BMW Car 2012 Performance Edition In1 and 3 Series

BMW announced that they just signed an agreement with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. This partnership makes the German company the automotive partner of the 2012 Olympic Games, which means that all the vehicles that will be used for transportation will bear BMW’s badge. Today, the Bavarians decided to reveal a special edition able to celebrate the partnership between BMW and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games.

Fisker Karma 2012 (production start)

 Fisker has already confirmed that production will eventually begin your Karma model. The model was built at the Valmet plant (in Finland).

At first be manufactured in small quantities. First hit Europe and the United States, and until mid-July, customers will receive their model.

Hyundai's new hydrogen developments for 2012

Hyundai present in mid-2012 to a new breed of vehicles hydrogen . This important finding was confirmed by the same CEO of the brand.

Chung Mong Koo, Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, said: "The importance of developing friendly vehicles to the environment is that it is the only real possibility of maintaining the growth that we programmed for the future. Therefore, the advanced technology to create cars, as encouraged by hybrid engines, is essential. Moreover, by 2012 we will be prepared to make small fleets of cars inspired by fuel cells. "

Toyota iQ Concept EV (GENEVA)

Toyota presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2011 at its first 100% electric production, the iQ Concept EV. A model that has very little prototype that the company will launch later this year or early 2012 in Europe. There are several units that are being tested in Japan, USA and Europe.

Electric Models In 2011

The 2010 is a year of many changes in the automotive world. Geneva, Detroit, New York, and lounges that are as Paris and Beijing, will continue as the main attraction models, electric , hybrid and other alternative energies. But the year 2011 will be the presentation of these developments.

Peugeot 908 Hybrid

It seems that the future looks automotive hybrid and electric vehicles, so this situation is also encroaching on the race track, where more and more brands are betting on these prototypes.

The latest brand launch in the manufacture of hybrid vehicles has been competition Peugeot introduced a hybrid version of the 908 in order to participate in this category in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Volvo V60

The cars of today are heading for the next year as planned by various companies in the automotive world, will mark a turning point with regard to mobility, since many of them are planning to launch a broad label of electric cars .

An example is the recently introduced Volvo V60, which will cause a real stir in the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, which for now is just a simple concept , but will serve later for the release of their final model, which would reaching dealers in Europe for an undetermined date no later than 2012.

2012 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

Volkswagen, like other automotive brands, bet on the hybrid automobile It as a segment of the future and is already working on the presentation of these models.

Be the first to introduce a hybrid version of the Volkswagen Jetta that will sell in the U.S. in 2012, followed by Golf and Passat Hybrid in 2013. Volkswagen expects to dominate the hybrid market in 2013 and expect that by 2018, sales of hybrid and electric reorientations 3% of worldwide sales for the German manufacturer.

BMW serie1 2011: New information

It is in Frankfurt in 2011 that BMW will unveil its next-generation BMW serie1 (F20) will succeed the first half of 2012 to the current model was born in March 2004. The new generation will initially be available in 3 and 5 doors before leaving the next coupe and convertible and a few other surprises we'll talk.

BMW presents next-generation 6 Series Convertible in U.S.

The BMW struck the Hall of Los Angeles (USA) to introduce the convertible version of the new generation 6-Series, even before launching the hardtop model.

Besides the visual far more harmonious than the previous version (the back was a disaster), the new 6 Series brings a lot of embedded technology.

BMW car back to the past in the future that needs driver

The new concept car from BMW Connected Drive Vision, which will be presented in March at the Geneva (SUI), shows that the automaker went looking for inspiration in past models. Glad ...

After initial models controversial (I thought most ugly ...) of designer Chris Bangle, the German luxury brand seems to have rediscovered the path of beauty with the new chief designer Adrian von Hooydonk.

New photos of the Nissan Murano Cabrio

A car with a pretty interesting design is perfect for a summer, where you can go out with the family because it is large and spacious to go on walks around the field, I'm talking about the Nissan Murano Convertible.

This car is perfect for all because it is practically an SUV, but at the same time is convertible, I mean that will be perfect to go for a walk in the sun, after the success of Nissan Juke comes with this proposal rather curious.

The first Nissan Leaf has been delivered to a customer in California

Nissan North America has made history by delivering the first Nissan Leaf the lucky owner in California, specifically San Francisco Bay, it says this person, Olivier Chalouhi, was the first to order the popular car.

