tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654861460312426562024-03-14T19:49:27.148+01:00myspCars the latest news about carsBlog video, car news, auto industry, and top information on the latest stories, Ecology, hybrid vehicle, Electric Vehicles, future vehicles and moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-60565977468219208722013-12-22T00:55:00.002+01:002013-12-22T01:09:27.109+01:002015 Cadillac Escalade World Premiere with Cadillac Chief Engineer<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XKvkx1wjYPs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-83631717967080167612012-10-18T23:15:00.000+02:002012-10-18T23:40:00.206+02:002014 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid for U.S.<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, which is being touted by the Japanese automaker as the first permanent four-wheel-drive electric vehicle in series production, will be unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.</li>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">PARIS</strong> — The 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, which is being touted by the Japanese automaker as the first permanent four-wheel-drive electric vehicle in series production, will be unveiled at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.</div>
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Mitsubishi Motors North America told Edmunds.com the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, which is aiming to be one of the first plug-in crossover/SUVs here, will launch in the U.S. in late 2013 or early 2014.</div>
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"It is definitely coming here," said Roger Yasukawa, Mitsubishi Motors North America spokesman, in a phone conversation with <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Inside Line</em> on Monday. "We are targeting fiscal year 2013 — which probably means the later part of 2013 to March 2014. As far as exact timing, we're still studying it."</div>
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No word yet on pricing or mpg equivalent rating, Yasukawa said. He also would not name the competition at this point. "This car will be unique," Yasukawa said. "It will be our second EV-based vehicle after the (Mitsubishi) i."</div>
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Mitsubishi confirmed in a statement that the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid will be sold in Europe in 2013.</div>
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The Outlander Plug-in Hybrid will feature a full-time four-wheel-drive system powered by electric motors.</div>
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While few details were made available about the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid, Mitsubishi said the hybrid system "will allow for a long haul range and very low emissions similar to that of the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV II showcar, i.e., a driving distance of over (500 miles) and a CO2 target below 50 g/km."</div>
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Mitsubishi said the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid will feature a choice of three driving modes: all-electric; a series hybrid with the gas engine aiding the electric motors; and a parallel hybrid, with the electric motors aiding the gas engine.</div>
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"As such, it will be the first mainstream car from a major manufacturer envisaged from the outset with built-in provisions" for either internal-combustion engine or plug-in hybrid electric operation, said Mitsubishi.</div>
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The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid was first previewed at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show in the form of the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV. The PX stands for "plug-in hybrid crossover." The vehicle was fitted with a 1.6-liter DOHC gas engine and has front and rear wheels that are powered by two motors.</div>
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2011/03/volkswagens-brazilian-sp-coupe-turns-40.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587047927363396882" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H0Hfq4Zu0fE/TYkufQ2T5RI/AAAAAAAELw8/jKiGd2O7FdE/s800/Volkswagen-SP2-s.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: block; height: 349px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Volkswagen celebrates this year the 40th anniversary of the SP coupe, a car relatively unknown outside Brazil, its country of origin. Built by the company's Brazilian subsidiary in the '70s, the attractive coupe has an interesting story. In 1968 Rudolf Leiding, former CEO of Audi NSU, was appointed director of VW do Brasil, a job he accepted under one condition: to have the permission of building models adapted for the Brazilian market. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ibB3HlemEk8/TYkukgxqi4I/AAAAAAAELxE/28pK4QYGIXA/s1600/Volkswagen-SP2-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587048017538222978" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ibB3HlemEk8/TYkukgxqi4I/AAAAAAAELxE/28pK4QYGIXA/s200/Volkswagen-SP2-4.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; float: right; height: 101px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; width: 149px;" /></a>In the 1970's auto imports were blocked in South America's largest market, so Leiding thought about building a two-seat sports coupe that he believed would be successful.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Together with 'Karmann-Ghia do Brasil', which at the time was building the already dated Karmann Ghia coupe, Volkswagen Brazil started developing a new coupe, which had to use as many parts as possible from VW's local model range in order to keep costs low.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="" name="more"></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The team used the platform of the VW 1600, the Brazilian version of the Type 3 (forefather of the Passat ). Engineers took the chassis, axles and the engine, while the steel body was developed from scratch. The SP also used the twin headlights of the 1600. The 54HP 1.6-liter engine that equipped the test prototype car proved itself inappropriate for a sports car so VW decided to offer this unit in a basic version called SP-1.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There were jokes that the SP name stood for "Sem Potência" (Portuguese for "without power"), but it actually came from São Paulo, Brazil's largest city. For the SP-2 version, however, engineers enlarged the displacement of the air-cooled flat-four engine to 1.7 liters. The unit thus developed 65 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and offered the SP-2 a top speed of 156 km/h (97 mph).</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">While the SP-1 sold in limited numbers, the SP-2 reached 10,000 units from June 1972 to February 1976, with the vast majority of them being sold in Brazil. The car was never officially sold in Europe, but one model found its way to Germany in 1971, when Rudolf Leiding was called back to VW headquarters to be installed as the company's CEO. He brought along an SP-2 as a gift to his wife. Today, European collectors own several SP-2 coupes and one can be seen in VW's museum. A few years ago, there was an attempt to revive the SP-2, but nothing has materialized so far.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">By Dan Mihalascu</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The looting of the <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2011/01/video-tunisians-repossess-ousted.html" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Ferrari 599 GTB</a> owned by former Tunisian president Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali and the smashing of cars owned by his relatives including a <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisians-destroy-ferrari-california.html" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Ferrari California</a> may have been eye-catching in an offbeat sort of way, but there are more important automotive-related stories coming out from Tunisia.</span></div><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TUCg3j2HszI/AAAAAAAD6EE/6BwbxsDmueg/s1600/Ford-T-1.jpg" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566626015805420338" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TUCg3j2HszI/AAAAAAAD6EE/6BwbxsDmueg/s200/Ford-T-1.jpg" style="border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; float: right; height: 94px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; width: 167px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It has been reported by several news agencies that Tunisians are also destroying random vehicles made by Kia, Fiat, Porsche and other makers. The reason? Because the companies that distribute them are controlled by members of the ruling family. Now, in light of all the latest developments, many international automakers are reviewing their business ties to the extended family of Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali, according to the Financial Times.</span></div><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The daily newspaper said that up until now, the country's car market, which totaled just under 60,000 units in 2010, was heavily regulated by its trade ministry that favored importers controlled one way or another by relatives of the former president or his wife, Leila Trabelsi.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/foreign-automakers-review-relationships.html" name="more" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Companies controlled or owned by the family members of the ousted presidential couple include:</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">-<a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Ford</a>, which sells cars in Tunisia through a company partially owned by Belhassen Trabelsi, the former president’s brother-in-law;</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">-Ennakl, a dealer for <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Porsche</a>, Volkswagen, Audi, and Seat controlled by Mohamed Sakher al-Materi, the president’s son-in-law;</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">-<a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Kia" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Kia</a>, which distributes its models through City Cars, part of the El Materi Princess Holding, another company controlled by the former president’s son-in-law, Mohamed Sakher al-Materi;</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">-Le Moteur, which acts as an importer for several companies including <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Mercedes" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Mercedes-Benz</a> and Fiat, and is owned by Marouane Mabrouk, the deposed president’s son-in-law;</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">-<a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Peugeot" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Peugeot</a>, which is represented by Stafim, a company in which Mehdi Belgaid – said to be engaged to Halima Ben Ali, the former president’s daughter – owns a stake;</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Some carmakers such as <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Audi" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Audi</a> have stopped exporting their cars to the country because they are not sure if they would clear customs as well for their safety once they arrive on the dealer lots. The financial daily quoted Audi as saying; “We will have to look at whether we can continue doing business with this partner and whether they are the right partner for us. ”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ford said it also looking into the matter and reassessing ties with its Tunisian importer, while Mercedes-Benz said it found no wrongdoing on behalf of Le Moteur but will monitor the situation. A Peugeot spokesman said the automaker will wait to see what the new government will do with companies associated with the president's family.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Other carmakers, including Kia and Porsche, said that for the time being, they will continue to do business as usual with their partners. Porsche in particular said it has no plans to change its arrangement with Ennaki “as long as the company is operational and paying for cars”.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The newspaper said that Fiat "would not comment on its business in Tunisia, or its local partner."