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Friday, March 23, 2012

Pininfarina presents the Cambiano


The legendary company present in thousands of models from famous manufacturers signing its one particular design features that will surely never come under the name of the factory but if this model can be sold for any of your potential customers as Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, and everything seems to point to the last few months ago who is claiming that wants to innovate completely to fit the models we see today in the streets.



Meanwhile some brand executives said that the Italian manufacturer should be more similar to the successful South Korean, to which the controversy undoubtedly the rodeo. But obviously these claims come against the limited success of the latest models of the manufacturer.

JAC J5


Here is one of the most sought testdrive by many friends and without doubt the Chinese are buying cars worldwide, the Chinese sedan comes in many emerging markets to cost about $ 26,500, this model undoubtedly unlike other Chinese models this calls for a greater focus to items higher number and higher quality.



Meanwhile the surprise suspension and comfort when driving the car also attracts. To compete in the market with models such as the New Ford Fiesta or Honda City and Chevrolet Cruze models like the Renault Fluence and French. JAC is one of the most interesting Chinese manufacturers within the industry "Chinese car" and certainly could not get out of the sedan car segment.

New Ducati MotoGP: 330 miles per hour!


The new Ducati motorcycle of Valentino Rossi for the World Championship passes the 330 mph; the engine of 1,000 cc V4 generates over 230 horsepower. The motorcycle will be used by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden this season.



Ducati filed just days ago called Desmosedici GP12 prototype that will contest the 2012 season of MotoGP World Championship. This new bike will be used by the legendary Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden for the main category of the World Championship. According to the manufacturer the GP12 has an engine over 230 horsepower and can go top speed of 330 kilometers per hour.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Audi Q3 comes in search of success!


Today we have a new model testdrive awaited by many as the German Q3, the model seeks to achieve the success that his brothers have failed, the crossover comes to emerging markets like Latin America seeking a great success so far, the brothers large as the Q5 and Q7 failed. The model born near Barcelona is undoubtedly the younger brother of a German family that wants to conquer the world but has not yet touched the hearts of users as if they have models in the Series A.



Today we have a test drive of journalists in emerging countries own land, when to accelerate the smallest model of the Q line launch control uses its Quattro all-wheel drive gives this car go without skidding shot using the full power of the turbocharged engines. Thus we have offered 211 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, acceleration from 0 to 100 mph takes 6.9 seconds, the model gets along very well with the curves and we take a curve at high speed without corresponding risk our physical integrity.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Vauxhall Ampera is the European Car of the Year


In a continent where this crisis is hitting many countries and no doubt the auto industry has been in second place and the crisis has affected everything we now know in the industry. Likewise every automotive event held in the old continent attracts and leads the eye of all; in this case we have the choice of car the year for Europe than in this case has taken the Vauxhall Ampera model.



The Vauxhall Amera is the brother of the Chevrolet Volt; this car was voted the car of the year for Europe. The plug-in hybrid car and totaled 330 points, the second position took the Volkswagen Up!, in the last editions of the election had cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen Polo.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Hyundai Genesis 2012


The South Korean manufacturer has for the international markets the Genesis under a high cost of approximately $ 120,000; Genesis comes to be the car Hyundai flagship. The sedan offers us a 3.8-liter engine of 290 horsepower and a gearbox of eight gears. Among its competitors is the Korean model example for the German Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E Class.



With the new Hyundai Azera in its infancy in the tents of the different countries, the company continues expanding its product offering in the international market with its new Genesis luxury model was already presented and made his debut in many markets, the sedan is undoubtedly one of the attractions of the Korean brand. Offered in a unique version of termination, the sedan engine and equipment cost approximately $ 120,000 when it hits stores Hyundai representatives in the coming days.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Maserati GranCabrio Sport 2012


The Maserati GranCabrio Sport supercar comes to international markets under an estimated price depending on the region where it sold about $ 460,000. The supercar has a special color in homage to racing cars. The Maserati GranCabrio Sport model comes without a doubt 100% of the GranTurismo, which was presented in 2007, the model then had several versions as the Maserati GranTurismo S, Maserati GranTurismo MC, Maserati GranTurismo S Automatic, Maserati GranTurismo MC Sport Line, Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale and Maserati GranTurismo Sport presented in 2012.



