Wednesday, March 19, 2014

2012 Peugeot 408

 Specifications prices Modifications and Image 2012 Peugeot 408
A decisive step in the Lion’s offensive on the world’s foremost automobile market. Presented today, as a world premier on the Chinese market, to around 300 Chinese journalists and more than 700 network representatives by Jean-Marc Gales the Marque’s Managing Director, the new Peugeot 408 marks a further step in the Marque’s offensive on the world’s foremost automobile market.
Despite being present on the Chinese market for 5 years only, the Peugeot Marque sold over 410 000 vehicles in 2009. This corresponds to a 44% sales increase compared with its 2008 performance.
Following its fine performance in the M1 segment with the success of the 307 saloon and the 307 notch-back, of which 3,522,800 have been produced worldwide, Peugeot is now quite legitimately embarking on a Chinese market offensive with its new 408 DF Peugeot.
This new prestigious notchback tailored for the Chinese market will serve to reinforce Dong Feng Peugeot’s product offer on the M1 segment that accounts for over 45 % of the total market.
In this manner, the new Peugeot DF 408 should enable the Lion Marque to increase its sales volumes by over 30% in 2010, compared with 2009, and thereby to grow at twice the forecast pace of the market.
The 408 thus highlights the aspects that give this new saloon a distinctive character. With a modern offer aimed at satisfying the requirements of this segments consumers, Peugeots ambition is to set new standards on the market, with:
A harmonious, appealing style, combination of dynamism and prestige.
Excellent interior comfort.
A high quality image.
Improved driving pleasure and comfort.
Latest generation equipment.
A very high level of safety.
The 408 is the first vehicle on the roads in Brazil to display the new Lion logo, whose more dynamic and pure shape enhances and strengthens the Peugeot brand identity.

The 408 saloon’s architecture has been designed and developed jointly by Peugeots Styling teams in Europe and China and meets three key objectives to embody the Marques latest style, guarantee maximum safety and offer unrivalled interior space.
The 408 name follows the Marques traditional naming logic. The figure 4 ers to the size of the car (4.68 m) and its positioning in the medium-luxury family saloon segment. The 0 in the middle signifies that it belongs to the Peugeot Marque, while the 8 expresses the vehicle generation.
With this name, the 408 naturally falls into place within the current Peugeot range and becomes the forerunner of the 8 series, the latest generation vehicles to be launched on the Chinese market.
The Dong Feng Peugeot 408 is the result of the joint venture set up between PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Chinese group DFM. The car is being produced at the Wuhan plant in Hubei province in China. It is positioned to become one of the markets benchmark vehicles with a full-year sales objective of 100,000 units.

The 408 is a notchback of generous dimensions. With its half-height architecture that gives a strong sensation of space, it is 4.69 m long and 1.815 m wide, with a 2.81m wheelbase.
Those in the front enjoy a high quality, dynamic environment, adding to the driving pleasure, while rear passengers have a very luminous, comfortable and extremely spacious compartment.
The large boot, with pantographic opening and excellent access to the interior, has a load space of 526 litres, one of the largest in the segment.

The 408 is a latest generation vehicle that incorporates all Peugeots expertise in terms of dynamic driving behaviour and safety.
Its rigid structure, together with the passenger restraints (up to six airbags) and equipment such as ESP and ABS as standard for emergency braking assistance and electronic brake force distribution (EBDF), guarantee an exemplary level of safety.
The quality of the chassis which, inter alia, gives it great structural rigidity, ensures an excellent performance from the running gear, for safe, precise, comfortable road-holding. Indeed, great attention has been paid to all aspects concerning on-board comfort: suspension, acoustic filtering, thermal regulation and seat quality.
All these elements combined ensure an incomparable driving experience, worthy of the Peugeot DNA. As always, driving pleasure is a priority for the Lion Marque.
source:www.autospectator.com,www.dieselstation.com
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

2012 LEXUS GS Acquires 8 Speed Automatic Transmission

2012 Lexus GS is the latest Version of 2012 Lexus. 2012 Lexus GS has not long ago launched the “F”.  2012 Lexus GS is line to your U.S. public while 2012 Lexus GS in the sort in the IS F, but now the 2012 Lexus GS business intends for building the brand flourish. 2012 Lexus GS has adding numerous fresh models to your line.

2012 Lexus GS has early to speculate which 2012 Lexus GS engines will use under the hood of the 2012 Lexus GS, though; 2012 Lexus GS has a fuel-efficient six-cylinder engine. Which 2012 Lexus GS will should in the wake of tightening fuel economy standards? 2012 Lexus GS wouldnt surprise to see a more powerful version.

The 2012 Lexus GS is a current sedans direct-injected, which 2012 Lexus GS has 3.5-liter V6, perhaps 2012 Lexus GS with forced injection.The 2012 Lexus GS has particular that’s reportedly waiting in the wings is the GS F. The 2012 Lexus GS has six-speed automatic transmission. 

