Saturday, June 30, 2012

Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish

After a series of leaks earlier today, Aston Martin has officially taken the covers from his new DBS replacement - known as the Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish "Sitting proudly at the peak of the luxury British sports car manufacturer car line-up this stunning new super Grand Tourer offers the culmination of the current Aston Martin engineering and design is," Aston Marin said in a statement. "Destroy points to an exciting and hopeful future for the historic brand." The Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish is equipped with a stunning visual design with some new elements, including a new side profile, elongated side strips and LED tail rotor blades from the Aston Martin One-77.

"The new 310 AM Vanquish combines beautiful design with impressive technology, such as the excellent new infotainment system," says CEO Dr. Ulrich Bez This is the latest incarnation of all that we know today and developed based on One-77. It is the ultimate super Grand Tourer - self-confident and optimistic - and is the latest show of strength, beauty and soul "Power comes from a 6.0-liter V12 engine, 565 hp at 6,750 rpm and maximum torque of 457 lb-ft at 5,500 rpm. With a rear-mid mounted, six-speed automatic coupled Touchtronic 2 / sequential manual gearbox, 0 to 62 mph comes in 4.1 seconds with a top speed of 183 mph.

2013 Lexus ES

The turbulent economy seems to urge car manufacturers, their production more than ever before to optimize. Not long ago, it had to be cheaper, have been producing cars in North America outside the United States. But the traces of the consolidation and relocation of production are in the States, more than ever. Toyota was one of the first brands to an establishment is an American department, which was almost independent of the Japanese domestic market. As a result, vehicles like the Camry built in Kentucky.
Word in the pipeline that Lexus now considering moving production of the Lexus IS stateside. "One of the requests that we be have had from our distributors Council to find a way to get IT - or any of our vehicles volume - to stump here only on the (negative effects) Exchange Rate", Lexus vice president for sales and development of dealers, Tim Morrison. "(But) if you look at whether the production to North America, which is a very big decision to relocate. It shows a lot of money, and there are timing, exchange, etc."

Morrison added that the Lexus North American plants and have no excess capacity available to the state's own capacity in Japan is for the domestic market. Although as a consequence of the trend to consolidate activities at the global level, Infiniti is going to jump on us to respond to this train for global growth. As part of this process, Morrison added that Lexus sure to reduce the average age of its customers to ownership is also found for the ES.

2013 Honda Crosstour Concept

You should almost feel sympathy with Patricia Smith, the former controller at Baierl Acura embezzled more than $ 10 million from the Pittsburgh suburb of dealers. In spite of having stolen about $ 4,000 per day, seven days a week, seven years, the automotive Smith personal ambitions extend no further than a new Honda Crosstour. Obviously, a criminal mastermind not sure tastes good.

According to Automotive News, Smith buys the necessary fleet of vehicles which are normally associated with so many dirty money, but gave them nine out of ten - including a Shelby Mustang ragtop for her husband. The 58-year-old woman buys and charter flights to Europe and the Caribbean, Super Bowl tickets, four houses and a signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the report said.

Their spending spree extended to the ridiculous, as Smith paid for a VIP Mass with the Pope, the lunch provided by the Barefoot Contessa, and a dinner with Kevin Spacey. During all this wasteful spending, Smith earned a $ 53,000 annual salary, the report said. She explained to her new wealth, saying that they had invested in airline stocks, and worked as an online travel agency. But the woman was not actually caught by her employer, as one would expect. After an email from the dealer CFO questioned accounting, and then they stop their crimes at the office of U.S. attorneys shortly after known, the report said. Smith's crimes to their fourth place in a national survey of the crime of embezzlement in 2011, after one, for which she earned a 78-month prison term, which begins in July.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

BMW i8 Concept

The BMW brand will launch its first model i, the BMW i3 later next year. Will this be the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar followed? According to a report by Bloomberg BMW i8 price to more than € 100,000 ($ 125,400 USD), if the model is launched.