Then came the cabriolet versions, the first one filed in 2010, this version submitted a powerful 4.7 liter V8 engine with 434 horsepower maximum offered to 7,000 rpm with a torque of 490 Nm offered at 4,750 rpm per minute. The second version bequeathed in 2011 and is what we know today.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Renault Sandero Stepway


The Renault Sandero or Dacia Sandero as it is also known in some countries is a car designed by the French with its "partner" Dacia of Romania. The model was launched in 2008 and although not achieved great market success Stepway version which is a more adventurous to have achieved a large following and now have a new version.



Without doubt the Sandero model has major competitors in the market such as the Chevrolet Aveo, Hyundai i20, Peugeot 206 and Kia Rio to the South Korean model has gasoline engines with four valves per cylinder 1.0 and 1.6. The top engine is a 1.6-liter four-valve per cylinder engine provides 105 horsepower. In their diesel engines have an interesting 1.5 liters of 70 horsepower with turbo and direct injection common-rail.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Renault Zoe


French manufacturers today are undoubtedly part of the leading manufacturers worldwide, and the large group comprising Peugeot and Citroen today are undoubtedly part of the evolutionary process of the segment in general is a little behind Renault who in recent months has gained much ground with attractive models and we present today is undoubtedly in this new legion of French cars.



Renault Zoe proposed model, this is an electric car that offers the popularization of electric cars. The compact hatch and can be reserved in France for a price close to 16,000 euros. Electric cars are increasingly closer to becoming commonplace and certainly Renault want to mix the proper design, the art technology along with the area to be ecologically correct.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Audi A3 2012


The German manufacturer presents the third generation of the successful model Audi A3, undoubtedly the model for the manufacturer was a perfect starting point for the future and attractive when the brand which has placed its products to the level of many of its competitors and many cases exceeded.



The first generation presented in 1996 undoubtedly had unparalleled success in this case that the manufacturer remained the same almost ten years, just seven when in 2003 came the second generation which also lasted until today when introduces the new Audi A3, under the same premise, similar but more modern design and technology "stem to stern".

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: The world's fastest car!


When it was presented the first Bugatti Veyron in 2005 and the company promised incredible figures for a vehicle everyone thought that this vehicle would be just a simple prototype that would not be in the market over a year, the product today is already more than five years and now earns an even more powerful. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 was the last unit sold in 2011, then we have two versions that are still selling today, we are talking about the versions Grand Sport and Super Sport.



Bugatti is undoubtedly an automaker more than prestigious in the world, founded over 100 years the French company has been manufacturing luxury vehicles for a long time but obviously the most famous of all time was not made ​​for 20, 40 or 80 years but the most famous model is the Bugatti Veyron, the fastest car in the world. Now the company goes even further with the introduction of a new version by the French manufacturer's own car is the world's fastest car.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Dacia Lodgy


Dacia a little forgotten manufacturer in the segment presents a model rather than market appeal of the emerging countries, the minivan for the Duster, Logan and Sandero model will cost about 10,000 euros in Europe. Dacia is one of the world's oldest manufacturers of vehicles but certainly none of the older models recently achieved great success with models like the Logan, Sandero or Duster began to hear about this brand that is now part of Renault group.



The manufacturer from Romania was founded for over forty-five years and since 1999 is part of the French automaker Renault or rather the Renault group. Let us now find the new car Renault-Nissan Group, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show a few days ago, this model is the minivan version of the Logan line.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Volkswagen Polo Blue GT


Manufactured from 1975 until today without doubt the so-called Polo is one of the flagship car the German manufacturer, the model belongs to segment B has no doubts from the beginning competitors in the market well established as the Fiat Uno, Fiat Punto , Renault Clio and of course the Ford Fiesta. The Volkswagen Polo currently has five generations without the famous Polo Classic and the powerful Volkswagen Polo GTI V.



The first manufactured until 1981 for us, it is undoubtedly the most beautiful of all presenting a more than attractive are their lanterns in round, then came the Polo Classic version is no more than the sedan version of this generation. The second generation to me the ugliest of all was made ​​until 1994, the third generation much like the Volkswagen Gol was manufactured until 2001.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Kia Cee'd second generation


The manufacturer presents the second generation of Kia's Cee'd hatch, the model was developed exclusively for the European market, besides the family hatch will also have the premiere at this year's version wagon.



Kia launches world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland the second generation of its Cee'd model brings new external lines of the mark South Korea. The hatch original was released in 2007 after development in Europe and was at that time exclusively for this market, this was considered a paradigm shift in South Korea for the time. Now the company wants to repeat the spirit of transformation with the 2013 model.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Bentley EXP 9 F


Finally Bentley innovation and disseminates the concept of utility expected by all sports, the Bentley EXP 9 F represents the brand online intermediary that seeks to align its direct competitors such as Maserati and Porsche who presented or will  to present their new SUVs. 



