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| Posted: 18 May 2012 01:27 AM PDT  Primera sesión de calificación para las 24 Horas de Nurburgring Filed under: CompeticiónDe momento, el Porsche "más oficial" domina. ¿Conseguirá hoy la pole? Ayer por la tarde se disputó la primera tanda de calificación de las 24 Horas de Nurburgring. Bajo un nuevo reglamento este año que busca vueltas más límpias, los mejores cuarenta equipos de ayer disputarán hoy una especie de "superpole" para definir el orden definitivo de parrilla. Así que la labor para la tarde de ayer de los favoritos era conseguir meterse entre esos cuarenta primeros puestos. Y la verdad es que hubo pocas sorpresas. El mejor crono se lo quedó Manthey Racing con el 911 GT3 R dorsal #11, con los pilotos oficiales Porsche (Lieb, Lhur, Dumas, Lietz), que consiguieron un 8:27 muy destacable. En segunda posición se calificó el Audi R8 de Mamerow Racing con un 8:29, y le siguieron ya en resumen rápido, un Audi R8, un BMW Z4, un Aston Martin Vantage GT3, otro R8, otro Aston, otro 911 y lo más "especial", el MP4-12C de Gemballa, completando las nueve primeras posiciones. Todos ellos rodaron en tiempos alrededor del 8:30-32.Continue reading Primera sesión de calificación para las 24 Horas de NurburgringPrimera sesión de calificación para las 24 Horas de Nurburgring originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 18 May 2012 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 18 May 2012 12:53 AM PDT  Dacia Lodgy: il test di Autoblog L'ultimo prodotto Dacia, che cerca di proporre un ulteriore strappo rispetto al passato, porta il nome di Lodgy: una monovolume per famiglie numerose, che fa dell'abitabilità e dell'infotainment[...] |
| Posted: 18 May 2012 12:52 AM PDT  Rubrica Auto Epic Fail: la Audi Q5 e la rampa L'imbarazzante momento in cui… ti rendi conto che la tua Audi Q5 nuova fiammante non è in grado di superare una semplice rampa da test. Proseguiamo questa nostra rubrica da Casual[...] |
| Posted: 18 May 2012 12:52 AM PDT  Skoda Citigo DJ Car – nieuw speelgoed voor DJ Tiësto Behalve de gepeperde Citigo Rally toont Skoda ook een heuse Citigo DJ Car op de Wörthersee-meet. Vanuit dit wagentje kan onze eigen DJ Tiësto zijn makkelijk in het gehoor liggende deuntjes over zijn fans uitstorten. Behalve overtreffende trap Seat doet ook Skoda de laatste tijd veel met muziek als identificatie voor het merk. Onze eigen [...]verwante verhalenGolf GTI White Concept is vooral erg witSkoda Citigo Rally is de baas der stadsauto'sDriejarige drift in een Lancer Evo [seems legit-video]Harder, better, faster, stronger? MINI JCW-UpdateVideo: Lamborghini faalt en crasht deel 2 |
| Posted: 18 May 2012 12:19 AM PDT  Video: Lamborghini faalt en crasht deel 2 Als je je powerslides nog niet helemaal onder de knie hebt, waar oefen je die dan? Ik zou zeggen op een leeg parkeerterrein, maar Gallardo-rijders zijn het daar kennelijk niet mee eens. Slechts enkele dagen geleden zagen we een Amerikaanse Gallardo-rijder die zijn 520 pk's op de achterwielen afvuurde, en zich vervolgens pardoes in het [...]verwante verhalenZonder knoppen: Magna Touchskin-interfaceGolf GTI White Concept is vooral erg witSkoda Citigo Rally is de baas der stadsauto'sDriejarige drift in een Lancer Evo [seems legit-video]Harder, better, faster, stronger? MINI JCW-Update |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 11:46 PM PDT  Ventas abril 2012: Serbia Filed under: Industria Normalmente no solemos poner las cifras de ventas de países con tan poco volumen como es el caso del de Serbia, pero de vez en cuando puede ser interesante conocer los gustos de estos mercados. En abril las ventas cayeron en un 48,7% y alcanzaron un volumen total de 2.360 unidades. En cuanto al acumulado del año, las ventas total han alcanzado las 7.993 unidades lo que representa un 31,9% descenso del en relación al mismo periodo del año anterior cuando se alcanzaron las 11.740 unidades matriculadas.Continue reading Ventas abril 2012: SerbiaVentas abril 2012: Serbia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 18 May 2012 02:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT  Autoblog alla Mille Miglia 2012: Da Brescia a Ferrara Eccoci arrivati a Ferrara, prima tappa della Mille Miglia, la più importante corsa d'auto storiche al mondo. Durante il pomeriggio le vetture esposte lungo le vie di Brescia hanno raccolto[...] |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 11:14 