Future

1. The smart fortwo mhd is the most inexpensive way of running a car

Sezione: Auto news

...Cycle (NEDC). CO2 emissions are reduced to 103 grams* per kilometre. Savings of up to 19 percent are possible in urban traffic with frequent stop-and-go situations. This means that in future 7 out of 10 customers in Europe who choose a petrol model will be able to take advantage of this environmentally friendly technology. smart has implemented the automatic...

Data: 2008-10-07

2. BMW-Sauber keeps same drivers

Sezione: F1

BMW-Sauber has ended speculation about Nick Heidfeld's future by announcing that the 31-year-old will continue to race for the team in 2009. The German driver has struggled at times this season, but will again drive alongside his Polish teammate Robert Kubica next year, the Hinwil based team confirmed with a short media statement. Christian Klien will remain...

Data: 2008-10-06

3. Pete da Silva defends ailing A1GP series

Sezione: A1GP

Series boss Pete da Silva has responded to reports that the future of A1GP does not look bright. After a diminished field raced in Holland last weekend, amid a raft of last-minute rule changes, serious questions are being asked about whether the self-styled 'World Cup of Motorsport' can survive its fourth season. A spokesperson last week said the absence of...

Data: 2008-10-06

4. Sauber urges caution on F1 night races

Sezione: F1

...acclaimed Singapore grand prix, the first F1 race in history to be staged after sunset under floodlights, Bernie Ecclestone admitted he has set his sights on adding more night races to the future calendar. "I would urge caution on this," Sauber, team founder and now a small shareholder and consultant of the BMW-Sauber squad, wrote in his column for the Swiss...

Data: 2008-10-06

5. F2 champs to win Williams test

Sezione: F1

...car from 2009. "I am absolutely determined that Formula 2 will attract the greatest depth of talent by virtue of its extraordinary cost effectiveness, and produce most of the best future F1 star talent in the coming years," Palmer, who was both a Williams driver and an F2 champion, said. Unlike the Bernie Ecclestone-linked GP2 and newly-launched GP3 classes,...

Data: 2008-10-06

6. Death knell nears for A1GP series

Sezione: A1GP

As a diminished field gathers for the first race of the fourth season in Holland, serious questions are being asked about the future of the A1GP series. Bursting onto the scene as the self-proclaimed World Cup of Motorsport three years ago, the category is now beset with problems. Delays in the completion of the new Ferrari designed and powered car meant...

Data: 2008-10-06

7. Di Grassi 'deserves F1 seat' - Symonds

Sezione: F1

Amid speculation about Nelson Piquet's future at Renault, the team's Pat Symonds says test driver Lucas di Grassi "deserves to be in F1". Renault boss Flavio Briatore this week answered "we will see" when asked if 23-year-old rookie Piquet has done enough to keep his seat in 2009. At the same time, engineering chief Symonds told Britain's Autosport magazine...

Data: 2008-10-06

8. Bmw Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld stages a first in South Korea

Sezione: F1

...BMW Sauber F1 Team will be putting on another show in Gwang-ju. This city lies in the South Korean province of Jeollanam-do, where there are plans to host a Formula One race in the future. From there, Heidfeld will continue on to Japan for the Grand Prix to be held in Fuji on 12th October. In Seoul, Heidfeld blasted up and down a half-kilometre strip five...

Data: 2008-10-05

9. Opel Insignia Sports Tourer Starts at an Attractive 23,990 Euros

Sezione: Auto news

...gasoline unit with 180 hp. The total of five gasoline engines range from 115 to 260 hp, while the four diesels offer power outputs from 110 to 190 hp. All engines already meet the future Euro 5 emissions standard. Like the sedan versions, Opel offers an especially environmentally friendly ecoFLEX variant of the Insignia Sports Tourer. The Insignia ecoFLEX...

Data: 2008-10-03

10. Design is the soul of Kia's future

Sezione: Auto news

Kia Motors today unveiled the all-new Soul -its most significant-ever model - at the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile pointing clearly at a design-led future for the brand. The segment-busting Soul defies classification and traditional appeal providing a stylish yet flexible alternative for urban motorists who want the opportunity to go against...

