011 Mazda 2 Long-Term Update Two: We Go to Winnipeg and Calgary. On Separate Trips Update Two: Back on track in the Deuce. When last we checked in on our Mazda 2, it was seven months into its stay but had racked up a paltry 13,912 miles. We put the brunt of the blame on the Save the Manuals! livery, which many of our lamer compatriots felt was a bit [...] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:43 PM PDT  Video: Automation will let you build the car of your dreams... virtually Filed under: Etc., Videos, Toys/Games Everyone reading this right now has, at one time or another, felt they could do a better job designing a car than the folks in charge. You would pick up a different engine, powertrain layout, body style or even come up with a better name than any executive.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:43 PM PDT  Pre-Salón de Frankfurt: Opel RAK e Filed under: Opel, Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt, Conceptuales, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Bravo, Opel. Bravo, porque de ninguna forma estábamos esperando una sorpresa tan grande (¿y grata?) como el RAK e. Cuando nuestras cabecitas habían engranado su único piñón y no podían pensar en otra cosa que la versión de pre-producción del Junior, el rayo de Rüsselsheim nos ha dejado sin habla... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT  Project Kahn Land Rover DC100 Concept Gli inglesi di Project Kahn hanno diramato oggi le prime immagini della loro interpretazione su base Land Rover DC100 Concept: il prototipo che anticipa la Defender del futuro ancora non è stato svelato (la sua presentazione avverrà al Salone di Francoforte settimana prossima), ma ha già destato l'attenzione del preparatore.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT  2012 Toyota Camry Solara coupe imagined Filed under: Coupe, Toyota If we're honest, our memories of the Toyota Camry Solara aren't exactly fond. And as much as we'd like to look back on Toyota's Red Hat Society coupe and convertible through a pair of rose-tinted glasses, we'll be content with our currently Solara-less lives. But now there's a new Camry, and a whole new world of possibilities.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT  Fisker to launch three plug-in Nina variants by end of 2014 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, FiskerAt a media event prior to next week's 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Bernhard Koehler, Fisker's chief operating officer, revealed to Motor Trend that the plug-in automaker intends to launch three vehicles based on its relatively secretive Project Nina vehicle by the close of 2014. As we've reported in the past, Fisker says the first Nina variant - a mid-sized premium sedan - will roll off assembly lines in... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT  Video: IFA 2011: Gracenote shows off the future of mood-based music Filed under: Technology, Infotainment After a particularly rough day, few things are more cathartic than getting in your car and reveling in some choice tunes to suit your mood. Sure, you could dial up one of the 'heads (Radiohead, Portishead, The Talking Heads...) and wallow in self-pity on your way home, or - if Gracenote has its way - you can simply pick your mindset and let the algorithm do the work. That's... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:04 PM PDT  Buick Regal Wagon isn't going to happen Filed under: Wagon, Buick Remember that Buick Regal Wagon we told you about? The one that General Motors was highly considering in an effort to expand the Regal line here in the United States? You know, the one we spied lurking around the GM proving grounds? It's not going to happen. Inside Line got the word right from a Buick spokesperson's mouth: "Absolutely not...... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT  Rumor: Bugatti pisa el freno del Galibier porque no es lo suficientemente escandaloso Filed under: Sedanes y berlinas, Deportivos, Bugatti Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Está más claro que el agua: sólo dejaremos de hablar de las idas y venidas del Galibier cuando ya sea oficial. Y ni un día antes. Si hace algo más de dos semanas Autocar publicaba que la superberlina de Bugatti tendría dentro de poco un prototipo, previo paso a su aprobación definitiva, ahora Inside Line dice... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT  Nissan Leaf gears up to compete in 621-mile Cannonball Ireland 2011 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, UK, Racing More than 150 supercars will participate in Ireland's upcoming 1000-kilometer (621-mile) Cannonball Ireland 2011 passing through 14 counties during the three-day run. But one vehicle, a lime green Nissan Leaf, is sure to stand out from the crowd. This is the third year the event has been run, and ESB ecars will field a single electric Leaf that will be recharged at carefully selected points along the... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT  Video: Toyota teases Frankfurt-bound FT-86 II Concept Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Videos, Toyota Someday we'll get to see the production version of the Toyota FT-86 in dealer showrooms. Someday. That time has yet to arrive, and Toyota is trotting yet another new version of the concept out to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. According to the automaker, this latest edition is a slightly reworked version of the FT-86 II concept that we've already seen. The sports... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT Aaron Robinson: Government-Issue Bumper Stickers Rain Cash on States, and Others An epidemic of battiness has broken out in Arizona. An epidemic of battiness has broken out in Arizona. From a contested immigration bill to the attempted assassination of a congresswoman to the nascent effort by liberals to split off the Tucson area as a separate state called "Baja Arizona," our nation's scenic sandbox—state motto: Ditat [...] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT Ford to Preview the 2012 Focus ST Primarily Through Facebook Ford has announced that it will share "exclusive video and photography" of the turbocharged Focus ST—which is expected to debut in production form at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show—on the Focus Facebook page over the coming months. So far Ford has posted a less-than-exhilarating video of its director of Global Performance Vehicles describing how he and his [...] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:26 PM PDT Citroën's Tubik Concept is the Psychedelic French Love Van You Expect it to Be Citroën is calling its Frankfurt-auto-show concept the Tubik, and describes it as a "high-tech executive shuttle." On the outside, the Tubik looks like a cargo van with a rather rodent-like face. The inside is a different—very different—story. Citroën is playing up the Tubik's pampering and functional passenger compartment much more than the car's exterior, and it [...] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:25 PM PDT Fisker Releases Teaser of Frankfurt-Bound Surf Hatchback Fisker Automotive—which just recently began shipping the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan to customers—has released a rendering on the company's Flickr page of a hatchback concept car that the company is calling the Surf. Fisker says the Surf will be an EV with a range-extending combustion engine, like the Karma, and promises to release more specifics when [...] |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:46 PM PDT Autoblog Podcast #246 Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Podcasts, Etc., Audi, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Mazda, Porsche2013 Mazda CX-5, Ford Evos, Bob Lutz advising GM, New Super-Porsche confirmed Episode #246 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. Better late than never! Sorry for the delay, there were a couple technical glitches to overcome this week.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:46 PM PDT Report: Buick Regal Wagon isn't going to happen Filed under: Wagon, Buick Remember that Buick Regal Wagon we told you about? The one that General Motors was highly considering in an effort to expand the Regal line here in the United States? You know, the one we spied lurking around the GM proving grounds? It's not going to happen. Inside Line got the word right from a Buick spokesperson's mouth: "Absolutely not...... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:46 PM PDT  Video: Nieuwe M5 boendert over de Nürburgring Men neme: de nieuwe BMW M5 met 560 pk uit een 4,4 liter twinturbo V8, een aantal gasten met te veel geld, de Nordschleife, en een vrouw die verdacht veel op een jongetje lijkt, maar wel lekker kan hoeken met een sportsedan die inclusief passagiers royaal meer dan 2 ton weegt.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:46 PM PDT  2012 Chevrolet Sonic configurator tools up Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Hatchback, Chevrolet, GM Life is full of choices, and now you have a few more to make. The configurator for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is up and running, so you're choices may now decide how productive you wish to be at work today. Thankfully, Chevrolet has reduced your number of choices a great deal, because the 2012 Sonic is an easy car to configure. This all-new compact is... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:09 PM PDT  How much is that road trip? Cost To Drive will let you know Filed under: Etc., MPGWe know, we know: there's an app for everything. If you want to calculate your fuel costs for an upcoming trip, then, well, there's a new app for that. Released last week, Cost2Drive is currently available at the introductory price of $1.99. The idea here is to do some math behind the scenes and calculate your vehicle's mile per gallon rating with the current gasoline costs along the way.... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT  Germany's Design-World Marko Mennekes takes on the Ford Mustang Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ford Design-World Company in Sundern, Germany is offering to turn your Ford Mustang into what you see above for just €12,150 ($17,091 U.S.). That will get you a 23-horsepower bump (to 435 hp) as well as the wheels, a "thread undercarriage" from H&R, and "the main accomplishment" which appears to be the grinding and varnishing of plastic parts and the lively paint scheme. There's more information in the... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT  Vídeo: Volvo avanza el Concept You, su sorpresa para el Salón de Frankfurt Filed under: Volvo, Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt, Conceptuales Como si no tuviera importancia ni mereciera más de seis líneas, Volvo en la misma nota de prensa en la que comunicó la migración de su gama a mecánicas de cuatro cilindros, indicó hace un par de días que pensaba presentar un nuevo prototipo en Frankfurt basado en su nueva plataforma SPA (Scalable Platform Architecture).... |
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