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| Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:50 AM PDT  Volkswagen Brasil parará la producción del T2 en diciembre del 2013 Filed under: Volkswagen, Industria, Monovolúmenes y MPV, Comerciales y pickups Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería A partir del 2014 la normativa brasileña que afecta a los elementos de seguridad que equipan los automóviles nuevos será mucho más dura. Obligará a contar entre otras cosas con el ABS como parte de la dotación estándar, dejando fuera del mercado a aquellos que no lo incluyan. Entre algunos de los productos que se verán afectados por la medida está el furgón T2 de Volkswagen, conocido allí como Kombi. Este vehículo lleva más de 62 años en el mercado y aunque podría seguir comercializándose en otros países de la región, el mayor número de clientes se generan en el propio Brasil y por tanto no sería rentable mantenerlo en producción.Gallery: Galería histórica del Volkswagen T2/KombiContinue reading Volkswagen Brasil parará la producción del T2 en diciembre del 2013Volkswagen Brasil parará la producción del T2 en diciembre del 2013 originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:19 PM PDT  Sconti Bmw: promozione sulla Serie 1 Dynamic Limited Edition La Bmw Serie 1 114i Dynamic Limited Edition a tre porte è in vendita al prezzo di 22.900 euro. L'offerta è valida fino al 31 dicembre 2012. La casa automobilistica di Monaco di Baviera offre[...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:19 PM PDT  Ventas enero-septiembre 2012: Eslovenia Filed under: Industria Durante los nueve primeros meses del año las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Eslovenia cayeron en un 16,5% en comparación con el mismo periodo del 2011, alcanzando un volumen total de 38.707 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Kia +24,4% Mercedes +23,1% Land Rover +138,0% BAJAN Ford -26,4% MINI -61,8% Toyota -30,0% Continue reading Ventas enero-septiembre 2012: EsloveniaVentas enero-septiembre 2012: Eslovenia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 10:34 PM PDT  SpeedART Porsche Boxster Tuning Package SpeedART is now ready to launch their Porsche Boxster tuning package after releasing some teaser images earlier this year. They [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:03 PM PDT First Look: 2013 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition BMW says for the first time, the M3 Frozen Limited Edition will be available in a choice of frozen exterior finishes. And, it states that "appropriate to this election season in the U.S., those choices are Frozen Red, Frozen White and Frozen Blue." Just 150 examples of this limited edition M3 will be available for U.S. [...] Related posts:2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Unveiling on Amelia IslandLimited Edition BMW M3 CRTBMW M3 Coupe: Double-Clutch Perfection |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:03 PM PDT First Look: 2013 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition BMW says for the first time, the M3 Frozen Limited Edition will be available in a choice of frozen exterior finishes. And, it states that "appropriate to this election season in the U.S., those choices are Frozen Red, Frozen White and Frozen Blue." Just 150 examples of this limited edition M3 will be available for U.S. [...] Related posts:2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Unveiling on Amelia IslandLimited Edition BMW M3 CRTBMW M3 Coupe: Double-Clutch Perfection |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 07:32 PM PDT Photo of the Week: Abbey Hutter This week we looked at photos from the GM Facebook with a Halloween flavor and were impressed as always! The winner for this week was this little superhero protecting his Escalade submitted by Abbey Cunningham Hutter! Our runner up for… More |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:13 PM PDT  Video: FL man injured after attempting to show skills to football recruiters by jumping moving car Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Safety, Videos, Honda There are the right ways to get noticed by football scouts and there are the wrong ways. Performing life-threatening car stunts to show your skills are definitely in the latter category, but Bladimir Barreto, 19, of Palm Bay, Florida, decided that videotaping himself jumping over a moving car was an appropriate way to display his vertical jump to college recruiters. Instead of landing a spot on a college football team, though, Barreto landed himself in the hospital with serious injuries. Attempting to mimic stunts performed by a certain crazy Swede and Kobe Bryant, Barreto had one of his brothers drive toward him in a '80s Honda Accord while another brother recorded it all. Instead of clearing the sedan, it looks like Barreto mistimed his jump, resulting in him being hit by the car and thrown into the