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| Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:52 AM PDT  Foto spia Fiat Panda 4x4: immortalata fra le strade di Collegno (TO) Il nostro lettore "Ziky" ci invia queste nuove foto spia della nuova Fiat Panda 4×4 alle prese con i test stradali fra le strade di Collegno, in provincia di Torino. La vettura dovrebbe[...] |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:44 PM PDT  Ventas enero-junio 2012: Australia Filed under: Industria Durante la primera mitad del año las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Australia se incrementaron en un 0,9% en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 547.854 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron:SUBEN Jeep +125,3% Skoda +102,7% Great Wall +47,2% BAJAN Chrysler -88,3% Saab -70,3% Smart -38,8% Continue reading Ventas enero-junio 2012: AustraliaVentas enero-junio 2012: Australia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 07:07 PM PDT  Official: Nissan designers consult Blue Angels for inspiration, photo op [w/video] Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Technology, Videos, Nissan, Design/Style We've been hearing about automobiles being inspired by jets for decades. Saab even used it as a slogan for a number of years. But what exactly does it mean? Nissan recently paid a visit to the United States Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron training facility to get a feel for the fighter jets they fly as well as how the pilots interact with their machines. The result? Well, we still don't know what it means for a car to be inspired by jets... Nissan says its "personnel returned with a number of creative ideas and actionable items from both a design and product development standpoint," but the Japanese automaker declines to get more specific. Maybe the next GT-R will come with an ejector seat, or perhaps a joystick in lieu of a steering wheel. But probably not. Even if we don't quite get it, that doesn't mean nothing good came from the exercise. Blue Angels airframe structural mechanic Eric Vandamme (who has the second best name ever) got the chance to drive a new Nissan GT-R, and he came away predictably impressed: "If I had the keys to the jet, I would trade you," he says. We know a GT-R doesn't come cheap, but we suspect Nissan would make out quite well in that fantasy transaction. Want to watch a video produced by Nissan about the Blue Angels and how its engineers were inspired? Of course you do. Scroll below for the news broadcast-style story, where you'll also find a related press release.Continue reading Nissan designers consult Blue Angels for inspiration, photo op [w/video]Nissan designers consult Blue Angels for inspiration, photo op [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 06:34 PM PDT  Nissan Leaf gets badged for police duty in Portugal Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Europe/EU Let's see, we've had plug-in vehicles do cop car duty at Scotland Yard (Vauxhall Ampera) and New York City (Chevrolet Volt) and we've all seen the little EV parking meter vehicles, so today's announcement that the Nissan Leaf is going to be used as a police vehicle in Portugal isn't exactly a surprise. What is interesting is that the eight EVs that will soon be used on patrol are being touted as a way for the fuzz to "arrive at the scene of a crime in near silence." Portugal's PSP (Polícia de Segurança Pública) will use the all-electric hatchbacks mostly for the Safe School Program, Nissan said in a statement, but they are decked out and ready "to perform other police duties at any time" should they be asked to do so. We're guessing long-haul chases will not be part of the mission, but other than that, we don't see any reason the eight Leaf will be treated much differently than the other 5,000 in the PSP fleet, especially since Portugal has been building a network of EV chargers, Level 2 and quick chargers among them.Continue reading Nissan Leaf gets badged for police duty in PortugalNissan Leaf gets badged for police duty in Portugal originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 05:26 PM PDT  Video: Watch and hear Slovenia's first supercar, the Tushek Renovatio T500 Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, MISC The K1 Attack is from Slovakia, the Tushek Renovatio T500 is from Slovenia. The two countries don't share a border, but the two cars do share an origin: the T500 uses slightly redesigned bodywork from the K1 but is substantially reengineered underneath, one such example being the presence of a mid-mounted 450-horsepower Audi V8.Autocar went to Slovenia to give it a spin and reviewer Matt Prior liked