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Subaru sent details of the 2013 Legacy and Outback models on the Thursday before the New York Auto Show. In addition to the EyeSight system we talked about earlier this month, the cars get a slight restyling, light retuning, and a handful of interior and increase efficiency.

We will work with the 2013 Subaru Legacy, which gets a new grille, headlights and bumper start. Base models will get a more efficient version of the Subaru 2.5-liter boxer engine with a broader torque curve. Electricity from the 2.5i is on all four wheels via either a six-speed manual transmission or the second-generation Subaru Lineartronic continuously variable transmission can be transmitted. Performance is comparable with last year’s edition, with the four-cylinder making 173 hp.

The six-cylinder Legacy 3.6R models are equipped with 256 horsepower and is backed with a five-speed automatic transmission. New for 2013, the 3.6R model will include a shift paddles blipping function during downshifts match engine speed.

Subaru offers three different all-wheel-drive systems. The manual-equipped 2.5 AWD models use a constant viscous-coupling limited-slip differential. The 2.5i models with the CVT use the Active Torque Split AWD company with an electronically managed transfer clutch to control power distribution. Legacy 3.6R models use a third type, a variable torque distribution, which sends more power to the rear wheels.

Subaru says that Legacy models equipped with four-cylinder engine and the CVT is capable of 32 mpg on the highway, with a range of nearly 600 miles.

Subaru Legacy improves the rigidity of the mounted-2013 by upgrading the front strut and rear sub-frame rails, which also helps reduce vibration transmission in a car. The diameter of the rear stabilizer and the spring-damper rates grow. Body roll is reduced by 40 percent.

Trim levels remain the same, with basic, premium and Limited models are available, the 3.6R gets only base and Limited versions.

The 2013 Subaru Outback gets almost the same treatment as the Legacy. The front end is redesigned, with new headlamps, grille and bumper. The Outback also gets the same choice of engines and transmissions, and the same choice of AWD systems.

Fuel consumption on the Outback is a little less than the Legacy, at 30 mpg on the highway, but the car is more efficient than this year’s model. The Outback has a large passenger compartment measuring 105.4 cubic meters, with a loading capacity of 71.3 cubic feet.

The Outback is not a complete off-road vehicle, but it has a heavy, raised four-wheel independent suspension and ground clearance of 8.7 inches to get. Chassis parts have been updated. Like the Legacy, has been the body roll on the Outback reduced by 40 percent.

A new electroluminescent instrument cluster integrated the 3.5-inch color display that shows the features if equipped EyeSight. Rear air conditioning outlets are standard on Limited models. The audio system is upgraded to include Bluetooth phone and audio capability and iPod control.

The Legacy Outback and a complete line of safety features.

We will get our first look at the cars on the New York Auto Show and then see how it in dealerships later this year. Pricing has not yet been announced.

Source: autoweek.com

Tesla Motors has filed a lawsuit against Top Gear on BBC television program for “defamation and malicious falsehood.” The suit stems from a 2008 Top Gear episode, the Tesla Roadster presented.

During the episode in question, tested Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson on the show, the Roadster test track. However, the Roadster has known little chance of claiming the action, as the script for the show car, the juice starts halfway through the test run on the track.

According to the lawsuit, the scenario sketched scenes that push the Roadster “Running out of charge” and a shot of the crew, the car contained in a hangar. The script contained even Clarkson’s conclusion that “in the real world, it is absolutely not working.”

The lawsuit goes on several errors appear in the result, including that of the first roadster show never ran out of charge, that the brakes were broken on the Roadster, and it never had any time to the second roadster of all time are immobilized as a result of overheating.

Since its first broadcast in 2008, the following were re-run all over the world and has even been sold on DVD. If Tesla is successful in its suit, the BBC and its affiliates will always show on the sale or subsequently are blocked again.

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An afternoon thunderstorm and persistent rain spoiled the second practice, so uncertain IZOD IndyCar Series competitors, which Mark will be necessary to win the pole Saturday for the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

Friday-speed standard for Barber Motorsports Park was 1 minute, 11.2886 seconds. It is misleading, since only one session was held.

For now, Will Power takes the top spot on the speed chart with Team Penske teammate and last week’s winner Helio Castroneves in 1:11:50 seconds. Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan was the third 1:11:56.

The rest of the top five a couple of surprises: Rookie Josef Newgarden of Sarah Fisher Racing Hartman (1:11:58) and newcomer Rubens Barrichello of KV Racing Technology (1:11.60).

Barrichello’s time should not be surprising, given his experience road course with 19 Formula One season to be, but he has to classify Lobbying new IndyCar Race Director Beaux Barfield new him as a rookie, so he can afford the 30 minutes of practice, this have drivers. Included in this are extra-time drivers who are not in the top 10 got so Barrichello for 30 minutes.

The IndyCar rookie, by Barfield’s standards, Newgarden, former ALMS champion Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Racing Hamilton and former Champ Car World Series driver Katherine Legge of Dragon Racing.

