Asyraf Haziq @ the Royal London hospital, where he is recovering after being mugged in Barking during rioting in London: www.youtube.com
Friday, August 12, 2011
New Toyota Camry exposed by Canadian buyer’s guide!
AUGUST 12, 2011 AT 10:32 AM FILED UNDER CARS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS,SPYSHOTS, TOYOTA
The new Toyota Camry will be officially launched simultaneously in four locations across the US on August 23, but it has already been exposed, thanks to a French language Canadian car buyer’s guide. The mag scans reveal familiar evolutionary design and a redesigned dashboard. Info gained from the mag are as follows:
The North American Camry starts with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder with 171 PS and 226 Nm of torque, good for 0-100 km/h in 9.8 seconds, before reaching a top speed of 190 km/h.
A step up is the Hybrid, which sees an electric motor paired to a 2.4-litre petrol engine. The combined output is 190 PS and 270 Nm. 0-100 km/h in done in 8.9 seconds and top speed is 200 clicks. The headline fuel consumption figure is 5.7 litres per 100 km.
There has to be a big V6, and its a 3.5-litre unit with 272 PS and 335 Nm of torque. This range topper does the century sprint in just 7.2 seconds and has a top speed of 220 km/h. There will be three trim levels – LE, SE and XLE.
The full scan of the double page spread is after the jump, as well as an official Toyota teaser of the rear end, which wasn’t shown in the mag. Might be useful if you can read French!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Production Bugatti 16C Galibier to arrive in 2013, Bugatti Veyron production to end soon!
FILED UNDER BUGATTI, CARS, CONCEPT CARS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Say what you will about the current economic climate, but if you make it, they will buy it. Bugatti in particular has been quite successful in those terms. Now comes news that Bugatti will be adding a new model to their inventory.
According to certain sources, the Bugatti 16C Galibier concept will be put into production. It seems that the company will be ending the production of its Veyron models real soon, replacing it with the four-door sedan. Autoweek reports that Bugatti has already built 260 Veyrons, out of the 300 planned.
The limited edition 16C Galibier will still use the Veyron’s 8.0 litre W16 engine, this time employing superchargers instead of turbos. Its horsepower figure is expected to hover over the 800 mark, compared to the Veyron’s 1000hp, or its crazy Super Sport cousin producing 1200hp.
Design of the 16C Galibier car has been questionable right from its reveal at the Frankfurt Motorshow in 2009. But that shouldn’t stop the rich from indulging themselves. As it will be a limited edition, only 300 models will be produced and is expected to go on sale sometime in 2013, with an estimated price tag of $1.5 million.
New Civic 2012
AUGUST 2, 2011 AT 10:38 PM FILED UNDER HONDA, INTERNATIONAL NEWS
While Honda UK teases the European Civic hatchback, we now have our first studio photos of the next generation Honda Civic sedan that will be introduced in Malaysia. Our version of the sedan sports minor styling differences from the Civic range that has already been launched in the US. We first saw blur photos of the non-US version back in March this year.
Curiously bucking the trend of increasingly long wheelbases, Honda has actually reduced the wheelbase of the new Civic by 30mm down to 2,670mm.
The front end stying is a little different, featuring a unique grille and bumper design, and the head lamps also have clear turn indicators instead of the amber indicator lights that are a result of a legal requirement in the US.
The rear is largely the same except there are additional extensions of the tail lamp onto the boot lid, which is missing on the US Civic. This treatment mirrors what Honda did with our Accord versus the US Accord.
Bristol Cars to go electric – new model due out 2013
AUGUST 4, 2011 AT 5:58 PM FILED UNDER CARS, INTERNATIONAL NEWS
While Bentley is thinking about jumping into the SUV market, another old British automotive name is looking at going electric. Niche sportscar maker Bristol Cars, which went into administration earlier in the year and was then rescued by Kamkorp Autocraft, is apparently working on an all-new electric supercar, according to a report.
Brit mag Evo says that the four-wheel drive, range-extended EV is scheduled to be launched in 2013. It’s really no surprise that Bristol is looking at electrifying things now that it has been saved from oblivion. Swiss company Kamkorp is part of the Frazer-Nash Group, which is at the forefront of plug-in extended range powertrain technology, and which is working with Proton on its electric drivetrain – FN’s tech featured in the Proton’s Exora Hybrid that took the Best Range Extender EV award class win in last October’s RAC Future Car Challenge.
The report adds that Kamkorp’s owner, Kamal Siddiqi, bought Bristol as a means to showcase FN’s technology, and he has since tasked his team to come up with a new Bristol that will seat four in absolute comfort and is capable of both 320 km/h and a more than 35 km per litre (100 mpg) equivalent fuel economy.
The new car won’t be based on an existing Bristol design, but will utilise a base vehicle from an as yet undisclosed manufacturer, with FN adding in the powertrain consisting of separate twin motors at the front and rear and a 14 kwH battery that can be charged via plug-in or through the Wankel-based generator that will also equip the car.
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