air. The YouTube video description says that he suffered broken legs and a serious head injury, but USA Today did not give specifics, only saying that he was conscious when life-flighted to a nearby hospital. The report does say that the police charges are pending against the driver of the car for not having a valid driver's license and reckless driving. Warning: While not overly graphic, the video below could be disturbing to some viewers. And, obviously, don't try this at home.Continue reading FL man injured after attempting to show skills to football recruiters by jumping moving carFL man injured after attempting to show skills to football recruiters by jumping moving car originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 05:13 PM PDT  Report: GM will sell all-electric Chevy Spark in South Korea in 2013; US gets it later Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, Asia How about a little of that over here? That's what some electric-vehicle proponents may say after General Motors announced the upcoming public debut of an all-electric Chevrolet Spark. In South Korea. GM Korea, which is 77 percent owned by the US automaker (the rest is owned by Korea Development Bank and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.), will start making and selling the all-electric Spark in 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal. GM, which says it's investing more than $900 million annually to further development of electric-drive vehicles, will also eventually "export" the Spark EV here to the US, though fewer details were disclosed about that process. Most likely, the Spark EV will be a California "compliance car." In March, GM started testing Spark EVs in California, and estimated that the car had a single-charge range of about 100 miles. South Korea accounts for about 25 percent of all Chevrolets sold globally. Pictured above is a gas-powered Spark.GM will sell all-electric Chevy Spark in South Korea in 2013; US gets it later originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 04:26 PM PDT  Parents create cardboard DeLorean for son's amazing Back to the Future Halloween costume Filed under: Humor, Design/Style, TV/Movies This is Cooper. Cooper has awesome parents. Cooper's parents made his stroller/push-car into the time-traveling DeLorean from Back to the Future. Yes, we are very jealous of this tot. According to his mother Cory, who published pics of her son's awesome costume and matching car on Flickr, the inspiration was from a vest. From the gallery's description: "It all started with a red puffy vest Cooper already had and a side comment from my husband about Marty McFly in late September. I've always loved Back to the Future, and love cars since I was little and grew up going to car shows with my Dad" The process started with a $25 Step2 push car. From there, Cory spent several weekends and weeknights throughout October creating a DeLorean out of cardboard, tape and paint. The final step was the application of electroluminescent wiring by Cory's husband, Jeremy, to create the DeLorean from Back to the Future: Part II (note the hover wheels and "Mr. Fusion"). He may be too young now to fully appreciate the unrivaled incredibleness of this Halloween costume, but hopefully Cooper will look back with fondness one day on the effort taken by his parents to build this terrific tribute to BTTF.Parents create cardboard DeLorean for son's amazing Back to the Future Halloween costume originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT  Report: VW outsells GM in China for first time in 8 years Filed under: Car Buying, China, GM, Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials, Skoda In case you didn't know, Volkswagen is hell-bent on becoming the largest automaker in the world. The German carmaker has inched closer to that goal, having outsold General Motors in China last quarter for the first time in eight years. Volkswagen's sales in China, its largest marker, increased by 21 percent last quarter to 704,991 units. Those numbers almost tripled GM's third-quarter growth, and were enough to beat out the American automaker's 664,765 sales. GM, however, still leads in year-to-date sales in China by a slim margin of around 77,000 units. The Asian nation also happens to be GM's largest market, and according to the report in Automotive News, China's car market may grow to be larger than the US, Japan and Germany combined in three years' time. About the news his company was bested in China by VW last quarter, GM CEO Dan Akerson is quoted saying, "It's not whether you're the biggest car manufacturer. It's whether you want to be the most profitable." It should be noted of these figures that GM includes truck figures, yet excludes Hong Kong and Macau from its Chinese sales numbers, while VW does just the opposite. Through September of this year, Volkswagen had 5 of the 10 best selling vehicles in China. GM boasted