</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;">Source: <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/600add1a-28b6-11e0-aa18-00144feab49a.html" style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Financial Times</a></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The system will be optional in the U.S. later this year.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Entune is compatible with most smartphones</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">For its part, Ford developed a new application MyFord Mobile for North America, allowing the driver of future Focus Electric (finish end 2011) to remain in constant contact with his vehicle and control it remotely. MyFord Mobile works via a smartphone or a secure website and allows the owners of Focus EV monitor and control various functions of their vehicle. In addition, an intelligent charging function developed by Microsoft allows for full-peak electricity.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">This new application enables remote monitoring and controlling the levels of vehicle load, plan trips with stops at single or multiple, locate charging stations, to precondition the vehicle (heating or air conditioning ') and perform other tasks specific to electric vehicles. My Ford Mobile will also help the owners of the electric Ford Focus intelligently plan their journeys with features developed by MapQuest, by having the largest database of charging stations.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">And this is not an isolated example, as other competitors already have their iPhone or Android, as with the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan with the Leaf. And those who are preparing already had the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise in this area (Audi, BMW, Smart).The BMW Group, which has developed Connected Mini around the iPhone and which runs a similar application for Round 1, shows how the car of tomorrow will be "connected".</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-41144798530374329162011-01-22T10:08:00.000+01:002011-01-27T10:11:47.736+01:00Tunisians Destroy Ferrari California Allegedly Owned by a Family Member of the Exiled President [with Videos]<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #292929; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisians-destroy-ferrari-california.html" style="color: #0066cc; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565046449767985058" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TTsEQtz4L6I/AAAAAAAD4MI/yenzEyD3VaI/s800/Ferrari-California-01.jpg" style="border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: block; height: 349px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 645px;" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Earlier this week, a video showing ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano dangling from the forks of an industrial truck made world headlines. But that wasn't the only car from Maranello to be targeted by the angry protesters. New videos and photos showing yet another Prancing Horse model being 'liberated' have now surfaced online.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TTsEUM5dz-I/AAAAAAAD4MQ/kjRDvSY8fck/s1600/Ferrari-California-8.jpg" style="color: #ad0000; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565046509652529122" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TTsEUM5dz-I/AAAAAAAD4MQ/kjRDvSY8fck/s200/Ferrari-California-8.jpg" style="border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 91px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; width: 125px;" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This time</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> it's a red-colored Ferrari California claimed to be owned by a member of the former Tunisian Preseident's family named Sofiane Ben Ali. In their mad rush, Tunisian rioters utterly destroyed the hardtop convertible relieving it from tires, badges and anything else that could get their hands on.</span></span></span></div><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2011/01/sncf-wants-to-become-operator-of-eco.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #29aae1; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PMl_PgUwSAg/TScUwZgPpBI/AAAAAAAADhk/iB0Jd94HzUs/s400/Urban%2Bconcept.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">I was invited by Euro RSCG to attend the event "Rendezvous clients 2011" in Paris, during which the station has presented its projects in the field of eco-mobility.<br />
With initiatives to encourage carpooling or using the bike to take the train, the railway company now intends to provide its customers with "door to door in their travels, not just of" Station to Station ", with a view of "sustainable mobility". This is another step taken by the rail carrier, which had already expressed its interest in projects of alternative mobility.<br />
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Through its investment fund EMP (Eco-Mobility Partners) * SNCF is particularly associated with Green Cove 123envoiture.com site to view the station offers to carpool on the screens.From their mobile phones, passengers can also learn about offerings available to upcoming stops through the establishment of a mobile portal. This service is active in the Ile-de-France (Transilien in 347 stations) and Franche-Comté with TER.<br />
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Still in car, SNCF hopes to develop car-sharing. It was thus associated with the Languedoc-Roussillon and Modulauto to establish a formula combining B and car sharing in the cities of Narbonne, Montpellier and Nimes. With supply Modulauto Liberty, regional rail users benefit from a preferential tariff access to car-sharing - a device for car rental at very short (from one hour). This service is available for free service 24/24 and 7 / 7 with an RFID badge, modeled on the Velib '. This solution is also practical and environmentally friendly source of savings for its users. Indeed, the price includes both the fuel, insurance, maintenance and subscription to the parking space.<br />
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Another innovative experiment is conducted in Pau. In 2010, Pau has become the first city in France to integrate both bikes (IDEcycle) and cars (IDElib ') self-service. The urban transport network IDELE community Pau is now at the forefront of alternative modes of transport involving buses, cycling and car sharing. Twelve cars and 220 bicycles are available near transit lines, 24 hours on 24 and 7 / 7.<br />
Link: <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://reseau-idelis.com/&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhjUcrDHmUBAti2xqghI7_iy_zJ8zw" style="color: #29aae1; text-decoration: none;">http://reseau-idelis.com/</a></div><div class="separator" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PMl_PgUwSAg/TScO7AcqAYI/AAAAAAAADhc/ka5dgohkakM/s1600/DSCN7519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #29aae1; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PMl_PgUwSAg/TScO7AcqAYI/AAAAAAAADhc/ka5dgohkakM/s320/DSCN7519.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.199219) 0px 0px 20px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
Still on car sharing, I had the opportunity to interact with Guillaume Pepy, CEO of SNCF.Just before his introduction, I asked him what he thought of the decision Autolib. Remember that the station was a candidate, with the RATP, Reviews and Vinci Park. His answer: "we do not know why Bollore has been chosen, but that's life. The station is at its disposal if it can do things together. The car sharing is going to develop electric cars and other Municipalities also have projects. "<br />
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Another example is the support of electric vehicles. SNCF starts installing catch charging on its car parks for the arrival of the first zero-emission models. The rail carrier has plans to develop specific seats in two Paris train stations to accompany the launch of a new taxi company electrical in the capital. It is the firm STEP (Society of Electrical Taxis Parisiens), to whom the funds EMP envisages a boost.<br />
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The train itself can become greener. Thus, under the project PLATHEE ("Platform for Hybrid Trains energy efficient and environment-friendly"), the SNCF has created with partners a concept of hybrid engine technology consists of several blocks: Diesel "clean" and a fuel cell that produce energy, ultracapacitors and batteries that store the energy (especially during downturns) and return it later, and a power manager that orchestrates automatically use different elements of production and storage. Gains were 20% in fuel consumption over long distances, 40% on operating cycles, and 85% parked.<br />
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Always in the context of sustainable development, the company wants to generalize an eco-design of its stations with "building fully integrated into the landscape, built with local materials, use of natural resources for heating and energy (wood, geothermal). SNCF is also working on the Smart Grid.<br />
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Finally, the station also plans to launch by end 2011, an eco-calculator "pocket. Developed with the prestigious MIT, he allows, for geolocation with a mobile phone, measuring in real time CO2 emissions on a given route, whatever the mode of transport (train, tram, bus, car, walking ...). This ambitious project is called "CO2GO. When launched, the application will then be enriched with additional features: proposed routes and alternative modes of transport associated with less "polluting" practical information about businesses, utilities, parking, tourism ...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This custom monstrosity of a Rolls Royce Phantom replica is based on one of the last elegant BMW 7-Series models, the late 1980s-early 1990s E32, and was found for sale on a Polish used car website. There are so many things wrong with the build that we don't know where to start, but the flashy Rolls Royce sticker on the steering wheel could take the prize for being the worst item on the car...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Phantom <s>clown</s> clone is built on a V12-powered 750i with the seller asking a laughable €56,653 (around US$75,500 at today's exchange rates) for the car. More photos after the break. </span><br />
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<div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Ford is poised to take on the Nissan Leaf EV and to a lesser extent, the more technologically advanced Chevrolet Volt extended range EV with the all-new Focus Electric that was revealed today in production guise.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TSdwosD_hGI/AAAAAAADz_U/JG8airoEHpQ/s1600/2012-Ford-Focus-Electric-10.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559536109337150562" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnVk/TSdwosD_hGI/AAAAAAADz_U/JG8airoEHpQ/s200/2012-Ford-Focus-Electric-10.JPG" style="cursor: move; float: right; height: 102px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; width: 151px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Dearborn company's first-ever all-electric passenger car is based on the latest generation of the Focus five-door hatchback. Hiding behind the very Aston Martin-like grille is an electric drivetrain comprising of an electric motor capable of 123 HP and 181 lb-ft of torque, and a single-speed transmission.</div><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Honda fan-boys over at the Temple of VTEC claim to have intercepted an internal memo with details on the firm's upcoming models, which was sent out today to dealers. The email reportedly states that Honda will be releasing a lower-priced based version of the Accord CrossTour equipped with a 4-cylinder engine, with sales to start in "mid-summer". We'll remind you that that CrossTour is currently offered exclusively with a 275HP 3.5-liter V6 and available four-wheel drive.</div></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=165486146031242656&postID=6941596371387466492&pli=1&pli=1" name="more"></a></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">The website notes the memo also mentions the 2012 Civic, which will arrive in "late April" (this has already been officially confirmed by Honda that will show a pre-production study at the Detroit Show next week), as well as the 2012 CR-V and the Pilot SUV, without, however, getting into any more details.</div></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;">Source: <a href="http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=949553">Temple of VTEC</a></div></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Translated to English, the billboard roughly reads, "Nothing is more inspiring than a blank sheet of paper. It is the opportunity to create something unique." Unique, indeed, and very fitting for a vehicle as segment-warping as the new Audi A7 Sportback. It's <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Audi">Audi</a>'s answer to the Porsche Panamera, and if we're honest, we find it absolutely stunning.<br />
