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Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:12 AM PST


¡Ya tenemos aquí el especial navideño de Top Gear!
Filed under: Etc. Lo estábamos esperando, y ya está aquí: El Especial Navideño de Top Gear ya ha llegado, y lo tienes esperando tras el salto, con un viaje "para salver Gran Bretaña" hasta India, con tres coches ingleses dispuestos a llevar a los tres protagonistas "hasta el fondo del asunto". Es mejor que no te cuente más, y que lo disfrutes íntegro a continuación.Continue reading ¡Ya tenemos aquí el especial navideño de...

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:12 AM PST


Originele General Lee gaat onder de hamer
De aller-, aller-, allereerste Dodge Charger die werd ingezet in het beste autoprogramma uit de jaren zeventig en tachtig, beter bekend als de The Dukes of Hazzard, wordt binnenkort te koop aangeboden op een veiling. (more…)

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:23 AM PST


Autoblog Uitzending Gemist: Top Gear India Special
Vers van de BBC-pers. De nieuwste Top Gear Special waarin de drie heerschappen met voormalig Britse auto's de baggerwegen in een voormalig Britse kolonie proberen te trotseren. Meekijken? Klik even verder dan. (more…)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:35 PM PST


Ventas noviembre 2011: Nueva Zelanda
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de noviembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Nueva Zelanda se incrementaron en un 4.0% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 7.328 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y noviembre se comercializaron un total de 78.164 unidades, lo que representa un 4,9% de incremento en relación al mismo periodo del año 2010 cuando se...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 PM PST


Renault-Nissan Near Deal to Take Control of AvtoVAZ
The Renault-Nissan alliance appears likely to finalize a plan next spring that would give it a majority stake in Lada maker OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker. AvtoVAZ CEO Igor Komarov issued a statement earlier today saying the basic elements of the deal are settled. He adds that negotiations, which began early [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 PM PST


Three Door BMW 1 Series Leaked Ahead of Time
The new BMW 1 Series continues on where the old one left off, except it has been improved considerably, added interior space and a wider choice of engines including twin turbo units, and as the only rear wheel drive small car on the market the 1-series has developed a certain niche for itself.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 PM PST


500kph train sees light of day in Qingdao
Qingdao's Sifang Locomotive Company have been busy over the past few years developing China's high speed rail services where trains regularly go above 200km per hour. The current fastest train in China is the 300kph Shanghai-Beijing railway line that debuted earlier this year but was plagued by issues in its early days.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:41 PM PST


Skoda Fabia Scout to hit the market soon
The Fabia Scout will hit the market in the first quarter of 2012 according to recent media reports, the front wheel drive only hatchback has already been shown off at the Guangzhou Auto Show across from the Polo Crossover earlier this year. Pricing is expected to be in the 120,000rmb area, engine power will come [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:40 PM PST


Renault preping Safrane for China
Renault are actually gearing up to take on the Chinese market in 2012 with a ramp up of offerings, currently Renault offers a mixture of its European and Korean made cars in the Chinese market, the Koleos has been by far the most popular in terms of sales, although the recently introduced Latitude has the [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:40 PM PST


Renault-Nissan Near Deal to Take Control of AvtoVAZ
The Renault-Nissan alliance appears likely to finalize a plan next spring that would give it a majority stake in Lada maker OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker. AvtoVAZ CEO Igor Komarov issued a statement earlier today saying the basic elements of the deal are settled. He adds that negotiations, which began early [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:40 PM PST


SouEast Motors to give V3 slight makeover for 2012
The V3 is keeping the wolf from the door at SouEast Motors, without the popular model the Fujian based company would likely find itself in a much worse situation. The V3 is based on the sixth generation of Lancer, and as such is actually quite a decent drive in itself, under the hood a 1.5L [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:53 PM PST


Autoblog Podcast #262 goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern
Filed under: Etc. We're almost ready to record Episode #262 of the Autoblog Podcast. Check out the topics below and you can join us live via UStream, as well, and we've embedded our UStream player after the jump. Thanks for listening! Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #262 AOL Autos Car and Truck of the Year Rumormongering about the new GM pickups Dodge Caliber taken out back and shot Continue reading Autoblog Podcast #262 goes LIVE at...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:22 PM PST


Uruguay: Haima lanza el Freema con cinco y siete asientos
Filed under: Industria, Monovolúmenes y MPV Otro modelo chino llega al mercado uruguayo, en este caso a los concesionarios de Haima. Se trata del Freema, un monovolumen compacto de corte económico que toma la base de los primeros Mazda Premacy, si bien estéticamente comparten pocas cosas. los motores empleados para mover a este MPV son un 1.6i 16v con distribución variable y 118 CV de potencia, y un 1.8i 16v con 120 CV,...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:22 PM PST


Video: Traveling across Australia's Outback by Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Filed under: SUV, Etc., Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Australia, Luxury If you've ever taken a good long look at the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and wondered just how tough the leather-lined SUVs are compared to their military-grade counterparts, Inside Line has the answer for you. Corespondent Alistair Weaver joined up with a Mercedes-Benz convoy in a G of his own as the company took off across Australia's infamous stock route....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:22 PM PST


Extra passenger pounds can cancel out vehicle lightweighting efforts
Filed under: MPG, Lightweight Americans, on average, have gained enough weight during the past 40 years to cancel out automakers' vehicle-lightweighting efforts such as using lighter components or removing spare tire, reflecting an additional challenge automakers face to meet progressively more strict fuel-economy and greenhouse-gas emissions standards. The information comes from the U.S....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


