tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40433337586416491512024-03-19T02:33:04.398-07:00AUTORIQUE CARSautorique cars provides update auto car info and news, includes ford, chevy, honda, bmw, dodge, nissan, mustang.caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2023125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-9164242767774907802011-10-11T08:42:00.001-07:002011-10-11T08:54:34.909-07:00Volkswagen New Beetle 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvixCPX0eddeTzq1bTMjJ5dKBDTgThyg6NLaqGNtmjmj9goLuDx5rM1_IYbLQkLHZTeyNWmZy2Uh1PmTIreX3ctCI3AIAp3Haf-ZM5JQwDixcF4tFTo2XaQXy5giAlaG-0ZbFGq9pKWw/s1600/2012+volkswagen+beetle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvixCPX0eddeTzq1bTMjJ5dKBDTgThyg6NLaqGNtmjmj9goLuDx5rM1_IYbLQkLHZTeyNWmZy2Uh1PmTIreX3ctCI3AIAp3Haf-ZM5JQwDixcF4tFTo2XaQXy5giAlaG-0ZbFGq9pKWw/s320/2012+volkswagen+beetle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car, introduced by Volkswagen in 1998, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front driving the front wheels, with luggage storage in the rear. Many special editions have been released, such as the Malibu Barbie New Beetle.In May 2010, Volkswagen announced that production of the current body of the New Beetle will cease in 2011. A redesigned model will replace it.<br />
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Strong public reaction to the Concept 1 convinced the company that it should develop a production version which was launched as the New Beetle in 1998, based on the Golf IV's larger PQ34 platform.[4] The New Beetle is related to the original only in name and appearance (including the absence of a car emblem script with the exception of the VW logo). In June 1999, the first turbocharged version of the Beetle was launched, known as the 1.8T, and Volkswagen created a web site dedicated specifically to that vehicle.[5] A convertible was added in mid year 2003 to replace the Volkswagen Cabrio.<br />
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The New Beetle carries many design similarities with the original VW Beetle: separate wings, vestigial running boards, sloping headlamps and large round tail lights, as well as a high rounded roofline. It is assembled currently in VW Puebla factory in Mexico.<br />
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The Volkswagen New Beetle was the car that started the retro-futurist design craze. It was a modernized version of the legendary VW Beetle and struck a chord with consumers who had grown tired of standard conservative car designs and had fond memories of the "Bugs" from popular culture. However, this modern version, being much more complicated than the simple design of the original "people's car" envisioned by Porsche, was prone to several mechanical and electronic defects. The automatic transmission, for example, is a well-documented issue, often failing after only a relatively short period of use (see:hard-shifting issue on VW Bug) and requiring expensive repair. Other issues associated with the retro design are poor access to even simple maintenance areas, making changing a front bulb for example, an expensive service operation. The convertible was also prone to failing window mechanism, which requires the window to "shuffle" when opening and closing the door in order for the window to seal with the roof due to the pillarless door design. The power roof mechanism also suffered from a very complex mechanism of pulleys and plastic flaps in order to simply cover and uncover the folding structure. This was "rectified" by VW in the 2006 model onwards by removing one plastic cover panel from the mechanism, reducing failure likelihood, but at the expense of esthetics. The New Beetle also had an overly sensitive and complex Computer control system, often requiring a full system reset at the VW Dealer whenever the battery was disconnected or discharged to enable it to be driven properly.caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-18938458453857239252011-10-10T17:20:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.080-07:00Payback Time: Middle East Honda Accord Drifter Crashes, Police Steps in…<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/payback-time-middle-east-honda-accord.html"><img style="display:block; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Va6FKe7orG8/TpOMjmvoiVI/AAAAAAAFL9Q/EVT_rUvUpfU/s800/Csp-Me-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662023699858491730" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Who needs to sit and watch any of the five installments of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Fast and Furious franchise</span> when you can enjoy all the excitement in a minute-or so-long Youtube clip?</span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While there's nothing new about videos showing Middle-Eastern drivers drifting or trying to drift <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/jackasses-on-wheels-and-with-guns.html">Japanese sedans with or without shooting their guns</a>, nor about some of <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/video-middle-east-drifting-gone.html">them crashing their cars</a>, what is new about the clip you're about to watch after the break is that the police got involved.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">And we're not talking about a single police car but a swarm of cops who appear to be chasing the driver and/or the passengers of the white Honda Accord sedan that had previously smacked a rock on the side of the road while drifting. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/payback-time-middle-east-honda-accord.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-72899068632527876312011-10-10T16:51:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.080-07:00Skoda Rolls Out New Rapid Small Sedan in India [with Video]<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/skoda-rolls-out-new-rapid-small-sedan.