Chalouhi, is an entrepreneur of 31 years, is the founder of Fanhattan, a company in the sector of new connectivity technologies applied to television, where he works as chief technology officer, and has now become the brand owner of the first Nissan Leaf history.

Electric cars of the future

With high levels of pollution that occur in the world and added to the oil crisis, already have in mind that future cars will be electric cars that only require charging stations or home electrical network to load its batteries to move the vehicle reliably and without harmful emissions to the environment .

Volvo V60 Hybrid: Photos, Videos and Details

A few days ago, you spoke Electric Car of the Volvo V60 Plug-in hybrid that will be presented as a production car at the next Geneva Motor Show 2011 . Today the Swedish brand unveils more details , including a video (below) and photos.

The V60 Hybrid PHEVs will be equipped with an electric motor of 70 horsepower at the rear (200 Nm of torque) and diesel of 215 hp at the front (440 Nm of torque). It will emit 49 grams of CO2 per kilometer and consumes 1.9 liters well over 100 km.

New Jaguar XK-RS!

Year after introducing the sports version of the XK, the XKR , Jaguar is back with the same model at the peak of power!

And that the XK-RS 2012 which unfolds with its looks, very muscular! A version is already known on the old version. The 5.0l V8 gains 40 hp to 550 hp and 70 Nm of torque to 680 Nm!

Citroen Special Series

Citroen has the limited edition Black Series, available for order on DS3 and C5 . These two new versions of commercial success of the brand are opting for exclusive interior and exterior trim and differentiating.

Citroen DS3 continues to be bold with this unique and exclusive special series. The Black Series version is still exploring more options for customizing the DS3 by dressing in a black dress matte black flag associated with a polished rims 17 "black diamond Bell one, a bandeau and side chrome mirror covers chrome .

Buick Regal 2012 with eAssist

While continuously redefined as a Buick car brand on the rise, so does the emphasis on fuel efficiency at the manufacturer. This model shares the standard hybrid Summer and Buick Lacrosse.

Nicknamed "Buick Regal 2012 with eAssist" German sedan will receive the next generation of GM's mild hybrid technology as a power train option. GM says the model is capable of yielding 42 miles per gallon in city and 60 highways, which is a higher yield than the largest Lacrosse.

2011 Toyota Matrix

You'd have to look very carefully to notice the changes in version 2011 of the Toyota Matrix, and even if you do, you may not notice. In this respect it is true that the Toyota Corolla 2011.

The most visible aspect of the design change of the Matrix 2011 is a new lower bumper incorporating a honeycomb grille design somewhat flattened, which helps balance proportions in relation to the rear of the vehicle. There is a honeycomb design around the outside of the vehicle is actually also present in the thin upper grille and rear bumper.

Ferrari 458 Challenge

After months of waiting, finally this morning Ferrari surprised everyone expected to formally introduce the Ferrari 458 Challenge at the Bologna Motor Show.

Based on 458 Italy, this sports car aims to compete in the Trofeo Pirelli 2011. Obviously, being a career model, this car has great differences with the model that is based.

Custom Ferrari 458 Italy

The luxury car manufacturers discovered they could earn much money by customizing your models for customers who always want to bother with any extra details.

One brand that has capitalized on this business is Ferrari, so we decided to present a short video of the customization program of the Italian brand, applied to the desired 458 Italy.

Volvo fight and gets his first major victory against pollution.

Perhaps it is a curious story, and that is if it has already become a habit to observe the battery level will add another Mobile today, the car battery. Volvo effectively initiative is causing surprise and joy of all who have always yearned for driving with peace of mind not be polluting the environment , then reconciling the terrible need to drive a car to move and to not emit particles pollutants into the piece.

Citroen C-Cactus, "the gift of the gods."

It is always difficult to get along with everyone, and is usually not easy to make a good production that let users happy because they have cheaper costs, or environmental contaminant at a car terribly badly designed, but is less contributions from the two pollutant particles that make the car a more or less polluting vehicle, but the C-Cactus has achieved the impossible and, therefore, seems a gift from Olympus, making a special low-cost design production, with an impressive fuel economy and also a very low environmental pollution, definitely something to be reviewed.

2011 Electric Cars

This year will mark a turning point around the world of automobiles, especially everything related to mobility, it will be the prelude to the launch of a broad platform of electric cars, which has been set by many companies for the year 2012, and surely we will have some important advances in mid-year on these new models.

