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1/17/13
3800 cc engine for MP4-12C GT3 Gemballa edition
Inautonews quoted on Friday (12/28/2012) McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Gemballa edition was still using 3800 cc engine bi-turbo V8 that gave birth to a power of 608 ps. After modification, weighing 1235 kg weight.
The weight is not too heavy it made the 3800 cc engine run McLaren MP4-12C GT3 from 0-100 km / h in 3.3 seconds with a maximum speed up to 330 km / h.
Your adrenaline maniac who likes to race? It may be the car for you. McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
MP4-12C supercar is already a powerful car. So what else can force the release if the car is modified by Gemballa Racing?
McLaren gives authority to the German home modifications to modify 2 units McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
To draw the eye, 2 of the 25 units of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in 2012 was produced using blue paint color combined with black accent Gemballa writing on the side.
Prints reads McLaren MP4-12C GT3 sports car markers attached at the back near the wings made of carbon fiber for car McLaren MP4-12C GT3 to-14 and-22's.
Another touch of the crossbar 10 rims wrapped with Yokohama tires embedded in the four point car.
By aligning the exterior, the interior is whitewashed with black so inconspicuous. Meanwhile, as a sports car powered ditampuk fierce, interior McLaren MP4-12C GT3 is equipped with a roll bar as a safety driver and navigator.
four-cylinder petrol engine for Ford ecosport
BANGKOK -On theBlue continent, Ford ecosport equipped with four-cylinder petrol engine with a capacity of 1.6 liters. The machine is capable of producing a total output is 113 HP and 115 lb-ft of torque.
With a spec engine, the Ford ecosport able to record the acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 11.9 seconds, before the record top speed of 180 km / h.
Other available engine unit is 1.0 EcoBoost, 1.5 TiVCT, 2.0 L and 1.5 L Duratorq TDCi. Ford ecosport will be confronted with some of the best-selling models like the Nissan Juke, the Opel / Vauxhall Mokka or Peugeot 2008 or other existing brands in this segment.
An enhanced variant of Ford ecosport caught by camera is being tested on the road Thailand.
Manufacturers from the United States has been introduced in some countries ecosport Ford. Now, the economic engine that Ford will greet Thailand, to then also displayed in Southeast Asia.
Ford is planning to produce it in Thailand. White Elephant Affairs became the fourth country that assembles Ford designate this variant after Brazil, China and India.
Ford ecosport itself will first be launched in India this year. Then followed by the inauguration in Thailand. It's just not known whether this ecosport will have the same specs as the model in Europe.
excellent test crash of Lancer sedan, Sportback and Outlander Sport 2012
Detroit - In the IIHS crash test conducted, the Lancer sedan, Sportback and Outlander Sport 2012 get impressive results. The result is quite good because of all the crash test performed successfully passed well.
"Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., has been dedicated vehicles stylish, compact and dynamic that is the Lancer and Outlander Sport. Models also recently awarded the Top Safety Pick by the IIHS," Mitsubishi said in its press release.
Furthermore, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is a compact crossover that is 2 times earned a Top Safety Pick from IIHS.
Not long ago the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that Mitsubishi obtained a Top Safety Pick or safest cars.
Unmitigated, manufacturer headquartered in Japan managed to get 3 model. The three safest cars Mitsubishi Lancer Sedan version of the IIHS, Lancer Sportback and Outlander Sport 2013.
What's top car brands sold via online?
What's top car brands sold via online? Ford Mustang is a car selling on eBay in 2012, followed by the Chevrolet Corvette and the Chevrolet Camaro. The position of the four occupying Ford F-250 followed by the Ford F-150.
A total of more than three-quarters of a car sale on eBay last year occurred in California, Florida and Texas. New York was fourth, with Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan and Georgia as the top 10 states for car deals.
As for the car collector, total sales this year of $ 184 million for 2186 cars sold.
Page selling eBay Motors announces U.S. $ 3.7 billion worth of sales in the third quarter of this year.
Of the total number, eBay said the $ 2 billion of which came from the sale of a vehicle and the remaining $ 1.7 billion came from spare parts and accessories - such as inautonews quoted on Thursday (3/1).
eBay also revealed the top brands and models that have been displayed on the auction site and on-site sales.
Not surprisingly, the triumvirate of companies headquartered in Detroit, the United States occupied the top three for most brand nge-top.
