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| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:17 AM PDT  Maserati Kubang: nuove foto ufficiali e video della presentazione Nuove foto e video ufficiali del debutto al Salone di Francoforte della Maserati Kubang, prima SUV nella storia della casa del Tridente che lancia il guanto di sfida a Porsche Cayenne ed alle versioni più spinte di Audi Q7, BMW X5 e Mercedes Classe M. Alla presentazione l'ad della casa italiana Harald Wester ha ribadito che la volontà di costruire un veicolo di questo genere, una vera Sport Utility con anima... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT  Habladurías desde Frankfurt 2011: El Jaguar C-X16, desde 65.000€ Filed under: Jaguar, Cupés, Deportivos La horquilla de precios del C-X16 de Jaguar, el flamante cupé ligero, que contará con variante descapotable, y habrá de servir como caballo de batalla de la marca del felino ante la ofensiva alemana, tendrá una tarifa de precios articulada entre los 65.000 y los 80.000€. Como puedes observar, este precio lo coloca justo por encima del precio de base de un Cayman S, pero por debajo del... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT  Frankfurt 2011: Brabus Rocket 800 Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt, Tuning y preparaciones, Sedanes y berlinas Pincha la imagen para ver la galería Cuando el nuevo CLS aterrizó en los concesionarios, un servidor lo miró con ojos reticentes. Ya no era la bella joya de cuatro puertas, dinámica a la vez que elegante. Se había transformado en algo más sobrecargado estéticamente, más grande, más macarra, y con un morro demasiado bruto. Pero luego me encontré con... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT  Lotus Exige R-GT is klaar voor rally-actie! In Frankfurt maakten we niet alleen kennis met de opgerekte Exige S (350 pk baby!), ook deze R-GT-variant stond er te shinen. Oké, iedereen die deze Lotus epische rally's wil zien rijden mag nu zijn vinger opsteken. (more…) |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT Highlights from Day One of Frankfurt Auto Show The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show commenced yesterday with a wide assortment of vehicles and concepts kept on display for the consumers. Seeing the vehicle that was kept at display on the first day of the auto show we can say that this auto show definitely is shaping up for the future. |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT Senator Debbie Stabenow claims China to take Ford and GM tech, GM + Ford say "Huh?" American Senators are famed the world over for the brow beating patriotism, so it comes as no surprise to learn that Senator Debbie Stabenow was incensed after reading reports the darn' commies in China were after her local constituents technology: Sen. Debbie Stabenow urged the Obama administration Wednesday to take steps to prevent the Chinese [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Yo-Auto - Salone di Francoforte Live 2011 Al Salone di Francoforte 2011 la russa Yo-Auto presenta due fra le concept più curiose della rassegna tedesca: la Yo-Concept, una coupè monovolume ibrida che indica i canoni stilistici ai quali la casa si rifarà nei prossimi anni (verranno lanciati 3 modelli, le Yo-Mobiles), e lo studio per una crossover ibrida di ridotte dimensioni, caratterizzata da un accostamento cromatico abbastanza discutibile. La Yo-Concept è dotata di un sistema di apertura delle portiere... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Wiesmann - Salone di Francoforte Live 2011 Wiesmann e la "fashion house" Sieger hanno allestito 18 differenti MF3 per festeggiare il compleanno di una sportiva ormai maggiorenne, che verrà presto evoluta grazie all'utilizzo di un nuovo e più potente motore. Il 18esimo compleanno sancisce pertanto l'abbandono dello storico sei cilindri 3.2 BMW S54, qui in versione da 343 CV e 365 Nm, unico propulsore utilizzato dal 1993 e abbinato ad un cambio manuale a cinque rapporti, ad un... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Frankfurt 2011: Fiat Panda 2012 Filed under: Fiat, Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt, Subcompactos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Fiat ha hecho lo que parecía imposible con el Panda: lo ha puesto guapo, pero sin renunciar a su esencia proletaria como hizo al resucitar el 500. El escenario para su puesta de largo ha sido el Salón de Frankfurt (no te estamos revelando nada nuevo, ¿verdad?), y como ya habrás notado, nos ha... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Eterniti Hemera - Salone di Francoforte Live 2011 Il costruttore inglese Eterniti Motors ha trasformato una Porsche Cayenne Turbo nell'imponente SUV Hemera, spinta dal V8 4.8 con doppia sovralimentazione potenziato fino a 630 CV. Il corpo vettura riflette l'aumento di prestazioni e guadagna un look eccessivo e sfrontato, con splitter anteriore e prese d'aria tutt'altro che discrete. L'abitacolo resta camuffato, segno che l'Hemera è un progetto non ancora definito in tutti i suoi elementi.... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  De nieuwe Ford Focus ontsnapt niet aan tuningboeren En terwijl de nieuwe Focus nog maar net is aanbelandt in de wereld van de hactbackjes draaien grijpgrage tuners als MS-Design er alweer een tupperware-pakketje omheen. Mmm, echt verkeerd staat dit hem trouwens niet. (more…) |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Los modelos más vendidos en Francia durante agosto Filed under: Industria Tras el repaso general del mercado frances durante el pasado mes de agosto, hoy centramos la atención en los modelos preferidos por segmentos. A destacar los buenos resultados de los VW Polo y Golf, además de los Dacia Duster, Citroën DS3 y Peugeot 508. URBANOS Renault Twingo 3.531 Citroën C1 938 Fiat 500 847 Peugeot 107 711 Fiat Panda 549 Toyota Aygo 484 Ford Ka 465 Chevrolet Spark 394 Opel... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Mercedes B-klasse met range extender doet 600 km Whooptiedoo, de B-Klasse E-CELL PLUS is hier. Het is nu wellicht nog een auto in conceptvorm, maar in 2014 wil Mercedes deze elektrische B-Klasse met range extender op de markt hebben. (more…) |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:38 AM PDT  Bruno Senna su Lotus Exige S - Salone di Francoforte Live 2011 Il pilota Bruno Senna ha partecipato al lancio della nuova Lotus Exige S, esposta durante il salone di Francoforte insieme alle Exige R-GT, Elise S, Evora IPS ed Elise SPS. La sportiva inglese utilizza qui un motore V6 da 3.5 litri sovralimentato con compressore volumetrico, che eroga 350 CV e le permette di coprire lo 0-100 km/h in 3.8 secondi.... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Future BMW M3 Powered by Twin-Turbo V-6? The autosphere recently let out a collective gasp. According to Bimmerpost, a series of patent applications filed by BMW last year which describe two new engine designs from the company – a pair of twin-turbo V-8s and... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Bargaining Continues After Chrysler, GM Miss Deadline for New UAW Contract Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. failed to reach agreement on a new national contract in separate negotiations with the United Auto Workers union before the existing contract expired at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines are common in UAW bargaining with U.S. domestic automakers. The union agreed early Thursday [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Ford Whittles Debt Burden Ford Motor Co. will pay $1.8 billion by the end of this week to extinguish a term loan set to mature in 2013, CFO Lewis Booth tells an investor conference in Frankfurt. Booth says the move is part Ford's plan to reduce its automotive debt to $10 billion by mid-decade from [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Alfa Romeo Delays Return to U.S. Again Fiat SpA's Alfa Romeo unit says it has postponed the debut of three new models in the American market by at least a year and canceled a planned SUV. The Giulia sedan, which was to be the brand's first mass-market model in the U.S. market since 1995, will now arrive in [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Dealers Oppose Proposed U.S. Fuel Economy Rules American auto dealers are mobilizing to fight the Obama administration's proposal to require carmakers to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleet to 54.6 miles per gallon by 2025, today's Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper says more than 400 dealers plan to fly to Washington in coming days to lobby [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Report: EV Battery Capacity Growing Too Fast Global manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles will nearly double expected demand by the end of 2013, according to a new report by London-based Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Late last month, a report by The Wall Street Journal predicted a 20% overcapacity of lithium-ion batteries by 2020. Annual global output [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Daimler, Nissan Expand Vehicle-Sharing Tie-Up Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz Cars unit has agreed to supply its modular rear-wheel-drive architecture to Nissan Motor Co. for a new Infiniti-badged compact MPV due