But not all companies will seek to focus on next year, but have decided to directly introduce some cars that will be available at this time, perhaps as an introduction or to take hold in the face to the next year, especially considering that the financial crisis fails detached from many industries.

New Toyota Auris : What's new hybrid car

 

Toyota hybrids. Toyota Motor Corporation in 2009 surpassed the historic milestone of 2 million vehicles sold above their competitors. No doubt this is due to the important innovations that are including in their hybrid models. Today we will tell you the news of the new Toyota Auris.

One of the main advantages of owning a hybrid car is fuel savings. Not surprisingly, it is estimated that the roads in Europe and more than 200,000 hybrid cars. The new Toyota Auris has a price for some may be expensive, but if we end up accounts get out cheap, you just have to make calculations you'll need fuel for a year.

Toyota Yaris and Toyota Prius Hybrid + teaser official

The carmaker Toyota has decided to bring forward some of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show (3-13 March), showing the official teaser of two innovations being presented with all the solemnity of the event, just at the festival in Switzerland: it is the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid, which will be proudly displayed right alongside the new generation (the third), Toyota Yaris tout court, and the new Toyota Prius +, the MPV version of the Toyota Prius hybrid hatchback. Two previews at the European level, in essence, ecological, are reaffirming the commitment of the Japanese automaker Toyota against Mother Nature.

2011 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota Prius Concept C

After the all-new MPV Toyota Pries V, the new Pries Concept C (C = compact? No: city), the Japan automaker Toyota brings to the stage at the Detroit Motor Show 2011, the draft of a new hatchback, whose Pries tout court seems to have little in common, at least stylistically, and it will become a new compact car, tentatively included in the C segment, able to enlarge the catchments area of hybrid technology from Toyota. An entry-level car, which at the same time launched a new pencil, much more complex and personal than the current generation Toyota Pries.

New Porsche Boxster Concept

The carmaker Porsche has released a few hours ago, the first official image of the new Boaster, and the electric version of the Boaster roadster compact: it is not a car ready for commercialization, but just a concept car that the brand Zuffenhausen was designed to test this specific technology in the most diverse ecological conditions (road).

Electric Car Concepts 2011

A new year begins for the automotive world, and he strides ahead, focused on what is considered as the mobility of tomorrow, direct alternative engine combustion are one of the contributing carbon dioxide, a of gaseous pollutants of the environment.

Big companies are preparing to give a quality go out on electric cars , in what will surely be a great year for this mobility, a 2012 which has promised a broad platform with great innovations, and subsequent adaptation to this technology, driven by charging stations and electricity grid improvements in home.

Electric Toyota RAV4

In the world of automobiles, it is common to find partnerships made between different companies (commonly called Joint-Venture) that bind to jointly develop a car that generates a real impact on the market and therefore give rise to a large amount of sales and enjoys great popularity.

Citroen Concept Car E-3pod

The prototype that we see in the picture is the result of a design developed by Citroen and the Royal College of Art Graduate Show London and with the support of the company streamlined exam simulation software, getting the final result of the prototype E-3pod.

FF Ferrari GT. New official photos

Ferrari has received many requests to publish some more pictures from what will be its new flagship, the GT FF Ferrari four-seater, red Ferrari (as usual), and seem to have heard what it was all over the world asking. The pictures you see are the second batch of official images of FF Ferrari launched after the official launch of the super late last January.

BMW ConnectedDrive Vision

BMW Connected Drive Vision is a roadster compact two-seater in the prototype stage, which was officially presented at the Geneva Motor Show 2011, known to date as Z2 2013. The new concept car has a very different style of BMW, with sliding doors reminiscent of the BMW Z1 and its design is based on the Vision Efficient Dynamics 2009.

The new Chevrolet Volt by 2011, will be marketed throughout the U.S.

The Chevrolet Volt is currently being marketed in only a few areas in the U.S. but will ship throughout the continent until the end of the year, expanding their horizons to Washington, California, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Connecticut.

Cadillac CTS-V 2011 Black Edition

Cadillac will launch the new Cadillac CTS-V from next spring. Meanwhile, has released the first official photos of the special version called Black Edition will be available in sedan, coupe and wagon with a 6.2-liter V8 engine with 556 horsepower.

The Ford Ka, will be presented in 2014

The new Ford Ka will be presented in 2014, and will come equipped with EcoBoost engines to ensure CO2 emissions below 100 grams per kilometer, as a development plan that will be implanted into new models like the Fiesta or the Ford Focus.

