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Friday, April 29, 2011

Nissan Leaf curious billboard at the Show in New York

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Friday, April 22, 2011

Mazda 3 Model Year 2012 - Show New York

The Mazda 3 Model Year 2012 was officially presented these days at the Show in New York. The most important? The debut of SkyActiv technologies, a number of variety of the Japanese that promise to optimize the balance between performance on the one hand and consumption and emissions on the other, without resorting to alternative propulsion solutions.

Specifically, the new Mazda 3 will see the arrival of a new four-cylinder petrol and a pair of new transmissions, a manual and a six-speed automatic. The engine, a 2.0 four-cylinder is equipped with direct fuel injection and delivers 157 hp and 200 Nm This new engine will replace the current two thousand 150 bhp and 190 Nm, fuel consumption by offering substantially better compared to the slight increase in performance.

Leaf RC Nissan Nismo - Show New York 2011

Nissan New York at the show this year ... a variant of "race" of his Leaf, electricity has become the banner of combating emissions by Nissan and its sister company Renault, which also is preparing to launch a flurry of zero-emission models, as you know. Nissan Nismo RC Leaf is designed to show the world that also supplies can run.

And it's not a joke, but on the track, maybe in real competitions. What differs this version from the placid Nismo signed two volumes of the series? First, it has two less doors. Then, the measures have been literally turned upside down. The pitch of the Leaf RC (which stands for Racing Competition) is 10 cm shorter than the base, the width has increased by 17 cm (!), And the length of 2, while the height has been reduced only 6 cm.

Jaguar XK and XKR facelift: New York Motor Show 2011

Jaguar introduced the show in New York on restyling the XK range, following the line drawn by the XKR-S unveiled at Geneva. These changes have now concentrated in the front now features new headlights with integrated LED daytime and new air intake, while side air vents evaporated from the vertical to horizontal.

The XKR sports is recognizable by its different front grille and the tailpipes to 4 outputs. At the rear detach the LED headlights and a different form of chrome trim. The facelift, which involves coupe and convertible, also includes new alloy wheels, available in sizes from 18 to 20, while the interior received new coating materials, changes to some secondary controls and a new interior lighting, with the availability in option of new sports seats.

Kia Rio Sedan: New York Motor Show 2011

Kia unveils Rio Sedan at the show in New York, the Rio hatchback sedan available in Europe with respect to which is longer than 30 cm. The design of the car was redesigned from the center of California style to suit the tastes of U.S. customers, but mechanically it is important to the debut of the ISG Start-Stop, which helps to keep the average fuel economy of new 1.6 GDI 140 hp within 5 , 8 l/100 km.

ECO Chevrolet Malibu

Once revealed, the Chevrolet Malibu already has an ecological model, defined with little imagination and Malibu ECO eAssist with hybrid technology. The car, to debut at the show in New York, is capable of an average fuel consumption of 9 litres/100 km in the urban cycle and 6 l/100 km in the extra urban cycle, with a range of nearly 900 km with a full 60-liter .

EAssist The system, already seen on the Buick LaCrosse cousin, include start / stop, regenerative braking, an electric motor of 15 hp with 107 Nm of torque and a lithium-ion batteries, while adding only 29 kg of the total mass of the vehicle , but the changes have been extended to aerodynamics, with the underside of the fairing, front air intakes with grids motorized, operated on the basis of temperature, speed and type of course and tires 17 "low resistance.

Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO: Show New York 2011

Ford at the show in New York renewed the Taurus, the object of a slight facelift and technical updates that will debut on the market in 2012. Although it is a model specifically dedicated to the American market, it is interesting to observe how design and technology are now global reach: the Taurus, in fact, propose the 2-liter EcoBoost Turbo 240 hp 3.5 V6 as an alternative to renewed aspirated 290 hp while the SHO will sport the 3.5 Turbo EcoBoost V6 at 370 hp.

Kia Soul restyling: living in New York 2011

Kia at the show in New York the restyling of the Soul, after only three years of his career. Updates are likely to be replicated even on European models and are concentrated in the front, with new headlights and LED daytime running lights, new hood and bumper modified, while the rear LED light clusters stand out redesigned.

The interiors offer updates of detail, with the introduction of a new system and new media productions dedicated finishes without altering the overall design. At a technical level, for the American market, it is important to introduce the new 1.6 GDI petrol engine 140 hp, capable of an average consumption of 6.9 l/100 km in, while at the top of the range is located on 2 liter 160 hp, mated to a 6-speed manual or automatic, capable of about 7 l/100 km in the.

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

Jeep at the show in New York the Grand Cherokee SRT8, the most powerful Jeep ever with its 465 hp 6.4-liter Hemi V8 provided by. Compared to the Chrysler 300 SRT8, which has the same engine, the Grand Cherokee looks even more aggressive with the new front air intakes, LED daytime running lights and the spectacular air vents on the hood.