1/16/13
SUV's Limited Edition will go on sale in April
LONDON-The plan of Evoque Limited Edition will go on sale in April, with unit shipments to customers beginning in May. This beautiful SUV removed at 44,000 pounds in Europe.
Land Rover spawned variants created special limited edition Range Rover Evoque. This special edition of the Evoque Sicilian named Yellow.
As announced Land Rover, Range Rover Evoque Sicilian Yellow limited edition introduced at the Brussels Motor Show 2013.
Special Evoque comes in two distinct body styles, the five-door and three-door. But what makes it special is the touch of Sicilian Yellow body color and Santorini Black roof.
Not only that, consumers will also be preferred if you want to color instead, or with yellow roof and black body.
Range Rover Evoque Sicilian Yellow is designed with a limited edition Evoque Dynamic basis. Sicilian Yellow comes with two choices of engine models, the turbocharged petrol engine with a power of 273 BHP. And the 2.2-liter diesel engine capable of presenting two different power 187 BHP and 148 BHP.
187 BHP version of the model provided two transmissions, a six-speed manual and six-speed automatic. Engine power is transmitted to the front wheel drive system.
In addition, the limited edition of the Evoque was also presented Black Design Pack. A touch of color is added to the headlights and fog lights. The black color also in writing Range Rover, rear spoiler, rear lights, bumpers, and alloy wheels measuring 20 inches.
Most of adult women likes fresh cars
London - Most of adult women likes fresh and clean cars. This survey conducted on 2017 respondents across the UK.
When men think that women would be interested if they're using a fast and expensive cars, like the notion that to be rethought. Because, says a recent study found that women prefer a clean car than fast cars.
The results of a recent study conducted by Kwik Fit in the UK revealed that women are more fun to the car a clean and smooth compared to a car that can go fast.
More than 52 percent of women claimed to prefer a car that maintained than 5 percent of women who like fast cars. Interestingly, these results also obtain if only 12 percent of women who are interested in an expensive car.
Cleanliness is also a top priority for women judge potential mates. One in seven (14%) women said that the interior clean is the most important factor in the car. However, the cleanliness of the outside of the car was only considered important by 4 percent of women.
In terms of age, 64 percent of women aged over 45 years have been more impressed if the ability of the car can be preserved and maintained as long as possible, but less impressed with a car that can run fast. While the percentage of women aged under 35 years is only 31 percent.
Talk about fast cars, only 11 percent of women under 35 years were impressed by the fast cars. That percentage dropped to 2 percent when talking to women over 45 years old.
"Modern technology means that the car is so much faster and more powerful than ever, but the speed limit and environmental awareness will mean to get a better impression of the opposite sex if the car is clean and well sustained," said Director of Kwik Fit Komunitasi communications director Roger Griggs.
When men think that women would be interested if they're using a fast and expensive cars, like the notion that to be rethought. Because, says a recent study found that women prefer a clean car than fast cars.
The results of a recent study conducted by Kwik Fit in the UK revealed that women are more fun to the car a clean and smooth compared to a car that can go fast.
More than 52 percent of women claimed to prefer a car that maintained than 5 percent of women who like fast cars. Interestingly, these results also obtain if only 12 percent of women who are interested in an expensive car.
Cleanliness is also a top priority for women judge potential mates. One in seven (14%) women said that the interior clean is the most important factor in the car. However, the cleanliness of the outside of the car was only considered important by 4 percent of women.
In terms of age, 64 percent of women aged over 45 years have been more impressed if the ability of the car can be preserved and maintained as long as possible, but less impressed with a car that can run fast. While the percentage of women aged under 35 years is only 31 percent.
Talk about fast cars, only 11 percent of women under 35 years were impressed by the fast cars. That percentage dropped to 2 percent when talking to women over 45 years old.
"Modern technology means that the car is so much faster and more powerful than ever, but the speed limit and environmental awareness will mean to get a better impression of the opposite sex if the car is clean and well sustained," said Director of Kwik Fit Komunitasi communications director Roger Griggs.
all over interior car can be seen by drivers
all over interior car can be seen by drivers. Wow, it can be realized by using the advanced technology.
the video output of the camera can be simply displayed on the screen in the dash like a conventional system that has been widely used in vehicles today. But Professor Masahiko Minami creator system has other reasons.According to him, the new system is able to provide a 'sense of depth' is not owned by regular video screen. Her findings will be more natural feel to the driver when he saw the object as if it is directly behind the vehicle.For now the new system is intended merely to see the back through 'transparent seat'. However Inami-san plans to develop the technology for this system to be able to make the entire interior of the car can be 'transparent' and presents the driver a 360-degree visibility.He hopes to have a commercial version of the system that created it in the next five years.
