Piaggio Carnaby: birth of the new 250-cc
Piaggio June 30th, 2008
New home Piaggio, the family of Carnaby scooter has been enhanced with a new vehicle even more powerful because it features a 250-cc engine to be added to the versions by 125 and 200cc currently on the market.
The new scooter is designed above all to those looking for a vehicle that not only can adapt to city traffic all day, but also and especially for trips outside the city.
Have been retained, of course, the distinctive signs of the model such as high wheels (16 inches), the platform flat and also the line which, although minimal, it seems very pleased to users.
News also come with regard to the colours of the body in terms of existing ones if they are added to give others a choice to those who have decided to buy it.
The new Carnaby 250 cc version is already on the market price to the public to 3,690 euros turnkey.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Kilgour: the car is fashion
Aston Martin June 30th, 2008
Today fashion goes a collaboration between the causes and the best automotive designers to give a touch more chic to self and make it even more attractive on the market.
The latest collaboration in order of time is that between the British company Aston Martin el’ormai famous English designer Kilgour.
The close collaboration was born Aston Martin V8 Vantage Kilgour progress that was made in these days in Paris during a fashion show as if to further confirm this close mix between fashion and cars.
The new car has a particular colour white satin that gives the body a kind silk; coatings of the Interior were, however, made using dyed “midnight blue” dots, the same one used by the designer during his last parade.
Unfortunately, the company has not yet announced the price of the new model, but we are sure that it will not be affordable for everyone.
Two SUV DR group Di Risio donate to the Pope
Di Risio June 30th, 2008
Despite sales of Suv have collapsed in this recent months, there is a Suv that just does not seem to suffer the effect of the crisis, we are talking about the DR achieved by the Italian group headed by Massimo Di Risio.
The Suv in question has obtained an almost unexpected success since it arrived on the market (in 2007) result also of alternative options made by the group which decided, precisely, to choose a supermarket as a forum to show the public their vehicle.
Meanwhile, in these days there’s been a great event which has also involved the Pope as Massimo Di Risio has decided to donate to His Excellency Benedict XVI two DR5 equipped with an engine 1.6 Bi-fuel and body with a blue metallic. An event that did commuovere the company chairman also for the fine words from Pope costs for new vehicles.
The incessant increase in the price of petrol has led to a profound crisis in America that has struck particularly car manufacturers selling Suv large cylinder capacity.
It seems that the same situation is also happening in Europe, including Italy, where there has been a sharp decline in sales of Suv, not just those of large engine capacity but also the average small Suv.
For example, Toyota Rav 4 has suffered a sharp decline in sales during the first three months of the new year amounted to -30.3% compared with the same period last year. The same fate has touched the Nissan X-Trail (-32.8%) and even the BMW X3 (-21.9%).
In particular, in our country the sales of Suv have suffered a drastic drop from 60,483 to 55,519 last of the same period this year with a reduction of 8.21%.
A situation which surely will continue even nell’imminente future as the price of oil is not being stop. We shall see.
Porsche arrives wheel drive on the new Carrera
Porshe June 29th, 2008
Porsche is working a complete restyling of its entire range. After presenting the public the new version of 911, will arrive shortly in the new car dealers also Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S in both versions that Coupè cabriolet.
The most important of the new vehicles concerning the presence of serial-wheel drive electronically controllable that, according to what the parent company, ensure greater accuracy.
In addition to wheel drive will attend the manual six-speed transmission or, alternatively (paying an additional amount), the innovative exchange seven gears, double clutch, which ensures consumption Doppelkupplung minors and waiting times lower in changing gears.
The new models will arrive in dealerships in Italy from the end of October. The prices start from 91,260 euros for the basic version up to 113,340 euros for the version superaccessoriata.