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The second time Chevrolet have won the title World Champion Manufacturing consecutive world championship in World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).
In held in Valencia, Spain, last weekend, the Cruze and the Chevrolet RML team managed to occupy the position of the 1st and 2nd in Race 1 by Yvan Muller and Alain Menu.
For Race 2, Yvan Muller, Rob Huff and Alain Menu finished 1-2-3. Regarding the drivers championship, is mathematically difficult to get rid of the three Chevrolet drivers. But admittedly, the struggle for the title is much more open than before.
Thanks to a double victory in Spain, Yvan is currently leading the standings and beat Rob by winning 16 points ahead of England and 80 points ahead of Alain Menu.
According to this manufacturer in, the team will stay in Valencia for the test session.
Meanwhile, all vehicles and equipment WTCC headed for the Asian continent, the last three rounds will be dominated by the war for the position of champion racer.
Chevrolet Cruze first appeared at the Paris Motor Show 2008 and was named as one of the 10 best cars of the world (World Car of The Year 2010) by 59 international automotive journalist
Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), medium
, the official was first introduced to the world in the arena of Dubai International Motor Show (dims) 2011. Like what?
Vehicles with a capacity of seven passengers offers the latest technology in the SUV segment. It combines the latest generation Trail Blazer carrying and towing capacity on the body-on-frame SUV with the driving comfort and the efficiency of crossover vehicles.
To design a car General Motors (GM) Brazil has a similar design all-new Chevrolet Colorado. All New Trail Blazer has a chassis that is designed to unite the capabilities of heavy-duty off-road with Bertrando in the city.
All New Trail Blazer presents system features all-wheel-drive integrated engine-2.8L Durable Turbo Diesel equipped with variable-geometry turbocharger technology for a combination of performance features and optimum fuel economy.
“Needless to say, this latest Trail Blazer will be one of the largest and most sturdy vehicle in Chevrolet’s portfolio is the most appropriate vehicle for competitive medium SUV segment,” said President and Managing Director of GM Middle East Operations (MEO) John Stadwick.
On the other hand, Global Vehicle Line Executive for GM Midsize Trucks and SUVs reveals Brad Merkel, Trail Blazer has the performance, design, capabilities and technologies needed to compete with the best off-road vehicles in the world.
“The world market is growing and wants flexibility. That is, the combination of performance and capability with the convenience and efficiency is needed. Trailblazer
can tow anything anywhere goals and equipped capacity of seven passengers and a fuel efficiency that is always associated with a bunch of small vehicles. This car is a complete package
Range Rover Evoque Indonesia officially launched at Plaza Senayan, Jakarta (18/11). This SUV targeting youthful women who still want to look premium. Like what?
The car is valued Rp1, 39-Rp1 billion, 41 billion on the road in Jakarta is available in two main choices, three doors and five-door with a 2000cc petrol engine and 2,200 diesel.
Vice President Director of PT Java Motors as an agent of the holder of the Range Rover brand, this SUV targeting women acknowledges youthful.
At the launch, Andy mentioned, for this year, this SUV has received 45 orders in which the actual supply until December 2011 for Indonesia only 20 units and the rest pivot.
“The supply unit to Indonesia is still minimal because the production is still limited in this year. But next year, the Java Motors is committed to sell at least 180 units, “he said.
On the other hand, simultaneously launching this Evogue, Andi utilize this moment to mark the rebirth as a major player Java Motors premium brand Indonesia.
“So far, Java is known conservationist Motors we are now beginning to change,” he explained. This is proven Java Motors by offering special services for all variants of the Range Rover owner who has a certificate Exclusive Maintenance Package (EMP), which is free service maintenance and repair costs for three years or 70,000 miles.
“This year we intend to add five new dealers, two in Jakarta, one in Bandung, Kalimantan and Medan. For that we invest at least Rp 3 billion per dealer
Although zero-emission electric car claims, but the overall pollution generated the equivalent of diesel cars. This is related to power plant that supplies power. The statement disclosed NGO Which? British origin. The electric car is much more expensive than regular cars although overall more efficient because it uses electricity as a resource. “We applaud the efforts of car manufacturers to create environmentally friendly cars. However, we do not agree they claim zero emissions. If the utility power does not come from natural resources that can be updated in the UK will still appear on the carbon footprint of electric cars,” said the editor of Which? Richard Headland. The amount of carbon dioxide arising from the process of generating electricity as a source of power a car as big as hazardous material that is created from an internal combustion engine. Pollution is an accelerating process of global warming as part of the greenhouse gas phenomenon. Experts at Which? comparing the amount of carbon dioxide arising from the process of charging electric cars with emissions from diesel cars coming out. “Sometimes there is almost no difference,” the report was based on the descriptions NGO Daily Mail. Manufacturer’s claim about zero emission electric cars have ignored the fact that most cars use conventional power supplies to charge. In fact, it uses the carbon from burning fossil.
