Toyota MPV Showing at Paris

Toyota has officially launched the presence of products of the last mini-MPV announced the Toyota Verso-S, on stage at the Paris Salon in late September of this 2010th In Japan, Verse-S, under the name of the previous generation Toyota sold Ractis is one of the best-selling minivan in Japan.

Verso-S debut in Paris, is a business class at the mini-MPV Toyota in Europe, having been sold by 2007 Yaris Verso. come in its class, Pour-S, the struggle with Kia, Opel Meriva and the Citroen C3 Picasso.

One advantage of the S-verse is a smart management of space in the cabin. On the European market, the car is the fastest car in its class - less than four feet - but thanks to the greater attention to the details of the interior to pay practical and flexible, this vehicle has a place in the cabin is free and easy, high quality.

There is currently no additional information on technical details. For the European market, consumers can get gasoline or diesel engine options similar to Toyota Yaris in the offers. Marketing Plan began in the spring of 2011 in Europe.

Powerful engine 1.6 L from Volvo

Swedish car manufacturer, Volvo, announced its new petrol engine with a capacity of 1.6 L four-cylinder equipped with direct injection technology (direct injection) and turbo charged. This combination they named Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDi).

Variants of this Anyar machine code there are two with T3 and T4. For the 1.6 L GTDi T3 has 150 PS power and 240 Nm of torque. While the 1.6 L GTDi T4 180 PS and 240 Nm of torque, but can be increased to be 270 Nm, depending on needs. Both engines will be pinned on the Volvo S60 and V60.

"We anticipate no decrease in fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of about 20 percent compared with conventional gasoline engine with larger displacement and a similar performance," said Senior Vice President of Product Development Volvo Magnus Jonsson, Monday (30/08/2010) this. At the same time, he continued, GTDi engine can provide power to quickly and seemed to feel of driving a modern diesel engine.

Both variants of the machine equipped with automatic transmission, Powershift six-speed and six-speed manual is also for 1.6 GTDi T4. Its privileges, when the driver again and then lifted off the gas pedal, the gears soon be free. Thus, reducing rolling resistance and fuel economy.

While the T3 is only offered 1.6 GTDi six-speed manual gearbox is equipped with the function "start / stop". So, when the car stopped due to freezes, the engine went dead. We want roads, no need to turn the ignition key. Simply press the accelerator, the engine has come back.

Ducati Superbike Retreat from Race

Superbike World Championship (WSBK) mourning in connection with a startling announcement from Ducati. The Italian motorcycle manufacturer states forbid retreat next year (2011). In fact, the Ducati team's most successful manufacturer of successes since paritipasi 1988.

In 22 years of doing business, the world champion Ducati carving manufacturer 16 times and led to 13 pebalap steal the crown of world champion.

Rumors are growing, their pullback associated with the entry of Valentino Rossi to Ducati that drain money is not small. In addition, the team wanted concentration and a great achievement that has never achieved such as in Superbike.

Impact Ducati setback turned out to also affect the individuals who wear the Ducati team. Because, it will also limit the manufacturer supplying the engine and supporting individual teams.

President and CEO of Ducati Gabriel Del Torchio confirmed when they retire from WSBK because want to focus on technical and product development. "This decision is part of a special strategy Ducati. Its main objectives, further enhance the technology content of production models to come," said Gabriele.

I want to thank you, go to Noriaki Gabriele Haga and Michel and all Riders which have contributed to large on the Ducati Superbike. Also to the crew team and employees who have worked in a professional, who so long held Flammini racing, FIM, and the sponsors.

Toyota Prius PHV Continue To Campaign

To socialize the plug-in hybrid technology, Toyota Prius continues to bring new generation around the world. This time turn the Ministry of Energy and Transportation, as well as other related institutions at the provincial government of Ontario, Canada had the opportunity tested the ability Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV).

"Toyota Canada is pleased to be delivering units of the Prius PHV offering to our partners in Ontario," Yoichi Tomihara, president of Toyota Canada.

The manufacturer plans to release 100 units of the Prius PHV to the whole world in the next few years to explore the market. Despite Toyota's claims have no plans to produce in bulk, it is estimated the unit would be marketed in the upcoming 2015.

Prius PHV first appeared on the scene Fankfurt Auto Show last year. The main difference its technology, ability to recharge the electric power is as easy as plugging the cable into the plug. Unlike conventional hybrid vehicles in the market.

"Government of Canada is very pleased to take part in the initial project in order to collect data needed to prepare the infrastructure necessary electric vehicles," said Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy Provinis.

2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4X4 Review

Massive. The exact word that struck me first, I went to the Toyota 4Runner 2010 days of departure.


What was the prototype compact SUV has been on the pack pounds and the new style, like when you stamp on top of all that loose.