BMW X3 2011. Prices and photos

At the International Motor Show Paris 2010, will present the second generation of the BMW X3, completely renovated with stronger mechanical and better materials. The market launch will be the end of 2010, being built on the North American plant in Spartanburg (South Carolina) where also are riding the BMW X5.

BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics, will be renamed BMW i8

The announced BMW Vision EfficientDynamics, a prototype of the Bavarian house, which was presented at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show last year 2009, BMW renamed i8.

This new designation "i" could bring a wide range of green vehicles for BMW in the future. This new model will be in its final finish in 2013, which means one year after its two commercial rivals, the Audi R8 e-tron and SLS AMG Mercedes E-Cell.

Porsche 918 Spyder, and has sales price

The signing of Stuttgart automaker has not yet begun production of the Porsche 918 Spyder, which was unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show, and already has 900 buyers willing to pay a price that still completely unknown.

New Renault it said. Power Sports

The Renault it said is like most futuristic remodeling Alpine Renault, but with enough nuances. For the new Renault design director, Laurens van Acker, is his first directing project in the French factory with the new range of concept vehicles that will be hitting the market, starting with the new Renault-electric sports it said, with bodywork Kevlar.

Audi A1 XE receive a new S Line kit

Audi has just introduced a new accessory package for the Audi A1 XE S, called S-line, beginning with alloy wheels 16 or 17 inch, xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights.

Audi A6 2011. New official photos

Audi has released some new official photos of the fourth-generation Audi A6, which can be ordered from dealers of the brand, priced at 45,250 euros for the lowest version with Multitronic 2.8 FSI engine, including the number: seven airbags, ESP and traction control, alloy wheels, 17 inches, Audi Drive Select, cloth seats, automatic climate control, radio, Start & Stop system, light sensor and rain sensor.

2015 Audi A2

Audi has changed its plans for the new Audi A2, a model home in Ingolstadt that will be released at a later date to the estimated forecast from 2013 to 2015, and growing in length, from the beginning up to 370 cm the 390 cm.

It was initially thought to base it on the platform of the Volkswagen Up, but eventually will be a mix between the new Polo and Passat, with a hybrid engine. Greener alternatives for their engines will be offered in different versions of gasoline and diesel.

Audi Electric Cars

Audi is completing the steps toward electric mobility slowly but firmly. Most of their models have the Start & Stop system for motor starting and stopping of machines and energy recovery systems, these technologies could be considered as micro-hybrid technologies.

The Chrysler 300 Hybrid will arrive in 2013

Chrysler will launch a gasoline-electric hybrid version for the new generation of the saloon 300. This information has been revealed by Sergio Marchionne, director of the company during the past Detroit. Be linked to an automatic gearbox 8 relations and will go on sale in 2013.

Mazda is developing the RX-7 for 2013 and will be an electric rotary

Mazda , for several years is developing the new RX-7. This was a sporting context and achieving a time to bring the firm to the top. The RX-7 has the temporary name, RX-9.

The new sports will incorporate the latest technology of the firm, and implement, in part, the aesthetics of the prototypes that Mazda was presented at the last meeting rooms. In part, because now with the new head of design changes the orientation that comes bearing the signature (because you can not actually carry the latest designs.) And surely one of the first to introduce this change is the new RX-7.

Megacity BMW 2012, new information

The German firm BMW is working long into the Mega city project. A project that has kept among many keys and only now did the confirmation of its development. The place of the implementation of the next line of zero-emission vehicles will be signing in Leipzig, Germany.

Aston Martin to enter the South American market in 2012, Lagonda

 

The super car firm Aston Martin, has confirmed that in mid-2012, started selling their models in some South American markets. But it will not primarily with the marketing of their super sport, but it came from the hand of Lagonda, the firm that seeks to impose on the market for super luxury cars in emerging countries, where between them are also Russia and China.

Brabus Mercedes SLR McLaren: faster than fast

Brabus is not just any repair shop that it is prepared as the vehicle gains. Brabus is the trainer par excellence of Mercedes-Benz and proves it with one of their brand new models: the Mercedes SLR McLaren Brabus .

Porsche 918 Spyder

The Porsche 918 Spyder was presented last March at the International Motor Show in Geneva, as a prototype. The final version of the Porsche 918 Spyder will be presented in a fully completed in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California in August.