Chevrolet is an iconic manufacturer United States (U.S.) was re-launched its latest heroes dashing. Want to know what new products this manufacturer?
Manufacturers who used to be called the Chevy Aveo was launched in Switzerland newest diesel super mini. This car itself was first announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show which took place last month.
This week, still in the celebration of 100 years in the automotive world, also launched the Chevy Cruze Hatch, convertible Camaro and Volt electric. According to Chevy as quoted by The Sun, the style is a mix of new Aveo Camaro and Corvette.
This car will be marketed in January with prices ranging from GBP9.995 (Rp140 million) for the 1.2 liter engine. But the main attraction there is the Aveo with a 1.3 liter engine Eco
diesel was sold for GBP12.795
Britain has long been known as a country aristocrat who has a style and elegant design of the car. Many cars are born in the land of the Queen Elizabeth.
So it is with the designer. Britain has a myriad of car designer who has the qualities and abilities make good car design.
Who are they? Here’s a list of 10 people who owned the best car designer UK
1. John Polwhele Blatchley (1 July 1913-16 February 2008)
JP Blatchley is a designer of cars that the Rolls-Royce design can still be seen up to now. Despite a background in the field of aeronautical engineering, JP Blatchley proved capable of bringing the cars Rolls-Royce became a symbol of wealth and royal lifestyle.
2. Colin Chapman (19 May 1928-16 December 1982)
The man who is the designer of Lotus is a key Lotus car designs. Chapman managed to improvise in terms of design and incorporate DNA in an ordinary car racing cars.
Chapman also successfully experimented with the use of new materials in every car homemade car to reduce weight and improve performance. It makes the cars Lotus into a beautiful car and fun when viewed when driving.
3. Sir Alec Issigonis (18 November 1906-2 October 1988)
Is a legendary car designer brand Mini, Issigonis Mini managed to make the car a small car with high efficiency and eventually became a British icon.
He pioneered the use of independent suspension and front wheel drive makes the system (front wheel drive) an industry standard four-wheel world. His first big project is the Morris Minor, which demonstrated its ability to make a car with mass appeal. This car is even able to survive and the production lasted for 20 years.
4. Malcolm Sayer (21 May 1916-1970)
Malcolm Sayer was the designer who gave birth to a design for Jaguar E-type which is still regarded as one of the best-designed car in the world. Sayer began a career in the Jaguar by making two ‘classic racing machines’ of C-Type and D-Type.
But the E-Type is huge he had ever made. This type is even served as a role model British sports car design that has been sold to 70 thousand units. Sayer also intends to create a prototype XJ13 and XJS racing before his death in 1970.
5. Gordon Murray (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa)
The man who was born in South Africa is a key figure of the legendary McLaren F1 car development to become a pioneer in the use of carbon fiber on chassis monokok that became a benchmark in the last 20 years.
6. Ian Cullum (born 1954 in Dumfries, Scotland)
Ian Cullum is design director in a jaguar who gave birth to the Jaguar XK. Not only that, Ian Cullum was known to be a design consultant for the Aston Martin DB7 when making a car.
7. Martin Smith (born in 1949 in Broomhill, Sheffield, England)
Despite the bloody British, Smith is a car designer who is not making cars but making British car design for the German brand, Audi and America, Ford.
He was the person who made the movement of Audi Quattro 80 to technology. Smith also who is responsible for the outline design of Ford of Europe which he called ‘Kinetic Design.’
8. Peter Stevens (born 1945 is a British)
This man is one of the designers ‘fleas’ successful. Stevens seemed to enjoy making designs for various brands of cars ranging from Lotus, Jaguar, Subaru, McLaren (with Murray makes F1), BMW, Lamborghini, General Motors and MG Rover Peter Stevens.
Peter Stevens is now working as a design consultant for the Asian auto manufacturers such as cars from China, Japan and India.
9. Charles Spencer ‘SPEN’ King (26 March 1925-26 June 2010)
SPEN King is the father of the Range Rover car tough. Joining the Rover in 1945, SPEN King led a team to make the Rover 200 and created a car that is still in production, the Range Rover.
10. Patrick Le Quement (born February 4, 1945 in Marseille)
Le Quement was born designer Marseille, France but a lot of studying design in the UK, so you could say Le Quement half blood is English blood.
Le Quement is a designer who put a new design line for Renault as can be enjoyed on the Twingo, Megane and Scenic. These cars have a line of original design and is quite different from car design in general.
