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Detroit 2011: Ford Focus 2012 Electric comes to Europe

7:53 AM

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Ford yesterday in advance of the Auto Show in Detroit presents the Ford Focus Electric. The vehicle is to be introduced in the second half of 2012 in North America and comes to Europe. With technical details of the Ford holds back a bit. Thus, the range is specified for the time being to be sufficient for daily driving habits "normal U.S. and European users. What is certain is that coupled with a 1-speed electric motor is designed for a speed of 136 mph.

A complete charge cycle of articles for the American market models will accept a 240-volt charging station only three to four hours. supplied as standard is a 120-volt cable for the household connection. An intelligent energy management based on Microsoft also charges the battery just to request if the current is very cheap.

Toyota review more than a million cars in the United States

3:21 AM

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The hard times never end for Toyota, Akio Toyota may be looking forward to be completed this year, as has been the worst for the whole story of his car dealership. Toyota's problem is that 1.13 million vehicles must be reviewed by a problem in their engine 1ZZ-FE 1.8 liters mounted models from 2005 to 2008 Corolla and Matrix.

Apparently the big problem would be that the engine could stall due to a failure in the welds of a circuit used in the engine control module, which could lead to witness the lighting of warning, abrupt changes, or refusal to boot, and also that it could undo all the driving so difficult today.

To make matters worse luck and new Toyota car models have been three minor accidents, but related to this defect, for now the only recall has made the United States, but may be extended, as might happen in cars like the Avenis and Lotus Elise, which has the same engine.

BMW makes their cars on a diet with carbon fiber

6:57 AM

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BMW Cars have decided to diet to all of its cars, is known as the Blog Coach brand and is considering seriously to progressively many of their models end with the sole purpose of having the central cell in carbon fiber, which would that their cars are much lighter.

Although it is a good alternative to know that we have carbon fiber in their cars also creates certain risks and problems for the company, one of them is the theme of recycling.

I put a 1000 hp Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo

2:31 AM

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Make some modification to a Ferrari is almost a sin for all those true lovers of the Italian brand, but there is a very challenging person which not only made small modifications to your Ferrari, but I play the 6-liter V12 to atmospheric Turbocharging bending and thus reach 1,000 hp.

Thanks to this madness because it has become one of the world's fastest Ferraris, this car could mark an anthology speed record at Bonneville Speed Week.

2011 Infiniti M35h

7:09 AM

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The 2011 Infiniti M35h also called the 'driver's hybrid' by the Japanese automaker, will hit the European market next year, and some of the steering and braking technologies on it are world's firsts.

The 2011 Infiniti M35h uses a 3.5-litre petrol V6 and a 68 PS (50 kW) electric motor for propulsion while power is put to the ground via a seven-speed automatic gearbox. Unfortunately the automaker did not specify any performance figures for its 2011 Infiniti M35h, but it did mention that this will be their most fuel efficient model in the M Line line-up, with the lowest CO2 footprint.

The steering on the 2011 Infiniti M35h uses an electro-hydraulic system with 'on-demand' assistance while the brakes (called the Electric Driven Intelligent Brake) are oriented at both performance as well as low CO2 emissions.