a talentive racer's real reason

 a talentive racer's real reason is revealed. Spies underwent his first full season with Yamaha in 2010. He finished the season in sixth place final standings, with two podium finishes.

A word from an official Yamaha in July 2012 and apparently the reason Ben Spies made up the decision to withdraw from the team.

After the Italian GP last - series number nine season 2012 - Spies announced that he would leave the Yamaha factory team when the season ends.

In a column for the magazine Cycle World, U.S. rider 28-year-old said that the Yamaha defining moment occurred when he was food poisoning at Mugello.

"Yamaha remains in Italy and testing the next day, but I do not drive. I can not drive. I can not move. I can not do anything," he wrote, as quoted by Autosport.

"A senior official Yamaha - I'm just going to write it so - told me," We've invested a lot of money to you. Laguna Seca Do not go if you do not believe 100% '. "

"Then he added, 'We've lost confidence in you." That's the moment I decided that I would not defend Yamaha in 2013. I have many friends at Yamaha, but when someone speaks like that to you, you will lose respect for them, " Spies said.

Announcing going to leave Yamaha, Spies is not sure what the next step. He even claimed had thought to move the bow to the Superbike World Championship, until finally sealed last in MotoGP for Pramac Racing Ducati defend in 2013 season.

"Having broken my machine when I was in second position in Indianapolis, I was thinking to leave MotoGP. I started paying attention to World Superbike."

"This series was fun when I competed in 2009 and previous director, Paolo Ciabatti, is a close friend of mine. He would be happy to see me back in SBK. I might still be back someday," lugasnya.



2011 season to be the best so far for him, after completing the season in fifth position the final standings with one win and three other podium. While in the 2012 season, he finished in the top 10 of the final standings without any podium.

Soon new seven-passenger crossover will be planned

To replace the Routan, Volkswagen also plans a seven-passenger crossover to fill gaps in their lineup. As reported by Left Lane News.

Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) is the best-selling car model in developing countries like Indonesia. But in Europe or America, this model is not very attractive. As a result, Volkswagen Routan is ready to perish.

Volkswagen said that their minivan, Routan, will be buried due to low demand.

Since it was first launched in 2008, the car was not able to attract much attention. Highest Sales of Routan came in 2009 where the car is sold 15 961 units.

Since then, car sales are not growing. Last year, car sales volume was only 10,483 units. In fact, twin Volkswagen Routan, the Chrysler Town & Country sold 111,744 unit rate.

As a result of this, Routan production was stopped in the month of June and will be starting in the summer of this year. However, new production later turned out not to be sold to general consumers as it will only accept bookings fleet alone.

2013 BMW Z4 will be on sale in April

BMW Z4 2013 had a major aesthetic change for the U.S. market, while European markets will get the Z4 sDrive18i that target the entry-level market.

The model will use a dual-engine turbo 2.0-liter I4 engine similar to the Z4 sDrive28i with a peak power of 156 hp from 240 hp down.

The model will use an eight-speed automatic transmission that allows 'drag' from 0-62 mph in 7.9 seconds before reaching a top speed of 137 mph.

In the UK, the latest Z4 goes on sale in April as inautonews quoted on Friday (20/12).

Luxury carmaker BMW recently revealed the identity of the latest BMW Z4 will go on sale across Europe and the United States.

Now BMW Z4 pick three new colors are orange Valencia, Glacier Silver, Mineral Gray and the U.S. market will get a Hyper Orange package.

The package will have a Z4 with an orange body, orange access in the cabin including Alcantara door inserts, contrast stitching and more.

The model has the latest lights, fender vents and the rear has been modified along with other minor tweaks.

smart forfour can hold four passengers

Stuttgart -Smart forfour can accommodate four passengers. In the same year, smart forfour will also introduce a long-discussed. If fortwo can only hold two passengers,

For the car, with a three-cylinder gasoline engine that is equipped with a turbo will be present behind the bonnet to provide power between 84-104 bhp which is also channeled to the rear wheels of vehicles.

However, the most surprising is the news that said that smart will also bear small-SUV.

Light off-road car is said to be born in late 2015, also the result of the development of the Renault-Nissan.

For this reason, the specifications will likely use some of the components of the next generation of the Nissan Juke.

Not yet known what name would smart to give them this new car. But clearly, inspiring car nii forstars possibility of using the concept car shown at the Detroit Motor Show.

At present the concept version of the four-cylinder petrol and diesel that would give more power of 148 bhp.

smart car manufacturer is known as a manufacturer of small car production through the famous cars, smart fortwo. But in the future, the car line up is rumored to be coupled with a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).

Car brand owned by Daimler is apparently not content themselves with the popularity of smart fortwo in different parts of the world.