Anton Jimmi Kelvin, Head of Communication Department, Toyota Indonesia said GPS is a new feature of the strengths of Grand New Fortuner even if there are other features that are not less sophisticated like the Touch Screen 2 Din Audio Video System, Corner Parking Sensor, or the iPhone and iPod Controler. “Well, because the Grand New Fortuner associated with cruising terrain, the presence of a navigation system would greatly assist the driver to the location to be achieved,” he said.
Not just pointing direction, said Anton, a GPS navigation system also allows the driver is guided towards Teller Machine (ATM) or the nearest restaurant.
Interestingly, he said, the driver can store the coordinates of the location, so that when used can be accessed again if needed. Another interesting thing, the use of GPS does not require pulse. Because, already connected to a data base derived from satellites.
To ensure accuracy, he said, the system updates are also continuously updated. To that end, Anton invite consumers to come to Toyota to update a data base or its software. “As Indonesia continues to grow of course we will develop a data base,” he said.
Anton reveal the navigation system is required vehicle owners when they want to travel. Thus, through a fixed navigation system, drivers are easily explore the roads which have not been passed. “Maybe we will have difficulty without GPS,” he said.
Looking ahead, said Anton, it will develop more feature navigation, both renewing data base or support softener devices. Thus, the public increasingly “confident” to explore the territory of Indonesia.
It is not possible auto pilot technology will be realized soon, a car without a driver would be in the streets. Uniquely, the technology seems very suitable for the culture of going home in Indonesia, which takes the distance and travel time and spend so much patience.
Although still far to reach this stage, but a U.S. car manufacturer, General Motors is now being prepared for show cars with automatic steering them to be exhibited in Orlando in the fall of this year.
Illustration: The autopilot technology that will facilitate the driver in the auto pilot technology, car autopilot, autopilot cars, automatic cars
“The car that can drive themselves and thus no longer a car accident,” said Director of the Laboratory of Control-Integrated Electric General Motors Co., Nady Boule as quoted from the Detroit News, Wednesday (09/07/2011).
With these technologies is expected within the next few decades the cars will be able to get from point A to point B without human help at all. GM itself has been doing research related to this technology since 2007 ago when Chevrolet Tahoe that has been modified successfully traveled 55 miles from California to the U.S. Navy base without using the driver’s crew.
As if to support, the U.S. Department of Transportation also predict if each car can communicate with each other then the number of accidents that occur due to the reduced concentration of the driver will be reduced by 80 percent.
In the future, cars will be able to recognize road terrain and atmosphere whether other cars, pedestrians, or on the road infrastructure and traffic lights and road markings.
There are a lot of things that you can do to maintain your car still in its great performance. You may have difficulties in taking care of it well. There are actually helps that you can ask to keep all the things in your car in its genuine condition. The use of genuine parts can be one of many things that your mechanic can give. The genuine parts will not bring any trouble in your car. Likewise, it gives you the best experience of driving it.
To make the performance of your car always in its best action, you have to pay attention to the use of genuine parts. Sometime, you find it very difficult to get the authentic parts that you want. Now, you can have all the easier access of purchasing the parts by clicking on the internet. There are a lot of websites that sell the authentic parts that you may need. Mitsubishi parts are also available there. The wide range of parts collection is listed on the catalog. Therefore, you will not find any difficulty in searching even the thinnest one. Your Ford will run at its best because the Ford parts that you replace in the car are genuine.
Though there are a lot of websites that offer you the catalogue of the genuine parts, you can search the one that offer you the wholesale price. This is very economical if you have to purchase Saab parts that are very expensive in the open market.
Transparent Car Technology in INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 2011
Last month, I’ve posted an article about the design of transparent technology, entitled Be prepared! There Transparent Aircraft. The article is only a plan on a transparent plane, the news that I know that the aircraft would be made in 2050, we have to wait long to be able to see this transparent technology design.
But, it turns out yesterday I managed to see the design of transparent technology in the exhibition of motor vehicles in Indonesia International Motor Show 2011. The event was held at the Jakarta Fair starting from July 22 until July 31, 2011. Ticket prices were too cheap, costing Rp 30,000 aja.
Starting from the entrance, I saw there that made me amazed and proud to see this car. I never thought in this exhibition I could find a car with a transparent design technology. Precisely at the Shell booth.
This transparent car cool, everything was really transparent. We can see everything clearly. Are not transparent just four tires and front and rear lights. While all the other transparent, even if we fill petrol, we could see the gasoline.
Which makes me curious and intrigued about this car is its engine transparently. The engine was also transparent and we could see it clearly with my own eyes. The car door was too transparent. In fact, later we are confused enter the door lock, For the price this transparent car, I still do not know, I also have the same in the Shell booth. Which certainly with cool technology like this, car prices are definitely high transparent to us. Maybe sometime we could see for themselves this transparent car in the street.