Luke Bryan

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Great Wall Wingle CL the great pick up for the American assault

In the past, Shanghai Auto Show, officially the Great Wall Wingle CL, a large pickup truck that should serve the mark to make the leap to the U.S. market with some potential.

With a length of 5.35 meters, has a wheelbase of 3.35 meters and a box with large capacity, and that despite being a double cabin with plenty of room for five passengers (overall width of 1.88 meters) . By now we know that under the hood will have two engines, a 2.0i Turbo with 200 hp and 310 Nm of torque, and a 150 hp diesel with 324 Nm. Anyway, Great Wall is working on a 3.0 V6 diesel engine-power, but will not be ready until later this year.

The new CL Wingle includes ESP, eight airbags, climate control, leather upholstery and parking sensors in higher-end versions. There is no date for the start of production or prices, but it certainly seems a good candidate to jump into new markets.

A new record for the Peugeot EX1 9'01''338 at the Nurburgring

The concept Peugeot EX1, unveiled just days before the last Paris continues its harvest of records.

After France (Montlhéry) then China, Germany, which hosted the EX1 and more particularly the Nürburgring.

For the first time in its history, Peugeot tried Wednesday to break a record on the line of the Nordschleife. Stéphane Caillet, technical direction Peugeot Citroen, has covered the 20.832 km circuit and broke the speed record on a power tower.

The EX1 has completed one lap in 9'01''338 with an average speed of 138.324 km / h, in adverse weather conditions.

The previous speed record on this electric circuit was made in 2010 9'51''450 seconds.

The record made by the EX1 concept was formalized by the WIGE Performance, the official timing of the circuit of the Nordschleife.

First pictures of New Generation VW Golf VII interior

Autoexpress published spy photos of the new VW Golf. British claim to have shot the car during the test, indicating that the vehicle was a mule for the upcoming model, with exterior identical to the Golf Mk VI, and completely new interior.

"Stalk mule, but when we approached we saw that the interior is different," says avtopaparatsite.

As shown in the photos, the new seventh-generation Golf will get a new instrument on the dashboard and a new center console.

Speedometer and tachometer are abandoned circular gauges fuel level and coolant temperature, emphasizing new, integrated as an extension of divisions, respectively, for speed and rpm.

Values will no longer be displayed by an arrow and, LED indicators, such as innovation aims primarily to save space for larger display between the two major appliance, according to the information.

It becomes clear that the new board will be used in all versions of the Golf Mk VII - hatchback, wagon, convertible and Golf Plus.

Video: chromed Chevrolet Camaro SS

Chromed cars, must the past 10 years but now I feel terribly overkills. The Czechs of Tintek, after the gold GT-R, dressed with a chromed adhesive vinyl Chevrolet Camaro SS. Maybe the other colors are available (black, gold, green, blue, orange, red and purple) is beautiful, but simple chrome I think that now is must.

Superb Aston Martin DB6 Volante Prince William video

William and Kate left the Buckingham with this wonderful Aston Martin DB6 Volante his father. Wonderful car, the back plate has been replaced by one that read "JU5T WED"

Rapper Birdman Maybach Exelero - bought for 8 million dollars

The founder of the record Cash Money Records, the famous rapper Birdman aka Bryan Williams is known collector car it already owns a Maybach Landaulet and a red Bugatti Veyron. It appears that this was not enough and so I bought the only Maybach Exelero available.

The announced himself through twitter, but will not let this black, but the paint and is red.

Let me remind you that the car was presented as a prototype in 2005 and once a V12 biturbo engine performance 700 horsepower 1.020 Nm of torque. The 0-100 km / h makes to 4.4 seconds with a top speed touching 351 km / h

According to Forbes, the Birdman in January 2011 had assets of over 100 million dollars, which makes it the fourth richest rapper, after Diddy, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre.

Video: A Ford Mustang cabrio comes alive through the tornado

Has seen and read the devastation caused by tornadoes in Alabama of America. So far 204 people have lost their lives in the city of Tuscaloosa is one found at the center and have hit more.

A Ford Mustang Cabrio, which was in the midst of the fan seems to work normally, although outside is completely damaged. The 15-year Mustang "went" live by the natural disaster with the owner to drive it properly.

Peugeot EX1 is the fastest electric vehicle in the Green Hell

Peugeot broadens its expertise in the development of alternative drive systems: on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, the French manufacturer unveiled the EX1 with a new lap record for electric vehicles. 9:01,338 in minutes rounded to the Roadster the 20.8-kilometer route.

The Peugeot EX1 is driven by two electric motors at the front and rear axle. Together they provide 250 kW (340 hp) and have a maximum torque of 480 Newton meters. The current provides a lithium-ion battery. To keep the wheel drive vehicle as light as possible, used Peugeot carbon parts for the body. The chassis was taken from the racing.

The EX1 has already established several world records for Peugeot. In an acceleration record put the open two-seater back 500 meters in 16.81 seconds, the 1,000-meter mark he broke in 28.16 seconds. When Nordschleife lap record for the French record, there were pilots, however, Stéphane Caillet a flying start. It remains to be seen what the world record Peugeot chooses the next target.