6/4/12

Lexus GS F. Lexus sports car is having problems at the wheel


Detroit -As reported by autoevolution, Friday (05/18/2012), withdrawal is only valid for as many as 650 units GS F. GS F is actually a modified version of the Lexus GS 350.

For the sake of more sporty, the GS 350 to get additional power from the engine valve 3500 cc 6 M Sport package plus the promise of good driving as well as a sharper pedal response.

Unfortunately, only a few months, the car was problematic at the wheel.

"In some car models, the GS 350 F-Sport ECU for VGRS system can cause problems when the wheel is turned back after a parked car," says Lexus.

The new steering wheel when the car is parked in trouble with the conditions of the steering wheel is not straight or deflected.

To fix this problem, the ECU will re-calibrated for 30 minutes.


 New display at the end of last year, the issue landed in the Lexus GS F. Lexus sports car is having problems at the wheel and should be withdrawn.

6/3/12

Whitney Houston's Porsche's been sold



San Antonio, USA -  Whitney Houston's Porsche had taken a walk as far as 53 313 miles. This car is registered by Nippy, Inc., One of the Production House have Houston. This car has a 3600 cc engine with 247 horsepower power automatic transmission.

This car seems to have had a bad memory with Whitney. When I was with Bobby Brown, the car crashed into a bus in Atlanta. The bus does not matter, just the front bumper a little monyong Porsche again made.

 
Leake auction house auction off some time ago an open roof of a white Porsche that was once owned by singer Whitney Houston.

The result is a car that sold 'cheap enough' for a celebrity car.

And if you look at the figure of Whitney, at least some of the judge could reap.

6/2/12

Chevy Super Sport will make debut in Nascar Sprint Cup


Detroit - The most recent models of the new Camaro SS which was launched in 2010.

While the Chevrolet SS who was born in 2013 will also have the same architecture with the Camaro and Holden VF Commodore.

"As a racing fan, I am glad that Chevrolet will be releasing a NASCAR race car will also be marketed," said President Mark Reuss GM America.

"Chevrolet SS is a good example of how GM can leverage its global product portfolio to deliver a unique experience of racing performance. I personally can not wait to drive it," he added.

 
Chevrolet announced the U.S. manufacturer will again produce high-performance sedan called BY  the Super Sport (SS). Sedan with rear-wheel drive and V-8 engine will be the new Chevy line up specifically for the U.S. market.

The GM press release, to prove the toughness of the SS, the SS will be a race car in NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevrolet and made ​​his debut in the Daytona 500 in 2013.

While for the general public, the car will be produced this limited will be available in showrooms in late 2013. GM says if this is the first in 17 years Chevrolet back offers rear-wheel-drive sedan in the U.S..

SS platforms have long owned a Chevy for fast car models. SS was first used for the prototype 1957 Corvette in the past.

SS carried out the first production car in 1961 for the Impala. There are only 453 units produced by modifications to the chassis and suspension, brakes, rims and tires that are unique.

6/1/12

Very surprising! Casey Stoner will retire at the end of the MotoGP season


Le Mans - surprising news came from the world of MotoGP when double world champion who also Repsol Honda rider, Casey Stoner, decided to hang a helmet at the end of this season.
"Casey has just announced when the 2012 season is his last year in MotoGP. Let us pray for her fantastic show this year," said an official statement quoted by Honda via twitter Autosport.
This decision seemed to justify the rumors circulating since Portugal MotoGP series last weekend in which Stoner said motor racing career in primary class will not last long.
"Everyone has some good stories and live from it. I've said many times when my career will not last long. I'm not going to continue to race and struggling with things like this until the age of 30 years," said Stoner.
The main reason riders from Australia that was because he could not find a passion for racing again.
A decision is certainly a big question considering inviting asked Stoner was at the age of 27 years which is a golden year in the career of a MotoGP rider. Moreover, last season he had just grabbed the two world championship titles.
However, Stoner said the main retreat from the world he made his name it was because he was tired of racing again and no longer has the passion in the sport, especially this season where a lot of regulatory changes that make Stoner saturated.
Another reason he decided to hang a helmet is to give more time to his family who had taken six years to his career. Especially this year Stoner has just become a father after his wife, Adriana, gave birth to their first daughter.
"I will retire at the end of the MotoGP season and do different things in my life," Stoner said as quoted by Autosport.
"After many years I do a sport that I loved so much, where I'm taking time for myself and my family, and also after many years I go through to reach where we are today, the sport has changed and it has changed my views , so I no longer enjoy it, "he continued.
"I'm no longer excited for it and so now I think yangt right time to retire," said Stoner.
"A lot of things that made me love and also hate the sport, but unfortunately the balance has been running in the wrong direction. So we can not continue any more."
"Maybe it would be better if I say I'll survive one more season. But when my time to quit? So we decided to finish everything today," due diligence.
Stoner on MotoGP debut in 2006 after the previous season was the runner-up in the 250cc class. One season later he moved to Ducati from the previous team, Honda.
In the Italian manufacturer's Stoner grabbed his first world championship title in 2007. Four seasons there, rider 27 years, decided to move to Honda last season.
The man from Australia was again "show off" by winning the championship title the second time in his career. Stoner in the season and still look good to lead the standings after victory won two of three series of passes.