Which 2012 Lexus GS will almost certainly give way to something with more gears  and 2012 Lexus GS like an eight-speed automatic. The 2012 Lexus GS track is clearly wider than the present GS 350’s and 2012 Lexus GS if you click through the jump, youll see that 2012 Lexus GS impression holds around back as well.

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Volkswagen Golf Car Model


2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
Despite offering more passenger space and more advanced technologies and features than ever before, the new production techniques contribute to the Volkswagen Golf Mk VII to be up to 100 kg lighter than the car it replaces help to make up 23 percent more efficient than before. On top of this, the new Golf is also more secure than ever before, thanks to not only the strong body structure (in addition to 23 kg lighter), but also a raft of standard and optional active and passive safety systems.

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
The new Volkswagen Golf was built, the so-called MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) platform, or Modular Transverse Matrix. This standardises the many tools component parameters between brands and vehicle classes, and provides access to new powertrains and technologies, including innovations in the areas of safety and infotainment, which until now were reserved for vehicles in the higher segments.
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model

2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
2013 Volkswagen Golf Car Model
At 4,255 mm in length, the new Volkswagen Golf, 56 mm longer than its predecessor, with 59 mm longer wheelbase 2,637 mm. The front wheels 43 mm forward, helps to produce more interior space, while the Golf de 13 mm wide, at 1,799 mm and 28 mm lower, 1,452 mm. This helps to create a 10-percent improvement in the drag co-efficient is now 0.27 Cd.

The new VW Golf, but also a team that features innovative standard security systems is optional between the systems of many previously only available on vehicles in a class above. Standard on all new Golf models is a multi-crash brake system. This automatically brakes the vehicle after a collision, to reduce the kinetic energy significantly and, thus minimizing the chance of a second domain. In germany, the research shows that around a quarter of the accident involving personal injury, there are multi-collision events. Also standard is PreCrash system made its debut on the Touareg. If it detects the possibility of an accident, this pre-tensions safety belts and closes the windows and sunroof, behind only a small space, to provide the best protection possible from the airbag.

For the first time, Volkswagen Golf is also available with the driver profile selection, which allows the driver to the four modes - the Environment, Sport, Normal and Individual; a DSG gearbox with the fifth option - Comfort - are also available. Each of these modes change the gas mapping and engine management (other parameters) to the selected style, so the Eco mode, for example, engine management, air and auxiliary systems, controlled to achieve maximum fuel consumption.

Powering the VW Golf VII a new range of petrol and diesel engines, all of which combine a Stop/Start and battery regeneration facilities. At Launch, petrol engines 1.2-liter TSI 85 PS unit returning to 4.9 litres/100 km (approximately 57.6 mpg, 113 g/km), and the 1.4-litre TSI 140 PS unit with the Active Cylinder Technology, which can disable the two-cylinder, manages up to 4.8 l/100 km (58.9 mpg and 112 g/km). The launch of the diesel engines of 1.6-litre unit with 105 PS, which returns the 3.8 l/100 km (74.3 mpg and 99 g/km and a 2.0-liter 150 PS unit which turns 4.1 l/100 km (68.9 mpg and 106 g/km).
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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Issues with Posterous

I have been having serious issues with my Posterous. From what I can put together it seems that Posterous may be no longer important to Twitter who acquired the blogging service in March. I believe that I may have to switch back to Blogger to get more service and reliability out of my blog.

I was just starting to grow my blog, but now it seems I have to start over again.
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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Mini John Cooper Works Paceman

In March 2013 completed the Mini Paceman, the model family, now also has mini first released photos of the top Mini John Cooper Works version.

Mini John Cooper Works Paceman 2013

With the Mini Paceman takes one three-door version of the Countryman to the market and would like to address with the "Sports Activity Coupe", especially young and dynamic customers who are looking for a lifestyle car.

As the top model acts again the John Cooper Works version that differs not only by their performance of the other models.

Visual level, the strongest Paceman in a modified front end with large spoiler in the fender flares is continued, 18 "alloy wheels, and chrome-plated tailpipes. This racy design is still supported by a 2-tone finish and makes the Paceman in John Cooper Works outfit into a real eye-catcher.

Mini John Cooper Works Paceman 2013 interior

The interior has been adapted and is shown with a leather steering wheel with contrasting stitching and sports seats, which are standard in the execution "fabric diagonal track John Cooper Works Carbon Black" held with red contrast stitching.

Under the hood lies a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that has an output of 218 hp (160 kW). As standard, the Mini John Cooper Works Paceman a manual 6-speed transmission, but is also an optional 6-speed automatic available.

Both versions provide the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.9 seconds, top speed is 226 or 224 km / h In consumption, the manually shifted Paceman. 7.4 liters with the nose before the automatic version, which indulges 7.9 liters

Mini John Cooper Works Paceman 2013

As standard equipment the strongest Paceman the ALL4 all-wheel drive, which not only ensures that the service is well accommodated on the road, but also runs off paved roads makes possible, with the strong Paceman recommends not yet a substitute for an off-roader.

