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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:10:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Honda</category><category>Cars</category><category>2011</category><category>car</category><category>Ford</category><category>BMW</category><category>BMW 1-series</category><category>Trucks</category><category>Green car</category><category>car dealerships</category><category>2012</category><category>Fickup</category><category>Jaguar</category><category>Maybach</category><category>Mazda</category><category>Truck</category><category>Acura</category><category>Mercedes</category><category>Porsche</category><category>2007</category><category>2008</category><category>Ferrari</category><category>Images</category><category>KIA</category><category>Land Rover</category><category>Lexus</category><category>Mitsubishi</category><category>Nissan</category><category>Peugeot</category><category>Road Test</category><category>Sedan</category><category>Stingray Sports Car</category><category>Volcano</category><category>Volkswagen</category><category>Wallpapers</category><title>Car Magazine Now</title><description>Info Car</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>64</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>We Serve Online Information System on the International Latest Car Products claim</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Technology"><itunes:category text="Tech News"/></itunes:category><itunes:owner><itunes:email>noreply@blogger.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><xhtml:meta content="noindex" name="robots" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"/><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-591301718934686862</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-19T22:07:35.317-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mitsubishi</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Road Test</category><title>2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport ES - Short Take Road Test</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMQx82gwKNUop6PVU9Hzmd12tTfroPPqdMZZwfYQqNDQYd0osS7eXcQWmc6jiCgDLakA91K1EP1xR8QzBkQ1jEjokzf-1nCwPIhtBamm_P20gyYToAr1N1jzwC9c8fatZUXw2GOTBkkvD/s1600/2011-mitsubishi-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMQx82gwKNUop6PVU9Hzmd12tTfroPPqdMZZwfYQqNDQYd0osS7eXcQWmc6jiCgDLakA91K1EP1xR8QzBkQ1jEjokzf-1nCwPIhtBamm_P20gyYToAr1N1jzwC9c8fatZUXw2GOTBkkvD/s320/2011-mitsubishi-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>What Is It?
 
It’s Mitsubishi’s all-new mini-SUV. Sharing its one zero five.1-inch wheelbase with the larger Outlander, the game differentiates itself with 2 rows of seating—the Outlander offers three—an overall length that’s fourteen.6 inches shorter, and one engine, a naturally aspirated two.0-liter four-cylinder manufacturing 148 hp and a hundred forty five lb-ft of torque. Wading into the ever-popular small-sport-ute category, the Outlander Sport is very necessary to Mitsubishi because it struggles to stay viable within the U.S.
 
How will It Drive? 
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<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs8viAVZHKqYOOPn2VmNMQfrsI0xKpS1rNZryxxBtwS713lLIOrFOYK0lztdF1w1-p0QrsBWZt0j4EYLXsalPKvdqQVwHOdmCHHTQD8P2McgDMhWrdsjQOnfnSdnywJaUaJv6H58BTi-7/s1600/2011_mitsubishi_outlander_sport_road_test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQs8viAVZHKqYOOPn2VmNMQfrsI0xKpS1rNZryxxBtwS713lLIOrFOYK0lztdF1w1-p0QrsBWZt0j4EYLXsalPKvdqQVwHOdmCHHTQD8P2McgDMhWrdsjQOnfnSdnywJaUaJv6H58BTi-7/s1600/2011_mitsubishi_outlander_sport_road_test.jpg" /></a></div>Thanks to a petite curb weight of 3046 pounds, the front-drive, manual-transmission Outlander Sport tested here was fast by the standards of its category, taking 8.3 seconds to succeed in sixty mph and reaching the quarter-mile mark in sixteen.5 seconds at eighty five mph. Compared with the last Outlander Sport we have a tendency to tested—an all-wheel-drive, CVT-equipped model carrying three hundred extra pounds—this one cut one.6 seconds from the sprint to half-dozen0 and one.4 seconds from the quarter and posted a lure speed that was faster by half-dozen mph. Braking from seventy mph took 174 feet, which might are tops in our last small-ute comparison take a look at.
 
With a suspension that's neither too comfortable nor too firm, the Outlander Sport is ok for straight-line cruising. though we have a tendency to enjoyed the relative sharpness and feel offered by the steering rack, the Outlander suffers from waves of body roll at something above average Grand Marquis cornering speeds. A snowy skidpad prevented us from recording an objective handling figure, however previous testing netted a figure of mediocre zero.80 g. we have a tendency to appreciate that Mitsu offers a manual, and though its throws are long, it's precise in its action.
 
How will It Stack Up? 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ8FRxdF8BW1_xrqV1jMZ6qF5Ov1equAaxO9OaxXfUeQM5dPeTB9La4zl6687IPC88zCErrq5bjqhkCMPmNXDH1QP2RoSlsx6AdiKsy3GTa-uaOTxp2aGcWnB2B7-HXO3xOItqqB54NDj/s1600/2011-mitsubishi-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ8FRxdF8BW1_xrqV1jMZ6qF5Ov1equAaxO9OaxXfUeQM5dPeTB9La4zl6687IPC88zCErrq5bjqhkCMPmNXDH1QP2RoSlsx6AdiKsy3GTa-uaOTxp2aGcWnB2B7-HXO3xOItqqB54NDj/s1600/2011-mitsubishi-2.jpg" /></a></div>The Outlander Sport ES could be a sufficient piece of cheap transportation, however it makes sacrifices that different vehicles within the phase don’t. it's aggressive and enticing sheetmetal, however the 16-inch steel wheels on the instance tested here wore low-cost covers that gave the impression of they came from a flea market. The endless arduous, black plastic of the low-rent interior didn’t look far better. and therefore the lone engine has solely 148 hp, whereas most of its competitors provide a minimum of a hundred and seventy hp for the same value. If you’re within the marketplace for a budget SUV with a manual transmission and capable dynamics, you’d be wise to see out the Hyundai Tucson or Kia Sportage, each of which provide 176 hp, a fine interior, and a satisfying level of exterior aptitude for fewer than $20,000.
 
What’s the Cost? 
 
Our ES take a look at vehicle was as base as an Outlander Sport comes, with a sticker value of $19,275. customary equipment includes air-con, power windows and locks, a telescoping steering wheel, anti-lock brakes, stability management, hill-start assist, keyless entry, and Bluetooth connectivity. All Outlander Sports pack seven airbags, as well as a driver’s knee bag. consumers have however some choices, as well as a navigation system with a 40-gig arduous drive for $2150, a $995 Exterior Sport package that gussies up the skin with spoilers and chrome trim (but retains the depressing wheel covers), a $340 LED Illumination package for the inside, and some port-installed accessories. Most shoppers can ante $1000 for the CVT.
 
Given Mitsubishi’s perilous predicament within the U.S., we’re disappointed that the game looks to own received very little thought beyond combining the Outlander’s styling with the Lancer components bin. It’s refreshing to examine a replacement vehicle that keeps its weight in check, and we’re forever happy when there’s a manual possibility, however those factors are off from enough to create the Outlander Sport the standout it must be.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/2011-mitsubishi-outlander-sport-es.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMQx82gwKNUop6PVU9Hzmd12tTfroPPqdMZZwfYQqNDQYd0osS7eXcQWmc6jiCgDLakA91K1EP1xR8QzBkQ1jEjokzf-1nCwPIhtBamm_P20gyYToAr1N1jzwC9c8fatZUXw2GOTBkkvD/s72-c/2011-mitsubishi-1.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-9141841175081076426</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T21:54:12.702-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fickup</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Trucks</category><title>Ford F-150 New Car 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux8hpPQHwehxMdoPCCuJC2z_CeFcsWs-r8VWRrvbKUdcj65uXsH9lK6cddWUOz4o4VxPrwDReLZJmmcjdsl5EFI9uQpVq0LFHXHgMetDslqDF3JrA4yqLWtgEy1b0fOogYy_IVipnGo8g/s1600/Ford+F-150+New+Car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux8hpPQHwehxMdoPCCuJC2z_CeFcsWs-r8VWRrvbKUdcj65uXsH9lK6cddWUOz4o4VxPrwDReLZJmmcjdsl5EFI9uQpVq0LFHXHgMetDslqDF3JrA4yqLWtgEy1b0fOogYy_IVipnGo8g/s1600/Ford+F-150+New+Car.jpg" /></a></div>The 2011 Ford F-150 options an entire powertrain overhaul with four new engines: a three.7-liter V6, 5.0-liter V8, 6.2-liter V8 and a twin-turbocharged three.5-liter EcoBoost. All four engines are combined with a 6-speed automatic transmission and electrical power-assisted steering is added to enhance fuel potency. The Lariat restricted trim returns for 2011, out there solely in White Platinum tri-coat paint with chrome trim, blacked-out headlights, blacked-out taillights, 22-inch polished cast aluminum wheels, specially-tuned suspension, premium two-tone leather seats, ambient lighting and extra interior upgrades. The new 6.2-liter V8 engine manufacturing 411 horsepower and 434 lb-ft of torque is commonplace for the F-150 SVT Raptor and also the Harley-Davidson F-150. The F-150 SVT Raptor is out there as a SuperCrew for 2011. The 2011 Harley-Davidson f-150 options Tuxedo Black or Ingot Silver paint and new graphics on the hood and body facet incorporate an engine-turned end and satin chrome Harley-Davidson lettering.
<a name='more'></a>Freshened for 2009, the F-150 gained commonplace ESC. Acceleration from the five.4-liter V8 is improved however the engine still sounds coarse. Otherwise, the cabin is incredibly quiet with a really roomy rear seat. Handling is secure and braking performance is vastly improved. The ride remains stiff and jumpy. For 2011, four new engines, 2 V6s and 2 V8s, are going to be offered. 
 
This section shows how the Ford F-150 stacks up against alternative vehicles in its class. 
 
Spac and Features : 
 
Available Engines &amp; Transmissions 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 6.5-ft. Bed 4X2 
Engines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
3.5L 302 hp V6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
4.9L 360 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
3.5L 365 hp V6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
6.2L 411 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Transmissions &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Payload &amp; Towing 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 6.5-ft. Bed 4X2 
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Standard Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5500 
Maximum Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8300 
Standard Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1730 
Maximum Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1830 
Standard GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6450 
Maximum GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6650 
Fuel Capacity 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 6.5-ft. Bed 4X2 
Tank (US gallons) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26.00 
Final Assembly 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 6.5-ft. Bed 4X2 
Location &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States 
Canada 
 
Fuel Economy (city / hwy): Rear-Wheel Drive 
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.5L 302 hp V6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.9L 360 hp V8 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 17 / 23 mpg &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 15 / 21 mpg 
 
Engine Specifications 
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.5L 302 hp V6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.9L 360 hp V8 
Horsepower &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 302 @ 6500 RPM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 360 @ 5500 RPM 
Torque (lb-ft) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 278 @ 4000 RPM &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 380 @ 4250 RPM 
Fuel Type/System &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Flex Fuel/SEFI &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Flex Fuel/SEFI 
Valves/Valve Configuration &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24/DOHC &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32/DOHC 
Displacement (cc) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3507 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4949 
Bore X Stroke (in.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.76 X 3.45 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.63 X 3.65 
Compression Ratio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.5:1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10.5:1 
Turbocharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 
Supercharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 
 
Model Warranty 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 6.5-ft. Bed 4X2 
Basic (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36 
Basic (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36,000 
Powertrain (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60 
Powertrain (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60,000 
Rust (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60 
Rust (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unlimited 
 
 
MSRP range:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $22,790 - $51,525 
Invoice price range:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $21,427 - $46,401 
Price with options:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 54 trims available </description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/ford-f-150-new-car-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjux8hpPQHwehxMdoPCCuJC2z_CeFcsWs-r8VWRrvbKUdcj65uXsH9lK6cddWUOz4o4VxPrwDReLZJmmcjdsl5EFI9uQpVq0LFHXHgMetDslqDF3JrA4yqLWtgEy1b0fOogYy_IVipnGo8g/s72-c/Ford+F-150+New+Car.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6992551578263347864</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T21:41:09.901-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fickup</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Trucks</category><title>Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdX_0hCkpwkGGY6lhIt5PU1iaWfE-0yN4DofDq3D6aV404fvuMb8Tt3YMdZtccSw33mJBfhtzB4KXcG46I_3x3NxxydzzA9WvDUFoPLBgAnAEXLuGH2s4bTzXDSgT_OJnpY1NtpjjParZ/s1600/Ford+Explorer+Sport+Trac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdX_0hCkpwkGGY6lhIt5PU1iaWfE-0yN4DofDq3D6aV404fvuMb8Tt3YMdZtccSw33mJBfhtzB4KXcG46I_3x3NxxydzzA9WvDUFoPLBgAnAEXLuGH2s4bTzXDSgT_OJnpY1NtpjjParZ/s1600/Ford+Explorer+Sport+Trac.jpg" /></a></div>Based on the Explorer, the game Trac offers that SUV's coarse V6 and a lot of powerful V8. Our tested V6 came back simply fourteen mpg, on par with full-sized pickups. Despite the move to an freelance rear suspension, ride and handling have improved solely slightly. Full-time four-wheel drive could be a and. there's a helpful storage bin beneath the rustproof composite bed, however it's arduous to induce to. Well calibrated stability management and a rollover-mitigation system are normal, adding security. match and end is suitable. The awkward interior door-latch style is annoying. Reliability has been average, however the game Trac scores too low to be suggested. the game Trac has been discontinued for 2011.
 
The Sport Trac incorporates a stiff ride and so-so handling. The rust-proof composite bed grew with the last redesign. The well calibrated electronic stability management system is normal. Our tested V6 came back simply fourteen mpg. match and end is suitable. the game Trac has been discontinued for 2011. 
 