Now, smart reportedly preparing a new generation of the smart fortwo. In addition, the long forfour also be discussed nor will they reveal to the world.

To develop the car, according to Auto Express smart reportedly took Renault to develop and will likely born in 2014.

Smart fortwo variant is said to take inspiration from the concept car smart Forvision with changes in the headlight and grille are paired.

Interior forvision smart fortwo will also be overhauled for the future. The screen of the tablet PC will be eliminated and replaced with a touch screen that can be used for navigation.

While in his heart will present a two-cylinder gasoline mesi capacity of 900 cc with 64 bhp power is channeled to the rear wheels. While the electric version will have 87 bhp power.

Subaru Stella's for car enthusiasts having low budget

 TOKYO -  Subaru Stella's for car enthusiasts having low budget. It's planned by Subaru to achieve low segment of owned Subaru cars. 

Subaru Stella reinforced engine 660cc three-cylinder naturally aspirated to turbocharged. The new engine is also equipped with start & stop system to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

In addition to their latest machines of  Subaru, Stella gets a revised suspension specifically for two-wheel drive models. Besides exterior and interior changes also adorn this new model. LED taillights and an updated instrument panel cover 2013 models Stella change it.

The manufacturer Subaru released a new model, dubbed the Stella. The plan of this car go on sale early next year. The model will play in the kei-car segment or arguably cheap Japanese cars.

Reported by Carscoop, Friday (12/21/2012) Subaru Stella will kei-car market pushed the country of the Rising Sun on January 5, 2013. Still do not know what price will be offered.

Interestingly, this model has been adopted Smart Assist Collision feature that can notify the driver when there is a potential collision with other vehicles, motorcycles and even pedestrians who were in front through sound and visual notification.

Powerful Nissan LEAF electric car battery gets warranty

Washington - As we know, the LEAF is a pure electric cars whose batteries can be recharged by plugging the car into an electrical outlet in the home.

Nissan LEAF electric car battery some time ago had preached often down prematurely. To make consumers comfortable, Nissan extended the warranty policy of  making car batteries.

Reported by USA Today, Monday (12/31/2012) Nissan extended warranty hoped it could dispel doubts on the strength of the car battery.

Interestingly, it also applies an extended warranty for cars LEAF already sold over the years.

In the contract it stated warranty, Nissan will repair or replace the powerful lithium ion battery in the LEAF if down battery to 30 percent after 5 years or 60,000 miles.

Nissan believes that the extended warranty will eliminate the stigma that battery electric cars easily damaged and need to replace a lot of money.

What's SPA for car?

 What's SPA for car? it's not about health treatment. It's all about shampoo for car.

 SPA has a name, this car shampoo has the price of 150 pounds per bottle.

The product is said to come from Scotland is the best car cosmetics offered in crystal decanter bottle which is very likely if the price of the bottle it is more expensive than the price of shampoo alone.

And since this is a limited product, then the buyer must book in advance and wait 4 weeks before shampoo was sent.


What is the most expensive car shampoo you've ever bought? Tens of thousands of dollars? Hundreds of thousands of dollars? Try this one yag shampoo. It is the world's most expensive shampoo bottle size worth 150 pounds .

For many people, a car is one of the favorite items are properly maintained condition.

This car shampoo, according to Topspeed, claimed by the manufacturer, Mitchell and King, is the world's most expensive car shampoo.

look bigger than the previous

Berlin - The new Hyundai i10 does look bigger than the previous generation. But the impression is still cute highlighted by the South Korean manufacturer.

Affairs kitchen runway, i10 is equipped with the latest generation diesel engine capacity of 1.1-liter 3-cylinder engine capable of spewing power of 65 bhp and a torque of 150 Nm. The addition of transmission is also made ​​new i10 now comes with the option of automatic transmission.

Reportedly, Hyundai i10 will also be exhibited first at the Geneva Motor Show 2013 in March. The plan will launch the Hyundai i10 is the latest generation in late 2013.

In late 2012, Hyundai began leaking a sketch of the second-generation model of i10 in cyberspace. After a few months the South Korean manufacturer is again leaking i10.

Reported by Carscoop, Saturday (01/12/2013) this time the latest generation of successful i10 camera caught testing on the road. This proves that soon the car will be launched to the public.

Of outstanding images, latest generation i10 is almost covered her entire body that are not easily known to many people.

attractive design with the theme

TOKYO -Modulo S2000 Climax include attractive design with the theme of "cutting-edge design AEROFORM". HID headlamps use for more leverage when driving at night.

Modulo S2000 front bumper Climax is pointed like the Honda CR-Z. As for raises sporty impression, Honda pinned the silver rims are reinforced with red calipers. And the interior is enriched with black and red to match the body color.

