Thursday, July 11, 2013

Shelby GT500 1969 is up for Sale



High price of an old car or not is influenced by a number of factors. In addition to age, specifications, features and the amount of production, historical value embedded in the car believed to make the price soared.

One of the cars that will be valuable musclecar Shellby GT500 is owned Carroll Shellby 1969. To note, Carroll Shellby is the creator of the legendary car racer Mustang Shellby and well-known in his time.

Throughout its existence, Shellby GT500 produced only three units with rear-wheel drive Traction-Lok 3:50. Cars with Grabber Yellow color has become one of the favorite car Carroll Shellby and still used until 2003 ago.

After that, the car does not belong to Carroll Shellby. In the hands of its new owner, GT500 polished to restore his form back to its original.

This car owners spend 10 years to rebuild the car. In the car with the number 428 CJ engine is mostly found original factory default components (OEM Ford).

This car will be auctioned next month by Mecum Auctions in Monterey, California, United States. Shellby GT500 will be offered with complete documents following letters were signed by Carroll Shellby.

Not yet known what price will be opened in the auction process. But can this rare car is estimated to be worth high.

Toyota Corolla 2014 Have Roomy Dimensions



Toyota has released official details of its latest variant, the Corolla Sedan 2014. The latest variant of the Japanese manufacturer comes with a larger dimension.

Toyota Corolla 2014 has a 80 mm longer, 15 mm wider and 5 mm lower than its predecessor. And 345 mm longer than the hatchback models. Toyota Corolla 2014 also has a wheelbase 100 mm longer and rear trimmed 25 mm and the front plus 5 mm.

Has LED corner lights, chrome plated grill top, rear lights are connected by a wide strip of length up front. In Europe, the Corolla get a choice of 1.3-liter engine with a power capacity of 73 Km and 128 Nm of torque.

There is also a 1.6-liter gasoline engine with a power capacity of 90 kW and 154 Nm of torque. And Valvematic 1.6 liter engine with 97 kW power with a maximum torque of 160 Nm. In addition, a 1.8-liter engine with a power capacity of 103 kW with 173 Nm of torque.

Last ante turbo diesel engine with a capacity of 1.4 liter equipped with start / stop which generates power by 66 kW to 205 NM of torque with fuel consumption of 3.8 liters / 100 km.

Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe R Unveiled



Previously reported the strongest variant of Peugeot RCZ will soon be introduced at the opening of the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​in 2013 in the form of production, no longer a concept car.

Not many details about the all-new sports coupe RCZ R, but now someone has decided to release and distribute the official picture, the day before the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​was held July 11 to 14.

Aesthetically, of RCZ R Concept that appeared at the Paris Motor Show last year in which the whole body color, additional emblem "R" on the front grille and rear, large rear lights and third brake light is located in the rear spoiler.

In addition to the outside appearance, the interior can also be seen. Type of bucket seats with Alcantara seat material coated with red accents. On the steering wheel, door handles, and a leather-covered dashboard. Colored trim on the center console piano black, shiny gear lever and the symbol "R" key on the seat and the middle console.

While there is no additional information, said bottom Automonthly Bonet is still the same as the concept version. Using a four-cylinder inline engine with a capacity of 1.6 liter turbocharger, which can wreak power to 260 HP. Power distribution served by a 6 speed manual transmission and Torsen limited slip differential.

Car thieves in the United States Aims Pickup



Rampant theft of two and four wheeled vehicles. Developed countries like the United States are also often occurs in motor vehicle theft.

Car commercial is the type most often stolen in the United States. Thieves specialist four-wheel vehicles there, preferring commercial vehicles, rather than private vehicles.

According to the Highway Loss Data Institute, which is most often missing cars in the United States is the Ford F-250 pickup heavy-duty. The car replaced the GM Cadillac Esclade, which since 2003 has always topped the list of the most frequently missing car.

Still according to the Highway Loss Data Institute, car theft in the United States in 2012 and increased 1.3 percent from 715 373 in 2011, after eight consecutive years of steadily declining.