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Available Engines &amp; Transmissions 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XLT 4.0L 4X2 
Engines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
4.0L 210 hp V6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
4.6L 292 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Transmissions &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
5-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Payload &amp; Towing 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XLT 4.0L 4X2 
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 106.10 
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Standard Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3500 
Maximum Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5250 
Standard Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1390 
Maximum Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1390 
Standard GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5973 
Maximum GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5973 
Fuel Capacity 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XLT 4.0L 4X2 
Tank (US gallons) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 22.50 
Final Assembly 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XLT 4.0L 4X2 
Location &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States&nbsp; - Germany 
 
Fuel Economy (city / hwy): Rear-Wheel Drive 
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.0L 210 hp V6 
5-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 14 / 20 mpg 
 
Engine Specifications 
&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.0L 210 hp V6 
Horsepower &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 210 @ 5100 RPM 
Torque (lb-ft) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 254 @ 3700 RPM 
Fuel Type/System &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gasoline/SEFI 
Valves/Valve Configuration &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12/SOHC 
Displacement (cc) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4009 
Bore X Stroke (in.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.95 X 3.32 
Compression Ratio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9.7:1 
Turbocharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 
Supercharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 
 
Model Warranty 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XLT 4.0L 4X2 
Basic (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36 
Basic (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36,000 
Powertrain (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60 
Powertrain (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60,000 
Rust (mo.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 60 
Rust (mi.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unlimited</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/ford-explorer-sport-trac-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdX_0hCkpwkGGY6lhIt5PU1iaWfE-0yN4DofDq3D6aV404fvuMb8Tt3YMdZtccSw33mJBfhtzB4KXcG46I_3x3NxxydzzA9WvDUFoPLBgAnAEXLuGH2s4bTzXDSgT_OJnpY1NtpjjParZ/s72-c/Ford+Explorer+Sport+Trac.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6604588833341572656</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T21:26:14.762-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fickup</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Trucks</category><title>Ford F-250 Super Duty 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrhw5zQ2wyRcOZtTenZ2PGLSs64Zl6zUmX5CZbDNbWaQwXmNgB-2y0oXYTa__U0bMZu-dF7F0mXyFMtN1N-wnc_2pmrsRWQKbbjV2M3FYvyk7OEB0wyzb0me6NTaWa6xTBJm-qQ02AqVE/s1600/Ford+F-250+Super+Duty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrhw5zQ2wyRcOZtTenZ2PGLSs64Zl6zUmX5CZbDNbWaQwXmNgB-2y0oXYTa__U0bMZu-dF7F0mXyFMtN1N-wnc_2pmrsRWQKbbjV2M3FYvyk7OEB0wyzb0me6NTaWa6xTBJm-qQ02AqVE/s1600/Ford+F-250+Super+Duty.jpg" /></a></div>The 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty is identified by a replacement inverted power dome hood, “Super Duty” on the higher grille and a bigger Ford oval. beneath the hood, the F-250 Super Duty offers 2 all-new powertrains, led by a Ford-built half dozen.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbodiesel that produces 390 horsepower and 735 lb.-ft. of torque. The new gasoline engine may be a 385-horsepower half dozen.2-liter V8 that delivers 405 lb.-ft. of torque. each engines are mated with a replacement heavy-duty 6-speed automatic transmission with SelectShift Automatic capability, which has Progressive vary choose and a manual mode. The 2011 F-250 Super Duty receives chassis and suspension updates for improved ride, handling and steering. Inside, the Super Duty adds a replacement reconfigurable flow-through console and an offered four.2-inch LCD productivity screen to look at varied menu choices.
 
 
Spacs and Features: 
<a name='more'></a>A 2011 freshening replaces the rough half dozen.4-liter turbodiesel V8 with a replacement Ford-built half dozen.7-liter V8 that's mated to a replacement six-speed automatic. moving into the cabin is tough thanks to the high floor. a pleasant bit is that the optional folding stepladder, that retracts into the tailgate. different conveniences embody built-in wiring for accessories and built-in controls for proportional braking when towing a trailer.
 
Available Engines &amp; Transmissions 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Engines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
6.2L 385 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
6.2L 385 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
6.7L 400 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Transmissions &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Payload &amp; Towing 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Standard Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12500 
Maximum Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16500 
Standard Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4080 
Maximum Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4080 
Standard GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9800 
Maximum GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10000 
Fuel Capacity 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Tank (US gallons) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.00 
Final Assembly 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Location &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/ford-f-250-super-duty-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrhw5zQ2wyRcOZtTenZ2PGLSs64Zl6zUmX5CZbDNbWaQwXmNgB-2y0oXYTa__U0bMZu-dF7F0mXyFMtN1N-wnc_2pmrsRWQKbbjV2M3FYvyk7OEB0wyzb0me6NTaWa6xTBJm-qQ02AqVE/s72-c/Ford+F-250+Super+Duty.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-5540958644744879544</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T21:13:18.050-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fickup</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Trucks</category><title>New for 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSojb9AyzhOmdtmcDm-fxsQVmQ_OZNyQOb4m8P8i7ULPEHVgspNfcFGdlXUepgruZ0bnyz9QXqi6twG2XoMHfiXu4apKF-XAB-nqZZyY154vaBUqZxNOj6JNBLq650tNAXL0cxNwf8Icel/s1600/Ford+F-350+Super+Duty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSojb9AyzhOmdtmcDm-fxsQVmQ_OZNyQOb4m8P8i7ULPEHVgspNfcFGdlXUepgruZ0bnyz9QXqi6twG2XoMHfiXu4apKF-XAB-nqZZyY154vaBUqZxNOj6JNBLq650tNAXL0cxNwf8Icel/s320/Ford+F-350+Super+Duty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty is identified by a replacement inverted power dome hood, “Super Duty” on the higher grille and a bigger Ford oval. beneath the hood, the F-350 Super Duty offers 2 all-new powertrains, led by a Ford-built half dozen.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbodiesel that produces 390 horsepower and 735 lb.-ft. of torque. The new gasoline engine could be a 385-horsepower half dozen.2-liter V8 that delivers 405 lb.-ft. of torque. each engines are mated with a replacement heavy-duty 6-speed automatic transmission with SelectShift Automatic capability, which incorporates Progressive vary choose and a manual mode. The 2011 F-350 Super Duty receives chassis and suspension updates for improved ride, handling and steering. Inside, the Super Duty adds a replacement reconfigurable flow-through console and an offered four.2-inch LCD productivity screen to look at numerous menu choices.
 
Spacs and Fiatures: 
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Available Engines &amp; Transmissions 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Engines &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
6.2L 316 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
6.2L 316 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
6.7L 400 hp V8 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Transmissions &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Payload &amp; Towing 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Standard Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12500 
Maximum Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16500 
Standard Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4160 
Maximum Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4600 
Standard GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10000 
Maximum GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11000 
Fuel Capacity 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Tank (US gallons) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 35.00 
Final Assembly 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL 2WD 
Location &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-for-2011-ford-f-350-super-duty.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSojb9AyzhOmdtmcDm-fxsQVmQ_OZNyQOb4m8P8i7ULPEHVgspNfcFGdlXUepgruZ0bnyz9QXqi6twG2XoMHfiXu4apKF-XAB-nqZZyY154vaBUqZxNOj6JNBLq650tNAXL0cxNwf8Icel/s72-c/Ford+F-350+Super+Duty.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6100401067562869153</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-17T21:01:54.579-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fickup</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Trucks</category><title>Ford F-450 Super Duty 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6eAqt8DE1bJnPMjtGPKT4TwF3JMatU9ycFvBCOs6BW8TphIch4ymxjPi5GhTwqEyRd3VXld2Ch2ZmNWEmMUvRUonGnlOj8eVUXCZWvAlgxbBu_kyeeJKYTza3UJF-7rM5OxmAK77bWYk/s1600/Ford+F-450+Super+Duty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6eAqt8DE1bJnPMjtGPKT4TwF3JMatU9ycFvBCOs6BW8TphIch4ymxjPi5GhTwqEyRd3VXld2Ch2ZmNWEmMUvRUonGnlOj8eVUXCZWvAlgxbBu_kyeeJKYTza3UJF-7rM5OxmAK77bWYk/s320/Ford+F-450+Super+Duty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The 2011 Ford F-450 Super Duty is identified by a brand new inverted power dome hood, “Super Duty” on the higher grille and a bigger Ford oval. beneath the hood, the F-450 Super Duty offers 2 all-new powertrains, led by a Ford-built 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbodiesel that produces 390 horsepower and 735 lb.-ft. of torque. The new gasoline engine may be a 385-horsepower half-dozen.2-liter V8 that delivers 405 lb.-ft. of torque. each engines are mated with a brand new heavy-duty 6-speed automatic transmission with SelectShift Automatic capability, which has Progressive vary choose and a manual mode. The 2011 F-450 Super Duty receives chassis and suspension updates for improved ride, handling and steering. Inside, the Super Duty adds a brand new reconfigurable flow-through console and an on the market four.2-inch LCD productivity screen to look at varied menu choices.
 
Spacs and Features: 
<a name='more'></a>&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Retail &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $49,045 
Invoice &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $45,110 
DestChg &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $995 
Engines &amp; Power 
&nbsp; 
Engine Specifications 
6.7L 400 hp V8 
Horsepower &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 400 @ 2800 RPM 
Torque (lb-ft) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 800 @ 1600 RPM 
Fuel Type/System &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Diesel/EFI 
Valves/Valve Configuration &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 32/OHV 
Displacement (cc) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6651 
Bore X Stroke (in.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.90 X 4.25 
Compression Ratio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16.2:1 
Turbocharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes 
Supercharger &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No 
 
 
 
Payload &amp; Towing 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Standard Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 16000 
Maximum Towing (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 24400 
Standard Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5200 
Maximum Payload (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5200 
Standard GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13300 
Maximum GVWR (lb.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 13300 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Standard Engine &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6.7L 400 hp V8 
Horsepower &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 400 @ 2800 RPM 
Torque (lb-ft) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 800 @ 1600 RPM 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
6-Speed Automatic Overdrive &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
City (mpg) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
Highway (mpg) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No data 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Sunroof &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Air Conditioning &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Power Windows &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Power Door Locks &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Leather Seats &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Power Seats &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Max. Seating &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6 
Number of Doors &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Cassette Player &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
CD Player &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
Nav. System &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opt. 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Airbags &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Driver 
Passenger 
Side 
ABS Brakes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Traction Control &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Std. 
Stability Control &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; N/A 
Final Assembly 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
XL Crew Cab DRW 4WD 
Location &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; United States</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/ford-f-450-super-duty-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6eAqt8DE1bJnPMjtGPKT4TwF3JMatU9ycFvBCOs6BW8TphIch4ymxjPi5GhTwqEyRd3VXld2Ch2ZmNWEmMUvRUonGnlOj8eVUXCZWvAlgxbBu_kyeeJKYTza3UJF-7rM5OxmAK77bWYk/s72-c/Ford+F-450+Super+Duty.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6177824119818762360</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-15T02:39:55.365-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">car</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Land Rover</category><title>Land Rover DC100 Sport (2011) at Frankfurt motor show</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmP63aUDQeEeG9eZ9j6SOTAqO7eZGs3dNJ0R35bEt8jGQI-7RMezeuTPSng6Ii0AOe3Gx4HyGFa-rpnJ8J47yHbEPAIpjBbuxEoEeRDbHttY57MKatWysyxU4aq_O3UUB0PFnCIM-Fa-u/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmP63aUDQeEeG9eZ9j6SOTAqO7eZGs3dNJ0R35bEt8jGQI-7RMezeuTPSng6Ii0AOe3Gx4HyGFa-rpnJ8J47yHbEPAIpjBbuxEoEeRDbHttY57MKatWysyxU4aq_O3UUB0PFnCIM-Fa-u/s320/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Land Rover has unveiled a second Defender concept automobile at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. We’ve already seen the DC100, and currently there’s the DC100 Sport. Land Rover has designed them each to determine public interest and choose within which direction consequent Defender – due in 2015 – ought to be designed. browse on to seek out out regarding the DC100 Sport, and to be told additional regarding the DC100
How will the new Land Rover Defender DC100 Sport differ from the DC100? 
 
If we’re simplistic regarding it, the DC100 may be a typical three-door 4x4, and also the new DC100 Sport may be a pick-up. in step with Land Rover, the DC100 ‘demonstrates the long run of Land Rover capability and versatility’ whereas the DC100 Sport is ‘an active expression of freedom and leisure’. 
<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uXpgiA5u_XMXck5mFgZr1Lqv5ckgKhPYci098APeMPmZ5MwZWaY2Qfqo-7vbgfio5aJUy4rOXQzs7N7HI65zylBnYYmUKUW3z4ksvqH1bFygVo_d_s06lc5NwdKIbz-Pat2FP1RMuBb7/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uXpgiA5u_XMXck5mFgZr1Lqv5ckgKhPYci098APeMPmZ5MwZWaY2Qfqo-7vbgfio5aJUy4rOXQzs7N7HI65zylBnYYmUKUW3z4ksvqH1bFygVo_d_s06lc5NwdKIbz-Pat2FP1RMuBb7/s320/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Both ideas use a similar light-weight, mixed-alloy platform with a consistent 100-inch wheelbase, plus 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines driving all four wheels through a stop/start-equipped eight-speed automatic. The DC100 encompasses a diesel engine, the DC100 Sport encompasses a petrol engine, and LR says each are capable of being configured as parallel or plug-in hybrids.
 