it, praising its engine response, chassis engineering, fit-and-finish and huge options list. In fact, for the company's first effort, it sounds remarkably polished and well-engineered. The biggest hurdle the open-top T500 could have to jump is its own price: at £300,000 (around $467,000), it's more expensive than the £195,500 McLaren MP4-12C Spider (around $300k), and its price exceeds that of the €255,000 Lamborghini Aventador ($400k) and the predicted €274,000 price of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta (circa $425k). But we're told two have already been ordered and paid for, and the Tushek folks make no claims about wanting to take over the world, planning to build just 30 over the next four years. Yet if that's the bar for the T500, we can only wonder what the Tushek Forego T700 is will be charged with. You can checkout Prior's T500 review in the video below.Continue reading Watch and hear Slovenia's first supercar, the Tushek Renovatio T500Watch and hear Slovenia's first supercar, the Tushek Renovatio T500 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT  Foto spia Dodge Dart: che ci fa a Bologna? Il nostro lettore Alberto B., alias "Superfast", ci invia queste interessanti foto spia di un esemplare della Dodge Dart alle prese col traffico di Bologna. Già, ma cosa ci faceva la berlina del[...] |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT  Report: Volvo in "serious discussion" to produce Polestar S60 Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Performance, Volvo, Luxury We admit we have a profound weakness for oddball sport sedans. That includes everything from the fabled Lotus Carlton to the Merkur Scorpio and even unlovables like the second-generation Infiniti M. But few misfit performance saloons rub us the right way like those from Sweden - everything from the Saab 9000 Turbo to its 9-3 Viggen and Volvo's 850 T-5R and S60 R routinely catch our eyes in the classifieds. We love them all, but we've never been foolish enough to think that they were the equals of their German contemporaries. While some of them have been able to put up great in-period numbers, they always somehow fell a bit short in real-world flogging, hoping to make up the difference in rarity and eccentricity. Now, however, there might finally be a swift Swede that doesn't fall into this trap, though it sounds like it might cost en arm och ett ben (an arm and a leg). According to Autocar, Volvo is in "serious discussion" with its favorite tuner to bring a production version of its utterly bonkers S60 Polestar Concept to market. Polestar, as you may recall, has already linked arms with the Trollhättan automaker to create a branded brace of more powerful Volvo models - including the S60 - but nothing as extreme as this 508-horsepower all-wheel-drive hero car. Unfortunately, Autocar suggests that in order to build a business case for this car, Volvo is ballparking a price of at least £100,000, or around $155,000. That's nearly $100,000 dearer than likely competitors like the Audi RS4, BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. Would such a costly and left-field machine find buyers? It sounds like a bit of a tough sell, but who knows? Nissan has apparently found a way to charge deep into the six figures for its galactically powerful Juke-R. For its part, Volvo reportedly already sold the original concept to an eager buyer for $300,000...Volvo in "serious discussion" to produce Polestar S60 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT  Report: Mini sued over CVT failures. Again. Filed under: Convertible, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Mini A group of Florida plaintiffs have come together to file a class action lawsuit against Mini. Their issue is with the reliability of the Continuously Variable Transmissions in first-generation Cooper hatchbacks from 2002-2006 and in Cooper Convertible models from 2006-2008. A cursory web search on the matter returns plenty of results from Mini owners complaining of the same issue, sudden failure of the CVT, and having mixed fortunes at Mini dealers when trying to get the situation resolved. The Florida suit comes a year after a class action suit was filed against Mini in California for the same reason. As with the Florida case, the California legal action Brad Aarons v. BMW of North America, LLC sees "restitution, damages and other relief" for plaintiffs who were "required to spend approximately $6,000 to $9,000 (one-third to one-half of the original purchase price) to repair or replace their CVTs, or sell their vehicle without repair for a substantial loss...." Parent company BMW has not yet commented on the matter.Mini sued over CVT