Despite the mass and the setting of SUVs, the Jeep SRT8 is capable of touching 100 km / h acceleration in 4.8 seconds with a top speed of 250 km / h. The new engine, due to choking of drains and valves to operate at low loads in the 4-cylinder can cut consumption by 13% compared to the old model.

Chrysler 300 SRT8

Chrysler will present at the show in New York300 SRT8, sports version of the 300 sedan with 6.4-liter Hemi V8 engine from 465 hp to be available in America in late 2011 along with the unusual composition Executive 300S and 300C. According to the triumphant announcements of the house, as the SRT8 offers the ultimate in luxury and sporty sedans available in the market: the car is capable of touching 100 km / h in under 5 seconds and travel 400 meters from standstill in less than 13 seconds with a top speed of 175 mph, equivalent to 280 km / h.

BMW Z4 28th: confirmed on 4 cylinder turbo 245 hp

BMW will present at the show in New York the 28th Z4, equipped with the new 2-liter 4-cylinder Turbo Twinpower already offered on the new X1 28th. Z4 on the 4-cylinder engine will replace the 30th Z4 3-liter 6-cylinder aspirated 258 hp, with an output of 245 hp and 350 Nm at 125th usual rounds, giving you 'more torque (+40 Nm) and a lower total weight .

The new engine with aluminum base with dual-stage turbine, a system for continuous monitoring Valvetronic valve lift and direct injection at 200 bar will also offer lower fuel consumption by about 20% compared with 6-cylinder, in conjunction with automatic transmission 8-speed system and the Start-Stop: the X1 with the same engine says an average of 7.9 l/100 km and the current Z4 30th does not go beyond 8.5 l/100 km.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Leaf RC Nissan NISMO

The prototype Nissan NISMO Leaf RC anticipates and envisions a car with electric traction, but developed for use on the track as part of a future championship zero emissions in the Japanese brand has already paid interest. This car turns out to be longer than 2 centimeters (4.47 meters), 17 wider (1.94 m) 35 and even lower (1.20 m) than Leaf sedan, while the step decreases by 10 cm and reaches 2.60 meters.

Sonic Chevrolet Z-Spec

Chevrolet introduces the Z-Spec accessories dedicated to the new Sonic. The products will be on sale in the United States at the end of 2011 and there is still no news about the availability in Europe for the European version, called the Aveo. The Z-Spec will be presented at the show in New York and offer aesthetic and technical accessories, inspired by the Z-Spec Concept unveiled at Detroit.

Gh Concept Lexus LF-2011: first official video

Lexus has released a long video about his new creation, the LF-Gh concept car that will debut at the next exhibition in New York. The Lexus LF-Gh concept is a sedan of Toyota's luxury brand that has a design that closely resembles that of CT200h. The car should also anticipate the GS and certainly in the short, will arrive in a hybrid version, a true hallmark of Toyota.

In the video for more than seven minutes we suggest you see the Lexus LF-Gh in all its glory, but little is done we see the interior, which provides coatings with red leather dash and taut lines that resemble those of the body. The measures of the Lexus LF-Gh are 4.89 meters long, 1.87 meters wide, 1.45 meters tall, with a wheelbase of 2.85 meters.

Fiat 500C U.S. show in New York

Fiat has released the official photos of the 500C for the American market, Canadian and Mexican, ready to debut at the show in New York a few months after the launch of the 500 U.S., already proved a success. The changes are the same that have been implemented on the metal roof version than the European model, while the roof and its handling are identical to the model on sale in the old continent, with the ability to partially open the cloth even at speed.

Dodge Avenger Rally Car

Mopar and Magneti Marelli have entered into a technical collaboration agreement and the first result is this unusual Dodge Avenger Rally Car. Unusual in the decision to build a car of taste "European" and not just another muscle car races for the acceleration, the Avenger Rally Car will be unveiled at New York and will serve to show the potential of new products in development, aimed at part to be sold as accessories for the original sports cars of the Chrysler Group.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Concept Lexus LF-Gh

Lexus has released the first images of the LF-Gh Full Hybrid concept will be unveiled at the show in New York. For now, the only detail revealed is that related to the explanation of the acronym chosen for the model: Future Lexus Hybrid Grand Touring, although it is easy to read between the lines a clear reference to the next generation of the GS model, to which the concept is with likely a real advance.

SLS Mercedes AMG Roadster debut at the show in early New York?

According to reports from CarAdvice, the Mercedes AMG Roadster SLS could soon debut at the show in New York, ahead of a planned launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011. The Roadster was so far advanced in a commercial during the Super Bowl and the spy photos we have now revealed most of its details, starting with the obvious differences concerning the opening of the doors and compact form of the fabric roof .

Spy Photos Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8

The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 will debut at the next exhibition in New York and the prototypes are completing the road test. The proposals Roadandtrack spy photos clearly show the new exhaust and alloy wheels plus incorporated into flared fenders, the distinctive elements of the new sporty version of the American SUV, which then leaves the gritty center of the old dual flush model.

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