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Follow the jump to watch a video showing how Audi's latest (and largest) marketing campaign came to life.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/yQwbqTkQflc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-67991120406628750322010-12-01T13:52:00.000+01:002010-12-01T13:52:58.126+01:00Will Ford's Sync lose ground to Fiat's Blue & Me?<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/blue-and-me.jpg" style="color: darkred; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Microsoft branded auto USB port" border="1" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/blue-and-me.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 10px;"><br />
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">It recognizes hundreds of voice commands. It will interface with your Bluetooth-enabled smart phone. It was co-developed with Microsoft. Sounds like <a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford" style="color: #006fb1; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Ford's</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> popular SYNC tech, right? Sure does, but it also smacks of</span><a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/search/label/Fiat" style="color: #006fb1; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Fiat's</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Blue & Me system that has been in production in Europe since 2007. The technology will be available stateside when the tiny </span><a href="http://myspcars.blogspot.com/2010/05/uk-debut-for-all-electric-fiat-500.html" style="color: #006fb1; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Fiat 500</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> goes on sale early in 2011. The cost? $500 in a base 500, and the system is standard on uplevel Sport and Lounge models.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Like the Fiat 500 itself, Blue & Me certainly sound compelling, but it's one small niche product in a sea of cars, trucks and crossovers. Perhaps more significant is the fact that Fiat's infotainment tech could be available in Chrysler products as early as 2012. And while B&M apparently doesn't do everything as well as SYNC, it also carries some advantages of its own. For instance, 500 Sport and Lounge buyers can shell out an extra $400 for an optional Tom Tom navigation system that interfaces with the voice command system. Fiat also enables drivers to download their driving habits to a USB stick and load it to a website called Eco:Ville. The site will process the data and give drivers tips for more efficient driving. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="continued" style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Frankly, we're glad Dodge didn't hold its Charger press introduction in Hazzard County. The roads outside San</div><div dir="ltr" id="continued" style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Francisco are better, there aren't any creeks we'd have to cross without a bridge, and the police are scarcer than Boss Hogg. This gave us a fine opportunity get a good first experience with the 2011 Dodge Charger.<br />
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First things first: There will always be Mopar fanatics (this author included) who still cringe that the 2006-10 Charger has four doors. To our great satisfaction, an after-hours conversation with an unnamed Chrysler official at the new Charger's launch yielded this insight: "It was a car we designed first and named later. It was never meant to be called a Charger, but that's how it ended up." Damn the marketing people. They screw up everything.<br />
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But we'll let bygones be bygones, and snag another bone to pick with the Dodge Boys: The automaker refers to the 2011 model as all-new. It's not. The basic chassis architecture is carried over, as is the 5.7-liter Hemi V8. What's different? Everything else.<br />
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Park a 2010 Charger next to a 2011 model and the transformation is clear. All the body panels are new and pay homage to 1968-70 Chargers with their strong character lines and 3D scallops. The new model looks sportier with a more steeply raked windshield and an extended fastback roofline, much of it glass. The car takes a good stance, thanks in part to the roofline being inset from the perimeter of the undulating 'Coke bottle' fenders.<br />
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The look is particularly striking from the rear thanks to an outline of 164 LEDs. At night, you can ID a Charger from a block away. One can only imagine how those might look disappearing from Sheriff Coltrane's view. Overall, the new exterior is eight-percent more aerodynamically efficient and has a Cd of 0.29.<br />
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Across the board for 2011, Chrysler has improved its interiors more than anywhere else. They needed it. For those familiar with the second- and third-generation Chargers, the scooped shape of the dash is a modern twist on the old style. Twin gauge pods flank a center LCD readout, the three-spoke wheel is new and the center stack can be optionally equipped with a bright, crisp 8.4-inch LCD. (We didn't get a chance to sample a base Charger SE with the standard 4.3-inch LCD.)<br />
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The big LCD works as a clearinghouse for the Uconnect infotainment system. From this central location you can operate the navigation, audio system and your Bluetooth-equipped phone. The graphics are razor sharp and the human/machine interface proved intuitive. For example, when GPS route guidance is active but you want to seek through satellite radio stations, the map shrinks into an area within the larger audio screen.<br />
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Chrysler designers stressed the use of high-quality soft-touch materials throughout the new interior. The dash panel was seamless and panel gaps were tight. Looking out from the driver's seat, the new greenhouse also offers improved visibility. Since the Charger is classified as a full-size sedan, this less encumbered view is especially helpful.<br />
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Seating in back provides ample room for sub-six footers. Headroom, however, is compromised compared to sedans with squarer profiles, and rear seat riders will find their skulls directly under the back glass. On the plus side, there's enough width for three-across seating.<br />
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Outside and in, the reality that the Charger SE and R/T can look nearly identical is purely intentional. Dodge made sure that SE V6 drivers could enjoy the same street presence and comfort as R/T Hemi pilots.<br />
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The fact that the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine produces 292 horsepower is behind this last point. Amplified by 260 pound-feet of torque, Chrysler's new corporate six-cylinder produces the horsepower of a V8 from just a few years ago. Compared to the 2010 Charger SE's 3.5-liter V6, the new engine produces 42 more hp and 33 more lb-ft. Even in a car that weighs two tons, you can feel the difference.<br />
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Power runs through a transmission we'd hoped would have been left at the curb with last year's 3.5-liter engine; a five-speed automatic. Fuel economy figures have yet to be finalized, but based on the performance of the 3.6-liter in other Chrysler and Dodge models, look for an improvement over the 3.5-liter's 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway. Perhaps the numbers will even eclipse 2010's 2.7-liter V6's 18 mpg city, 26 mph highway.<br />
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A modern six-speed, seven-speed or dual-clutch transmission is badly needed here. A new gearbox would be the next logical powertrain improvement for the Charger (and other RWD Chrysler cars, trucks and SUVs). Let's hope the company's profitable quarters continue and that some of those profits are directed toward a major transmission program.<br />
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The feature that distinguishes the Charger R/T from the SE is its 5.7-liter Hemi V8. The motor makes 370 hp at a relaxed 5,250 rpm and a hefty 395 lb-ft torque at 4,200 rpm. The Hemi runs through the same five-speed as the V6, which one Chrysler engineers described as "Incredibly stout." Incidentally, this gearbox is essentially the same as the unit used in the new 470-hp Challenger SRT8 392. All-wheel drive is also an option for the R/T, with the unit delivering a variable torque split that starts at 50/50 and goes from there.<br />
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All of the 2011 Charger's hardware rides on Chrysler LLC's second-generation E-segment chassis and suspension. The unibody features added structure that improves torsional stiffness in an effort to hit ride and handling targets. What target? The previous-generation BMW 5 Series. Not a bad goal. But did they hit it?<br />
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Dodge claims maximum lateral acceleration of 0.90 g. Aggressive front and rear camber settings of -1.0 and -1.75 degrees give the car a fighting chance to stay planted. The front suspension is a short/long-arm configuration while the independent rear suspension is a five-link/coil spring arrangement originally sourced from a previous-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class.<br />
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A rack-and-pinion power steering gear directs the front wheels. What's unusual about the system is that instead of a conventional hydraulic pump driven off the crankshaft, the Charger's steering uses an electric pump. The electric pump increases fuel economy by 0.3 percent and adds three horsepower to the bottom line.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead23-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="color: #006fb1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="2011 Dodge Charger steering wheel" border="1" hspace="4" id="vimage_3569176" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead23-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead24-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="color: #006fb1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="2011 Dodge Charger shifter" border="1" hspace="4" id="vimage_3569177" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead24-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead25-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="color: #006fb1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="2011 Dodge Charger dash badge" border="1" hspace="4" id="vimage_3569178" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead25-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead26-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="color: #006fb1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="2011 Dodge Charger door panel" border="1" hspace="4" id="vimage_3569179" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/lead26-2011-dodge-charger-first-drive.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a><br />
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We had two chances to experience the 2011 Charger, and the experiences couldn't have been more different.<br />
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Our time in the R/T was at Infineon Raceway, known by the old guys as Sears Point. Three five-lap sessions gave us time to figure out how the R/T performed when fitted with three-season high-performance 20-inch tires.<br />
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Taking it slow, the first few laps gave us a chance to feel out the R/T. Turn-in is crisp and the steering is alive with feedback. With the electronic stability control fully functional, the Charger tracked true. In most cases, the ESP intervened transparently, keeping the car in line. Running hard going uphill through Turn 2 was the only time we felt the ESP seriously dial back the power.<br />
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During these easy laps, body roll wasn't pronounced. Once we toggled the ESP into Track mode and the Charger was cornering harder, body roll increased considerably. In Track mode, the ESP only cut into the fun when we really hung out the rear-end in adolescent power slides that would make Uncle Jesse proud.<br />
