Mazda2 makes North American debut at LA Auto Show Mazda 2 five-door hatchback comes with a 1.5-liter engine and is available in a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission and MAzda 2 comes to North America Next Summer.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
2011 Mazda 2 live - L.A. Motor Show
Mazda2 makes North American debut at LA Auto Show Mazda 2 five-door hatchback comes with a 1.5-liter engine and is available in a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission and MAzda 2 comes to North America Next Summer.
Toyota unveils new Sienna minivan at LA Auto Show
Toyota unveiled new versions of its Sienna minivan at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, with an eye toward capturing a bigger slice of the minivan market.
The Sienna is currently lagging behind the top-selling Honda Odyssey, Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country. Toyota sold 75,509 Siennas in the first 11 months of this year.
Even if the Sienna grabs a larger piece of the pie, that pie has been shrinking. Minivan sales, already on a downward trend as families gravitated to crossovers and SUVs, fell 32 percent through November. Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have pulled out of the minivan market altogether.
Volkswagen Up Lite Hybrid Concept
Several years ago we looked at a "three liters' cars, which average 1 to 33 could be driven, but in Los Angeles shown up! Volkswagen Lite concept is much closer to 1 in 50! The hybrid car is an average consumption of 2.44 l/100 km specified, ie 1 to 41 and a CO2 emissions of just 65 g / km.
2010 New Alfa Romeo Giulietta First images Revealed
Alfa Romeo announces that it will showcase the brand new Alfa Romeo Giulietta at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show.
Four engines, all of them turbocharged, will be available at launch. The 1.4TB is the baby with 88kW (120hp), followed by the 1.4TB MultiAir making 125kW (170hp). The other two are diesel-powered. One is a 1.6 JTDM producing 77kW (105hp) while the more powerful 2.0 JTDM is good for 125kW (170hp). An exclusive 173kW (235hp) petrol Quadrifoglio Verde model will be sold at a later stage.
Alfa has fitted the car with its DNA (Dynamic, Normal and All Weather) system which gives the driver three varying options for different driving situations. It has a Q2 electronic differential and a stability control system (VDC).
Style and design have always been Alfa Romeo's strong points and the Giulietta seems to keep that perception alive. The front end has what they call a "trilobe shape" with the Alfa grille set into the front bumper and suspended between the two air intakes. LED daytime running lights are included for both front and rear lights clusters. Similar to the old 156 sedan, the rear door handles are concealed as a matter of flair thus enhancing its coupe-like exterior.
2010 Infiniti G37 Details and images
Some improvements in the interior of profiles with rosewood now shiny, skin tone a little lighter and a new color from beige to match the dashboard and black finish. New design of aluminum trim and a redesigned center console, along the lines of that of the EX and FX crossovers, while controls and LCD instrumentation now have a white background.
Also debuting on the infotainment system Connectivity sedan that debuted a few months ago and the convertibles that includes hard drives and connection to all other everyday devices, from MP3 players to mobile phones. Next Step Connectivity + version, which adds a 30 GB Music Box and a satellite navigation system that includes red and green on the Michelin Guide where you can view information such as hotels and restaurants, opening hours of museums and the main view in 3D monuments that are on the path of driving.
The new version will arrive on the market in the spring of 2010 in the usual versions of "base, GT and S
Electronic pedestrian protection (EPP) System - Bosch
Technology does not die when car crash
Bosch, pedestrians and cyclists can protect against traffic accidents for the purpose of the new technologies developed by specifying, among these technologies, a collision of the vehicle's front end, most of the absorption effect innovations are providing.
EPP; accident for years, has proven himself to determine the car's front end and for the acceleration sensors in the engine hood of a second chip improves the trigger actuator consists of a control unit. The system is multiplied to the body a more effective 'deformation field' gives reduces the risk of injury. As an alternative, as a protective airbags in a collision are taken into consideration.
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