Chrysler's Bob Hegbloom of Product Planning gives a presentation of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the hard work behind the company's new generation SUV.
The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee comes with 45 standard safety features, and besides maintaining the rugged image, the automaker is also intending to address customers that are looking for a more luxurious SUV.
That's why ride quality and interior comfort have been greatly improved. ( 2011 Kia sportage )
Reliability is also a key aspect when it comes to the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee which has performed extensive testing that include 2.5 million miles of test driving.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
2011 Kia Sportage details
We have new details with the European designed 2011 Kia Sportage for which sales across UK are scheduled to begin on August 1.
Together with this new info, the car maker has also published two new 'spy photos' with the 2011 Kia Sportage wrapped in camouflage at the front and back, which could indicate a slight variation between the European version and the US model. Kia officials are saying that production for their new SUV will stat in the company's plant in Slovakia.
The 2011 Kia Sportage UK price will probably announced in the next couple of weeks, but we already know that in U.S. the car costs almost 22,000 USD.
Kia press release :
The new Kia Sportage, which goes on sale in August, is Kia’s latest European-designed model to have been specifically developed for the UK’sroads and drivers. Research & development experts from Kia Motors (UK) have been involved with the testing of the new Sportage, to be built at the Žilina plant in Slovakia, from the prototype stages in mainland Europe right up until final testing in the UK itself during theearly part of 2010.
“Being involved right from the early stages of prototype testing on project ‘SL’ (the internal codename for the new Sportage), in both dynamic and static performance testing, has meant that we
have been ableto ensure UK market needs have been incorporated throughout the development process” explains Neil Kent, Product Specialist, from Kia car Motors (UK).
“Once we had completed testing for ride quality, steering and dynamics with our European colleagues, vehicles were then brought to theUK for final set-up, benchmarking and evaluation. UK testing is invaluable as it allows us to ensure we have the right levels of comfortand performance for the very specific road conditions we have here”, headded.
Kia engineers at the Korean firm’s Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany are confident the new Sportage will meet the demands of Europeancustomers as well as the challenging variety of roads they drive on.
Michael Lugert, Kia’s Steering & Suspension Development Manager explains: “When we benchmarked the leading competitors we found some offered comfort, others focused on agility. With Sportage we believe wehave balanced these two attributes well and created a Kia whose primaryfocus is on ride quality but maintains agility and good dynamics.”
Lugert continues: “The entire suspension set-up – springs, dampers, stabiliser bars and bushes – has been developed on European roads. We also worked with our tyre partners to select specific EU market compounds. The steering also had to have a ‘European feel’ – very natural with a linear torque build-up – so the electric steering has been adjusted to achieve this.” ( Artega GT Porsche )
Following in the footsteps of Soul, Venga and Sorento, the new Sportage will be the fourth consecutive new Kia to be launched which hasundergone development in the UK – Michael Cole, Managing Director for Kia Motors (UK) Limited, commented: “The United Kingdom is the largest market for Kia in Europe so great efforts are made to ensure that our new products not only look and feel ‘European’ but that they perform just as UK customers want them to. Sportage has been in the UK for overfifteen years – I’m convinced that the new generation’s striking designand great on-road ability will find favour with both our loyal existingcustomers and people who are new to the Kia brand.”
Together with this new info, the car maker has also published two new 'spy photos' with the 2011 Kia Sportage wrapped in camouflage at the front and back, which could indicate a slight variation between the European version and the US model. Kia officials are saying that production for their new SUV will stat in the company's plant in Slovakia.
The 2011 Kia Sportage UK price will probably announced in the next couple of weeks, but we already know that in U.S. the car costs almost 22,000 USD.
Kia press release :
The new Kia Sportage, which goes on sale in August, is Kia’s latest European-designed model to have been specifically developed for the UK’sroads and drivers. Research & development experts from Kia Motors (UK) have been involved with the testing of the new Sportage, to be built at the Žilina plant in Slovakia, from the prototype stages in mainland Europe right up until final testing in the UK itself during theearly part of 2010.
“Being involved right from the early stages of prototype testing on project ‘SL’ (the internal codename for the new Sportage), in both dynamic and static performance testing, has meant that we
have been ableto ensure UK market needs have been incorporated throughout the development process” explains Neil Kent, Product Specialist, from Kia car Motors (UK).
“Once we had completed testing for ride quality, steering and dynamics with our European colleagues, vehicles were then brought to theUK for final set-up, benchmarking and evaluation. UK testing is invaluable as it allows us to ensure we have the right levels of comfortand performance for the very specific road conditions we have here”, headded.
Kia engineers at the Korean firm’s Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany are confident the new Sportage will meet the demands of Europeancustomers as well as the challenging variety of roads they drive on.
Michael Lugert, Kia’s Steering & Suspension Development Manager explains: “When we benchmarked the leading competitors we found some offered comfort, others focused on agility. With Sportage we believe wehave balanced these two attributes well and created a Kia whose primaryfocus is on ride quality but maintains agility and good dynamics.”
Lugert continues: “The entire suspension set-up – springs, dampers, stabiliser bars and bushes – has been developed on European roads. We also worked with our tyre partners to select specific EU market compounds. The steering also had to have a ‘European feel’ – very natural with a linear torque build-up – so the electric steering has been adjusted to achieve this.” ( Artega GT Porsche )
Following in the footsteps of Soul, Venga and Sorento, the new Sportage will be the fourth consecutive new Kia to be launched which hasundergone development in the UK – Michael Cole, Managing Director for Kia Motors (UK) Limited, commented: “The United Kingdom is the largest market for Kia in Europe so great efforts are made to ensure that our new products not only look and feel ‘European’ but that they perform just as UK customers want them to. Sportage has been in the UK for overfifteen years – I’m convinced that the new generation’s striking designand great on-road ability will find favour with both our loyal existingcustomers and people who are new to the Kia brand.”