The BMW i3 will be priced "very competitively obtained for the substance," said Ian Robertson, BMW's sales chief, told reporters at the recent unveiling of the first i-brand dealers. Previous reports have suggested that the i3 is an entry level price of around $ 30,000 to contribute to have.

Our thoughts on these speculative price data? $ 125,000 plus for the BMW i8 is not bad, as the Fisker Karma is set at $ 103,000. $ 30,000 for the i3? Well, we're not quite sure whether we love the i3.

2012 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

At the Geneva Motor Show, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta his 2012 debut of a video version of make. The new car of Ferrari started can be perfect as the ideal replacement for the input 599th Maranello exposed formed beautiful supercar with big front-engined V12 in this show in a Bernlinetta Rosso paint color in three layers. Although the car is manufactured with a large engine, but it is multi-featured with fast pickup is easier and less CO2 is released. F12 Berlinetta Engine is fully supplied with electricity from gasoline alone. The torque (rotational force) of the car is £ 509 m, and surprisingly, 80% of which can be easily produced from 2500rpm.

The main attraction of this beautiful and luxurious car is that they actually run on the road with a speed of over 340kph. Therefore, it is one of the fantastic creations of Italians in the dynamic world of cars. Interiors and exterior appearance of the car is very stylish with a long body of about 4618mm, wheelbase short and thick, and a hanging gear back into the transaxle. The interior of the cars are amazing and challenging and so that the focus, the minimum is to be made low, conceived. When we talk of her weight, then the credit goes to Scaglietti, Ferrari's technical reach and design partner for the long time that the weight of 70 kg of the 599 and 1525kg without reducing fluids.

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta (2012) 6.2-liter V12 car with its banks set to 65 degrees. It also has nice double-clutch gearbox that F1-switch with a very smooth and fast. The two most important facets of the car into the air to support channelizing perfectly on the car. First, there is a "Aero bridge. This generated with the aid of the hood below only force by the movement of air to the sides of the vehicle, and to reduce this air into interaction with the disturbed air from the wheels of the vehicle to the air resistance. Second, there are openings for the cooling channels of the brake, which is opened only at high temperatures, and this in turn leads to a reduction of air resistance.

2013 Audi A6 Allroad

Cheer up, Audi Allroad fans. The 2013 online configurator for the all-wheel-drive car and running for your daydreaming pleasure. In our time-such as maximum enjoyment, we fantasized that it is much richer than we really are, and did everything, starting with the prestige level Allroad. Base price for the premium level is $ 39,600. Stepping up to take it up to $ 42,900 plus premium and top-of-the-line Prestige zooms to $ 48,800. Each layer, participate we will add more as standard. But, apparently the Build-Your-Own Website Allroad not quite there yet and not in detail the differences. It also warns the pictures shown are European specification and refers to the engine of the car than driven "gasoline".

The first thing we decided was the new Moonlight Blue Metallic paint. The $ 475 added. If you are not big fans of black wings on our blue car, you can go with the "full finish" package for $ 1,000. The configurator can be another bug by insisting we had an exterior package body with stainless steel trim and add protection, but would not allow us.

It does not matter, we forged on with the $ 3,250 Driver Assistance Package, which, like pure magic with adjustable steering effort, throttle and shift style and adaptive cruise control sounds. Chestnut brown leather looks quite nice in itself, but we went ahead and added the $ 850 laminated oak anyway. Rear side airbags ($ 350) are a must, as is the rear awning ($ 250) and our Allroad offers up to $ 56,170. Add to mention another $ 1,000 for the entire painting, NOT $ 895 for destination.

Monday, June 25, 2012

2012 Holden Colorado

Unbeknownst to us, observers from Holden, General Motors, the Australian subsidiary of the General Assembly to the fact that some of his finest product has helped, asked if the southern brand identity were to be swallowed into a coherent, global Chevrolet in the pressure . Create three products under the leadership of the Antipodes, called the question, although the Colorado pickup (pictured at Holden concept of form) and SUV wearing Holden badges, both have twin the Chevrolet grille, and the Holden Volt's grille and the twin- a mashup of Holden and Chevy logos.