The DC100 has an upgraded version of LR’s existing air suspension system, which might push the ride height up to 320mm, whereas the DC100 Sport uses a third-gen MagneRide adjustable damper set-up for higher on-road handling. 
Presumably each will still mud-plug? 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKOHQb3-wF00i_jFqSD7zY0PldP4KAqPNJFDoUGBwqUGFzybbBOm5kCbI9OP-PofQzSajFLutL4Wv82IuAugO9nmAp4e2ayHNx1Zi1yfcRLVqEDmC2qaQpwEGUB6T6ucX74F5PjO2k73G/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKOHQb3-wF00i_jFqSD7zY0PldP4KAqPNJFDoUGBwqUGFzybbBOm5kCbI9OP-PofQzSajFLutL4Wv82IuAugO9nmAp4e2ayHNx1Zi1yfcRLVqEDmC2qaQpwEGUB6T6ucX74F5PjO2k73G/s320/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course, and a transfer case provides each high and low ratios for on- and of-road driving, a replacement electronic torque vectoring systems aids each on- and off-road handling, and also the Driveline Disconnect switches each DC100s to front-wheel drive running unless additional traction is required. The rear propshaft is physically disengaged from the centre diff (rather than engine power being electronically diverted) and Land Rover claims this could improve fuel consumption by up to seven-membered.
 
Land Rover’s Terrain Response system lets the driving force switch between completely different modes for sand, mud and gravel. These ideas additionally preview a future version of Terrain Response, which might determine potential hazards and advise safe routes around them. Cameras scan the terrain ahead, determine it, and adapt the electronics automatically – the system may map the terrain in 3D, and gift it on the visual display unit. A sonar system helps with wading, and there are on-demand spiked tyres, that inflate when a secondary air chamber within the carcass is inflated, filling pods moulded into the tread that contain the spikes.
What regarding the styling? 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKb6wlCZ3N8IYDSDdlU0d4NLmMPq9I8iJCsNovGV23gBoMRWyEfPIoYSJ_TVeKxnQpSsbm6IxWDC_BApJMYFyOucLGvCml-09tuk6sbvYY6tflOuYhL_K7dv-4v94bCGPlE9yT9kuKmeb/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKb6wlCZ3N8IYDSDdlU0d4NLmMPq9I8iJCsNovGV23gBoMRWyEfPIoYSJ_TVeKxnQpSsbm6IxWDC_BApJMYFyOucLGvCml-09tuk6sbvYY6tflOuYhL_K7dv-4v94bCGPlE9yT9kuKmeb/s320/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Iconic Land Rover stuff, updated for the twenty first century (which is what was needed). There are slab sides, sharp shoulder lines and short overhangs, with references to existing LR product (the aspect vents, for instance), and each ideas roll on huge 22in wheels. The DC100 has twin spherical headlamps, whereas the DC100 Sport treads a performance-orientated line not nonetheless seen on a Defender.
 
The DC100 is meant as a rough and prepared workhouse, with an upright windscreen, a winch, towing eyes designed into every corner of the concept, whereas solar panels on the roof facilitate power the on-board systems. 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7TRaCUSetYu5gEMtcaJa6Z0JM3YVO_qF7pxHdIuR6c2Nzx0sZWn7LlsfzwfgPeiR2vJTFIabn28k2uUo751N7pAxtmWDEumY2KAhmGNjQDupszz97C5qZP-lGNsjTclP-O0KbAaVxRNK/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7TRaCUSetYu5gEMtcaJa6Z0JM3YVO_qF7pxHdIuR6c2Nzx0sZWn7LlsfzwfgPeiR2vJTFIabn28k2uUo751N7pAxtmWDEumY2KAhmGNjQDupszz97C5qZP-lGNsjTclP-O0KbAaVxRNK/s320/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The new DC100 Sport is claimed to require its cues from early canvas-roofed Defenders, however it’s rather more sporting, with a wraparound aero screen, cut-down speedster-style aspect windows, a double buttress roofline and a flat bed for all of your ‘lifestyle’ equipment.
And inside? 
 
‘Social seating’ is that the phrase being banded regarding by LR, as each ideas sport three-abreast seating; the passenger seat may be folded right down to increase carrying capability, and also the middle seat contains a storage space. 
 
There’s additionally a replacement, centrally mounted touchscreen, that is each the instrument panel and also the multimedia system. Buttons on the steering wheel management it, otherwise you will swipe through it like an iPhone. And you'll additionally take away it – it’s got a water resistant silicon end, has its own power supply, camera and satellite connectivity, and an indoor laborious drive to record each HD video and still pictures. 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwCELws6CKJqVCdoG7P24YZ80nJ6SBp_6W6U6yjDNHuFe922v5aXBKcN7JsBs0d7As7Nvw3cY1vGt3mgs9hDexrgoRPTGx6eGRaVxpo-3PoK52XEsDI6OoETmZTrIN8Dpn6haKEWmOBzf/s1600/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwCELws6CKJqVCdoG7P24YZ80nJ6SBp_6W6U6yjDNHuFe922v5aXBKcN7JsBs0d7As7Nvw3cY1vGt3mgs9hDexrgoRPTGx6eGRaVxpo-3PoK52XEsDI6OoETmZTrIN8Dpn6haKEWmOBzf/s400/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Both cars additionally feature aluminium inductive charging strips within the rear load bays, that within the DC100 is outwardly for juicing up power tool, and within the DC100 Sport it’s for heating or cooling food or drink; the DC100 Sport additionally encompasses a separate charging purpose for the removable Meridian speak system.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/land-rover-dc100-sport-2011-at.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmP63aUDQeEeG9eZ9j6SOTAqO7eZGs3dNJ0R35bEt8jGQI-7RMezeuTPSng6Ii0AOe3Gx4HyGFa-rpnJ8J47yHbEPAIpjBbuxEoEeRDbHttY57MKatWysyxU4aq_O3UUB0PFnCIM-Fa-u/s72-c/Land+Rover+Defender+DC100+Sport+Frankfurt+2011_01.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6715366001424238558</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-15T02:15:28.060-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Nissan</category><title>Nissan Leaf EV (2011) long-term test review</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLpw3lYbEj7hnteJm9v8ivJXnnr7bPnwkfKJUiXZGAiudnm5GaRppEGDyP2-I7hJGYdKH0r9R1xcJ9kXM9wOk1tfhF3h6Ci8Y0kTeePzuvjQ1GHnf_9mx3vI2qumzxMCLZAzSvdE5I_sH/s1600/NissanLeafEVlongtermtestcarreview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLpw3lYbEj7hnteJm9v8ivJXnnr7bPnwkfKJUiXZGAiudnm5GaRppEGDyP2-I7hJGYdKH0r9R1xcJ9kXM9wOk1tfhF3h6Ci8Y0kTeePzuvjQ1GHnf_9mx3vI2qumzxMCLZAzSvdE5I_sH/s320/NissanLeafEVlongtermtestcarreview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Causing a stir with the Nissan Leaf within the Bauer automotive park – seven September 2011
 
It’s a quiet very little issue the Leaf, such a lot thus it’s quite the eye seeker within the Bauer automotive park. individuals look on in amazement, stop you in your tracks and hearth comments aplenty: ‘What is that?’ and ‘That’s weird!’ we've not scythed any pedestrians down quite nonetheless, however we tend to tread gingerly around automotive parks. It's progressing to take individuals a moment to catch up with this new era of silent mobility. 
 
Passengers notice it eerie, too, and are constantly agog at the deafening silence. however it will build the Leaf a splendidly relaxing place to be. typically a bit too relaxing, i am finding, because the sleek acceleration tips you over the 75mph mark on the motorway – and that is curtains to the vary. 
<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F8sg4w8YwAGpimZTObEXmNta6KclYg4v81B41V9ZI56705iFqq9LuS1Mm05BAbtttWNr5W-9BHWAPgDfdpi5K5f1T2q75BoGrJYVwPaQJBj6vy53LmtjB749ZCQYyfu7egd_w1rFKvqp/s1600/Nissan+Leaf+EV+longtermtestcarreview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F8sg4w8YwAGpimZTObEXmNta6KclYg4v81B41V9ZI56705iFqq9LuS1Mm05BAbtttWNr5W-9BHWAPgDfdpi5K5f1T2q75BoGrJYVwPaQJBj6vy53LmtjB749ZCQYyfu7egd_w1rFKvqp/s400/Nissan+Leaf+EV+longtermtestcarreview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We're at a crossroads here. Comparing the silence of the Leaf with the lairy sound of a sports automotive engine, just like the Ferrari 458 we tend to had in recently, shows simply how essentially totally different the new motoring landscape may well be. Our education continues apace.
 
What’s your routine on a weekday morning? A quiet, calm and perfectly ordered begin to the operating day? Or does one hit ‘snooze’ on the alarm umpteen times, then realise you’re late for work, and rush through the shower and breakfast therefore you’re neither properly clean, dry, or fed before you’re running out the door? I live my life within the latter camp, and beginning in a very simply a number of weeks time I’ve got another chore that’ll want adding to my rushed daily routine: plugging in my Leaf once i buy to work…
 
Comeuppance when eight months in an M3? Not to a small degree of it. I volunteered to run the Leaf over a year ago, and have spent the most effective a part of the last twelve months convincing the nice those who own automobile HQ to put in some of charging points within the automobile park; for numerous, difficult reasons we’ll cowl within the returning months, I can’t charge the Leaf at home. 
 
So, my car. It’s pretty normal extremely – on balance, the engine (well, electrical motor), interior, alloys wheels and nearly everything else can’t be customised. Options? There are solely two: the outside color and whether or not you wish a group of solar cells within the rear spoiler, to assist charge the battery on clear days. I’ve gone for blue, within the imprecise hope that it’ll look alittle like Captain Scarlet’s SPV, and I’ve ticked the £260 box for the trick rear spoiler too. Total: £31,690. Or with the government’s £5k rebate, £26,690 – still over a VW Golf GTI, or BMW 320d, or Toyota Prius.
 
Our automobile was already ordered, engineered and on a ship before the terrible events that befell Japan, therefore we’ll take delivery quite soon. and that i hear it’ll be delivered on a truck, therefore it’ll be totally charged… 
 
I've never, ever been additional intrigued by a long-termer; following six or therefore months are progressing to be terribly fascinating indeed.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/nissan-leaf-ev-2011-long-term-test.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLpw3lYbEj7hnteJm9v8ivJXnnr7bPnwkfKJUiXZGAiudnm5GaRppEGDyP2-I7hJGYdKH0r9R1xcJ9kXM9wOk1tfhF3h6Ci8Y0kTeePzuvjQ1GHnf_9mx3vI2qumzxMCLZAzSvdE5I_sH/s72-c/NissanLeafEVlongtermtestcarreview.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-7682812223061582868</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-15T01:49:48.202-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Peugeot</category><title>Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 (2011) CAR review</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9jVUZyC-UHH6JCLd0PbJEsayp25EbxySBhcZJuX1oKWUHB09xUZTr4xdSWDBXDfluVihhCXNsM3M6BEkxWGXU36XdOvyZ777jqu6wX3JAwsB0usbqJeVb_Bx0SHNqzj_wZknYktOcAQu/s1600/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9jVUZyC-UHH6JCLd0PbJEsayp25EbxySBhcZJuX1oKWUHB09xUZTr4xdSWDBXDfluVihhCXNsM3M6BEkxWGXU36XdOvyZ777jqu6wX3JAwsB0usbqJeVb_Bx0SHNqzj_wZknYktOcAQu/s320/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Peugeot Citroen are showing Hybrid4 ideas for 3 years currently - and at last the wait is over. The new Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 is here - and we've driven it. UK sales begin in November 2011.
 
This is a big automobile on varied counts. it is the 1st series production diesel-electric hybrid on sale. it is the 1st time you or I even have been able to get a PSA Hybrid4 vehicle. And, if Paris is to be believed, it's going to nevertheless revolutionise the method hybrid cars are place along and sold. 
 
Read on for CAR's 1st drive review of the new 2011 Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4. 
Peugeot Hybrid4: a history lesson 
<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwWbA0GD2M8dyGWbwdg1Q7WL0XozJtI37dYrSIspA_AvXuov51D8HUR0ygU-JggWKq_lxFjDz7ogToFzAd9Txw-688EEsA3YcGJvhsHLAqId3Ix9F4woSnqgnA0Yp35Y0GrXxOfjBwBcN/s1600/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwWbA0GD2M8dyGWbwdg1Q7WL0XozJtI37dYrSIspA_AvXuov51D8HUR0ygU-JggWKq_lxFjDz7ogToFzAd9Txw-688EEsA3YcGJvhsHLAqId3Ix9F4woSnqgnA0Yp35Y0GrXxOfjBwBcN/s320/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A quick recap on the PSA hybrid resolution. The French have long championed diesel, and there is been abundant oh la la and gnashing of teeth to be heard within the corridors of Peugeot Citroen HQ because the world switched on to petrol-electric hybrids, several of them fearsomely expensive, bespoke models with knee-high emissions and sky-high worth tags.
 
