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Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:13 AM PDT


El Salón del Automóvil de Madrid sigue adelante
Filed under: Industria A lo largo de esta semana te contábamos que el Salón del Automóvil de Madrid se encontraba en riesgo de ser cancelado ante la negativa de un buen número de marcas a asistir al evento. Sin embargo, tras una reunión entre la presidenta de la Comunidad Esperanza Aguirre y los importadores, la muestra seguirá adelante, abriendo sus puertas del 24 de mayo al 3 de junio. Más que un salón...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:26 PM PDT


Ventas marzo 2012: Polonia
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de marzo las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Polonia se incrementaron en un 9% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 33.655 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Dacia +144,9% Chevrolet +112,1% Hyundai +55,2% BAJAN Fiat -41,8% Renault -27,8% Honda -26,1% Continue reading Ventas marzo 2012: PoloniaVentas marzo 2012: Polonia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 28 Apr...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 09:57 PM PDT


Video Seat Mii
Seat ha pubblicato un nuovo video sulla più piccola vettura del marchio, la Mii. La citycar compatta arriverà nelle concessionarie a breve ed avrà prezzi di listino a partire da 9.300 euro chiavi in mano. La spagnola monta un motore a 3 cilindri benzina declinato in due powerstep. La base, con motore da 60 cavalli, utilizza in media solo 4.5 litri di carburante ogni 100 km e tocca una punta massima...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:35 PM PDT


Video: Another slew of Fiat 500 Abarth ads with Catrinel Menghia released
Filed under: Performance, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Celebrities, Fiat Ah, Catrinel Menghia. Fiat knows a good thing when it finds one, and so it's no surprise to see a trio of new advertisements staring the Romanian-born and Italian-speaking model alongside the 2012 500 Abarth. First up is a minute-long montage showing the Scorpion-addled Abarth flung around the desert while Catrinel......

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:35 PM PDT


Honda says new driving-monitoring system cuts traffic jams, boosts fuel economy
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Honda Many of us have seen the bumper sticker featuring a gun-toting Yosemite Sam and the words "Back Off." Turns out Honda wants to make them obsolete. The Japanese automaker said it has developed the first-ever vehicle communications system geared to cut both traffic jams and fuel use by monitoring a driver's acceleration and braking habits and providing information that Honda says will encourage smoother driving. Honda, along with...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:35 PM PDT


Lotus told Grosjean not to hold Raikkonen up | F1 Fanatic round-up
Lotus told Grosjean not to hold Raikkonen up is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.In the round-up: New video from the Bahrain Grand Prix shows Romain Grosjean was instructed to let Kimi Raikkonen past for second place.Lotus told Grosjean not to hold Raikkonen up is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT


Fotos espía: ¿Airbag antiatropello para el nuevo BMW X5?
Filed under: BMW, Fotos espía, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenosPor regla general, los fabricantes de coches no nos dejan ver de sus prototipos más de lo que ellos consideran necesario. El camuflaje se reparte estratégicamente para tapar las partes críticas de las unidades de pruebas y sólo se va retirando de forma gradual cuando se acerca la fecha de lanzamiento para ir dando bombo al modelo, pero mucho dudamos que en BMW...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT


Report: Aston Martin to offer Ultimate Edition before replacing the DBS
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Aston Martin In the earlier part of the last decade, the king of the Aston Martin hill was a model called the Vanquish. More muscular than the DB7 it superseded, the Vanquish was offered first with a 450-horsepower V12, and then as the Vanquish S with 514 hp on tap....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:52 PM PDT


Wald Mercedes 3rd Edition Black Bison Kits
The famous Wald International tuners have released this video along with some pictures of a new 3rd edition Black Bison [...]

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:06 PM PDT


Mercedes Viano VISION DIAMOND
Mercedes stuzzica la fantasia degli automobilisti cinesi e propone una vettura che lei stessa definisce "superlative show car". Si tratta del Viano VISION DIAMOND, allestimento da mille e una notte che prevede materiali, rivestimenti e finiture degne di una Maybach. Il Viano VISION DIAMOND si caratterizza per i gruppi ottici bruniti, per la mascherina nera con listelli cromati e per le luci a LED nello scudo inferiore, oltre alla tinta carrozzeria...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:06 PM PDT


