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| Posted: 18 Sep 2011 01:19 AM PDT  Domme Porscherijders op de bon in Naarden Gisteren vond in het Gooi Le Petit Grand Prix Naarrrrden Vesting 2011 plaats, een jaarlijks feestje waarbij je vaderrrr in zijn Porrrrsche achter andere Porrrrsches aan kon rijden. Autoblogger was er niet bij, want die heeft een teringhekel aan optochten (en bovendien geen Porsche). Ruim 1.000 mensen die wél een Porsche hebben dachten hier anders over en reisden af naar Naarden Vesting, waar ze (zoals netjes aangekondigd) met open armen door... |
| Posted: 18 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT  Sealander: la prima roulotte anfibia Siete indecisi se andare in campeggio oppure a pesca? La tedesca Sealander ha pensato proprio a voi, da poco è stato presentata la prima roulotte anfibia definita anche "Schwimmcaravan", tradotto "Caravan che nuota". Il piccolo rimorchio può essere trainato da un qualsiasi veicolo dotato di un gancio da rimorchio grazie alle sue ruote, mentre quando si trova in acqua può galleggiare grazie al fondo a scodella e a due camere d'aria... |
| Posted: 18 Sep 2011 12:42 AM PDT 2012 Toyota Yaris – Absolutely Redesigned First Look: The economy car segment is one of the fastest growing automotive segment, and with plethora of impressive models already in the market, automakers have become cautious about what they are offering to their consumers. The best example of this is the 2012 Toyota Yaris, if you look at the previous-generation Yaris, you'd know [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:28 PM PDT  Ventas agosto 2011: México Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de agosto las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en México se incrementaron en un 13,1% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 75.680 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN VW +37,8% Audi +61,9% MINI +58,1% BAJAN Honda -14,6% Ford -13,9% Peugeot -17,8% Continue reading Ventas agosto 2011: MéxicoVentas agosto 2011: México originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sun, 18 Sep... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 09:37 PM PDT  Volkswagen: 62 miliardi di investimenti entro il 2016 Volkswagen ha annunciato venerdì scorso di essere pronta a mettere sul piatto un investimento pari a 62 miliardi di euro, che verrà spalmato tra il 2012 ed il 2016. L'obiettivo della casa tedesca è quello di diventare "il miglior costruttore del mondo sul piano economico e su quello dell'ecologia". L'enorme cifra, approvata dal cda, verrà suddivisa tra stabilimenti, nuovi modelli e nuovi motori. Martin Winterkorn, CEO del colosso di Wolfsburg, ha specificato... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:12 PM PDT  Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid takes to Laguna, electric tech bound for 2014 LeMans Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, Porsche, Racing We're in the final hours of the six-hour ALMS race here at Laguna Seca, and while the real battle is playing out between Mazda and Aston Martin in LMP1 and BMW and Corvette in the GT class, we're here to catch the west coast debut of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. After its first North American appearance at Road Atlanta last October and its... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 05:22 PM PDT  Exclusive: Flyin Miata at Targa Newfoundland, Part 5: The final days Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, Convertible, Budget, Performance, Mazda, Canada Two mistakes. After six days of late nights bent over the route book with calculator in hand, long days of non-stop rallying and lengthy transits, we've covered over 2,200 kilometers, raced 41 stages and made two penalty-worthy mistakes. There simply aren't words to convey the spectrum of emotions that accompanies the Targa Newfoundland, and the Flyin' Miata crew experienced its fair share of... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 04:09 PM PDT  TopCar Porsche 991 TopCar realizzerà una elaborazione dedicata alla nuova Porsche 991, la nuova generazione della 911. Per il momento sono state diffuse alcune ricostruzioni grafiche che anticipano l'aspetto minaccioso della vettura, decisamente diversa dall'attuale, sopratutto fino a quando non saranno svelate le più potenti versioni Turbo e GT Ufficiali. TopCar presenterà la 991 nel Marzo del 2012, probabilmente al salone di Ginevra ed utilizzerà esclusivamente fibra di carbonio e materiali estremamente leggeri per... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT Toyota Recycles Tooling to Cut Camry Costs 2% Toyota Motor Corp. tells Bloomberg News it was able to cut prices on its next-generation Camry cars by several hundred dollars by recycling robots and other equipment salvaged from its former New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. facility in California. Toyota closed the NUMMI plant, which it once operated as a joint [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT Hyundai Recalls 205,200 SUVs for Airbag Fix Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling 175,700 Santa Fe and 26,500 Veracruz SUVs in the U.S. to replace defective electrical parts that may prevent the driver's front airbag from inflating in a crash. The campaign, which begins this month, involves vehicles produced during the 2007-2008 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT Subaru to Recall 295,100 Vehicles Subaru of America Inc. plans to recall 295,100 sedans and wagons in the U.S. to replace or rustproof lower control arms that could corrode and break, causing loss of steering control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says affected models include 2002-2007 Subaru Impreza sedans, 2003-2008 Subaru Forester wagons and 2005-2006 [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:19 PM PDT  Lamborghini Aventador 1:8 scale model costs 12 times the real thing [w/exclusive photos] Filed under: Lamborghini, Toys/Games, Design/Style, Luxury When it comes to objects of automotive lust, few tip the scales further than the Lamborghini Aventador. Naturally, most mere mortals (like us) can't come up with nearly enough expendable income to ever fulfill the dream of owning an actual, drivable toy like that. If we can't afford the real thing, at least we can get ourselves a smaller scale model, right?... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 02:19 PM PDT  El Lamborghini Aventador 1:8 que cuesta como 13 de verdad Filed under: Lamborghini, Etc., Cupés, Deportivos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería No tenemos una torre de extracción de petróleo irguiéndose en el jardín de nuestra casa ni nuestro cuñadísimo es el Sultán de Brunéi. Esta es una triste realidad a la que ya nos hemos adaptado desde niños, y que tratamos de compensar en nuestro subconsciente haciendo colección de modelos en miniatura en lugar de coches auténticos, mientras... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT  Elon Musk: "majority" of vehicles will be electric by 2030 Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Solar, Tesla Motors The oft-outspoken chief executive officer of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, is chomping at the electric bit again. While speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco recently, Musk, a 40-year-old billionaire recently profiled by Bloomberg Risk Takers, shared an enthusiastic vision of electric cars and solar energy with the room-filling crowd. Musk said that, "Starting a company is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT Brazil Plans Sharp Jump in Tariffs on Imported Vehicles The Brazilian government plans in November to dramatically boost duties on imported cars and trucks that don't meet local content minimums. The tariffs will raise import taxes by 30 points to a range of 37%-55%, depending on the type of vehicle and engine horsepower. Carmakers can avoid the increases by using [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT GM, U.S. Union Reach Tentative Deal on Four-Year Contract The United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. have reached a tentative agreement on a new national labor contract in the U.S. that reportedly would give 48,500 UAW workers a $5,000 (€3,600) signing bonus and raise the entry-level wage by $3 (€2.18) per hour to about $17 (€12.32) over four [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT UAW, GM Reach Tentative Contract Deal General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement late Friday on a new national contract that reportedly would give GM's U.S. hourly workers a $5,000 signing bonus, improve profit sharing and raise the entry-level wage by $3 per hour to about $17 over the four-year [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT Hyundai Recalls 205,200 SUVs for Airbag Fix Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling 175,700 Santa Fe and 26,500 Veracruz SUVs in the U.S. to replace defective electrical parts that may prevent the driver's front airbag from inflating in a crash. The campaign, which begins this month, involves vehicles produced during the 2007-2008 model years. The National Highway [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT Brazil to Sharply Hike Tariffs on Imported Vehicles The Brazilian government plans to dramatically boost duties in November on imported cars and trucks that don't meet local content minimums. The tariffs will raise import taxes by 30 points to a range of 37%-55%, depending on the type of vehicle and engine horsepower. Carmakers can avoid the increases by using [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 01:40 PM PDT Subaru to Recall 295,100 Cars Subaru of America Inc. plans to recall 295,100 sedans and wagons to replace or rustproof lower control arms that could corrode and break, causing loss of steering control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says affected models include 2002-2007 Subaru Impreza sedans, 2003-2008 Subaru Forester wagons and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X wagons. The [...] |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 12:26 PM PDT  Peugeot 307 Cross, otra vida más para el veterano compacto Filed under: Peugeot, Salones y eventos diversos, Compactos Nada, que no hay manera de jubilar al Peugeot 307 en algunos mercados. La última actualización del modelo llega acompañada por una versión Cross que comenzará su comercialización en China en los próximos días. No recibe cambios mecánicos, pero sí estéticos que añaden un toque algo más desenfadado. Respecto al 307 convencional, la versión Cross es algo más alta y suma elementos decorativos en su... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:49 AM PDT  Llamadas a revisión: Citroën C3 Filed under: Citroën, Mantenimiento, Subcompactos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería El boletín de alertas de la Unión Europea ha sido misericorde esta semana de Salón. Tras la descomunal lista de llamadas al taller del pasado finde, hoy nuestro parte médico tiene por único protagonista al Citroën C3, que deberá pasarse por el servicio técnico para solventar un problema con el portón trasero.... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:12 AM PDT  Video: Doug the puppet pitches new Ford Focus to Automobile Magazine Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Ford Doug the puppet and his handler John trekked to the headquarters of Automobile Magazine in order to show off the 2012 Ford Focus. John and Doug arrive in the office of editor Jean Jennings, and things don't exactly get off on the right foot. After their initial introductions, Doug and John discuss the 2012 Ford Focus in front of the magazine staff.... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT  Daimler turns to SPX for Smart, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle charging solutions Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mercedes Benz, SMART, Daimler SPX Corporation has been selected by Daimler AG as the preferred installer of plug-in vehicle charging stations for the German conglomerate's Smart and Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The agreement calls for SPX Service Solutions to provide charging solutions to European consumers and Mercedes-Benz dealerships. This deal follows a pilot program that began in back in April at M-B dealers in five countries across Europe. Tanvir Arfi, president of the... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT  Video: Beursbabes op de IAA En hoe kunnen we deze IAA-week beter afsluiten dan met een plezierig filmpje van aanwezige dames op 's werelds grootse autoshow met belachelijk veel vierkante kilometers aan petrolhead-voer? Precies, beter kan niet. (more…) |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 09:21 AM PDT  Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior Concept - Salone di Francoforte 2011 Accanto alla nuova Continental GTC, protagonista assoluta dell'area Bentley al Salone di Francoforte, la casa inglese ha esposto anche una proposta su base Mulsanne tutta concentrata sull'allestimento degli interni. Chiamata Executive Interior Concept, questa speciale Mulsanne si propone come alternativa nella ristretta nicchia delle ammiraglie destinate ad incarichi di altissima rappresentanza pubblica e privata. Tra le sue dotazioni esclusive vanno menzionati i tavolini posteriori in pregiata radica ripiegabili elettricamente e dotati di... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 09:21 AM PDT  Tom Coronel pakt Nürburgring-record met Dodge Viper! Raceheld Tom Coronel die ervandoor gaat met het 'Ring-record in een Viper ACR. Jup, het lijkt er wel op. (more…) |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 08:07 AM PDT  Official: Acura prices 2012 TSX range, including new Special Edition Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Wagon, Acura Acura has priced the 2012 TSX sedan and wagon, including the one we're most interested in, the new TSX Special Edition. Visual changes on the SE include a revised body kit and 17-inch alloys with a polished finish against a dark gray background. Inside, the SE gets black perforated-suede seats with red stitching and highlights. Pricing for the 2012 TSX SE begins at $30,810* with either... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:30 AM PDT  Fotos espía: Cadillac ATS Filed under: Cadillac, Fotos espía, Sedanes y berlinasAún no podemos asegurar que el Cadillac ATS vaya a ser un clon a escala reducida del nuevo CTS, tal y como señalan algunas informaciones, pero ya tenemos claro que su interior guardará escasos parecidos con la generación actual... y muchos con el nuevo XTS.... |
| Posted: 17 Sep 2011 07:30 AM PDT  Jay Leno ontmoet de Pagani Huayra en zijn maker Geluksvogel, presentator en toegewijd petrolhead Jay Leno mocht onlangs de baas van Pagani in zijn ruim bemeten garage ontvangen. En die had voor de aardigheid een Huayra meegenomen voor een nadere inspectie. Even opletten allemaal, want deze twee grootmeesters uit de autowereld gaan jullie daar nu iets over vertellen. (more…) |
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