PSA, with lots of facilitate from Bosch, has come back up with what it argues may be a abundant easier system: Hybrid4. It takes an existing combustion-engined model - success 3008 - and bolts on a comparatively low powered 27kW electrified rear axle. Clever electronics management the interaction between front engine and rear electrical motor, with not one physical link between the axles. 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_fggB_5mI-a0GxdBHqDVKDtVJ0TufKH1Cu9nFt-AbYjRXrJHf2Kb1LL3FO7SKeVP5j-uGLiU8DIbfWOb7l0K-i1dELI15wnJJYeK7AiRMt8An0dyOMg8OESLYbQqJq7qCd3QNGEdWLhc/s1600/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_fggB_5mI-a0GxdBHqDVKDtVJ0TufKH1Cu9nFt-AbYjRXrJHf2Kb1LL3FO7SKeVP5j-uGLiU8DIbfWOb7l0K-i1dELI15wnJJYeK7AiRMt8An0dyOMg8OESLYbQqJq7qCd3QNGEdWLhc/s400/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It means each model in Peugeot Citroen's vary will theoretically be hybridised comparatively cheaply, at a premium of some £2500-£3500 over an everyday cooking petrol or diesel engine. PSA is launching the diesel 1st (because they are French/because of its inherent half-hour mpg benefit), however unleaded hybrids can follow.
Does the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 work well in practice? 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwr1m7QCdMrHJ-SPveMfwQ4I39T22uybxQAb42E78YqYqQhWmnz80ANlwETiTYcUgge9zvF1adeWhO2qUATVbO2wjSytrjbRTvRsEqjdJXdM4oJZKn7kcMSo92NVxhDSzy3pifJEKX-i7/s1600/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwr1m7QCdMrHJ-SPveMfwQ4I39T22uybxQAb42E78YqYqQhWmnz80ANlwETiTYcUgge9zvF1adeWhO2qUATVbO2wjSytrjbRTvRsEqjdJXdM4oJZKn7kcMSo92NVxhDSzy3pifJEKX-i7/s320/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>First impressions are sensible. This extremely may be a 'normal' hybrid automobile. There are not any glitzy controls to scare you off, no weird-looking body panels. Your nearby neighbours are laborious pushed to inform you are driving a clever-clogs sub-100g/km CO2 automobile. there is simply that niggling doubt over a worth tag of £26,995 that appears at odds with the 3008 Hybrid4's populist roots... Cheaper hybrids can follow, engineers assure us.
 
Step onboard and where you'd normally notice the 3008's Grip management button may be a hybrid controller, letting you decide between ZEV for full electrical mode (it'll run as a RWD for up to a few miles if the battery is full); Auto (where everything is finished for you); four wheel drive (where each axles are powered for higher traction in slippery conditions); and Sport (where the automated manual six-speed transmission clings onto gears for longer). 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooclybN8Z9TZBBL4zOYMEYuuY2XwS7AJkRQfA777jlZZx66QPoJY6oFceJubcjx9iLEzuJ3GzjcRhHi0WaEQtadCgXjADK-_chrpexUizyIttGzwKBXTqYe4Ecr09gKOcvfjJctBjPdFa/s1600/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooclybN8Z9TZBBL4zOYMEYuuY2XwS7AJkRQfA777jlZZx66QPoJY6oFceJubcjx9iLEzuJ3GzjcRhHi0WaEQtadCgXjADK-_chrpexUizyIttGzwKBXTqYe4Ecr09gKOcvfjJctBjPdFa/s320/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Turn the key to begin up and also the silence is golden. Progress is swish, as we tend to regress in Auto mode. Peugeot has tuned the gearbox to use the electrical motor's torque to smoothe off gearchanges and progress is sweeter than in regular 3008's with the jumpy automated manual. Creep forwards and you'll be able to indeed drive in EV mode up to around 30mph before the two.0-litre HDI diesel kicks in. The transitions are swish and there is no kangarooing to talk of.
 
Don't like a budget plastic paddles, though, and it's laborious to inform that mode you are in because the controller has small lights. however initial driving impressions are sensible. 
What regarding at higher speeds? 
 
The 3008 is not any powerhouse; that modest rear electrical motor may be a fifth the ability of a Prius's, remember. however you've that stonking a pair of.0-litre HDI engine, that rows the chunky - 1660kg - 3008 Hybrid4 along terribly nicely. 
 
Regular 3008 traits remain: a lofty driving position for sensible visibility (bar some hefty A-pillars), storage areas galore for family duties, a plump ride, quite agile steering and a rather fiddly parking brake. you will not see a captivating power indicator in a very regular or garden Pug, though. It's additional Rolls-like. 
 
We tested it in 38deg C heat with the air-con blasting away in mainly urban conditions - average speed 23mph - and gobbled diesel at a rate of 49mpg. We'd say that is quite spectacular for an oversized five-seater which will double up as a van. The 3008's loadbay loses around V-day of its area, however you have still got 420 litres, stretching to 1501 if you drop the rear seats. 
 
Just bear in mind you would like to choose the bottom automobile with 16in wheels if you would like the magical 99g/km CO2 figure. At current tax rates, that'd mean you would be exempt from annual road tax and London congestion charge always. however the higher-spec Hybrid4 model we tend to tested had 17s and 104g/km. each digit counts today. 
Verdict 
 
We admire the Hybrid4's plug-n-play nature. that you simply will apply this tech to any automobile based mostly on the big or mid-sized PF2 or PF3 platforms within the Peugeot Citroen empire may be a neat engineering trick. it is a clever method of hybridising massive numbers of cars quickly, and a plug-in version with lithium ion batteries and a fourfold increase in ZEV vary is coming back in 2014. 
 
While we tend to could struggle to decision a £27k hybrid cheap, it's obvious PSA has elected to launch the Hybrid4 at the highest of the 3008 vary. Once it percolates right down to smaller engines, we'd wager it will make additional sense to additional consumers.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/peugeot-3008-hybrid4-2011-car-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9jVUZyC-UHH6JCLd0PbJEsayp25EbxySBhcZJuX1oKWUHB09xUZTr4xdSWDBXDfluVihhCXNsM3M6BEkxWGXU36XdOvyZ777jqu6wX3JAwsB0usbqJeVb_Bx0SHNqzj_wZknYktOcAQu/s72-c/Peugeot+3008+Hybrid4_01.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6610963585471291440</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-09-15T01:28:51.676-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jaguar</category><title>Jaguar C-X16 sports car 2011 at Frankfurt motor show</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAJgfmgLGa2DlkwEWwus3dHKaaK4pFsJxZ6SZMnlYBjke-zqCr5wGmP3n-E_whP3IpVuaajCBzbMCucRPXTgFZiKfO_mPL0UkYxk1Qe7Gg1bkhZZA8OjR7vMG8lIjoiyJ_HJhh7s0ZR2T/s1600/JaguarC-X16_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAJgfmgLGa2DlkwEWwus3dHKaaK4pFsJxZ6SZMnlYBjke-zqCr5wGmP3n-E_whP3IpVuaajCBzbMCucRPXTgFZiKfO_mPL0UkYxk1Qe7Gg1bkhZZA8OjR7vMG8lIjoiyJ_HJhh7s0ZR2T/s320/JaguarC-X16_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When could be a concept automobile not a thought car? When it’s a ‘production concept’, to use Jaguar’s oft-repeated description at the revealing of the new Jaguar C-X16 coupe at the Frankfurt motor show nowadays.
 
Officially the two-seat, supercharged V6 coupe hasn’t got the inexperienced light-weight. Unofficially this is often the R version of a production automobile that is nearly sure to be in showrooms in 2013. 
Interviewing the bosses behind the Jaguar C-X16 concept automobile 
<a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht75W31bm7nZ5MmxJr1oLPNAdJnmJAoRReXqKc0CfifP3Sl1J5rYNiJqBJidpLo747ahAO7uTv3GkPPQOtBtc7Khp63aMSKOow7QYhPxKcjYCOtgW5VaIQ9Hm0ztJ-2xaGvZ7EY2_9t5wd/s1600/JaguarC-X16_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht75W31bm7nZ5MmxJr1oLPNAdJnmJAoRReXqKc0CfifP3Sl1J5rYNiJqBJidpLo747ahAO7uTv3GkPPQOtBtc7Khp63aMSKOow7QYhPxKcjYCOtgW5VaIQ9Hm0ztJ-2xaGvZ7EY2_9t5wd/s320/JaguarC-X16_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>‘For technical feasibility, we have a tendency to currently recognize where we have a tendency to stand,’ Jaguar’s world whole director Adrian Hallmark told automobile on-line. in keeping with Hallmark, each component – from aspect impact safety to a nose that meets pedestrian protection – conforms with production automobile rules. except for carbonfibre seats that are too skinny to accommodate aspect airbags. For now.
 
‘We may have cliniced it quietly, however we’ve chosen to indicate it loudly at Frankfurt,’ said Hallmark. ‘The whole world has been speculating that Car Jaguar’s progressing to build a Boxster competitor. No, we have a tendency to aren't progressing to build a £35,000 sports automobile.’ Instead the C-X16 is gunning for base 911s. 
Jag C-X16: target 911 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0BYCrK4K-wwPVgC7-tovYYyqBsyFzOLREKv82lhCqZkPElAC5xLY2VsALCJlR9YlucARfjc4QSeKrOtpaObiDcYwsj4bpg8Xft5zX2A8g3L84xlOAUIaXuI_jOAT0dwZ4gwfwy2zp6T1/s1600/JaguarC-X16_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0BYCrK4K-wwPVgC7-tovYYyqBsyFzOLREKv82lhCqZkPElAC5xLY2VsALCJlR9YlucARfjc4QSeKrOtpaObiDcYwsj4bpg8Xft5zX2A8g3L84xlOAUIaXuI_jOAT0dwZ4gwfwy2zp6T1/s320/JaguarC-X16_0001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>‘It’s as fast as a 911, it’s priced between Cayman and 911. we'll attack the market that we have a tendency to don’t with the XK,’ said Hallmark. Set to price from £55,000 to £75,000, the C-X16 could be a very little shorter and wider than the [997] 911 Carrera – and it's fractionally quicker.
 
The 375bhp supercharged V6 will power the C-X16 from standstill to 62mph in four.4sec. Hallmark says the automobile would feel way more darty and agile than the grand touring character of Jaguar’s existing XK. 
The hybrid bit 
 
The concept’s drivetrain incorporates a KERS-style electrical motor, that delivers a 173lb ft slug of torque for 10-second overtaking bursts. due to Jaguar’s trademark aluminium monocoque construction, the C-X16 weighs 1600kg, with the KERS system adding up to 150kg of that mass. Combined fuel consumption could be a claimed 41mpg.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/jaguar-c-x16-sports-car-2011-at.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAJgfmgLGa2DlkwEWwus3dHKaaK4pFsJxZ6SZMnlYBjke-zqCr5wGmP3n-E_whP3IpVuaajCBzbMCucRPXTgFZiKfO_mPL0UkYxk1Qe7Gg1bkhZZA8OjR7vMG8lIjoiyJ_HJhh7s0ZR2T/s72-c/JaguarC-X16_3.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-526270682431120954</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:22:58.000-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2012</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mercedes</category><title>Mercedes B-class 2012</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE2K7SRvBp0aoRhT1wdoyOw9PNytMGAp4xKuVxeO3ZgytgWbKTd2tWuQOtlwNWzszIJD7erUETvbq4Xuk8Ml155QE7q2PczI6R8zQmb_ssOAF4xMr2yXthIvTSBHtOI0FXr5ccKiD7-M_/s1600/mercedes+b+class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE2K7SRvBp0aoRhT1wdoyOw9PNytMGAp4xKuVxeO3ZgytgWbKTd2tWuQOtlwNWzszIJD7erUETvbq4Xuk8Ml155QE7q2PczI6R8zQmb_ssOAF4xMr2yXthIvTSBHtOI0FXr5ccKiD7-M_/s320/mercedes+b+class.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>This is the new 2012 Mercedes B-class, the primary in an exceedingly new family of tiny Mercs. It presages the new A-class – due later in 2012 – and a collection of recent compact models, together with a coupe and an off-roader.
So take note of the new B-class. The hardware you see here can pop up across future tiny Mercedes. 
Merc B-class: what’s new for 2012 
The styling is in line with today’s B-class, however they’ve created it less wantonly wise. It’s some of inches lower to the bottom and there are hints of it being a baby R-class tourer instead of a boxy babywagon van. That’s an honest factor, as its sleek zero.26 drag coefficient attests. 
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For the B-class it remains front-wheel drive (4wd are offered on sportier and off-road variants). 
New engines for the new B-class 
 
If you would like a petroleum engine in your new B-class, you’ll got to accept a one.6-litre direct injection turbo. The B180 musters 120bhp, or choose a B200 for 154bhp. These engines – dubbed M270 - are vital, as they’ll power several future tiny Mercedes, up to and together with the C-class. 
 
Diesel engines come back from the OM651 family, the dervs already seeing action in everything from the C-class to the S-class. this is often the primary time these diesels are employed in a transverse application. At launch, there’s simply a one.8-litre CDI, badged B180 (108bhp) or B200 (134bhp). 
 
New for the 2012 B-class could be a seven-speed twin-clutch transmission. All engines keep company with stop-start, and a six-speed manual are customary on most models. 
Can I still move house in my B-class? 
 
Yep. At 4359mm long/1786mm wide/1557mm tall, the B-class remains a packaging marvel. Merc claims legroom is really higher than in an E- or S-class, however the driving force sits 86mm below before to get rid of that sit-up-and-beg van posture of before. 
 
The rear bench slides back and forth to swap house for bodies and baggage – the boot stretching between an outsized 488 to an evil sounding 666 litres’ capability. feels like it’ll be a colossal load lugger still. 
 
CAR has already sat within the new Mercedes B-class and may ensure it’s a nice surroundings in there. a number of those details – pretty spherical chromed air vents, for example – are snaffled from elsewhere within the Mercedes’&nbsp; oeuvre (the SLK in that instance). 
 