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Artega GT Porsche challenger from the province
The Artega GT is these days a whole new German sports car at the start. Compact, lightweight and incredibly fresh, but he remembers the old virtues. With 220 kW/300 hp enters the 74,983-euro two-seater, inter alia, the Porsche Cayman. Everything is on the Artega GT new: the manufacturer, the location, production facilities and the concept.
Artega brand name
The head of the project is Klaus Dieter Frers, a medium-sized entrepreneur who has founded over 20 years, the supply company Paragon. In the sleepy Westphalian Delbrück Frers is now building a sports car. He relies on the project not only to his own ability, but has been going on with everything together, which in recent years had rank, name and success.
The brand name Artega is about an invented word by Manfred Gotta - who has the beating of a car Opel Calibra or Porsche Cayenne missed a memorable name. Designed by Henrik Fisker, who formerly was with Aston Martin and BMW cars operate as a designer.
Incredibly compact
Wide, stocky, flat and incredibly compact - the Artega is as short as a golf and as wide as a Corvette. Only when one has seen him live is striking how large a Porsche 911 has become in recent years. Nevertheless, the GT offers space for two people and lots of luggage behind the driver and front passenger. The two Recaro sport seats fit just wonderfully, the small steering wheel is perfectly in the hand. We see excellent; forward over the short dash and the fender, behind the deep rear window.
Individual handwriting
The instruments are a mix of old school and slanting the future, the classic speedo is taken from two TFT monitors with displays for fuel level, coolant and oil temperature as well as for the G-forces during acceleration and braking in the pliers. And so the Artega has enough individual style to divert attention from the mass production parts. Ignition, air nozzles and steering lever, for example, we already know from various Volkswagen models. The workmanship is high, because the GT or rattles rattles nothing. This is obviously not in the small batch production. Artega GT Cars Currently, a daily Artega built in the coming year will be 500 cars are produced.
3.6-liter V6 engine
The 3.6-liter V6 engine on the rear axle is not built themselves, but comes from Volkswagen. But what is started from the rear has awakened, with the Lower Draught VW Passat R36 nothing in common. The direct thumps at the first gas surge such that a Cayman would probably pale with envy. Artega Porsche sport car has tuned the engine and the exhaust itself and combined with a voiced exhaust. Still makes the GT - it stands for Grand Tourismo, so big touring car - its name and offers a decent long-distance comfort. The engine keeps pleasantly back at low speeds, the suspension absorbs the flat tire, despite a surprising number of shots. Only on bad roads it is rough.
Artega brand name
The head of the project is Klaus Dieter Frers, a medium-sized entrepreneur who has founded over 20 years, the supply company Paragon. In the sleepy Westphalian Delbrück Frers is now building a sports car. He relies on the project not only to his own ability, but has been going on with everything together, which in recent years had rank, name and success.
The brand name Artega is about an invented word by Manfred Gotta - who has the beating of a car Opel Calibra or Porsche Cayenne missed a memorable name. Designed by Henrik Fisker, who formerly was with Aston Martin and BMW cars operate as a designer.
Incredibly compact
Wide, stocky, flat and incredibly compact - the Artega is as short as a golf and as wide as a Corvette. Only when one has seen him live is striking how large a Porsche 911 has become in recent years. Nevertheless, the GT offers space for two people and lots of luggage behind the driver and front passenger. The two Recaro sport seats fit just wonderfully, the small steering wheel is perfectly in the hand. We see excellent; forward over the short dash and the fender, behind the deep rear window.
Individual handwriting
The instruments are a mix of old school and slanting the future, the classic speedo is taken from two TFT monitors with displays for fuel level, coolant and oil temperature as well as for the G-forces during acceleration and braking in the pliers. And so the Artega has enough individual style to divert attention from the mass production parts. Ignition, air nozzles and steering lever, for example, we already know from various Volkswagen models. The workmanship is high, because the GT or rattles rattles nothing. This is obviously not in the small batch production. Artega GT Cars Currently, a daily Artega built in the coming year will be 500 cars are produced.
3.6-liter V6 engine
The 3.6-liter V6 engine on the rear axle is not built themselves, but comes from Volkswagen. But what is started from the rear has awakened, with the Lower Draught VW Passat R36 nothing in common. The direct thumps at the first gas surge such that a Cayman would probably pale with envy. Artega Porsche sport car has tuned the engine and the exhaust itself and combined with a voiced exhaust. Still makes the GT - it stands for Grand Tourismo, so big touring car - its name and offers a decent long-distance comfort. The engine keeps pleasantly back at low speeds, the suspension absorbs the flat tire, despite a surprising number of shots. Only on bad roads it is rough.
Monday, June 21, 2010
BMW brings Alpina B7 in the U.S.
As a sports version of its luxury sedan in the United States takes the BMW Alpina B7 in its range.
Customers for power-
The Allgäu by the tuning company Alpina upgraded to 373 kW/507 hp 4.4-liter V8 gasoline engine with twin turbochargers to consolation performance demanding customers that there will be no by-Haustunter M GmbH version of the refined luxury car. Already a 2006 BMW Alpina has a short version of its flagship in the U.S. market offered.
Prices and consumption
Alpina sells its vehicles in Germany, both independently and through BMW M3 dealers. The B7 is to be had from 125 000 €, which also offered long-wheelbase version car costs or prices € 130 000.
The sprint from zero to 100 km / h takes in 4.7 seconds, top speed is achieved at 280 mph. The consumption is 12.1 liters, the manufacturer of Super Plus per 100 kilometers.