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As with any production car, we were mindful of the brakes. The four-wheel discs weren't up to track duty. However, this fact isn't particularly relevant because only a handful of drivers will track their Charger. As we would quickly find out, the brakes worked just fine on the street.<br />
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Overall, the Hemi-powered Charger R/T was comfortable at Infineon, especially for such a large car. Hauling through the high-speed esses (corners 7, 8 and 8A), the car showed what it was made of, handling transient movements deftly.<br />
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These track manners made themselves clear on the twisty roads south of Half Moon Bay. For this duty, we had a Charger SE equipped with the Rallye Package, Rallye Appearance Package, and the Rallye Plus Package. These packages of packages made the SE look like an R/T – complete with leather seats, 20-inch wheels, dual exhausts and rear spoiler – minus the Hemi fender badges.<br />
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The narrow roads should have made the Charger SE feel big, but the Dodge shrunk with every corner. The direct steering that we enjoyed at Sears Point worked just as well on public roads. The new Pentastar V6 was also a pleasant surprise. Its 292 horsepower felt strong and gave the Charger everything it needed to hustle from corner to corner. On the street, body roll wasn't an issue, and the car felt flat as the suspension managed every combination of roads we could find.<br />
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On the freeway stretch back to San Francisco, the efforts engineers explained regarding improving noise, vibration and harshness snapped into focus. The heavier traffic gave us the opportunity to listen to the Charger's enhanced quietness and appreciate the car's smoother ride. While we didn't have a previous-gen. BMW 5 to do a back-to-back comparison, our kinesthetic memory believes the Dodge Boys have come awfully close to hitting their bogey.<br />
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Considering the present automotive landscape, the 2011 Charger is something of a stand-alone offering (Chrysler's own 300 not withstanding). With the demise of the Pontiac G8, there are no direct domestic competitors for the money. Practically, buyers are likely to cross shop the Ford Taurus even though it's front-wheel drive and doesn't offer a V8. Due to the cost premium, imports aren't likely candidates given the MSRPs of the 2011 Charger; $25,170 for the SE, $30,170 for the R/T, and $32,320 for the R/T AWD.<br />
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This reality demonstrates the uniqueness of the Charger. Even with four doors, it remains a singularly American automotive manifestation. If Bo and Luke were looking to do another series, the 2011 Charger is definitely a car they'd do well to consider. Yee-haw.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-2382719823200383562010-11-06T01:27:00.000+01:002010-11-06T01:34:19.998+01:00Officially Official: BMW confirms Efficient Dynamics production<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/bmwed630opt.jpg" style="color: darkred; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="BMW Vision EfficientDynamics prototype" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/bmwed630opt.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><small>BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics prototype </small></strong></em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;">Sure, BMW is going to build a small, urban electric car – the Megacity – in a few years, but we're pretty sure there are a lot of Bimmer drivers who won't much care for that little thing, no matter what the powertrain. For them, BMW has announced a second treat today: the Vision Efficient Dynamics (VED) concept will indeedmake the jump to production form. </span><br />
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</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We first saw the VED a little over a year ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009 and BMW says the concept was met with an "overwhelming response." Little surprise, then, that BMW was interested in building this for the people – well, people who can afford the $200,000, give or take, the car will likely cost when it come to market in a few years. Since the VED contained a fair bit of "completely or virtually production-ready components," BMW is confidently giving out media test drives at the Leipzig trade fair center of a road-ready technology showcase vehicle based on the VED.</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Final production numbers won't be known for a while, but the prototype features wing doors and a 2+2 seating arrangement. Underhood, a three-cylinder turbo diesel engine "with a hybrid synchronous motor at the front axle and a full-hybrid engine at the rear axle" put out a total of 241 kW/328 bhp and hits 0-100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in just 4.8 seconds. The sleek car can do this while burning just 3.76 litters of fuel per 100 kilometers (a Toyota Prius-beating 62.5 miles per gallon U.S.) and emitting 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The production VED will also be a plug-in, with the ability to go 50 km (31 miles) on lithium-polymer battery power. Hit the jump for the full details in BMW's press release, as well as a video of the Efficient Dynamics prototype.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">A vision becomes reality: BMW announces serial production of sports car with plug-in hybrid technology.</strong></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Munich/Leipzig. It was the star of the Frankfurt international motor show IAA in 2009: a four-seater sports car with charismatic design, fascinating performance figures and unsurpassed efficiency, powered by BMW ActiveHybrid technology and presented under the title BMW Vision EfficientDynamics. With its wide range of completely or virtually production-ready components, this concept study met with an overwhelming response. There was a widespread desire to put the car on the road, and the realisation of this desire is moving considerably closer. At the Leipzig trade fair centre BMW is presenting a fully road-ready technology showcase vehicle based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study. This presentation will give media representatives their first ever opportunity to find out what it is like to drive the 2+2-seater car powered by an innovative hybrid system.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The concept study BMW Vision EfficientDynamics represents the future of driving pleasure. Since its world premiere at the IAA 2009 it has received several awards both for its futuristic design and its ground-breaking engine technology. Just 1.24 metres high, the 2+2-seater takes up the characteristic BMW shaping style, geared consistently towards aesthetic appeal and dynamic performance. Wing doors facilitate entry to both rows of seats, while extensive aerodynamic measures reduce the drag coefficient to 0.22. The combination of a 3-cylinder turbo diesel with a hybrid synchronous motor at the front axle and a full-hybrid engine at the rear axle enables an overall system output of 241 kW/328 bhp. The innovative design of the BMW ActiveHybrid technology allows performance figures at the level of a sports car, with just 4.8 seconds required for the sprint from zero to 100 km/h - with an average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle (KV01) of 3.76 litters/100 kilometers, equal to 75.1 mpg imp, and a CO2 emission rating of 99 grams per kilometer (1,3 l/100km and 33g CO2/km; EU-PHEV ECE-R101).</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This unique relation between dynamic performance and efficiency derives from the high level of efficiency of all engine components as well as intelligent linking of the power output of the three engines, as well as precisely controlled energy management including brake energy regeneration. What is more, the study BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is conceived as a so-called plug-in hybrid. The lithium-polymer rechargeable battery housed centrally in a longitudinal chassis element and designed specially for this hybrid sports car can be fully charged at a conventional power socket within just two and half hours. The use of electrical energy alone permits zero-emissions motoring with a range of some 50 kilometres, while a 24-litre diesel tank extends the total action radius of the vehicle to up to 700 kilometres.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">By developing a sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study for serial production, the Munich-based premium automobile manufacturer underscores its position as a global leader in the production of sporty vehicles with exemplary efficiency. All current models are fitted as standard with extensive measures for the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The innovations used for this purpose are based on the development strategy BMW EfficientDynamics, which also includes BMW ActiveHybrid technology as well as purely electrical drive systems. With the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 and the BMW ActiveHybrid X6, two serial production vehicles have already been launched in which a BMW-specific combination of combustion and electric drive results in an especially efficient increase in the driving dynamics so characteristic of the brand.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The BMW Group is also undertaking extensive field tests in regular traffic, which after the MINI E will soon include the BMW ActiveE, so as to prepare for serial production of a purely electrically powered model which is to be produced at the BMW plant in Leipzig from 2013 as the Megacity Vehicle.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 10px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">At the same time, the current technology showcase vehicle being presented to mark the expansion of the BMW Leipzig plant not only demonstrates the consistent further development of BMW ActiveHybrid as a drive concept. It also highlights the expertise of the BMW Group in the integrated development of vehicle concepts which are geared towards the principles of BMW EfficientDynamics in every detail. Like the Megacity Vehicle, the sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics study is an example of how future-oriented mobility opens up fascinating perspectives in combination with the driving pleasure characteristic of BMW.</div></div></span></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-11339753745952502032010-11-01T23:01:00.000+01:002010-11-01T23:02:58.878+01:00SEMA 2010: RIDES magazine lays its hand on the Hyundai Sonata Turbo<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-sema-2010-rides-sonata-turbo-630op.jpg" style="color: darkred; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="RIDES Hyundai Sonata Turbo" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-sema-2010-rides-sonata-turbo-630op.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><small>RIDES Magazine Hyundai Sonata Turbo </small></strong></em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">In an effort to boost awareness of its recently launched Sonata 2.0T, Hyundai has partnered with <em style="font-style: italic;">RIDES</em> for aSEMA-bound version of its swoopy new sedan. We'd like to point out that Hyundai's press release calls the Sonata Turbo's modifications "clever and tasteful," and while we don't wholeheartedly agree, we'll admit that this Sonata is indeed sinister and speaks to all things SEMA.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The mods begin with a RIDES-designed body kit comprised of front and rear bumpers, side skirts, rear wing and roof spoiler. From there, the car was painted in a matte pearl color, 20-inch Rennen Modular M9 wheels were added and Audi-like LEDs were fitted to the front fascia. The headlamps have been painted, the taillamps have been smoked and the grille is now matte black. But the best body mod? The chrome beltline strip has been blacked out and ties in with the rest of the darkened bits.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Inside, the entire interior has been reupholstered in black leather and suede with contrasting red stitching. Carbon fiber trim has been added throughout and two mirror-shaking JBL 12-inch subwoofers are in the trunk, paired with two individual amplifiers. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">It's certainly polarizing, and we're glad to see Hyundai showing off its turbocharged Sonata. No mid-size sedan is safe from the aftermarket SEMA treatment, after all. Hit the jump for Hyundai's press blast, and while you're at it, check out our new galleries of Hyundai's other SEMA concepts, the Mummbles Equus,ARK Genesis Coupe, RMR Equus and Gogogear Genesis Coupe.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">HYUNDAI PARTNERS WITH TOP AFTERMARKET COMPANIES TO CUSTOMIZE NEWEST MODELS FOR SEMA</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Hyundai Booth Features Six Modified Cars for Coupe-, Sedan- and Luxury-loving Tuners<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 11/01/2010<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Hyundai will showcase the luxurious Equus sedan, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive Sonata Turbo, and the rear-wheel drive, performance-oriented Genesis Coupe, at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show Nov. 2-5, 2010. Hyundai has again united with some of the biggest names in the aftermarket industry to build six one-of-a-kind models for the Hyundai display at SEMA (booth #24387) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The lineup of Hyundai vehicles includes:<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* DUB Edition Hyundai Equus<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* "Elegant Equus" from Mummbles Marketing<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* ARK Track Time Attack Genesis Coupe 3.8L<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* Rhys Millen Racing Signature Edition Equus<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* Gogogear Racing Genesis Coupe <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />* RIDES Magazine Sonata Turbo<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />"Each year we bring our newest, most exciting custom cars to SEMA through a partnership with aftermarket specialists to create even more options for Hyundai owners," said Michael Deitz, manager of Hyundai's SEMA program. "This year, we chose to bring back the tuner-friendly Genesis Coupe, and debut modifications to our new luxury flagship Equus and 274 horsepower Sonata Turbo, both debuting as 2011 models."<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />In addition to the six exciting custom cars, Rhys Millen will showcase his Pikes Peak unlimited-class Genesis PM580. This custom-made racer weighs just 1,930 pounds while delivering 775 horsepower and 750 lb-ft of torque.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Photos of Hyundai's 2010 SEMA cars are available at HyundaiNews.com.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;">DUB Edition Hyundai Equus</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Well known for prolific designs, the fabricators at DUB magazine have teamed up with Hyundai to customize an Equus, Hyundai's all-new luxury flagship sedan. Exterior modifications on the DUB Edition Hyundai Equus include Trex DUB Design mesh grille, DUB Design custom body kit, tinted windows and tail lights, and a custom two-tone, gloss black-and-matte charcoal paint job. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The Equus also features a DUB Edition custom suspension riding on 24-inch TIS modular style 10 wheels with Pirelli Pzero Nero tires. To add to the already world-class Lexicon audio system that comes from the factory, DUB Design built a custom trunk enclosure that is fitted with Infinity Kappa components including nine Infinity Kappa Series speakers, KAPPA ONE mono and KAPPA FOUR four-channel amplifiers. Additionally, the interior of the Equus features DUB Design custom leather and suede, a DUB Design illuminated headliner and custom rear bucket seats.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;">"Elegant Equus" from Mummbles Marketing</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The VIP themed "Elegant Equus" from Mummbles Marketing features a 450 horsepower, high-performance engine and advanced technologies as it aims to be the envy of every high-power executive. To capture the VIP luxury look, Mummbles Marketing has complemented Equus with some of the highest performance products on the market. The "Elegant Equus" will display engine, interior, exterior, brake, wheel and suspension modifications, as well as one-of-a-kind audio and video enhancements. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Along with a turbo kit and carbon fiber accessories to enhance Equus' V8 performance, Mummbles installed an Apple iPad to control certain aspects of the vehicle such as ride height, luxury curtains, stereo and windows. Mummbles Marketing teamed up with Legacy Innovations and S-Max to build and manufacture the turbo kit and also worked with Infinity, Mobile Spec and Pyle for the custom audio and video parts on the vehicle.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;">ARK Track Time Attack Genesis Coupe 3.8L</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />To enhance the tunability of its most dynamic performance car ever, Hyundai teamed with ARK Performance Inc. to develop custom parts for the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. These high-performance parts will debut on the ARK Track Time Attack Genesis Coupe 3.8L show car. The Genesis Coupe from ARK is designed for enthusiasts looking for quality performance products and inspiration for their own modifications. All of the ARK Performance parts designed for the Genesis Coupe are production-ready and will soon be available for enthusiasts everywhere.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />ARK was able to reach 585 horsepower with engine modifications, including an APG KOREA 3.8 supercharger kit, to Genesis Coupe's already powerful 306 horsepower, DOHC 3.8-liter V6 engine. As an added feature the ARK Genesis Coupe's paint scheme was designed and completed in collaboration with artists from Hyundai's North American Design Center in Irvine, Calif. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Rhys Millen Racing Signature Edition Equus</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />For the third consecutive year partnering with Hyundai at SEMA, Rhys Millen Racing will debut the RMR Signature Edition Equus with exterior, interior and performance upgrades that enhance the already luxurious sedan. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The Equus showcases exterior RMR Signature Edition components including carbon mirrors, and front chin and rear deck spoilers. A two-tone carbon fiber and Red Bull Racing blue satin clear paint by BASF and HRE 21-inch P40 wheels will appropriately round out the exterior. Tuners aiming to get even more power from the stock 385 horsepower, V8 engine get a glance at a bolt-on RMR Signature Edition air intake and stainless exhaust that together will add another 30 horsepower. The RMR Signature Equus also features a 14-inch brake kit designed to tame the added power. The interior of the Equus features RMR Signature Edition embroidered headrests and floor mats, and ostrich hide leather seats with suede accents.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Gogogear Racing Genesis Coupe</strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The Gogogear Racing Genesis Coupe emphasizes racing reliability and high-end performance capabilities. The bright yellow paint scheme was designed in conjunction with Hyundai's California Design Center. Gogogear Racing plans to show off the performance capabilities of its modified Genesis Coupe car in the U.S. Touring Car Championships in 2011, which is sanctioned by the premier auto racing sanctioning body in the U.S., the National Auto Sport Association.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />Modifications to the Genesis Coupe prepare the performance vehicle for the track. Mechanical adjustments to the engine produce 330 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque by adding an AEM air intake, Magnaflow exhaust system and ARK Performance headers. The Gogogear Racing Genesis Coupe also features Ground Control suspension tuning with ARK Performance shocks, springs, coilovers and QA1 bearings. A light weight Spec racing clutch increases reliability and helps with quick and direct shifts of the stock close ratio six-speed manual transmission. At each corner, StopTech brakes, Hawk racing pads, Konig lightweight wheels and BF Goodrich R1 street legal race tires with aluminum light weight Gorilla lugs and H&R spacers ensure proper grip with the road. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />On the exterior, Gogogear Racing increases the aerodynamics of the vehicle by adding an APR rear wing and an ARK Performance body kit. To lighten the car and to lower the center of gravity, a carbon fiber roof replaces the original steel roof. Inside, the Genesis Coupe includes Sparco race seats and seat belts, a full custom Metric Motorsports roll cage, a SPA Techniques fire suppression system, and a two-way radio to further ready the car for its racing debut. A RacePak IQ3 data logger dash supplies critical information and lap times to the driver. And a Linear Logic Scan Gauge II further notifies the driver of secondary engine parameters.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><strong style="font-weight: bold;">RIDES Magazine Sonata Turbo </strong><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />To build excitement around the recently launched 2011 Hyundai Sonata Turbo, Hyundai Motor America teamed up with RIDES magazine to trick out one of the first turbos off the assembly line of its Alabama plant. Inspired by the Mercedes CLS, the modified Sonata 2.0T features an assortment of custom fabrication from RIDES' team of expert builders.<br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />The vehicles exterior modifications are clever and tasteful, starting with a one-off, fully custom RIDES-designed bodykit that's comprised of new front and rear bumpers, side skirts, rear spoiler and roof spoiler, which all work together to accentuate the factory body lines of the Sonata. Other key exterior elements include a matte pearl paint job from BASF, 20-inch Rennen Modular M9 concave wheels powder coated matte black wrapped in Falken FK452 tires, smoked taillights and painted headlights, a matte black debadged front grille, Audi LED fog lights integrated into the new front bumper and 3M vinyl carbon wrap on the roof. <br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" />To complete the design, the RIDES team reupholstered the entire interior in a combination of black leather and suede with red stitching, along with integrating carbon fiber trim throughout. In the trunk there are two JBL 12-inch subwoofers paired with two JBL amplifiers. To finish things off, a custom quad tip exhaust was installed out back, while an S-Max front mount intercooler replaces the factory unit up front, ensuring that this build incorporates both go and show.</span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-7968989654385447392010-11-01T02:57:00.000+01:002010-11-01T02:57:47.370+01:00GTO London offers everything but the Prancing Horse<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/web630-london-gto.jpg" style="color: darkred; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img align="top" alt="Cufflinks by GTO London" border="1" height="487" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/web630-london-gto.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" width="630" /></a><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></em></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><small>Cufflinks by GTO London</small></em></strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ferrari is as much a lifestyle entity as an auto manufacturer, putting its name on everything from wristwatches to theme parks. Still, not everything imbued with the Cavallino spirit comes out of Maranello's marketing department. Case in point: the lineup from GTO London. An offshoot of vintage Ferrari specialistsGTO Engineering, GTO London offers a range of Ferrari-inspired, if not necessarily licensed, paraphernalia. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The collection includes such items as cufflinks, keychains, tie pins and wallets, all styled along the lines of classic Ferraris and inspired by the marque's most legendary automobiles. Design flourishes range from steering wheels and shift gates to carb trumpets and connecting rods, realized in leather, silver, gold and "real Ferrari metal" reclaimed from the workshop's restoration projects. They may not be for everyone, but for the gentleman motorist with a soft sport for Maranello's finest, they're sure to make a welcome gift this coming holiday season.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">PASSION AND PERFORMANCE: GTO LONDON LAUNCHES RANGE OF HAND-CRAFTED GENTLEMEN'S ACCESSORIES</strong></span></span></div><ul dir="ltr" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">Designs inspired by GTO Engineering's Ferrari heritage and passion</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">Hand-crafted and expertly engineered</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">Range to include cufflinks, wallets, tie pins, key fobs and money clips</li>
