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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:45 AM PST


Nuova Alfa Romeo Spider "Duetto": una rivale per la Mazda MX-5?
E se tornasse l'Alfa Romeo Spider "Duetto"? Secondo quanto riporta AutoExpress, la casa del Biscione potrebbe sostituire la "defunta" Brera Spider con una scoperta due posti secchi, caratterizzata da peso e dimensioni molto contenute ed un prezzo accessibile, stimato intorno ai 30.000 euro. Nel mirino ci sarebbe un mostro sacro come la Mazda MX-5....

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:45 AM PST


Online auto kopen met korting via ANWB
Schijnbaar is er niet genoeg meer te verdienen aan fietsen, routekaarten, fleece vesten en thermosflessen want de ANWB gaat nu ook online auto's verkopen… En dat zou ANWB leden fikse kortingen op moeten leveren. (more…)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Foto spia Ferrari California restyling
L'aggiornamento cui verrà sottoposta è forse la novità Ferrari meno interessante del 2012, quando debutteranno le nuove V12 a motore anteriore e centrale. Ma non per questo la California restyling deve essere considerata figlia di un dio minore, se è vero che le modifiche destinate al propulsore, alla componentistica ed agli accessori renderanno ancora più versatile e raffinata una gran turismo dalle notevoli qualità, ulteriormente rifinite da un Model Year piuttosto...

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Ventas octubre 2011: Canadá
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de octubre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Canadá se incrementaron en un 2,1% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 125.680 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Land Rover +57,2% Scion +43,7% Chrysler +97,4% BAJAN Mitsubishi -20,7% Suzuki -38,1% Porsche -35,1% Continue reading Ventas octubre 2011: CanadáVentas octubre 2011: Canadá originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Tue, 15...

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


VW May Scrap Plan to Buy Porsche SE
Volkswagen AG may abandon its two-year-old plan to merge with Porsche SE, the holding company that owns sports car maker Porsche AG, according to Bloomberg News, which cites unnamed sources. The sources say VW's supervisory board will consider alternatives to the merger when it meets on Nov. 18. One option for [...]

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Revenue Up 30% for JLR
Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover unit says its pretax profits grew 9% year on year to £287 million (€335 million) in the third quarter. Revenue surged 30% to £2.9 billion (€3.4 billion). JLR's unit sales jumped 23% to 68,000 units. Jaguar's volume dropped 7% to 13,300 units, but Land Rover [...]

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


U.S. Boosts Estimate of Losses from Auto Bailout
The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury has hiked its projected loss on its $85 billion bailout of Chrysler, General Motors and their finance arms to $23.6 billion from its previous forecast of $14.3 billion. The Detroit News, which cites the Treasury Dept.'s latest monthly report to Congress, says the sharp increase [...]

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Porsche Could Delay Small Roadster
Porsche AG tells the Financial Times Deutschland that its planned 2014 debut of a small roadster may be delayed if the global economy falters. "The financial crisis is real," says CEO Matthias Mueller. If it worsens, he tells the German newspaper, "this would certainly impact our strategy." In the meantime, he [...]

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


U.S. Demand Is Sluggish for Fiat 500
Chrysler Group LLC dealers have a 184-day supply of unsold Fiat 500 city cars—about three times the normal inventory, according to Automotive News, which cites internal company documents. The glut prompted Chrysler to suspend production this month of the 1.4-liter engine that powers the car. Chrysler makes the engines outside Detroit [...]

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Honda, Nissan Resume Limited Output in Thailand
Receding flood waters north of Bangkok have enabled Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. to put some of their facilities there back into low-volume production. Nissan restarted its auto assembly plant, which has been closed for one month, on Monday, and Honda resumed production of some motorcycle and power products.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST


Toyota Fun-Vii, FCV-R, FT-EV III concepts headed for 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
Toyota is getting ready for the world premieres of three ultra-fuel-efficient concepts at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show on November 30: the Toyota Fun-Vii, the Toyota FCV-R, and the Toyota FT-EV III. The Toyota Fun-Vii concept (Fun-Vehicle interactive inte...

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:15 PM PST


Audi Q7: un esemplare a Praga con verniciatura cromata
Il nostro lettore Alessio Roveda (che ovviamente ringraziamo) ha fotografato questa originale Audi Q7, immediatamente riconoscibile per via della verniciatura dorata con effetto cromato. L'esemplare in questione si trova a Praga e presenta una finitura resa celebre dal tuner Hamann, che ha utilizzato il medesimo effetto mille riflessi per una Ferrari 599 GTB....

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:31 PM PST


Ford Unleashes 650-hp Mustang This Week
Ford Motor Co. is using the Los Angeles auto show this week to debut the 2013 Shelby GT500. At 650 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque, it is by far the most powerful production Mustang ever. It's also the fastest Mustang, with a claimed top speed of 200 mph. The car [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:31 PM PST


NHTSA Upgrades Probe of GM Cable Shifter
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has elevated to an engineering analysis its investigation into complaints that the cable shifter mechanism in some General Motors Co. cars can indicate one gear position when the automatic transmission is in another. NHTSA says the problem apparently occurs if the cable that connects the [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:31 PM PST


Federal-Mogul Touts LED Lighting Options
Federal-Mogul Corp. is expanding its interior lighting system offerings with an array of modified LED light sourcing that produces new effects while reducing complexity and cost. One such optical unit is a light pipe, which distributes a single LED source evenly for several feet—enough to outline the perimeter of a sunroof [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:30 PM PST


Chevrolet Camaro tops new US crash test safety results
The Australian-designed and -engineered Chevrolet Camaro coupe has become the first vehicle to score full marks under new US crash test standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro coupe the ma...