PM PDT  Harder, better, faster, stronger? MINI JCW-Update De Countryman JCW met 218 pk aankondigen? Nou, dan krijgt de rest van het modellengamma ook een update natuurlijk! We gaan geen stiefkindjes maken per slot van rekening. MINI heeft zijn volledige lineup een update gegeven naar een JCW-trim volgens de nieuwste specs. Alle modellen waren reeds als JCW verkrijgbaar, waaronder de Coupé pas sinds [...]verwante verhalenChevrolet SS: achterwielaandrijving & V8 voor 'Merica!Zonder knoppen: Magna Touchskin-interfaceGolf GTI White Concept is vooral erg witSkoda Citigo Rally is de baas der stadsauto'sDriejarige drift in een Lancer Evo [seems legit-video] |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 06:11 PM PDT  Maldonado: Now the driver can make the difference in F1 | F1 Fanatic round-up Maldonado: Now the driver can make the difference in F1 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: Pastor Maldonado says F1 is more like GP2 this year and the driver can make more of a difference.Maldonado: Now the driver can make the difference in F1 is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright. |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 05:04 PM PDT  Video: NOS energy drink presents the mini-doc Keep Drifting Fun Filed under: Motorsports Drifting's been off the front pages for a while, the latest reports having more to do with turmoil than tire shredding. As with most things, though, just because it's not headlining doesn't mean it's disappeared. NOS energy drink sent one of our favorite filmic chroniclers, Will Roegge, across the country to survey the drifting world. The result is a mini-documentary called Keep Drifting Fun. And we do mean the word "documentary" - it's 30 minutes long. Although there's plenty of smoke and wall-kissing, its length gives us an opportunity to hear from drifters and organizers to find out what's behind the sport, as well as their own motivations, where drifters come from and why they drift. It looks at venues beyond the track, like tree-lined back roads in Houston and alleys in late-night El Paso, and we dig that it starts off with the protagonists themselves admitting, "Drifitng is so stupid," "It's pointless," and "When you boil it all down it's pretty silly." The movie, on the other hand, isn't. Scroll down to check it out.Continue reading NOS energy drink presents the mini-doc Keep Drifting FunNOS energy drink presents the mini-doc Keep Drifting Fun originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 05:04 PM PDT  Nissan Leaf ensures high-quality whisky from Isle of Islay Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Nissan, UK, Videos The Bruichladdich Distillery has been making artisan single malt Scotch whisky since 1881 on the Isle of Islay in the UK. As the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, you may not expect the island's 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) to be the ideal habitat for electric cars. Apparently, though, the Nissan Leaf works out quite well for Mark Reynier, managing director at the distillery. The island's inhabitants are also benefited, says Reynier, by Nissan's Power Control System, which allows the Leaf's high-capacity lithium ion battery to power other devices - important when a single storm can completely cut the island's link to the outside world. Watch Reynier describe how the Nissan Leaf has improved his life and his distillery in the video below. And, if you're interested in other ways to use Bruichladdich's whisky as a biofuel, you can also watch James May run a Radical SR4 race car on the spirit in a separate video.Continue reading Nissan Leaf ensures high-quality whisky from Isle of IslayNissan Leaf ensures high-quality whisky from Isle of Islay originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 05:03 PM PDT  Official: Volkswagen interns roll into Worthersee with GTI Black Dynamic show car Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Volkswagen, Misc. Auto Shows Slammed Skodas, Seats, Audis and Polos are all well and nice, but at the end of the day, the annual gathering of Volkswagen performance enthusiasts at Lake Wörthersee in Austria is about the GTI. That much isn't lost on Volkswagen, so in addition to bringing the new GTI Cabrio along with all the aforementioned corporate cousins, the German automaker has rolled into the lakeside expo with the tricked-out concept car you see here. Called the GTI Black Dynamic, the