failures. Again. originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT  With WattStation Connect, GE using PayPal for electric vehicle fill-ups Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in It's not too difficult to make the case that PayPal has already played a large role in the modern resurgence of electric vehicles. After all, Elon Musk - now the CEO of Tesla Motors - made a nice chunk of coin selling the online payment service to eBay before coming to the EV company. Turns out, the circle is coming 'round again with General Electric's announcement that its EV chargers will soon accept PayPal. The deal means drivers will be able to use GE's WattStation Connect mobile app (get it for iPhone here; no word on an Android version) to connect to PayPal when charging thanks to this mouthful of a product: the "ecomagination[TM]-approved WattStation[TM] and WattStation[TM] Connect, a complete electric vehicle (EV) charging platform solution." The short version is that GE's free app will show nearby WattStations, their statuses and prices as well as allow you to pay for the charge from your PayPal account. The app identifies which charger you're at using a QR code you point your iPhone's camera at. Some of this functionality is also available at the new WattStation website. Scott Dunlap, vice president of emerging opportunities at PayPal (yes, "emerging opportunities" needs a VP), said in a statement that making EV charging easy is important. "Simplicity and convenience are key to mass adoption of any new technology, something we know well at PayPal," he said. For now, PayPal the only method of payment available through the WattStation. Ashley Kusowski, communications leader for GE Energy Industrial Solutions, told AutoblogGreen that: We are also working on RFID payment cards which will be out shortly. Users also have the option to speak to an operator over the phone to take regular credit card payment. Based on research GE has conducted, the target market for EVs is very tech savvy and often uses mobile apps. GE has created an end-to-end solution that provides an easy and convenient payment option using the mobile app and PayPal. While you're out and about paying with what can feel like virtual money, GE is also in favor of you earning money from your EV infrastructure at home. By opening up your charger to the masses - again, through WattStation Connect - you can have strangers fill up their batteries from your outlet. Payments, naturally, are delivered via PayPal. What, no Bitcoin?Continue reading With WattStation Connect, GE using PayPal for electric vehicle fill-upsWith WattStation Connect, GE using PayPal for electric vehicle fill-ups originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT  Official: Study says EV battery pricing could plunge by 70% by 2025 Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Technology, Hatchback, Ford, Earnings/Financials, ElectricReuters is reporting on a new study that suggests the cost of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles could plummet dramatically by 2025. Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. conducted the study, which indicated increasing oil prices and tougher fuel economy standards could force automakers to build more electric cars, thereby increasing the scale of lithium-ion battery manufacturing by significant margins. In addition, the research predicts consumer electronics companies like Apple may lend some technology advancements to reduce costs associated with producing the battery packs themselves. All told, the study expects to see prices fall from $500-$600 per kilowatt hour to $200 by 2020 and $160 by 2025. For example, Reuters points out that the 23 kilowatt hour battery in the 2013 Ford Focus Electric is estimated to cost between $12,000 and $15,000. The McKinsey study claims that if fuel prices hold steady at $3.50 per gallon and batteries fall to the projected levels, automakers could begin to offer price-competitive electric vehicles. The study also indicates battery manufacturers may begin to standardize cell construction and production, further reducing the cost of equipment needed to produce the packs.Study says EV battery pricing could plunge by 70% by 2025 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT  Report: Pair of diesels headed for BMW U.S. dealers Filed under: BMW, DieselBMW first introduced the North American market to diesels way back in 1983, with the introduction of its 524td. Under the hood of the E28 5 Series was the automaker's M21 turbocharged diesel, a 2.4-liter inline-six rated at 115 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. It was mated to a standard four-speed automatic