Next Toyota Prius gets new look

The current Toyota Prius comes in looks broadly very similar to its predecessor. The Japanese brand is the next Prius probably give a whole new appearance.
 That said Chris Hostetter, the marketing strategy of Toyota in the United States in its portfolio, sit. "We get the feeling that people are ready for a Prius with a new look," he says car news Car News. "Maybe the last two generations of Prius seem very similar," he adds.

About the new design is still not agreed, says Hostetter. However, the approach to the appearance more emotion to give the Prius a dynamic steering to measure. The new hybrid car from Toyota for mid-2014 car calendar.

Last month, 1,948 regular Prius put on license and 610 Once more copies of the Prius +. Hybrid and electric cars sell pretty in the Netherlands. The Opel Ampera, the Chevrolet Volt and the Lexus CT doing nothing wrong.

A student of the IVA -- has recently analyzed the Dutch market for mains eg cars put on rope. For an accurate result is therefore an online survey appeared, it is here to fill.

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Toyota is heading for the biggest

Japanese, a nation is determined. Take the folks at Toyota. In early 2011 befell them one of the biggest natural disasters in history, shortly after claiming they soon back on top to stand. Based on sales so far they seem indeed again be the largest automaker.

By a devastating tsunami in March last year some time Toyota had the car stop production as a result, General Motors finally took home the title with the largest automaker in the world. Even the Japanese giant Volkswagen sought over. Shortly after the disaster had Toyota confident of once again the largest production would run at full speed. Based on the figures for the first half year of this year they could be right it will get. The Japanese have so far been almost 5 million cars produced. General Motors follows with 300,000 units less and Volkswagen will not exceed 4.45 million units. The figures also come from the manufacturers themselves, so they are not entirely independent.

9 million
that the struggle between these three again the biggest thing is almost certain. Toyota wants GM will trump the more than 9 million cars must wear. The forecasts of the American group indicate that they number, just like last year, namely fetch. Volkswagen may be the sales battle between the two traditional biggest quite keep up, but will probably finish third again as smiling, before the Germans arrive a little too short. But how long will that take?

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2013 mustang ready for her debut at LA auto show

2013 Ford mustang

2013 mustang ready for her debut at LA auto show this month, Ford Mustang has been updated for 2013 with new front styling, 2013 Mustang getting a little touch of the outside to remove the more aggressive grille & front fascia, LED lighting is fantastic, as well as some other nice to have features that make the Mustang is far more appealing to the public.

Changes in the powertrain include increased output from a small and a giant leap into the 21st century. By using several skills that delivers 444 horsepower to the Mustang Boss 302 5.0-liter V-8, regular GT 5.0-liter is now rated at 420 hp, an increase of 8 hp. Option six-speed automatic transmission now includes a sequential manual mode changes. Controlled by a switch on the gear selector switch steering rather than shock, this facility may be a small step from a giant leap, but you have to start somewhere.

Inside, the other big change is the inclusion of vehicles Ford SYNC connectivity system. Which can give the Mustang Boss 302 2013 buyers a variety of features such as Bluetooth phone connection, ability to control your digital music player connected USB, 911 emergency calls and at the request of Health Report Car Help.

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Honda CR Z Confirmed restyling more powerful for the Paris

Honda CR-Z: Confirmed restyling more powerful for the Paris Motor Show. The company Honda has confirmed that the restyling of its hybrid model, the Honda CR-Z will debut at the Paris Motor Show, an event that will be held from September 27 to October 14 in the French capital. After enjoying the first teaser of the model, where we hinted some details of the new updated design, far from the Japanese firm itself we have officially, that the new hybrid will come with "increased power output and engine combustion power ", this would mean that the vehicle will reach 200 hp, to crown more than just a simple green car.

Although to Paris, we will not know anything more ... In addition, we leave the data in the first teaser, with filtered snapshots, and more about his new design, with the publication of what appears to be the rendering of the new Honda CR-Z. Find out before the Paris Motor Show 2012 ...

Confirmed for the Paris Motor Show
This is the new Honda CR-Z. The Japanese model Plug-in will be presented with a facelift in all rule, which updates all its exterior and interior design. Although until the sample exhibits not know the new Honda as important reserves for automobile quote, which opens in less than two weeks. At first glance, the model convinces.

Through an official statement, we the "increased power of the combustion engine and the electric motor," which would be around 200 hp, increasing its power by about 75 hp, though this will be known only in the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

The first teaser of the hybrid model
the small firm coupe Honda has always been a car with an environmentally conscious. The proposed hybrid is, undoubtedly, a sacrifice of the interior of the rear passengers, as they have eaten part of the rear passenger compartment and seems designed only for two children.

Furthermore, the new hybrid model will feature a 1.5 iVTEC SOHC engine with a hybrid engine, with a full hybrid powertrain, led to a total respect for the environment. The Honda CR-Z, with zero emissions ...

Hybrid Design
In terms of design, the Honda CR-Z, is clearly renewed after two years of its market debut.

It presents stylistic innovations from the point of view of the details like the profile of groups hour front adorned by a thin strip of LED technology headlamps and alloy wheels, which consists of five races with a new drawing, as you can see in the teaser.

Another innovation in technology, refers to a new button that, according to some reports also always unreliable, would be to start the engine, which will replace the traditional ignition key, as the 2013 Subaru BRZ or Toyota Yaris HDS. Find out before the Paris Motor Show ..

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Lexus IS F incorporate a twin turbo V6 engine

Lexus IS-F: incorporate a twin-turbo V6 engine. Currently one of the models being developed by the new Lexus IS-F, a sedan Premium will have a good performance to catch up with the German references and try to put the bar high. In fact it is making good progress and there are already different speed tests and try to improve the product that originally could have reached the final form. The news is not that we have pictures of your bearing or something similar but rumor has emerged that could have a powerful turbocharged V6 engine.

There is nothing officially confirmed as Lexus is not running for review of this topic. The truth is that we could consider that silence gives consent and the rumor is slowly gaining strength. If this is true, would break with the tradition of the manufacturers current sedans, so far as using the high-powered V8 engine, achieving a good performance and driving sensations, but always seeing he overcome by the major reference in the segment, by day today are German firms, especially BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

Lexus already announced that for now is focusing only on trying to improve the aerodynamics of the whole as well as its dynamism to launch sports vehicles which were used by the manufacturer, reducing the distance between the ground and the body as well as aggressive lines for a more convicting. The truth is that the current Lexus IS-F with the corresponding set-up that has been, has achieved a good result but the manufacturer intends to continue with the good line of progress.

The advantages of a motor biturbo
If finally confirmed that the next generation of the IS-F will feature a twin-turbo V6 engine, would be a significant improvement over the current V8 using the model we have available today. Its power would reach 450 hp and get a maximum torque of 610 Nm up. This means that it would literally up to the BMW M3 is also currently under development.

But the thing stays here? Well, no because with a biturbo engine can go even further.
Depending on the situation in which the vehicle rests, the engine responds in one way or another. The twin turbo system consists of two turbochargers of different sizes. When driving at low speed running is only the smallest and at the time that they increase the speed, the pressure of the larger turbo starts and ensures an immediate response and performance.

It doubted that the new Lexus IS-F would have good numbers by making their performance but finally officially confirmed the biturbo V6 engine resource; we are talking about an important change in the mechanics of the model progression.

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