Hyundai debuts its latest 2013 HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept at the Seoul Motor Show in S. Korea
While most of us were busy tackling the debuts of the 2013 New York International Auto Show, Hyundai unveiled a new sports coupe concept at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show in South Korea.
The 2013 Hyundai HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept is being called a design study, much like the 2013 Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept that debuted earlier this year at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Hyundai calls the design language “Fluidic Sculpture,” which has helped sculpt and influence some of the current models in existence today, such as the Azera and the new Santa Fe.
The 2013 HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept is designed to house Hyundai’s latest 370hp 3.3L turbocharged and direct—injected GDi gasoline V6, mated to an eight speed automatic.
“HND-9 will give customers a glimpse of Hyundai’s future luxury sports coupe models,” said Suk-Geun Oh, Hyundai’s head of design. “Representing an evolution of Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ design philosophy, the rear-wheel drive sports coupe concept balances high performance with a sophisticated image.”
And if anything, the 2013 HND-9 Sports Coupe Concept could possibly provide a pointer for what is to come for the next-generation Hyundai Genesis sports coupe.
For full details, check out the press release after the jump.
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2013 Chicago: Nissan shines 2013 Juke Nismo in the spotlight for US markets
Nissan put a spotlight on their latest addition to the 2013 Juke lineup: the new 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo, at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.
“NISMO’s unique motorsports DNA adds a new dimension to the pioneering JUKE’s long list of attributes,” said Pierre Loing, Nissan USA’s product planning vice president. “With nearly 100 separate performance, exterior and interior modifications and solid functionality behind every element, JUKE NISMO adds a whole new dimension of sporty style and driving exhilaration – all within reach of performance buyers’ budgets.”
The 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo comes with a wide variety of upgrades, including a full body kit upgrade that actually functions to provide a 37% increase in downforce, beefed up and lowered suspension, and upgraded 18-inch alloy runners.
It ain’t just all show and no go either as Nissan gave the Juke’s 1.6L four-pot a power boost making it produce 197hp and 184 lb-ft of torque versus the standard Juke’s 188hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. Buyers can either opt for front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
For full details, check out the press release after the jump.
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Top 20 Most Influential People In The Auto Industry
So, we all know that cars pretty much rule our world, but honestly, have your ever thought about who’s behind the powerful auto industry? Well, we did, and came up with a TOP 20 list of the most influential people in the auto industry. We decided not set a particular order, just a random one between the 20 names, so you can contribute and let us know what your order would be and who else you think could be on that list. A little heads up… we couldn’t add a girl to it, but names like Danica Patrick and Sabine Schmitz could well be in there… maybe in a Top 30 list!
To illustrate this list we’ve also created an HD Infographics with a resume of each of the TOP 20 guys out there. Check it out and find a more complete text version at the end.
Download the HD version of the TOP 20 Infographics (~3 Mb)
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C-42 Showcases Citroën’s Electric And Hybrid Concepts
Published July 6, 2012
By Philippe Crowe
C-42, Citroën’s international showcase on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, France, has opened a new show called “Now Future.”
After travelling back in time with an exhibition on presidential Citroëns, the brand is zooming into the future with a display of its most emblematic concept cars. Underlining Citroën’s boldness, creativity and technology, the new season aims to demonstrates the brand’s ability to take elements from its concept cars and turn them into reality. Citroën’s New DS5 flagship, for example, was inspired by the magical and daring C-SportLounge concept from 2005.
According to Citroën, C_42 is paying tribute to the company’s audacity. Concept cars, from the dazzling C-Métisse to the irreverent Revolte and Survolt, as well as the uber-athletic GTbyCitroën, illustrate Citroën’s seismic shift in styling over time and demonstrate the brand’s ability to innovate with their full-electric and hybrid drivetrains.
GTbyCITROËN: FROM VIRTUAL TO REALITY
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Photos and Info: The V12-Powered Roadster Lives
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In an age of engine downsizing and emissions-reduction mandates, one might expect the V-12 engine—volumes of which never were very high in the first place—to hit the endangered-species list. But Mercedes-Benz and AMG are keeping the breed alive at least for the near future, sliding the brands’ mighty twin-turbocharged twelve-pot into the latest SL roadster to create the latest SL65 AMG. With a price tag expected to top $ 200,000, the new super-roadster will create a veritable glut of six-figure, 500-plus-hp droptops in Benz showrooms, joining the $ 198,675 SLS AMG Roadster and the cheaper (at an estimated $ 140,000) 2013 SL63 AMG. The SL65 arrives this November. It will be available in 10 or so standard paint colors, the most important of which is brown.
More Power, More Gears, Fewer Pounds
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History of Mercedes
The three pointed star on any automobile or on a chain around the neck of a ghetto boy means only one thing, the owner has class, which is exactly the impression Daimler AG, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand wants you to think and is why they have been accused of not making theft-proof badges for their cars.
Those who can afford to drive a Mercedes can also afford to replace the badge, and wearing the badge around the neck gives a form of street cred money can’t buy. There is a reason thieves don’t steal Lada badges. For a time in the 1980s some Mercedes-Benz dealerships in South Africa would replace the badge free of charge if it was stolen, enhancing the image of a company that cares about its customers and brand.
Most of the recent cars of course now sport a badge mounted flush with the hood making it more difficult to remove, aside from the fact Mercedes-Benz branded cars now cover a wider range of sizes and price points than the company is usually known for. Right from the very beginning of the company’s formation the vehicles produced have always been considered only suitable for those who could afford them, the cars have never been a competitor to Ford.
The last two decades of of the 19th century were a golden age for home inventors who were discovering ways to turn carriage wheels without the use of a horse, thankfully they did, and their ideas are the reason modern transport is so ubiquitous now.
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2011: The Year of BMW
2011 has been very a busy year for Bavarian Motor Functions! If something, it was effortless for us to tell given how active the BMWBLOG staff have been. Hugo attended the US launch of the 1M Coupe at Monticello Motor Club, Horatiu and Shawn picked one particular up and rocketed down to the 24 Hrs of Nurburgring to catch BMW Team Schnitzer pounding close to the decades old circuit.
I managed to catch BMW’s Joey Hand win the 24 Hours of Daytona and then follow suit in the BMW Team RLL M3′s at Sebring and the finish up the season with yet another championship at Petit Le Mans. Horatiu also managed to head to Europe a number of a lot more times, cease by Mexico for the six Series launch and keep the internet site going day-to-day – we’re all quite positive he’s a vampire or just doesn’t want sleep.
More to the point, though, BMW has launched a great amount of new merchandise in the final year even though locating continued achievement in numerous non-production car activities. 2011 has brought the general public the all new F10-based M5, the 1st M5 in historical past to be propelled by turbocharged engines with an explosive 550+ German horsies.
Speaking of turbochargers, 2011 could be known as the year of the 1M as the littlest so-named M vehicle. Accolades, rave reviews and a plethora of awards have filled the automotive headlines when it comes to the 2011 1M Coupe and our very own staff would rightfully agree – enough so that Chicago is heavy an extra Valencia Orange two-door belonging to a specific BMWBLOG staffer/owner!