Customers for power-
The Allgäu by the tuning company Alpina upgraded to 373 kW/507 hp 4.4-liter V8 gasoline engine with twin turbochargers to consolation performance demanding customers that there will be no by-Haustunter M GmbH version of the refined luxury car. Already a 2006 BMW Alpina has a short version of its flagship in the U.S. market offered.
Prices and consumption
Alpina sells its vehicles in Germany, both independently and through BMW M3 dealers. The B7 is to be had from 125 000 €, which also offered long-wheelbase version car costs or prices € 130 000.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Alfa Romeo 100 years: Milestones of Milan
The 100th Birthday celebrating Alfa Romeo. The Italian brand has seen many ups and downs. A look back on a century of design, speed and emotion. All beginnings are difficult - and this applies also for Alfa Romeo. Before 1910 the first car, the Alfa 24 HP, rolled off, the Italians must overcome some hurdles.
Already in 1907 the multinational Darracq trying to raise a car factory in Milan, but shares crisis and lack of demand make an scotched that. A group of Italian investors bought the factory and begin to design cars for the Italian market.
The name Alfa is born
On 24 June 1910 is born the name of Alfa, the abbreviation for "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili". 1915 takes the engineer Nicola Romeo, the company's management. From 1919 all cars carry the name of Alfa Romeo. The arms of the city of Milan and the Visconti serpent form the company logo, which for many years has the name "Milano".
The technology is in the foreground
The technology is among the Italians in the foreground, left to the body shop renowned companies such as Touring, Zagato and Pininfarina. Until the Second World War, concentrating on exclusive Alfa Romeo touring and sports cars. The Italians acquire a legendary reputation with numerous successes such as the double victory of the six-cylinder racer 6C 1750 Mille Miglia in the 1930th But the production remains limited arg. In 1925, for example, Alfa cars caused little more than 1000 cars, Fiat already are 37 000th
Famous models
The following years will be hard for Alfa. Economic crisis, Italian fascism and World War II left its mark. Nevertheless arise famous models such as the 8C 2300 with number eight. The large-scale production, however, is a foreign word for Alfa Romeo - up to 1900 model of 1950. The Italians opened the entirely new sedan buyers and lays the foundation for the most important Alfa of the 50's, the Giulietta. It is 100 years by the press as the "Miracle of Milan". The sedan is a big seller, followed by the coupe versions Giulietta Sprint, Sprint Speciale, SZ, and the Spider.
Other results
Celebrates the successes Giulia. The 1962 Monza sedan presented convinces with its clear-cut body and the spacious interior. 1966 created another legend: The Spider Duetto, the Giulietta Spider replaced. Dustin Hoffman cruising in his red Duetto on the bridges of San Francisco and is making the movie "The Graduate" the Alfa car racer world famous. Even with the limousine in 1750 and 2000 sets standards in driving pleasure Alfa prices, with competitors such as BMW prices, the quick and easy Alfas keep loose. In between treat the Italians always purebred sports car. By Bertone about the wonderful Montreal comes with eight-cylinder engine.
Already in 1907 the multinational Darracq trying to raise a car factory in Milan, but shares crisis and lack of demand make an scotched that. A group of Italian investors bought the factory and begin to design cars for the Italian market.
The name Alfa is born
On 24 June 1910 is born the name of Alfa, the abbreviation for "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili". 1915 takes the engineer Nicola Romeo, the company's management. From 1919 all cars carry the name of Alfa Romeo. The arms of the city of Milan and the Visconti serpent form the company logo, which for many years has the name "Milano".
The technology is among the Italians in the foreground, left to the body shop renowned companies such as Touring, Zagato and Pininfarina. Until the Second World War, concentrating on exclusive Alfa Romeo touring and sports cars. The Italians acquire a legendary reputation with numerous successes such as the double victory of the six-cylinder racer 6C 1750 Mille Miglia in the 1930th But the production remains limited arg. In 1925, for example, Alfa cars caused little more than 1000 cars, Fiat already are 37 000th
Famous models
The following years will be hard for Alfa. Economic crisis, Italian fascism and World War II left its mark. Nevertheless arise famous models such as the 8C 2300 with number eight. The large-scale production, however, is a foreign word for Alfa Romeo - up to 1900 model of 1950. The Italians opened the entirely new sedan buyers and lays the foundation for the most important Alfa of the 50's, the Giulietta. It is 100 years by the press as the "Miracle of Milan". The sedan is a big seller, followed by the coupe versions Giulietta Sprint, Sprint Speciale, SZ, and the Spider.
Other results
Celebrates the successes Giulia. The 1962 Monza sedan presented convinces with its clear-cut body and the spacious interior. 1966 created another legend: The Spider Duetto, the Giulietta Spider replaced. Dustin Hoffman cruising in his red Duetto on the bridges of San Francisco and is making the movie "The Graduate" the Alfa car racer world famous. Even with the limousine in 1750 and 2000 sets standards in driving pleasure Alfa prices, with competitors such as BMW prices, the quick and easy Alfas keep loose. In between treat the Italians always purebred sports car. By Bertone about the wonderful Montreal comes with eight-cylinder engine.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Does Alfa Romeo as the inventor of the sports sedan?
The Italy's traditional brand is represented by the Alfa 159 cars in the sporty middle class. Through its direct predecessor - the Alfa 156, Alfa 155 and Alfa 75 - this is the line of ancestors back to such legendary models like the 1900 or Alfa Alfa Giulia. Models that were in the 50s and 60s leading the sporting and elegant middle class.