</ul><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Just in time for Christmas, a brand new range of stylish, Ferrari-inspired gentlemen's accessories has been launched, under the new brand of GTO London.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Including cufflinks, tie pins, key fobs and money clips, the hand-crafted collection stands out from the crowd because of its unique connection, developed by renowned classic Ferrari specialists, GTO Engineering.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Several designs have been created to reflect signature Ferrari components –classic steering wheels, spinners, ignition, carb trumpet, shift gate, tyre tread or connecting rods – and each is approved by expert classic Ferrari engineers, to ensure accuracy down to the smallest detail.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The range is created to suit any budget, available in the finest sterling silver, gold or even 'RFM' (Real Ferrari Metal), with even a Bespoke option available, to design and create pieces to order, for a gift that is unique and totally personal. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Gents' wallets are also offered, lovingly crafted in leather and replicating the interior designs of iconic, classic Ferraris.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The GTO London brand's founder, Victoria Lyon, explains: "GTO Engineering has been dedicated to locating, refurbishing and reconstructing historic cars and components for 30 years. GTO London is both inspired by and supported by this passion and skill, allowing us to combine exquisite design and expert engineering in every piece."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The range is available now, with items priced from £68.00. For more information and to buy, call +44 (0) 118 940 4430, or visit www.gtolondon.com.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-36077484324067260012010-10-31T19:05:00.000+01:002010-11-01T02:57:58.656+01:00Celebrity classics on the docket at RM Auctions in Arizona<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><small><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/1941lincolncontinentalcoupeweb630.jpg" style="color: #006fb1; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="1" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/1941lincolncontinentalcoupeweb630.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" vspace="4" /></a></small></strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-style: italic;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><small>Rita Hayworth's '41 Lincoln Continental Coupe </small></strong></em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">This year's RM Auctions event in Phoenix will feature several classics with serious celebrity provenance. First and foremost is a rare 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder that was alternately owned by Reggie Jackson and Evel Knievel. By itself, the Daytona Spyder is expected to fetch around a million bucks, but that's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Also on the roster is a 1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton used by Elvis Presley in the movie<em style="font-style: italic;">Spinout</em> (also estimated at a million +/-), a 1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe (pictured above) given by Orson Wells to Rita Hayworth (~$175k) and a 1949 Cadillac Series 75 Woodie Limousine with custom bodywork by Schwartz commissioned by MGM studios (~$300k). With nearly three months to go before the auction, you can bet there'll be plenty more interesting vehicles on their way to Arizona for the event. Hit the jump to read about what's been consigned so far.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">RM ANNOUNCES DIVERSE OFFERING OF COLLECTOR CARS FOR TWO-DAY ARIZONA SALE</strong></span></span></div><ul dir="ltr" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">RM's 'Automobiles of Arizona' auction once again extended to two days with 'The British Are Back' evening sale on January 20</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">Important Series of Ferraris lead entries for traditional Friday auction on January 21</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">Consignments span diverse cross-section of collector car market, including sports & classics, American muscle and wild customs</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">RM to offer select examples from the estate of noted Chicago collector Bill Jacobs Jr. in Arizona</li>
</ul><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">BLENHEIM, Ontario (October 25, 2010) – RM Auctions, the world's largest collector car auction house, makes an exciting return to Phoenix in January for its annual Automobiles of Arizona sale, presenting one of the most diverse offerings of motor cars ever featured in the event's 12 year history.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Staged at the prestigious Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, January 20 – 21, 2011, the two-day auction will showcase over 160 automobiles spanning the spectrum of the collector car market, from important sports and racing cars, through to Detroit muscle, the best of American and European classics, and a series of wild customs and show cars.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">"Our Arizona sale is a mainstay of our annual events calendar and highly-anticipated by our global clientele, providing a great start to the new collector car auction season each year," says Rob Myers, Chairman and Founder, RM Auctions. "2010 has been a positive year for the automotive auction business, and with a diverse series of high-caliber motor cars already signed to January's sale, we look forward to continuing the momentum in 2011."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Following the success of this year's 'The British Are Coming' sale, RM's 2011 Arizona auction kicks off with the exclusive 'The British Are Back' on Thursday, January 20, celebrating a host of great British marques. Notable early entries include a 1921 Rolls-Royce 40/50HP Silver Ghost Phaeton (Est. $350,000 - $475,000); a 1932 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Newmarket Sport Phaeton (Est. $300,000 - $450,000); and a 1958 Aston Martin DB2 Mark III (Est. $200,000 - $250,000).</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">An important range of Ferraris lead the charge for RM's Friday January 21 sale. No less than nine examples have already been signed, including the highly desirable 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder, chassis number 16835, offered from the personal collection of Baseball Hall of Famer, Mr. Reggie Jackson. This rare Daytona Spyder boasts an impressive celebrity provenance and ownership with famous motorcycle daredevil, Evel Knievel, and well-known New York and Los Angeles DJ, Frankie Crocker, listed as previous owners. (Estimate: $900,000 - $1,100,000). Other notable entries from the famed 'prancing horse' include a stunning, fully-certified 1966 Ferrari Superfast Series I (Estimate: $900,000 - $1,100,000); a fully-restored 1950 Ferrari 166 Inter Berlinetta (Est. $400,000 - $600,000); and a well-known 1995 Ferrari F50 Show Car ($600,000 - $800,000), the very first F50 built and the last Ferrari to have a five-digit chassis number, s/n 99999.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Continuing the company's reputation as the specialists for the auction of private and estate collections, RM's Arizona sale will also feature an impressive series of automobiles from the estate of noted Chicago collector, Bill Jacobs Jr.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">"Bill Jacobs was well-known by the collector car community and a dear personal friend for many years. He is sadly missed by all," adds Myers. "We are honored to have been chosen by his estate to present a selection of automobiles from his diverse collection, and look forward to sharing his legacy with other like-minded enthusiasts."</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br style="line-height: 0.8em;" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Additional early sale highlights from the various different genres represented include:</div><ul dir="ltr" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">a majestic 1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton, driven by Elvis Presley in the movie Spinout (Est. $900,000 - $1,200,000);</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">a 1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe, gifted by Orson Wells to Hollywood actress, Rita Hayworth (Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000);</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">a 1939 BMW 327/328 Cabriolet, offered for the first time in 33 years (Est. $180,000 -$250,000); and,</li>
<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/bullet-circle.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-left: 15px;">a 1949 Cadillac Series 75 Woodie Limousine by Schwartz, specially ordered by Hollywood's Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (Estimate $250,000 - $350,000).</li>
</ul><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">A limited number of consignment opportunities for RM's Arizona sale are still available. For further information visit www.rmauctions.com or call an RM car specialist at +1 519 352 4575 (North America) or +44 20 7851 7070 (Europe).</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-11877664369456435392010-10-16T20:46:00.000+02:002010-10-16T20:48:34.249+02:00Véhicules hybrides rechargeables en France : une station solaire lancée<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><br clear="left" style="float: none; line-height: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span><br />
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<div class="Cara-chapo" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Le constructeur japonais Toyota a évoqué un autre projet d'expérimentation écolo dans le cadre du Mondial de l'automobile 2010 à Paris : une nouvelle étude sur la convergence énergétique bâtiment (basse consommation) / transport (décarboné).<br />
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</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Il a collaboré avec l'Institut national de l'énergie solaire (Ines) et leCEA afin de concevoir et mettre en service en France une station solaire pour véhicules hybrides rechargeables. Ce projet est soutenu par l'ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie).</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">C'est chose faite : le 4 octobre 2010, elle a été inaugurée. Les essais ont démarré.</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Dix Toyota Prius hybrides rechargeables seront testées avec divers démonstrateurs photovoltaïques installés sur le site de l'Ines (basé près de Chambéry) et au CEA-Grenoble (stations de recharge solaire et maisons individuelles dotées de modules photovoltaïques).</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Le but affiché est de maximiser l’apport de l’énergie solaire et de minimiser le besoin en combustible fossile.</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">La station solaire comprend une ombrière photovoltaïque de 150 m² et 12 bornes de recharge. Elle a une capacité potentielle de charge équivalente à 135 000 kilomètres annuels (150 Wh/km).</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">L’ensemble est piloté par un système de gestion intelligent de l’énergie (Energy Management System) afin d'optimiser la recharge à partir d’énergie solaire en intégrant les besoins de l’utilisateur, les demandes simultanées, l’état de charge et de santé de la batterie, la disponibilité de la ressource solaire, les contraintes du réseau de distribution de l’électricité et les variations tarifaires de l’électricité.</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Le CEA explique :</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">« <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Les études statistiques montrent qu'en France la moitié de la population effectue moins de 16 km par jour pour les déplacements domicile-travail. Par ailleurs, un panneau photovoltaïque de 1 m2 peut fournir en France sur une année l'énergie nécessaire à un VHR pour parcourir jusqu'à 1 000 km en mode électrique. Il est donc tout à fait envisageable de concevoir des bâtiments dont la toiture équipée de panneaux solaires assure pour partie les besoins internes en électricité, et pour partie les besoins en mobilité des occupants. C'est en ce sens que l'on peut parler de convergence solaire photovoltaïque-bâtiment-transport.