three of the cars on that list. One car not on China's Top 10 list is the Malibu. Though GM's second-best selling car in the US, it has been called a "disaster" by Lin Huaibin of IHS Global Insight. The roughly 29,000 units sold were apparently unable to hang with VW's Skoda competitor. The Automotive News report cites anti-Japanese sentiments and older GM product as reasons for Volkswagen's third quarter rally. Other brands with increased sales included Hyundai, Kia and Ford, citing that the jump in sales for these brands helped their parent companies counter losses incurred in the beleaguered European car market.VW outsells GM in China for first time in 8 years originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT  Jay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" Camaro Filed under: SEMA Show, Classics, Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Chevrolet, Celebrities The latest video installment of Jay Leno's Garage takes a look at a convertible 1968 Chevy Camaro. Actually, two 1968 Camaros on the same, but different, chassis. It's an RS/SS hybrid of sorts that's both fully-restored stock and modified at the same time. It may sound like something cooked up just in time for Halloween, but, in fact, it was built by State Farm Insurance to educate agents about the myriad ways classic cars can be restored. The driver's side of the Camaro is stock 1968 Camaro RS except for the clearcoat paint. The rear wheel is the stock 1968 hubcap and whitewall, while the front is the optional redline tire and rally wheel. Passengers, however, get to travel in what the car would look like as a heavily modded SS with bright red paint, shaved door handles, a spoiler, oversized custom wheels and side pipes. Looking at each side individually, the two wouldn't seem odd at all. From the front or back, though, you'd swear someone just couldn't make up their mind. The whole car is split down the middle, beginning with an RS grille on the right with hidden headlights and exposed lights and half an SS badge on the left. The hood is split between the standard flat RS hood and a louvered Super Sport lid. The divide continues over the cloth top and onto the rear deck lid where half an SS spoiler sits. The engine is split with aluminum heads on one side, cast iron on the other. The SS side also has tubular control arms, nitrous, big brakes and a carbon-fiber wheelhouse. A single, split-personality Camaro is easier for State Farm to transport than two Camaros, says State Farm's Earl Hyser (who built the original side). He says the car would probably run, but they've never tried because keeping it empty of fluids allows them to take it into any building. The "cross-dressing Camaro" as Leno calls it, will be on display at this year's SEMA. Check out the video below.Continue reading Jay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" CamaroJay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" Camaro originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:55 PM PDT  Neiman Marcus Christmas Book McLaren special editions sell out in two hours Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Performance, Luxury, McLaren Apparently, despite the global economic downturn, some people out there still have large sums of disposable income. We know this because Neiman Marcus sold through a dozen special edition McLaren 12C Spiders in less than two hours Wednesday. At $354,000 each, this single offering grossed Neiman Marcus a staggering $35,400 a minute. Not that we should be surprised. Last year, the retailer sold 10 brand-new Ferrari FF specials out in a mere 50 minutes and in 2009, Neiman Marcus cleared out 50 special Jaguar XJ sedans in four hours and four minutes. The retailer's annual Christmas Book extravaganza offered the supercar packaged with first-class travel to the UK, two nights at a five-star hotel there, a tour of the McLaren Tech Center and dinner with McLaren chairman Ron Dennis. Each car also includes matching luggage and a numbered stainless-steel badge. One of NM's high-rolling catalog shoppers will be able to say they own the very first McLaren 12C Spider sold to the public. Neiman Marcus says customers should have their Spiders in time for unwrapping Christmas morning. Let's hope the fortunate recipients live some place warm and that their roads are clear enough to enjoy a truly happy holiday.Neiman Marcus Christmas Book McLaren special editions sell out in two hours originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:55 PM PDT  Report: Fisker asks bankruptcy judge to delay A123 asset transfer to Johnson Controls Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker A123 System's bankruptcy created a quite a stir in the plug-in vehicle industry. Now, Fisker is asking the judge that the bankruptcy auction be delayed by a minimum of 30 days so that creditors' value "may be realized through higher and better offers." Fisker is