show car is the work of nine lucky (and apparently talented) student interns at Volkswagen. The team dropped the suspension 35 mm lower than stock, bumped the output up by 150 horsepower to a prodigious 360, upgraded the gearbox and brakes to cope with the extra power and fitted an 1,800-watt sound system. Of course all that kit couldn't go unnoticed, so the Black Dynamic GTI was also treated to a deep black paint job with matte anthracite trim and red detailing. The team even went so far as to hand-craft the GTI letters on the lift-gate and gave the car a custom interior, too. You can read more about it in the pair of press releases below, or better yet see it from all the angles in the high-res image gallery above.Continue reading Volkswagen interns roll into Worthersee with GTI Black Dynamic show carVolkswagen interns roll into Worthersee with GTI Black Dynamic show car originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 04:29 PM PDT  Martin Scorsese producirá Silver Ghost, una película sobre los inicios de Rolls-Royce Filed under: Industria, Rolls-Royce No sabemos a qué o quién se debe este súbito interés de Hollywood en el género automovilístico, pero podemos sentirnos totalmente agradecidos. Por si no estuviéramos ya en las nubes con películas como Rush o la palomitera serie Fast & Furious, dos leyendas de la talla de Martin Scorsese y Richard Attenborough se han propuesto traer a la gran pantalla los primeros años de Rolls-Royce en Silver Ghost, un filme basado parcialmente en las vidas de Charles Rolls y Henry Royce.Continue reading Martin Scorsese producirá Silver Ghost, una película sobre los inicios de Rolls-RoyceMartin Scorsese producirá Silver Ghost, una película sobre los inicios de Rolls-Royce originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Thu, 17 May 2012 19:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 04:29 PM PDT  Official: University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video] Filed under: Etc. The University of Michigan has had one of the preeminent solar car teams in the world for more than two decades, but a new group of students is looking to make its own mark in the world of green engineering. The school will be fielding its first entry in the annual SAE Supermileage competition this year. If you think a bunch of newbies would launch their effort somewhat low-key, you probably aren't from Michigan or familiar with the Wolverine Way. Michigan has set its goal at nothing short of the North American record of bettering 3,169 miles per gallon with its single-cylinder, Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine. The expectation is that the Michigan car will hit 3,300 mpg. The Supermileage competition has been held since 1980, requiring students to design and build extremely lightweight, single-seat vehicles. The competition itself involves circling the Eaton Corporation Proving Grounds test track. Last year, 27 teams competed, with Quebec's Universite de Sherbrooke dominating the competition, recording 2,158 mpg, over 500 mpg more than its cross-province rival, Universite' Laval. The 2012 Supermileage competition is scheduled for June 7-8 in Marshall, MI. Scroll down to read the press release and watch Michigan's promotional video.Continue reading University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video]University of Michigan hopes to set new 3,300-mpg record in SAE Challenge [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 04:29 PM PDT K&N SPRING FLING 20′S – LIVE VIDEO/AUDIO Thanks to our friends Mark and JoAnn Walter of Dragstory.com, we are able to bring you the sights and sounds of the K&N Spring Fling 20s event at Bristol Dragway. |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 03:56 PM PDT  Report: Toyota turning Nintendo DS into navigation system Filed under: Japan, Technology, Toyota, Toys/GamesVideo games are already an easy target for politicians, what with their amazing ability to turn both brains and muscles to jelly while also promoting violence and other sociopathic behaviors. So we can only wonder at the political grandstanding that might accompany this development: The Nintendo DS can now be used to control a Toyota navigation system. Yes, that's right, if you can pull yourself away from drawing evil kittens on your DS - and you live in Japan - you can pair it via Bluetooth, and use it to input destinations and display a speedometer on the DS, according to Kotaku. The Kuruma