</span></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Le projet mis en œuvre par le CEA, l'Ines et Toyota permettra d'explorer ces convergences qui conduiront à une optimisation du système énergétique global. Il s'agira d'</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">identifier les possibilités en termes de lieu de captation des énergies, de stockage d'énergie et d'optimisation de l'utilisation du réseau électrique</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">.</span></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">La première étape consistera à valider les chiffres annoncés précédemment en mesurant sur une année la production des panneaux solaires et la consommation des VHR selon différentes typologies de trajets. Ensuite, l'étude intégrera une anticipation des futurs tarifs d'achat de l'électricité sur le réseau électrique tout en privilégiant la consommation d''électricité photovoltaïque produite localement ainsi que la revente du surplus de production d'électricité voltaïque. Enfin une analyse globale de l'opération permettra de quantifier les gains technico-économiques réalisés puis de simuler les potentiels en cas de déploiement à grande échelle.</span> »</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Les énergies renouvelables et les véhicules non polluants à l'usage ont l'avenir devant eux !</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-60288649685568029742010-10-16T20:22:00.000+02:002010-10-16T20:23:35.568+02:00Google Car : la véritable révolution automobile ?!<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a class="innerPreview visuel" href="http://images.caradisiac.com/logos/6/6/1/0/146610/S7-Google-Car-la-veritable-revolution-automobile-59114.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #00336e; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none;" title="Google Car : la véritable révolution automobile ?!"><span class="badge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.caradisiac.com/img_site/preview.png); background-origin: initial; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: 16px; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 27px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; right: 17px; width: 27px;"></span><img alt="Google-Car-la-veritable-revolution-automobile-59114.jpg" height="300" src="http://images.caradisiac.com/logos/6/6/1/0/146610/S5-Google-Car-la-veritable-revolution-automobile-59114.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="paraVide" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="Cara-chapo" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">La nouvelle est tombée ce weekend alors que personne ne l'attendait. Google a annoncé qu'une flotte de Toyota Prius(et une Audi TT) modifiées a déjà accumulé plus de 220,000km en conduite autonome dans le plus grand secret en Californie le tout au milieu de la circulation.. Même si la technologie ne sera pas disponible au téléchargement demain matin il n'empêche que l'on est très loin d'une expérience de laboratoire et que ça fonctionne dans le monde réel. Chapeau !</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Le PDG de Google annonçait il y a peu et de façon assez peu innocente « C'est un bug si l'automobile a été inventée avant les ordinateurs, votre voiture devrait rouler elle même, c'est logique. ». Ces paroles étaient une bombe à retardement car Eric Schmidt savait quelles informations il allait révéler sous peu.</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Et c'est maintenant en pleine période du mondial de l'auto 2010, pendant que le monde entier a les yeux rivés sur l'automobile, que la nouvelle tombe. Si tout se passe bien vous n'avez pas fini d'entendre parler de cette Google Car.</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Et quand Google s'intéresse à un secteur, il ne peut se passer que deux choses. Soit une vague d'enthousiasme qui se tarit bien vite et finit en pétard mouillé, soit ils révolutionnent ce qu'ils touchent. La société est une véritable touche à tout et sur ce coup ils espèrent améliorer les trajets en automobile principalement sur trois axes :</div><ul class="Cara-liste-puce-fleche" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><li class="Cara-liste-puce-fleche2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.caradisiac.com/img_site/pict_lireAussi.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 9px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">améliorer la sécurité des gens lors des déplacements</li>
<li class="Cara-liste-puce-fleche2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.caradisiac.com/img_site/pict_lireAussi.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 9px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">augmenter les économies d'énergie (fluidité du trafic, souplesse de conduite, efficacité du trajet)</li>
<li class="Cara-liste-puce-fleche2" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.caradisiac.com/img_site/pict_lireAussi.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 9px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">permettre aux gens de passer leur temps de trajet à faire quelque chose de constructif</li>
</ul><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">D'après le New York Times sept autos ont parcouru plus de 2500km strictement sans aucune intervention humaine. On peut en déduire que le reste de cet énorme kilométrage de test a nécessité quelques interventions humaines de la part des conducteurs mais pour l'instant personne n'en sait plus.</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-intertitre" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #00336e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px; text-align: center;">Comment fonctionnent les Google Car ?</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Le plus simplement du monde, à savoir que des capteurs de différents types sont présents sur le toit de l'auto et jaugent en permanence environnement qui entoure le véhicule le tout en communiquant avec les serveurs de Google et en utilisant leur service de cartographie. Le seul accident à déplorer provient d'un autre véhicule qui a emboutit par l'arrière une Google Car.</div><div class="paraVide" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div align="center" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><img alt="" class="imgArticle" src="http://images.caradisiac.com/images/9/1/1/4/59114/S1-Google-Car-la-veritable-revolution-automobile-199048.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" /></div></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Pour finir sur une note un peu plus amère, le NY Times parle d'une technologie qui mettrait sans doute au minimum huit années à arriver dans la rue, on peut continuer d'en rêver en attendant. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">C'était la news du 10/10/10 à 10h10. Un goût de science fiction et pourtant ça y est, l'an 2000 est vraiment à notre porte, les voitures à défaut de voler rouleront d'elles même ce qui changera beaucoup de chose dans nos vies.</span></div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Et vous que feriez vous dans votre Google Car si celle ci savait conduire d'elle même ?</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-36120804028951744792010-10-16T19:17:00.000+02:002010-10-16T19:18:42.821+02:00Citroën DS4 et la rumeur des vitres arrière : on a le fin mot de l'histoire !<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><a class="innerPreview visuel" href="http://images.caradisiac.com/logos/9/6/1/0/149610/S7-Citroen-DS4-et-la-rumeur-des-vitres-arriere-62307.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; color: #00336e; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 13px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: underline;" title="Citroën DS4 et la rumeur des vitres arrière : on a le fin mot de l'histoire !"><span class="badge" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.caradisiac.com/img_site/preview.png); background-origin: initial; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: 16px; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 27px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; right: 17px; width: 27px;"></span><img alt="Citroen-DS4-et-la-rumeur-des-vitres-arriere-62307.jpg" src="http://images.caradisiac.com/logos/9/6/1/0/149610/S5-Citroen-DS4-et-la-rumeur-des-vitres-arriere-62307.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></span></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">La Citroën DS4 est l’une des stars du Mondial. Même si nousn’avons pas pu voir son intérieur car celui-ci n’est pas encore définitif selon Citroën, une rumeur est en train de prendre de l’ampleur dans la presse.</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Certains de nos confrères en observant la découpe des portières arrière émettent des doutes quand à la possibilité d’ouverture des vitres arrière en raison de la forme de la carrosserie. Ils vont même jusqu’à affirmer qu’elles seraient fixes. D’autres moins jusqu’auboutistes prétendent pour leur part que celles-ci ne s’ouvriraient que partiellement. Si l’hypothèse des plus pessimistes se vérifiait, il y a fort à parier que cela fasse couler beaucoup d’encre. A Caradisiac, l’idée de voir un constructeur commercialiser un nouveau véhicule avec des vitres arrière fixe nous semble illogique mais nous attendons de découvrir l’habitacle de cette DS4 pour nous faire notre opinion, même s’il est vrai que la découpe de la portière peut effectivement soulever quelques interrogations.</div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="imgArticle custom" src="http://images.caradisiac.com/images/2/3/0/7/62307/S1-Citroen-DS4-et-la-rumeur-des-vitres-arriere-199835.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px; width: 663px;" />Voici la démonstration de l'impossibilité de la descente des vitres avec la signalisation du chemin théorique de descente de la vitre.</div><div class="paraVide" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="Cara-paragraphe" dir="ltr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">Edit de 17 h 55 : pour en avoir le coeur net, nous sommes retourné sur le stand Citroën du Salon. Là, nous avons fait le forcing pour approcher la DS4 d'un peu plus près. Peine perdue, mais un membre du staff présent nous a bien confirmé l'info. Oui, les vitres arrière de la DS4 sont fixes ! Le suspens est levé. Et nous de penser que tout de même, une voiture de ce prix avec des portes arrière ouvrantes aux vitres fixes, c'est pour le moins étrange, voire incompréhensible. Mais un frein à l'achat ? Peut-être pas finalement...</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-50205589963324644812010-10-05T20:59:00.000+02:002010-10-05T20:59:35.266+02:00Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Neiman Marcus édition commandes 75.000 $<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></div>C'est un grand jour pour la Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. General Motors a tiré les rideaux sur un faible volume de la version édition spéciale de la voiture décapotable muscle à partir en vente l'année prochaine. Le véhicule est prévu pour être présenté dans le rapport annuel Neiman Marcus Christmas Book - un catalogue de goodies haut de gamme pour la classe dirigeante. Seuls 100 exemplaires de l'Convertible Neiman Marcus Camaro sera vendu dans le catalogue, chaque port spéciaux Deep Bordeaux peinture et composants de transmission offrant emprunté à la puissante Camaro SS. Cela signifie qu'il ya un plein 426 chevaux sur le robinet. A l'intérieur, GM a badigeonné le cockpit en cuir touche uniquement disponible sur cette édition spéciale.<br />
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Vous voulez une? Il vaut mieux avoir été un garçon très, très bonne ou une fille cette année. Le prix de la bête que vous voyez ci-dessus est un capiteux $ 75.000.<br />