involved in A123 because the battery maker is the sole supplier of battery packs to the Fisker Karma. The deal now means that A123 has $100 million worth of obligations that "give rise to substantial unsecured claims" in Fisker's favor, according to court papers filed today, Bloomberg reports. Fisker said it would also file an emergency motion to challenge "debtor-in-possession loan." Johnson Controls is set to take over A123's automotive assets, and Fisker said it is not trying to stand in the way of an asset sale in theory. It just wants the delay because "various protections" that Johnson Controls has "are unnecessary, excessive, and counterproductive to a successful sales process." Fisker attorney Gregg Galardi said the bankruptcy process was "crafted" to benefit Johnson Controls and that, "The best interests of the estates, however, are not well served through a hasty and unfair sale process designed to ensure that JCI is the ultimate purchaser." In other words: don't let all this good stuff go cheaply.Fisker asks bankruptcy judge to delay A123 asset transfer to Johnson Controls originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT  El SEAT Mii, elegido "Coche del Año 2013 en Dinamarca" Filed under: SEAT, Industria, Utilitarios, Hatchbacks Hace unas semanas te contábamos que el SEAT Mii estaba siendo un gran éxito comercial en Dinamarca. Tan buena ha sido su acogida que el importador no tiene unidades suficientes para abastecer la demanda, si bien esto es algo que ya están tratando de solucionar con la factoría. La última noticia, también buena, relacionada con el Mii está relacionada con Dinamarca ya que acaba de ser elegido "Coche del Año 2013" por la prensa del motor del país. Otros candidatos muy fuertes que optaban al galardón eran el Volvo V40, el Kia Cee'd y la nueva Serie 3 de BMW. Con este título son ya dos los que SEAT se lleva en Dinamarca en los últimos años. Anteriormente fue el León el que ganó el premio (año 2006).Gallery: SEAT Mii 2012 Share TweetEl SEAT Mii, elegido "Coche del Año 2013 en Dinamarca" originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT Video: Jay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" Camaro Filed under: SEMA Show, Classics, Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Chevrolet, Celebrities The latest video installment of Jay Leno's Garage takes a look at a convertible 1968 Chevy Camaro. Actually, two 1968 Camaros on the same, but different, chassis. It's an RS/SS hybrid of sorts that's both fully-restored stock and modified at the same time. It may sound like something cooked up just in time for Halloween, but, in fact, it was built by State Farm Insurance to educate agents about the myriad ways classic cars can be restored. The driver's side of the Camaro is stock 1968 Camaro RS except for the clearcoat paint. The rear wheel is the stock 1968 hubcap and whitewall, while the front is the optional redline tire and rally wheel. Passengers, however, get to travel in what the car would look like as a heavily modded SS with bright red paint, shaved door handles, a spoiler, oversized custom wheels and side pipes. Looking at each side individually, the two wouldn't seem odd at all. From the front or back, though, you'd swear someone just couldn't make up their mind. The whole car is split down the middle, beginning with an RS grille on the right with hidden headlights and exposed lights and half an SS badge on the left. The hood is split between the standard flat RS hood and a louvered Super Sport lid. The divide continues over the cloth top and onto the rear deck lid where half an SS spoiler sits. The engine is split with aluminum heads on one side, cast iron on the other. The SS side also has tubular control arms, nitrous, big brakes and a carbon-fiber wheelhouse. A single, split-personality Camaro is easier for State Farm to transport than two Camaros, says State Farm's Earl Hyser (who built the original side). He says the car would probably run, but they've never tried because keeping it empty of fluids allows them to take it into any building. The "cross-dressing Camaro" as Leno calls it, will be on display at this year's SEMA. Check out the video below.Continue reading Jay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" CamaroJay Leno checks out State Farm's "cross-dressing" Camaro originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT  Report: Toyota leading fight against Mexican plan to align fuel economy standards with US Filed under: MPG, Toyota, Legislation and Policy, North America Fuel-efficient cars might be nearly synonymous with Toyota here in the US, but in Mexico, the Japanese automaker is reportedly leading a fight in a dustup over more stringent automobile fuel efficiency regulations. Mexico's government is reportedly trying to make its own mile-per-gallon rules the same as those in the US as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout its economy, but