"Inventor of the sports sedan"
Alfa Romeo car will still be regarded as "the inventor of the sports sedan. The fact is that the Alfa 159 drives up as a true sports sedan. With its distinctive design and the traditional grille Scudetto as the dynamic handling characteristics and the new four-cylinder engines, the Alfa 159 will score points in the segment of sporty sedans. With a length of 4.66 meters and a wheelbase of 2.70 meters of this Italian is not a giant, offers more of an average space in direct competition. But who buys an Alfa 159 for its available space?
For the individualists among motorists
Why reply to a question, if nobody does. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a four-door sedan (also available as a wagon), which addresses the individualists among motorists. Who wants to drive a BMW 3 Series or Audi A4, Alfa 159 has the first not on his shopping list. In any case, the offer of the Italian right: For 30 500 €, there is the Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16v Turismo (170 PS/125 kW). As usual with Alfa, various equipment pacts are offered, with whom you are always better than in a single order. Who wants it emphasizes the Alfa 159 sports have, which was to choose the sports package "ti" for prices 3,700 euros, send a powerful Brembo brakes, taut sport suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, tailored sports seats and comfortable leather upholstery pleased. The ti-package has a fair price, offers very good value. ( Alfa Juliet )
Powerful engine technology
Already celebrated in the Alfa 156, the first passenger car common rail turbo diesel in the world's premiere. With the Alfa 159, the Italians lead this powerful engine as efficient as technology continues consistently. Here, however, with even more momentum and more power at reduced fuel consumption: The common-rail diesel 2.0 JTDM 16V making 170 kW PS/125 and offers a maximum torque of 360 Nm at 1,750 rpm. He should be content with an average of 5.4 liters per 100 km (142 g / km CO2). The Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16V is to deal exclusively with a manual six-speed transmission, which fits well to the harsh nature of the diesel engine. The announced already by Alfa twin-clutch gearbox (called short TCT) will cease to exist in the 159th It shall be the first new Giulietta reserved and should be here a technically very interesting combination.
The intelligent downsizing
Alfa Romeo is also reinforced with gasoline on the intelligent downsizing. A recent example: the direct-injection petrol 8.1 16V TBi (147 kW/200 hp), an equally powerful engines for the Alfa 159 The combination of direct injection and turbo-charging results in an increase in performance car combined with low consumption and emission levels. Alfa says that this four-cylinder engine combines the power level of a 3.0-liter naturally aspirated engine with the efficiency of a 1.8-liter engine. We will learn more, so it's available from late summer, the 1.8 TBi in the new Alfa Giulietta with tight PS/173 235 kW version Quadrifoglio Verde.
"Inventor of the sports sedan"
Alfa Romeo car will still be regarded as "the inventor of the sports sedan. The fact is that the Alfa 159 drives up as a true sports sedan. With its distinctive design and the traditional grille Scudetto as the dynamic handling characteristics and the new four-cylinder engines, the Alfa 159 will score points in the segment of sporty sedans. With a length of 4.66 meters and a wheelbase of 2.70 meters of this Italian is not a giant, offers more of an average space in direct competition. But who buys an Alfa 159 for its available space?
Why reply to a question, if nobody does. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a four-door sedan (also available as a wagon), which addresses the individualists among motorists. Who wants to drive a BMW 3 Series or Audi A4, Alfa 159 has the first not on his shopping list. In any case, the offer of the Italian right: For 30 500 €, there is the Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16v Turismo (170 PS/125 kW). As usual with Alfa, various equipment pacts are offered, with whom you are always better than in a single order. Who wants it emphasizes the Alfa 159 sports have, which was to choose the sports package "ti" for prices 3,700 euros, send a powerful Brembo brakes, taut sport suspension, 18-inch alloy wheels, tailored sports seats and comfortable leather upholstery pleased. The ti-package has a fair price, offers very good value. ( Alfa Juliet )
Powerful engine technology
Already celebrated in the Alfa 156, the first passenger car common rail turbo diesel in the world's premiere. With the Alfa 159, the Italians lead this powerful engine as efficient as technology continues consistently. Here, however, with even more momentum and more power at reduced fuel consumption: The common-rail diesel 2.0 JTDM 16V making 170 kW PS/125 and offers a maximum torque of 360 Nm at 1,750 rpm. He should be content with an average of 5.4 liters per 100 km (142 g / km CO2). The Alfa 159 2.0 JTDM 16V is to deal exclusively with a manual six-speed transmission, which fits well to the harsh nature of the diesel engine. The announced already by Alfa twin-clutch gearbox (called short TCT) will cease to exist in the 159th It shall be the first new Giulietta reserved and should be here a technically very interesting combination.
The intelligent downsizing
Alfa Romeo is also reinforced with gasoline on the intelligent downsizing. A recent example: the direct-injection petrol 8.1 16V TBi (147 kW/200 hp), an equally powerful engines for the Alfa 159 The combination of direct injection and turbo-charging results in an increase in performance car combined with low consumption and emission levels. Alfa says that this four-cylinder engine combines the power level of a 3.0-liter naturally aspirated engine with the efficiency of a 1.8-liter engine. We will learn more, so it's available from late summer, the 1.8 TBi in the new Alfa Giulietta with tight PS/173 235 kW version Quadrifoglio Verde.
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Alfa logo with Dragon
One of the most beautiful and best-known brand in the automotive world - the emblem that adorns a century now since the vehicles of the Italian brand Alfa Romeo.
The round emblem with the words Alfa Romeo and a round button in the middle, the left shows a small red cross and the right a snake with a dragon head, devouring a united people, two traditional symbols of the Founding of Alfa (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) - namely, the Lombard capital Milan.
The red cross is from the city arms of Milan and is reminiscent of the standard of Lombard troops, who in 1095 led by Ottone Visconti, Lord of Invorio and Oleggio Castello, the first crusade took off. Five years after the return of the Crusaders, it was part of the emblem, in order to honor the military achievements of their knights.
