6th November 2011 Cat:
Mazda,
SUV
Per year on from your launch of the mid-life facelift, the revised-for-2011 Mazda CX-9 is announced for Australia today, bringing an inferior but significant update.
Powered by a refined version of the same 3.7 litre V6 DOHC petrol engine perfectly located at the 2009 model, the updated CX-9 offers the same 204kW and 367Nm of torque the good news is offers fuel consumption figures of just 11.3 l/100km – a noticable difference of 0.9 l/100km.
The modern numbers are because of tweaked engine-combustion control, bringing optimised efficiency during deceleration and also at idle.
Other minor refinements help with the new numbers, including improvements for the CX-9′s differential gear along with a lowering of transmission friction.
New and lighter 18 and 20-inch alloy wheels have already been included with the CX-9 range, reducing unsprung weight and bringing improved ride quality. The factory-fitted tyres also have a lower rolling resistance, contributing further to your crossover’s reduced fuel consumption.
Mazda’s Active Torque Split all-wheel-drive strategy is combined with a six-speed Activematic automatic transmission.
5th November 2011 Cat:
Zenvo
If you’ve looked at the three-year development cycle on the Danish Zenvo ST1 supercar and saving your pennies to obtain one, we’ve got great news for you personally: your wait is nearly over, since Zenvo ST-1 50S debuts from the U.S. on November 16.
Now let’s talk about some not so good: it will cost you 180,000,000 pennies (or $1.8 million) to acquire one of many three Zenvo ST-1 50S models that U.S. distributor Emporio Motor Group will sell.
Your hard-earned cash buys you exclusivity, since only 15 Zenvos will be built worldwide, with only three visiting America. It will buy you Bugatti-beating power, considering that the ST-1 50S delivers 1,250 horsepower and 1,050 lb.-ft. of torque from its turbocharged and supercharged 7.0-liter V-8 engine.
That’s a lot better than what Zenvo has planned for the remainder of the world. The twelve remaining cars, called the Zenvo ST1, will “only” make 1,104 horsepower, so people for this side of pond can finally laugh at our European cousins.
That horsepower travels to the trunk wheels only, meaning that driving the Zenvo at speed demands your full attention. Don’t take our word for doing this though, since we didn’t stack the Zenvo test mule on the racetrack over the car’s development. Read the rest of this entry »
5th November 2011 Cat:
Chevrolet
The Chevrolet Cobalt could possibly be dead in the States where it had been successfully replaced by the Cruze sedan, even so the nameplate lives on in the rest of the world.
Following the debut with the concept version with the Buenos Aires motor show the 2009 summer, General Motors today introduced the ultimate production 2012 Cobalt that can eventually embark on sale in 40 countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Brazilian – but not America.
Along with Brazil, which is the first country to receive the brand new Chevrolet Cobalt, the auto will likely be manufactured in three more factories around the globe, though GM wouldn’t disclose much more details on the locations.
Fully engineered and design by GM’s Brazilian arm, Chevy’s new compact sedan measures 4,479mm (176-in.) long, 1,735mm (68.3-in.) wide and 1,514mm (59.6-in.) tall, while riding over a 2,620mm (103.1-in.) long wheelbase. The Cobalt’s external dimensions put it relating to the Sonic/Aveo and Cruze sedan.
The outside kind of the global Cobalt is obviously different, though we’ll hand it over to that you decide if it really is a positive thing you aren’t. Read the rest of this entry »
