Archive for July 25th, 2010
Abarth will make own speedster
Abarth Tuning Studio, which specializes in producing “hot” versions of Fiat cars, intends to present a model of its own design. Built it, however, will also be on Fiat, but it will not prevent it from becoming one of the most stylish and beautiful machines on the market, which will be made in the style of Zagato Abarth 750 T 1959.
It is an open platform speedster Fiat 500. This car will be produced without a roof (it probably will offer an extra charge). But under the hood Abarth 500 Speedster will petrol engine with 1.4 liter turbo, which will produce 163 or 178 hp depending on the settings.
FIM e-Power 2010: Last lap lead change at Mazda Raceway
Filed under: Motorsports, Motorcycle, Electric, Racing
In racing, planning is everything. This point was proven once again as the bright yellow (Flying Banana, if you will) race machine from Lightning Motors held the lead of the e-Power International Championship until the very last few hundred feet. And then ran out of juice.
Sadly, for Lightning Motors at least, this slight miscalculation allowed the Flying Banana to be passed literally just feet ahead of the finish line by Michael Czysz, who took the win mounted on his own MotoCzysz E1pc electric race bike. For those keeping track, Czysz was 6.7 seconds behind at the start of the last lap.
Michael Barnes took second place on the Lightning Motors machine, followed by Thijs de Ridder aboard the Crystalite bike. Our congratulations to all of the riders!
Gallery: e-Power International Championship at Mazda Raceway
Photos by Jeremy Korzeniewski / Copyright (C)2010 AOL
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Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel: Price in India
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in India
All prices (indicative) ex-showroom as of July 2010, prices may vary
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in Bangalore
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HJ – Rs. 11,02,300/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HG – Rs. 12,81,100/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HL – Rs. 13,83,400/-
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in New Delhi
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HJ – Rs. 10,95,000 /-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HG – Rs. 12,73,000/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HL – Rs. 13,75,000 /-
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in Mumbai
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HJ – Rs. 10,89,400/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HG – Rs. 12,66,600/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HL – Rs. 13,67,600/-
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in Kolkata
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HJ – Rs. 11,06,000/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HG – Rs. 12,83,500/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HL – Rs. 13,83,500/-
Price of Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel in Chennai
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HJ – Rs. 11,00,010/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HG – Rs. 12,77,400/-
Toyota Corolla Altis Diesel HL – Rs. 13,78,400/-
A two-cylinder hybrid: Can consumers change?
Time to get un-American
Outrageously cheap and fuel efficient
In the very near future Fiat might offer a two-cylinder car for the American market. Obviously, such a vehicle – one would think – would be called a joke by most Americans. Yet, what if Fiat offered an agile, fun-to-drive 100 mpg, 2-cylinder hybrid for just ,000?
Could such a hybrid outsell the Smart ForTwo? Could it compete with Toyota Prius sales?
The other day, MotorTrend asked their community whether they would personally buy a two-cylinder car. Not surprisingly, many of the gear heads mocked the entire concept. Surprisingly, however, nearly half expressed an interest with various caveats of course, such as fun to drive, excellent fuel economy, price, etc.
Also not surprisingly, many against such a vehicle cited safety as a significant concern. Yet, we could be just years away from software and auto-drive features that could make the smallest cars as safe as any other car on the market. If the safety of small cars were no longer an issue, would interest increase significantly?
Regardless of whether such safety capabilities are available and cost-effective any time soon, it seems that the concept of such a vehicle isn’t nearly as un-American as it was not so very long ago. More important, such safety features are coming.
While not an easy task, I’d bet Americans can think outside-of-the-box if provided with a truly compelling offering. Hopefully, one day an automaker will provide such a product. They just might realize far more success than they ever imagined and, eventually, I’d bet again, such products will be required for success.
No 4.4 TDV8 for America (U.S)
According to insiders at Range Rover, the all-new 4.4 litre V8 diesel will not be sold in the U.S.
The new engine, originally designed with Ford and built in Mexico, offers substantially better fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions compared to the previous 3.6 litre V8 unit, but the engine is still not clean enough to strict U.S emission regulations. The current U.S emission laws are equivalent to Euro6 standards, which come into power in 2014. The 4.4 TDV8 is engineered to meet Euro5 standards.
Although, the next-generation version of the TDV8 engine is set to be launched in 2014/15, and Range Rover sources said the engine is “very likely to come to the U.S then”.