de DS game card also gives your handheld gaming device the ability to broadcast its audio through the car's stereo system. The software is designed to be used by passengers - of course - but we're sure it's only a matter of time before Japan experiences its first I-was-just-using-my-DS-to-program-my-nav crash. Kotaku says the game card is being sold by Toyota dealers for about $92.Toyota turning Nintendo DS into navigation system originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT  Dacia Dokker: prima immagine ufficiale Dacia entra nel settore delle multispazio con l'inedito Dokker, MPV di stampo ovviamente low cost il cui prezzo base sarà poco lontano dai 10.000 euro richiesti per la Lodgy. Lodgy con cui spartirà[...] |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT  Report: Volvo XC90 to become Geely Filed under: SUV, China, Plants/Manufacturing, Volvo, LuxuryVolvo recently unveiled yet another model year of the impossibly old XC90 - promised to be the final one before a complete redesign. But the overripe vintage of the first SUV to fall from Volvo's vine isn't stopping corporate parent Geely from absconding with the platform to launch a new high-end brand for China. According to China Car Times, Volvo's new XC90 will be launching in 2014, and after that the original will soldier on in China, at least in some form. The report does not make clear whether the first-generation XC90 will merely be re-badged, or if the platform will be used for a new Geely design. Geely launched its first SUV, the GX7, at this year's Beijing Auto Show, according to the report.Volvo XC90 to become Geely originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT  EVS: After 24 million EV miles, Ecotality and Blink are ready for both CHAdeMO and SAE Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, EVS One can think about conspiracy theories that maybe that's the way they wanted it be. The Nissan Leaf is the most mainstream electric vehicle in the U.S., and it has a CHAdeMO DC fast-charge option. Ecotality's Blink network offers CHAdeMO chargers. Ecotality is the managing organization behind The EV Project, which recently announced it had collected information on 24 million electric vehicle miles. So, if any group would have an opinion about the potential challenge to CHAdeMO from the SAE combo charger announcement, Ecotality would be that group. To find out, we spoke with Donald Karner, Ecotality's chief innovation officer, who said what others in the charging business told us during the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26): the cars - and EV buyers - will dictate which standard wins. "We're in the infrastructure business," Karner said. "We supply infrastructure to fuel advanced vehicles. We've done hydrogen, we do level 2 AC. On the DC side, if and when vehicles come to market that utilize the combo connector in sufficient numbers that justifies us making the investment in installing those connectors and developing chargers that will operate under that protocol, of course we will." Can we accommodate two different standards? Yeah, we can do that. Is it going to cost more? Absolutely. As you can see in the picture above, the Blink fast charger is dual port. "We did that a year and a half ago," Karner said. "The guys back here [he indicates a competitor's booth] are now saying, 'oh, what everybody should do is dual port so that you can do CHAdeMo on one side and combo on the other side. Well, that's exactly why we did that. A year and a half ago, we went to the SAE and said, 'look, you guys have a problem. You are two years behind schedule. DC fast chargers are coming, the Nissan Leaf with CHAdeMo is coming. We're sitting here as an EVSP [electric vehicle service provider] and we have to build a charger to service this. There's no U.S. standard. What are you guys going to do?' And the answer from the SAE committee was, 'Not our problem. We don't care. We're going to focus on J1772 AC and that's all we can do at one time.' Now, there are clearly some competitive issues in there (between the automakers) so here the auto industry has shot itself in the foot again. Can we accommodate two different standards? Yeah, we can do that. Is it going to cost more than having one standard? Absolutely it's going to cost more. Fast charging is already very expensive and the auto companies, because they couldn't get along and are going to squabble, just like they did last time with