transmission. At the time, BMW claimed it was the world's fastest production diesel-powered car, but its numbers (0-60 in about 12 seconds and a maximum speed of 112 mph) look rather pathetic today. It was sold for just one model year. In an effort to convince buyers that diesel was a sporty alternative to gasoline, BMW reintroduced a potent diesel powerplant to the States in 2009. It was the automaker's M57 twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six rated at 265 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. Mounted in the nose of the E90 3 Series sedan and mated to a six-speed automatic, the 335d helped the automaker redefine oil-burning performance (0-60 in 5.3 seconds with a top speed governed to 130 mph) here in America. The X5 35d crossover, fitted with the same engine and strong performance (0-60 in 6.9 seconds), soon followed. But BMW doesn't really need to prove diesel's performance anymore, as fuel economy sells. With that comes the announcement of two fresh, and more efficient, oil-burning powerplants. A new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder will likely be rated at 180 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, while a new turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder is expected to make 255 horsepower and undisclosed torque. According to our sources, the 2.0-liter (similar to the one pictured above) will find its home in the 3 Series and X1, while the new 3.0-liter will replace the M57 under the hood of the X3 and X5 (with eight-speed gearboxes). Expect the engines to spread across the BMW lineup if well received.Pair of diesels headed for BMW U.S. dealers originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT  El CEO de Audi visita oficialmente Ducati Filed under: AudiLa UE ha dado el visto bueno al matrimonio Ducati Audi La colonización de Ducati por parte de Audi comienza a ser un hecho tangible. Esta mañana Rupert Stadler, CEO de la compañía de los cuatro aros, acompañado por Thomas Sigi, jefe de recursos humanos de la marca de Ingolstadt, han visitado de manera oficial la casa de motocicletas de Borgo Panigale. Allí les recibía el presidente de la marca, también CEO de Ducati, Gabriele Del Torchio. Stadler se dirigió a los empleados con una emotiva frase: Como en una historia de amor, un buen comienzo es la mitad de la victoria en la batalla. A continuación Stadler comunicó a los cerca de 1.000 empleados de la compañía italiana que el interés de Audi por Ducati es porque la consideran una gran marca llena de pasión. Les confirmó que la comisión anti-trust de la Unión Europea les ha dado el visto bueno para que la compra se materialice, y que Ducati pasará a ser de Audi a partir de la semana que viene. Stadler quiso calmar a sus empleados, diciendo que no llegan desde Ingolstadt para echar a gente o imponer sus normas, sino para ofrecer el apoyo de un gran grupo a un gran equipo al que hasta ahora les faltaba estabilidad financiera.Continue reading El CEO de Audi visita oficialmente DucatiEl CEO de Audi visita oficialmente Ducati originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT  Video: Formula racer removes steering wheel at full speed for quick fix Filed under: Motorsports, Safety, Videos, Renault Successful racers make smart split-second decisions about what line to take, when to accelerate and brake and so on. So when recently faced with an electrical problem in his Formula Renault 2.0 car's steering wheel, Jeroen Slaghekke was faced with pitting and losing position or taking a chance. Slaghekke is apparently a gambling man and decided to literally take fate in his own hands. Watch the video below and pay close attention at about the 11 second mark. Up comes a long straightaway, off comes the steering wheel and then, boom, three seconds later, the problem's fixed and the wheel's back on in plenty of time to take the left-hander. It's admittedly not the most dramatic of videos, but that's exactly what makes it so impressive: There's no drama, no panic. Just quick, cool thinking that ended with Slaghekke taking 6th place at Oschersleben. We look forward to seeing how his future career turns out.Continue reading Formula racer removes steering wheel at full speed for quick fixFormula racer removes steering wheel at full speed for quick fix originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT  EcoMotors gets $32.5 million in new funding round, including money from Bill Gates Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG When your company has received two rounds of funding that involved money from Bill Gates, there's a good chance that your technology is pretty good. EcoMotors International is in that category