Monday, September 19, 2011

CARSCOOP

CARSCOOP

Link to Carscoop

U Spy: New 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe / iX45 SUV Takes to the Heat of Death Valley

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 12:38 PM PDT


We really love it when our readers go (literally in this case), the extra mile to snap some pictures of future models testing out.

Today, we're happy to share some excellent photos of the next generation of the Hyundai Santa Fe, which will be renamed to iX45 in Europe and other markets around the world that follow the South Korean maker's alphanumeric nomenclature.

The man behind the camera was Carscoop reader Landoni Corrado from Italy, who during a visit to the USA, caught a bunch of 2013 Santa Fe prototypes hot-weather testing in California's Death Valley.

Read more »


Video: One Lucky Son of a Gun…

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT


It's hard to realize that a single moment, just a split second in time, can change or even worse, terminate your life. One of these rare moments almost occurred to the passengers of a car in Russia that was equipped with a dashboard-mounted camera that caught the entire act on film

While driving on a two-lane highway that was gradually merging into one lane, a large rig on the left hand side of the road and a passenger car on the right hand side, were caught in a life-threatening situation.

Read more »


Toyota to Build Hybrid Drivetrains Outside of Japan in Four Years

Posted: 18 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT


Toyota has chosen to focus most of its resources on its hybrid models, and more specifically on the Prius "family" and Lexus lineup, in order to recover from this year's earthquake and the subsequent, and quite substantial, decrease in global sales due to parts shortages.

Until now, Toyota manufactured all components of hybrid drivetrains, such as battery packs, electric motors and inverters only at its Japanese plants. The recent disaster has shown the vulnerability of the decision to put all of your eggs in one basket.

Read more »


No comments:

Post a Comment