inductive and conductive, are going to shoot themselves in the foot."Continue reading EVS: After 24 million EV miles, Ecotality and Blink are ready for both CHAdeMO and SAEEVS: After 24 million EV miles, Ecotality and Blink are ready for both CHAdeMO and SAE originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 17 May 2012 17:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT  Video: China chastizes Beijing Motor Show over scantily clad models Filed under: China, Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Beijing Motor Show, Design/Style Our post on China's "Tiger mom" phenomenon was illustrated with that above picture; it's the Jeep Wrangler Dragon Design Concept at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, accompanied by a booth professional. The model - her, not the Jeep - made a fair few friends in the Autoblog Comments section, but it turns out she and her kind attracted the ire of the Chinese authorities. The Capital Ethics Development Office gave the Beijing show organizers a caning because the "scantily clad" models had "a negative social impact," and the show was warned not to let "such vulgar publicity" occur again. There's a lot of room between that leather bustier and a burqa, however, so all's not lost for next year's show in Shanghai.Scroll down to watch the Bloomberg video on the matter.Continue reading China chastizes Beijing Motor Show over scantily clad modelsChina chastizes Beijing Motor Show over scantily clad models originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT  Video: Translogic examines the power of plug-in hybrids for commercial fleets Filed under: Hybrid, Truck, Etc., Technology, Ford, Electric The crew at Translogic took the time to stop by and see the the team at ALTe Powertrain Technologies recently. Founded by a group of former Tesla Motors executives, the company focuses on building plug-in hybrid conversions for fleet vehicles. From creations like a Ford F-150 with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and two 60-kilowatt electric motors to full-size delivery trucks, buses and vans, the company is focused on reducing fuel consumption on some of the largest and hardest-working machinery out there. ALTe says the F-150 conversion supplies up to 465 pound-feet of torque, which is more than the old 4.6-liter V8. Most of the truck conversions come with 22-kWh lithium-ion battery packs, which yield 25-40 miles of all-electric range. From there, the four-cylinder kicks in to keep the batteries charged and the motors spinning. ALTe says the company has focused on Ford conversions first, since the F-Series is the largest-selling pickup in the country. While E-Series and Panther-based creations are also on the docket, ALTe is also focusing on partnering with OEMs in China. Scroll down to check out the video for yourself.Continue reading Translogic examines the power of plug-in hybrids for commercial fleetsTranslogic examines the power of plug-in hybrids for commercial fleets originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 02:11 PM PDT  Driejarige drift in een Lancer Evo [seems legit-video] Kijk, zo trek je aandacht voor je autobedrijf. Zomaar een autobedrijf in Veendam, wat dat te zoeken heeft op AB? Welnu, ter promotie en vermaak hebben ze een video geschoten van een Lancer Evo VI -die bij hun te koop staat- en wordt meegenomen door een driejarig meisje voor een potje sturen en het neerleggen [...]verwante verhalenVW Golf GTI Black Dynamic blaast je petje van je hoofdChevrolet SS: achterwielaandrijving & V8 voor 'Merica!Zonder knoppen: Magna Touchskin-interfaceGolf GTI White Concept is vooral erg witSkoda Citigo Rally is de baas der stadsauto's |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT  Official: Seat bringing boatload of hot hatches to Lake Worthersee Filed under: Concept Cars, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Misc. Auto Shows, SEAT, RacingGTI Treffen may have started out as a gathering for owners of Volkswagen pocket rockets, but by now it's blown into a full-on celebration of everything related to hot hatches and more. And though it remains a grassroots event by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, Volkswagen is wise not to ignore it. These days, it comes to the annual lakeside gathering in Austria with a handful of show cars in tow, and brings its sister-brands along for the ride, too.Audi has already announced the Q3 Red Track concept destined