And there are distinct overtones of huge automobile gadgets too. A radar-based collision warning system is customary, and choices embrace adaptive headlamps, drowsiness detectors, active parking and radar cruise management. 
 
See the new B-class for real at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/mercedes-b-class-2012.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE2K7SRvBp0aoRhT1wdoyOw9PNytMGAp4xKuVxeO3ZgytgWbKTd2tWuQOtlwNWzszIJD7erUETvbq4Xuk8Ml155QE7q2PczI6R8zQmb_ssOAF4xMr2yXthIvTSBHtOI0FXr5ccKiD7-M_/s72-c/mercedes+b+class.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6607017653345092926</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:23:32.330-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Porsche</category><title>Porsche Cayenne Diesel 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk8Kex9e9je1vH6o-7XiKw8KApu8pPtnndRi9QO0ccNKrX7vHVRLq_beHea3Wn_ad05XrZuKge4U8diaPUOAqC7oc4A-RSlqiu_VKHK6l9UF3-V03A7zjrbkpL-3nGaxBK557hhi9XmDx/s1600/Porsche+Cayenne+Diesel+MY12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk8Kex9e9je1vH6o-7XiKw8KApu8pPtnndRi9QO0ccNKrX7vHVRLq_beHea3Wn_ad05XrZuKge4U8diaPUOAqC7oc4A-RSlqiu_VKHK6l9UF3-V03A7zjrbkpL-3nGaxBK557hhi9XmDx/s320/Porsche+Cayenne+Diesel+MY12.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>The Cayenne is that the Porsche we tend to all loved to hate. however is that the Cayenne SUV currently firmly accepted within the Porsche firmamentr? in any case, most currently perceive the we tend toll worn argument that it funds the sports cars we all love. Porsche has engineered twice as several 4x4s as the other single model line thus far this year, for crying out loud.
 
So it's that the Cayenne has been upgraded once more. We're into Mk2 Cayenne territory currently, and a series of minor mid-life revisions created in summer 2011 added additional nada to stay it competitive against the likes of the new VW Touareg and updated vary Rover Sport. we tend to drove the Cayenne Diesel, the sole realistic model you may get in Britain unless you are used by BP. 
Porsche Cayenne Diesel: the tech spec 
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A quick explore the crucial figures confirms why the diesel is thus popular: performance is simply zero.1sec off from the bottom petrol within the 0-62mph sprint – in a very warm-hatch bothering seven.6 seconds – whereas CO2 is stacks lower at 189g/km (petrol V6 manual = 263g/km) whereas economy averages thirty-nine.2mpg (plays twenty five.2mpg).With the upgrades Porsche has managed to knock six grammes off the carbon emissions total. 
 
Yes, yes – the diesel is cleaner than the Cayenne S Hybrid. The petrol-electric Porsche SUV manages 193g/km and thirty four.4mpg, that tells you specifically where the hybrid is aimed at: non-petrol markets, like the US and Middle East. 
Porsche Cayenne Diesel: initial impressions 
 
First, some aesthetics. Am I alone to find the new Cayenne abundant easier on the eye? the initial Mk1 Cayenne was, within the automotive vernacular, a little of a spudder. The new one is sort of a bar of soap that is had its laborious edges gently washed away, for a softer, additional pleasing type. 
 
Slide sideways into the cockpit – it's such a tall, imposing automotive that access is incredibly straightforward – and you plonk into an Airbus-style cockpit. We're still undecided concerning the buttonfest that has befallen trendy Porsche cabins; you'll be forgiven for thinking you'd ended up at an air museum like Duxford or the Fleet Air Arm Museum judging by the wall of switches you face. I hope this does not ruin the new 991-era 911 Porsche is near to launch at the 2011 Frankfurt show.
 
But there is no denying the chunky quality on provide. The Cayenne is superbly assembled and feels hewn from solid. fortunately you'll ignore most of the switchgear festooning that enormous centre console, and therefore the giant touchscreen is blissfully straightforward to work. 
The road take a look at bit 
 
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Brim the Cayenne and therefore the trip computer's vary soars beyond 600 miles, that could be a welcome sight in a very huge 4x4 in 2011. The dials themselves are a relentless reminder you are in a very Porsche, and therefore the Cayenne by and enormous delivers on that promise. 
 
It's swift enough, though you'd never rev the V6 turbodiesel only for the hell for of it. it is a quiet, refined lump and created all the smoother by the incredibly tall gearing of that eight-speed auto. Left in automatic mode, shifts are swish and slur away within the background; faucet into manual override, and that i was left with constant feeling I actually have when riding my 21-speed mountain bike: do i actually would like of these ratios? And that bloody gear am I in? 
Another case of huge wheels ruining the ride 
 
The only real black mark over the Cayenne Diesel is that the busy ride. We're constantly berating automotive makers for sending us cars on big rims and therefore the supersized Cayenne is not any totally different. It rolls on 20-inch 275/45 tyres and never settles on British blacktop. Even in Comfort setting on the adjustable suspension, the 4x4 jiggles and jolts over road acne and that i found myself apologising to passengers. 
 
I solely dared attempt traditional and Sport out of scientific inquiry and might safely conclude that you simply should not. the earlier we tend to all begin speccing smaller wheels the higher. Granted, the Cayenne Diesel equipped with 20in rims grips sort of a limpet in corners, however truth is you're feeling vaguely delinquent hurling a two-tonne SUV through the twisties and therefore the steering is not really as sharp as an X5's, thus a additional relaxed gait is most popular. 
 
The Cayenne Diesel's figures are bolstered by a quick-acting start-stop system. you mostly feel these systems wobble in an automatic automotive where instant getaways are simply a pedal mash away, however it's still acceptably brisk and leaves you feeling less guilty at traffic lights. 
Verdict 
 
The Cayenne Diesel could be a polished premium SUV. The cabin is vast in each rows and there is a good boot too. This matters. those that get a Cayenne might own a Zuffenhausen sports automotive moreover, however indeed several can have in all probability graduated from a Boxster or 911 as their circumstances and family modification. 
 
Buyers during this category need this additional practicality with a snobby badge they will be happy with - and therefore the Cayenne delivers specifically what it says on the tin: Porsche quality and dynamics relative to the category norm; Cayenne area and improved looks; and Diesel figures to ease your conscience. place it on smaller wheels and it would be vying for sophistication honours.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/porsche-cayenne-diesel-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk8Kex9e9je1vH6o-7XiKw8KApu8pPtnndRi9QO0ccNKrX7vHVRLq_beHea3Wn_ad05XrZuKge4U8diaPUOAqC7oc4A-RSlqiu_VKHK6l9UF3-V03A7zjrbkpL-3nGaxBK557hhi9XmDx/s72-c/Porsche+Cayenne+Diesel+MY12.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-1291874298983446937</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:24:05.234-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Porsche</category><title>Porsche 911 - 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC2zz8kZCfX_4e5snwqzD7tqgcsfZq6LXpe5klg9WNm-zeIsGpa-MRwUdlN7sEYn2mYp3kycGwN0KasdW5J6CV5foxdjK6ZigKXg3SxFW6LMqC4ybzjorV9FwPxAP_-DgXLuRWDfDVW6e/s1600/new+Porsche+911991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC2zz8kZCfX_4e5snwqzD7tqgcsfZq6LXpe5klg9WNm-zeIsGpa-MRwUdlN7sEYn2mYp3kycGwN0KasdW5J6CV5foxdjK6ZigKXg3SxFW6LMqC4ybzjorV9FwPxAP_-DgXLuRWDfDVW6e/s320/new+Porsche+911991.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>At last, the new Porsche 911 is here. This all-new, 991-spec Porsche 911 are going to be unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show next month, and though you'll feel like you have seen it already, that is solely as a result of a number of footage leaked out last week.
What are you able to tell me concerning the new Porsche 911? 
 
The 911 has been around since 1963, however even the foremost long-sighted, harshest critic can notice the new styling. (N.B. that’s new styling, instead of a brand new vogue direction). The design underpinning this latest 911 is all new, and also the wheelbase is 100mm longer than the present 997-gen cars'. 
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Hiding beneath the sleeker LED taillights and wider pop-up rear spoiler are 2 direct-injection iterations of Porsche’s famed flat-six engine. The Carrera currently options a smaller however additional powerful three.4-litre engine (down from three.6) whereas the S runs an upgraded version of the prevailing three.8. The S is identifiable by its red brake calipers and quad exhausts, anoraks note. 
How much additional power do the 991's new flat-six engines boast? and the way inexperienced are they? 
 
Porsche has to date solely released details for the PDK-equipped 911s, because the double-clutch transmission ensures not solely the quickest acceleration however conjointly the cleanest emissions. Equip the fundamental Carrera with said gearbox and you’ll have a 911 that emits simply 194g/km and manages 34mpg – today’s cleanest Porsche sports cars, the PDK-equipped Cayman and Boxster, achieve 214g/km and 31mpg. 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCwMqAr9GE8BmYl9BSh165MeJhpmd8XUTgZogc2ts4r6SiHazmgaVkg_-ALBPfK3lyjf0AnQIbPCtTxtU9X0DIvWc1S5nB1-lavQL8Y4DYm6EEL16xhTa0fi1JrHu9lpoo8o3wNmOgjfL/s1600/newPorsche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCwMqAr9GE8BmYl9BSh165MeJhpmd8XUTgZogc2ts4r6SiHazmgaVkg_-ALBPfK3lyjf0AnQIbPCtTxtU9X0DIvWc1S5nB1-lavQL8Y4DYm6EEL16xhTa0fi1JrHu9lpoo8o3wNmOgjfL/s320/newPorsche.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thank the aluminium and steel construction of the new light-weight body, that helps trim up to 45kg off the kerbweight. and the standard-fit stop/start system, clever electrical system recuperation, a ‘coasting’ operate for the PDK transmission that decouples the engine, and (this may build or break the newest 911) new electro-mechanical power steering.
 
And inside? 
 
Porsche says the inside styling takes its style cues from the Carrera GT supercar, however we tend to can’t see a picket gearknob or bum-basic stereo – it’s the Cayenne and Panamera’s innards that the 911 most emulates. However, the high-rise centre console will mean the gearstick (of the seven-speed manual or seven-speed PDK ‘box) is currently located nearer to the steering wheel. 
 
Five dials confront the driving force, with the rev counter taking central stage (as always), and – as per the Cayenne and Panamera – another dial is digital and customisable to indicate the sat-nav or trip pc. 
So what is going to a brand new Porsche 911 value me? 
 
A standard Carrera is yours for £71,449, up from the £67,270 that Porsche charges for the 997-spec automotive. however leather, sports seats, climate management, bi-xenon headlights, a 4.6in sat-nav screen, MP3 connectivity, Porsche Stability Management (PSM) and a course at the company’s expertise Centre at Silverstone are all normal. 
 
£81,242 buys you a Carrera S, and besides the larger engine, there also are 20-inch wheels, adaptive dampers (Porsche Active Suspension Management, or PASM), a restricted slip differential (need we tend to tell you that it’s at the rear axle?) and Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV). 
 