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X6N9YFIouN8/TpOF7GB5maI/AAAAAAAFL9E/nPsc5SfPI7E/s800/Skoda-autoriquecars-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662016406812203426" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In the next step towards its bold goal of increasing Skoda's worldwide sales to at least 1.5 million vehicles per year by 2018, the Volkswagen Group revealed a new entry-level Skoda sedan named Rapid at its Pune plant in western India on Sunday. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Although it had been suggested that the Rapide may be the production version of <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-skoda-missionl-concept.html">Skoda's MissionL concept</a> that was show in Frankfurt last month, this doesn't seem to be the case. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Instead, the Rapid, which borrows its name from the rear-engine Skoda coupe of the mid-late 1980s, is a rebadged version of the Indian market VW Vento, otherwise <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2010/06/2011-vw-polo-sedan-new-photo-gallery.html">known as the Polo sedan</a>. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/skoda-rolls-out-new-rapid-small-sedan.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-26008452843901271172011-10-10T16:31:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.080-07:00Japanese Carmakers' Production Back on Track, But it May not be Enough<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/japanese-carmakers-production-back-on.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zNde4jV9bgE/TpN7JBfMRHI/AAAAAAAFL80/3_zJCgj6zbo/s800/HONDA-PRODUCTION-LINE-0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662004551483147378" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For the first time after the March 11 earthquake and Tsunami, Japanese automakers have returned to their normal production levels. In fact, they are superseding last year’s numbers in an effort to make up for the lost time. </span><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Toyota and </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Nissan/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Nissan</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, Japan’s two biggest car manufacturers are leading the pack, reporting increased production for the first time since March, with Mazda, Suzuki, Honda, Subaru and Mitsubishi following their lead.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/japanese-carmakers-production-back-on.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-87120409754804584042011-10-10T15:55:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.080-07:00It Came from Truck Hell: Dumpster Missing a Front Wheel<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/it-came-from-truck-hell-dumpster.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e7KpFvKJx0Y/TpN4xf0IfQI/AAAAAAAFL8U/fquBH5kIMA8/s800/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662001948283927810" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Should we call this act moronic, mindless or <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Offbeat%20News">an example</a> of a driver's complete lack of concern for the safety of the public? Whatever the case, you wouldn't want to be caught anywhere near this dumpster truck.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">From what we can tell, the <i>mastermind</i> behind the steering wheel has temporarily compensated for the missing front wheel by…pushing some dirt to the opposite side of the truck bed. Sweet. <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Video">Video follows</a> after the jump. </span></p> <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/it-came-from-truck-hell-dumpster.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-59210559739285580112011-10-10T15:26:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.081-07:00Infiniti Confirms Limited Production Run of FX Sebastian Vettel Edition<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/infiniti-confirms-limited-production.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ne1OYB5sGo/TpNx9dC0FZI/AAAAAAAFL8M/ixEUAUUlmE8/s800/Infiniti-FX-Vettel-Edition-37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661994457117234578" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">With Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel having clinched the <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/vettel-wins-back-to-back-formula-1.html">second consecutive drivers' championship crown</a> after the results of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, it was only a matter time before Infiniti would confirm what we already suspected after the debut of <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/live-photos-and-video-of-infiniti-fx.html">the FX concept in Frankfurt</a>: the crossover that bears his name will enter a limited run production. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The announcement was made by Nissan Executive Vice President Andy Palmer at an interview for the company's corporate blog. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/infiniti-confirms-limited-production.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-69121788841804110322011-10-10T14:42:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.081-07:00Vettel Wins Back-to-Back Formula 1 Titles, Lauda says “He Can Surpass Schumacher”<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/vettel-wins-back-to-back-formula-1.