No, I'm not alone. Sajeev Mehta seems closer to the truth about cars felt the same ... He wrote: "It looks like fat Elvis on four wheels."

Everything that goes directly into the mass of the driving experience. As Casey Kasem outtake said in his famous "great man ... seriously. 270 hp feels no more than sufficient to leave in order to overcome the inertia of the machine £ 4400 ... and the estimate of 17 city/22 highway EPA, you me know if you see him, right? Here in this blog, we get surprisingly close, and sometimes higher than the EPA estimates ... but the best that could be done by us, was 16 in a mixture of roads and highways. Without the highway, 13-point or 14-something would have happened to him.

The interior is designed to reduce the size to give weight, volume ... almost as if the idea of the 4Runner in a junior version of the Land Cruiser to convert. But we love the Land Cruiser .... above all, because that's what it should be. Oh, and the EPA is 13 city/18 highway ... that's about all 4Runner is carried on the testimony of our week.

Ours was the SR5 4x4 ... a reasonable base price $ 30,915 ... Option with an upgrade of the audio system ($ 585), rear view camera (a must for the car at $ 525), a number of amenities, sunroof, front and rear plus rear AC outlets ($ 1,050), the leather seats and power sliding doors with extra airbags ($ 3.570) mats and cargo mats ($ 204). With $ 800 for shipping, the bottom line $ 37,649.

No outrageous for this level of equipment. If it was in the '09 4Runner, I would not blink. But it seems a little change, that seems to go for a vehicle in the wrong direction at the wrong time.

Mercedes Benz GLK350 Review

What a difference a decade.

seriously 10 years ago, Mercedes-Benz affect his image with the introduction of what was then a small SUV ML320 .. the. It cost somewhere in the middle of the 30s, they take in a new market segment, but was an important step in what people expect from Mercedes in materials and workmanship.

An even smaller SUV should be more reason to despair, is not it? No, not now.

You see, Mercedes as a whole has followed the law of the ML320 garden path ... leading to a decade-Benz less than all of the specific model names ... even some whose prices are surprisingly high.

The good news is that MB appears in the bite with some products that seem to draw his bar to higher market share ... It is in this environment, GLK350 force.

Size? Think somewhere between a Ford Escape and Ford Explorer.

Price? The base is a reasonable price of $ 35,900. For that you get power to a 268 V6 with a seven-speed automatic transmission, leading to EPA, about 16 miles per gallon city/21 highway.

Best of all, it feels firmer than the LMA has never ... and if at 10 high-quality options (premium light package, Media package, Sport Appearance Package) does not seem too stupid or too much because, well, it's a Mercedes loaded. Must be a notch above other things.

to pay for years, people a premium for Mercedes-Benz quality and technology, is not the board itself. When the days are back, we are all better off.

UPDATE:

This applies to all-wheel drive GLK. Select the model of two-wheel-drive, and the base price is $ 34.600 reduced ... making it one of the cheapest Benz you can buy. And because the ML 320 1998 $ 33.900, is incredible. Fuel consumption remains unchanged in the city, but improved to 22 on the road.

A recent campaign in the two-wheel-drive model strengthens the previous revision to all four wheels. And this time, Mercedes was only about 8,000 in options (premium multimedia package and the iPod interface) ... so under the dash for $ 875 shipping and handling was $ 42.925.

Ben Spies replaced Valentino Rossi Yamaha MotoGP in 2011

Ben Spies replaced Valentino Rossi at the Yamaha factory team in MotoGP in 2011, will be answered next weekend. According to the plan, Yamaha will announce who the companion Jorge Lorenzo for the next season, in the United States GP at Indianapolis, August 29.

Spies, who represents the MotoGP rookie, looks very impressive in his debut in this prestigious class. Seeing the performance of ciamik, Yamaha Tech 3 pebalap will promote it for the Yamaha squad, filling the place of Rossi, who is certain to leave Ducati.

Indeed, Spies became pebalap "new" the most prominent. 2009 World Superbike Champion was first MotoGP podium at Silverstone last month - ranked third, behind Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso. Later in the GP of the Czech Republic August 15 and then, even this Texas pebalap appear impressive because for the first time, start from the front row, and finished in the order of four.

About it (the announcement of moving to Yamaha), Spies said: "That was the worst thing else that is kept secret, but here there has been no official announcement.

"Now we are working in the right corridor, and there will be something that immediately came to me for several years to come. I can tell, I'm happy now.

"Everything is going according to plan. So far a good year and I look forward to the next few years."

Spies was already tested a prototype YZR-M1 machine in 2011 in Brno earlier this week. The tests, conducted as an initial step for the 26-year-old pebalap this, to get to know his new bike, which officially began ditunggang after the final race in Valencia, November.