Toyota isn't taking too kindly to the proposed legislation.Reuters reports that Toyota has obtained a federal court injunction against Nom-163, the law that would align Mexican regulations with US standards. Amia, the carmakers' association in Mexico, has joined Toyota because they say the rules are too strict and will reduce sales because automakers will have to charge more to develop these fuel-efficient cars. Amia also wants Mexican rules to have all of the incentives that the US rules do, and says "central Mexico's high altitude makes higher fuel efficiency harder to achieve," Reuters writes. According to the report, the government figures that the industry just wants to continue selling dirty cars in Mexico, the kind that are are too dirty to be legally sold in other places. It's certainly not because the automakers can't make clean cars in the region - Mexico's environment undersecretary, Sandra Herrera Flores, points out that "Mexico exports 80 percent of all cars produced locally. From that, 75 percent head to U.S., Canada and Europe, so these vehicles already comply with regulations we are trying to pursue, or even tougher regulations." If the new rules are adopted, Mexico calculates that carbon dioxide emissions would decrease by 160 million tons by 2030. There was a 60-day comment period for the new law, but Toyota instead filed its lawsuit in the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa in early September and, just a few weeks later, the court issued an injunction. The National Resources Defense Council's Rich Kassel called Toyota's actions "truly stunning." He writes, "Toyota filed its lawsuit before the public comment period even closed. And, the company only filed short comments on the Mexican proposal late in the process. They have not issued any public statement that explains their actions. Indeed, they have never spoken publicly about any concerns whatsoever with the Mexican fuel economy proposal." AutoblogGreen has solicited Toyota for comment on this story, but have not heard back as of publication time.Toyota leading fight against Mexican plan to align fuel economy standards with US originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT Toyota leading fight against Mexican plan to align fuel economy standards with US Filed under: MPG, Toyota, Legislation and Policy, North America Fuel-efficient cars might be nearly synonymous with Toyota here in the US, but in Mexico, the Japanese automaker is reportedly leading a fight in a dustup over more stringent automobile fuel efficiency regulations. Mexico's government is reportedly trying to make its own mile-per-gallon rules the same as those in the US as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout its economy, but Toyota isn't taking too kindly to the proposed legislation.Reuters reports that Toyota has obtained a federal court injunction against Nom-163, the law that would align Mexican regulations with US standards. Amia, the carmakers' association in Mexico, has joined Toyota because they say the rules are too strict and will reduce sales because automakers will have to charge more to develop these fuel-efficient cars. Amia also wants Mexican rules to have all of the incentives that the US rules do, and says "central Mexico's high altitude makes higher fuel efficiency harder to achieve," Reuters writes. According to the report, the government figures that the industry just wants to continue selling dirty cars in Mexico, the kind that are are too dirty to be legally sold in other places. It's certainly not because the automakers can't make clean cars in the region - Mexico's environment undersecretary, Sandra Herrera Flores, points out that "Mexico exports 80 percent of all cars produced locally. From that, 75 percent head to U.S., Canada and Europe, so these vehicles already comply with regulations we are trying to pursue, or even tougher regulations." If the new rules are adopted, Mexico calculates that carbon dioxide emissions would decrease by 160 million tons by 2030. There was a 60-day comment period for the new law, but Toyota instead filed its lawsuit in the Tribunal Federal de Justicia Fiscal y Administrativa in early September and, just a few weeks later, the court issued an injunction. The National Resources Defense Council's Rich Kassel called Toyota's actions "truly stunning." He writes, "Toyota filed its lawsuit before the public comment period even closed. And, the company only filed short comments on the Mexican proposal late in the process. They have not issued any public statement that explains their actions. Indeed, they have never spoken publicly about any concerns whatsoever with the Mexican fuel economy proposal." AutoblogGreen has solicited Toyota for comment on this story, but have not heard back as of publication time.Toyota leading fight against Mexican plan to align fuel economy standards with US originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 