The Cars

Monday, October 15, 2012

Toyota Tundra pulls Space Shuttle Endeavor: Amazing video

There are advertising tricks, and then there's using a Toyota Tundra to tow the 145-ton Space Shuttle Endeavour across interstate 405 in Los Angeles. That's exactly what occurred Saturday evening when Toyota given a hand pulling the retired spacecraft over a bridge en path to the California Science Center. As it was, the Manchester Boulevard Bridge couldn't withstand the weight of both the shuttle and the conventional tow automobile, which sent coordinators looking for something a little less heavy to protect the five-minute generate across the bridge. As a 20-year sponsor of the science center, Toyota walked in to help out.

The company designed a unique tow dolly with Sarens Team, an technological innovation and heavy-lifting firm, just for the attempt. A bone-stock 2012 Chevy Tundra CrewMax 4x4 did the action, though something informs us this little stop significantly surpassed the unit's tow ranking.

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Still Now White is the most famous car paint color, copper and bronze rising

When it came to color shades on new vehicles, for ten years, silver was the one hue to concept them all, not just extending its cause through 2009 and 2010 but doing so in the U.S., European countries and japan. But 2011, big change had done in color; white is the most famous color in car.

The yearly study by the colour experts at PPG Sectors notices how without color hue has made more profits this year, bright vehicles being the number one option here and in Western countries and linked for first position with silver cars in Asia. Black took second position in every market. Here, silver and greyish got third position, while our Western relatives shown their taste for 50 colors of metallic: greyish took third position on its own, silver in 4th, four points behind. In Asia, "natural," which includes browns, tans,, golds, orange and yellows, was the color of option after black and bright.

Further back in the pack, nutrient and metal shades like gold, copper and bronze are getting more customers, and depending on some of the shades being previewed for 2015 and 2016 it looks like our automobile upcoming has more than a possibility of glimmer. The PPG news launch below has all the styles and the figures.

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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black got fire while testing

Mercedes-Benz has been working its new, and most certainly badass, SLS AMG Black models around the Nürburgring of late, doing the type of high-speed and managing assessments that such supercars need to be completely super.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG black suffers fiery wreck

Getting the bugs worked out is an advantage though, as these terrifying pictures captured by one of the spy photographer. This particular SLS seems to have dashed and, quite basically, burnt off while doing some high-speed operates on the ring. We're informed that the car was holding both a driver and one passenger, and that both stepped away from the smashed exotic before the fire even started.

As we've reported previously, expectations are that this beastly Black Series will produce horsepower figures north of 600, while also shedding weight and gaining strengthened internals. The fire-damaged hulk seen here would seem to indicate that this latest SLS will make use of the standard car's aluminum superstructure, rather than the carbon fiber used for the SLS AMG Electric Drive, however.

Mercedes-benz SLS AMG got fire while testing

As we've revealed formerly, objectives are that this beastly Black series will generate 600HP, while also reducing bodyweight and getting increased internals. The fire-damaged hulk seen here would seem to indicate that this newest SLS will make use of the conventional vehicle's metal superstructure, rather than the carbon fiber used for the SLS AMG Electric Drive, however.

Look for the unaffected development edition of the SLS AMG Black series to be officially presented sometime in 2013, most likely as a 2014 design.

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Toyota Latest Smart INSECT city car got the nice look

Just like car manufacturers have started infiltrating the Customer Gadgets Display in Las vegas, the same pattern might be beginning at the CEATEC show in Japan. Last week, we revealed you a making of the Toyota Smart INSECT, but now we're getting our first live look at the single-seat Electric car.

Although its style is very bug-like, the Smart INSECT's name is actually an abbreviation that appears for "Information Network Social Electric City Transporter," and it is a sensible automobile in that it allows customers to connect a smart phone. That is not to say this car does not look the aspect of its INSECT name with a bug-eyed experience and wing-like gates, but this idea is all about displaying of the technological innovation.

Some of the technical gadgetry found within the car includes motion sensors, speech identification and even Toyota's cloud-based "Smart Center." Using Ms kinect, the car can identify when the car owner is nearing the vehicle and open the corresponding entrance based on which side of the car they are on. Once within, the car owner can get connected to a virtual operator to control systems like routing and audio, and it can also get connected to the driver’s home via a smart phone to control systems like door locks and air conditioner.

In what seems to be more of an work out of what type of connection can be provided in vehicles rather than displaying off an real car, Toyota says it has no programs to create development edition of the Smart INSECT.

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

U.S. Road Accidents rise by 9% in first half of 2012

According to Automotive News Report, U.S traffic fatalities have increased by 9% during the first six months of this year compared to last year 2011. A complete of 16,290 people have died in road accidents between January and June, and while the numbers have yet to be confirmed, they may signify the most fatalities during the first six month of this year since 2009

This information comes courtesy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has not launched a speculation on the aspects behind the increase. Automobile News indicates other safety categories believe the jump could be attributable to culprits as wide ranging as weather. A raise in the reputation of artificial drugs and text messaging while driving could also be blame.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Land Rover Defender will come back to United States in next generation

Good news, Land Rover will return its SUV’s to the U.S. market once the next generation bows. According to the statement, Jaguar Land Rover North America CEO Andy Goss confirmed the next Defender will be a international product and that it will be particularly designed to fulfill U.S. crash protection and pollutants requirements. The news came from 2012 Paris Motor Show, where JLR officials also made it clear the products to enhance its Land Rover offerings in North American market. As of right now, most of Land Rover sales in the United States can be linked to the high-end Range Rover line.

That mix change change somewhat as Land Rover. It refreshes some models and changes others too. Anticipate to see both the LR4 and the Defensive receive serious overhauls in future.

Even so, it will be a while before he next-generation Defender bows, and whether or not it looks anything like the DC100 idea above continues to be to be seen. From what we have heard, the new bruiser will not bow unit 2017.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Dassault Falcon S Executive Jet

The Dassault Falcon S applies supersonic fighter aircraft philosophies to the executive jet, combining long range transatlantic capability and speed to the comfort of a wide body, high altitude aircraft. Marked by impeccable, angular symmetries, the overall aesthetic is at once futuristic, refined and discreet. I'll take mine in chrome, please.

Features:

F119 Afterburning Turbofan Engine
2 in 1 Tailwing
Triple input, single output, fighter-jet inspired engine intakes
Floating wing system

Designer: Samir Sadikhov