Data: 2008-10-03

11. General Motors al Salone di Parigi: 8 anteprime e tecnologie di propulsione a basso impatto ambientale

Sezione: Novità auto

...sue marche, delle sue idee in fatto di mobilità, sistemi alternativi di propulsione e di design, presentando otto anteprime mondiali ed europee ed esponendo le sue attuali e future tecnologie per contenere l’impatto sull’ambiente. Il principale motivo di attrazione di GM Forum è senza dubbio Chevrolet Volt, esposta qui nella...

Data: 2008-10-03

12. Mercedes-Benz at the 2008 Paris Motor Show: Exemplary Efficiency

Sezione: Auto news

...proportions, combining sporty-elegant design with stylish functionality. “With this exceptional “shooting brake” design we are providing concrete insight into the future Mercedes-Benz design language. Some of the trend-setting features of the Concept FASCINATION will be found in our new models as soon as next year, for example, in our new...

Data: 2008-10-03

13. The cult car smart is heading to a mobile green future with electric drive

Sezione: Eco Cars

At the Paris Motor Show 2008 smart is presenting the latest generation smart fortwo with electric drive to an international audience for the first time. In future, the advantages of the smart fortwo electric drive, which produces no local emissions, will be demonstrated in everyday service in the project "e-mobility Berlin" which Daimler AG presented...

Data: 2008-10-03

14. Flavio Briatore to take lesser role in 2009

Sezione: F1

..."I will concentrate on the most important elements," he said. In the same interview, Briatore suggested Fernando Alonso is likely to stay next year, but was less confident about the future of the Spaniard's current teammate Nelson Piquet. "Fernando is with us; he presented himself to nobody," he said, adding that the issue will be discussed with 27-year-old...

Data: 2008-10-03

15. Bernie Ecclestone wants more night races

Sezione: F1

...their start times to the early evening in order to benefit the European television audience, even though Ecclestone insists the latter venue will "for sure" become a night race in the future. Future venues South Korea and India, meanwhile, may be persuaded to follow Singapore's lead and install floodlighting, while the American magazine Newsweek believes Abu...

Data: 2008-10-03

16. Berger pessimistic about STR future

Sezione: F1

Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger sounds pessimistic about his chances of keeping the Faenza based team going into the future. The Austrian recently denied he "demanded" Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz increase his support rather than vow to sell his 50 per cent share. Toro Rosso's future is also clouded by the fact that, by 2010, it will only be allowed to...

Data: 2008-10-03

17. Maserati wins Spear's Wealth Management Award as luxury retail brand of the year 2008

Sezione: Events and shows

...wealth-creators. The Awards categories ranged widely: from the best luxury brand to the ultimate in leisure and business travel, from the private banker at the peak of their career to the future leaders standing just behind them, from the philanthropist who takes a close involvement in their gifts to the art adviser who steers their collections in the right...

Data: 2008-10-03

18. Concept car Mazda Kiyora

Sezione: Auto news

...dei giovani cittadini moderni. L’idea di questa vettura è nata da una ricerca ?nalizzata ad individuare le opportunità di mercato e poter soddisfare le esigenze future della clientela mediante proposte ed idee innovative. Il primissimo passo del team per la Strategia Avanzata di Prodotto (APS) di Mazda Motor Europa è stata...

Data: 2008-10-02

19. Petit Le Mans wednesday notebook

Sezione: Le Mans Series

...to see how things have improved and developed, specifically the use of cellulosic E85 which I hope makes its way into more areas of motorsport soon. 'Green racing' is definitely the future and I am proud to be supporting it as a driver." Both Creation entries will be powered by cellulosic E85. SPEAKING OF CREATION: Autocon Motorsports is continuing to gain...

Data: 2008-10-02

20. Toyota develops world's first rear window curtain shield airbag

Sezione: Auto news

...vehicles to better respond to a greater range of accidents. As a part of its efforts to realise sustainable mobility, Toyota intends to strengthen its traffic safety initiatives in the future through: 1) the development of even safer vehicles and technologies; 2) participation in the creation of a safe traffic environment and 3) activities designed to...

Data: 2008-10-02