"General Motors has put a lot of new anti-theft technology in Esclade. So it can help lower the Escalade theft rate," said Matt Moore Vice President Highway Loss Data Institute.

The agency relied on studies to obtain these results, the study was conducted based on the claims of the insured vehicle models 2010-2012. According to the study of Ford F-250 get claims frequency by 7 per 1000, while the frequency Esclade get 5.5 per 1,000 vehicles.

Five models are often the target of car thefts in the United States, among others, the Ford F-250 heavy-duty pickups, GM's Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup, 1500 Chevrolet Avalanche pickup, 1500 GMC Sierra pickup and Ford's F-350 pickup.

Tony Hawk Bought Tesla Model S?



The outstanding skateboarder, Tony Hawk, is rumored to have bought an electric car, the Tesla Model S.

Celebrity rich and famous usually is synonymous with luxury cars, but after the era of environmentally friendly vehicles ranging from year to year fragrant, environmentally friendly cars such as hybrid or electric is now also an option.

Electric car manufacturer Tesla is now on the rise, and the Model S is a good choice. New cars will be used as a travel companion everyday Hawk replaces the Lexus LS 600h.

As is known, the Tesla Model S has been released in the U.S. in the summer of this year. Remarkably, Tesla's last production in 2012 has been sold out until early 2013.

In the cabin Tesla Model S is equipped with Nappa leather with Alcantara accents, a little carbon fiber accents are also found on the exterior, air suspension models, and many others.

Tesla reportedly selling price of the car will increase, but the details would still not be reported.

Toyota GT 86 Griffon for Goodwood



Toyota will introduce Griffon GT 86 sports coupe this weekend. Toyota GT 86 Griffon will be introduced at the event Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​2013.

Griffon is one of the hottest version of the Toyota GT 86. Griffon will greet England at the end of this week, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​2013. Coupe British public will see the Boxer engine, with a different appearance to the standard model.

Toyota GT 86 TRD Griffon has a mechanical differential, Torsen unit to replace the standard components, the ratio reduced to 4.8:1 final drive, new coilover suspension system, new oil cooler, TRD monoblock and a few other changes.

Not only that, the Toyota GT 86 Griffon Project has been using the seat and MOMO steering rods, oil pressure, oil temperature and water temperature gauge and shift knob, all new models.

The weight of the car is reduced after several parts such as doors, hood, bood lid, roof and rear wing using carbon fiber. The front wing, bumper and diffuser are made of CFRP. This car stands on 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Yokohama Advan tires.

Nissan Note Has Awesome Technology



Creation of a technology in order to facilitate and increase the sense of security in the drive is the cornerstone of the start of each manufacturer, Nissan is no exception. Together with the Note, the original Japanese manufacturer said it had made ​​a useful and easily accessible technology to a different level.

At the launch of the New Note, Nissan gives hands on experience to the journalist to feel the Nissan Safety Shield. Feature is a combination of three innovative security features to maximize visibility and protection riders. This feature is a premium technology that is now devoted to B class Nissan.

Unlike its competitors by relying on multi-cameras and radar systems to monitor the situation around the car, the three elements of the Nissan Safety Shield works using data from a wide type of camera on the back.

For the sake of ensuring the lens stays clean all the time, Nissan has also developed a unique system called 'wash and blow dry' intelligent cleaning system.

Here are three systems on the Nissan Safety Shield:

Blind Spot Warning
If there is a blind spot at the rear of the Nissan Note, colored warning light will light in the rearview mirror. When the car is in the lane indicated dangerous, in addition to the lights there will be an audio warning.

Lane Departure Warning
A computerized system will detect the line of the highway, and will warn the driver if the car body out of the lane.

Moving Object Detection
This system gives a visual and audio signals when someone or something moving in the back of the car, for example, there is a small child who runs backwards when parked Note. The resulting camera image is displayed on the screen of 5.8 inches NissanConnect.