2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing
Used an aluminium spaceframe body the SLS will come with gullwing doors that rise upwards on roof-mounted hinges, just like Mercedes’s 300SL sports car from half a century ago AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid engine developing 420 kW/ 571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms based on the DINstandard.


Successor to the SLR in both position and alphabetical order, the SLS will supposedly be faster, cheaper and easier to love than its predecessor. Instead of aiming for the miniscule hypercar market the SLR was designed for, the SLS will battle against the cream of the crop in the roughly $200,000 range. Expect to see it facing off against everything from the Nissan GT-R to the Porsche 911 GT3 to the Ferrari F430 in both magazine comparisons and bonus-toting executives’ minds.

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing
Used an aluminium spaceframe body the SLS will come with gullwing doors that rise upwards on roof-mounted hinges, just like Mercedes’s 300SL sports car from half a century ago AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid engine developing 420 kW/ 571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms based on the DINstandard.


Successor to the SLR in both position and alphabetical order, the SLS will supposedly be faster, cheaper and easier to love than its predecessor. Instead of aiming for the miniscule hypercar market the SLR was designed for, the SLS will battle against the cream of the crop in the roughly $200,000 range. Expect to see it facing off against everything from the Nissan GT-R to the Porsche 911 GT3 to the Ferrari F430 in both magazine comparisons and bonus-toting executives’ minds.

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing
Used an aluminium spaceframe body the SLS will come with gullwing doors that rise upwards on roof-mounted hinges, just like Mercedes’s 300SL sports car from half a century ago AMG 6.3-litre V8 front-mid engine developing 420 kW/ 571 hp peak output, 650 Nm of torque and dry sump lubrication, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in a transaxle configuration, sports suspension with aluminium double wishbones and a kerb weight of 1620 kilograms based on the DINstandard.


Successor to the SLR in both position and alphabetical order, the SLS will supposedly be faster, cheaper and easier to love than its predecessor. Instead of aiming for the miniscule hypercar market the SLR was designed for, the SLS will battle against the cream of the crop in the roughly $200,000 range. Expect to see it facing off against everything from the Nissan GT-R to the Porsche 911 GT3 to the Ferrari F430 in both magazine comparisons and bonus-toting executives’ minds.

Bajaj XCD 125 DTS-Si Tampilan Baru Harga Tetap

Sepeda motor sport XCD 125 DTS-Si keluaran pabrikan otomotif asal India, Bajaj Auto Limited, kini berpenampilan baru, yaitu dengan tambahan rem cakram (disc brake).

Bajaj XCD DTS-SiSebelumnya sepeda motor yang diluncurkan kembali akhir Juli lalu ini, menggunakan rem tromol. Kendati bertambah fitur, namun harga yang dibanderol tak berubah.

"Penambahan fitur berupa rem cakram itulah merupakan up grade yang kami lakukan. Namun, kami berketetapan untuk tidak menaikkan harga, tetap Rp 13,5 juta," tutur Cahyono Widyastono Anwar, Manajer Pemasaran PT Bajaj Auto Indonesia (BAI), saat dihubungi Tempo, di Jakarta, Kamis (10/09).

The Dongfeng Brave Soldier is a fine TV-car in Peacetime

China's first Hummer is now available for semi-private use, which is for companies and government agencies in businesses as forest control, mining, geology and more of the rough stuff. Hubei TV, a local station from Hubei Province, found another good use for the Brave Soldier.

Cara bayar pajak mobil

Tanggal 24 Jan 2009 bayar pajak mobil Rp. 1.971.900
Cara pembayaran :
- dokumen yg diperlukan : fotokopi BPBKP, STNK dan KTP
- harus dibawa : BPKP, STNK dan KTP pemilik asli, pulpen
- Datanglah pagi-pagi ambil nomor antrian
- Ambil formulir di loby untuk roda 4
- Isi formulir (pulpen harus bawa sendiri)

- Fotokopi BPKB, STNK dan KTP (bayar 2000)
- Masukkan formulir plus persyaratan ke loket 1 (roda 4) (BPKB asli cukup ditunjukkan, KTP dan STNK asli diserahkan)
- Tunggu sampe dipanggil
- Setelah dipanggil akan nerima notice berisi jumlah yg harus dibayar
- bawa notice langsung bayar di loket 2
- Tunggu sampai dipanggil di loket 3
- STNK baru dan KTP asli diserahkan di loket 3
- Selesai

Mobil Murah Tata Nano: Di India Rp22 Juta, di Indonesia Rp50 Juta

Mobil super murah Tata Nano telah resmi diluncurkan pabrikan mobil India, Tata Motors di Mumbai India Senin (23/3/2009) lalu. Namun masyarakat Indonesia sebaiknya tidak banyak berharap bisa memiliki mobil dengan harga 100 ribu rupee (sekitar Rp22 juta) itu.

“Belum ada pembicaraan atau isyarat sedikitpun bahwa Tata Nano mau masuk ke Indonesia,” ujar Dirjen Industri Alat Transportasi dan Telematika, Budi Darmadi kepada Jawa Pos kemarin. Biasanya setiap prinsipal mobil di luar negeri akan melapor terlebih dahulu ke pemerintah jika ingin masuk ke pasar Indonesia. Setidaknya informasi itu akan disampaikan sejak jauh hari.


