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Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:50 AM PST


Más detalles del ultra low-cost Bajaj RE60
Filed under: Salones y eventos diversos, Industria, Utilitarios Presentado en el Salón del Automóvil de Nueva Delhi, Bajaj ha desvelado nuevos detalles del pequeño RE60 que pretende conquistar el mercado de las cuatro ruedas gracias su bajo coste. Será lanzado a mediados de año y según los responsables, será más interesante que el Nano. Por lo que se ha dicho en la muestra india, el nuevo RE60 estará equipado con un pequeño motor...

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:02 AM PST


Video teaser Hyundai Genesis Coupè 2013
LinkedTube Nuovo video ufficiale dedicato alla rinnovata Hyundai Genesis Coupè. Vi ricordiamo che la sportiva coreana sarà offerta con il 2.0 turbo quattro cilindri ed il 3.8 V6 aspirato, con potenze rispettivamente di 275 CV e 350 CV. La meno potente copre lo 0-100 in 7,2 s, mentre la V6 impiega 5,9 secondi per coprire lo stesspo passaggio....

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:02 AM PST


Ventas 2011: Estados Unidos
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado año 2011 las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Estados Unidos se incrementaron en un 10,3% en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior alcanzando un volumen total de 12.778.171 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Jeep +44,0% Mitsubishi +41,9% Kia +36,3% BAJAN Lexus -13,4% Saab -16,0% Smart -12,1% Continue reading Ventas 2011: Estados UnidosVentas 2011: Estados Unidos originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 07 Jan...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:29 PM PST


Video: Ken Block a Twin Peaks
Ken Block torna con un nuovo video. Questa volta però non si tratta di una Gymkhana come quelle a cui ci ha abituato il pilota americano, ma di un test della sua Ford Fiesta sulla ghiaia. Ovviamente il set non poteva essere uno qualunque, infatti il Monster Rally Team e Block sono andati nel paese dove è stata girata la famosa serie TV "I segreti di Twin Peaks"....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:55 PM PST


What Is a Hybrid Car? How Do Hybrids Work?
Hybrid-electric vehicles combine the advantages of electric motors and gasoline powertrains and can be configured for obtaining several objectives like enhanced fuel economy, additional auxiliary power for electronic devices, power tools and increased power. What could a Toyota Prius probably have in common with Ford Fusion, Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Silverado?

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:04 PM PST


Jaguar XF Sportbrake: nuovo teaser ufficiale
Jaguar diffonde un nuovo teaser dedicato alla XF Sportbrake, versione giardinetta della lussuosa segmento E inglese, pronta a dare battaglia alla società delle station wagon tedesche. La proposta del costruttore del Giaguaro potrebbe portare una ventata d'aria fresca nella sua categoria, forte di uno stile che si preannuncia molto riuscito e, soprattutto, avvantaggiata dal valore aggiunto di un marchio prestigioso....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:04 PM PST


Video: Gary Busey shills for Kia dealerships in PA
Filed under: Budget, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Kia, Celebrities The list of things Gary Busey hasn't done for money seems to be growing smaller by the minute. A string of Kia dealerships in Pennsylvania and Texas hired the actor for a series of advertising spots. Each clip features that unique Busey flare we've all come to know and be terrified of....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:04 PM PST


2011 U.S. alt-fuel vehicle sales: a mix of ups and downs
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, AutoblogGreen Exclusive U.S. alt-fuel vehicle sales for December showed mixed results relative to a year earlier, as gains by Toyota and Nissan were offset by lagging sales from Honda and Ford. For the year, hybrid vehicle sales by Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda were hampered by supply issues stemming from the earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan last March, which also likely pulled down overall 2011 numbers. Toyota...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:04 PM PST


Video: James Stewart and Red Bull hit the Motocross track in slow-mo
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Motorcycle, Celebrities, Off-Road Following up on the two-wheeled slow-motion theme in 2012, Red Bull is highlighting two-time motocross champion James Stewart and his factory Yamaha race bike. We've already seen a couple of Honda-mounted MotoGP riders at 1,000 frames per second, so it only seems appropriate to see what super slow motion looks like on the dirt. Bubba makes it look easy when viewed frame-by-frame at these speeds, but,...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST


Porsche Cayenne by Caractere Exclusive
Caractere presenta il suo body-kit dedicato alla Porsche Cayenne: il tuner belga specializzato nei modelli del VW Group, ha recentemente istituito un nuovo sub-brand, "Caractere Exclusive", dedicato alla preparazione dei modelli più esclusivi del gruppo tedesco. La SUV di Zuffenhausen è dotata di un kit aerodinamico, nuove ruote in lega, un impianto di scarico sportivo e modanature interne in fibre di carbonio....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST


Long Term: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: December 2011
Filed under: Sedan, Volkswagen, Diesel, Long-Term Garage After spending the first half of December up in the San Fernando Vallery with Drew Phillips, our long-term Jetta TDI made its way back into my care for a holiday road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Old Blue saw some great American icons on the trip, such as Alcatraz, Muir Woods, Sonoma Valley and the Golden Gate Bridge....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST


Mini JCW Coupe Tested: Maximum Mini, Maximum Price
JCW is Mini's in-house tuner, adding an element of mighty to Mini performance since 2003. The initials stand for "John Cooper Works," making this car the Mini Cooper John Cooper Works Coupe. Apparently, Mini's marketers have never seen the ...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST


Report: Michael Andretti and Adam Carolla among cast of Celebrity Apprentice
Filed under: Etc., Celebrities NBC has announced the newest cast of "Celebrity Apprentice," and Michael Andretti will be among the big names vying for $250,000 for the charity of their choice. Andretti has personally accumulated an impressive 42 CART wins during his time behind the wheel, and his team, Andretti Autosport, pulled down its fair share of wins, including two Indianapolis 500 wins....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST


2013 Bentley Continental GT V8 First Drive: This is How Bentley Does Entry-Level
Driving the big-daddy Bentley Mulsanne is like driving a very powerful, very deluxe English drawing room. Driving a twin-turbo 567-hp, 12-cylinder Continental GT is less so, even if the smaller car still does a fine impersonation of Ron Burgundy's apartment—i.e., many leather-bound books, smells of rich mahogany.  And it's probably a safe bet that nobody [...]

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST


Why alternative energy has a hard time: fossil fuels get 250 subsidies
Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA If you think ending the ethanol subsidy puts all fuel sources on an equal footing, think again. While there has been a great deal of vitriol directed toward subsidies for alternative energy and plug-in vehicles, very little has been heard about the ways in which fossil fuels are given a huge advantage - and there are many....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST


Jet-powered motorcycle headed for land speed record
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Motorcycle, Specialty, Racing Richard Brown is our kind of guy. Back in 1999, he set the one-way record for the top speed on a motorcycle at 362 mph, and he's spent the years since working on a sub-orbital rocket and a gas turbine jet pack. Surprisingly enough, those two projects haven't been enough to occupy Brown's time, and he's now turned his attentions back toward the motorcycle land...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST


A partir de febrero Great Wall fabricará en Europa
Filed under: Industria, Great Wall Ya está todo listo para que las instalaciones situadas en la localidad búlgara de Lovetch comiencen la fabricación de los primeros Great Wall realizados en suelo europeo. Será en febrero cuando arranque la producción en serie, si bien ya han sido ensambladas 200 unidades pre-serie. La factoría tiene una capacidad anual de 50.000 unidades y todas ellas tendrán como destino el viejo continente....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST


Video: Hyundai releases surprisingly revealing 2013 Genesis Coupe teaser
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Hyundai With less than 72 hours until the debut of the refreshed 2013 Genesis Coupe, Hyundai has posted a new teaser video that shows off the car's new styling in gory detail. Well, most of it anyway. Although sworn to secrecy, we've seen the new car up close, so we know exactly where to look to catch all the new cosmetics in the teaser....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST


GMs Test Track Amusement Ride At Epcot Center To Get Chevrolet Design Center Update
GM's Test Track Amusement Ride At Epcot Center To Get Chevrolet Design Center UpdateThe Epcot Center, Walt Disney World's theme park dedicated to human achievement, has renewed its long-term business relationship with GM and are making plans to overhaul GM's "Test Track" amusement ride this year to re-open as the new Chevrolet Design Center....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST


Video: Volvo Amazon Turbo ownt ook de 599 GTB
Zelfde truukje als bij de 458, maar dan nu met een iets krachtiger (V12) tegenstander. Het mag niet baten, ook deze beul uit Maranello legt het af tegen de zwaar getunede Viking. (more…)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST


Detroit: This is the 2013 Ford Fusion
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Sedan, Ford We've still got a few days between us and the reveal of the 2013 Ford Fusion, but a minor bug in its iPad teaser app has given us an early glimpse of the all-new sedan. As we showed you before, Ford enlisted the help of an interactive iPad app to count down the days until the Fusion's reveal....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:52 PM PST


Tesla Model X: nog 34 nachtjes slapen
Terwijl het elektrische nieuws zich de laatste weken nagenoeg alleen op de Fisker Karma toespitste (inmiddels staan er al minimaal drie op gele platen), moeten we niet vergeten dat Tesla ook druk doorontwikkelt. Behalve de Model S zit er ook nog een SUV in de pijplijn, de Model X. Deze is vandaag bevestigd voor 9 februari....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:52 PM PST


Nueva Delhi 2012: TATA Indica Vista Concept S2
Filed under: Tuning y preparaciones, Salones y eventos diversos, Conceptuales, Utilitarios, Tata Entre las muchas novedades que TATA ha llevado al Salón del Automóvil de Nueva Delhi hay que destacar el concepto Indica Vista S2, que no es otra cosa que la particular visión de la marca de una posible versión deportiva de prestaciones considerables. Más allá del recargado paquete estético que no logra el equilibrio debido a la cantidad de complementos empleados,...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST


Official: 2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop goes stealth at CES
Filed under: Sedan, CES, Technology, Chrysler, Dodge, Design/Style Dodge has given the 2012 Charger the black treatment with a new style package debuting at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The 2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop is as monochrome as a vehicle can legally be. With tinted windows, massive blacked-out five-spoke wheels and a smoked tail light array, the Blacktop package gives the already purposeful Charger an even thicker dose of attitude....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST


Charger Blacktop is de 'blackest Dodge on the planet'
Het houdt maar niet op met de samenwerking tussen rappers en de autowereld. Na Will I Am gisteren vandaag een échte rapper: Dr. Dre. Op de Conusumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas komt Dodge met de Blacktop: een Charger die is uitgevoerd met een Beats™ by Dr. Dre™ audiosysteem....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST


U.S. auto execs are the least optimistic about electric-drive adoption
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, MPG U.S. automobile executives are less optimistic about consumer adoption of electric-drive vehicles than their colleagues overseas, reflecting what they say is a lack of consensus over which type of electrified powertrain will become predominant over the next few years, consultant KPMG International said in its 13th annual Global Automotive Executive Survey....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST


GM Offers Saab Owners a Little Incentive
GM Offers Saab Owners a Little IncentiveIt seems that General Motors is feeling a little guilty for how things went down with Saab, but just a little guilty. GM will be contacting 70,000 plus Saab owners and offering them the "GM Saab private offer" to help quell any negative feelings left over after the closing of Saab's doors....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST


Report: Audi to unveil Vail CUV concept in Detroit
Filed under: Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Crossover, Audi Audi CEO Rupert Stadler slipped up while talking to Bloomberg, telling the financial pub that in addition to the 2013 A4 and A4 AllRoad, a small crossover concept will debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Stadler didn't give up anything in the way of details, but the concept will be dubbed the "Vail" and could be a way to gauge reception of...

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST


Toyota presenta el renovado Land Cruiser 200 para Europa
Filed under: Toyota, Salones y eventos diversos, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la imagen para ampliarla En las últimas semanas la renovación del Land Cruiser 200 la hemos visto filtrada y poco después de manera oficial para el mercado japonés, pero no sabíamos nada de los cambios para la versión europea....

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST


Detroit: Gotta Have It Green 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 snapped getting comfy in Detroit [w/poll]
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Ford, Design/Style You've heard us gush about the Ford Mustang Boss 302 before, calling this 444-horsepower coupe "The pony car's best ambassador." Sadly, we have yet to drive the updated 2013 model, which includes, among other things, a reworked front fascia, improved front-end cooling, a more assertive front splitter and new paint and graphics options. Among those new color choices is Gotta Have It Green, which...