Friday, December 30, 2011

Yamaha Mio Soul Classic Retro Style Modification



 Last weekend, in Bandung, West Java, Yamaha antagonism Cuzztomatic 3 alternation was captivated with participants from regions I (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Jakarta, Banten and West Java). The challenge is assuredly set a 2008 Yamaha Mio Soul about-face Budi “Big” Rahmanto as the winner.
On this scooter, the chief modifier offers a new concept. Extra advanced rear caster arbor with no rewind. During this time, added modifiers generally called to the abstraction that the apparatus charge be backed with ample wheels.
Kok, can not rewind the caster axis? Here Big try alive the position of the agent to the larboard to 8 cm. This about-face makes the handle of a accepted agent (engine mounting) unused. Instead, “Created new handle with the appearance and admeasurement to chase the aboriginal model,” said the man who afraid on H Street Mugeni No. 1, Pisangan, East Jakarta, this.
The appearance and anatomy architecture accept additionally been afflicted completely, the appulse of the apparatus actuality moved. If you still use the original, Big words, the carburettor will be stuck. Therefore, cartilage larboard redesigned.
Big is actual agog to use a custom anatomy that resembles Fino. These designs, he said, altogether ill-fitted to the hot rod theme. Only, the advanced headlights agnate to the classical archetypal of the competitors. Hence, back the contest, the lights Honda Scoopy additionally placed on the motor to reinforce the difference modifikasi Yamaha Classic.

New Honda Revo Matic Injection 2010 No Modification


SEE matic motor market is still very promising and the success of Honda's motorcycle products Revo, PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM) to take a spectacular step, namely to combine both and be the Honda AT Revo.

This is not a joke, because the new Honda motorcycle was introduced AT Revo on Tuesday (20 / 7), to strengthen the market penetration of AHM in the national motor. Mainstay weapon in this form of motorcycle technology Automatic Continuous Variable (CV-matic). Therefore, okay if we call it the Honda Revo Matic.

This is the first duck motorcycle in Indonesia using CV-matic technology that combines the reliability & motorcycle driving comfort and ease of driving an automatic transmission.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

New Porsche Panamera Diesel Returns 6.3lt/100km or 37.3mpg


European Porsche shoppers will soon have the option of ordering a diesel-powered version of the Panamera sports saloon. The most fuel-efficient model of the Panamera range is equipped with a Porsche-tuned version of the VW Group’s widely used 3.0-liter V6 TDI employing common rail direct injection technology and electrically controlled variable geometry turbochargers (VGTs).
The six-cylinder unit produces a maximum output of 250HP (184 kW) between 3,800 rpm and 4,400 rpm and a peak torque of 550Nm (405.7 lb-ft) available from 1,750 rpm to 2,750 rpm. The V6 is hooked up to an eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission while a start/stop system comes as standard. The Panamera Diesel is offered exclusively with rear-wheel drive.

Euro-spec Ford Focus to Bring Internet Access to the Masses in 2012


The European division of Ford announced on Monday that its Sync system with MyFord Touch will feature WiFi connectivity on the new Focus starting from 2012. The infotainment system will create a password-protected WiFi hotspot inside the car allowing up to five devices to be connected. The service will be free of charge, as the in-car internet connection will use customers' existing USB modems or compatible smartphones to access the web

Chevrolet Begins Taking Orders for Volt in Canada


General Motors is adding Canada to the list of countries that will soon get the Chevrolet Volt as starting from today, the company’s dealers in seven key regions across the country will begin accepting orders for the extended range electric vehicle, with prices starting from at CA$41,545 (equal to US$43,780 at today’s exchange rates

Saab Announces Strategic Partnership with China’s Hawtai Motor Group, Secures New $30 Million Loan

Saab Announces Strategic Partnership with China’s Hawtai Motor Group, Secures New $30 Million Loan
Spyker Cars NV and Saab president Victor Muller is pulling all the strings to kick start the Swedish automaker back into life after the company hit a cash crunch and was forced to halt production last month as suppliers refused to send parts citing lack of payment.
After an earlier announcement on the involvement of Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, who plans to invest €30 million in Saab’s parent company Spyker in return for a 29.9 percent stake, Muller hit twice today revealing that the company has secured a €30 million convertible loan from Gemini Investment Fund Ltd, while also announcing a new partnership with China’s relatively unknown, Hawtai Motor Group.

Sport Truck Redux: New Rumors About the Holden Ute Heading to the U.S.A.

Sport Truck Redux: New Rumors About the Holden Ute Heading to the U.S.A. 
 

It’s a poorly kept secret that many Americans are quite fond of the Australian-made and Commodore-derived, Holden Ute, which we recently drove in Queensland. It’s big, brutish and comfortable with a bevy of engine and equipment options to suit virtually any budget or taste - so long as those tastes only extend to, “Big, brutish V6 or V8 engined utes”.
Before the Global Financial Crisis of 2009, the subsequent bankruptcy GM and the disillusion of the Pontiac brand, as many as half of the Holden Commodores built in Australia were destined for the U.S. and the world in the form of the Pontiac G8. A thinly disguised Holden Ute even made a showing at the 2008 New York Auto Show as the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck.