Monday, 24 December 2012

Mazda6: sacred "Swiss Car of 2013"!


This coveted award as the innovative spirit of Mazda and price / performance ratio of the outstanding new Mazda6.

The Mazda6 was crowned 'Car of the Year 2013 Swiss. " This coveted title was awarded by a jury of ten automotive professionals. Of 42 new models originally selected, these experts have selected ten first. Then, after a day of testing at the center of TCS Betzholz, the Mazda6 received points from all members of the jury, even picking up 10 points twice and ending the race the highest step of the podium, with a comfortable lead over her princesses, Adam Opel and VW Golf.

The title of "Car of the Year 2013 Swiss" does not reward only the design universally appreciated and price / performance ratio of the outstanding Mazda6, but also and especially the innovative spirit of Mazda, a brand that focuses on solutions unconventional move in the direction of progress. After the CX-5, the Mazda6 is the second model in fact benefiting from the technology SkyActiv, which reduces fuel consumption and emissions dramatically without resorting to "downsizing."
Mazda, a creative brand
The manufacturer of Hiroshima cultivates a pioneering spirit forever. It took a lot of courage and perseverance to put one point the famous engine "rotary" invented in the fifties by German engineer Felix Wankel, and equip a sports-prototype - the Mazda 787B - who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991. Launching the Miata - MX-5 alias - in 1989, Mazda was also behind the revival of small sports convertibles affordable, such that the English had their specialty, but was in decline since the seventies .

More recently, Mazda was the first manufacturer to make really aware of the need to lighten cars to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The current Mazda2, launched in 2007, in fact weighed a hundred pounds less than its predecessor, an example followed by other manufacturers since, not less.

The Mazda6, it also uses advanced technologies simple and efficient to be even lighter, less greedy, safer and cleaner than its predecessors. A result that Mazda got without ever losing sight of a core value driving pleasure!

SKYACTIV Technology includes: engines, transmissions, chassis and body
i-ACTIVSENSE: the eyes of the Mazda6 for active safety
i-ELOOP: energy recovery system
i-STOP: start-stop system smart

Source: Mazda Switzerland

Saturday, 22 December 2012

Carbon Motors presents its E7 police cars and TX7


The venerable Ford Crown Victoria Police Pack take their bow and they will be replaced, either by:

Chevrolet Caprice PPV;
Ford Police Interceptor;
Ford Explorer Police Interceptor;
Dodge Charger Pursuit.
In addition to these four possibilities, a fourth manufacturer will come and confront called Carbon Motors.

Carbon Motors
It is a small manufacturer that has assembled next year, a police car like no other, powered by a turbo-diesel Original BMW.
In the words of the direction of Carbon Motors, they would already have a well-filled order book, including 14,000 reservations.

The model E7
Among its main features, we find rather impressive flashing LED placed at the ends of the front bumper, while others are embedded in the roof.

Nobody can pretend not to have seen this coming police car.

The BMW engine
The contract signed between the two partners, is the production of 240,000 six-cylinder engines of 3.0 liter diesel, showing a power of 265 horses. All mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

With all this enthusiasm, the police car can reach 100 km / h in six seconds and has a top speed of 250 km / h.

According to company data, this sedan reserved for police, would record fuel economy reduced by 40%, compared to that granted by other police cars.
The TX7 model
In addition to the sedan E7, Carbon Motors plans to produce an ultra safe vehicle and multidisciplinary, designed to transport prisoners, dignitaries, money, or explosive materials or chemicals.

To do this, the TX7 will be provided with a system of recognition of hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction.

The TX7 is powered by a V8 diesel engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

Both projects Carbon Motors will add to this very lucrative market, our neighbors to the South, with more than 840,000 police cars across the country.

Friday, 21 December 2012

RAM ProMaster 2014: American version of the Fiat Ducato

We knew that Chrysler would eventually offer a version of the Fiat Ducato commercial van for North America. The confirmation was made last week at the Auto Show in Los Angeles.

A vehicle very popular in Europe, especially in Italy.

This is the Commercial division RAM that will handle the marketing of the new vehicle that will begin next year.

Section before RAM

Promaster RAM will be available in North America will be identical to the European model, despite the appearance of a section before a product worthy of RAM, which should resemble the eponymous truck.
The commercial version of the van is reserved for Italian three passengers benefit from individual bucket seats, while the declination family can even be used as a mini bus.

U.S. lifts?
The commercial van will be powered by new engines, borrowed from the U.S. division of Chrysler LLC.

Bet that the Pentastar V6 3.6-liter 305 horsepower will be one of them.

In Europe, it is powered by a four-cylinder 3.0-liter turbo diesel that delivers a power of 177 horsepower and a torque of 542 lb-ft.
Tough competition
Commercial vehicles and delivery of this type abound in North America:

Chevrolet Express
Ford Transit
Ford E-Series Van
GMC Savana
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Nissan NV200
The Westfalia Columbus
He will soon return to Canada and New West is the company of Saint-Nicolas, specialist in conversion vans, recreational vehicles, which will distribute in Canada.

Columbus is just the Westfalia van Fiat Ducato converted recreational vehicle.