now that its most-recent financing round included a second investment from the Microsoft Founder. EcoMotors, which makes especially efficient internal combustion engines and has more recently started making diesel motors, just announced a $32.5-million Series C financing round, which also includes repeat funding partners Khosla Ventures and new investor Braemar Energy Ventures. So far, the company, which counts Navistar and Zhongding Holding Group as its customers, has raised $66 million in equity. Gates and Silicon Valley-based Khosla Ventures were part of a July 2010 funding round that totaled $23.5 million. EcoMotors' engines use what it calls an Opposed-Piston-Opposed-Cylinder (OPOC) layout, which the company says uses just 40 percent of the components of a traditional engine and cut fuel use in half. The OPOC layout was developed by Peter Hofbauer, who'd previously been a key player in developing Volkswagen's clean-diesel engines.Continue reading EcoMotors gets $32.5 million in new funding round, including money from Bill GatesEcoMotors gets $32.5 million in new funding round, including money from Bill Gates originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT  Bizar verhaal! Elon Musk crashte een McLaren F1 Heeft de oprichter van Tesla zo'n hekel aan auto's die benzine verstoken dat hij ze maar sloopt? Elon Musk heeft in een interview uit de doeken gedaan hoe hij zijn (net gekochte) McLaren F1 helemaal aan gort reed. En het mooiste deel van het verhaal? De auto was niet verzekerd. Nadat Elon Musk PayPall had [...]verwante verhalenWe krijgen nieuwe verkeersborden, met witte lijntjesGod help us all: keuringsleeftijd gaat omhoog naar 75Seat Leon III – De eerste lading foto's!Jeep Grand Cherokee is zwaarder dan gedacht?Welke Audi R8 heb je liever? Oranje of zilver? |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT  Welke Audi R8 heb je liever? Oranje of zilver? Dit is nog eens een leuke combo! Een 'saai' zilvergrijze Audi R8 vs een knaloranje exemplaar. Wat heeft jouw voorkeur? Het ingetogen exemplaar waarmee je net iets minder de aandacht trekt? Of het Lamborghini-oranje exemplaar? Deze Belgische R8en werden door spotter specialcarphotography op de gevoelige geheugenkaart vastgelegd en het is zeker een lekker koppeltje. Deze [...]verwante verhalenWe krijgen nieuwe verkeersborden, met witte lijntjesGod help us all: keuringsleeftijd gaat omhoog naar 75Seat Leon III – De eerste lading foto's!Jeep Grand Cherokee is zwaarder dan gedacht?Bizar verhaal! Elon Musk crashte een McLaren F1 |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT  Mercedes Classe A 2012: prova su strada di Autoblog La nuova Mercedes Classe A segna un punto di svolta per il modello d’ingresso della gamma Mercedes. Nuova linee, nuovi allestimenti, un nuovo concetto base, un segmento prima inesplorato,[...] |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT  Official: Husqvarna pulls wraps off TR650 Strada and TR650 Terra Filed under: Performance, MotorcycleHusqvarna has officially dropped details on the company's first on-road offering for the U.S. market since BMW took the reins in 2007. Meet the TR650 Strada and its off-road twin, the TR650 Terra. Both bikes rock a 625cc water-cooled, single-cylinder dual-overhead cam engine good for around 58 horsepower. There's also a smidge over 44 lb-ft of torque on hand, which should be more than enough to have eye-popping fun with the 375-pound bike. If this recipe sounds a little familiar, it certainly should. The TR650 gets its bones from the BMW G650GS, though with a few tweaks. Engineers have rolled in a reworked fuel-injection system, tweaked the cam and incorporated larger valves. The TR650 Terra is a bit lighter at 368 pounds and offers the option of an anti-lock brake system, whereas its tarmac-oriented brother features ABS as standard equipment. A 21-inch spoked wheel handles rolling duties up front, while an 18-inch version takes care of the rear. Aggressive rubber, a lower seat and marginally longer wheelbase also help differentiate the Terra from the Strada. Check out the complete press release below.Continue reading Husqvarna pulls wraps off TR650 Strada and TR650 TerraHusqvarna pulls wraps off TR650 Strada and TR650 Terra originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT  Video: Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee long promo released Filed under: Videos, Celebrities, Humor Sony's Crackle has released the second, and much longer, promo for Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming web show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Contrary to the placement of the word "cars" in the title and the first car-centric promo, this trailer