Gran ofensiva de productos SEAT para Colombia en 2012
Filed under: SEAT, Industria, Utilitarios, Monovolúmenes y MPV, Sedanes y berlinas, Familiares, Hatchbacks La estrategia de SEAT para el mercado colombiano durante este 2012 será realmente agresiva. Según ha confirmado el distribuidor de la firma española en ese país, VAS Colombia, en lo que resta de año llegarán seis nuevos productos que activarán las ventas de manera notable. Aunque no se han querido confirmar todas las novedades que llegarán a Colombia a corto...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 04:06 PM PDT


Report: NHTSA upgrades investigation into Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey rust issues
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Government/Legal, Safety, Ford If you are still stuck driving a prematurely rusty 2004 Ford Freestar or Mercury Monterey minivan, you have our deepest sympathies. But for all your suffering, you might still gain some small measure of satisfaction from Ford. Remember the investigation launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year?...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT


Lamborghini registra un nuevo nombre: Huracán
Filed under: Lamborghini La oficina del registro de marcas y patentes de los Estados Unidos vuelve a desvelar un nuevo nombre para el pequeño pero creciente catálogo de Lamborghini: Huracán. La revista Car & Driver ha descubierto esta denominación husmeando en la base de datos del organismo, pero nada se dice sobre el tipo de vehículo que podía adoptarla.Continue reading Lamborghini registra un nuevo nombre: HuracánLamborghini registra un nuevo nombre: Huracán originally...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT


Model X will have excellent towing capability. Despite photo, Model S will not offer option
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Spy Shots A reader with sharp eyes and quicker reflexes sent us a pic of a Tesla Model S they had spotted on the streets of San Francisco sporting a trailer hitch receiver and a pair of portals of some type around back, which had us scratching our heads. The Roadster, of course, doesn't come with a towing option (though the company's CTO JB Straubel does have a...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 03:20 PM PDT


Report: Lamborghini trademarks Huracán
Filed under: Government/Legal, Lamborghini Lamborghini is on a bit of a naming spree. Back in April, it was revealed that the Italian automaker (and hopeful SUV maker, too...) put its legal stamp on the names Urus and Deimos, the first of which, as you're likely aware by now, is the moniker adopted for the concept version of its future sport utility vehicle. Deimos, on the other hand, has yet to grace any bullish...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT


España: Nuevo motor HDI 115 CV para el Peugeot 508
Filed under: Peugeot, Sedanes y berlinas, Familiares Peugeot acaba de lanzar en el mercado español una nueva motorización diesel para el 508 que quedará situada como escalón de acceso. El anterior 1.6 HDI de 112 CV cesa su comercialización, dejando paso a una evolución de este con 115 CV. Con el nuevo motor tanto el nivel de prestaciones como los consumos se mantienen en términos muy similares a los homologados por el HDI...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT


Official: Forza 4's May Top Gear Car Pack includes Venom GT, Galant VR-4 and Wrangler [w/video]
Filed under: Videos, Toys/Games It's almost DLC time again at Forza Motorsports - Tuesday, May 1 will bring with it the Top Gear pack, a true goulash of automobilia. At one end you have the 2012 Hennessey Venom GT, a car that automotive historians will look back on and say "Wow." At the other end you have the 1977 AMC Pacer X, a car that we look back on and say "Wow."...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 02:34 PM PDT


Fiat Dino Spider, het lekkerste ooit uit Turijn? [gespot]
Zomaar open en bloot op straat gespot, de Fiat Dino Spider. De Fiat die eigenlijk een Ferrari die ook weer een Fiat was. Is ze niet mooi? (more…) verwante verhalenPimp my Kia Optima met VossenLamborghini registreert nieuwe naam: 'Huracán'Video: Porsche Panamera facelift in bewegingNissan Skyline GT-R, hier begon het allemaal meeMelyssa Grace, driftchick, houdt van snelle auto's

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 01:44 PM PDT


Report: Lotus scrapes together enough money to restore production
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Lotus, Earnings/Financials, UK "The past four months have been really tough for us," admits Lotus CEO Dany Bahar to Autocar magazine. "We were working at a pace nobody had seen at Lotus for many years," Bahar continued, alluding to the British sports car maker's planned rollout of four models over five years that recently had recently hit the skids thanks to a 60-day financial freeze at Malaysian parent DRB-Hicom....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 01:44 PM PDT


