11/25/12

Brutus 750 cc made by OVER will be launched soon


Milan, - Seriousness of Brutus made by OVER no half measures, because Husqvarna also offers special conversion package "snow" like ski legs for the front wheels and tires armored behind, like a motorcycle snow. Another accessory that is generators, winches (winch), lever winches and side rail.


Other information, motorcycle engine will use 750 cc, 49 PS uses the power transfer continuously variable transmission (CVT). Ffor "snow", equipped with a reverse gear.

Motorcycle Company recently kicked OVER Milan motorcycle show, EICMA, by introducing a new prototype named Brutus. This name reminds us of the eternal enemies of the villain in the cartoon sailor Popeye big and bearded! The design is "brutal" and brought the motorcycle concept SUV (sport utility vehicle) that is able to crush heavy field (off road).
                                    

Motorcycle prototype was designed by Alessandro Tartarini, former Lambretta designer and son of the founder of Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Italjet. Brutus is the concept of pre-production and is positioned as a motorcycle SUV ready mass production starting next year. The model is more ferocious than Yamaha XTW 250 Ryoku who could hang in the arena Jakarta Motorcycle Show 2012.

Brutality of Brutus looks of your legs extreme off-road tires from Maxxis Bighorn extra wide tread. large diameter front forks, swing arm and solid box contains. With this tire, is expected to bulldoze the mud, walking in thick sand or snow.


Honda Civic Type-R will be a new opponent of Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ



But, although said to be opposed to the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ, the standard Civic Type-R was not them but the Renaultsport Megane 265. Target, the Civic Type-R 265 Magane want to beat the legendary Nurburgring circuit.

"We have an idea of ​​competing products, we are adding to it, and regardless of what other people make model of car we will be front-wheel-drive is the fastest at the Nurburgring when it goes on sale., And we will do whatever it takes to make it happen," lugasnya.

To make that happen, not a matter of engine power are considered, supporting different sides of any concern to the engineers of Honda as the chassis and suspension to create a more powerful stability and make it fast around corners.


Honda has said it will soon bear a new opponent of Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ. To fight them, Honda plans to bring forth a new generation of the Civic Type-R. Turbocharged car will carry that will bring power to 300 bhp.

The new generation of the Civic type-R's by Yasuhisa Arai of Honda R & D Centre as quoted by Auto Express explains that the car will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine that is able to bring power to 300 bhp.

Previous Honda reportedly will only give you a 1.6-liter. However, the plan was changed to give more power to the motor.


11/24/12

Jimny facelift's compact SUV revised


England, - Jimny facelift which can be purchased now equipped with a 1.3 liter 16 valve engine with variable vale timing make better fuel efficiency. Dimilik 85PS maximum power with 110 Nm of torque at 4,100 rpm and 2,500 rpm lowest.


Suzuki British car made ​​a number of changes to the Jimny facelift 4x4, both exterior and interior to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the compact SUV. Until now, the model jeep was a total of 2.6 million units sold in 188 countries.

                                    

Revised design appears on the front bumper, including the grille, hood in the middle of no intake air to cool the 1.3-liter engine with Euro5 standards, plus repositioned fog lamps. With the new bumper makes the car an overall length of 3.975mm 3.675mm so.

While touch in the interior a bit, mainly just done on the seat trim made ​​from fabric, following headrests. Fun, well fitted mounting points for child seats in the back seat.


Chevrolet Spark EV will be shown in Los Angeles in early November


Detroit - According to the plan, this Spark EV will be shown in Los Angeles in early November and plans to start selling from next year.



When you actually enter the market, the Spark EV will be short-listed in the U.S. electric-powered cars such as the Nissan LEAF and Ford Focus Electric. Chevy also says that the next generation of the MyLink system will make its debut at the 2014 Impala.

"The Spark EV and the next generation of Chevrolet MyLink indicates that provide advanced technology to consumers who are eager to adopt at this time and is really worth," said Chris Perry, Chevrolet's vice president for global marketing in a statement as quoted by New York Times .

The era of the electric car slowly began to enter the automotive world. An electric version of an existing car models began to be issued and the newest, Chevrolet ready to produce an electric version of the sporty city car, Chevrolet Spark.

Although not many players in the electric car segment, does not mean it is not lucrative segment. With a bright future because of the increasing depletion of the world's oil supply, alternative energy becomes important to look for.

Tahn first shown in 2009, the Chevrolet Spark immediately attract the attention of automotive enthusiasts the world. And now, Chevrolet wanted to draw attention back to the birth of the electric-powered version of this car.




1957 150 GT Spyder will be auction in California




Reported by dailymail, Friday (23/11/2012) 1957 Maserati 150 GT Spyder will be auctioned off for 2 days from 18 to 19 January 2012 in Santa Monica, California, United States.

There was the invitation addressed to the collector of antique cars in the world to have a fat wallet. 1957  150 GT Spyder that had been through restoration by Steve Hart is now owned by one collector who was not named in Europe.

Seeing history,1957  Maserati 150 GT Spyder is formulated by the famous A6GCS mix sports car racing. The car only has two seats are reinforced engine 1484 cc power 195 hp can squirt.