Power, wisdom and power symbolizes the dragon snake. For a long time a snake was on a blue background after Lombard tradition for good luck and was used in the war standards.
You give a man devouring dragon head in the arms of the Visconti, the ruler of Milan, is the result of an imaginative "complementary" to the history of the Visconti-sex, which apparently was not quite so glamorous. Therefore, Matteo Visconti asked in 1295 to its Hofschreiber, create a "saga of the Visconti, which should be entsehen a connection between the Visconti family and the former inhabitants of the region. And so it came to the legend of the brave Lombards Hubertus, a supposed ancestor of Matteo Visconti, the surrounding land of a terrible dragon befreite. ( Alfa Romeo Juliet )
According to this legend, the heralds of the court created the dragon serpent with the body blow of the Lombard and the dragon, in the 14th Century the coat of arms of the Visconti was. 1910 she was part of the Alfa emblem with the words Alfa Milano and outside, which was separated by two Savoy knots.
When Nicola Romeo took over the Alfa, the lettering was replaced three years later by Alfa Alfa Romeo, and the ring in 1925 after the first World Cup victory by Alfa a laurel wreath. The two nodes Savoy simple wavy lines gave way in 1946 when Italy became Republic. And since 1971, the brand presents a stylized modernized with stroke and without the place name Milano. For with the opening of the new Alfa factory Pomigliano d'Arco near Naples Alfa stopped being a purely Lombard business.
The round emblem with the words Alfa Romeo and a round button in the middle, the left shows a small red cross and the right a snake with a dragon head, devouring a united people, two traditional symbols of the Founding of Alfa (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) - namely, the Lombard capital Milan.
The red cross is from the city arms of Milan and is reminiscent of the standard of Lombard troops, who in 1095 led by Ottone Visconti, Lord of Invorio and Oleggio Castello, the first crusade took off. Five years after the return of the Crusaders, it was part of the emblem, in order to honor the military achievements of their knights.
According to this legend, the heralds of the court created the dragon serpent with the body blow of the Lombard and the dragon, in the 14th Century the coat of arms of the Visconti was. 1910 she was part of the Alfa emblem with the words Alfa Milano and outside, which was separated by two Savoy knots.
When Nicola Romeo took over the Alfa, the lettering was replaced three years later by Alfa Alfa Romeo, and the ring in 1925 after the first World Cup victory by Alfa a laurel wreath. The two nodes Savoy simple wavy lines gave way in 1946 when Italy became Republic. And since 1971, the brand presents a stylized modernized with stroke and without the place name Milano. For with the opening of the new Alfa factory Pomigliano d'Arco near Naples Alfa stopped being a purely Lombard business.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Juliet comes to the dealer on June 19
The new Giulietta starts this coming Saturday, 19th June 2010, the German Alfa Romeo dealers. Locally Alfisti and all those who want to become the new five-door Alfa Romeo Giulietta will experience live and may also test drive.
The new Giulietta
The five-door is there, among other things, including six airbags, stability control of the VDC, Start & Stop system, the driving dynamics system Alfa Romeo DNA, air conditioning and LED taillights from € 19 900 (Giulietta 1.4 TB, 88 kW / 120 hp).
Vehicle and mobility guarantee
By default, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta also equips with two years and mobility vehicle warranty, three years Lackgarantie and eight years warranty against rust off.
Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff
For those who are financing the new "Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff decision, receives a monthly flat rate of 149 € a four-vehicle warranty, including all maintenance and mobility.
The new Giulietta
Vehicle and mobility guarantee
By default, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta also equips with two years and mobility vehicle warranty, three years Lackgarantie and eight years warranty against rust off.
Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff
For those who are financing the new "Enjoy-Alfa-Romeo-tariff decision, receives a monthly flat rate of 149 € a four-vehicle warranty, including all maintenance and mobility.
Monday, June 14, 2010
MINI Countryman meets its ancestor
We bring the biggest MINI ever face to face with the car that started it all- the 1959 Morris Mini Minor
Mini by name, definitely not mini by nature! The Countryman will be the fourth model to join the range when it steamrollers into showrooms in September, but with four-wheel drive and offroader dimensions to match, is it still a MINI? We brought it face to face with the original 1959 Morris Mini Minor to find out.
Before the new BMW-engineered hatchback first showed its face in 2001, we were sceptical about whether it could live up to the legend of the Alec Issigonis-designed original. But the moment we got our hands on one it was clear that BMW had done a fantastic job of transferring the DNA.
Sure, the current Hatchback, Clubman and Cabriolet are all longer, wider and taller than the 1959 original but they retain the same cheeky styling and go-kart handling that made that car so famous. The Countryman’s arrival though has forced us to re-evaulate exactly what it is that makes a MINI a MINI.
The reaction at the Countryman’s unveil in Geneva was lukewarm, with some journalists pointing out that it was too big and lacked charm. And lined up against the Morris Mini Minor its inflated dimensions are brought into even sharper relief.
( Opel Astra Sports )
Measuring 4.11 metres bumper to bumper, the Countryman is over a metre longer than its ancestor. And while the roofline of the original sits at just 1.35 metres the Countryman towers over it at 1.56 metres high. Side by side the 51-year old car looks tiny and fragile, the 4x4’s 18-inch rims are almost twice the diameter of its modest hub caps.
And it’s not just the Countryman’s expanded waistline that has MINI traditionalists up in arms. It’s the first five-door model to ever wear the iconic badge, the first with all-wheel drive and as if to cement its ‘outsider’ status it will be built not at the plant in Oxford, but contracted to Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria.
Having said all that, BMW’s business model is impeccable. Expanding the range not only attracts new customers to the brand but lowers production costs at the same time. And that’s the key to the Countryman - it’s not targeting diehard MINI fans, but a whole new type of clientele.