The brand CEO Mike Devereaux gave explanations for the styling possibilities funny, judgment of Colorado, "with a large front grille of a truck this big, I'm not sure if it works," and that would be a new grid voltage is not cost. However, the Colorado would certainly not be the first truck to be a huge, continuous lattice, and the addition of the Chevrolet bowtie is not surrounded by the insignia on the Holden Volt is a question of cost.

Nevertheless assure all concerned that Holden Devereaux remains proud of Holden. He would not specify how, but hinted at smart ways to "find out from an aesthetic point of view, as" an efficient way to give what we have to have a Holden. "That could mean new front and rear clips for Holden vehicles, or something else entirely Even now, it's not all Chevy. The Trax Holden and Malibu will have adjusted Holden faces.

2013 BMW M6 Coupe

After a short break, BMW M6 Coupe and Convertible are back and ready to continue its functions as two-door BMW M5 alternatives. The M5 and M6 share most of their support, practically with the latter to supply more than the first style to be less. If you're wondering why the M6 droptop is a coupe and a 2012 are 2013, it is because BMW is a spread of the launch of each version. The Convertible arrives in dealerships in June, and later with a fixed roof car after a few months.

As the last M5, M6 closed its predecessor, the new, high-revving V-10 engine for a direct injection, twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. The engine is a gem, we had a chance to fully test the M5 and it's no less than 560 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. Like the M5, it will be supported by a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission automatically, and power is distributed among BMW’s entire rear torque vectoring active differential M. Although we recently confirmed that the new M5 will be available with a manual transmission in North America, BMW has not yet say whether the drive on the new M6 is offered. This means that the last generation was M6 is a manual available, and the new car is sportier than the already cast as ballistic M5. Thus, we find that there is hope. BMW claims the M6 Coupé reaches about 60 mph in 4.2 seconds and the convertible in 4.3-these figures are probably conservative. For reference, the company expects that the 4.4-second 0-to-60 time for the new M5, in our hands, which made over 60 sedans in just 3.7 ticks.

Compared to a standard 6-Series, the M6 gets a permanently mounted rear frame, an M-specific suspension with Dynamic Damper Control active suspension, tailored and unique hydraulic-assist steering. Like the M5, M Drive system allows the driver tailored to almost any performance indicator of the M6, control thresholds including suspension stiffness, steering effort and feedback, the speed and intensity shifts from the transmission, and numerous traction and stability. Braking is by 15.7-inch front and 15.6-inch rear wheels of cast iron with six-piston calipers squeezed treated. A first for an M-car, it is also available with the M6 carbon-ceramic brake discs as an option. The measurement of an even larger 16.1-inch front and an unchanged 15.6 at the rear, ceramic promise jobs, resist fade better than the standard brakes saves, while more than £ 40 unsprung masses. (We must imagine that this option will soon be extended to the M5, although BMW will not confirm that point.)

Outside the M6 coupe and convertible receive the expected M-specific flared wheel arches, mudguards sources, and increased intake. An unexpected touch brings BMW's signature twin-kidney: The strips are split to fit on the split-spoke wheels, and an M6 badge was added to the left kidney in a nod to the original 1987 M6. Out back, M-spec quad exhaust outlets protruding from under a diffuser. Unlike the M5, M6, the roof of the chamber is made of carbon fiber. The convertible soft top instead of the other uses a folding hard top is available in black, beige, and optional shimmering effect exists, the M6 comes standard with 19-inch wheels and optional 20-inch "anthracite silver." Are. Prices, full of fuel-economy ratings are equipped to be published anywhere before the new M6 models go on sale, but it's safe to assume they will not be cheap, sparsely furnished, fuel or stingy as, say, a Prius. But they are a damn sight will be faster.

2012 Nissan Juke Nismo

Later that weekend, making the production version of the Nissan Juke Nismo will make its debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours alongside the Nissan delta wing and the Juke-R. While Nismo is primarily known for offering a more hardcore performance version of Nissan, do not expect much from the Juke Nismo.

