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.

NHTSA Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mountaineer SUVs for Shattering Tailgate Glass09/

NHTSA Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mountaineer SUVs for Shattering Tailgate Glass 


The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has opened a preliminary investigation concerning 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from the 2010 and 2011 model years, after receiving several complaints that the window glass in the tailgate allegedly shattered without warning. The safety agency said it received 18 complaints noting that “the liftgate window glass shattered spontaneously, while opening the liftgate or while closing the liftgate. In one alleged injury incident, the complainant and her 10 year old son were cut by glass fragments."

BMW 3-Series Still Top Dog despite Strong Competition

BMW 3-Series Still Top Dog despite Strong Competition

In the ingloriously named, “small premium car segment”, the BMW 3-Series is king. A good all-rounder with sporting pretensions and cred, a nice assortment of engine and equipment options, and perhaps most importantly, a variety of body styles including a coupe and station wagon derivative that have ensured its market supremacy. All 3-Series models are doing their bit to keep sales high. According to a study released by R.L. Polk & Co., from 2008 through this past February, the 3-Series sedan covered around 60 percent of the model's retail registrations, with the coupe, convertible and station wagon versions accounting for the rest of the sales.

Ram Goes Big, Really Big with New Long-Hauler Concept Truck

Ram Goes Big, Really Big with New Long-Hauler Concept Truck



The Chrysler Group claims, “they don’t get much bigger” than its new Ram Long-Hauler Concept truck and at a whopping 24 feet (about 7.3 meters) long, who can blame them? Based on a Class 5 Ram 5500 Chassis Cab, the monstrous Long Hauler rides on an extended wheelbase measuring 197.4-in. (5,014mm) in length, which is more than enough to fit a Mercedes-Benz E-Class (191.7-in)! The concept truck is also 79.1 inches tall and tips the scales at an environmentally…unfriendly 9,300 lbs (4,218 kg), or close to 2.5-times as much as a Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan. Ram says the Long-Hauler has a maximum Gross Combined Weight Rating of 37,500 lbs (16,783 kg).

Saab Details Partnership with China’s Hawtai Motor Group

Saab Details Partnership with China’s Hawtai Motor Group
In his attempt to save Saab- again, and after having secured short-term cash of €30 million (US$44.6 million), Spyker Car N.V. CEO Victor Muller’s next move was to sign a strategic partnership with China’s Hawtai Motor Group. Under the agreement, Saab will receive a €150 million (US$222.5 million) cash injection while the two companies will form joint ventures for manufacturing, technology and distribution. As a part of the deal, China’s Hawtai will invest €120 million (US$178 million) for up to a maximum of a 29.9 percent equity stake in Spyker on a fully diluted basis. Τhe remaining €30 million will be in the form of a convertible loan agreement with a 6 month maturity, an interest rate of 7% per annum and a conversion price of €4.88 per share.

Italdesign’s Sexy BMW Nazca M12

Italdesign’s Sexy BMW Nazca M12 Concept Could be Yours for $1.1 million 
One of the most memorable concept models from the decade that brought us grunge, the internet, Playstation and the Prius, is Italdesign’s series of BMW Nazca supercar studies. Designed by the great Giorgetto Giugiaro who was also responsible for BMW’s production M1 sports car, the Nazca M12 made its debut in 1991 and was followed in by a more hardcore version called the Nazca C2 in 1992 and an open-top Spider C2 model in 1993. Now, one of the Nazca concepts has been put up for sale by a dealer located in the Czech Republic. The car seen here is based on the body of the 1991 Nazca M12 but features an Alpina-prepped 5.7-liter V12 engine (sourced from the 750i / 850i of the era) producing 379HP

VW Releases Mega Gallery of the New Golf Cabriolet

VW Releases Mega Gallery of the New Golf Cabriolet
 Following its Geneva show world premiere in March, Volkswagen has now released a comprehensive photo gallery of its new Golf Cabriolet. Featuring a fully automatic soft top that retracts in 9 seconds and up to speeds of 30 km/h (18.6 mph), the Golf Cabriolet continues the tradition of its three predecessors, produced between 1979 and 2002 in over 680,000 units

Volvo Launches Luxed up S80 Executive and Sportier-looking V70 R-Design

Volvo Launches Luxed up S80 Executive and Sportier-looking V70 R-Design

Swedish carmaker Volvo is expanding its lineup with the introduction of two new models, the top-end S80 Executive sedan and the sportier loooking V70 R-Design station wagon. Starting with Volvo’s premium sedan model, a special badge on the C-pillar hints at the enhanced features inside, which include a leather wrapped instrument panel, ventilated soft leather seats with massage function, leather-covered door panels, an aluminum center console storage compartment and an analogue clock on the dashboard. The extra thick carpets and an optional fridge in the rear seat that comes with a set of Swedish crystal glasses round off the equipment upgrades.

