2012 Dodge Dart Previewed

The Dodge Dart is back.The small sedan hasn't been seen in American showrooms since the 70s, but Chrysler is bringing it back with a muscled-up new look and Alfa Romeo underpinnings.Teased here in a handful of close-up images ahead of next month's Detroit Auto Show, the new Dart borrows styling elements from across the Dodge range, including the new family grille design and the Charger-inspired back-end.Chrysler says the new Dart will utilise technology borrowed from its friends at Fiat, including the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's underpinnings, a selection of turbocharged MultiAir petrol engines and a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.

According to Fiat and Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne, the combination of its MultiAir technology and the six-speed auto will give the Dart a low fuel consumption figure of 5.8 l/100km on the combined cycle.

ZF's new nine-speed automatic will also join the range later on - news which marks one of the first confirmed applications of the new transmission in a production car.

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Ferrari FF at the top of Plan de Corones at 2,350 metres

Only a couple of days to go for the start of the Ferrari FF tests by the press, where journalists from all over the world will drive the new V12 Ferrari for the first time on the roads of the Alto-Adige region: two Ferrari four-seaters with four-wheel drive have been taken to the top of Plan De Corones in the Dolomites at 2,350 metres, where a special ice and snow track has been prepared for the cars, located at the start of the vast ski area, where the journalists will test the cars under fierce conditions.
The cars have been taken to this area, which can only be reached by the ski-lifts, with a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter from Viterbo’s 1st Regiment Antares and the help of three Agusta 205 helicopters from the 4th Regiment Altair from the Italian air force in Bolzano. The cars were loaded into the transport helicopters and flown around the Dolomites, before they were carefully unloaded. In this much-anticipated event, with headquarters in Brunico, almost 200 journalists from the world’s most important publications will participate over the next four weeks. After the great feedback generated by the Ferrari FF at the Geneva car show now this revolutionary 12-cylinder from Ferrari is finally debuting on the road.

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Amphibious Lamborghini Takes to the High Seas

At first glance, I thought this seafaring sports car was the underwater Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me. Much to my amazement, it’s a real amphibious Lamborghini Countach built by Mike Ryan of SeaRoader.

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Ethanol Powered Mazda Furai Racecar

This is a concept vehicle which few of us will ever drive. The Furai is Mazda’s next hope in the future of car racing. While going green on the race track is not exactly an eco-minded endeavor, we’re still intrigued that this vehicle can be fully powered by ethanol. The very cool looking performance sports car shows that if ethanol has a place in the auto industry, that place is in the car racing arena.



It is a powerful machine, capable of achieving 60mph in about 3.2 seconds, and its maximum speed is 172mph. Instead of working from a regular chassis, the manufacturer decided to begin with a fully formed Courage C65 chassis, Mazda’s chassis of choice. The vehicle weighs a bit less than a ton, and its engine produces around 460bhp.

The Furai, while fully functioning, is never going to make it past the concept stage. It is simply a promotional vehicle. But at least they fitted it with an ethanol engine. There is no doubt that ethanol is a dicey proposition as a fuel source for vehicles. The fact is, that it can cause a number of problems if it’s sourcing is not managed properly. However, it is a potential stopgap replacement to our energy problems.

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Review 2011 Citroen DS3 Racing Exclusive Sport Car Design

This is automotive hot news about new exclusive sport car 2011 Citroen DS3 Racing design technology, detail review and specification, tuning performance, first test drive and price list with best sample 2011 Citroen DS3 Racing Car Pictures gallery. The new Citroen DS3 stands to offer endless possibilities for customization. Citroen Racing, the racing department of the mark, has squeezed the most of the technical and aesthetic possibilities of this model.

Sportiness and exclusivity – The bold design of the DS3 Racing joins the strength and sinew of its 200 CV. His 3.94 m long, are a concentrate of sportsmanship. The DS3 Racing has been a study worthy of the world streamlined competition. It has an air diffuser in carbon finish which aims to maintain vehicle stability at high speed. As a feature of style, the exhaust outlet is chrome plated. All these facilities, which come from the world of rallies, enhance the sporty nature of DS3 Racing, claiming its exclusivity through a specific signature on the gate.

The DS3 is also unique for the colors that appear in the Geneva Motor Show. Its body is dark gray, while its roof, its exterior mirrors and brake calipers are orange. This orange color becomes the grille and chrome wheels. This customization is also present, through decorative stickers on the roof, tailgate and fuel storage depot. High performance is the hallmark of the DS3 Racing. Its engine, based on the 1.6 liter THP 150 engine and tuned by Racing Citroen has the backing of the whole experience of racing teams of the mark, five times World Rally Champion.

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Test Drive 2011 Mini S Countryman All 4 New Car Specification

The resurgence of 2011 Mini S Countryman All 4 has been nothing less than spectacular vehicle design features. Detail specification, review and first test drive report, and new car price list we will provide to you. The new car with modern design prototype which has futuristic comfortable interior design is very interesting to talk. Yet despite its showroom achievements, 2011 Mini S Countryman All 4 bosses are well aware that to retain the sales momentum built up since the modern day hardtop reached automotive car showrooms at the turn of the millennium they need to keep broadening the appeal of the lineup with new and different car models, without losing the Mini essence.

Now, nine years after its rebirth, we’ve been invited to drive a preproduction prototype of what is Mini’s boldest model to date: the 4 wheel-drive, 4 doors Countryman. The 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman elegant sport bold model car design obviously pushes the limits of the Mini brand, taking it into a class it has never before occupied. At 161.3 inches in length, 70.4 inches in width and 61.5 inches in height, it shadows its trendy sibling by a respective 15.6 inches, 4.1 inches and 6.1 inches. Not exactly mini, then!

If it helps you obtain a handle on the size of the 2011 Mini Countryman, this newest Mini car technology is a few inches shorter in length than a Volkswagen Golf but is almost 3 inches taller. At 102.2 inches, the Mini actually rides on a slightly longer wheelbase.

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