The power still comes from a 1.6-liter direct-injection turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline engine, but the Nismo engineers updated the Juke with a stiffer chassis with new control adjustments for a more direct handling and enhanced traction control. The Nissan Juke Nismo comes with a torque-vectoring available, a technology that provides better grip and cornering ability.

Looks wise, the Nissan Juke Nismo gets a new lower front and rear bumpers, side skirts and larger wing side skirts, a custom grille and a new rear spoiler that control air flow. It also gets 18-inch alloy wheels with wide tires. The interior gets a few sporty upgrades including new pedals, gauges, shift knob, steering wheel and finish. European sales of the Nissan Juke Nismo beginning January 2013.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Acura RLX Concept

If you are looking for a phrase to capture the excitement of a new flagship sedan, "patent application" is not likely. On the other hand, the 2014 Acura RLX is the replacement for the Acura RL, the least interesting of existing luxury sedan. (And yes, we belong to Lincoln in this assessment.)

Car and Driver says that these images are drawn from a European patent database, claiming that in fact the new RLX, which will go on sale next year. The car shown in these pictures adheres very closely with the RLX-concept shown at New York Auto Show this year with only minor changes in the front and rear bumpers and wheels more generic. The line side of the top of the mudguard, there is again rearwardly extending, than the rest of the mold.

Between bashing Acura for its dull design, C & D speculated that the Honda luxury brand RLX production may show at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.

2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco

General Motors has officially prices for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu dismissed. The base LS model starts at $ 23,150, including $ 760 destination charge. The entry-level Malibu has a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 197 horsepower, which is also found in LT and LTZ models. While the Environmental Protection Agency has no official figures yet published, GM expects the sedan fuel economy results in the mid-'30s, thanks to the standard six-speed automatic transmission.

If you are counting pennies, you will have noticed that the new model is about $ 280 more expensive than its predecessors. The entry is also the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu over competitors like the 2012 Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord 2013, all prices are still lacking in all these models.

There's good news for buyers looking for a loaded Malibu hook, however. Top trim LTZ starts at $ 28,590 now, it's a full $ 770 cheaper than last year. Intensification of the new 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine in the LTZ trims costs to be $ 30,925, however. Motor rotates 259 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque.

2013 Infiniti JX35

Infiniti has lost the plot. Or maybe it is processed. It depends on your perspective. Nissan's luxury brand's first front-wheel-drive, three-row crossover: the JX35. The family support is a strong contrast with the rear-wheel-drive performance cars from the automaker in recent years has become known to compete in their attempt to mimic and with the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It has done well in this endeavor, with strong sales for the last time. But take a look in your local upper-middle class neighborhood, there's a good chance that every house has three children and an Infiniti in the driveway a Ford Explorer, Buick Enclave, or (gasp!) has parked next to the Acura MDX. This is a very popular form of vehicle, and if Infiniti wants all of it is Mr. Popularity. From the outside there is not much to see, something is wrong. The JX35 is equipped with the same lascivious, windy, chrome-laden style of the rest of the Infiniti lineup, which boasts especially the M sedan. A shark-nose grille and rear roof pillar with a unique bend in the direction of the front a little aggression and help to distinguish the crossover audience.

The current Infiniti owners will be familiar with the interior. It is used by organic forms and precious materials of which it is composed. The most interesting aspect of the layout is the 60/40 split second row that slides back and forth to distribute legroom and moves as needed a few acrobatic tricks. Easier to access the third row, the seats and pop up in the neighborhood, such as grippers slide against the backrest and the seat forward, the opening of an extra-wide gap behind. More intelligent, if a child seat is installed you can still tilt and slide the seat enough to make room for someone to do the squeeze through. Of course, this person is probably not very great in the first place. Leg-and headroom in the third row are at a premium, but the backrests recline. Depending on how far back that the second row is loaded, these seven passengers quickly became a 5 +2. The base price is a very competitive $ 41,400, and four-wheel drive is available for only 1100 $, which means that virtually every JX35, functions as are my test car. A 3.5-liter six-cylinder engine delivers 265 hp to the rubber by a clumsy continuously variable transmission, which is one of the best of its kind, but pretends to be a six-course, if you switch to Sport mode, because some People still want the Steam punk fantasy that everything has to have the gears to live.