The new Porsche 911 can build its world premiere at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show in September, and (precise, as ever) the primary cars reach UK showrooms on seventeen December 2011.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/porsche-911-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC2zz8kZCfX_4e5snwqzD7tqgcsfZq6LXpe5klg9WNm-zeIsGpa-MRwUdlN7sEYn2mYp3kycGwN0KasdW5J6CV5foxdjK6ZigKXg3SxFW6LMqC4ybzjorV9FwPxAP_-DgXLuRWDfDVW6e/s72-c/new+Porsche+911991.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-6879172657785763320</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-29T07:36:00.723-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2012</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ferrari</category><title>Ferrari 458 Spider 2012</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhY_0YxrdXDL2HvOvAwpLjfgAcyMBiQQuQ-zNWtxYtiqLpEjc2CRjSiPY5sjdspcdATKISIQDIkUfJ2pP3LFf3cY4JvBnBYxT2TZsIacgsFAZ6M_m8totgSEpfcNxtvZ6et80CNGpiS1T/s1600/ferrari-458-spider-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhY_0YxrdXDL2HvOvAwpLjfgAcyMBiQQuQ-zNWtxYtiqLpEjc2CRjSiPY5sjdspcdATKISIQDIkUfJ2pP3LFf3cY4JvBnBYxT2TZsIacgsFAZ6M_m8totgSEpfcNxtvZ6et80CNGpiS1T/s320/ferrari-458-spider-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The new Ferrari 458 Spider is a plain, and inevitable, extension of the 458 Italia sports automotive vary. Ferrari has forever offered a fresh-air various to the junior V8 and that we all knew it had been coming back.
But the dearth of surprise did not stop the tongues drooling and eyes goggling once we clapped eyes on the new 458 Spider earlier than its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. 
The Italia remains our favorite junior supercar, having swept the board at the 2010 Performance automotive of the Year take a look at and fought off a challenge from the McLaren MP4-12C. and that we fancy currently it will sound even higher, with less sound deadening between your ears and therefore the 4499cc flat-plan crank V8 and its angry 562bhp at 9 thousand rpm. 
Ferrari 458 Spider: the main points 
Interestingly, the 458 roadster is that the initial mid-engined supercar within the world to supply a folding exhausting prime. Sadly, no images are offered of the flop-atop roof however - they are saving that for the Frankfurt show. 
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The all-aluminium roof can roll out from below the flying buttresses; we have a tendency to presume there'll be a pop-up rear glass window too. The metal hood is 25kg lighter than a canvas roof, says Ferrari, and it will take fourteen seconds to flick between coupe and convertible. 
It's said to be compact, too: Ferrari says there's atiny low bags bench behind the front seats to hold many baggage. 
How fast is that the new Ferrari 458 Spider? 
Pretty speedy, as you expect. Maranello claims a prime finish beyond 198mph and 0-62mph in but three.4 seconds. Not that economy are going to be prime of your priorities, however the combined average - due to stop-start - stands at 24mpg and CO2 is 275g/km. 
That light-weight roof is fascinating, trimming the penalty for going al fresco in a very Ferrari: Ferrari says the Spider's dry weight is 1430kg, compared to 1380kg for the Italia coupe. 
And the 458 Spider is not the solely new 458 on the horizon; we have a tendency to reported recently that a Scuderia successor can arrive in 2012.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/ferrari-458-spider-2012.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhY_0YxrdXDL2HvOvAwpLjfgAcyMBiQQuQ-zNWtxYtiqLpEjc2CRjSiPY5sjdspcdATKISIQDIkUfJ2pP3LFf3cY4JvBnBYxT2TZsIacgsFAZ6M_m8totgSEpfcNxtvZ6et80CNGpiS1T/s72-c/ferrari-458-spider-001.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-7462837445390743351</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:24:33.132-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">car</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">KIA</category><title>Kia M5 rival: 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddfgqXNZOAc0sTJrtPAOt8cZTv6OZccND9dorcR2WiSl7rgug2OPKrfXcEkXr1PsAoLYGk7DLln4GMm4dhO-g14ik2lgOpOftoRAwytjRiQVpn0oUPr2EKlsC5LQzyjbEPDJls274-uGQ/s1600/kia+frank+furt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddfgqXNZOAc0sTJrtPAOt8cZTv6OZccND9dorcR2WiSl7rgug2OPKrfXcEkXr1PsAoLYGk7DLln4GMm4dhO-g14ik2lgOpOftoRAwytjRiQVpn0oUPr2EKlsC5LQzyjbEPDJls274-uGQ/s320/kia+frank+furt.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>This is Kia's M5 rival. Sound crazy? You bet. however this can be a 5-series sized concept within the mould of the Korean-market K7, complete with rear-wheel drive and a V8 powertrain.
Okay, maybe it's additional adore an Audi A7 or 5-series GT in its fastback bodystyle. One person within the workplace even mentioned the Aston Martin Rapide, till they awakened and slunk off with their tail between their legs. 
There's no name nonetheless - this can be a teaser at this stage - however we'll see this Kia concept automotive at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show on thirteen September 2011. 
So Kia's going M5-baiting? 
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Hardly. this can be an 'ideas concept', not a thinly veiled production automotive. Insiders counsel it points to ensuing iteration of Kia's style language, once styling chief Peter Schreyer's 1st generation of modification that took Kia's mainstream cars from also-rans to real contenders. 
'No matter from that perspective you investigate it – this idea automotive is roaring with energy and prepared for take-off,' said Schreyer, cheesily. 'I believe the automotive may be a robust statement from Kia: we have a tendency to are able to quick forward to an all new chapter.' 
That's an allusion to ensuing spherical of latest models coming back. The Ceed, for example, is remembered because the automotive that place Kia on the map in Europe. however the pace of modification is such that the Ceed can itself get replaced in spring 2012. 
The wheel has turned full circle. 
What else are going to be on Kia's stand at the Frankfurt motor show? 
As well because the four-seater four-door, Kia will show the three-door Kia Rio for the primary time at Frankfurt alongside a facelifted Soul.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/kia-m5-rival-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddfgqXNZOAc0sTJrtPAOt8cZTv6OZccND9dorcR2WiSl7rgug2OPKrfXcEkXr1PsAoLYGk7DLln4GMm4dhO-g14ik2lgOpOftoRAwytjRiQVpn0oUPr2EKlsC5LQzyjbEPDJls274-uGQ/s72-c/kia+frank+furt.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-8644373516082331053</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:25:22.694-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mercedes</category><title>Mercedes E63 AMG Estate 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3CRB0d0WEGy1D7Oa9Vk0FPV19IE7Ebbgr6BJbV7Ebxjk-POmL0SQA2mOHOCUSA5rspS8NhyOP9JRJ2w28nQqRLsYGfE3p_K0xDcO_ZOKmp0G969BZo5eYoNzO8y8W5bqsI1Jlf6nPJZr/s1600/Mercedes+Benz+E63+AMG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3CRB0d0WEGy1D7Oa9Vk0FPV19IE7Ebbgr6BJbV7Ebxjk-POmL0SQA2mOHOCUSA5rspS8NhyOP9JRJ2w28nQqRLsYGfE3p_K0xDcO_ZOKmp0G969BZo5eYoNzO8y8W5bqsI1Jlf6nPJZr/s320/Mercedes+Benz+E63+AMG.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>The new E63 is Merc’s AMG-powered middleweight and follows a tried and tested plan: massive V8 + sober saloon = autobahn domination. Well that’s the speculation, and this can be the truth.
So in the week it’s the E-class’ flip to possess a go along with the six.2-litre V8? 
 
Yes, Mercedes likes to unfold the bhp love around and thus it’s no surprise that the shortly once the discharge of the regular E-class, we’re currently being offered this: the AMG-fettled E63, a circa £69k businessman’s hot rod. 
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Forget the figures, tell me concerning the E63's noise! 
 
It’s indecent, a correct solid, metallic V8 throb. Twist the key to begin it and you get an honest flare of revs before it settles all the way down to a meaty idle. Nice, however at low speeds it looks like a typical low-revving V8 with some free-flow pipes on it. This engine very revs, and after you extend it towards 6500rpm and listen to the onerous bark filtering through into the cabin, that’s after you it very apprehend that this can be no standard Benz. 
 
Porsche vs AMG – sixteen August 2011 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYXeBEZv5KD1XdxIYXd876pchOWYTrubzRw9SXMOPrAQF7WRgjGayBBra16RtXsipZMJuIF-hodrnoXwH5oa4YUjUMdC35e7U-Fa8_7XKTHaXzkl4UCN0DSM_vvIBEYhAuMaG55FonW5j/s1600/Mercedes+Benz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYXeBEZv5KD1XdxIYXd876pchOWYTrubzRw9SXMOPrAQF7WRgjGayBBra16RtXsipZMJuIF-hodrnoXwH5oa4YUjUMdC35e7U-Fa8_7XKTHaXzkl4UCN0DSM_vvIBEYhAuMaG55FonW5j/s320/Mercedes+Benz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I went on the launch of the Panamera V8 S with the PDK gearbox a handful of years back and came back to a small degree lukewarm. however the opposite day I returned the manual version and, wow, what a car. The engine’s sleek, the steering’s nice, and it’s very, very sweetly balanced – it’s such a lot higher than the so much pricier and heavier Turbo. At £77k, it’s additionally similar cash to the E63, that feels lots additional raucous, and quite to a small degree clunkier after you drive the 2 back-to-back.
 
Problem is, the Panamera could be a heap less sensible – the boot is small, and also the rear seats are hardly generous. provide me one road and I’d take the Panamera; provide me a year and I’d take the Merc. 
 
Our E63 meets Mikko – four August 2011 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ73QAz3VMfuukIGlqqXOJmijqr_R-5DCwPRVzgbEksJD7h3-hZ2-O1xjVYpuO4dfgcO_gP3EZJtKHzAN9Vx2jo2dCu7qyrEgouA8e2QQ1BxC_D9u1M-8dTIoT6MDp6ir4v4r5P9V9sgUp/s1600/Mercedes+Benz+E63.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ73QAz3VMfuukIGlqqXOJmijqr_R-5DCwPRVzgbEksJD7h3-hZ2-O1xjVYpuO4dfgcO_gP3EZJtKHzAN9Vx2jo2dCu7qyrEgouA8e2QQ1BxC_D9u1M-8dTIoT6MDp6ir4v4r5P9V9sgUp/s320/Mercedes+Benz+E63.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I got a decision at short notice a bit whereas back. ‘Fancy interviewing Mikko Hirvonen,’ said the person from Ford Motorsport. Yes, said I. ‘And, erm, are you able to provide Mikko a carry to Heathrow airport when you’re finished?’ Cue the marginally bizarre scenario of me folding my two-year-old’s pushchair up and dropping the E63’s rear seats to squeeze within the huge bag Mikko takes with him to WRC events.
 
Mikko’s not vastly into his new automotives – he loves previous Fords and yankee V8s – however once a short while sitting in London traffic he said ‘This could be a nice car.’ Then, once I gunned it a bit to change lanes, he realised it sounded juicy too. ‘Nice sound,’ he said. ‘How powerful is it?’ Over 500bhp, I replied. By then we tend to were on a pleasant quiet little bit of motorway, thus I found myself within the slightly disquieting position of flooring it with an infinitely higher driver than me sitting within the passenger seat whereas my kid’s pushchair rattled around within the back.
 
An impressive dealer expertise – twenty five July 2011 
 
I'm forever to a small degree skeptical concerning main dealers, however when the onboard laptop flagged up an impending service at twelve,000 miles, I booked the E63 into Robinsons Mercedes-Benz in Peterborough. it had been a genuinely spectacular expertise. once one phone decision, the receptionist addressed me on email (much additional convenient), forever remembered who i used to be, got my automotive booked in at a time that suited me and offered to either choose my automotive up from work, or to convey me a loan automotive for the day.
 
I went for the loan automotive, to hopefully avoid the dealership noticing the motoring journalist link. 
 
I mentioned that the passenger-side wing mirror was creating a graunching sound because it folded in automatically once I turned the automotive off, and also the service technicians noticed that my rear brake lights were staying on for a fraction too long. 
 
Unfortunately, the elements for each jobs weren’t accessible immediately, thus I had the selection of leaving the E63 with the dealership and keeping the loan automotive, or bringing it back in another time. 
 
I selected to re-book the automotive in and each gremlins were sorted. Total price? £269. i feel that’s pretty affordable considering i used to be provided with 2 loan cars with ample fuel, and my very own automotive was absolutely valeted (twice), re-filled with screenwash and, let’s not forget, topped up with oil. 
 
I additionally came within the automotive to search out a pleasant very little brochure, that puzzled if i would have an interest in a number of the enticing deals that Robinsons were giving on new AMGs. It simply felt sort of a terribly joined up, well thought out, well run organisation. 
 
A naturally aspirated six.2-litre V8 vs a twin-turbo five.5-litre V8 – nineteen July 2011 
 
No, I haven’t moved to Germany and re-registered my E63 – this can be a snap from the launch of the new, improved E63, the headline of that is that the addition of the new five.5-litre bi-turbo engine. All things thought of, it’s a triumph – it’s twenty second additional economical, still sounds nice and it’s faster too, with a true thump to the mid-range. The turbos additionally bring the likelihood of simple tuning, that AMG has capitalised on – 30-40% of consumers are spending around £6.5k on the Performance Package, boosting the new car’s figures from 518bhp and 516lb ft (versus 518bhp and 464lb ft for my naturally aspirated six.2) to 549bhp and 590lb ft.
 
The only draw back with the new turbocharged engine is that it doesn’t sparkle as brightly at the highest finish and doesn’t rev as highly – i used to be denied a downchange a couple of times, once I apprehend my automotive would have indulged me. 
 
I additionally need to drive the automotive on target, where it felt like downshifts were being denied – however typically they weren’t, it had been as a result of the engine thusunded so similar between around 5000 and 6000rpm that I couldn’t truly tell the distinction. 
 
But if I had to decide on one or the opposite, I’d vote for the new five.5. 
 
It was additionally fascinating to check a handful of spec variations on this take a look at automotive – it didn’t have the expensive Alcantara covering on the rooflining, pillars and sun visors, and, actually, it didn’t spoil the atmosphere quite the maximum amount as I expected. 
 
The take a look at automotive was additionally fitted with the optional carbon ceramic brakes. Now, I’ve forever thought the quality E63 brake pedal could be a very little spongy at the highest, and I’ve felt the stoppers going off {a couple|a few|one or 2|a handful|some} of times once some admittedly terribly onerous cross-country runs late in the dark – not stunning during a automotive weighing nearly two tonnes. I didn’t get to drive the automotivebon-equipped car as onerous or for as long because it took my very own brakes to wilt, however I did notice that the brake pedal still felt a bit spongy in traditional use. Provisional verdict? continue the almost-always-up-to-it six- and four-pots that you just get from the factory.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/mercedes-e63-amg-estate-2011.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3CRB0d0WEGy1D7Oa9Vk0FPV19IE7Ebbgr6BJbV7Ebxjk-POmL0SQA2mOHOCUSA5rspS8NhyOP9JRJ2w28nQqRLsYGfE3p_K0xDcO_ZOKmp0G969BZo5eYoNzO8y8W5bqsI1Jlf6nPJZr/s72-c/Mercedes+Benz+E63+AMG.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-2499781836130270382</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:25:48.808-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2012</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lexus</category><title>Lexus GS 2012</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZpLOC2LhdKMyBTtGTfjNhvXBbFfYx6pNAaSQHzfLukMqW7BHoDwJDVvQgCfzuVaYh4NJ0PaA5BaOa6FO2D4aKskEBANJD4u8XZAc1rQF0Lhk5LoMtCHXikLJ6SSDcqfRoejuqg9XLSkB/s1600/Lexus+GS+hybrid+first+pictures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZpLOC2LhdKMyBTtGTfjNhvXBbFfYx6pNAaSQHzfLukMqW7BHoDwJDVvQgCfzuVaYh4NJ0PaA5BaOa6FO2D4aKskEBANJD4u8XZAc1rQF0Lhk5LoMtCHXikLJ6SSDcqfRoejuqg9XLSkB/s320/Lexus+GS+hybrid+first+pictures.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>This is the new Lexus GS, that has simply been revealed at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, USA.
Presumably the new Lexus GS is clean and green? 
 