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9GyreVAcH0/TpNnRPfwatI/AAAAAAAFL7s/Emvncp0doE4/s800/SEBASTIAN-VETTEL-JAPAN-0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661982702450010834" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If you have two </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/F1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Formula 1</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> world championships under your belt by the age of 24, then you surely must be special. Sebastian Vettel, who last year became the youngest world champion ever in the history of the sport, didn’t have </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">anything </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to prove . </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Nor did anyone doubt after the first races of the season, that the 2011 driver’s title would be his. Mathematically, at least, </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/formula-1-2011-singapore-grand-prix.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">only McLaren's Jenson Button</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> had a –very long- shot at stealing the title after Singapore. At last Sunday’s race in Suzuka, he did his best: Button crossed the finish line first.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/vettel-wins-back-to-back-formula-1.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-61318339053871549552011-10-10T13:56:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.081-07:00Mazda PR Tweets that the Company is Working on New Rotary Engine-Powered Model(s)<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/mazda-pr-tweets-that-company-is-working.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MpXta37JJAU/TpNf9BGF3yI/AAAAAAAFL6s/ziRTu6ooihw/s800/Shinari-Mazda-autoriquecars-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661974658405490466" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Even though Mazda President and CEO, Takashi Tamanouchi, <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/mazda-bids-farewell-to-rx-8-with-japan.html">has repeatedly stated </a>that the company will continue to develop the firm's rotary engine after the demise of the RX-8 sports car in June of 2012, many have questioned the company's commitment to the Wankel concept. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To calm the Japanese brand's fans, Mazda posted a tweet on its Japanese account that said it is "zealously" planning the development of "new models", which will be equipped with a rotary engine. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/mazda-pr-tweets-that-company-is-working.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-53877294811356095452011-10-10T13:27:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.081-07:00Chevrolet Turns 100-Years Old, Aims to Celebrate with New Sales Record this Year<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/chevrolet-turns-100-years-old-aims-to.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GNQTWbXa1tk/TpNV5efKFiI/AAAAAAAFLz8/kfCTOoWDQ0U/s800/CHEVROLET-CORVETTE-1960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661963602459498018" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Industrialist William C. Durant and Swiss-born racecar driver Louis Chevrolet founded the </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Chevrolet/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Chevrolet</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> brand in 1911, building their first automobile in a rented garage in Detroit. One hundred years and 209 million vehicles, Chevrolet is present in more than 140 countries.</span> <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/chevrolet-turns-100-years-old-aims-to.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-10319772911249426412011-10-10T12:58:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.082-07:00Video: Swedish Man Jumps Over a Speeding Lamborghini Gallardo<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/video-swedish-man-jumps-over-speeding.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KaBCn2xFDJM/TpNPFdBbnRI/AAAAAAAFLyU/Huljcnh0WIE/s800/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661956111643417874" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Jumping over speeding cars seems to have become something of a sport lately – albeit an extremely dangerous one at that. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After recent footage of a man performing a flip over an Acura NSX at the 2nd Street Certified Car Show in Milwaukee, we now have a video showing a Swedish man jumping over <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Lamborghini%20Gallardo">a Lamborghini Gallardo</a> going around 80km/h [~50mph]. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We don’t have to tell you that for every successful stunt of this kind, there are many more that go horribly wrong (i.e. the Lada stunt seen in the third clip). So yeah, kids, don't try this at home… </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/video-swedish-man-jumps-over-speeding.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-84510883910869735492011-10-10T12:09:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.082-07:00Manchester Police Put Drug Dealer's Seized BMW M3 on Display to Deter Criminals<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/manchester-police-put-drug-dealer.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIbWAFxavMg/TpNDTl5UA7I/AAAAAAAFLyE/Pra5DybrcFo/s800/Csp-BMW_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661943160403919794" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Well now, here's a new one: Police in Tameside, which is a metropolitan borough east of Manchester in <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/UK">the UK</a>, are trying to send out a message to the community that crime doesn't pay by...displaying a local drug dealers car outside an Ashton-under-Lyne police station.</span><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The car in question is a latest generation <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/BMW%20M3">white BMW M3</a> said to be worth around £45,000 (about US$71,000 / €52,000). The Bavarian sports model was confiscated from a drug dealer sentenced to two years and three months in prison earlier this year.