But you want to use them, the JX35 has enough power to fill gaps in traffic to attack and steal parking at your local outdoor Frank Ricard Bed Bath and beyond. It is by no means a sports car, but rather directly on the boulevards and long highway slogs, anything dynamically even remotely. Above all, I found that off-ramps will be negotiated with care. The JX35 gives wallow, unsettling feeling of being in fast corners. If you ever wondered how to speed up tilt advisory signs with the yellow symbol of the truck, I guess they had something in mind. You are better off and stroll in Eco-mode to defend using the electronic throttle, when you drive aggressively pushes violently against the foot in an attempt to save you from eating your bad gas itself. With her around the city and 18 mpg JX35 23 mpg highway (24 mpg for the mythical front-wheel-drive version) is not better or worse than average for the group. But this is not the only form of intervention on the hand or foot. The JX35 can with a $ 3,100 technology package that most of your shortcomings will be provided care ... as a driver, at least. No fewer than six different systems tap a collection of cameras and remote sensors located around the car to make it almost impossible to get in another car crash.

Turning in the direction of a vehicle in the blind spot? The JX35 warn you off when you drive to ignore the warning. At the far end of the pickup stopped at a light for you if you do not text message on your phone? Do not worry, have been hit the brakes. Annoying neighbor kids like to skateboard along your driveway every time you pull? See above, but in reverse order. Throw in Active cruise control and an automatic system and Lane Departure Prevention JX35 essence wraps you in the electronic version of an inflatable sumo wrestler suit. A separate $ 4950 premium package, which is a navigation system and an absolutely vibrant 13-speaker Bose stereo, includes you, the eyes in the sky. The Around View Monitor uses four cameras to a virtual bird's eye view of the car on the monitor, you offer your help when parking, and can also monitor and attention moving trucks on the screen while you're doing.

The most surprising aspect of these functions is that they work as advertised. I felt pretty sure that my children take the JX35 for a spin in a pinch, and they are in preschool. If you get something in this car, especially in the city to manage speed, you not only withdrawn the license, but also use your right to any machine or never eating utensils. Granted, the people who they are the best drivers in the world think you will say that nobody really needs one of these functions, and angry, they are correct. But like the brave men and women in our armed forces are using the most advanced automated arsenal available to the exercise of the hand to be trained in the fight to prevent hand, it's nice to have a buffer. I can imagine that it is also fun for Infiniti dealers no longer have the sentence, use "Unfortunately we may not like, but it's an Audi Q7 cars in our department." The JX35 is already second best-selling Infiniti car and the first place is not in sight.

2013 BMW X6

BMW releases details on the changes in the X6 crossover. The 2013 model gets light-emitting diodes and rear, an optional third row of seats and decisions in terms of performance, and leather wheel size. Improved models are wearing LED headlights in the front with the signature of BMW bright rings on display. The lights are adaptive, it is at an angle to the corner, and they are amplified by small lights. In the back are newly equipped with LEDs and rear emphasize the width of the vehicle. According to BMW, they create the brand characteristic night design as a glowing mass of light.

Nevada leather is standard and is available in black or red. Customers can nappa leather, which also comes in white to update. Measuring 25.6 cubic feet trunk with the seats and nearly 60 cubic feet, when they are down. A three-seater rear bench is optional sliding passenger capacity to five. Two models are available in the United States, the X6 xDrive50i with an available 400-horsepower twin-turbo V8 and the xDrive35i with 300-horsepower inline six-cylinder engine. An eight-speed automatic is standard on both.

