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| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:06 AM PDT  Peugeot 4008 Peugeot ha diffuso le prime foto ufficiali della 4008, la crossover compatta derivata dalla Mitsubishi ASX e cugina della Citroen C4 Aircross. Sarà svelata ufficialmente al Salone di Ginevra 2012 e sarà disponibile nelle concessionarie a partire dalla primavera 2012, dando la precedenza ai mercato Extra Europei, dove si prevede il 70% delle vendite.... |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:06 AM PDT  Audi RS1... ¿cazado? Filed under: Audi, Subcompactos Que Audi está probando el A1 con tracción total es algo que la propia marca nos ha confirmado, de cara a una versión de altas prestaciones. Aún así, lo que han conseguido fotografiar los chicos de Audi4ever nos ha llamado la atención. Y es que cazaron una unidad de desarrollo del supuesto RS1, con un código en una barra estabilizadora donde se dejaba leer ese código, y obviamente... |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:06 AM PDT  Una nueva junta de accionistas revela los planes de Alfa Romeo Filed under: Alfa Romeo Con el grupo Fiat nunca sabes a qué acogerte. Puedes tener información de primerísima mano pero esta cambia a tal velocidad que lo que ayer era blanco, hoy es negro, y viceversa. Así las cosas, de los planes originales que escuchamos en su momento para Alfa Romeo, su reestructuración, su objetivo de llegar al medio millón de unidades para 2014, etcétera, la verdad es que ya queda poco. Hemos... |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:06 AM PDT Ferrari 458 Italia Spider Allegedly Will Be Priced At $257,000 As per the latest news coming in, we've heard that the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider allegedly will be priced at $257,000 when the car enters the US market in the model year 2012. But upon asking for a confirmation on the entire issue, we came to know that the news is not confirmed yet and [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT  Citroen C4 Aircross & Peugeot 4008 (los ASX franceses) Filed under: Citroën, Peugeot, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Gallery: Citroen C4 Aircross El Mitsubishi ASX es, a nivel comercial español, el producto más competente ahora mismo de la marca de los tres diamantes, y desde hace tiempo sabíamos que iba a dar lugar a dos hermanos gemelos más bajo las dos marcas de PSA actualmente en activo.... |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT  Nieuwe Peugeot 4008 krijgen wij niet Dat is nou toevallig, heeft Peugeot precies haar 4008 klaar als Citroën met de C4 Aircross komt? Grootste verschil tussen de twee: Citroën krijgen wij wel, Peugeot niet. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Mahindra Unveils Its First World-Market SUV Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. describes the XUV 500 SUV it unveiled earlier this week in India as its first effort to become recognized globally as an SUV brand. M&M says the vehicle will sell for 1.08 million-1.29 million rupees ($22,000-$26,200) in India. The company, which spent $132 million developing the truck, [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Furukawa Executives Plead Guiity to Price-Fixing Furukawa Electric Co., a Tokyo-based supplier of automotive wiring harnesses, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $200 million fine to the American government for its role in a criminal conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids, the U.S. Dept. of Justice says. The charges are the first to result [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Toyoda Gosei Expands in Indonesia Toyoda Gosei Co. has added capacity at its plant outside Jakarta, Indonesia, and will begin producing airbag-equipped steering wheels in November. The Toyota Motor Corp. affiliate's plant will produce 6,000 units per month, according to The Nikkei. It says the steering wheels will be used in Avanza and Xenia small minivans [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT GM Plans Between-the-Seats Airbag System General Motors Co. says it will introduce a new airbag system that deploys between the two front seats to protect occupants in side impact crashes. The system will debut in 2013-model Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia crossover vehicles. The tubelike airbag's primary function is to create a wall between [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT BMW Introduces Hybrid 5 Series Sedan BMW AG's new 5 Series hybrid sedan combines a 306-hp six-cylinder engine, 55-hp electric motor and lithium-ion battery to create a powertrain that can accelerate the car from zero to 62 mph in 5.9 seconds and achieve fuel economy of 52 mpg (6.4 liters per 100 km) on the European [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Furukawa Executives Plead Guilty in U.S. to Price-Fixing Furukawa Electric Co., a Tokyo-based supplier of automotive wiring harnesses, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $200 million fine to the American government for its role in a criminal conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids, the U.S. Dept. of Justice says. The charges are the first to result [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Toyota Begins Four-Cylinder Engine Output in Alabama Toyota Motor Corp. has officially added four-cylinder engine production to its V-6 and V-8 engine plant in Huntsville, Ala. The facility is the only Toyota plant in the world that produces all three engine types simultaneously. The $147 million expansion, which was announced two years ago, boosts the plant's annual capacity [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Spyker Sale Confirmed Swedish Automobile NV confirms earlier media reports that it will sell its money-losing Spyker supercar unit to U.S.-based private equity firm North Street Capital LP for €32 million in cash. SA, which also owns struggling Saab Automobile, says it will use the proceeds from the Spyker sale to pay down debt [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT Europe's Commercial Truck Sales Jump 16% Demand for new commercial vehicles across Europe grew 3% year over year to 148,200 units in July and surged nearly 16% in August to 123,000 units, according to preliminary figures from industry trade group ACEA. Sales of light commercial vehicles, which account for about 80% of the market, were flat in [...] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:27 AM PDT PSA Seen As Worst-Hit by Europe's Debt Crisis Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen have plunged 41% so far this year and cut the company's market value to only €3.8 billion—7% of its annual revenue in 2010, notes Bloomberg News. Bloomberg figures that PSA shares currently trade for 3.2 times estimated full-year earnings compared to ratios of 3.6 for Renault, [...] |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT  Los modelos más vendidos en Suiza entre enero y agosto Filed under: Industria Uno de los mercados más interesantes de Europa es el suizo, que suele acumular un buen número de ventas de modelos premium y alta gama. Hoy te traemos el listado con los modelos preferidos por segmentos durante los ocho primeros mes del año. URBANOS Fiat 500 1.948 Smart ForTwo 1.510 Fiat Panda 1.260 Renault Twingo 1.210 Toyota Aygo 1.051 Citroën C1 908 Ford Ka 879 Peugeot 107 852 Chevrolet Spark... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT  Citroën C4 Aircross, ze hadden nog een SUV'je nodig Nooit gedacht dat ik dit ging zeggen maar Citroën is de laatste tijd goed bezig. De DS3, DS4 en DS5 zijn gewoon tof, dus waarom dit hok introduceren en zelfs teaseren? (more…) |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:10 PM PDT  BMW ActiveHybrid 5 BMW toglie i veli alla ActiveHybrid 5, spinta dall'accoppiata composta dal propulsore endotermico 3.0 TwinPower Turbo N55 da 306 CV e da un motore elettrico da 55 CV e 210 NM, posto nella scatola del cambio, con batterie a ioni di litio alloggiate nel bagagliaio: la potenza complessiva, gestita da una trasmissione automatica ad 8 rapporti, è di 335 CV e circa 450 NM di coppia massima. Notevoli le prestazioni della Serie... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:32 PM PDT  Jeep: la gamma raddoppierà entro il 2014 Un crossover di segmento B a un estremo, una grande e lussuosa sette posti erede della Grand Wagoneer all'altro. Nel mezzo, tutto un fiorire di novità, che contribuiranno a raddoppiare la gamma Jeep da qui al 2014. L'ambizioso obiettivo? Coprire tutti (o quasi) i segmenti del mercato dei SUV. Gli altri nuovi modelli che costruiranno il progetto di espansione sono nello specifico l'erede di Compass e Patriot (un unico C-SUV che sostituirà... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 06:04 PM PDT  Peras y manzanas: Cadillac compara el Escalade con el Mercedes C300 (y pasa lo que tiene que pasar) Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Sedanes y berlinas, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos ¿Vale todo a la hora de vender un coche? ¿Lo importante es simplemente que hablen de él? Esto es lo único que podemos preguntarnos al ver la extraña comparativa que Cadillac ha realizado para promocionar el Escalade. La marca de lujo de General Motors lleva tiempo persiguiendo a las firmas alemanas, y en varias ocasiones ha salido a demostrar la valía del... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:25 PM PDT  Video: 2012 Lotus Exige S squares off for The Duel Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Lotus, UK Lotus has rolled out a new trailer for the company's Exige S. Those who are easily tired by flashy cuts and metaphor may want to skip this one, as it pits the supercharged V6 hellion against a boxer. No, not a Porsche or Subaru boxer engine.... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:25 PM PDT  Nissan Leaf nets middling 78-point Consumer Reports score, still beats Volt Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan Consumer Reports has wrapped up its five-month road test of the 2011 Nissan Leaf and reports the electric hatch scored 78 points. That puts the EV into the middle of six recently tested fuel-efficient hatchbacks. The Leaf ranked two points shy of the Toyota Prius and 11 points above the Chevrolet Volt.... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:25 PM PDT Honda plans to make batteries and electric motors in China to reduce hybrid costs Following the steps of Toyota, Honda also announces its plan of making batteries and electric motors in China next year, so as to reduce the costs of hybrid vehicles and boost the sales of hybrid vehicles. Honda China's chief Seiji Kuraishi said during an interview that it's difficult to reduce costs by importing electric motors [...] |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:47 PM PDT  Video: Google's Eric Schmidt: Our autonomous cars drive better than you... when you're drunk Filed under: Safety, Technology, Videos Google co-founder Larry Page sat down with the Internet giant's former CEO, Eric Schmidt, for a Q&A session during this week's Zeitgeist 2011 event, and when the topic of increasing processor speed came from an audience member, Schmidt went into the infinite possibilities afforded "when you have all the computing power and all the telemetry and everything going on in the world in real time." Not surprisingly,... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:08 PM PDT  Teased: Custom turbocharged Hyundai Veloster to bow at SEMA Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Hatchback, Hyundai, Design/Style After our first drive of the Hyundai Veloster, we described the three-door hatch as an 'eco-sport' rather than an 'all-out performance car'. The 1.6-liter four-pot under the hood produces 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet torque, which provided 'adequately entertaining' acceleration. In other words, we wouldn't mind one bit if the Veloster got an extra dose of power. The folks over at ARK Performance were thinking... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:08 PM PDT  Nissan's Twizy-based electric Mobility Concept to hit Japan's streets in October Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, Nissan, Renault, Japan Nissan's Renault Twizy-based New Mobility Concept - an urban electric vehicle revealed back in November of 2010 - is just about ready to roam the roads in Japan. On September 29, Nissan announced that seven electric Mobility Concepts will hit public streets in and around Yokohama, Japan as part of the automaker's urban mobility trial.... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:08 PM PDT  Opinion: Grand Theft Auto goes high-tech in the digital age Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, TechnologyModern Car Thieves Outsmart The Law By Cloning Car thieves are adopting depressingly creative ways to clone cars. When it comes to car theft, the good news is that law enforcement has become so good that theft rates have dropped for a decade. The bad news is that this is forcing car thieves to become far more clever and daring than they ever were in the past. Not long ago,... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:30 PM PDT  Mini Cooper: edizione speciale dedicata alle Olimpiadi di Londra Tra non molto inizieranno le Olimpiadi. A quel punto gli occhi di milioni di sportivi saranno puntati su Londra. Mini, una tra le case automobilistiche inglesi più conosciute al mondo, ha colto la palla al balzo e ha creato un'edizione speciale della Cooper: la Mini Cooper London 2012 Edition. Che ha deciso di promouovere con un tentativo di salto in lungo davvero originale. Il video è l'apoteosi del patriottismo inglese: tre di... |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:30 PM PDT  ¿Botones de arranque con alcoholímetro integrado? Tu próximo coche podría tener uno Filed under: Tecnología Ya lo decía Stevie Wonder: si bebes no conduzcas. O al menos, espérate un rato antes de asir el volante, por el bien de tu bolsillo y el de tu propia salud física, por no mencionar la del resto de los conductores. Una solución es llevar un alcoholímetro en la guantera para cuando sales de parranda (cosa que hago y recomiendo encarecidamente; ocupa poco y te puede evitar un... |
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