Two drivers had problems in Friday’s accident-free day. Dale Coyne Racing Justin Wilson car was leaking fuel line, causing a brief fire on pit road. Honda officials seem confident that the engine will not be replaced, but this decision was not being completed by Friday evening.

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Like their cousin has been the legacy Subaru Outback treated to a modestly revised new look and some new features for 2013. The refreshed 2013 Subaru Legacy to debut next week in New York International Auto Show.

The biggest change comes under the hood, where the Outback gets a new 2.5-liter flat four boxer engine base. From a displacement of 2.5 liters, the same as the outgoing engine, drivetrain convinced the new one dual overhead cam design that gives it a small increase in performance and, more importantly, a wider spread of torque at low revs. The new 2.5-liter with 173 hp and 174 lb-ft rated. Torque.

A six-speed manual transmission is standard, while a CVT is optional. Opt for the CVT and Outback buyers are 24/30 mpg, Subaru estimates, an increase of 2 mg in the city and one is mpg on the highway at the end of the 2012 net.

A 265-hp flat six mated to a five-speed automatic transmission is unchanged for the Outback 3.6R models.

Including pipe stubs will develop some structural improvements, to stiffen their bodies, while the suspension tweaks gains, Subaru says that reduce roll by 40 percent for better handling. All pipe stubs are all-wheel-drive.

A new look
Outwardly 2013 pipe stubs will be dealing with a revised front fascia and new wheel designs. Up top, innovative folding roof trusses have been Outback redesigned to be more owners to carry items such as kayaks. Inside, the dim light of a synthetic wood trim and redesigned seats, a number of feature upgrades.

Certain pipe stubs Subaru offers the new EyeSight camera-based security suite, while the Limited models now include an electroluminescent gauge cluster.

Outback is available in five flavors: Basic, Premium and 2.5i Limited models and 3.6R Limited and Base models.

Premium models add a CVT, 17-inch alloy wheels, a power driver’s seat and a few small convenience products. An all-weather package with heated seats and power moonroof package with a rearview camera are optional on the premiums, there is a Harman / Kardon audio system.

Limiteds come with leather seats, automatic climate control, load the Harman / Kardon audio system, electroluminescent gauges and a power front passenger seat. A navigation system is optional only on the Outback Limited.

Subaru has no prices for the Indiana-built Outback released, but we are this place as soon as these numbers are announced, will be updated. Do not look for a larger deviation from 2012 base prices, however.

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Few rivalries are as different as that between the Nissan GT-R and the 911 heats. And both models have been updated recently, has taken Evo Magazine updates the GT-R and the new 911 Carrera S at the Bedford Autodrome for a little head-to-head action. And who could do this better on camera and behind the wheel as Tiff Needell, Fifth Gear’s long-standing co-presenter, who is now doing a series of tests for video enthusiasts love the British magazine made ​​the best.

Well, if you think that should the GT-R really the 911 Turbo and 911 Carrera S is not the naturally aspirated engine are compared, well, you’re probably right. Especially since Nissan hiked the price on their latest performance flagship to almost $ 100,000. But Porsche is not the turbo version has released its latest 911, so that the Carrera S has to do. See directly behind the break, how can they compare and which one is Tiff’s favorite places.

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LONDON – Bentley EXP 9 F shows his SUV concept unveiled unchanged at the Beijing Auto Show next month, despite receiving mixed reactions in public, when was the car for the first time in Geneva.

Some commentators said the SUV styling was awkward and unrefined ultraluxury for a brand, but Bentley is not worried. “Getting comprehensive response from customers and the public is part of the process that goes through the EXP 9 F”, a Bentley spokesman said.

Bentley will continue with the production of EXP 9 F, said Rolf Frech, chief of brand engineering, Automotive News Europe at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month.

The Volkswagen-owned UK brand needs the SUV to smooth out its sales cycle, Frech said. Currently, the Continental range for most accounts Bentley sales, with the flagship Mulsanne sedan, which the rest

“If you are only two car lines, the almost equally up and down must go in their life cycle, then you need to do what you need in addition to search. We think this is the right vehicle to get a balance,” said Naughty.

“It gives us an additional opportunity in the emerging markets of the Middle East and China. I think we will get a lot of additional customers,” he added.

The EXP-9 F is powered by a twin-turbocharged 12-cylinder gasoline engine. A production version could also provide the company Turbo V-8 gasoline engine and a hybrid powertrain.

China before

In the first two months, China was Bentley’s largest single market, with car sales of 324, up 66 percent over the same period a year ago and just ahead of the United States, where sales increased by 29 percent on 251st Global sales were 894, an increase of 47 percent.

The sale of a Bentley SUV could hit 25 000 over the course of his life, with an annual turnover 3500-5000, said CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer Automotive News Europe this year.

Bentley is the competition in the ultraluxury SUV niche. Lamborghini, this is also part of Volkswagen, will unveil a concept SUV at the Beijing Motor Show. Fiat’s Maserati is building a production version of the Kubang concept debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.

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Source: autonews.com

David Beckham has decided to sell some of its cars and motorcycles, because they are gathering dust in the UK, while playing soccer in the U.S. and A.