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/manchester-police-put-drug-dealer.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-87179138495373079212011-10-10T11:11:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.082-07:00Report: Bentley Boss Says New SUV to be powered by W12 Petrol and V12 Diesel Engines, Due in 2015<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/report-bentley-boss-says-new-suv-to-be.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f0HK9V3GnMw/TlwTcSTKeBI/AAAAAAAE7eY/USF3WHjngwY/s800/Bentley-SUV-Based-on-Audi-Q711.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">[The above photo is a rendering from the Xenatec Group]</span></div><p></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Porsche </span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">launched the Cayenne in 2002, it changed the sport carmakers’ way of thinking. If the world wants a premium SUV by a top brand, why stick to the past and not ride the wave, increasing production volume and profitability? </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After all, despite the initial outcry, it is primarily the Cayenne’s success that we have to thank for the continued existence and evolution of the </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20911"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">911</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At the Pebble Beach festival, Bentley’s CEO, Wolfgang Duerheimer, confirmed that the British luxury carmaker </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/08/bentley-ceo-confirms-suv-and-smaller.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">will indeed build an SUV</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. And he recently replaced chief engineer Ulrich Eichhorn with Porsche’s Rolf Frech who has also worked on the </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Cayenne"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cayenne</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/report-bentley-boss-says-new-suv-to-be.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-76193339171977276612011-10-10T10:44:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.083-07:00Fiat Debuts New Jennifer Lopez Ad Featuring…the 500 Cabrio<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/fiat-debuts-new-jennifer-lopez-ad.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fncZlr0yW_I/TpMvge6PW3I/AAAAAAAFLxc/DZQdNGbjeqY/s800/JLO_bty_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661921391634504562" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The North American division of Fiat has launched its <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/video-jennifer-lopes-shakes-it-for-new.html">second commercial about Jennifer Lopez</a> featuring the new 500 Cabrio. And no, we're not the ones to get it wrong here but Fiat's advertising agency which seems to have got its priorities confused. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">While we get to see more of the <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Fiat%20500">Fiat 500</a> Cabrio than the first online ad with J. Lo, the commercial, title "My World" continues to focus on the "actress, entertainer, philanthropist and entrepreneur" with her song "Until it beats no more" playing on the background. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/fiat-debuts-new-jennifer-lopez-ad.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-30107734762887792332011-10-10T10:00:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.083-07:00Caught on Film: Alert Toyota Driver Saves Careless Motorcyclist's Life<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/caught-on-film-alert-toyota-driver.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c8q7f3X-71s/TpMlD0ZgIAI/AAAAAAAFLxM/3MRx2u4ICTY/s800/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661909904070287362" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Due to the fact that motorcyclists are far less protected in the event of an accident, they usually pay more attention to the road than car drivers. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">But not this time as the man seen in the video footage below riding the scooter carelessly took the corner a little too wide and too fast. As a result, he drifted to the other side of the road and eventually lost traction and fell down.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Luckily for the biker, the driver of the oncoming vehicle (which appears to be an older-generation <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Corolla">Toyota Corolla sedan</a>), was fully alert and managed to avoid hitting him the last moment. </span></p> <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/caught-on-film-alert-toyota-driver.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-89018734458044459392011-10-10T09:05:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.083-07:00All-New 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan to be Revealed on October 14<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/all-new-2012-bmw-3-series-sedan-to-be.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OfCazLUzi78/TpMXxEmy_eI/AAAAAAAFLw0/_uWgNFWiLEs/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661895288352341474" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It's almost time for BMW to finally pull the covers off its long-awaited 6th-generation 3-Series sedan, codenamed F30. In fact, we just learned that the big reveal will take place this Friday on October 14, 2011, at the BMW plant in Munich. </span> <p></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A78jyA9nNv8/TpMYdP8LqLI/AAAAAAAFLxE/F2K2w1g98lA/s1600/2012-BMW-3-F30-2.