Pininfarina to Unveil Coachbuilt Ferrari Super America 45 Convertible at Villa d'Este on May 20

Pininfarina to Unveil Coachbuilt Ferrari Super America 45 Convertible at Villa d'Este on May 20
The above photo is of the 2009 Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
This year’s edition of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este motor show in Italy will see Pininfarina lifting the veils off (that is, unless some scoopster beats them to it…) a spanking new coachbuilt Ferrari convertible called the Super America 45. The one-off supercar was commissioned by New York billionaire, real estate tycoon and former owner of the New York Post, Peter Kalikow, who also owns another coachbuilt Ferrari made by Pininfarina, the 612 Kappa. While the famous Italian designer is keeping the rest of the details under wraps, the one-off supercar is believed to be based either on the 599 GTB Fiorano or the 599 GTO with some claiming it may feature a similar rotating central-piece roof to the 2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica. The bespoke, open-top supercar will probably be powered by a stock 6.0-liter V12 engine, though it is difficult to say what other elements will be kept untouched, as we're talking about a vehicle built to customer specifications

Yugo…Grale Replicates Lancia’s Iconic Delta HF Integrale

Yugo…Grale Replicates Lancia’s Iconic Delta HF Integrale
 
 If you grew up in the late 1980s or early 1990s and were an avid automotive enthusiast, chances are you fondly remember the great Delta HF Integrale, arguably the last super exciting (from a driver's perspective) Lancia model. And while Lancia has turned a new page in its history, tending to the needs of customers enamored with fashion catwalks instead of rally courses, there are plenty of drivers out there who cherish the original spirit of the Italian brand. Some, however, have taken their love of Lancia to the extreme turning mundane Yugos, itself a by-product of the Fiat 127, into Integrale replicas.

BMW Insider Says All-new 2012 M5 will offer All-Wheel-Drive Option

BMW Insider Says All-new 2012 M5 will offer All-Wheel-Drive Option
Revealed in concept car guise at the recent Shanghai auto show, the new BMW M5 will not only be the first turbocharged M5 to hit the streets, but also the first one with an optional all-wheel drive system, or at least that’s what an unnamed company insider told British car magazine, Autocar. The company official said the all-wheel drive model will be built around the upcoming V8-powered M5 sedan, but didn’t go into any further details on the technical specs

Hennessey’s Tire-Shredding HPE500 Supercharged Ram Truck on Film

Hennessey’s Tire-Shredding HPE500 Supercharged Ram Truck on Film 



The tuners over at Hennessey Performance have always had a thing for boosting anything that rides on four wheels. More recently, the Texas-based tuning firm applied its technical wizardry on the Ram Truck. The result is the Hennessey HPE500 Supercharged Ram, which as implied by its name, features a supercharged version of the Chrysler Group’s 5.7-liter Hemi V8 producing 505-horsepower at 5,400 rpm. The tune include numerous standard upgrades such as a sport exhaust and Hennessey embroidered seats, along with various optional parts like different alloy wheel and tire combos and suspension systems. While we’re waiting for Hennessey to pit the HPE500 Supercharged Ram against a stock Nissan GT-R or a Porsche 911 Turbo, you can watch the powerful pickup truck in some tire shredding action in the video after the break.

Novitec Rosso Supercharges Alfa Romeo 8C Spider to 600-horsepower

Novitec Rosso Supercharges Alfa Romeo 8C Spider to 600-horsepower



It may not be the best sports car Italy has to offer us right now, but Alfa Romeo’s 8C Spider is certainly a prime candidate for being one of the most beautiful out there. That said, even Novitec Rosso is smart enough to know that you don’t mess with a good thing with the German tuner focusing its attention on improving the Alfa’s mechanical hardware. The highlight of Novitec Rosso’s performance package is hidden under the 8C Spider’s hood with the adoption of a modified version of the supercharger system used on the firm’s Maserati GT tune. A new water-to-air intercooler with a dedicated radiator, custom injectors, a stainless-steel high-performance exhaust system and an ECU optimization round off the changes to the 4.7-liter V8 engine.

McLaren's MP4-12C GT3 Racer gets 100HP less than the Street Version

McLaren's MP4-12C GT3 Racer gets 100HP less than the Street Version


McLaren has announced full technical specifications of its MP4-12C GT3 racing model, which much surprisingly, has 100 horses less than the road car it's based upon. The racer uses the same 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine (codenamed M838T), but in a de-tuned state deliver 500 horsepower (down from 600HP) in order to “provide optimum power for a performance-balanced race car,” according to McLaren

2012 Chevrolet Camaro Car wallpapers and prices, specification

2012 Chevrolet Camaro Car wallpapers and prices, specification
It is rumored that this year Camaro lovers will get to take a peak of the new Upcoming 2012 Cars Chevrolet Camaro Z28 at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. 

 Others predicted a reveal at the recent Detroit Auto Show, but it came and went with no reveal. An early concept car was shown at the 2007 Detroit car show



2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Car wallpapers and prices, specification



2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Car wallpapers and prices, specification
The Upcoming 2012 Cars Chevrolet Silverado 1500 will not offer any major differences from the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Styling will remain the same in the Upcoming 2012 Cars Silverado. There is speculation that the 1500s could be dramatically redesigned by the time the 2013 models rolls out.