Well, yes, however abundant of the official Lexus press unharness is stuffed with phrases like ‘improved driving dynamics’ and ‘packed with innovative performance’, however no mention is formed of fuel consumption or emission figures. All we all know officially is that there’ll be a full hybrid GS450h for the united kingdom, along side a purely petrol GS250 – markets just like the USA will be sold a GS350 (pictured). Still, reckon on the GS450h simply besting the Lexus RX450h SUV’s forty four.8mpg and 145g/km.
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Instead of mpg and CO2, Lexus claims the engineering team’s main objective was ‘to give a a lot of partaking driving experience’. meaning a a lot of aerodynamic style, a stiffer chassis, a faster-shifting transmission, and apparently, a ‘distinctive engine sound and exhaust note’. a lot of spot welds have upped the structural rigidity, the front track is 40mm wider with aluminium higher and lower management arms that boast larger bushings, whereas at the rear there’s a brand new subframe to accommodate an all-new multi-link suspension set-up and a 50mm wider track. there is an S-line and M Sport-rivalling F-Sport variant on the approach, too.
Lots of promise, however I’ve been disappointed before. I mean, Lexus engineered up our expectations with that attractive concept… 
 
Yes, simply as horny LF-Ch morphed into the sedate CT200h, therefore the aggressive LF-Gh has become the way more conservative GS. The new ‘spindle’ grille is about to become a signature styling feature on all future Lexuses, and we tend to’ll reserve judgement till we see it within the metal – from some angles it's bland, however from others there’s really a touch of dynamism. solely a touch, mind. 
And inside? 
 
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A mouse-style controller negates the requirement for a plethora of buttons, the new S-Flow climate controls system detects whether or not there are any back-seat passengers (and solely directs air flow to the front seats if there aren’t), and LED lights, err, light-weight the cabin. 
 
A reversing camera is commonplace, as are ten airbags, new Whiplash Injury Lessening (WIL) front seats, and an eight-inch central monitor. Spec sat-nav and you get a twelve.3-inch screen, whereas the optional Mark Levinson audio system boasts 835 watts, seventeen speakers and seven.1 Surround Sound. 
 
Other extras embrace a radar-guided cruise management system with an auto-brake perform, an evening vision camera, a head-up show, a blind spot monitor, a lane departure warning system and lane keeping assist. 
 
UK deliveries begin in summer 2012.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/lexus-gs-2012.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZpLOC2LhdKMyBTtGTfjNhvXBbFfYx6pNAaSQHzfLukMqW7BHoDwJDVvQgCfzuVaYh4NJ0PaA5BaOa6FO2D4aKskEBANJD4u8XZAc1rQF0Lhk5LoMtCHXikLJ6SSDcqfRoejuqg9XLSkB/s72-c/Lexus+GS+hybrid+first+pictures.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-1068430568982626366</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:26:25.701-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Volkswagen</category><title>Volkswagen Up 2012</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72WGWmcn23-ZDj__-d16FAeR6aFsvWQOLZ64iuNVTbyeiLiD1BH4zR7afqT7vqlqArTTTdgTo9NgxjemLsZD7fYkif6kATSPTFdpMh5YflJ8OKW4KeaX72iR94zP52xMuex4JqFGWto3K/s1600/Volkswagen+UpOfficial01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72WGWmcn23-ZDj__-d16FAeR6aFsvWQOLZ64iuNVTbyeiLiD1BH4zR7afqT7vqlqArTTTdgTo9NgxjemLsZD7fYkif6kATSPTFdpMh5YflJ8OKW4KeaX72iR94zP52xMuex4JqFGWto3K/s320/Volkswagen+UpOfficial01.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>Almost four years to the day when we tend to initial saw the VW Up concept automobile, Volkswagen is unveiling the $64000 thing: this can be the new VW Up town automobile, on sale in UK dealers in spring 2012.
 
Forget the official, trendily informal name 'up!'. i am afraid CAR's aiming to overrule the grammatical violations and decision it the nice recent Volkswagen Up. 
It definitely appearance terribly the same as the VW Up concept automobile 
 
Indeed it will. the outside variety of Volkswagen's baby, that replaces the Fox, remains intact. simply this three-door are going to be launched next spring, most likely in time for the new '12' reg in March. 
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Volkswagen Up: intimately 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKNFE6dgAq4TWh3QTuLZ4ZJVJcHeemFmob0fnf2FVUWUuNCfRE93LeCIsYZcQEnlhgqrlBzU2DuFlYQhr4zWoujr9cY6iq-IeCJGvGx5DBkRmGoss6PvfrdsG7NWM_9XD-K5Zw1khVr6x/s1600/Volkswagen+UpOfficial05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKNFE6dgAq4TWh3QTuLZ4ZJVJcHeemFmob0fnf2FVUWUuNCfRE93LeCIsYZcQEnlhgqrlBzU2DuFlYQhr4zWoujr9cY6iq-IeCJGvGx5DBkRmGoss6PvfrdsG7NWM_9XD-K5Zw1khVr6x/s320/Volkswagen+UpOfficial05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Up is well packaged: at simply 3540mm long and 1640mm wide, it's short, however this can be a full four-seater, due to a wheelbase as close to as damn it similar to the Polo's, at 2420mm between the axles.
 
Just examine the minimal overhangs to know the packaging. And VW engineers are pleased with the boot area on board: at 251 litres with the seats up, it's usefully larger than the Aygo/C1/107 competition – and swells to 951 litres with the rear seats folded. 
So the Up may be a rear-engined, rear-drive engineering beaut, right? 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuTy2LZZX_d6g3pmqum6L6ovlPS7osHocaeOVFO1tf9-X5fx3TQiF__O1m5FoOx807h7HJhCQJLlbFNN-95nm8Hzi0UUgaM8RjOudDjAfAmLflKQAbugHnra9SAej2-ILNvRHl99GHh0D/s1600/VolkswagenUpOfficial07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuTy2LZZX_d6g3pmqum6L6ovlPS7osHocaeOVFO1tf9-X5fx3TQiF__O1m5FoOx807h7HJhCQJLlbFNN-95nm8Hzi0UUgaM8RjOudDjAfAmLflKQAbugHnra9SAej2-ILNvRHl99GHh0D/s320/VolkswagenUpOfficial07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Er no. The genesis of the Up has swung sort of a pendulum. At first, Wolfsburg planned a rear-engined, RWD baby however realised the bespoke design was too expensive. Then they checked out using old-school Polo components, however that was deemed too straightforward. that the NSF (New little Family) project then became a part of the modern MQB package, preferring straightforward front-mounted engines and front-wheel drive.
 
That's why Volkswagen can provide a number of goodies on the Up. Even base models gets stability management, six airbags, power steering and a lot of. town braking auto-stop are going to be an possibility and a replacement, cheaper multimedia/sat-nav system are going to be offered 'for simply a couple of hundred pounds,' in keeping with insiders. 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn6qGTX02ETALOmSbn1pXG7d2ExmFmUtiZ3Zg3yn-y8zqi5rZZilcqL2nCff5NlyGOfyEIkUcoy2g5YQx0c1i7IZwyPenLfBQ4Kd8WEUGwfBkJITyo3RaFIiaqWei9ewk-J0llsqWH76s/s1600/VolkswagenUpOfficial08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn6qGTX02ETALOmSbn1pXG7d2ExmFmUtiZ3Zg3yn-y8zqi5rZZilcqL2nCff5NlyGOfyEIkUcoy2g5YQx0c1i7IZwyPenLfBQ4Kd8WEUGwfBkJITyo3RaFIiaqWei9ewk-J0llsqWH76s/s320/VolkswagenUpOfficial08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Engines at launch embrace a brace of three-cylinder one.0-litre petrols, providing 59bhp or 74bhp. The Continental CNG autogas version will not be offered in right-hand drive, however we'll be offered the electrical version – the e-Up – coming back in 2013.
 
The basic petrols are damn clean, though. In BlueMotion Technology spec with start-stop, they promise 67mpg and sub 100g/km of CO2. 
Uh-oh. Pun alert! Up yours, etc 
 
Yes, Volkswagen is letting its hair down with the Up. 3 model trims are going to be offered at launch: the Take Up entry model, the Move Up mid-ranger and therefore the High Up prime spec.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/volkswagen-up-2012.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72WGWmcn23-ZDj__-d16FAeR6aFsvWQOLZ64iuNVTbyeiLiD1BH4zR7afqT7vqlqArTTTdgTo9NgxjemLsZD7fYkif6kATSPTFdpMh5YflJ8OKW4KeaX72iR94zP52xMuex4JqFGWto3K/s72-c/Volkswagen+UpOfficial01.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-7629883389899472650</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:27:26.976-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2008</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><title>Ford Fiesta 1.6 - 2008 CAR</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo1MXhmN56F9tXDQV08mq28qEf6oc-wKVTB_TOz-pmJPi5Xq24H9REz1WCKNW5EIWn0HgZoBIh3sxixw6n7MY9W1n-utSGLFAJoeCoaP8kHkWzz_eAQT4fSivv2GI-JI1edKZPA_RD0xt/s1600/Ford+Fiesta+first+drive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo1MXhmN56F9tXDQV08mq28qEf6oc-wKVTB_TOz-pmJPi5Xq24H9REz1WCKNW5EIWn0HgZoBIh3sxixw6n7MY9W1n-utSGLFAJoeCoaP8kHkWzz_eAQT4fSivv2GI-JI1edKZPA_RD0xt/s320/Ford+Fiesta+first+drive.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>Here’s the primary drive verdict on Ford’s all-new Fiesta, the foremost vital supermini to be launched in 2008. Not solely is that the Fiesta Britain’s best-selling little automotive and also the sporting driver’s alternative, it’s conjointly the backbone of loss-making Ford’s turnaround set up.
 
By 2010, the Fiesta hatchback are on sale in Asia and North America (as well as Europe), a world strategy which will be rolled out to the next-generation Focus and Mondeo, as Ford battles for profitability. however has the need to please everybody led to a mixed-up mess which will satisfy nobody? scan our initial drive of the one.6-litre petrol Fiesta to search out out. 
 
 
CAR is in Tuscany, Italy, driving the ecu version of the new hatchback. The Fiesta goes on UK sale in October 2008, priced from £8695 for a three-door Studio model running the bottom 59bhp one.25-litre petrol. we have a tendency to tested a luxurious one.6-litre Titanium spec model, with 5 doors, a replacement four-cylinder Ti-VCT petrol kicking out 118bhp and a lofty £13,195 fee. 
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That’s enough spec – tell us how it drives! 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WNghIC0BcTL48tB7A7eN2BeUo3jrkOsnkQHgHXB7y-M0cuyoFzSlADSXs4TTo2QcVcHDgm3Sflrfdf84UPXhFPlH14ZEyNUrVWSL1mHXKjvcmsGhr8WVxDB3c3g11YbtX6w-_FOQhHaM/s1600/Ford+Fiesta+first+drive+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WNghIC0BcTL48tB7A7eN2BeUo3jrkOsnkQHgHXB7y-M0cuyoFzSlADSXs4TTo2QcVcHDgm3Sflrfdf84UPXhFPlH14ZEyNUrVWSL1mHXKjvcmsGhr8WVxDB3c3g11YbtX6w-_FOQhHaM/s320/Ford+Fiesta+first+drive+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Grab the door handle and also the door feels light-weight however stiff, and shuts with a satisfying clunk. The outgoing Fiesta felt as strong because the lid on a Roses chocolates tin, thus this can be an important sensation. particularly if it's to convince Americans to embrace a smaller automotive. flip the steering to exit the automobile parking space, and also the featherlight wheel spins quicker than an airplane propeller. Its direct, light-weight approach makes low speed manoeuvring a doddle. Trouble is, once the on-the-move gearing kicks in, the steering may be a let-down.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/ford-fiesta-16-2008-car.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo1MXhmN56F9tXDQV08mq28qEf6oc-wKVTB_TOz-pmJPi5Xq24H9REz1WCKNW5EIWn0HgZoBIh3sxixw6n7MY9W1n-utSGLFAJoeCoaP8kHkWzz_eAQT4fSivv2GI-JI1edKZPA_RD0xt/s72-c/Ford+Fiesta+first+drive.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-3556077922030063293</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:28:01.021-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">car</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Honda</category><title>Honda Jazz 1.4 ES i-SHIFT</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQYPaVOoZkptTKmsOWn-ls-ntzBwS41O_FO6YNbS2ZJuPivVA8-vu7VMYFr8f-PknVLFQiBQ6b9lPuecd0GLOqqetKR5DD7d78e1SrFa417YQuIoHuU5yc1_zvFZxc7eofWCsVnOFwaY8/s1600/honda+jazz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQYPaVOoZkptTKmsOWn-ls-ntzBwS41O_FO6YNbS2ZJuPivVA8-vu7VMYFr8f-PknVLFQiBQ6b9lPuecd0GLOqqetKR5DD7d78e1SrFa417YQuIoHuU5yc1_zvFZxc7eofWCsVnOFwaY8/s1600/honda+jazz.jpg" /></a></div>The arrival of a replacement Honda Jazz means that an previous folks' favorite is back. larger within and a lot of versatile than the other rival, the outgoing Jazz was a runaway success with retired sorts. The new automobile is longer, wider and a lot of spacious than ever, and offers up all-new engines and a replacement gearbox, and a hybrid version is coming back. however will it match up to the likes of the sensible new <a href="http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/ford-fiesta-16-2008-car.html">Ford Fiesta?</a> scan on for automobile Online’s initial verdict on the new Honda Jazz.
 