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 76px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A78jyA9nNv8/TpMYdP8LqLI/AAAAAAAFLxE/F2K2w1g98lA/s200/2012-BMW-3-F30-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661896047309072562" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Not surprisingly, the Bavarian luxury carmaker is not letting out any details yet, though <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/07/spied-2012-bmw-3-series-sedan-starts.html">a plethora of spy shots</a> along with some <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/08/all-new-2012-bmw-3-series-sedan-spied.html">leaked promotional pictures</a> back in August have provided us with our first look at the premium sedan. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/all-new-2012-bmw-3-series-sedan-to-be.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-55549213813513735792011-10-10T08:05:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.083-07:00China’s JAC to Build New Car Factory in Brazil<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/chinas-jac-to-build-new-car-factory-in.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GieNS3jvSXY/TpMNk76HQKI/AAAAAAAFLws/M48FU_vMlIE/s800/JAC_MOtors-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661884084742733986" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Chinese automaker </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/JAC"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">JAC Motors</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> announced on Friday a new deal with its Brazilian operator SHC Group to build a new factory in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state, the company's first outside its home market. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">JAC originally intended to invest US$600 million in building a plant in Brazil, but cancelled the project when the government increased taxes on cars with less than two-thirds domestic content, in its effort to protect local jobs.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/chinas-jac-to-build-new-car-factory-in.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-53965972662684345362011-10-10T07:41:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.084-07:00New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible with 580HP Heads to the L.A. Auto Show<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-convertible.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FpBpSN6R2Vw/TpMFK5nXHII/AAAAAAAFLuc/QFbNt7QSE8o/s800/2013-Chevrolet-Camaro-ZL1-Csp-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661874841357589634" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Need a new hair dryer? No problem, General Motors has you covered as the Detroit company announced plans to lift the veil from atop its most powerful roofless production model ever, the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible at the <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/LA%20Auto%20Show">Los Angeles Auto Show in November</a>. </span> <p></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rPRpL4N8KHU/TpMFTQB0SeI/AAAAAAAFLuk/aPOgZUeCVAI/s1600/2013-Chevrolet-Camaro-ZL1-Csp-6.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 78px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rPRpL4N8KHU/TpMFTQB0SeI/AAAAAAAFLuk/aPOgZUeCVAI/s200/2013-Chevrolet-Camaro-ZL1-Csp-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661874984813087202" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The new soft-top model shares its genes with <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/video-2012-camaro-zl1-lapping.html">the upcoming Camaro ZL1 Coupe</a> and is scheduled to go on sale in late 2012. The highlight of the convertible is of course GM's 6.2-liter supercharged LSA V8 engine rated at 580 horsepower (432 kW) and 556 lb.-ft. of peak torque (754 Nm).</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-convertible.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-62164863810968336232011-10-10T07:14:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.084-07:00General Motors Confirms New 2013 Chevrolet Colorado for the U.S.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JH2qP6za_m4/TpL-bmntcnI/AAAAAAAFLs8/iYSMyyjX2dM/s1600/2012-Chevrolet-Colorado-030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JH2qP6za_m4/TpL-bmntcnI/AAAAAAAFLs8/iYSMyyjX2dM/s800/2012-Chevrolet-Colorado-030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661867431735161458" border="0"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">[Thai market 2012 Chevrolet Colorado pictured above]</span></div><p></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This just in: General Motors officially confirmed plans to build and sell a version of its brand-new Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck in the United States. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Last week, the Detroit-based automaker launched the production version of the new <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/all-new-2012-chevrolet-colorado-pickup.html">Colorado mid-size pickup truck in Thailand</a> and has plans to sell it in other regions around the globe including Australia where it will be marketed under the Holden nameplate. </span> </p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LcglUG9RVjY/TpL-pDfwp5I/AAAAAAAFLtE/c73TxtA90A0/s1600/ColoradoProduction0222.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 94px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LcglUG9RVjY/TpL-pDfwp5I/AAAAAAAFLtE/c73TxtA90A0/s200/ColoradoProduction0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661867662824744850" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">“The new Chevrolet Colorado is generating a lot of excitement as we begin its launch in Thailand,” said Chris Perry, vice president, global marketing and strategy for Chevrolet. “We think the design, capability and fuel efficiency of the new Colorado will make it attractive to U.S. customers.”