Seeking coveted by collectors is the ability of the engine. In his time, weighing 860 kg car can reach a maximum speed of 200 Km / Hour.

Gooding & Company Specialist, David Brynan say this car is very interesting and should be owned by an antique car enthusiast. The combination makes it even more classy matching zamanya.

"Cars that make the Maserati 150 GT Spyder interesting. This is a best combination and features a built quite remarkable," said Brynan.


An antique car Maserati 150 GT Spyder 1957 alerts will be auctioned at the auction house in California, USA. The price was pretty amazing. Gooding & Company auction party figures estimate up to Rp 2.5 million pounds.

Currently, Maserati 150 GT Spider one of the rare cars in the world. There are only a few units in the world. And certainly the owner would be very proud to have such a rare car.

11/23/12

Rolls-Royce loves Sahara



For a special car that will be issued at the end of this month is one of three special car that Rolls-Royce was about to spend to wealthy Arabs. The other two will they spend in the next year.


Only, Rolls-Royce is not saying how much the base price of this car when marketed later.


Arab region is currently one of one of the richest in the world. That's why no wonder that many luxury cars sell well there. Ultra-luxury car manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, had to make a special edition car for the rich Arabs.

Ultra-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce knew that the people in the Arab world are very pleased luxury cars. The special edition also they make for them.

The special edition is to take the base of the Rolls-Royce Ghost and named the Arabian Night. According to the plan, this luxury car Rolls-Royce will be disclosed in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates later this month.

The specialty of the car is of course the precise details of a typical Rolls-Royce with a range of attributes supporters.

Berbalur brown color, this car is made by hand. Arabic script, "The Book of alf-wa laylah laylah" written on the car with Arabic calligraphy is inscribed there.

And the special edition car for the Arabs this was according to Rolls-Royce will only be produced in limited numbers. But this is not the last.


Daniel Craig's Honda CRF 250R in auction


london,  - Well, now that Honda decided to auction off the motorcycle driven by Bond to be donated for less fortunate children in the UK. Auction held by the British media titled, "BBC Children in Need" from 16 to 22 November 2012.

Parties BBC Bond vehicle can expect a minimum of 10,000 pounds for sales and the auction open to the public and can be accessed globally http://www.abc.co.uk/pudsey site. Donations can alleviate suffering and be a positive program across the UK to bear future children of future generations.

"We are delighted to be supporting BBC organized social action by offering exclusive products. At Honda we continue to seek new measures to raise money for charity action," commented Fiona Cole, Corporate Communications Manager of Honda UK.

For those of you who have seen the latest James Bond movie "Skyfall" will recall action romp at the beginning of the story. Daniel Craig - Bond actor - driving a Honda CRF 250R spoils of market traders in Turkey to pursue the enemy Patrice - played by Ola Rapace - also riding a motorcycle are the same but different designs. This action was pretty stressful because both were "speeding" up to the roof of the housing by utilizing the path.

11/22/12

Toyota's reputation's related to recall


Los Angeles,  - Until now, Toyota is constantly working to improve their vindication in the eyes of consumers. Especially, in terms of its reputation on safety concerns as well as struggling with the economic crisis going on in Europe, the yen and the aftermath of natural disasters in Japan last year.


Toyota surrendered and agreed to pay a fine of 25.5 million U.S. dollars due to a campaign calling for repairs (recall) the millions units, a few days ago. Payment is not given to the owner of the car, but the shareholders are seeking damages caused by the company's stock value plummeted drastically.

It was decided by the U.S. federal court held a hearing to demand compensation of people who buy Toyota shares from 10 May 2005 - February 2, 2010, reported by Japan Today (11/15/2012). Attorneys for the plaintiffs actually claim damages up to 124 million U.S. dollars, but only be granted in part.

The decision was issued just hours adrift before Toyota announced back "recall" 2.77 million units, due to problems in the water pump and power steering, Wednesday (11/14/2012). Just last month, Toyota announced a recall of 7.43 million vehicles around the world, including the best-selling models in the U.S. Camry and Corolla due to problems with the power window switch. Toyota Indonesia is also doing the same recall a similar campaign by the number of 53 000 units of Camry, Altis and Vios production 2006-2008.

Earlier this year, Toyota also announced a "recall" of two new models which is a continuation of a previous campaign in 2009 due to gas pedal problems. Conditions were even associated with more than 12 people died in the U.S.. Toyota then do a total of 12 million units worldwide. Even members of Congress to ask Toyota apologized to consumers and pay a fine of more than 50 million U.S.


new model of Handa Civic 2013 in the Los Angeles Auto Show



Estimated that this new model of Handa Civic 2013 will be born in the Los Angeles Auto Show.

"Honda Civic in 2013 will feature a new style exterior side, with a younger and more premium. With some additional changes will ensure that the Honda Civic retains its status to rank among the top," said assistant vice president of American Honda product planning, Vicki Poponi.