Europa: El VW Golf recibe el motor 1.2 TSI 85 CV
Filed under: Volkswagen El pequeño bloque de 1,4 litros y 80 CV tiene los días contados en el Grupo VAG. Tras el Polo, el último modelo en deshacerse de él es el Golf, que en su lugar recibe una variante descafeinada del 1.2 TSI. Con el nuevo bloque es más rápido y eficiente. Según los datos homologados por Volkswagen, el Golf 1.2 TSI 85 CV alcanza los 100 km/h desde parado en 12,3...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 01:44 PM PDT


China getting ready for 5m plug-in vehicles by 2020
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, Asia, China Imagine all of the cars and light-duty trucks in Washington and Oregon combined. Then imagine them all being either battery-electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids. That's what Chinese leaders have in mind by the end of the decade. The China State Council is pushing for a combination of automotive industry production and public acceptance to allow for as many as five million plug-in vehicles to be...

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT


Video: Visit Pagani's factory and drive the Zonda 760RS with EVO
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Specialty, Luxury, MISC Evo founder Harry Metcalfe somehow convinced Pagani to let him take the Zonda 760 RS for a spin, and the result is just another day in the life of an Evo editorial director. The 760-horsepower customer special is, according to Metcalfe, for those who aren't happy with the 'regular' Zonda's 650 horsepower and really want a Zonda R for the road......

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT


Melyssa Grace, driftchick, houdt van snelle auto's
Mooi zitten en lief lachen, dat kennen we. Melyssa Grace kan meer, zelf achter het stuur van een Nissan 200SX kruipen bijvoorbeeld. (more…) verwante verhalenJourno's massaal beroofd tijdens Beijing Auto ShowPimp my Kia Optima met VossenLamborghini registreert nieuwe naam: 'Huracán'Video: Porsche Panamera facelift in bewegingNissan Skyline GT-R, hier begon het allemaal mee

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT


Fotos espía: El Opel "Adam" aparece ¿por última vez? antes de su bautismo oficial
Filed under: Opel, Fotos espía, Utilitarios Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Puedes llamarlo Junior, Allegra o como mejor te parezca, porque por ahora Opel permanece callada en cuanto al nombre definitivo de su nuevo modelo sub-Corsa, y así seguiremos hasta el día 8 de mayo, cuando la firma del Rüsselsheim oficiará el bautismo oficial de la criatura....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT


Report: Hyundai Sonata caused Nissan to reassess 2013 Altima development
Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Design/Style When Hyundai rolled out their outrageously styled Sonata three years ago, car buyers took notice. It's eye-catching exterior styling, well-appointed interior and affordable price was just what a lot of family sedan buyers wanted. Few will admit it, but carmakers sat up and paid attention, too....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT


Drive it like you hate it
From Google's Project Re:Brief, Volvo's first U.S. television commercial, conceived by Amil Gargano and his team.

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT


Nissan Skyline GT-R, hier begon het allemaal mee
De Nissan Skyline GT-R, de auto waar het allemaal mee begon. Een origineel uit 1971, toen voorin nog een zes-in-lijn lag. Wat een geluid! (more…) verwante verhalenFord Shelby GT500 legt 671pk / 856Nm in de schaalJourno's massaal beroofd tijdens Beijing Auto ShowPimp my Kia Optima met VossenLamborghini registreert nieuwe naam: 'Huracán'Video: Porsche Panamera facelift in beweging

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT


Massachusetts will distribute happy little EV license plates
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Hybrid, Legislation and Policy, USA What, did you expect them to have a Yankees logo on it? Massachusetts' department of transportation this week said that special license plates with a silhouette of a green car with a plug on the back will be available for drivers of hybrids, battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Massachusetts is the second state (OK, it's technically a commonwealth) in the U.S....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:23 AM PDT


Report: GM CEO Akerson makes less than his peers
Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials You wouldn't think $7.7 million is something to complain about, but then again, you're probably not in the running to be CEO of General Motors. Despite the fact that GM is no longer the largest company in the world - or, depending on whom you ask, even the largest carmaker - it's a big job....

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 11:23 AM PDT


ABT cabrea al Volkswagen Beetle
Filed under: Volkswagen, Tuning y preparaciones, Compactos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería No sabemos muy bien qué ha podido susurrar Hans-Jürgen Abt al oído de Herbie, pero no ha podido ser nada bonito para que ponga esa cara. El preparador alemán ha anunciado su programa de personalización para el VW Beetle (ya nos fue avanzado sin muchos detalles casi al punto de su debut oficial), que incluye una...