for Wörthersee, and Skoda is coming with a pair of Citigo concepts - one made up as a DJ booth and the other as a rally car. Now their Spanish cousins at Seat have revealed the veritable motorcade of show cars it's bringing to the meet-up. Seat will be showcasing the Ibiza Cupra Concept it unveiled in Beijing, but that's not all. It'll also display a customized Ibiza FR and Leon Cupra R, a Mii city car (that's the Spanish version of the Volkswagen Up!) imagined in sporty FR trim and, most enticing of all, a pair of racing models that are ready to hit the track. The Ibiza SC Trophy packs a 180-horsepower turbo four with DSG, locking differential, upgraded brakes, modified oil sump and competition-spec suspension, available to aspiring racers for 31,500 euros (before taxes, or about $40K). The Leon Super Copa, meanwhile, is closely mirrored on the car that Seat ran in the World Touring Car Championship and packs a 300-horse 2.0-liter turbo four with all the trimmings, available for 63,000 euros (about $80K). Both can be fielded in spec-racing series across Europe and arrive at Wörthersee in grey with fluorescent orange accents. Check out the full spread in the high-res image gallery above and the press release below.Continue reading Seat bringing boatload of hot hatches to Lake WortherseeSeat bringing boatload of hot hatches to Lake Worthersee originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT  Audi España liquida los A3 a precios muy atractivos Filed under: Audi, Compactos, Hatchbacks A partir de ahora los pocos Audi A3 que quedan en stock en el mercado español se venderán bajo la denominación "Genuine Edition". Tanto con carrocería de cinco puertas (Sportback) como en la de tres, se caracteriza por tener una relación equipamiento-precio hasta ahora no vista en el modelo. De serie en todas las versiones están incluidos el control de estabilidad, ordenador de viaje, equipo de sonido con MP3, llantas de aleación de 16 pulgadas, faros antiniebla, volante multifunción, bluetooth, apoyabrazos central delantero, control de velocidad "Tempomat", retrovisor interior fotosensible, sensor de lluvia, encendido automático de luces y neumáticos 205/55R16. Los precios recomendados arrancan en los 18.300 €.Continue reading Audi España liquida los A3 a precios muy atractivosAudi España liquida los A3 a precios muy atractivos originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT  Skoda Citigo Rally is de baas der stadsauto's Skoda en rallyrijden? Dat gaat prima samen, kijk maar naar hun prestaties met de Fabia S2000. De kans dat ze ook met een Citigo daadwerkelijk het zand opzoeken is klein, maar het merk laat toch even wat spierballen zien met dit opgepompte breedbekkikkertje. De bodykit van de Citigo Rally maakt hem wellicht iets minder parkeerbaar [...]verwante verhalenAudi RS3 MTM: Rijtest en videoVW Golf GTI Black Dynamic blaast je petje van je hoofdChevrolet SS: achterwielaandrijving & V8 voor 'Merica!Zonder knoppen: Magna Touchskin-interfaceGolf GTI White Concept is vooral erg wit |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT  Bill Gates Porsche 911 Turbo heads to auction Photos courtesy Dorotheum While Bill Gates is more famously associated with another Porsche, the 959 that helped shape U.S. doctrine on the import of cars, it wasn't his first Porsche. A few years after he founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, Gates bought a new 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo, which has now turned up for sale [...] |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT Eutechnyx and Activision Announce NASCAR The Game: Inside Line For a British racing game developer, Eutechnyx had alot on their hands when they signed on to create NASCAR The Game 2011. It was the first NASCAR game to hit video game consoles in over two years after EA Sports decided not to r... |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:03 PM PDT  Report: Martin Scorcese to produce Silver Ghost film about Rolls-Royce Filed under: Classics, Rolls-Royce, UK, Celebrities, Luxury This could be interesting: Oscar-winners Martin Scorsese and Richard Attenborogh are teaming up to make a film called Silver Ghost, based, in part, on the lives of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Caine (Goldeneye) and playwright Sharman Macdonald, who also happens to be actress Kiera Knightley's mom. According to Top Gear, the biopic will be set at the dawn of the 20th