Auto Car Review 2012

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Volkswagen Tiguan Cars

Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact crossover vehicle (CUV) built by the German automaker Auto 5000, based on the PQ35 platform of the Volkswagen Golf. Production started in the winter of 2007 in Wolfsburg, Germany, and started selling shortly after. All Tiguans are four-cylinder powered.

The Volkswagen Tiguan was announced at the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show held in November 2006 as a concept vehicle.

The production Tiguan was released at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, and debuted as a 2008 model for Europe and elsewhere and in North America as a 2009 model. Sales of the Tiguan in Canada began in April 2008.

Volkswagen Tiguan

Tiguan

VW Tiguan

Volkswagen Tiguan

Tiguan Cars

Dacia Logan Steppe Review

In 2006, an SUV concept car, the Dacia Logan Steppe was presented at the International Motor Show 's in Geneva. The car was built by the design concept of the car manufacturers of DC noted in India. It is considered a precursor of the Logan family version of the future, to be launched in autumn 2006 and is expected to retail at less than € 8.500 / £ 6.000. The wagon, which is based on a stretched version of the Logan platform should have a range of engines 1.4 L and 1.6 L petrol engines and a diesel 1.5 L, while the long duration means that a seven-seat option is also could offer.

Dacia Logan Steppe

Dacia Logan Steppe Review

Dacia Logan Steppe

2011 Citroen C-Zero Review

Zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero noise C-Zero, Citroën extends its range of compact cars with a 100% electric. The new city car is designed to make it easy urban mobility with its compact size, fast charge and a range sufficient for all day trips by car. And all this in a silence that makes you forget the noise of the city. The Citroen C-Zero is a concentrate of technology and creativity to respond to the challenges of tomorrow today!

2011 Citroen C-Zero

Has already produced more than 5,500 electric vehicles, the Citroën experience essential to be a pioneer in a market segment that is expected to grow significantly in coming years.

Set to launch in the fourth quarter of 2010, Citroen C-Zero, developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, has marked another electric vehicle next to the Berlingo First Electric, developed by Venturi. In France, these two models to qualify for the bonus of 5,000 euros from the government.

COMPATIBLE WITH A POLICY OF SUPPLY CITROËN

Long committed to the policy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases, Citroen, a leading environmental carmaker, is to raise the Citroen C-Zero in a number of features with plenty of environmentally responsible products.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

Citroen Current Projects:

C3 and DS3 models emissions of 99 g / km of CO2 will be available from

Over 30% of Citroën vehicles sold emitting less than 120 g / km CO2

Upcoming technologies:

Using large-scale second generation Stop & Start system in 2010

Launch of a full hybrid vehicle, DS5, in 2011

100% ELECTRIC VEHICLES

The Citroen C-Zero is an electric vehicle powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor of 47 kW or 64 bhp EEC from 3000 to 6000 rpm. The maximum torque of 180 Nm available from 2,000 rpm. Power is transmitted to the rear axle through a gearbox one speed.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

The motor is powered by the latest generation of 330-volt lithium-ion battery, which consists of 88 50 Ah cells (coastal shipping, 16 kWh of energy), installed at the center of the vehicle.Lithium-ion keeps the weight under the conventional technology, while offering equivalent performance. It is also resistant to partial loads, which have no impact on battery life.

Easy to download, easy to use

Recharge your batteries in the Citroën C-Zero is a breeze. The owners simply plug the power cord into an outlet of 220 volts. A full charge takes six hours, while a load of 80% is possible in just 30 minutes using an external station with a single phase current 125 A to 400 V power up to 50 kWh.

The use of the vehicle is just as easy. When the driver turns the ignition key a beep confirms that the car is running. Citroën C-Zero works like a normal car with automatic transmission.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

The fuel gauge is replaced by a traditional indicator of battery charge.

Performance and functionality requirements of today's FOR

Driving today is characterized by a week, a short distance below 40 km on average, a huge 70% of journeys of less than 30 km.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

Citroen C-Zero is perfectly the needs of all types of enterprises - including state, municipal and corporate fleets - and also for private customers who are looking for an exceptionally low cost of the vehicle. Four real seats (thanks to the wheelbase 2.55 m) and 166 liters of boot, the Citroën C-Zero is an impressively quiet ride and offers numerous comfort and safety devices.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

Original-fit features include power steering, ABS, ASR, ESP, electric windows, six airbags, air conditioning and telematics boxes for emergency messaging system.

A city at home on the open road

Citroen C-Zero's compact exterior dimensions 3.48 m long and 9 m turning circle to make an RCA to suppress and out of traffic. And a top speed of 130 mph and acceleration 0-100 km / h in 15 seconds and 60-90 km / h in six seconds, as well as a range of about 130 km over a standard combined cycle, is also completely at ease by open road. In France, 70% of car trips every day a week are less than 30 km for an average of 40 km.

2011 Citroen C-Zero

2011 Citroen C-Zero Review

2011 Citroen C-Zero

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Dodge Charger 1968

The 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi was a muscle car with star quality.Charger's new hidden-headlamp grille, curvy body, elegant recessed backlight, refined tail, and spare use of chrome represented a styling high point for '60s muscle cars. And in R/T form, its performance justified equal praise. For $3,506, the R/T came with the 375-bhp 440-cid four-barrel Magnum V-8, heavy-duty brakes, R/T handling package, and F70Xl4 tires. The rear bumblebee stripe could be left off, while inside, the original Charger's space-age interior gave way to less flashy, more functional decor. The only engine option was the mighty 426 Hemi, at $605. Chrysler strengthened it for '68, with a slightly longer-duration cam, new valve springs, and revisions that reduced oil consumption. It was still underrated at 425 bhp, but as Car and Driver marveled, "There just isn't more honest horsepower available off the showroom floor than you get from this bright orange monster."

Either engine could be hooked to a TorqueFlite automatic with a floor lever or a four-speed with a Hurst Competition-Plus shifter. Automatic was the ticket for straight-line acceleration, and Hemi cars got a special high-stall-speed torque converter (3.23:1 gears were standard). The driver could upshift at 6500 rpm, or let the TorqueFlite do it at 5500. In traffic, the Hemi could be driven like a docile small-block yet was more than half a second quicker and 10 mph faster in the quarter-mile than a 440 Charger. The '68 model's new bucket seats lacked support, and its flying-buttress roof pillars reduced rear visibility. On R/Ts, handling was a nose-heavy chore, and such essential items as a tach, power-front disc brakes, and power steering were options. Still, Charger sales increased sixfold over '67.

The engine is a new rebuilt 383 300HP, with a strong rebuilt 3spd automatic transmission and power steering. This is one fantastic engine compartment with everything painted and plated like it came straight from the factory. One update on this gorgeous car is a Flowmaster exhaust, giving it that throaty sound a 383 is famous for. Restoration of the car spared no expense with all mechanical parts new, rebuilt, painted or replated. There are original rally wheels and red line tires on the car that give it the final look that made these car such a hit in 68.

There can’t be enough said about the intense detail that the restorers of this car put in to it, hours of work and research were done to make this one of the nicest 68 Chargers you will find. It’s like going into a Dodge dealership in 1968 and seeing one for the first time! American Dream Machines is located in the center of the Heartland in Des Moines Iowa. We are one of the largest full service classic car dealerships in the Midwest. We specialize in American Muscle cars with integrity. We usually have at least 70 cars in stock.