And thanks to the changes this time, in the U.S. Honda is expected to membanderolnya a price of U.S. $ 16,000


Honda Civic has become one of the vehicles to be reckoned sedan lovers. This time, Honda was ready to change the look of the Honda Civic is similar to the Honda Accord.

As reported by autoevolution, new faces Honda Civic 2013 model year have been spread. Now the mid-size sedan look like it was similar to his brother, the Honda Accord.

It is also very visible in the front, the grille and headlamp shape are more tapered. Do not stop there, the display also looks charming foglamp diselipi chrome line (Coupling) just below the grill.


11/21/12

new recruitment of Chrysler will be openned


Michigan, -Marchionne also announced plans to add about 1,000 new workers at the Warren Truck factory until next spring, assemble production Ram 1500 pickup 2013 edition. Medium 40-million dollars more to plant in Trenton to produce Tigerhark and also Pentastar engine.


Chrysler is ready to increase production capacity at three plants in Michigan, USA with funding of 238 million U.S. dollars. From this new investment, the U.S. car brand is ready to receive 1250 new workers to boost production of machines and pickup more.

Yesterday (11/15/2012) morning, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Vice President of the Automotive Trade Unions Holiefield and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing met in one of the factories Mack Avenue Engine I and direct Simultaneously it announced plans to the public.

The biggest investment that put 198 million dollars will be used for engine assembly facility in Detroit and the purchase of new equipment in assembling one of which, 3.6-liter Pentastar V6. This machine has been used on some 11 models of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep.


Toyota's intelligent autopilot cars


Toyota says that the technology will 'soon' applied even if they do not deliver when it realized. But most likely, this kind of feature will first be applied in their luxury car brand, Lexus.


In the front of the car is predicted to be more sophisticated. In addition to the autopilot feature that is now being developed, any car will also be able to communicate independently from one car to another car. Toyota currently researching this technology.

Previously, the research related to the car's ability to communicate with other cars to equally maintain a safe distance, informed of traffic conditions, speed of response when an accident has made several world car manufacturers such as Volvo, Ford and Chevrolet.

In Japan, Nissan has recently also demonstrated technology that makes the car could stop myself, own parking and dodge when there are pedestrians arise suddenly. And now, Toyota wants to participate meramaikannya.

Toyota Motor Corp. is testing the system. Toyota said that technology such as this will add to the sense of security, especially in certain situations such as at a traffic light intersection is not lit, pedestrian crossing the street, or tell another car related blindspot car because the car system can send information to other cars independently.

In testing the Toyota, the presence of pedestrians triggering beeping in the car and the picture suddenly appeared on the screen in front of the driver.

An image of an arrow also appears to show an approaching car at an intersection. Then an electronic female voice said, "This is a red light," if the driver is going to ignore red lights.

Toyota technology also makes the car can brake itself if there is something in front of them or avoid a collision.

With the application of this technology in the future, Toyota aims to reduce half of the number of accidents at intersections.


11/20/12

electric Mirage & Outlander plug-in hybrid will be launched by Mitsubishi


Tokyo,  -September 2013 will be presented Mirage. Masuko also revealed plans to bring electric Mirage. But for the U.S. market variants will not be sold because on the terms of the experience of the i-MiEV, only sold 469 units in the first 10 months of this year. Whereas the initial target of 20,000 units a year. "Instead of selling electric cars, better see better directed to a hybrid plug-in," he added.



For that too, will be

 To reduce Mitsubishi rumors of bankruptcy in the United States (U.S.), Osamu Masuko, President of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) ready to present two new products. This is a strategic move to increase sales next fiscal year to 45 percent, or about 80,000 units by March 2014 as reported Worldcarfans Wednesday (14/11).

The first model to be launched is the Outlander facelift. Planned pave crossover began in July 2013. "We have to provide attractive and competitive car to the dealer. Otherwise, they will be reluctant to cooperate with us," said Masuko.

marketed Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV), which Mitsubishi claims fuel consumption of 62.5 kpl.

modern bicycle's designed by KIA Motors



Kia Motors  apply the philosophy of 'simplicity of straight lines' into a new bike project. K Velo is a joint project between Peter Schreyer Kia car designs, as leader of the Korean bike manufacturer 'Samchully'.


The project took 13 months in research and development company that designs under the direction of Peter Schreyer. Currently the bike is only available in Korea and sold at prices starting at U.S. $ 1,100.


FAR before Kia made ​​its first car, the company is a manufacturer of bicycles. In 1944 Kia start with Kyungsung Precision Industries as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycle parts.

Currently, Korean firms seek to honor the history of their modest beginning with K Velo City. Bicycle design Peter Schreyer is carrying some elements related to cars made by Kia. Among these are the front basket which has a profile 'tiger nose' as in Kia cars.

Schreyer decided to design a mini velo for a project with 20-inch wheels with 11-speed transmission and a compact frame that is ideal for driving in the streets of the urban environment. K Velo also be present in variants of single speed complete with lightweight aluminum frame.

Bicycle Kia solely is not just a concept. They plan to make a full K and K Velo Velo City Speed ​​intended to focus the attention of their customers towards sustainable transportation.