suggests are appears only incidentally related to the program; this looks much more like comedians hanging out and chatting in coffee shops, and they needed a better method of transportation than buses or donkeys. There will undoubtedly be some car talk, and we won't complain about whatever we'll get since it will probably center around samples from Seinfeld's excellent collection. We really just hope the show is funny, and while the promo below has promise, it looks like we'll have to wait for the show itself to see about that.Continue reading Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee long promo releasedSeinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee long promo released originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT  Jeep Grand Cherokee is zwaarder dan gedacht? Terwijl Jeep blijft roepen dat iedereen gek is (behalve zij) gaan de Zweden van Teknikens Värld stug door met aantonen waarom de Jeep Grand Cherokee (volgens hun) een gevaar op de weg is. We worden werkelijk bedolven onder persberichten en video's die aan zouden tonen waarom de Grand Cherokee niet in staat zou zijn om [...]verwante verhalenEric Schmidt (Google): onze auto's winnen altijdMercedes CL63 AMG maakt reisje naar PolenWe krijgen nieuwe verkeersborden, met witte lijntjesGod help us all: keuringsleeftijd gaat omhoog naar 75Seat Leon III – De eerste lading foto's! |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT  Y reventó todo: Aquí tienes el nuevo SEAT León 3, por los cuatro costados Filed under: SEAT, CompactosPincha la imagen para ver la galería Pues si esta mañana veíamos el culo del nuevo León de tercera generación, ahora ha saltado algo mucho más gordo. Y es que el próximo lunes tenían que liberarse las primeras imágenes oficiales del nuevo compacto de SEAT, pero en la web rusa autowp.ru no han sabido esperar, y se han ventilado el embargo. Aquí tienes al nuevo compacto español, que, efectivamente, tal y como aseguraban por las redes varios empleados de la marca, no es otra cosa que "un Ibiza gordo".Gallery: SEAT León 3 (Filtraciones)Continue reading Y reventó todo: Aquí tienes el nuevo SEAT León 3, por los cuatro costadosY reventó todo: Aquí tienes el nuevo SEAT León 3, por los cuatro costados originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT  Volkswagen introduce nuevos motores en el Transporter Filed under: Volkswagen, Comerciales y pickups La familia de comerciales de Volkswagen más popular, los Transporter, acaban de recibir algunas novedades mecánicas. Según ha informado la marca se podrán adquirir desde este verano con más variantes BlueMotion y una versión 2.0 TSI. Junto a los anteriores TDI de 85 y 115 CV con el paquete BlueMotion Technology, Volkswagen ha añadido la motorización 2.0 TDI de 140 CV. Podrá combinarse con la tracción total 4Motion y también con la caja secuencial DSG. En el caso del manual con tracción sencilla el consumo medio homologado será de 6,9 L/100, una cifra contenida gracias al empleo del sistema Stop&Start y el de regeneración de energía de la frenada.Continue reading Volkswagen introduce nuevos motores en el TransporterVolkswagen introduce nuevos motores en el Transporter originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT  Confirmed: Viper GTS-R will debut at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 4 [w/video] Filed under: MotorsportsSRT has confirmed that the Viper GTS-R will make its competition debut in the American Le Mans Series at Mid-Ohio on August 4. While development of the car has continued in earnest, SRT Motorsports, along with partner Riley Technologies, has only been able to perform three test sessions since its debut in April - one at Carolina Motorsports Park in South Carolina, another time at Virginia International Raceway, and most recently at Mid-Ohio over the July 4 holiday. Says Gary Johnson, Road Racing Manager for SRT Motorsports, "Each test has met and more often exceeded our expectations, so we'll see how things go at Mid-Ohio and then make a decision about the rest of the 2012 season." While the rest of the 2012 season may be up in the air until after the GTS-R's debut at Mid-Ohio, the team is planning to campaign the entire 2013 ALMS season. SRT Motorsports will be fielding two Viper GTS-Rs on race day at Mid-Ohio. The drivers include Dominik Farnbacher of Germany, who set a claimed production car lap record at the Nürburgring last year in a Viper ACR, Marc Goossens from Belgium and Kuno Wittmer from Canada, with American-born Ryan Hunter-Reay from Dallas, Texas joining the team for longer endurance races than Mid-Ohio's three-hour jaunt. The cars will compete in the production-based GT class of ALMS, which means