Gone are the days when the new MINI relied on its traditions and origins, the current family of BMW-designed MINIs are an ingenious marketing product, more of a global lifestyle product than a car manufacturer - and one that appeals to both hairdressers and chief executives alike. The Countryman simply adds another string to its bow.
Mini by name, definitely not mini by nature! The Countryman will be the fourth model to join the range when it steamrollers into showrooms in September, but with four-wheel drive and offroader dimensions to match, is it still a MINI? We brought it face to face with the original 1959 Morris Mini Minor to find out.
Before the new BMW-engineered hatchback first showed its face in 2001, we were sceptical about whether it could live up to the legend of the Alec Issigonis-designed original. But the moment we got our hands on one it was clear that BMW had done a fantastic job of transferring the DNA.
The reaction at the Countryman’s unveil in Geneva was lukewarm, with some journalists pointing out that it was too big and lacked charm. And lined up against the Morris Mini Minor its inflated dimensions are brought into even sharper relief.
( Opel Astra Sports )
Measuring 4.11 metres bumper to bumper, the Countryman is over a metre longer than its ancestor. And while the roofline of the original sits at just 1.35 metres the Countryman towers over it at 1.56 metres high. Side by side the 51-year old car looks tiny and fragile, the 4x4’s 18-inch rims are almost twice the diameter of its modest hub caps.
And it’s not just the Countryman’s expanded waistline that has MINI traditionalists up in arms. It’s the first five-door model to ever wear the iconic badge, the first with all-wheel drive and as if to cement its ‘outsider’ status it will be built not at the plant in Oxford, but contracted to Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria.
Having said all that, BMW’s business model is impeccable. Expanding the range not only attracts new customers to the brand but lowers production costs at the same time. And that’s the key to the Countryman - it’s not targeting diehard MINI fans, but a whole new type of clientele.
Gone are the days when the new MINI relied on its traditions and origins, the current family of BMW-designed MINIs are an ingenious marketing product, more of a global lifestyle product than a car manufacturer - and one that appeals to both hairdressers and chief executives alike. The Countryman simply adds another string to its bow.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Mazda RX-8 returns to Le Mans
19 years after the first and only victory of a racing car with rotary piston motor at the 24 hours of Le Mans Mazda with the next revolutionary concept returns on 12 June to the place of success. The Japanese automaker takes le future with the Mazda cars RX-8 hydraulic gene RH at the demonstration running “Le Mans verse - Le Mans looks into the future” part.
Le Mans verse le future
The 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans is since always technological research laboratory for new vehicle and engine constructions of the car manufacturers.
Following this tradition “Le Mans verse throws le future”, which celebrates in this Mazda RX-8 year in the interlude of running premiere, a view into the future and presents different vehicle concepts with alternative drives such as electrical, hybrid, natural gas and hydrogen systems.
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Mazda RX-8 hydraulic gene RH
The prices Mazda RX-8 hydraulic gene RH has a rotary piston motor, which can be operated both with hydrogen and with gasoline. Differently than with the burn of fossil fuels the hydrogen use takes place after a perfectly balanced cycle, with which no damaging exhaust gases develop. ( mercedes cls )The sports car is offered at present in a leasing program in Norway and Japan.
Le Mans verse le future
The 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans is since always technological research laboratory for new vehicle and engine constructions of the car manufacturers.
audi cars
Mazda RX-8 hydraulic gene RH
The prices Mazda RX-8 hydraulic gene RH has a rotary piston motor, which can be operated both with hydrogen and with gasoline. Differently than with the burn of fossil fuels the hydrogen use takes place after a perfectly balanced cycle, with which no damaging exhaust gases develop. ( mercedes cls )The sports car is offered at present in a leasing program in Norway and Japan.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
AUDI presents project advancements
AUDI presents project advancements
Ingolstadt - actually Werner Widuckel has to do vocationally with completely different things, with personnel one for example and with social one. If it concerns Travolution, Audis personnel executive committee is nevertheless fast in its function as a boss of the Ingolstädter initiative regional management however then with the revolution. At least Widuckel calls the project to let cars communicate with traffic lights to be able to pay in order to save Sprit and to reduce so the harming output, or by means of electronics by transfer with them at the gas station and in multi-storey car parks in a revolutionary manner. Information also about current StraßenlageDer official starting signal for the Travolution project, in which beside AUDI as main partners also the technical university Munich and the Friedrich Alexander university in attaining/Nuremberg as well as a company for modern gas station and multi-storey car park systems take part, is in July 2006 please.
In the first project phase 46 traffic lights in Ingolstadt were optimized in such a way that the Spritverbrauch reduces on the distances concerned according to first evaluation by approximately 17 per cent. 25 traffic lights are meanwhile in such a way configure that they can communicate with the appropriate test cars. In the context of the project drivers are informed permanently also about the current road-hugging property; the necessary data for it supply General German Automobile Association automobiles and Ingolstadts taxi radio.
Less carbon dioxide output in the city the use project for the environment and resources lies particularly in the smaller carbon dioxide output in city traffic. ( Mercedes CLS )Prognoses proceed from approximately 15 per cent of reduction or more than two million tons per year, which corresponds to a saving of approximately 900 million litre Sprit. For ten years AUDI price works on the Car ton x networking specified of the car with the environment. The Ingolstädter is thereby It lives the Travolution! AUDI car models places project advancements pre initial member of a European consortium. Parallel to it they engage themselves in 2008 and from three Federal Ministries a promoted project begun for safe and intelligent mobility with Germany as test field.