02:10 PM PDT  Vijfmaal AMG gespot! Wat is jouw favoriet? Een heel nestje AMG lekkers op 1 hoop gespot. Zie je al iets lekkers er tussen zitten? Kan je een keuze maken? Spotter raceboy23 was zo gelukkig om in Stuttgart (bij de fabriek?) een complete verzameling te spotten. Het loopt uiteen van de 'basis' C63 AMG (sedan & coupe) tot de machtige CL65 AMG. Uiteraard [...]verwante verhalenVolkswagen lepelt W16 van Bugatti in de up!Moet kunnen: rijden met je vriendin op het dak [video]Bevestigd: Mercedes C-Klasse Cabrio gaat er komen!Verrassend? Oplaadpunten worden steeds meer gebruiktVoor de kinderen: Bentley Continental Supersports R/C |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT Hiriko lalai, un nuevo eléctrico español Filed under: Industria, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos La empresa vasca Hiriko ha presentado un nuevo vehículo eléctrico de dimensiones compactas. Se espera que puedan ser producidos en serie a partir del 2014 y lo que más destaca es su diseño exterior desenfadado y diferente a todo lo conocido. Bajo la denominación "lalai", ha sido mostrado en el Parlamento Europeo. El nuevo modelo está equipado con un motor eléctrico que desarrolla 15 kW de potencia (unos 20,4 CV), suficientes para permitirle pasar de 0 a 60 km/h en 10 segundos. Con una autonomía superior a los 100 km, este urbano necesita sólo 20 minutos de recarga para pasar del 20 al 80% en una toma rápida. Si se desea realizar una carga completa, el tiempo se va hasta las tres horas en una toma convencional.Continue reading Hiriko lalai, un nuevo eléctrico españolHiriko lalai, un nuevo eléctrico español originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT  Official: Harley-Davidson Museum opens tsunami motorcycle exhibit Filed under: MotorcycleIkuo Yokoyama was just one man among hundreds of thousands of people directly affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, but his name will likely resonate with motorcycle enthusiasts for some time. Yokoyama's 2004 Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Night Train was in a container box that was swept away during the tsunami in March 2011, and it washed up on the shore of British Columbia where it was discovered almost a year later. His motorcycle is now on display at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the exact same condition that it was found on the remote Canadian beach back in April. After the motorcycle was traced back to Yokoyama, Harley-Davidson offered to have the bike restored and returned to its rightful owner, but instead he has asked that the motorcycle be kept in its current tattered and corroded state and displayed as a memorial to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Yokoyama lives in the Miyagi Prefecture, which was one of the hardest-hit areas of Japan, and in addition to his motorcycle, it's reported that he also lost his home and three family members as a result of the natural disaster.Continue reading Harley-Davidson Museum opens tsunami motorcycle exhibitHarley-Davidson Museum opens tsunami motorcycle exhibit originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT  Video: Motor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model T Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Videos "It may very well be the most important new car since the Model T." That's the summation of the latest video from Motor Trend and its Ignition video series, speaking of the Tesla Model S. Though the buff site had previously released a video featuring a range-testing excursion from LA-to-Vegas (and back), this time its cameras were out to capture whether it proves its worth as a car. For MT's Carlos Lago, the criteria involved in the equation includes important things like, "How fast is it, how fun is it to drive." And while he does spend some tire-smoking time testing the five-door hatchback's performance parameters, the approach overall is more holistic than some we've seen. Adding up the performance, style, technology and price, Lago compares the Tesla favorably with the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and Porsche Panamera. He says it feels "like car 3.0." It all kind of gives us hope our favorite fastback will come out on top when MT reveals its Car Of The Year sometime in November.Scroll down to watch one of the best-looking Model S video reviews to date, and let us know in Comments if you agree with its conclusions.Continue reading Motor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model TMotor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model T originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT  Voor de kinderen: Bentley Continental Supersports R/C Een radiografisch bestuurbare Bentley Continental Supersports, dat is nog een leuk kinderspeelgoed papaspeelgoed! Toevallig nog op zoek naar een leuk cadeau voor Sinterklaas, Kerstmis of ander feestje? Met