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Le général a également présenté une poignée de photos supplémentaires de la norme cabriolet Camaro sur Facebook. Cette fois, nous regarder de plus près à l'intérieur du véhicule ainsi que d'un point de vue de l'avant de la voiture. Il semble bien, bien sûr, mais nous ne savons pas si ses $ 75,000 bonne. Heureusement, la tête goutte de base Camaro devrait arriver à un plus tolérable $ 30.000. Frappez le saut pour le communiqué de presse.<br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165486146031242656.post-47918417458642367672010-09-30T17:36:00.000+02:002010-09-30T17:36:57.719+02:00Ford Mondeo ECOnetic<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic est présenté au Salon de l'Automobile à Paris ces jours-ci, avec le TDCi Ford Ka, les deux véhicules offrant impressionnante de faibles émissions de CO2 et la consommation de carburant.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La Ford Mondeo ECOnetic sera fonction Auto Start Stop de série ainsi que le 1,6 litre Duratorq TDCi Ford moteur développant 115 ch (85 kW) qui utilise une boîte de vitesses manuelle à six rapports, seront également équipés de filtre à particules diesel.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic promesses émissions de CO2 de 115g/Km, tandis que les chiffres de consommation ne sont pas encore annoncés.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Quant à la nouvelle Ford Ka TDCi, l'unité de mise sous tension de 1,3 litre, il faudra 4,3 litres de carburant par 100 km (57,4 mi / gal US / UK 68,8 mpg) avec les émissions de CO2 d'aussi 115 g / km.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Buzz-toi!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">ShareThisFord Mondeo ECOnetic Photos</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La Ford Mondeo ECOnetic sera sur le marché vers le début de l'année 2011, avec des prix devrait se annoncé que nous nous rapprochons de la date de la vente sur.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Communiqué de presse Ford:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic modèle avec les émissions de CO2 de 115 g / km.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Ford Ka se standard Ford Auto-Start-Stop la technologie: le modèle TDCi offre 109 g / km.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Ford est en bonne voie de dépasser son objectif d'une réduction de 30 pour cent des émissions de CO2 de ses véhicules neufs d'ici 2020, par rapport à un niveau de 2006 l'année de modèle.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">PARIS, le 30 Septembre, 2010 - Ford Europe est en outre d'accélérer ses efforts pour offrir l'économie de carburant améliorée pour les clients dans sa gamme de véhicules avec le lancement de deux importants nouveaux modèles Ford ECOnetic technologie au Salon de l'Automobile de Paris - la nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic et la Ford Ka TDCi à la norme Ford Auto-Start-Stop de la technologie.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">L'introduction de ces nouveaux modèles Ford suit des contributions de fond à la mobilité de CO2 inférieures déjà livrés à des clients européens en 2010. Jusqu'à présent cette année, l'entreprise a introduit sa nouvelle gamme de Ford EcoBoost turbo essence à injection directe des moteurs ainsi que des versions considérablement améliorées et de nouvelles de ses puissants moteurs Duratorq encore faible consommation de carburant diesel TDCi ensemble de sa gamme vers le haut.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Autre nouveauté sont les Ford ECOnetic Technologies collection de fonctionnalités conçues pour aider les clients à équiper leur voiture avec un équipement technique visant spécifiquement à combustible plus écologique et plus efficace automobile. Des fonctionnalités telles que Ford Eco Mode et Smart régénératrice de charge ont été largement introduite dans la gamme Ford, et ces combinés avec la nouvelle Ford Ka TDCi et dédié Mondeo ECOnetic veiller à ce que les modèles de Ford Europe est en bonne voie de dépasser son objectif d'une réduction de 30 pour cent des émissions de CO2 de ses véhicules neufs d'ici 2020, par rapport à une référence de 2006 l'année de modèle.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic: 115g de CO2 et la norme Ford Auto-Start-Stop</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic modèle sera la Mondeo plus frugal à ce jour, et sera en vente à partir du premier trimestre de 2011.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La nouvelle Mondeo ECOnetic propose un spécialement calibré 115 ch (85 kW) version du moteur 1.6 litres Ford Duratorq TDCi diesel équipé d'un filtre à particules standard et couplé à une transmission Ford Durashift manuelle à 6 rapports avec un disque plus finale de 1: 3.69 (par rapport à la norme 1:4.06 pour Mondeo) et de manière ciblée correspond ratios entre tous les engins.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La clé de la nouvelle Mondeo ECOnetic performance est la norme Ford Auto-Start-Stop qui permet de réduire la consommation de carburant et les émissions de CO2 de jusqu'à cinq pour cent dans les conditions de conduite mixte. Dans un environnement urbain et la circulation est dense avec des arrêts fréquents des économies pourrait augmenter jusqu'à 10 pour cent.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ford Auto-Start-Stop dispose d'un moteur amélioré et très durable de démarrage pour soutenir l'augmentation du nombre de démarrages du moteur et un mécanisme plus efficace pignon de l'engagement avec des niveaux de bruit réduits.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Une forte amélioration des performances inondées (SI) en voltage de la batterie avec la qualité Module (VQM) complète le système. Il maintient l'alimentation en énergie des composants électriques comme les systèmes de divertissement au cours de la phase de re-démarrage du moteur. En outre, une surveillance des batteries System (BMS) surveille en permanence l'état de la batterie et communique avec le système Ford Auto-Start-Stop, de sorte que le système laisser tourner le moteur dans le cas où la batterie n'a pas un niveau suffisant de charge.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Un système intégré de capteurs permet de détecter lorsque le conducteur effectue une action qui signale l'intention de chasser, par exemple en appuyant sur l'accélérateur ou la pédale d'embrayage.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Dès que le pilote se prépare à déménager, le moteur démarre tranquillement et presque instantanément - il ne faut que le système de l'ordre de 0,3 secondes pour tirer vers le haut. Le processus est presque imperceptible, et qui se passe avant la sélection des vitesses est terminée.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La nouvelle Mondeo ECOnetic modèle comprend également un kit aérodynamique spécial y compris la suspension abaissée et une faible résistance au roulement des pneus. La combinaison de tous ces changements en détail: la Mondeo ECOnetic de deuxième génération est destiné à offrir une plus faible consommation de carburant combinée de 4,3 L/100 km (65,6 mi / gal plus) *, qui se traduit par la moyenne des émissions de CO2 de 115 g / km - un important point de rupture d'impôt sur certains marchés européens.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Privilégier la consommation de carburant ne doit pas se faire au détriment de luxe, comme la nouvelle Ford Mondeo ECOnetic sera disponible dans tous les bodystyles Mondeo et séries, sauf pour le S. Titanium</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La gamme nouvellement introduites Mondeo comporte également un certain nombre de technologies disponibles Ford ECOnetic comme Smart régénératrice de charge, le Ford Mode Eco système d'information du conducteur et un Active Grille d'obturation du système.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ford Ka Ford avec Auto-Start-Stop</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Avec l'ajout de Ford Auto-Start-Stop la technologie la Ford Ka est une citadine encore plus efficace lorsque les arrêts fréquents aux feux de circulation et les files d'attente en raison du trafic lourd sont la norme.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ford est désormais d'équiper les deux options disponibles pour les moteurs Ford Ka avec Auto-Start-Stop système standard à partir de Novembre 2010. Les deux moteurs seront également respecter les niveaux d'émission Euro V.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ce changement améliore l'économie de carburant et les émissions de CO2 nominale de 3 pour cent pour les deux moteurs. Le 1,2 litres Ford moteur à essence Duratec offre une consommation de carburant combinée de 4,9 L/100 km (57,6 mi / gal) * et en moyenne 115 g / km de CO2, alors que le moteur diesel 1,3 litre TDCi atteint une consommation de carburant de 4,1 l/100 km impressionnante (68,8 mpg) * et les émissions de CO2 de seulement 109 g / km.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Le système Ford Auto-Start-Stop dans le Ka dispose d'une batterie avancée, un moteur démarreur renforcé et un alternateur plus puissant. Le module régulateur de tension et un capteur de batterie prendre soin de l'état de charge de la batterie et l'alimentation aux composants électriques durant la phase de démarrage.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Afin d'aider le conducteur à réduire la consommation de carburant monde réel autant que possible, le tableau de bord est maintenant Ka dispose également d'un voyant de changement.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Moteurs à essence état de l'art - Ford EcoBoost</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">La transformation de la gamme Ford moteur à essence a été dirigé par l'introduction de deux l'état de l'art-moteurs 4-cylindres dans le cadre de la famille mondiale de la société Ford EcoBoost.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ces moteurs représentent une nouvelle génération de réduction des effectifs, à haut rendement, les moteurs essence à faible teneur en CO2 de Ford. Développé par les ingénieurs de Ford en Europe, les moteurs 4-cylindres EcoBoost combiner l'injection haute pressuredirect, un système de turbocompression et double calage variable des soupapes pour optimiser l'efficacité de combustion.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Les principaux avantages fournis par l'approche de conception Ford EcoBoost comprennent:</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* L'efficacité du moteur optimisée - la consommation de carburant et les émissions de CO2 sont réduites de jusqu'à 20 pour cent par rapport à la classique, les moteurs de cylindrée plus</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Grand plaisir de conduire - bonne performance de couple à bas et réactive est livré à tous les régimes complet</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Opportunityto réduire les effectifs - le meilleur des deux mondes - les performances du moteur important, mais avec la taille, le poids et l'économie de carburant d'une unité beaucoup plus petite</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Le 4-cylindres Ford moteurs EcoBoost sont disponibles en une unité de 1,6 litre avec des sorties de 150 ch et 180 ch ou un 2.0-litre pour les applications de 200 ch et plus.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Le 1,6-litre moteur Ford EcoBoost est lancé dans le tout nouveau C-MAX et Grand modèles C-MAX à la fin de cette année et sera suivie par la mise au point la prochaine génération au début de 2011. Le moteur de 2,0 litres avec 203 ch a été lancé dans le dernier S-MAX, Galaxy et de nouveaux modèles Mondeo, tandis qu'une version 240 ch est disponible dans la nouvelle Mondeo et le S-MAX.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Ford moteurs EcoBoost sont un élément central dans la stratégie de l'entreprise du groupe motopropulseur mondiale, dont les ventes annuelles devraient dépasser les 1,3 millions d'unités en 2013. En plus des deux moteurs 4-cylindres, ce total comprend également le moteur V6 de 3,5 litres déjà disponibles dans les grands véhicules en Amérique du Nord, et un moteur de déplacements futurs petits qui sera produite en Europe.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">"L'économie de carburant est l'un des plus grands pilotes pour un client, au moment de choisir une voiture. Avec efficace nouvelles motorisations et Ford ECOnetic Technologies s'étendant sur plus de nos véhicules, nous offrons des solutions abordables pour une large gamme de clients qui font une réelle contribution à la réduction l'empreinte carbone de la mobilité automobile ", a déclaré Stephen Odell, président et CEO de Ford Europe.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">* Tous les chiffres d'émissions de CO2 en g / km et la consommation de carburant sont de tests officiellement agréés conformément à la directive CE 93/116/CEE. L'économie d'essence cités sont basés sur l'Union européenne l'économie de carburant de la directive 80/1268/CEE de l'UE et différer des résultats de cycles de conduite dans d'autres régions du monde.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Note: Cette information reflète les spécifications préliminaires et étaient correctes au moment de l'impression. Cependant, la politique Ford est l'un de l'amélioration continue de ses produits. Le droit est réservé à modifier ces données à tout moment.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more specific information about MyspCars contact: http://myspcars.blogspot.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620013537433454265noreply@blogger.com0