</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/general-motors-confirms-new-2013.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-2351824554951607602011-10-10T06:57:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.084-07:00Kelleners Sport Begins Work on New 2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback [F20]<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/kelleners-sport-begins-work-on-new-2012.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8SyS7WGkLQc/TpL6R_QIcnI/AAAAAAAFLss/IZb3LpqmqSc/s800/Kelleners-Sport_BMW-F20_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661862868501951090" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">With the first examples of the brand-new <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/07/bmw-prices-all-new-1-series-hatch-from.html">2012 BMW 1-Series 5-door hatchback</a> (codenamed F20) having already reached showrooms across Europe, the aftermarket industry is tuning into the Bavarian firm's smallest model. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Germany's Kelleners Sport is one of the first tuning firms to reveal details about its upcoming program for the new 1-Series. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/kelleners-sport-begins-work-on-new-2012.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-16778753697516270812011-10-10T06:27:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.084-07:00Change of Plans for Chrysler Group, will Eliminate Duplicate Models, Hints at U.S. Market Delta<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/change-of-plans-for-chrysler-group-will.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ouQpYY1MmQ/TpL0OWjwpDI/AAAAAAAFLrE/YV5OhaBttkw/s800/Lancia-Chrysler-29%255B5%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661856208969049138" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The product plan brewing continues over at the Fiat Group – Chrysler LLC alliance. Following the recent news on <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/jeep-updated-production-plan-includes.html">the Jeep</a> and <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/alfa-romeo-lays-out-product-plans-until.html">Alfa Romeo brands</a>, the group's CEO Sergio Marchionne offered new details on Chrysler LLC's strategy. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In an interview with <span style="font-style: italic;">Automotive News</span>, Marchionne said that the company has revised its Project Genesis plan, which was put in place in 2008 when Chrysler was still under the ownership of Cerberus Capital Management. </span> </p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BS6rdxynqXY/TpL03o3n5oI/AAAAAAAFLrM/CwsPVc40hYM/s1600/Dodge-1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 113px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BS6rdxynqXY/TpL03o3n5oI/AAAAAAAFLrM/CwsPVc40hYM/s200/Dodge-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661856918258837122" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The two key elements of the Genesis plan are merging the dealerships of all four Chrysler group brands, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram under one roof, (with only a few exceptions), and abolishing duplicate products that are the result of badge-engineering such as the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger, and the Chrysler Town & Country and <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Dodge%20Grand%20Caravan">Dodge Grand Caravan</a>. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/change-of-plans-for-chrysler-group-will.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-14091564479305998672011-10-10T06:02:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.084-07:00Uma volta com Camaro ZL1 em Nurburgring<div style="text-align: justify;">O novo Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 foi para a pista de Nurburgring para testar sua potencia.<br /><br />E ele fez bonito no circuito levando apenas 7:51.27, ficando próximo dos Porsche 911 Turbo S e o Lamborghini Murcielago.<br /><br />O Camaro ZL1 teve sua estreia mundial este ano no Salão do Automóvel de Chicago. Ele usa o motor É movido 6,2 litros com supercharged LSA, com 580 cv.<br /><br />Confira o vídeo da volta do Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 em Nurburgring:<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8mhjGERugh0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="246" width="425"></iframe><br /></div>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-15950149751435182322011-10-10T05:28:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.085-07:00BMW 6-Series Coupe Available in the UK, Priced from £59,565<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/bmw-6-series-coupe-available-in-uk.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XxOSc_zlbzQ/TpLnzT0FmqI/AAAAAAAFLqs/sx5GQi_C3H4/s800/BMW-6-SERIES-UK-0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661842550236224162" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">BMW announced that the third generation of its GT model, the 6-Series Coupe that </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/03/2012-bmw-6-series-coupe-officially.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">was launched last April at the Shanghai Motor Show</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, is now available to order in the UK with sales starting on October 15.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The 2+2 luxury coupe will be offered with three engine, including two gasoline units and a turbo diesel, all fitted with BMW’s fuel-saving EfficientDynamics technology.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/bmw-6-series-coupe-available-in-uk.