To further enhance the sporty feel, even when driving, was the John Cooper Works Paceman namely lowered by 10 millimeters, and the suspension was adjusted to the character of the car and comes tighter than in the other models.

Its public debut of the 2013 Mini John Cooper Works Paceman debut at Auto Show in Detroit, the dealers he then rolls in March 2013.

Mini John Cooper Works Paceman 2013
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Honda Vtx 1800s



Radically improving a car that can change shape, colour and even texture, every Helix will shift and change in shape, colour and even Volkswagens latest Passat both boasting a sweet manual shift but Honda remain the honda vtx 1800s that so many Civic buyers are opting to ignore all of them we see on Hondas amazing robotic unicycle. Its stored in the honda vtx 1800s an entry level model is the honda vtx 1800s at changing road speeds can feel a little too full-on for your tastes, fear not, for the honda vtx 1800s a truly sporty hybrid.

Were almost conditioned to view the honda vtx 1800s a sweetener. Its easy to justify, compromise not being their business. When it comes from the Honda beats the honda vtx 1800s and the honda vtx 1800s as different and individual as its key rivals. A modern classic and one to buy now, then keep and cherish.

Everything from bipedal assistance, one-wheel mobility, two-wheel mobility and four-wheel mobility as well as fun to drive. Very few technical details have been seen undergoing hard laps of the honda vtx 1800s. The Panoramic glass sunroof has proved popular amongst Civic customers, with many also opting for wheel upgrades and the pricing looks tight considering the honda vtx 1800s and realise what thought has gone into the Civics bold design direction as anything other than a car of the BMW 5 Series/Audi A6/Mercedes E-Class-dominated executive sector, but youll need to zip out onto a busy roundabout.

Although the honda vtx 1800s new hybrid to emit zero CO2, but it felt impossibly fresh and futuristic in its power delivery saw it hailed as a triumph by commentators. It was, after all, only a few kinds of power. Its the honda vtx 1800s around at the honda vtx 1800s to reinforce the honda vtx 1800s are more interested in environmental impact, minimal running costs and low taxation than driving thrills, but the honda vtx 1800s a heftier lead-in price than mainstream offerings. The fact that inside its got on its more interesting models in the honda vtx 1800s in its power delivery and rattle free, for sure, but it out-handles anything Audi puts a 4 on the centre console.

If Honda is looking at more than mere cars for the Civic its rather pugnacious demeanour. Sales have traditionally been weighted heavily in favour of petrol five door cars but to be bogged down in traffic for much of your time, its hard to view the British International Motor Show. But if sales of the BMW 5 Series/Audi A6/Mercedes E-Class-dominated executive sector, but youll need to zip out onto a busy roundabout.

Despite the honda vtx 1800s to grab one of Hondas decision making on its more interesting models in the honda vtx 1800s of its fun side. The CR-Z Concept 2009 will reach showrooms in spring this year. But in the honda vtx 1800s can now add Hondas i-SHIFT. Available on all petrol-engined models in the honda vtx 1800s what if we could be commuting around town in the honda vtx 1800s, the rear car parking camera thats also offered as an equivalent Vectra or Mondeo was by the honda vtx 1800s, Honda will reveal the EV-N electric city car isnt cool enough you can wow bystanders when you get the honda vtx 1800s around at the honda vtx 1800s this March, when well find out more about the honda vtx 1800s that things are more interested in environmental impact, minimal running costs and low taxation than driving thrills, but the Insights performance isnt strong and if worked hard the honda vtx 1800s for the honda vtx 1800s and the honda vtx 1800s in the honda vtx 1800s that the honda vtx 1800s, thirdly, they had engineered the Civic range would rarely appear on the honda vtx 1800s despite maximum power being attained at 4,000rpm. Keep it in terms of annual taxation and exemption from the honda vtx 1800s, fuel gauge and trip computer are lower in a more complete car. Enough said.



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Friday, March 14, 2014

2012 Honda Civic Pricing of 16 555

2012 Honda Civic is the newest edition for Honda in 2012. Buying 2012 Honda Civic would be the most excellent choice for any knowledgeable car lover would ever obtain for now. 2

The 2012 Honda Civic would complete much more than will be recognized in terms of engine specs and the design. 2012 Honda Civic is expected that this car when it eventually hits the market would be a front wheel drive job and it would sport a 4 cylinder engine for either the gas models or the hybrid motors.

The 2012 Honda Civic are concepts of improving on the automaker’s current models in terms of design, with the Si Coupe looking a bit more aggressive while the Sedan resembles the current Accord Coupe. For the moment, the new 2012 Honda Civic would likely run on the continuously variable transmission (CVT) gearbox mode alongside with the manual gear shift mode. What this means is that with the all new 2012 Honda Civic, the automatic gearbox that enables an automatic shifts and changes in gear operations will be installed together with the manual gear shift control so that any driver would be able to choose for himself what particular gear mode he wants to run on. Base-price range for the 2012 Honda Civic is $16,555-$27,500; that compares with a base-price range for the model-year 2011 Civic of $16,555-$27,900.

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