New Autos 2011: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Dodge Durango Hybrid Specs

Chrysler started to build the Dodge Durango Hybrid 2009 in fall 2008, featuring the 340 hp (254 kW) 5.7 L (345 cu in) Hemi engine with MDS as well as the new Two-Mode Hybrid system developed with General Motors and BMW. The manufacturer claimed an almost 25% gain overall fuel fuel economy and an almost 40% gain in the city.

EPA testing on the Hybrid Durango with the Hemi V8 engine indicates fuel mileage to be about 20 miles per US gallon (12 L/100 km; 24 mpg-imp) (city) and 22 miles per US gallon (11 L/100 km; 26 mpg-imp) (highway) for 2009 model.

Dodge Durango Hybrid

Dodge Durango Hybrid

The normal (non-hybrid) Durango with the 5.7 L (345 cu in) Hemi and 4WD gets 13 miles per US gallon (18 L/100 km; 16 mpg-imp) (city) and 19 miles per US gallon (12 L/100 km; 23 mpg-imp) (highway).

The 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid has a starting MSRP of $45,340.Production of the hybrid models (this included Chrysler Aspen Hybrid as well) began on August 22 2008. Chrysler received approximately 3000 pre-orders from dealers. By early November 2008, 400 of the hybrid S.U.V.’s, including Chrysler Aspen, had already been built.

Dodge Durango Hybrid

Dodge Durango Hybrid

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2010 Dodge Journey Marketing

Dodge Journeys assembled and marketed in Japan are known as Dodge JC.

As part of the vehicle's introductory promotion, Dario Franchitti's No. 40 Dodge Charger carried a "Journey" paint scheme for the 2008 Daytona 500 on February 15, 2008.

2010 Dodge Journey

2010 Dodge Journey

Aston Martin Rapide Information

The Aston Martin Rapide is a four-door, high-performance sport saloon, which British luxury marque Aston Martin introduced in early 2010 to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, and Porsche Panamera along with the upcoming Audi A7 and Lamborghini Estoque. It was first presented as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in 2006. The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a saloon car produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The car is based on an Aston Martin DB9. The base price for the Aston Martin Rapide is $199,950 (USD)and the first cars were rolled out in May 2010.

The Rapide is built at a dedicated plant at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria. Production began in 2010 and the factory plans to build 2,000 per year.

The production version features a full-length glass roof and LED light bars on the rear end, two firsts for Aston Martin.

Aston Martin Rapide

Aston Martin Rapide

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Khidmat Baru Tempahan Servis Perodua

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) akan mewujudkan perkhidmatan baru dikenali Drop Box Services di semua 39 cawangan terpilih seluruh negara bagi memudahkan pengguna membuat tempahan servis kenderaan, bermula 15 Julai ini.

Pengarah Urusannya, Aminar Rashid Salleh, berkata menerusi kemudahan itu, pemilik kenderaan yang mengalami masalah atau mahu membaiki kenderaan boleh datang terus di cawangan berkenaan meskipun selepas waktu pejabat, ketika cuti hujung minggu dan cuti umum.

Perkhidmatan ini khas untuk kenderaan yang mengalami masalah pada hujung minggu ataupun cuti umum dan pemiliknya perlu menyertakan nama dan nombor telefon masing-masing. Petugas akan menyiapkan kenderaan berkenaan keesokan hari dan Perodua akan menghubungi pemilik selepas siap dibaiki.

Langkah itu juga adalah tanggungjawab sosial Perodua kepada pengguna dan berharap ia akan memuaskan semua pengguna.

Buat masa ini, kita hanya melakukannya di cawangan Perodua saja, tetapi jika ia berjaya, kami akan memperluaskannya kepada pusat jualan kenderaan Perodua yang lain, katanya pada program Perodua Eco-Challenge Race 2010, yang berlangsung di Litar Motor Antarabangsa Melaka (MIMC), di Ayer Keroh, Melaka, semalam.

Aminar Rashid berkata, Perodua sudah memperuntukkan RM500 juta bagi memperkenalkan Program Teknikal Perodua Remaja khusus untuk pelajar daripada keluarga kurang mampu tetapi berminat dalam bidang teknikal dan automotif.

Beliau berkata, buat permulaan, pihaknya menyediakan 40 tempat untuk pelajar bertuah ini mempelajari segala aspek dalam bidang berkenaan selama enam bulan di pusat latihan Perodua.

Perodua berharap, menerusi program ini, ia akan dapat melahirkan pelajar yang mempunyai kelebihan dalam bidang teknikal dan berpeluang dimasukkan dalam bahagian pembuatan ataupun bengkel kami, katanya.

sumber: Berita Harian

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Koenigsegg Cars Awards

* Red Dot- Award for excellent Design
* National Swedish Design Price - Utmärkt Svensk Form
* Entrepreneur of the Year Nomination - Företagarna Sweden
* Powercar- Superexotic import of the year 2007 and 2008 - Germany
* NÜRBURGRING- speed record
* Top Gear speed- record
* Nardo speed- record
* Sport Auto- slalom record
* Sport Auto- Hochenheim speed record
* Sport Auto- 0-200 KM/H record
* Sport Auto- 0-300 KM/H record

Koenigsegg Cars