The global trend in the car segment today is that manufacturers had until now only sporting models launch their SUV and submit their hatches compact, and the German Mercedes-Benz introduced its new A Class and Maserati its new SUV as already made ​​Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Porsche, for example. Now it's time for a manufacturer that had previously only vehicles "right" or little luxury with bold lines and style.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Seat Toledo Concept


The Spanish manufacturer Seat is headquartered in Barcelona, ​​the company founded in 1950 had some back and forth with attractive models and others not so much to reach 2012 in which the company is now part of Volkswagen Group and want to start presenting launches low profile fittest young and bold.



Specifically today we are going to know a model without a doubt part of the company for many years and we all know them, the model is called Toledo. The Spanish model was introduced in 1991 and had a life of 18 years when in 2009 its production was completed. No doubt the Spanish model has as rivals to models Audi A3, Volkswagen Jetta among others in its segment.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Mercedes-Benz A Class 2012


The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class will be completely and definitely turns heads worldwide. Many take to the German manufacturers BMW and Mercedes-Benz cars for companies that make users "millionaires" but really the two companies are willing to at least change this idea, no doubt Audi has shown some years ago as you can make a luxury car, powerful, modern and more affordable.



Precisely this idea is now based Mercedes-Benz model with the introduction of ex-minivan A Class, the model finally appears completely and undoubtedly shows that the future lies in the compact hatch cars. The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class will be presented in the events of Shanghai and New York last year in China and United States respectively as a concept now made its official premiere.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept in Switzerland


The event begins in hours and no doubt the manufacturers have prepared a lot of models, Volkswagen in turn reformulates the Cross Coupe Concept just for the event in Geneva. The utility will now have a sporty hybrid diesel engine to help electric cars. With three engines combined consumption of 55.7 automobile's miles per gallon.



The large model Volkswagen highlights for Tokyo Motor Show this year was undoubtedly the Cross Coupe Concept which was also one of the most important concepts of the event. This now becomes to be presented to the public, but in this case the Geneva Motor Show, though not exactly in the same way as we saw in the Japanese event. The concept will be in Switzerland have different colors but the novelty is high on the hood. The event begins tomorrow under the gaze of the world.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Volvo V40: External airbags!


The new Volvo V40 has a large stand at the Geneva event because of its external airbags for users who walk the streets. The Swedish manufacturer is studying the sale of the model in emerging markets; the new technology opens the hood and slows the car to prevent deaths. No doubt the manufacturer from Sweden has always been known for having a major cause of security and so much of the investment that the company receives is placed on studies and analyzes of new safety technology, this is the case of the new model presented in Switzerland.



After presenting detailed pictures of the entire new V40 model Volvo posted this on its stand the Geneva Motor Show, the model promises to revolutionize the segment C. Even though the model presents a truly innovative design the big highlight of it is its external airbag. Volvo says that when given the run over the hood is opened and the airbag is inflated before the car reaches the person.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ford B-Max presentation in Geneva!


Ford presents the new B-Max at the Geneva Motor Show, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, Alan Mulally introduced the minivan. The model brings an unprecedented door-opening system that does not require a central column. Ford was one of the first car manufacturers to introduce new products in the Swiss Exhibition which opened today. President and CEO of the company landed next to the new B-Max, this model was the main challenge of the brand to the European market this year, and the car starts to be sold in the region at the end of the year.



The minivan is known for having a single door; it brings more ease of access into the car. The solution was to remove the manufacturer of the central pillars of the car and reinforce doors to create 1.5 meters of space on each side in a safe for occupants. Another major highlight is the new 1.0-liter engine that uses three-cylinder EcoBoost technology and is also equipped with start / stop that shuts the engine stops short and turns it on by simply pressing the accelerator gently.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Jaguar XF SportBrake


Jaguar shows the XF Sportbrake, the variation of the XF sedan wagon station wagon has capacity for up to 1675 liters and produces 275 horsepower. For days the famous Jaguar released the first pictures of the XF SportBrake, wagon version of the XF luxury sedan. According to the British brand all construction until the B-pillar back is new. The long and the wheelbase of the sedan were kept, so we have 1.8 meters and 2.9 meters respectively. But the XF SportBrake is five millimeters long and has 48 mm and rear roof top.


"The athletic dynamism of the wagon combines with Jaguar characteristics, thus have seduction, innovation and performance all if compromise practicality", says the global director of factory English Adrian Hallmark. With an automatic level through the rear suspension air wagon Jaguar XF Sportbrake maintains the level of control of driving same with heavier loads. Its trunk of 550 liters capacity can be expanded by means of a remote control which lowerseat back allowing an uninterrupted space of 1.9 meters equivalent to 1675 liters.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Mercedes-Benz CL Class Grand Edition


The German Mercedes-Benz launches to commemorate the sixty years of the CL Coupe. The kit includes accessories that leave the sportiest model; the price of the set will be about 5,000 euros in Europe. In celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the first Class 300 S coupe in 1952 the manufacturer Germanic today announced it will sell n called Grand Edition Sport Kit for SL Class model series, the name began to be used in 1996.



The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is a car sporting the same Substitute the old S-Class. The vehicle is rear-wheel drive competitors models Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti and Bentley Continental GT. Among its most famous models we have the CL63 AMG, CL65 AMG, CL600 and CL500. All with such extravagant powers the CL65 AMG with 612 horsepower maximum.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Ford confirms Fiesta GT in Switzerland


The manufacturer Ford finally confirmed the long awaited Fiesta ST for the event in Geneva. The event will also feature the new generation escape model should keep the name Kuga. The 2012 Ford Fiesta meets this 36 year life and no doubt many formats, versions, engines, bodies were placed on it but no doubt the latest versions have attracted the gaze of the model like never before presented. So new generations bring us a more aggressive, more daring and of course sports.



The first generation that was until 1983 was simple with straight lines and did not show any differential for the market, so did the second and third generation. Only in the fourth generation introduced in 1995 had a change in format and was justified by its restyling in 1999. So the real change came with the sixth generation presented in 2008, there had already sporting lines, bold and very modern and the model was accepted with great momentum. Today after several months of speculation Ford Announces Version "ST" being without doubt the great fanaticism of sports car lovers.

Hyundai I-oniq


Hyundai releases first image of I-Oniq hybrid concept, the car will be the highlight technological South Korean company for the event in Switzerland. The design also shows us the future lines of Hyundai's strategy for the coming years. Hyundai finally revealed the first image I-oniq concept to be presented at the Geneva Motor Show.



The Swiss event will start on March 6 under a huge amount of new models that will be displayed in the European event, at the end of last year the South Korean company had aroused the curiosity of the public by showing only an outline of the new vehicle without doubt very modern to us today.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Fiat 500 Stinger


After Mopar, the house tuners of the Chrysler Group, with its Fiat 500 on last year's SEMA Award for the "Hottest Sport Compact Car" was clearing, the Americans bring two new packages for the Cinquecento to the market.


 So that everyone noticed this poison dwarf, the painters missed it a bright yellow dress with black accents, which consist mostly of even black chrome, such as door handles or door mirror covers.

Morgan Roadster 3.7


Modern Classics:  What sounds here after a defamation of a Beethoven Symphonies, looks in reality even very impressively if the creation comes from Great Britain. The legendary sports car manufacturer Morgan combines classic design with modern technology while remaining true to its tradition. At first glance, the new Morgan Roadster 3.7 as a classic car.


The round headlights with chrome rim, the large chrome mirrors on the doors and the wide sweeping fenders substantiate this suspicion. The vehicle with three wiper blades on the windshield glass, however, belongs not to the scrap heap.

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept

Land Rover dares somewhat recently and rightly so. Only the Range Rover Evoque went without any major changes emerged from a breathtaking study and celebrates new sales records. Now Land Rover unveils the next spectacular novelty: a study of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible that its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show (08/03/2012 - 18/03/2012) will be celebrating. The new concept car, the British brand wants to find out what potential this SUV in the premium convertible segment.


The convertible concept was developed by Land Rover Design Director, Gerry McGovern and his team. McGovern: "the Evoque is suitable excellently for a convertible version. The study presents itself not as a conventional design draft of a convertible - but we have the balanced lines of the Evoque carefully developed to obtain both the characteristic shape of the model and to create something completely new that is unique and, as we find, is very desirable".

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Citroen DS3 Racing S. Loeb


The French driver Sebastien Loeb in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with a Citroen won eight World Championship titles. Loeb won every World Cup since 2004 in the championship and also contributed to seven world championship titles in the constructors' championship. Citroen and Loeb to have made history with no end in sight.



This racing adventure is reflected now in the new special model "Citroen DS3 Racing S. Loeb," resist. Who knows the DS3 racing, knows that it is a snappy driving machine in a compact format, which impresses with carbon and racing features.