WHEN you reverse parking, vision directly into the back of your car can only go through the back window. The rest, you could only see the back seat of a car that limit.A team from Japan's Keio University have developed a system that can allow you to see the entire surface of the street behind the car as your vision can penetrate the back seat and trunk of the car.This experiment combines a video camera mounted on the rear of the car with a projector mounted on the back of the bottom of the front seat. Projector directed on a transparent mirror mounted on the top of the parallel driver's view.When the driver turned backward through the transparent mirror, he will see the projection of the image captured by the camera is displayed on the surface of the back as the back seat.As a result, when the driver looked back as if he can see the situation behind the car is actually on the surface of the back seat, like a vision has the ability to penetrate the barrier object.The images projected on the back seat as well as a single setup with an object that can be seen directly by the driver through the rear window of the car to get the illusion that allows rear seat seems to be transparent.
the video output of the camera can be simply displayed on the screen in the dash like a conventional system that has been widely used in vehicles today. But Professor Masahiko Minami creator system has other reasons.According to him, the new system is able to provide a 'sense of depth' is not owned by regular video screen. Her findings will be more natural feel to the driver when he saw the object as if it is directly behind the vehicle.For now the new system is intended merely to see the back through 'transparent seat'. However Inami-san plans to develop the technology for this system to be able to make the entire interior of the car can be 'transparent' and presents the driver a 360-degree visibility.He hopes to have a commercial version of the system that created it in the next five years.
WHEN you reverse parking, vision directly into the back of your car can only go through the back window. The rest, you could only see the back seat of a car that limit.A team from Japan's Keio University have developed a system that can allow you to see the entire surface of the street behind the car as your vision can penetrate the back seat and trunk of the car.This experiment combines a video camera mounted on the rear of the car with a projector mounted on the back of the bottom of the front seat. Projector directed on a transparent mirror mounted on the top of the parallel driver's view.When the driver turned backward through the transparent mirror, he will see the projection of the image captured by the camera is displayed on the surface of the back as the back seat.As a result, when the driver looked back as if he can see the situation behind the car is actually on the surface of the back seat, like a vision has the ability to penetrate the barrier object.The images projected on the back seat as well as a single setup with an object that can be seen directly by the driver through the rear window of the car to get the illusion that allows rear seat seems to be transparent.
Will Kia's new management be better?
Seoul -Will Kia's new management be better? We wait for the perfomance to know how far the progress will be achieved by new leadership of Kia Motor. Although the new join, Schreyer's managed to change some car designs from the KIA Picanto, Forte to Optima. But he is now the same as the Audi KIA in 30 years ago is still a lot of work and the future technologies that still need to be improved.
"As the famous BMW with engine technology. So consumers will not leave right from BMW," he said.
This further confirms that the South Korean manufacturer wants to compete with European luxury car brands such as BMW and Volkswagen (VW). Thus was launched Inautonews, Sunday (30/12/2012).
In addition, the presence of these Schreyer, Kia and Hyundai hopes to help realize its strategy regarding sales and gain market share.
"I want to give a strong character design for KIA. So if you go to some countries and you see KIA, you easily recognize like BMW, VW or a Mercedes," said Schreyer.
New Harley-Davidson models like Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500
NEW DELHI -As quoted IndianCarsBikes, HD made in India is still using V-Twin engine with engine capacity of 500cc. HD will also use local components, to pursue the sale price is in the range of 300,000 and 400,000 rupees.
This model is intended for the consumer market of India and also some countries in Asia. Not yet known whether the 500 will also be sold in the United States and Europe.
New Harley-Davidson models have an engine similar to the Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500. Royal Enfield Classic 499cc engine uses two plugs, one cylinder but not the V-Twin models.
Harley-Davidson serious about playing in the segment medium under 1,000 cc engine. In the Indian automobile market, Harley will begin to spawn the small-engined variant.