Intelligent traffic management
Ingolstadt, rent a car AUDI headquarters. Traffic planners and journalists go directly on test trip through the city. Michael thick before still refers to the necessity for an intelligent traffic management: “The traffic today”, thus Widuckels for technology responsible executive committee colleague, “uses when its control still the standards from yesterday - and that is not good for the environment and resources.” The flow of traffic promote and the nerves preserve in strongly city traffic coined/shaped by traffic lights in Germany blow 50 million passenger car in the year according to thick about 15 million tons of Kohlendixoid into air, approximately a fifth of their entire emission. Systems such as stop/start save there at ten seconds conditions nevertheless already approximately four millilitres fuel in the comparison to the no-load operation. “I think however, us all would still rather be it, if we did not even have to stop.” The idea of Travolution, by the way mix from the English words “Traffic” (for traffic) and “evolution”: 60,000 traffic light devices in Germany step with one another and also with the cars into contact. ( Polo Sedan ) “If we thereby”, thus Audis technique executive committee, “the flow of traffic promote, do not only preserve we our own nerves.” There are already two solutions for traffic light/autocommunication two solutions for the traffic light/autocommunication: Some plants transmit their signals by WLAN to the vehicles into the direct environment, the others send it on a central It lives the Travolution! AUDI car places project advancements pre server, where the current traffic light information is callable by UMTS. “The vehicles can announce back-up and an overall view of the traffic conditions generate together”, refer thick to a fleet of 15 A4-Allroad-Quattro and Q5-Versuchsfahrzeugen, which the data over a special module receives including WLAN antenna and UMTS data interface. Each traffic light device dispatches nonstop information packages, by which the controller in the test car calculates the ideal behavior.
Stress-freely drive through
Still 150 meters up to the traffic light. Those shows red, jumps however in 15 seconds on green. If we drive on now with speed 50, we must stop in the last seconds of the Rotphase at the traffic light to only start in order immediately thereafter again. “Case you however”, thick, “your speed on 35 explains reduces, has you already to green, if you arrive - and you drive through stress-free.” The announcement is made by the woman driver formation display, which indicates the current status of the traffic light light and the recommended speed. The system knows besides the trace, because it is interlaced with the turn signal of the car. “And if you use navigation, it recognizes even that you turn shortly.”
Ingolstadt - actually Werner Widuckel has to do vocationally with completely different things, with personnel one for example and with social one. If it concerns Travolution, Audis personnel executive committee is nevertheless fast in its function as a boss of the Ingolstädter initiative regional management however then with the revolution. At least Widuckel calls the project to let cars communicate with traffic lights to be able to pay in order to save Sprit and to reduce so the harming output, or by means of electronics by transfer with them at the gas station and in multi-storey car parks in a revolutionary manner. Information also about current StraßenlageDer official starting signal for the Travolution project, in which beside AUDI as main partners also the technical university Munich and the Friedrich Alexander university in attaining/Nuremberg as well as a company for modern gas station and multi-storey car park systems take part, is in July 2006 please.
In the first project phase 46 traffic lights in Ingolstadt were optimized in such a way that the Spritverbrauch reduces on the distances concerned according to first evaluation by approximately 17 per cent. 25 traffic lights are meanwhile in such a way configure that they can communicate with the appropriate test cars. In the context of the project drivers are informed permanently also about the current road-hugging property; the necessary data for it supply General German Automobile Association automobiles and Ingolstadts taxi radio.
Intelligent traffic management
Ingolstadt, rent a car AUDI headquarters. Traffic planners and journalists go directly on test trip through the city. Michael thick before still refers to the necessity for an intelligent traffic management: “The traffic today”, thus Widuckels for technology responsible executive committee colleague, “uses when its control still the standards from yesterday - and that is not good for the environment and resources.” The flow of traffic promote and the nerves preserve in strongly city traffic coined/shaped by traffic lights in Germany blow 50 million passenger car in the year according to thick about 15 million tons of Kohlendixoid into air, approximately a fifth of their entire emission. Systems such as stop/start save there at ten seconds conditions nevertheless already approximately four millilitres fuel in the comparison to the no-load operation. “I think however, us all would still rather be it, if we did not even have to stop.” The idea of Travolution, by the way mix from the English words “Traffic” (for traffic) and “evolution”: 60,000 traffic light devices in Germany step with one another and also with the cars into contact. ( Polo Sedan ) “If we thereby”, thus Audis technique executive committee, “the flow of traffic promote, do not only preserve we our own nerves.” There are already two solutions for traffic light/autocommunication two solutions for the traffic light/autocommunication: Some plants transmit their signals by WLAN to the vehicles into the direct environment, the others send it on a central It lives the Travolution! AUDI car places project advancements pre server, where the current traffic light information is callable by UMTS. “The vehicles can announce back-up and an overall view of the traffic conditions generate together”, refer thick to a fleet of 15 A4-Allroad-Quattro and Q5-Versuchsfahrzeugen, which the data over a special module receives including WLAN antenna and UMTS data interface. Each traffic light device dispatches nonstop information packages, by which the controller in the test car calculates the ideal behavior.
Stress-freely drive through
Still 150 meters up to the traffic light. Those shows red, jumps however in 15 seconds on green. If we drive on now with speed 50, we must stop in the last seconds of the Rotphase at the traffic light to only start in order immediately thereafter again. “Case you however”, thick, “your speed on 35 explains reduces, has you already to green, if you arrive - and you drive through stress-free.” The announcement is made by the woman driver formation display, which indicates the current status of the traffic light light and the recommended speed. The system knows besides the trace, because it is interlaced with the turn signal of the car. “And if you use navigation, it recognizes even that you turn shortly.”
Monday, June 7, 2010
Lorinser makes customized a Mercedes CLS
Lorinser has surprised to us with customized a Mercedes CLS, and I say that it has taken us by surprise because this car not yet is sent, all we hoped to see it in the Hall Paris of this year, but apparently Lorinser advance to the German mark.