on race day they'll be rubbing fenders with the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M3 GT, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lotus Evora and Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.Continue reading Viper GTS-R will debut at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 4 [w/video]Viper GTS-R will debut at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 4 [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT  GM's Holden, Better Place reach charging-station agreement for Australia Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Chevrolet, GM, Holden Better Place is going from Israel and Denmark to the Land Down Under. The progenitors of electric-vehicle battery-swapping systems have reached a deal with General Motors' Holden division in Australia to provide EV-charging stations that can be used by drivers of the Holden (née Chevrolet) Volt extended-range plug-in. Better Place will provide so-called "membership packages" for Volt drivers while installing charging stations, including a bunch at Holden Volt dealers. Better Place also said it would work with the Australian government at ensuring that much of the energy used by the charging stations will come from renewable sources for true emissions-free driving (for the first 35 miles or so, anyway). Better Place recently said that EVs using its battery-swapping systems in Israel and Denmark have surpassed one million kilometers (625,000 miles) driven via Better Place-supplied power. The company has an agreement with Renault to use the French automaker's Fluence Z.E. EVs for the project.Continue reading GM's Holden, Better Place reach charging-station agreement for AustraliaGM's Holden, Better Place reach charging-station agreement for Australia originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT  El Skoda Rapid, desde 13.990 € en Alemania Filed under: Skoda, Sedanes y berlinas, Hatchbacks El mismo precio que SEAT ha anunciado para el nuevo Toledo en España será el que tenga el Rapid de Skoda en Alemania. Así ambos modelos tendrán una versión de "enganche" con una tarifa recomendada y sin contar con los posibles descuentos de 13.990 €. Ese precio de salida será el que tengan las unidades equipadas con el motor 1.2 MPI de 75 CV y el nivel de acabado "Easy", que ya llevará el aire acondicionado, seis airbags y control de estabilidad de serie. Aunque no se han comunicado todos los precios, se sabe que el 1.2 TSI de 86 CV rondará los 15.350 €. Para tantear el precio de las demás versiones, al menos en Alemania, habrá que poner los ojos en el Roomster, modelo que debería costar prácticamente lo mismo. Si esto se repitiera en España, podríamos tener un Rapid 1.6 TDI de 105 CV con acabado Elegance por unos 18.000 € sin tener presente las acciones promocionales. ¿Caro o barato? Hasta que se haga oficial mejor no nos pronunciamos.Continue reading El Skoda Rapid, desde 13.990 € en AlemaniaEl Skoda Rapid, desde 13.990 € en Alemania originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT  Report: Sen Grassley asks if Toyota got off easy with unintended acceleration debacle Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Technology, ToyotaToyota is facing further fallout from its recent unintended acceleration debacle, with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to reopen its investigation into the situation that led Toyota to recall some eight million vehicles. According to TheDetroitBureau.com, Grassley has written a letter to NHTSA director David Strickland, stating in part, "Key questions about the cause of unintended acceleration remain unanswered." Grassley's contention is that because neither of the two independent investigations into the issue produced a definitive cause or explanation, further digging is necessary. Most of the unintended acceleration incidents in the NASA and National Academy of Sciences reports not attributed to trapped floormats or other problems with accelerator pedals were blamed on driver error, according to the report, but both studies concluded that other unknown issues could be at play. According to Automotive News, Grassley is particularly concerned about the "tin whiskers" phenomenon, in which tiny threads of conductive crystal can grow on circuit boards. Toyota has responded to the Grassley letter, issuing a statement that reads, in part, "There is no problem with the electronic throttle control systems in Toyota vehicles - and all the scientific evidence confirms it. So-called 'tin whiskers' are not a new phenomenon and do not represent a mysterious or undetectable problem in a vehicle's electronics."Sen Grassley asks if Toyota got off easy with unintended acceleration