According to a story in the Sun, Beckham is considering the sale of a fleet with a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Range Rover Sport, a BMW 645i and three Harley Davidsons.

The collection is worth making about half a million pounds, but could with the Beckham connection there is a whole lot more.

There is mold in this respect: a black Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet with Beckham’s shirt number, 23, auctioned the seats for £ 140,000 last year, sewn – more than twice as much as Beckham getting paid.

He has also hit the jackpot with his BMW M3, sell it in 2005, double the £ 44,000 he was paid a few years earlier.

It is not known whether Beckham has one of the cars sold, he personified, but he does like his jersey number to add to them – he had printed 23 on the hub caps on the wheels of his Lamborghini Gallardo racer in Spain.

Beckham’s wife Victoria has been involved in car personalization, even after he unveiled a consultant for the interior of the new Rover Range Evoque been. However, the characteristics of their work on the car are still unveiled by Land Rover.

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TURIN – Fiat will debut the Viaggio compact sedan at the Beijing Auto Show next month and will begin production of cars in China in July, ahead of a launch before the end of the year expected.

The first model of joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile, Fiat Group is critical to the Italian car manufacturer plan of Europe, where car sales are expected to have declined for the fifth consecutive year of growth. Fiat wants its sales in China increased to 300,000 by 2014 from less than 1,500 last year.

Fiat has so far failed to gain a foothold in the world’s largest auto market, which is expected to grow another 8 percent in 2012 after exceeding 13 million passenger car sales last year. No Fiat models were manufactured in China, as the automaker failed a joint venture with Nanjing Automotive in 2007.

The Viaggio (Italian for travel) is a rebadged version of the Dodge Dart, which is based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta. At 4670mm long and 1830mm wide, the Viaggio is about the same size as the Ford Focus sedan in Central and Eastern Europe, sold, Russia and China.

Fiat SpA owns Alfa and has a 58.5 percent stake in Chrysler Group’s Dodge’s parent, the production of the North American version of darts begin next month in the U.S. plant in Belvidere, Illinois

The Viaggio will be made at Fiat and Guangzhou Auto, the new factory in Changsha Economic Zone in Hunan Province. The partners plan an initial annual capacity of 140,000 vehicles. This number is expected to rise rapidly to 250,000.

In China, the Viaggio built by locally normally aspirated and turbocharged versions of Fiat’s 1.4-liter petrol engine driven. Fiat and Guangzhou joint venture Powertrain plant, which is also in the Changsha Economic Zone, it is not expected to have an initial capacity of 220,000 engines per year.

Fiat also plans to launch a hatchback version of the Journey to China. The car could be exported to Europe, to replace the slow-selling Bravo compact hatchback, company sources told Automotive News Europe.

Another trial in China

Fiat and Guangzhou Auto plans to 5 billion yuan (about € 594 million) to invest in their 50-50 joint venture. Fiat hopes that this partnership is better than his last two. In December 2007, Fiat sold its stake to lose their money in joint venture with Nanjing Automotive, China’s Shanghai Automotive.

Fiat is trying to form a partnership with Chery Automotive in 2007, but which also collapsed.

Currently, few sales come from China Fiat models imported from Italy, such as the Bravo, Linea and Punto, and Mexico, as the 500 and Freemont, built by Chrysler.

You can reach Luca Ciferri at lciferri@crain.com.

Source: autonews.com

The Mint 400, held in the Nevada desert outside of Jean, is legendary for more reasons than that a tough race: Rick Mears, Al Unser Jr. and Steve McQueen among the marquee names to be included, as they are, Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Vanna White and Mint were 400 girls, and Hunter S. Thompson’s assignment to cover for Sports Illustrated, it turned into Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. Robby Gordon managed to avoid both of Thompson’s conditions on his way to winning the latest edition of the General Tire Mint 400 in the past week.

The estimated total of 65,000 spectators have 300 teams and 900 riders go into 20 categories for the top podium place over three days. The race was four rounds of a 92-mile loop through the rock and gravel, with Gordon completed the 368-mile in 6:05 deed-in-class runners in 1500, just three minutes ahead of second place rider David Maurice in the 1400 class truck.

Scroll down for the post-race press release and a video of the action this year.

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The Chevrolet Volt was not as research-such as General Motors had planned to sell, but that could change this month. After a series of black eyes – including safety and recall a recent halt in production – March is shaping up to be a record month for the plug-in electric car to be.

Although Bob Lutz, General Motors does not work anymore, the outspoken exec still has many contacts in the Detroit automakers, which have opened him to insider information. In a recent interview, Lutz said he was told by his mates still at GM, that “March was a record month for sales volt-be.”

Lutz is known to bend the truth in the past, but his words were recently supported by GM vice president Chris Perry. Perry told Ward’s Auto that the Chevy Volt should see a “nice lift sales in March.”

The Volt high water mark came in December of 2011, when 1529 units of the plug-in has been sold. If March is best developed, the mark, it could eventually mean that the controversial – at least within the right-wing church – Volt hits his stride with eco-conscious buyers.

Source: leftlanenews.com