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-51589225584893810632011-10-09T07:28:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.085-07:00Roll like an F1 Champ with Schumacher's Scuderia Ferrari Motorhome<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/roll-like-f1-champ-with-schumacher.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9lqS2CBNeu0/TpGxwnvK5qI/AAAAAAAFLfU/SSclv_d9DMY/s800/Ferrari-F1-Iveco-autoriquecarsR-Pictures04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661501655440090786" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Vehicle auctions usually make headlines for automobiles sold for ridiculous amounts of money, for being very rare or very famous. At the very least, they must have been owned at some point by a rock star, an F1 driver or some other kind of celebrity in order to attract attention.</span> <p></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ke-GNGDZ_uw/TpGyMdQgXDI/AAAAAAAFLfc/2wBR889j-zs/s1600/Ferrari-F1-Iveco-autoriquecarsR-Pictures10.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 88px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ke-GNGDZ_uw/TpGyMdQgXDI/AAAAAAAFLfc/2wBR889j-zs/s200/Ferrari-F1-Iveco-autoriquecarsR-Pictures10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661502133663456306" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Can you imagine a bus making it in that list? Probably not unless of course, we’re talking about an original Iveco Domino Ferrari Formula 1 driver’s coach that will hit the auction block on October 26 by RM Auctions.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">What makes the Iveco coach even more special is that is was used by </span><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/Ferrari/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Scuderia Ferrari</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> during the Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichelo era from 2001 to 2005. As befitting the seven times Formula 1 world champion, it was highly customized.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/roll-like-f1-champ-with-schumacher.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-63740091885060204892011-10-08T14:02:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.085-07:00The Ghost of Chuck Norris Approves This Video [VW Polo Content]<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/ghost-of-chuck-norris-approves-this.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JCZWR_i8yxk/TpC7YYunqMI/AAAAAAAFLdI/8wJRhxU3z7I/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661230759233956034" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Why did the <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/search/label/VW%20Polo">Volkswagen Polo hatchback</a> cross the road? [Insert joke/answer here]. But seriously now, we don't know. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">What we can tell you is that we see is a sliver Polo 5d parked in what is probably a dealership (or perhaps a rental car office) seemingly somewhere in Europe and then, all of a sudden; the Polo begins to roll out the shop.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The German supermini drives through the entrance and falls down onto a busy road full of cars, and then, as if <s>Chuck Norris</s> <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/chuck-norris-approved-awesome-save-even.html">a guardian angel</a> was looking over the shoulders of anyone involved in this clip, the car goes straight through the traffic without causing any trouble. </span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/ghost-of-chuck-norris-approves-this.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043333758641649151.post-26097040153420203512011-10-08T08:00:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:43:39.086-07:00POLL: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which is the Most Beautiful of All?<a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/poll-mirror-mirror-on-wall-which-is.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_DUNkBXFa5U/TpBy-q5yJYI/AAAAAAAFLc4/AyyGSaxqLM8/s800/Mitsu_PSA_autoriquecars_%2523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661151152598820226" border="0"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The results of a collaborative project between two or more automotive partners can vary deeply, depending on how far the participating companies are willing to take the <span style="font-style: italic;">rebadging </span>process. </span> <p></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bILA8TmRW-8/TpB0jDQj5uI/AAAAAAAFLdA/Hr9VlAPfNV8/s1600/PEUGEOT-4008-6.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 80px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bILA8TmRW-8/TpB0jDQj5uI/AAAAAAAFLdA/Hr9VlAPfNV8/s200/PEUGEOT-4008-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661152877123725026" border="0"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For example, the differences between the original Fiat Doblo and <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/07/congratulations-its-doblo-new-opel.html">GM's Opel Combo spinoff</a> (a <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/chrysler-to-sell-fiat-doblo-in-north.html">RAM variant</a> will also be introduced in early 2013) are more or less limited to the design of their front bumpers. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The French PSA Peugeot Citroën group on the other hand, gave its designers a little more breathing room when it came to the development of its new compact SUVs / crossovers, <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-peugeot-4008-psa-take-on-mitsubishi.html">the Peugeot 4008</a> and <a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-citroen-c4-aircross-psa-second-take.html">the Citroën C4 AIRCROSS</a>.</span> </p><a href="http://autoriquecars.blogspot.com/2011/10/poll-mirror-mirror-on-wall-which-is.html#more">Read more »</a>caradoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10948612076718025373noreply@blogger.com0