When I first touched the Indian market, manufacturers from the United States was immediately decided to open assembly plant facility. Seeing the development of two-wheeler industry, the HD was inevitably follow trends.
Initially, the variant with the smallest engine is a V-Twin engine with a capacity of 883cc Sportsters. Now, the HD will add to the 500cc motorcycle engine. The plan, the 500cc bike will be launched in 2014, in the event the Indian Auto Expo, February 2014.
Super lightweight sportcar using the formula engine from Slovakia
Bratislava - Meet this car is R1. This car is as reported by The Motor Report has the same concept with the Radical sports cars from the UK. A car that has a body formula super lightweight, only about 0.5 tons thanks to the body structure is made of carbon and kevlar.
The car driven by a 2,000 cc Renault commonly used in engine of formula.
The result is a car power ratio reached 260kW/ton. This figure is equal to the power of a sports car Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
R1 will add to the ranks of the previously Praga racing cars, such as the R4 and R4S Attack. Different from the two brothers, R1 can be used for public roads.
R1 is equipped with a passenger seat and lights that can be driven on the streets of Slovakia.
Economic conditions in Europe should no longer drag, but automotive business still goes on. Slovakia carmaker, Praga as to distort the fact that Europe amid crisis by introducing a powerful car.
The car driven by a 2,000 cc Renault commonly used in engine of formula.
The result is a car power ratio reached 260kW/ton. This figure is equal to the power of a sports car Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
R1 will add to the ranks of the previously Praga racing cars, such as the R4 and R4S Attack. Different from the two brothers, R1 can be used for public roads.
R1 is equipped with a passenger seat and lights that can be driven on the streets of Slovakia.
Economic conditions in Europe should no longer drag, but automotive business still goes on. Slovakia carmaker, Praga as to distort the fact that Europe amid crisis by introducing a powerful car.
1/15/13
the successor of M1's revealed
BMW M8's using carbon fiber materials and aluminum architecture has been modified so lighter. The model is also based on the platform and the i8 will use a machine with a peak power of 600 hp
BMW plans to develop a successor to the M1 are expected to wear the name of M8.
Automobile manufacturer based in Germany is still keeping secret M8. BMW will produce Rumors emerged since the BMW M1 Hommage Concept unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza M1 Villa d'Este in 2008.
According to the super car will go into the market in 2016 and is designed to celebrate the anniversary of the BMW 100 companies quoted inautonews.
No penalty all season for Fernando Alonso
Sao Paulo - As proclaimed F1sa, Alonso just did not get even a single penalty all season. Through the booms on Twitter, Ferrari driver itself is never emphasized how her deeply religious rules.
Not a single penalty was for Fernando Alonso in the 2012 season. Instead Pastor Maldonado most penalized. Alonso was crowned as the best rider of fair play, while Maldonado 'Penalty King'.
That's the finding of the Brazilian media Globo Esporte, after collecting the amount of the penalty from the FIA officials for 24 drivers in the F1 season 2012.
Maldonado, who raced for Williams, being the most penalized driver with 15 penalty. The amount is nearly double that of the second rider with the highest penalty, namely Sergio Perez, with 8 penalty when racing for Sauber - 2013 season he will race for McLaren.
World champion Sebastian Vettel, who raced for Red Bull, also has the number 8 spot, or the second most during the 2012 season.
purely black SUV can reach maximum speed for 257 km/h
BEIJING - Purely black SUV which it's similar to Cherokee SRT8 standard, carrying the 6.4-liter V8 HEMI engine that could catapult power of 461 bhp with peak torque of 624 Nm.
The machine allows the SRT8 accelerates from a standstill to 100 km per hour in 4.8 seconds. While the maximum speed reached 257 km / h.
The model is currently offered at a price of 1.19 million yuan.
Manufacturing Jeep was purely so keen to see the business opportunities in mainland China. Because most customers in the Bamboo Curtain country is like a vehicle with a different view.
To meet the needs of the premium SUV market in China, Jeep Cherokee SRT8 brings Hyun Black Edition. It looks even more frightening, because his body dibalur black paint.
Reported Worldcarfans, Friday (12/28/2012) Cherokee SRT8 Hyun Black Edition gets a touch of black on the grille, 20-inch alloy wheels mirrors to four wheels attached.
While adopting a model headlights Bi-Xenon lights and chrome accents on the fog lights.
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