What a sweet life for the Fiat 500

It seems all the way down to the Fiat 500. Having landed in the U.S. (the original purchaser is a citizen of Pennsylvania), and Canada, the 500 was also admired by the Head of State Giorgio Napolitano to visit the Car Museum in Turin who called it "beautiful" . The Fiat 500 arrives overseas thanks to its partnership with Chrysler sale will allow a more widespread on the territory since the cars of Chrysler dealers will exploit the Lingotto.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: new engine for the Jeep Grand Cherokee

Missing very little opening of the Geneva Motor Show that opens tomorrow at the March 3 press and the general public. Jeep at the booth will find, among the many new features, including a new diesel engine for the Grand Cherokee, the 3.0 V6 weblog VM Motori, an Italian company in Cento, Ferrara. This collaboration was made possible thanks to the acquisition by Fiat Powertrain Technologies, 50% of the shares that belonged to Penske Corporation, and the remaining shares are owned by GM.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Volvo V60 hybrid

Volvo presented its V60 diesel engine that has a unit that works with electricity. The Volvo V60 will arrive in the Italian market by the end of this year and one of its interesting features is the ability to control the charging and data directly from your battery. Just have therefore un'iPhone and Volvo will provide its customers with a specific application designed for this purpose.

The Volvo V60 hybrid will be previewed at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 and promises that consumption amounted to 1.9 l/100 km and emissions of carbon dioxide not exceeding 50 g / km. The petrol unit is a 215 hp 2.4 liter turbodiesel, while the electric motor is equipped with 70 horsepower.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Lotus Elise Club Racer

The forthcoming Geneva Motor Show 2011 will take place March 3 to 13, will present the new Lotus Elise Club Racer, a development that we saw on the previous model, for now at the new version, powered by a 1.6-liter and behavior dynamic profoundly changed by the introduction of Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks.

The new Club Racer Lotus Elise weighs 25 kg less than the previous car is now the weight of only 851 kg, 25 kg they were saved by eliminating the removable hood (-5.9 kg), a lot of sound proofing materials, airbags Front (-4 kg), the audio system to complete (-4 kg) and a battery lighter (-5.4 kg).

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Fiat Qubo MyLife

The Fiat Qubo MPV MyLife will flow from the Italian manufacturer at the Geneva Show 2011 will open its doors on March 3. Its engine is a 1.3-liter turbodiesel Multijet 75 hp Euro 5 and Start & Stop system as standard. Thanks to the Qubo will MyLife application Eco Drive that gives the opportunity to better understand the driving style of the pilot.

Aesthetically speaking, the Fiat Qubo MyLife introduces 16-inch alloy wheels as an option, and painting to match body panels, mirrors and bumpers. Inside there are several amenities: Hi-Fi, steering wheel and leather gear, USB port for connection to Blue & Me satellite navigation and TomTom.

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Toyota Yaris and Prius hybrid HSD +

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show scheduled for March 3 to 13 in the stand we can see the new concept Toyota Yaris and the Prius hybrid HSD +, a hybrid SUV that can seat up to seven people. + If the Prius had already been sighted at the Detroit Motor Show, although V was called the Prius, the hybrid Yaris HSD is to anticipate the production model.

The Toyota Yaris HSD hybrid will have a slightly different design than the new generation of the Yaris, will also present LED lights in the daytime. Even by strict confidentiality regarding the mechanics of the top Toyota Yaris HSD hybrid. Certainly we know that the car will be assembled in Valenciennes, France, and Japan, and the competition with the Honda Jazz hybrid is the topic of the news among the employees in the sector.