zo'n speeltje als dit zal je veel kinderen (en vaders) ongetwijfeld gelukkig maken. En het is geen klein modelletje! De schaal is namelijk 1:12, oftewel een redelijk [...]verwante verhalenMet je Macnarati naar de McDonaldsVolkswagen lepelt W16 van Bugatti in de up!Moet kunnen: rijden met je vriendin op het dak [video]Bevestigd: Mercedes C-Klasse Cabrio gaat er komen!Verrassend? Oplaadpunten worden steeds meer gebruikt |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:40 PM PDT  El BYD e6 será usado como taxi en Londres Filed under: Híbridos, verdes y alternativos, Monovolúmenes y MPV, BYD El fabricante chino BYD poco a poco va logrando colocar sus eléctricos e6 en el mercado. Tras el fracaso comercial de este particular monovolumen en su país doméstico, la firma ha llegado a un acuerdo con la empresa londisense Greentomatecars para poner en funcionamiento 50 unidades. El nuevo E6 se sumará a la flota de taxis londinenses en las próximas semanas. Según declara BYD este modelo es capaz de realizar más de 240 km con una sola carga. Todas las unidades contarán con Wi-Fi y acceso a redes sociales como Facebook y Twitter, además de un práctico mapa de localización en el que los usuarios podrán comprobar en todo momento por donde van.Gallery: BYD e6 Share TweetEl BYD e6 será usado como taxi en Londres originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT Motor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model T Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Videos "It may very well be the most important new car since the Model T." That's the summation of the latest video from Motor Trend and its Ignition video series, speaking of the Tesla Model S. Though the buff site had previously released a video featuring a range-testing excursion from LA-to-Vegas (and back), this time its cameras were out to capture whether it proves its worth as a car. For MT's Carlos Lago, the criteria involved in the equation includes important things like, "How fast is it, how fun is it to drive." And while he does spend some tire-smoking time testing the five-door hatchback's performance parameters, the approach overall is more holistic than some we've seen. Adding up the performance, style, technology and price, Lago compares the Tesla favorably with the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG and Porsche Panamera. He says it feels "like car 3.0." It all kind of gives us hope our favorite fastback will come out on top when MT reveals its Car Of The Year sometime in November.Scroll down to watch one of the best-looking Model S video reviews to date, and let us know in Comments if you agree with its conclusions.Continue reading Motor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model TMotor Trend suggests Tesla Model S may be most important new car since Ford Model T originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT  Verrassend? Oplaadpunten worden steeds meer gebruikt Als ik je zou vertellen dat het gebruik van (openbare) oplaadpunten sinds september vorig jaar maar liefst vervijfvoudigd is, zou je me dan geloven? Persoonlijk dacht ik altijd dat die ondingen er alleen maar stonden om "lekker groen" te doen. Zie jij wel eens een auto bij een laadpaal staan? Er worden, dankzij enorme subsidies, [...]verwante verhalenFifth Gear: M3 GTS vs C63 AMG Black Series [video]Met je Macnarati naar de McDonaldsVolkswagen lepelt W16 van Bugatti in de up!Moet kunnen: rijden met je vriendin op het dak [video]Bevestigd: Mercedes C-Klasse Cabrio gaat er komen! |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT  Report: VW Up! says "What closed market?" by recording 3,000 Japanese orders in 3 weeks Filed under: Budget, Japan, Hatchback, Volkswagen The initial prognosis for the Volkswagen Up! in Japan is going the same direction as the name of the car: three weeks after launch, 3,000 orders have been placed in Nippon. That beats Ford's sales total for the entire year and is almost a month's worth of BMW imports. Posting those numbers, Japan's Nikkei newspaper says the Up! "may beat the Golf subcompact to become the German automaker's most successful new-car launch in Japan." The backdrop to this is that European and US automaker groups have been protesting what they see as barriers to the Japanese auto market, with many wary of entering into free trade agreements with the island nation. To put some numbers to it, VW led the table for share of the import market through September of this year, with 18 percent and 41,971 cars sold. That, however, is in a market expected to be worth 4.3 million cars this year, which would put VW at 1.3 percent of the total if the numbers before the Up! range's launch held steady. It's a vertiginous drop after VW, though. Audi, in fifth for yearly sales, has 18,356, while Fiat, in tenth, has 4,353. And those numbers are way up, with the top ten automakers save for Nissan posting meaty double-digit gains over last year. The