Perhaps this has been obtained to that Lorinser has had access to privileged information of the new car of Mercedes, not yet we know whatever of original of Mercedes CLS Carwill have this boceto recently presented/displayed.
Nevertheless car search we can realize that perhaps has the same face that SLS AMG.
( Range rover )
We see in boceto also air intake frontal and a hood that seems something coarse, on the other hand we can be given account that the row of LED of diurnal illumination and the intermittent pilots are identical whom we see in the spy photos of Mercedes CLS Rent a car.
Apparently everything comes to us mounstro from the cars, and is that with so pleasant design and enormous rims of 21 inches, water takes control to us the mouth but we will have to hope until the Hall Paris to see it from close.
Perhaps this has been obtained to that Lorinser has had access to privileged information of the new car of Mercedes, not yet we know whatever of original of Mercedes CLS Carwill have this boceto recently presented/displayed.
Nevertheless car search we can realize that perhaps has the same face that SLS AMG.
( Range rover )
We see in boceto also air intake frontal and a hood that seems something coarse, on the other hand we can be given account that the row of LED of diurnal illumination and the intermittent pilots are identical whom we see in the spy photos of Mercedes CLS Rent a car.
Apparently everything comes to us mounstro from the cars, and is that with so pleasant design and enormous rims of 21 inches, water takes control to us the mouth but we will have to hope until the Hall Paris to see it from close.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Range Rover turns 40 years
Range Rover turned 40 years yesterday of to be sent, although just today it has celebrated as it would have to be since finally it has sent the official video on his anniversary.
where we see the rate of the sound track of the film James Bond it.
A video that is worth the pain to see since all the fans to the world of the motor. ( Hyundai veloster ) we like great to him to this car that in spite of everything has managed to survive year after year.
Happy 40 Range Rover.
where we see the rate of the sound track of the film James Bond it.
Happy 40 Range Rover.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Hyundai Veloster will be presented in Paris
The Hall Paris already comes, an event that has the height of the Hall Geneva that was earlier this year that I leave captivated very all, in the United States and in Asia also we saw good halls, precious cars and good atmosphere.
The latest that lacked to complete to the prestigious Hall Paris is the new Hyundai Veloster Cars that will be presented/displayed in that event, this small cupe.
I arrive to face the Scirocco de Volkswagen, we will see in addition its design, which is outlined sometimes like one of the most radical fact by the South Korean manufacturer.
The Veloster will replace the Hyundai Coupé Car apparently, will have in addition asymmetric body, it will come with two doors in one from his sides, and the other only door. Perhaps their motors in addition will be associated to a change of double engages the clutch, will be of four cylinders, you will have in addition direct injection and about emission or prices 1,6 liters to piston displacement, which would give him between about 140 and 200 power CB.
I arrive to face the Scirocco de Volkswagen, we will see in addition its design, which is outlined sometimes like one of the most radical fact by the South Korean manufacturer.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Spy Photos of Mini Cooper S
BMW has given a gift us today, has removed to take a walk to its totally naked Mini Cooper S, finally I get tired to put camouflage to him and it has shown such to us and it brought what it to the world. We see that its design generally has been changed, is seen but elegant and powerful.
New the Mini Cooper S would be presented/displayed in the Hall Paris in September where also different cars from the mark will be presented/displayed.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
New Opel Astra Sports Tourer has been filtered
Recently Opel is showing us countless numbers of leaks, so that makes us doubt that those disclosures are by chance, and who first saw the Opel Astra GTC, now it is the turn to see naked Astra Sports Tourer.
The car reportedly has a design very interesting and correct.
Opel apparently not willing to risk to polarize the views of the market, just as Volkswagen is doing in their latest models.
Volkswagen officially presents its new Polo Sedan
In the new Polo sedan can get 460 liters in the trunk, which is very useful if we see it from the family point of view.So will the battle 2.55 meters, and two mechanical options that will share the same engine which will be the 1.6i 16v 105 hp, the difference is that one will have five-speed manual and the other six will be automatic.
Prices in Russia of the new Polo sedan will be among the € 10,475 up to € 15,195.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Spray painting your Car
Spray painting refers to a painting technique in which a device is used to spray a coating of paint, ink, varnish, etc. through the air onto a particular surface. The most common types of spray painting techniques make use of compressed gas, generally air, to atomize and direct the paint particles. Spray guns are either automated or hand-held and are equipped with interchangeable heads that enable different spray patterns. Spray guns are mostly used for spraying cars. Various spray painting techniques are employed to paint the surface of a car and almost all of them use compressed air or air pressure to discharge and direct the spray.In case, your car needs to be painted but you don't wish to spend the money on a professional paint job, you can easily paint it yourself! Here are a few tips that might be useful for you:
* Before beginning to paint, sand or grind out all rust spots. Always use a filler for areas that are heavily rusted.
* Use a masking tape to distinguish those areas that you don't want to paint. Sometimes, you will have to remove certain pieces of the car so as to paint evenly.
* A lot of time and money will be wasted on paint if you don't prime your car with a high-quality metal primer. The surfaces that are to be painted must be first covered with a primer.
* Paint using a high-quality enamel such as Rust-Oleum to protect your car and to enhance the durability of your paint job. To attain good results, you can also attach a spray can and air compressor or buy a snap-and-spray aerosol can holder from any store for a reasonable amount. These spray can holders help in producing an even flow and you don't have to hold the spray nozzle for a long period of time.
* Maintain a distance of 8 to 15 inches from the car while spray painting it in order to prevent paint runs. Apply the paint in an area that does not have dirt or dust as these particles can get into the paint before it dries.(ArticlesBase SC #2514486)
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