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| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:35 AM PDT  Morgan Plus 8: Een mix van retro en modern Tadaa! Daar is ie dan: het 'volledig' nieuwe model van Morgan. Enige tijd geleden zagen we al spyshots voorbij komen van dit model en nu is er de eerste officiële afbeelding. Op het eerste gezicht lijkt dit misschien 'gewoon' een Morgan, maar schijn kan bedriegen. (more…) |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:54 AM PDT  BYD: l'elettrica con Daimler su base Classe B BYD e Daimler hanno siglato un accordo per le auto elettriche, ma ancora non erano stati svelati i dettagli del modello destinato a nascere da questa collaborazione. Dalle pagine di Leftlanenews, che cita fonti cinesi, emerge oggi una immagine che mostra il possibile risultato di questo importante sforzo congiunto, una auto elettrica che ha tutte le sembianze della nuova classe B.... |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:54 AM PDT Morgan Aero SuperSports Review A fusion of swoopy, timeless curves and hunkered down, muscle-bound demeanour, Morgan's Aero SuperSports sure makes a statement. And now I'm just about to add a big, bold exclamation mark with a prod of my right foot on the throttle, the resultant ... |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT  Ventas septiembre 2011: México Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en México se incrementaron en un 12,2% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 73.997 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN BMW +54,9% Fiat +69,2% Acura +100,0% BAJAN Honda -34,5% Volvo -19,7% Isuzu -25,9% Continue reading Ventas septiembre 2011: MéxicoVentas septiembre 2011: México originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 22 Oct... |
| Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:14 AM PDT 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage – The Low Slung Aston Martin Good Dazzling styling; seductive exhaust sound; highly customizable; submissive ride; immaculate interior; tremendous handling. Bad Deprived navigation system; high-priced as compared to other rivals; V8 offers unimpressive performance; some features are optional and not standard. Introduction 2011 Aston Martin V8 Vantage is an exotic two-seater British sportscar, which is inspired by Aston Martin's experiences at [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 11:32 PM PDT Toyota Steps Up R&D in China Toyota Motor Corp. says the new tech center it is building in China will split r&d work with similar facilities already operated in the country by joint venture partners China FAW Group and Guangzhou Automobile Group. The Japanese company's Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co. unit will concentrate on advanced [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:51 PM PDT Pro-Line 12mm hex adaptors & Blockade pre mounts Pro-Line have released these aluminium 12mm Front and rear clamping hex adapters for the B4.1. If you just converted your B4.1 to 12mm hexes, then Pro-Line's clamping hexes are a must have for all serious racers. These hexes clamp on to the axle and will not fall off when you change tires like the plastic [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT  Vídeo: Un somero pero interesante vistazo al trabajo de Mercedes-Benz Classic Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Clásicos Mercedes-Benz celebra estos días el quinto aniversario en Estados Unidos de su departamento Classic, la división encargada de restaurar los coches de sus clientes y, si así lo solicitan, asesorarles en la compra de nuevos hierros de época. Una excusa tan buena como cualquier otra para que Daimler saque pecho de la calidad de sus servicios de restauración, ofreciéndonos un paseo en vídeo por sus instalaciones en Irvine... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT  Fiat still working on 500 EV; could have slight external changes Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Fiat The Fiat 500 has been a popular vehicle to convert to electric drive - so much so that even the recently deceased Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had one (see also here and here) - but an official 500 EV has been nothing but auto show reveals and secret tests and that's about it for the past few years.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT  Video: Audi e-tron Spyder struts its stuff in Malibu Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Audi, Design/Style, Electric, Diesel There is a lot to love about the 2014 Audi e-tron Spyder. It's a compact roadster with a torque-happy, twin-turbo diesel V6 mated to two electric motors capable of more instant twist. When we recently took the e-tron Spyder for a spin, we were limited to just 40 miles per hour, but the Four-Ringed automaker tells us that a trip to 62... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:01 PM PDT  Mercedes CL 500 e S 500 by Brabus Brabus ha svelato le sue due ultime preparazioni che riguardano la Mercedes CL 500 e l'S 500 4 MATIC. Per questi due modelli, che montano di serie un 4.7 litri otto cilindri in grado di sviluppare circa 43o CV e 700 Nm di coppia, il tuner ha ideato due kit.