5/31/12

John Cooper Works GP's only limited to about 2,000 units



New Jersey:  the John Cooper Works GP will be featured in exclusive powertrain, chassis and aerodynamics technologies that directly inspired by motor sport. Including, adjustable race suspension, braking system and race-spec racing tires that can be ordered in advance.

Long-awaited, latest model of Mini John Cooper Works GP was finally launched at the show "2012 Mini United Festival" in Le Castellet, France, last weekend.  car called by "Fastest Mini" it went into production later this year and is only limited to about 2,000 units.

According to the British car maker, Monday (14/5), John Cooper Works GP makes "extensive use of technology in motor sport" and is designed to deliver extreme performance on the track and streets.

More recently, the car also made ​​one circuit round the Nurburgring, Nordschleife, for eight minutes and 23 seconds. This is the fastest lap ever done a Mini car. So fast, this car is well done beat the time set 
to do a precursor of Mini Cooper S, the only difference 19 seconds.

However, the Mini refused to disclose the specification of this new car and just say, turbocharged engine this car beyond the speed of previous models that are known to only a 214-hp.

Neil Armstrong Chevrolet Corvette 427's included on primary display of eBay



Florida: Car astronaut Neil Armstrong Chevrolet Corvette 427 brands was auctioned at trading website eBay. Car belonging to the first to set foot on the moon has been estimated at a collector car is worth USD 120 thousand, or about USD 1.1 billion.

Chevrolet is equipped with 7.0 liter capacity engine with a power of 390 hp is owned by Neil Armstrong on December 15, 1966 from Jim Rathman who resides in Melbourne, Florida. After that, the car is purchased by another NASA employee in February 2012. Then, the car was kept by him.

Though it was dusty and rusty, the alert condition 427 1967 Chevrolet Corvette is still very original. In fact, the car has a VIN 194377S104831 was only traveling 38 000 kilometers. "As seen in the figure, 30-year-old car is full of dust and rust, because it only stored in the warehouse," wrote eBay as reported by space.com, Monday (7/5).

new comer in 2013 Dakar Relly's Bentley's new SUV


LONDON - Bentley camps themselves are not given an official announcement about participation in the rally scene in the world's number one. But, as reported carmagazine.co.uk, the plan leaked Bentley participated in the Dakar Rally 2013 with a new SUV.

Rumors are circulating, Bentley will buy a Volkswagen Race Touaregs racing team. Next, modify the version of the Bentley EXP 9 F SUV concept, which had just been introduced to the public last March at the Geneva Motor Show 2012.

Other news to mention, Bentley will use a modified Volkswagen Touareg. VW Touareg that has been tested in off-road track and the outer body will be developed in order to resemble the Bentley SUV concept.

When properly used VW Touareg, Touareg 3 Race car engines equipped with 2.5 liter diesel engine unit TDI. This machine has the power of 296 horsepower and 599 Nm of torque highest (442 lb-ft).


 British luxury car manufacturer, Bentley, plans to take part in the 2013 Dakar Rally event. Bentley will be using the new model variant of the segment Vehicle Sport Utility (SUV), as a promotional event model.

5/30/12

Robin (74) and his beloved wife Annettite Daykin (62) still like race on the street


Scotland - For Robin's grandfather, riding a motorcycle racing is not new. The grandfather was actually a former sidecar racer in racing in the Manx Grand Prix in 1957 at the age of 20 years.

Unknown value of their farms, but the couple who already have 6 grandchildren that certainly is a couple that looks harmonious and more harmonious when it was in the vehicle.

"We both do not want to be quiet time for us to go out and have fun," the grandmother said Daykin.

There is a unique phenomenon in Scotland. Grandparents of a country located in Western Europe were willing to sell the farm to buy a vehicle racing side car type R6.

Is Robin (74) and his beloved wife Annettite Daykin (62). Uniqueness is implied from them. How could I not, after a motorcycle trailer, both joined the event at the TT races. This event last year and could make the local community by surprise.

Both first-time entry into the classic racing event called Sidecar TT with Royal Enfield clothing. Reported by Visordown, Thursday (17/05/2012) entry despite finishing 27th and managed to push the car up to 88.803 mph or 143 km, both very satisfied.

super-tech hybrid cars come in reality



Munich -  This car is claimed to be a showcase of the latest technology in the automotive industry with a blend of two kitchens in his heart.