Europeans are also wary of what has happened on The Continent after a free trade agreement with Korea has given a huge boost to Korean imports. As far as VW Japan is concerned, it has no concerns. With Up! pricing competitive with the Japan-only kei-car segment, a VW rep told the Asahi Shimbun that their offering will "squarely challenge the small-car market" and that even if "the barrier against imported cars is lowered, we will still have opportunities." The German company wants to more than double its annual sales there to 110,000 cars by 2018. The Up! is giving it a good start.VW Up! says "What closed market?" by recording 3,000 Japanese orders in 3 weeks originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:54 AM PDT Innovative Use of Magnesium By GM Means Big Fuel Economy Gains for Customers On the heels of announcing an industry-first welding technology for aluminum, GM Research and Development is revealing a patented new process for adding magnesium sheet metal to vehicles. The use of magnesium, which weighs 33 percent less than aluminum, 60… More |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:09 AM PDT  Alemania: El Skoda Rapid ya tiene precio Filed under: Skoda, Sedanes y berlinas, CompactosHaz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería A mediados del mes de noviembre, Skoda comenzará las entregas del nuevo Rapid en Alemania. El gemelo del SEAT Toledo llegará con una gama muy amplia y variada de versiones, los mismos motores que el modelo español y unos precios de ataque bastante ajustados. La oferta inicial será la siguiente:RAPID DIÉSEL 1.6 TDI 105 CV Active 18.410 € 1.6 TDI 105 CV Active GreenTec 18.810 € 1.6 TDI 105 CV Ambition 20.560 € 1.6 TDI 105 CV Ambition GreenTec 20.960 € 1.6 TDI 105 CV Elegance 22.160 € 1.6 TDI 105 CV Elegance GreenTec 22.560 € Gallery: Skoda Rapid 2013 (Europa)Continue reading Alemania: El Skoda Rapid ya tiene precioAlemania: El Skoda Rapid ya tiene precio originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:09 AM PDT  Official: Toyota shows more SEMA stuff, including sportier Avalons that may preview production model Filed under: Concept Cars, SEMA Show, Sedan, SUV, Truck, Toyota While most of its competitors have already showed off scores of concept cars headed to the 2012 SEMA Show, all we've seen from Toyota so far is the Sequoia Family Dragster. With less than a week to go until the show, Toyota has let its floodgates open showing off three concepts using the redesigned Avalon, a TRD version of the FJ Cruiser and a mean-looking, off-road Tundra.Showing off its much shapelier new design, the 2013 Avalon will have no fewer than three show cars on display including a sporty TRD model, a tricked-out DUB edition and even a flashy version of the Avalon Hybrid. The car should look right at home at the Vegas show - it has been stripped off all its chrome and given a sinister-looking black paint job including matte black 22-inch wheels. Between these wheels and the lowered suspension, the DUB Avalon has what appears to be mere millimeters of clearance for that perfect slammed show-car stance. The hybrid Avalon HV Edition (shown above) is meant to show that hybrid vehicles don't have to look boring, while the TRD Edition ups the Avalon's performance with a supercharger to go with upgraded brakes, suspension and styling. As you may remember, back in late August, Autoblog broke the news that Toyota is seriously considering a sporty Avalon. At the time, our company sources told us that the SEMA showcars could serve as an indicator of where Toyota may be heading with a production performance Avalon, so be sure to take a closer look. Speaking of TRD, Toyota has used the same recipe for its TRD TX Baja Series Limited Edition and applied it to the FJ Cruiser. The result is the FJ-S Cruiser which uses some of the same equipment as the Tacoma such as the Bilstein race shocks, cat-back exhaust and beadlock wheels. The FJ-S also drops a TRD supercharger onto the V6 engine, improving output to 345 horsepower and 340 pound-feet of torque. On the opposite extreme as the Sequoia Family Dragster, the Ultimate Fishing Tundra is a jacked-up off-road behemoth designed by pro angler Britt Myers. Starting off with a 12-inch lift and 38-inch mud tires, the Tundra CrewMax should be quite imposing in person, and inside, the interior has been customized with a massive video monitor and even bucket seats for the rear passengers. This truck has been designed to be the ultimate tackle box, with a slide-out storage system for all the gear an angler needs... including a refrigerator for cold beverages.Continue reading Toyota shows more SEMA stuff, including sportier Avalons that may preview production modelToyota shows more SEMA stuff, including sportier Avalons that may preview production model originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments |
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