Ignore the drive for the instant – tell me concerning the flexibility of the new Honda Jazz 
 
The existing Honda Jazz sells well as a result of it’s huge within, and every one those clever, practicality-boosting options are straightforward to use. With the new model it’s business as usual with the cinema rear seats – dubbed Magic Seats in Hondaspeak. Either you'll be able to fold the seat squabs up thus tall hundreds slot in the flat passenger footwell. otherwise you fold the complete seat forward by tugging one lever. 
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And the boot gap is thus huge you'll be able to then match a Honda ATV within. simply what the common sixty three year-old owner carts around. 
 
New to the Jazz is that the catchy titled ULTR Double-Trunk, commonplace on one.4 models. Fold the front 1/2 the boot floor back to reveal cupboard space beneath, with a cargo internet hanging over the opening. varied different (simple) origami folds then mean cyber web will either divide the boot in line with the axle, droop halfway up the boot, or fold all the manner back thus tall hundreds will sit where the spare wheel would otherwise sit. 
 
Naturally, meaning the Jazz has no spare tyre; there is get-me-home-foam.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/honda-jazz-14-es-i-shift.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQYPaVOoZkptTKmsOWn-ls-ntzBwS41O_FO6YNbS2ZJuPivVA8-vu7VMYFr8f-PknVLFQiBQ6b9lPuecd0GLOqqetKR5DD7d78e1SrFa417YQuIoHuU5yc1_zvFZxc7eofWCsVnOFwaY8/s72-c/honda+jazz.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-5221561837327924809</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-28T23:28:57.992-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Acura</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">car</category><title>2011 Acura ZDX</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaw3c0pOs-gq1lLrXgMoW4YmYDwdJtQQe4uwtTb9xPx26ZOOcWbYCkQ5sJIqO5sXfAUhhsiCemb-EQbLusAKGqfQl2kS03kNOCFr9YDSpqxHfCJXvSaZK8b-TPq1lxE42MZcMMAXiudgT/s1600/acura_zdx_6_spd_at_2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaw3c0pOs-gq1lLrXgMoW4YmYDwdJtQQe4uwtTb9xPx26ZOOcWbYCkQ5sJIqO5sXfAUhhsiCemb-EQbLusAKGqfQl2kS03kNOCFr9YDSpqxHfCJXvSaZK8b-TPq1lxE42MZcMMAXiudgT/s320/acura_zdx_6_spd_at_2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The 2011 ZDX may be a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury sport-utility, accessible in three trims, starting from the 6-Spd AT to the 6-Spd AT w/Advance Package.
 
Upon introduction, each trims are equipped with a regular three.7-liter, V6, 300-horsepower engine that achieves 16-mpg within the town and 23-mpg on the highway. A 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is commonplace. 
 
The 2011 ZDX may be a carryover from 2010. 
 
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2011 Acura ZDX 6-Spd AT 
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Described as a four-door coupe by style workers, the Acura ZDX options hidden rear door handles to exaggerate the two-door look. Since it had been supposed primarily to satisfy the wants of self-indulgent couples, the declining roofline isn't out of place on a vehicle like this, however it will compromise area within the rear seats. therefore will the employment of long front doors (intended to intensify the coupe-like proportions), that build the rear doors short and fewer convenient for access.
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiCs9qDbV3Kc7EC6ozXlyeCVmp1SmUahyphenhyphen_ufySz3QSNq-6YChnCSyO2srlWAf0bH9UEryvCUZJA-nedz9r7sjGtWNJFmSWFx-H9Ckclue-dlrHBHYG1lgMNU_76i1GI6K6g6mwfhPyKdm/s1600/acura_11zdx_dashboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiCs9qDbV3Kc7EC6ozXlyeCVmp1SmUahyphenhyphen_ufySz3QSNq-6YChnCSyO2srlWAf0bH9UEryvCUZJA-nedz9r7sjGtWNJFmSWFx-H9Ckclue-dlrHBHYG1lgMNU_76i1GI6K6g6mwfhPyKdm/s320/acura_11zdx_dashboard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Like the exterior style, the inside is exclusive and employs special materials and daring style ideas to stay the main target on the satisfaction of 2 privileged passengers. The ZDX seats 5. The sense of privilege within the leather-lined cabin is unmistakable, and therefore the ZDX reinforces that impression with a luxurious, well-controlled ride, and therefore the creamy propulsion provided by its refined drivetrain.
 
The ZDX is powered by a three00-horsepower 3.7-liter V6 hooked to a 6-speed automatic with manual override management (via steering-wheel buttons). Throttle response is immediate and authoritative, and therefore the gearshifts are sleek and positive. keep with its role, the car's noise levels are low, the climate-control system effective and therefore the entertainment systems bright and clear. 
 
At something however breakneck pace, the ZDX steers keenly and stays on line with an intuitive accuracy. solely when pressing arduous within the convoluted confines of a canyon road will massive|the large|the massive} Acura begin to remind its driver that it is a shut relative of the company's big MDX. slender roads quickly emphasize how wide the car's track is, although the clever style reduces the visual impression of size, we have a tendency to|and that we} were hard-pressed to avoid the Botts dots from drumming through the suspension as we place wheels over the road.
 
Models with the integrated dynamics system that's a part of the Advance Package do higher within the twisties, however the ZDX luxury priorities are highlighted by its slightly numb steering and unhurried transmission response. that is all relative to the same old high-fidelity Acura standards, we must always add. The ZDX still impresses with moves that belie its considerable size and heft. 
 
Introduced as a 2010 model, the ZDX is unchanged for 2011.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/2011-acura-zdx.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaw3c0pOs-gq1lLrXgMoW4YmYDwdJtQQe4uwtTb9xPx26ZOOcWbYCkQ5sJIqO5sXfAUhhsiCemb-EQbLusAKGqfQl2kS03kNOCFr9YDSpqxHfCJXvSaZK8b-TPq1lxE42MZcMMAXiudgT/s72-c/acura_zdx_6_spd_at_2011.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-5387689764966535540</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-22T06:43:07.053-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2012</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">car</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ford</category><title>Ford Fiesta 2012</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT6IiGcuwwjcBTtq6pAHTJ5g9mor08X3TJmQtz3DI0o8rzsu91QWIS7H7Cg8uBcC3n23wyzgPXLxKhy7-1IEdTDuNXi0FVhn2Qf0CwNAIx1euTN7Rj4Usgh66xa2xob9St-YUakpfgMmk/s1600/ford+fiesta+2012+-+features+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT6IiGcuwwjcBTtq6pAHTJ5g9mor08X3TJmQtz3DI0o8rzsu91QWIS7H7Cg8uBcC3n23wyzgPXLxKhy7-1IEdTDuNXi0FVhn2Qf0CwNAIx1euTN7Rj4Usgh66xa2xob9St-YUakpfgMmk/s320/ford+fiesta+2012+-+features+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Features Ford Fiesta 2012, Fuel economical and fun - the 2012 Fiesta is each. The Fiesta SE with the SFE Package delivers up to forty mpg hwy.2 Its sporty, agile performance comes courtesy of the technical precision solely a Ford-tuned suspension offers. taking over straightaways could be a sleek affair, too, after you mix electrical power-assisted steering (EPAS) with the proprietary Ford invention - active nibble management. Covert aerodynamic style and significant technology like the class-exclusive* twin dry-clutch PowerShift six-speed automatic transmission and one.6L Ti-VCT Duratec® I-4 engine with twin freelance variable cam timing build driving Fiesta a responsive and fuel-responsible exhilarating expertise.
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Super Fuel Economy (SFE) Package 
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1.6L Ti-VCT Duratec® I-4 Engine 
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</script>In mid engine and rear engine updates were thought of, but the front engine, rear platform wheel drive (RWD) can still keep the engine compact and low price. there's an opportunity of come back of the project from the roof of the rear window broken. GM additionally added that the Corvette keep putting in place front of the engine, that outlined the sports car for 57 years. The new Corvette pride with an 5.5 liter V8 engine with an output estimated at 440. 
<a name='more'></a>The estimated price for Corvette C7 Stingray is around $51,400 and will go up to $109,000.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/2012-generation-corvette-c7-stingray.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9wr7-t-7LPKXwAr6pCBjPHqslQsmhyphenhyphengEKm6LgGyQhT1YRi_0HOPFgK75l93AUcHb56kEShJviKGvK3aRP59XYiLddjWYREz9IgB0tgghke5_vNpXNdDMlX8_dgL1_xvqztLA1WceZmMk/s72-c/2012-Corvette-C7-Stingray-Sports-Car-front-View.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-3884158263925570559</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-20T11:10:57.652-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2011</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mazda</category><title>Mazda CX-5 Will Make Its World Premiere at the 2011</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrH9jney7rs8qJ5AD8iCa4wlkKX-B-k2THSk1_rINiAPKr8F_s-jSEjA6PviX4nbDWw6ribloCifdI9MbSykF09RhPgKmMjTiRqbo-he6O_0Wvg0JbMHAiXLpB0ffUhm551dSC8TtJ7Hz/s1600/Mazda-CX-5-Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrH9jney7rs8qJ5AD8iCa4wlkKX-B-k2THSk1_rINiAPKr8F_s-jSEjA6PviX4nbDWw6ribloCifdI9MbSykF09RhPgKmMjTiRqbo-he6O_0Wvg0JbMHAiXLpB0ffUhm551dSC8TtJ7Hz/s320/Mazda-CX-5-Photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mazda can hold the globe premiere of its all-new Mazda CX-5 compact crossover SUV at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday, thirteen September. The MAZDA CX-5 is that the 1st of recent style theme, ‘KODO – Soul of Motion’ and a replacement generation of Mazda merchandise which will adopt the complete vary of Mazda’s breakthrough SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY.
 
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</script>The Mazda CX-5 are going to be progressively introduced to the markets from starting of 2012, that evolves Mazda’s hallmark fun-to-drive character. Developed the complete vary of SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY, as well as all-new Mazda gasoline and diesel engines, automatic&nbsp; and manual transmissions, chassis and body – the CX-5 delivers excellent handling responses and a high-quality ride, matched with a complicated safety performance and outstanding environmental credentials.
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Joining the Mazda CX-5 on Mazda’s stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show are going to be the upgraded Mazda3. This very fashionable Mazda currently delivers lower CO2 emissions, additional sporty and stable driving dynamics, with an updated exterior&nbsp; and interior style, and better quality levels. 
 
The world premiere of the new Mazda CX-5 are going to be celebrated throughout Mazda’s official press conference on Tuesday, thirteen September at 14:15, local time.</description><link>http://carmagazinenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/mazda-cx-5-will-make-its-world-premiere.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (DMKI)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrH9jney7rs8qJ5AD8iCa4wlkKX-B-k2THSk1_rINiAPKr8F_s-jSEjA6PviX4nbDWw6ribloCifdI9MbSykF09RhPgKmMjTiRqbo-he6O_0Wvg0JbMHAiXLpB0ffUhm551dSC8TtJ7Hz/s72-c/Mazda-CX-5-Photo.jpg" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284605339199689436.post-4005232957390038312</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-08-20T23:39:08.617-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2012</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Acura</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sedan</category><title>Future Acura 2012 TL Improvement Performance, Redesigned and New Feature</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTpFxaqoeJrGINDfdmuLi_x3X4GSmxLtGldtTrta6gF-JwkVfsgGLOv-1GPHUaga_Jx7DVpclC4pJkKA6dKjZ3za6z8QIS8ozDrkm1OCscM1s2KhEgs0urIJ4Zo-buhCQLCAiQJyRgah6/s1600/2012-Acura-TL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTpFxaqoeJrGINDfdmuLi_x3X4GSmxLtGldtTrta6gF-JwkVfsgGLOv-1GPHUaga_Jx7DVpclC4pJkKA6dKjZ3za6z8QIS8ozDrkm1OCscM1s2KhEgs0urIJ4Zo-buhCQLCAiQJyRgah6/s320/2012-Acura-TL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The mid-size 2012 Acura TL four-door debuts at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show on February 9. The 2012 Acura TL get the newly redesigned exterior, upgraded technology and&nbsp; improved performance. 2012 Acura TL get all new six-speed automatic that facilitate to enhance fuel economy.
 
2012 Acura TL have optional engine, 3.5-liter V-6 engine created 280-horsepower and three. 7-liter V-6 made 305-horsepower. The new six-speed automatic transmission can enable double-kickdowns from fifth to 3rd gear and build the straightforward transfer of transmission.&nbsp; Optimized gear ratios can make the 2012 Acura TL slightly quicker and&nbsp; improvement performance.&nbsp; The Fuel economy is improved from 18/26 mpg city/highway to 20/29 mpg 
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</tbody></table>2012 Acura TL get some new feature sort of a brighter VGA show, USB affiliation speed, heated and ventilated seats and laborious disk drive (HDD) based mostly navigation system will increase in size to sixty gigabytes, that helps with map coverage. 
 
2012 Acura TL get the newly redesigned exterior like shorter front overhang, new fog lights, revised grille, updated headlights and switch signals, updated rear taillights,new rear bumper with a repositioned car place registration code opening and smaller reflectors and a thinner rear trunk edge trim. 
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