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:01 PM PDT  Ethanol industry claims victory as McCain withdraws amendment against blender pump subsidies Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USAThe ethanol industry is claiming victory with its stoppage of John McCain's (R-AZ) amendment to an agriculture appropriations bill that would've prevented the government from subsidizing E85 blender pumps. Senator McCain proposed the amendment on October 17, but quickly withdrew it on October 19 due to "timing issues", according to Brian Rogers, a spokesman for McCain. The ethanol industry calls that a win, with Brian Jennings, executive... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 04:01 PM PDT  Study: Car buffs more likely to be aggressive drivers. In other news, grass green, sky blue Filed under: Etc., Humor A new study published online in the Journal of Psychology & Marketing tells us what most gearheads already know: If you perceive your car as extension of self, you're more likely to drive aggressively. Unsurprising to us, yes, but also to Ayalla Ruvio, lead author of "Aggressive Driving: A Consumption Experience." In a statement released by Temple University, she admits that her study "explains much of the phenomenon we... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT  El Range Rover Evoque llega a Chile Filed under: Land Rover, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos La llegada del nuevo Evoque a Chile no sólo revolucionará el mercado con una propuesta deportiva, atrevida y muy personal, sino que también lo hace acompañado de una nueva estrategia comercial en la que Range Rover se convierte en una marca más desligada por imagen de Land Rover. La gama disponible en Chile está compuesta por siete versiones que nacen fruto de combinar las dos... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT  Report: 71 drivers cross a defective bridge every second... in Chicago [w/video] Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety A new study conducted by Transportation for America has discovered that approximately 70,000 bridges in the United States are structurally deficient, meaning that an engineer has identified a significant defect in the structure's support or decking. That's a large number, but perhaps more shocking is the fact that the study indicates that every second, 71 drivers in Chicago drive over one of those derelict crossings.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT 2012 Fisker Karma's Dismal Fuel-Economy Ratings Explained (Hint: It Weighs 5300 Pounds) The 2012 Fisker Karma (read our drive here) has finally been EPA certified, which means that Fisker Automotive can begin selling the car to customers. This is great news for the fledgling automaker, but the low fuel-economy numbers of the extended-range electric luxury sedan are being lambasted for being so disappointing. |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT Ferrari FF to Appear in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book Past Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogs have contained vehicles as varied as the retro-mod dud of a Thunderbird, the Jaguar XJL Supercharged, and the Camaro SS convertible. Pulling product from across the pond after last year's bowtie adventure, this year's book will contain the Ferrari FF—a special-edition FF, of course. The stuff? |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT Ford Officially Confirms Transit Production in Kansas City on Heels of UAW's Leaked "Confirmation" Not content to let the UAW spoil its Transit van announcements, Ford has followed the union's confirmation with a statement of its own. The van will be built in Ford's Kansas City plant, which currently assembles the F-150 and Escape. Ford's press release refers to the van as the Transit, and we expect that this [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:39 PM PDT  BRIC consumers ready to go with electric vehicles Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, China, India The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are rapidly moving from stars of the emerging market to major players in any market you want to name. With that transition, automobile ownership in these nations is increasing rapidly, but will BRIC become the rising tide that lifts the electric vehicle boat? Potential owners of automobiles in these countries are flexible when it comes to considering their... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:39 PM PDT  Los Focus y Fiesta invadirán el puesto de Ford en el SEMA Filed under: Ford, SEMA, Tuning y preparaciones, Utilitarios, Compactos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Un SEMA no se puede considerar en marcha hasta que ya no sabemos qué hacer con tanto muscle car en portada. Ford, sin embargo, se ha tomado muy en serio la promoción de sus modelos más pequeños en la mayor feria del tuning de Estados Unidos, y desde el lanzamiento del Fiesta (y más... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 02:39 PM PDT  Video: Step inside Mercedes-Benz Classic Filed under: Classics, Videos, Mercedes-Benz This year marks the fifth anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Classic, the official U.S. restoration arm of the Stuttgart firm. Although it sits on an easy-to-miss corner of yet another ochre-hued industrial complex in Irvine, California, what is inside is anything but common The technicians who refurbish Benz history believe it is their job to make everyone else believe that no such job has been done.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:57 PM PDT  Subaru presentará los nuevos Impreza G4 y Sport el día 30 en Japón Filed under: Subaru, Industria, Sedanes y berlinas, Compactos, Hatchbacks Hasta ahora Subaru ha ido mostrando la nueva generación del Impreza según el mercado al que irá dirigido, siendo la versión estadounidense la primera en ver la luz y posteriormente los crossover XV para Europa. El día 30 de noviembre ya sabemos que además verán la luz las versiones convencionales con especificación japonesa, que por cierto, serán básicamente las que veamos en tierras europeas.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:57 PM PDT  Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC and Sarah Palin Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker That the $95,900 Fisker Karma would be built in Finland was never a secret, never up for debate. The car was delayed, and now costs more than it was originally supposed to, but the Finland thing has remained intact. In fact, when the automaker applied for its DOE Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan back in September 2009 and then again when the loan was approved in the... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:57 PM PDT  DJ Antoine heeft geen carkit in zijn Phantom DJ wie? Ja, ik moest ook even zoeken wie de beste man in hemelsnaam is, wat maar weer onderstreept dat het goed knaken schuiven is in de muziekbizz. Van Flo Rida had ik ook nooit gehoord, en die rijdt ook gewoon in een Veyron. Na onze Afrojack-post van vanochtend gaan we nog even door: de Zwitser DJ Antoine vervoert zichzelf in een niet onaardige Phantom.... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:57 PM PDT Fisker's Extended-Range Karma Rated at 52 MPG-e Fisker Automotive Inc.'s first model, the Karma extended-range hybrid, has been rated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a 32-mile range in electric mode and a combined 52 miles per gallon equivalent. Fisker originally estimated the zoomy-looking four-seater's range at 300—including 50 miles under battery power—and predicted a 67 mpg-e [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:57 PM PDT Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 109: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible On Wednesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car's exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Almost everyone who commented guessed that this week's sound came from a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 or a Camaro ZL1. You were very close, but in fact this week's exhaust note is from a 2012 Chevrolet [...] |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT  Ford Focus and Fiesta to be well-represented at SEMA Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Budget, Hatchback, Ford Ford is hitting SEMA with a volley of modified Focus and Fiesta models this year. The company says that the aftermarket show is the perfect venue for showing off just how customizable both vehicles can be, and with creations from the likes of Roush, Cobb Tuning and Gold Coast Automotive among others, there should be a hatch or sedan on hand in Las Vegas... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT  Fotos espía: Nuevo Chery QQ Filed under: Fotos espía, Utilitarios, CheryEl QQ de Chery ha sido siempre un vehículo muy polémico y cuestionado por ser a todas luces un clon del extinto Daewoo Matiz. Sin embargo también ha conseguido vender miles de unidades incluso fuera de su mercado doméstico, siendo hoy día un producto de vital importancia para la marca. Por esta última razón, Chery se encuentra trabajando en un urbano más personal, completo y seguro, que... |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT  Mercedes bevestigt SUV Coupe (X6 concurrent) Hij zat al in de geruchtenmolen, en vandaag is hij gepromoveerd tot 'gaat er zeker komen'. Mercedes' X6-concurrent, die we voor het gemak even MLC noemen, moet er in 2015 komen. (more…) |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT  Report: Nissan to remain "patient" with Titan full-size truck Filed under: Truck, Nissan The Nissan Titan is being redesigned for 2014, and if we're to take the Nissan America's chairman at his word, another new one will be in the pipeline after that. Colin Dodge tells Automotive News, "We're going to need two or three cycles to be as professional as the people who have been doing it for 50 or 60 years." By that, Dodge is referring to, well, Ram, Chevrolet... |
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