Video: Hyundai lets you play racing game on Times Square big screen using your iPhone
Filed under: Videos, Hatchback, Hyundai Playing a racing game on the big screen can sometimes feel a bit like the real thing, but what happens when the screen is larger than life? Hyundai has created a new iPhone driving game for the Veloster that is interactive on a level that most gamers can only dream of. If you happen to be in Times Square between now and the end of the year, you...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


Cuatro petroleras japonesas se alían para electrificar sus gasolineras
Filed under: Industria, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos Ve prestando atención, porque este es el futuro. Así como los constructores de viviendas van (o como mínimo deberían ir) pensando ya en sistemas de carga para garajes individuales y comunitarios, en Japón cuatro de las mayores compañías petroleras del país se han aliado para convertir varias de sus estaciones de servicio en electrolineras, donde convivirán los tradicionales surtidores de combustible con los conectores de...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


Video: KTM rider Rok Bagoroš stunts in ghost factory
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Etc., Videos, Motorcycle, Specialty, Racing We have a sizable soft spot for the KTM Duke 125. The small-displacement machine is perfect for back-road flinging and in-town commuting. Unfortunately, KTM has decided the wide-open spaces of America aren't fit for the lightweight street machine. That leaves us longingly watching YouTube videos of the Duke 125 in action....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


Smashing Atom: Ariel Atom V8 vs. Large Hadron Collider
The upshift time for the Atom's Sadev ST-90 six-speed sequential racing gearbox is about 40 milliseconds—a tenth of an eye blink. In those 40 milliseconds, the atoms zipping beneath us around the underground loop of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would have traveled nearly 7500 miles, more than twice the distance from Seattle to Miami.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


2015 BMW i8 Prototype Spied: Slightly Toned Down, But Still Crazy
The prototype spied here is fruit from a tree that first sprouted in 2009, when BMW unveiled the spectacular and forward-thinking Vision EfficientDynamics concept. A sequel appeared this year in the form of the i8 concept. Both cars presented the design possibilities of BMW's LifeDrive architecture, which essentially consists of a composite body/passenger cell mated [...]

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:35 PM PST


2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Test: Second Verse, Similar to the First
"Don't Rock the Boat" may not translate directly into Japanese, but Toyota engineers clearly followed words to such effect while crafting the new, second-generation Camry hybrid. Like the conventional gas-powered models, the gas-electric Camry is different and better than its forebear, although you'll need a magnifying glass to identify many of the changes.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST


Mercedes Classe E Prior Design Aero Kit
Il tuner Prior Design ha lanciato il suo kit aerodinamico per la Mercedes Classe E. La berlina tedesca passata per le cure del preparatore, ha ricevuto nuovi paraurti anteriore e posteriore, inedite minigonne e l'immancabile diffusore a caratterizzare la vista posteriore con i quattro inediti terminali di scarico ovali incorporati....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST


Report: How Montezemolo revolutionized Ferrari after Enzo's death
Filed under: Performance, Etc., Europe, Earnings/Financials, Ferrari, Luxury Finding one's self at the helm of a storied automaker like Ferrari must be equal parts amazing and terrifying. While you have the power to steer the company in any direction you so please, you're also saddled with serving the high expectations of the world....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST


Mitsubishi working on light-duty electric truck for farmers, contractors
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Mitsubishi Mitsubishi has said it wants to have over half of its sales to be electric vehicles by 2020, so rumors of an all-electric truck from the Japanese automaker make an awful lot of sense. That's just what the Nikkei is reporting, saying the light-duty truck is due some time in fiscal 2012....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST


BMW M3 CRT is snelste BMW M op het circuit
Om uit te vogelen welke van de huidige M modellen die BMW in de catalogus heeft staan leek het AutoBild wel een goed idee om ze allemaal eens rond het circuit te sturen. Daarvoor kozen ze eens niet voor die afgezaagde Nurburgring, maar voor de Sachsenring. En de allersnelste? Dat is de 4-deurs BMW M3 CRT....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST


Report: Analysts predicting up to 14M auto sales in 2012
Filed under: Car Buying, Etc., Earnings/Financials Automotive industry analysts are projecting a better sales year in 2012. According to Automotive News, a number of culminating factors could see sales of up to 14 million units next year. That's thanks to factors like decreasing unemployment, improved credit availability and a larger portion of the population looking to replace older vehicles....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST


Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #262 LIVE
Filed under: Truck, Etc., Chevrolet, Dodge, GM, GMC We record Episode #262 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven't already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:02 PM PST


Submit your questions for Autoblog Podcast #262 LIVE
Filed under: Truck, Etc., Chevrolet, Dodge, GM, GMC We record Episode #262 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven't already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune...

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:16 PM PST


Video: Watch the story of the flaming Lamborghini that won this year's Targa High Country
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Lamborghini, Australia, Racing Not too long ago, we caught the dramatic finish to the Targa High Country in Australia. The last stage of the event featured one very on fire Lamborghini Gallardo piloted by Jason and John White as the duo sped to the finish line....

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:16 PM PST


Official: Lada steps out of the Cold (War Era) with new Granta budget sedan
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Russia It's not every day that Lada comes out with a new car. In fact, the Samara - which the model you see here is set to replace - has been on the market pretty much unchanged since 1997. (And that's not even their oldest model: the Niva 4x4 has been out there since 1977.) So the launch of the new Granta is a bit of an occasion...