debacle originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT  Video: Romanian gas is like a troupe of French maids for your engine Filed under: Europe, Marketing/Advertising, Videos Ah, Romania, that country of 19 million that many would be hard pressed to find on a map without a label. The nation that's given us world-class literature, Olympic athletes, the Roma, a flighty chap we call Dracula and a stretch of the Transfagarasan Highway, among the world's best drives, among other things. Romania is also known for beautiful women, and according to a Rompetrol commercial, if you fill up with its new Efix Gasoline 95 or diesel, it will be like having a team of those women - dressed as French maids, of course - cleaning out your engine. The fuel itself is mixed with additives to help clean the engine, but it appears that instead of selling petrol or diesel with Efix, as Chevron here sells fuel with its Techron additive, the fuel itself is called Efix. Which is neither here nor there, really, when there are Romanian maids in French cosplay in the commercial below.Continue reading Romanian gas is like a troupe of French maids for your engineRomanian gas is like a troupe of French maids for your engine originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT  España: Hyundai lanzará el Santa Fe 2013 en septiembre Filed under: Hyundai, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galeríaCada vez que Hyundai o Kia presentan un nuevo modelo, el resto de generalistas tiemblan aunque no lo reconozcan. La evolución es tal en cada lanzamiento que en los salones del automóvil se masca la tensión de los fabricantes rivales. El Santa Fe es un claro ejemplo de esta evolución y un motivo de preocupación para sus contrincantes. Con 4,69 metros de longitud, este SUV con capacidad para hasta siete pasajeros debutará en Europa durante el próximo mes de septiembre. Desconocemos la gama definitiva que podremos adquirir en España, pero la oferta contempla un 2.4 GDI con 193 CV y dos diésel, un 2.0 CRDI con 150 CV y un 2.2 CRDI con 200 CV. Salvo el diésel más pequeño, los demás pueden equipar si se desea una transmisión automática de seis velocidades y posibilidad de manejo secuencial. De igual modo el cliente tendrá variantes 2WD y 4WD.Gallery: Hyundai Santa Fe 2013 (Europa)Continue reading España: Hyundai lanzará el Santa Fe 2013 en septiembreEspaña: Hyundai lanzará el Santa Fe 2013 en septiembre originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT  Seat Leon III – De eerste lading foto's! Daar zijn ze dan! De eerste officiële foto's van de derde generatie Seat Leon, een auto waar leaserijders als jarenlang op zitten te wachten. Het kontje van de nieuwe Leon zagen we gisteravond al opduiken en nu zijn via een Russische website de eerste 10 foto's uitgelekt. Het witte exemplaar is een reguliere Leon en [...]verwante verhalenSeat Mii met Bocanegra-DNA: Vibora NegraEric Schmidt (Google): onze auto's winnen altijdMercedes CL63 AMG maakt reisje naar PolenWe krijgen nieuwe verkeersborden, met witte lijntjesGod help us all: keuringsleeftijd gaat omhoog naar 75 |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT  Long Term: 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Wrap-Up [w/video] Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Volkswagen, Diesel, Long-Term GarageShe Ain't What She Used To Be Truth be told, we never had any intention of spending a full year with Volkswagen's sixth-generation Jetta. We were enjoying many a happy trail with our 2010 TDI Cup Street Edition - a car that won us over with its excellent mix of sport and efficiency. It was, perhaps, the best model to come out of the Jetta's fifth generation, and we were glad to have it, especially after we first met the controversially redesigned 2011 model that wasn't exactly garnering rave reviews. But then the TDI Cup Street met a very tragic and mysterious demise. (We still miss you, Heidi.) To ease our pain, Volkswagen offered up the chance to spend one year with the 2011 Jetta TDI you see here. Sure, it uses the same torquey 2.0-liter turbo-diesel inline-four as the old Jetta, but nearly everything else had been changed... and not necessarily for the better. So how would a full year with the new Jetta TDI stack up after we had eight lovely months of diesel motoring with Frou Cup Street? Would we still love it like the old model, or would we simply end the year with a resounding... "Meh?"Continue reading 2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Wrap-Up [w/video]2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: Wrap-Up [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
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