in 2014. The companies say Nissan's alliance partner Renault SA also may use the Mercedes platform. The program builds on an agreement last year by Daimler and [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Ferrari Predicts Record Sales This Year Ferrari SpA says demand for its supercars will reach a record 7,000 units this year. The company, which is owned by Fiat SpA, sold about 6,500 cars in 2010. Chairman Luca di Montezemolo tells the Financial Times that Ferrari is "not fighting" for greater sales because it wants to maintain exclusivity [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Daimler Likely to Renew Zetsche's CEO Contract Dieter Zetsche, whose contract as Daimler AG's CEO expires in 2013, is likely to win a third term in the job, Reuters reports, citing unidentified sources. Germany's Handelsblatt, which cites an unnamed source on Daimler's supervisory board, also says there are increasing signals that Zetsche's five-year tenure as CEO will be [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Mercedes Platform to Carry Nissan Luxury Car Daimler AG and Nissan Motor Co. confirm reports that Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz small-car platform will be used to carry an upcoming MPV for Nissan's Infiniti luxury brand. The new five-seat model is expected to debut in 2014. Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says Renault also may produce a car that uses the [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT Alfa Romeo Delays U.S. Return Again Fiat SpA's Alfa Romeo unit tells financial analysts it is scaling back its expansion plans and will again delay its re-entry to the American market. Alfa withdrew there in 1995 and has been talking of returning to the U.S. for 10 years. Fiat said last year that Alfa would re-enter to [...] |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT  Frankfurt: Day Two of the Frankfurt Motor Show (obsessively covered) Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show Wow. Our coverage of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show isn't even over yet (though we're getting pretty close with just a few more posts coming your way throughout the day tomorrow) and we've already managed to feature 60 individual vehicles on these pages. Obsessively covering the auto industry can get a little crazy every now and again... We've gone ahead and sorted through the concepts and... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT  Frankfurt: Volkswagen on the rise with a variety of Up! concepts [w/video] Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Coupe, Budget, Crossover, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Design/Style, Electric, Off-Road Volkswagen is eager to show off its new Up! range, so the automaker didn't bring one version of the compact to the Frankfurt Motor Show - it brought six. The Up! platform is clearly a versatile one, and all six Up!... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT  Video: Jay Leno's Garage welcomes Pagani Huayra and Pagani himself Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Celebrities, MISC Proving yet again that there's simply nothing in the automotive world that comedian, late night talk show host and genuinely nice guy Jay Leno can't get his hands on is the video you'll see after the break. This week, Jay welcomes Horatio Pagani into his garage, and the man who heads his own eponymous automaker brought along a brand spankin' new Huayra for show-and-tell.... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT  Range anxiety is clearly not a chronic disorder Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture GM has made concern about "range anxiety" central to its marketing of the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt. The term may work to instill some doubt in the minds of those cross-shopping the Nissan Leaf, and in fact a study (PDF) by the Technology Strategy Board in the UK found that 100 percent of new electric vehicle owners did have some level of concern about running out of... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:37 AM PDT  Frankfurt: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S is seven shades of awesome [w/video] Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Coupe, Performance, Porsche We like the new 2012 Porsche 911 so much that we thought, heck, why not show it to you twice. This time, however, we bring you the more powerful 911 Carrera S from the floor of the Frankfurt Motor Show. It's the more powerful sibling to the standard 911, and a German sports car that we're eager to get some seat time in. Buried in... |
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