Chrysler Group LLC Introduces first In-vehicle Wireless Charging

 


Chrysler Group LLC, through its Mopar® division, will now be the first to eliminate unsightly dangling power cords in its vehicles by offering in-vehicle wireless charging.

Ferrari 458 Italia China Special Edition

Ferrari 458 Italia China special edition for 20 years of the Italian sports car manufacturer in China To celebrate this historical milestone, in a few weeks time Ferrari will inaugurate its first ever permanent brand exhibition outside of Maranello at the Italia Center of Shanghai World Expo Park. It features a golden dragon on the front bonnet, which is offset by gold and black livery stripes symbolising a racing track and also gold finish to the rims and the aeroelastic winglets and the interior also reflects the unique longma spirit and the celebration of Chinese culture with gold embroidery on the car's head rests. Only 20 units will be sold by Ferrari. According to Ferrari the inspiration behind the livery came from the longma theme which is an old Chinese idiom which means "the vigor and spirit of the legendary dragon-horse". Dragon is a symbol of Chinese culture, standing for courage, passion and success, whilst Ferrari's prancing horse logo is one of the most recognized symbols in the world representing Italian cultural identity and its unrivalled achievements in the design and engineering fields.

Formula 1: Pastor Maldonado's Williams had a piston failure at Sepang says Renault

Rémi Taffin, head of Renault Sport F1 track operations said in an interview, "We used the intervening time between Malaysia and China to thoroughly investigate the engine failure we had on Pastor's car in Malaysia and quickly identified it as a piston failure. As a result we are looking to put in place safeguards to prevent it happening again to Williams or our other clients."

Formula 1: F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admits that the teams can't be forced to go to Bahrain

After the Formula 1 teams decided to boycott Bahrain again, Ecclestone said he cannot stop the teams from backing out of the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix as the recent raging protests continue to flare up around Manama and on Monday seven policeman were injured by a home-made bomb as a protest calling for the release of an activist on a two-month hunger strike turned violent. Ecclestone said, "We've no way we can force people to go there. We can't say 'you've got to go' - although they would be in breach of their agreement with us if they didn't go - but it doesn't help. Commercially they have to go, but whether they decide to or not is up to them. I've had no one say anything other than 'we're going to be racing in Bahrain'."

 [Via: ESPNF1]

Patent renderings of Eric Clapton's one-off Ferrari SP12 [with video]

It is reported that the car is specially built for singer Eric Clapton and is one-off. It's based on the Ferrari 458 Italia and features new bodywork including a new bumper, grille with retro styling. Here are some of the alleged patent renderings that have now surfaced showing every line of the car's bespoke shape. Specifications: Engine: 4.5-liter V8, Power: 570 PS / 419 kW / 562 hp, Torque: 540 Nm

Video: Nissan DeltaWing First Onboard Footage

Nissan has become part of the radical DeltaWing racing program that will see this rocket-shaped car competing at the 2012 Le Mans 24 Hours race. Here is the first onboard footage of the Nissan DeltaWing.

 

2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel launched in the U.S market

The 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel has been unveiled at the U.S market by the German automaker in the 2012 New York International Auto Show. The new Cayenne diesel will feature a eficient and powerful 3.0 Liter V6 engine pumping out 240 horsepower and will supply 406 lb.-ft of torque to the wheels. The car is claimed to be very fuel efficient by the manufacturer. Porsche also claims with the full tank filled up the Cayenne diesel's range is upto 740 miles. That is quite impressive according to us. It uses a 8-speed Tiptronic S transmission and also an auto start stop function. Price: $ 55,750 


* Porsche Cayenne Diesel -- The new-for-2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel's powerful, yet fuel-efficient 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel engine, delivers 240-hp and 406 lb.-ft. of torque, available from as low as 1,750 rpm. The result is strong 0-60 mph acceleration in just 7.2 seconds and a top track speed of 135 mph. That performance is complemented by best in class fuel economy – based on preliminary internal estimates, the Cayenne Diesel is estimated to achieve a rating of 20 mpg city / 28 mpg highway / 23 combined on its U.S. EPA label. Final figures will be confirmed closer to the start of sales later in 2012.Cayenne S, 400-hp, 4.8 liter V8 with active all-wheel-drive Cayenne S Hybrid, 380-hp parallel full hybrid with 333-hp, 3.0 liter supercharged V6 gasoline engine with additional 47-hp provided by two electric motors with permanent all-wheel drive system with self-locking center differential Cayenne Turbo, 500-hp, twin-turbocharged, 4.8 liter V8 with active all-wheel-drive.


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