Anyone looking for a couple of ponies, to decide between the M Performance Package, not to be confused with the M line performance. This includes an upgrade of 15 horsepower and 30 Nm of torque in the six-cylinder models and 40 hp and 30 Nm for the V8. The performance package also adds 20-inch wheels, black chrome exhaust tips, stainless steel pedals and a few other trim bits. If that is not enough, buyers can opt for the X6M, with 555 horsepower and a six-speed automatic transmission. The 2013 BMW X6 comes in showrooms this spring.

Friday, June 22, 2012

2013 Skoda Rapid


A few days after the pictures of his sister's car, the Seat Toledo, leaked on the Internet, the Škoda Rapid getting an official unveiling. As expected, there is a 99.5 percent facsimile of the Škoda MissionL "concept" at the Frankfurt Motor Show, presented last year. In view of many folds, and sculpture, this is a sign of Škoda Rapid design process, the brand as a “clear, precise, fresh, timeless and elegant??" From our perspective, it is certainly not a bad way to make fresh an old Volkswagen Jetta.

As with the Toledo, the price-value equation unique features of the Rapid offer for those who are not struck with his appearance, but a VW product is still not skimp on the engines are offered seven, five gas-powered and two diesel. Slot between the Fabia and Octavia help high-end, the rapid new looks, a name for themselves to make between family types. We will see in real life at the Paris Motor Show soon, and will hit European showrooms soon thereafter.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

2012 Scion iQ


Although the Scion iQ is new in the U.S., it is more than familiar with the rest of the world. Other countries have had micro-cars for years, Toyota is just the latest manufacturer to bring to the United States. The question is whether to accept the United States. With a tiny 1.3-liter, 94-hp engine, the Scion iQ was the second least powerful tool in our 2012 COTY competition, admitting only to the all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEV, the less power but more torque. In fact, the iQ is the fourth-slowest car of all 2011 and 2012 model year vehicles we tested, only faster than the iMiev and the two Fiat 500 Convertible. In tests, the meanders of the iQ to 60 in 10.8 seconds, while stopping the quarter mile in 18.1 seconds at 77.1 miles per hour. For easy commuting around town, this form of power is sufficient, but somewhere else to drive the iQ as a surface street is an adventure in itself. On the highway, the iQ is not his own way, would be a manual to help, but not much. To the short wheelbase and narrow path iQ on grooved highways hike. And if not, but if one half on the highway past a hang on the wheel, because the amount of exercise you will of the wind-power to do more than just your attention.

Things are not much better when you are on a slippery road with sharp curves straight. The small size of the high center of gravity making the car with your hands if you try to throw around him. It seems like you can do with this car, but you can not. The iQ feels very unstable under heavy braking, the nose dives and wobbles back and hunches, not what you want in a vehicle. There is also the problem of constantly feeling like you would see fall. Like the brakes, that's not a feeling that you want while driving. Chris Theodore said: "The exterior design is beautiful, the interior is ultra-modern and the materials have a quality look and feel." There was a constant pounding on the inside, and this is the placement of the front and rear ends of the seat adjuster. When Allyson Harwood said: "If the seats to a manual setting, you go put it as a bar under the front of the chair, not on the side where everyone expects to be that the underlying handle." More than a few editors that exactly the same opinion.

The biggest complaint of all the terms of its iQ city EPA rating of 36, 37 highway. A car like this looks like it can and must be at least 50 mpg. A small car with a small engine is good in theory, but the small engine has to work harder for the same results as a slightly larger engine moves to produce a slightly larger load, but does not work so hard. It's a double edged sword. There is no way around, except for the addition of a hybrid system. Theodore took the iQ best: "It is less stupid than smart, but still not the Dean's List." Vehicles like the iQ in the U.S. just does not make sense, either a gain or a usability perspective. It is not enough revenue, and the Americans are still not thrilled with super-small cars, except in very specific situations such as driving in the city. Unfortunately, like other micro-cars we have here in the States, the Scion iQ is very suitable for everywhere but the U.S.

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