Century, during the seminal days of the auto industry. But the report says the real hero of the story will be one Lord John Douglas-Scott Montagu, the Second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and a member of British Parliament who used his position in British society to champion motoring. While we're not quite sure what all that Barons and Lords stuff is about, reading that in 1899 Montagu drove the first car to enter the yard of the House of Commons made us think he must have been a decent enough chap. According to the report, he even launched a monthly car magazine. And like any good period-film protagonist, he was romantically linked to another key figure in the story, Eleanor Thornton, the woman who inspired the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy mascot that became a defining feature of the marque. The film is still a long way from the screen, although Scorcese's involvement can't hurt its chances of getting made. Neither would casting Knightley as Thornton, if you ask us.Martin Scorcese to produce Silver Ghost film about Rolls-Royce originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:03 PM PDT  Lexus kills off slow-selling HS 250h Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus Are you one of the few people looking to put a brand-new Lexus HS 250h in your driveway? Better act fast. Inside Line reports that Toyota's luxury division has killed off its slow-selling HS model: "Production of the HS 250h ceased in January, 2012. Lexus continues to monitor sales for each product and we make adjustments to make sure that we meet market demand, and the discontinuation of HS was part of that adjustment. The ES 300h is not replacing HS in our lineup. It's merely part of the hybridization of many of our existing vehicles in the Toyota and Lexus lineups." We can't say we're surprised. Reports first surfaced in November of 2011 indicating that the HS 250h's days were numbered. After selling 10,663 units in 2010, which was already well shy of projections, HS sales dropped a whopping 73 percent to just 2,864 in 2011. It's interesting that Lexus says the HS Hybrid is not a replacement for the HS, but we'd be a bit surprised if another standalone hybrid model made it into Lexus showrooms to replace the canceled HS - it seems to us that the current CT 200h hatchback and ES 300h ought to satisfy the needs of Lexus hybrid shoppers.Lexus kills off slow-selling HS 250h originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 17 May 2012 15:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 17 May 2012 01:03 PM PDT  Mansory hace un guiño al Enzo (y al mal gusto) con su nuevo 458 Spider Monaco Edition Filed under: Ferrari, Tuning y preparaciones, Descapotables, DeportivosHaz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería ¿Sincero homenaje o simple oportunismo? No lo sabemos, pero ya es casualidad que precisamente ahora que el nuevo Enzo está a la vuelta de la esquina, Mansory haya decidido trasplantar la nariz de este icono de Ferrari al 458 Spider. Su nariz y mucho más, porque si por algo se caracteriza el preparador alemán es por no saber cuándo ha de parar. No deja de ser curioso el contraste de sus coches en solitario con los equilibrados trabajos que hace para Lotus bajo la supervisión de Donato Coco. Conmiseraciones estéticas a un lado, el nuevo 458 Spider Monaco Edition trata de mejorar lo presente sustituyendo gran parte de la carrocería original por nuevos paneles de fibra de carbono, con los que consigue perder la nada despreciable cifra de 60 kg (lo que en teoría lo sitúa por debajo de la versión coupé, dado que el Spider ganaba 50 kg). En conjunto con su potenciado motor de 590 CV, El Monaco Edition pasa de 0 a 100 km/h en 3,2 segundos, cuando el modelo de serie debe conformarse con unos 3,4 segundos. Peso y cronos, en cualquier caso, no son los únicos valores que descienden, dado que también se ha rebajado la suspensión del coche 20 mm. Según Mansory, solo serán fabricadas tres unidades, así que ya sabes... corre.Gallery: Ferrari 458 Spider Monaco Edition por MansoryContinue reading Mansory hace un guiño al Enzo (y al mal gusto) con su nuevo 458 Spider Monaco EditionMansory hace un guiño al Enzo (y al mal gusto) con su nuevo 458 Spider Monaco Edition originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Thu, 17 May 2012 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
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