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


Porsche 996 aero kit by Prior Design
Prior Design ha presentato un kit estetico dedicato alla Porsche 996, appositamente pensato per chi vuole modificare le sembianze della propria auto e farla assomigliare alla 997. Il pacchetto aerodinamico, disponibile per tutti i modelli privi di turbo, comprende: un nuovo paraurti anteriore con spoiler, minigonne laterali rivisitate e un paraurti posteriore con un diffusore integrato....

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 to Debut at L.A. Auto Show
Ford ladles out another helping of 100 horsepower and creates its beastliest Mustang ever. Occupy Horsepower seems to be the sentiment at Ford these days as the Blue Oval seeks elite output for everyman. Earlier this year, we told you the next GT500 was going to produce north of 600 hp, but even we weren't [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


Giddy-Update: 2013 Ford Mustang Debuts at L.A. Auto Show
Track Apps and a GT Track package are among the new gear for 2013. A new volume knob on the radio represents big news to Mustang loyalists, and so we are preparing for a virtual meltdown in the online Mustang community. Ford is debuting the 2013 model at the Los Angeles auto show this week [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


Official: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 delivers 650 HP and 200 MPH straight from the factory
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Ford 650 horsepower. 600 pound-feet of torque. 200-plus miles per hour. With specs like these, you don't need long-form introductions. This is the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500, and all we can say is, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has officially been put on notice. The heart of the new Ford stunner is a 5.8-liter, aluminum-block V8, complete with a larger, more efficient supercharger....

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Does Its Best Impression of the 1970 Model, Gets New Color Schemes
Set your time machine to 1970. Mirroring the differences between the 1969 and 1970 originals, the changes Ford makes to the 2013 Mustang Boss 302 will be mostly cosmetic. We're okay with that, since we called both the original and its 2012 redux the best-handling Mustangs Ford had produced yet.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


Oficial: Ford Shelby GT500 2013 - 650 CV y 320 km/h... de serie
Filed under: Ford, Salón del Automóvil de Los Ángeles, Cupés, Deportivos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Las palabras no bastan para describir lo que ha hecho Ford con el nuevo Shelby GT500, pero sus especificaciones técnicas transmiten sin ambages el bestial rendimiento de una máquina que nace para convertirse en la nueva vara de medir el segmento muscle car....

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:47 PM PST


Oficial: Ford Mustang y Mustang Boss 302 2013
Filed under: Ford, Cupés, Deportivos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería El segundo restyling de la quinta generación del Mustang ya es oficial. Y nos encanta. Si en el modelo 2011 Ford le apretó las tuercas seriamente con la introducción de sus nuevos motores 3.7 V6 y 5.0 V8, para 2013 ha querido darle un buen lavado de cara y un repaso tecnológico para mantener su competitividad, que desde...

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:46 PM PST


2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Does Its Best Impression of the 1970 Model, Gets New Color Schemes
Set your time machine to 1970. Mirroring the differences between the 1969 and 1970 originals, the changes Ford makes to the 2013 Mustang Boss 302 will be mostly cosmetic. We're okay with that, since we called both the original and its 2012 redux the best-handling Mustangs Ford had produced yet.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:46 PM PST


2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Does Its Best Impression of the 1970 Model, Gets New Color Schemes
Set your time machine to 1970. Mirroring the differences between the 1969 and 1970 originals, the changes Ford makes to the 2013 Mustang Boss 302 will be mostly cosmetic. We're okay with that, since we called both the original and its 2012 redux the best-handling Mustangs Ford had produced yet.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST


Official: 2013 Ford Mustang and Boss 302 get styling, packaging updates
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Ford The 2011 model year brought big powertrain upgrades for the Ford Mustang - that's when the 5.0-liter V8 and 3.7-liter V6 were introduced - and for 2013, Ford's Pony Car is getting some updated style, tech and packaging to make it a more competitive offering in the segment. Up front, all Mustangs get a new front fascia with revised lower air intakes and a...

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST


Honda, Nissan Resume Limited Production in Thailand
Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have enabled Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. to put some of their facilities there back into low-volume production. Nissan restarted its auto assembly plant, which has been closed for one month, on Monday, and Honda resumed production of some motorcycle and power products. The [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST


Ford, Toyota Are Overhauling Luxury Brands in U.S.
Ford Motor Co. is focusing its efforts to revive its Lincoln luxury brand with a flurry of new models featuring sheet metal that is distinct from the Ford brand models that ride on the same platforms, says global marketing chief Jim Farley. Farley concedes at a conference in New York City [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST


Honda to Restore Full North American Output by Dec. 1
Honda Motor Co. says all six of its assembly plants in the U.S. and Canada will operate at normal levels for the first two days of December. The company says it will announce its subsequent production plans later. Honda's North American factories have been running at levels as low as 50% [...]

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PST


NHTSA Upgrades Probe of GM Gear Shifters
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has raised to an engineering analysis its investigation of reports that some General Motors Co. midsize cars that appear to be in Park but actually remain in gear. Such a step by the agency often presages a recall. NHTSA says the reports [...]