High-performance internal combustion engine is assisted by two electric motors that make it capable of releasing 770 horsepower when driven car that is able to throw this in just 3.1 seconds to reach speed of 100 km / h.

If the path is possible, the rider who dares also able to carry off a car that has a body of lightweight carbon fiber is up to a top speed of 320 km / h.


The news of the birth of super-tech hybrid cars, Porsche 918, is now closer to reality. For starters, the Porsche prototype car show is in the form of photographs.

Reported by the New York Times, Wednesday (05/16/2012) German cars are certainly taking it to await the rumored production will begin in September 2013.

Car whose full name is Porsche 918 Spyder Porsche is scheduled to be released at a price that is not cheap at U.S. $ 845,000 or approximately USD 7.8 billion and will be sent to the pemesannya shortly after the production.

From the picture presented seems typical dynamic indentation carved on the body of a supercar is a car that reminds us of the 918 RSR concept car shown at the Detroit Motor Show 2011.

Yet if the headlamp and Porsche says the car is actually implying foot race car feel of the legendary Porsche 917.

the latest model of Maserati Quattroporte's revealed


Modena: Levante are thought to be a four-door coupe. The model allows customers to choose an engine of V6 or V8. Maserati's latest family of ZF gearbox is equipped with eight-speed automatic.

But about the specification, Maserati today still keep the secret close. Bright, "baby" Quattroporte is expected to go on sale in 2014.


 Rumors about the latest model of Maserati Quattroporte since some time ago and it broke right there. Italian car manufacturer's latest model is called the possibility of Levante or means "East" in Italian.

the MotoGP's more secure with BMW M6 Coupe's safety car



MUNICH -   Little known, the BMW M6 Coupe 2012 MotoGP safety car will come with a shiny black grill, front splitter and rear wing is quite prominent. BMW M6 Coupe will also use special colors like safety car racing.
 
All-new BMW M6 Coupe was introduced to the public at the Geneva Motor Show 2012 event. This car is equipped 4.4-liter V8 engine, capable of developing a total output reaching 552 horsepower, with torque reaching 680 Nm maximum (502 lb-ft). 

 
This machine unit paired with a seven-speed transmission, M Double Clutch. With the combination of engine and transmission, the BMW M6 Coupe is able to achieve acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.2 seconds, before reaching a maximum speed of 250 km / h and electrically limited.

BMW M6 Coupe variant was launched in 2012 as a safety car  in the event of the MotoGP race. Before the present in MotoGP, M6 Coupe 2012 presented at the M Festival circuit Nurburgring 24 Hours race.
Inautonews quoted as saying on Monday (5/21/2012), this German manufacturer BMW M6 Coupe will make 2012 as head of the parade M Corso at the Nurburgring 24 Hours race.
 
Although the BMW M6 Coupe has been given official cars on the MotoGP safety car, BMW has not explained what modifications will be given to the car, both changes in the sector body or engine.
 

Suzuki Swift for Special Edition of X-ITE's launched in Germany


MUNICH -  Swift X-ITE Special Edition comes with a new body kit, front bumper and larger rear and new side skirts with some graphics. Alloy wheels with black Doop make it more sporty car.
 
The color is also diverse, including Superior white exterior with red graphics, Cosmic Black Pearl and Red Metallic with Black Ablaze.
 
Kitchen spur, Swift X-ITE Special Edition is equipped with 1.2-liter gasoline engine that can develop the power of 93 BHP and can consume an average fuel 5.0-liter/100 kim and emits only 116 g / km CO2.


Recently launched Suzuki Swift Special Edition X-ITE in Germany. The model is priced from 15 490 Euros. Three-door hatchback is ready to enliven the German automobile market starting next June.
 
Later, the Swift X-ITE Special Edition will be available for some models of choice and look more sporty cabin space because it has a few new accessories. Thus was launched Inautonews, Sunday (05/20/2012).

5/29/12

black box records the activity of driving

Washington, - Its function of a black box's to record the activity of driving which includes 15 menu. Among others, acceleration, deceleration, braking, throttle position, the air bag inflates as well as activation of safety devices. That way, all events are recorded and can be used as evidence of the cause of the accident.

Another version of the Senate declared the black box is not only required for producers, users will also required to install such devices. Conditions apply to the owner of the old car. There are other features that are still talking about the sender of the response signal when connected to an emergency medical facility.


 In America, the use of black boxes (black boxes) in the crowded car in government 's discussed and are planned to begin 2015. The rule will set forth in the Transportation bill passed by their legislatures. even according to Car and Driver, the manufacturer of such devices must be installed on the newest products.