 Honda has finally opened form of competition sports cars Toyota 86 in Japan. Honda Modulo S2000 sports car showcased Climax. The car is shown in red lights and aggressive.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 which took place on January 11 to January 13, 2013 in the city of Chiba, Japan to witness the birth of Toyota 86 sports car competitors.

Launched autoguide, Saturday (12/01/2013) sports car competition tight medium in Japan and some countries such as Indonesia potential eventually make Honda S2000 sports car revive. And sport appearance at Honda Modulo S2000 Climax bring this car to rival Toyota 86.

Business machines, as to displace the dominance of Toyota 86, Honda Modulo S2000 Climax also use the engine capacity of 2,000 cc or the same as its predecessor.

How hard to Restore goodwill

Beijing -How hard to Restore goodwill. That's what it happen to Toyota. However,  Toyota officials revealed that there are consumers willing to accept Toyota's return to be their vehicle.

"Sales in December showed Chinese consumers are not afraid to buy Japanese cars and driving as before," he said.

Japanese manufacturer Toyota should strive to restore their names in China. The result was pretty good, though it is still seen cynically by automotive enthusiasts in China.

In December, Toyota was able to sell up to 90 thousand units, though still far behind Dedsember versus 2011 is capable of reaching 108 thousand units. as quoted by Autonews, Monday (07/01/2013).

This figure is still far from the expected, with sales declining by 17 percent compared to the year 2011. However, sales figures had improved compared to three months ago.

"The sales figures back up faster than we had expected," said a Toyota executive, who declined to be identified, because the sale has not been announced.

No Pagani Huayra on the road

LOS ANGELES-Pagani as the Italian super car manufacturer, produce only 105 units of the Huayra. Pagani will offer it to the world at a price of $ 1, 6 million .

Pagani Huayra armored Mercedes-Benz AMG engine V12 with two turbochargers. Engine has a power output of 700 horsepower with a peak torque of 1,000 Nm (740 lb-ft).

Italian supercar is able to record the acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in under 3.5 seconds. With a maximum speed reaches 370 km / h (230 mph).

Public United States who intend to buy a supercar Pagani Huayra ready to be disappointed. Because the Pagani Huayra's status as a car that does not have permission to drive on the highway.

Regulations in the United States made Pahani Huayra can only be on display in the garage when there are consumers in the U.S. who bought it. And Uncle Sam in the car engine is one of the cars waiting.

As published National Institute of Highway Traffic Safety (NHTSA), U.S., Pagani Huayra does not have a certification as a legal vehicle. Buyers Pagani Huayra in the U.S. can only use it on special tracks or in the circuit.

Classic Ferrari 250 GTO is 36 units only in production

LOS ANGELES - Classic Ferrari 250 GTO is  36 units only in production, with the code in production between 1962 to 1964.
 
 Classic Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta is present as a variant, with a capacity of 3.0 liter V12 engine, which can deliver a total output of 300 horsepower. The engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
 
Classic Ferrari 250 GTO dimension and weighs 1100 kg and 2,400 mm wheelbase. 250 GTO was replaced by the 288 GTO, and status as the most beautiful Ferrari cars. ever made.

A classic Ferrari 250 GTO Series I alert, 1962, sold at fantastic prices. Retro sports cars were sold in the United States at a price of USD41 million.

Earlier, a Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 was sold in June at a price of USD35 million. Now the other units of the 250 GTO Series I with the same year, again offered to the U.S. public.
 
Ferrari 250 GTO Series I 1962 this is a very rare model. Naturally, at a fantastic price. Older supercar owner is hoping to sell it for USD41 million, because his car in exceptional condition.
 

 

steer-by-wire' is launched

  

steer-by-wire' is launched by Nissan. What is that stuff?

This is not the first time the technology we've ever known. Last year, Audi also apply these technologies in the A2 concept car. The difference is that Nissan technology was first used in mass production vehicles.

NISSAN announced plans to equip some Infiniti models with a system that has the ability to electronically control the steering wheel and no longer adhere to the conventional mechanical models.

The technology referred to by Nissan as the 'steer-by-wire' will be implemented on a mass-production car brand Infiniti homemade given. Nissan promised a year, we could see the car that carries the technology.

By using this new technology, inputs made ​​by the rider via the steering wheel the car will be sent to an electronic engine control unit ordered an actuator to drive the front wheels fit the wheel movement.

Future models will also be equipped with a spare clutch that is designed to connect the steering wheel to the wheels mechanically when problems arise. This is very important so that the vehicle can still be controlled while electronic system error.

The system also interacts with the road surface to provide feedback to the driver. It is very important for the driver so he would not lose 'feeling' because they can sense movement through steering wheel in his hand.