Budi menegaskan, mobil murah asal India itu tidak akan dilepas dengan harga murah di Indonesia. Setidaknya berbagai macam pajak siap menanti sehingga harganya menjadi “tidak murah lagi”. Biaya untuk memasukkan mobil ke Indonesia sangat besar, minimal dari sisi bea masuk impor saja berkisar 40-45 persen tergantung kapasitas mesin dan jenis mobilnya. “Apakah sedan atau minivan itu beda, belum lagi tergantung CC-nya,” kata Budi.

Kalaupun Tata Nano masuk ke Indonesia, Budi yakin harganya lebih dari Rp 50 juta per unit. Sebab, selain harus membayar bea masuk, importir juga harus membayar pajak pertambahan nilai (PPN) dan PPnBM (pajak penjualan barang mewah) yang nilainya bervariasi sesuai nomor HS (harmonized system) mobil itu. “Tahun 2010 nanti semua bea masuk akan disamakan yaitu 40 persen, tapi dengan kena PPN impor dan PPnBM harganya pasti diatas Rp 50 juta,” tegasnya.

Harga lebih mahal itu bukan saja dari sisi pajak. Menurut Budi, mobil Tata Nano itu harus memiliki sistim keselamatan yang memadai, misal Air Bag (bantal udara) dan sistim pengereman ABS (air brake system). Kalaupun mau menambahkan perangkat itu tentu membutuhkan biaya yang tidak sedikit. Misal, ABS harganya Rp 4 jutaan per unit. “Syarat keamanan Tata Nano kurang memadai, kalau mau berkendara aman tentu harus keluar uang lagi, “ lanjutnya.

Namun begitu, pemerintah tidak akan melarang mobil murah yang belum memiliki sistim keamanan itu masuk ke Indonesia. Menurut dia, segala jenis mobil mulai yang premium (sangat mahal) hingga yang sangat murah diperkenankan masuk ke Indonesia asalkan membayar pajak. “Dari Mercy yang harganya miliaran hingga Tata Nano silahkan saja kalau mau masuk, asal bayar pajak,” cetusnya.

Menurut Budi, Indonesia juga terus menaggagas pembuatan mobil murah seperti di India. Namun bedanya, Indonesia tetap akan berpijak pada prinsip berkendara yang aman. Artinya, tidak mengorbankan faktor keselamatan demi harga yang murah. “Beberapa institusi dan industri sedang mencoba membuat mobil seperti itu, konsepnya low cost car,” ungkap dia.

Beberapa masih dalam tahap eksperimental, seperti mobil yang dibuat PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) di Madiun dengan nama GEA (Gulirkan Energi Alternatif). Mobil GEA tersebut memakai bahan bakar gas yang dijamin bisa ramah lingkungan. Selain itu juga pabrikan lokal yang akan menggarap mobil sejenis itu, dengan nama Tawon. “Saya lupa nama perusahaannya, ada juga yang di Semarang. Sekarang masih prototype jadi belum tahu harganya,” jelasnya. (wir)

Pabrik Indonesia Sedang Garap Mobil Tawon

Grafis..

Estimasi Pajak Impor Mobil

Bea Masuk 40 persen

PPN 10 persen

PPnBM 30 persen

Ket : Untuk Tata Nano perlu

Perangkat tambahan seperti

Air Bag dan ABS.

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A fifteen-member team of university students worked on the new plug-in car for 10 months.

The new car, named the Parax, weighs 450 kg and is lighter than another electric car that was unveiled at Tehran's Khaje Nasir Toosi University last week.

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Dong Feng to invest $250m in new Turkish car plant

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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Sports Car Pictures and Details

As sporting as the new SLS AMG may be to drive, it should be a reasonably nice—if not snug—place to spend time. The cabin is surprisingly free of conspicuous design flourishes, with a clean, simple dash most notable for its horizontal linearity and subtle secondary controls. The round vents and center stack look downright plebeian in pictures, however rendered they may be in top-shelf materials. Top-stitched Nappa leather and Alcantara, however, surround both occupants, while the driver faces a flat-bottom steering wheel that frames the tunneled gauges and info display.




Standard features include navigation, push-button start, parking sensors, stainless-steel pedals, radar cruise control, and more. Our favorite interior feature of all, however, is the bank of racecar-inspired shift warning lights top dead center in the cluster. Optional are a six-disc DVD player, a Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG surround-sound system, mono- or duo-tone designo leather, designo light brown natural leather/braided leather, and more.





Other nifty options that will be available in Europe, and likely here, include paintwork using that cool liquid-metallic “Alubeam” silver or one of two matte finishes; carbon-fiber pieces like exterior mirrors, hood, and various interior bits; forged 10-spoke wheels; and an “uprated” performance chassis for “optimized dynamic transverse movement.” That last one sounds rather fun.

Clearly, then, the SLS is a modern sports car that takes delight in evoking the past visually, but not so much dynamically. It will spawn a gullwing-less roadster, like the original, as well as a fully electric version. No matter what form the SLS takes, however, it will be highly sought after from the start.

McLaren MP4-12C Sports Car finally revealed

The big news from the summer of 2007 and the subsequent rumor mill of McLaren's upcoming top secret P11 sportscar has finally culminated into a masterpiece-the MP4-12C.We take a closer look at this much awaited blue-blooded McLaren sportscar.

McLaren MP4-12C

McLaren Automotive has revealed its MP4-12C, the first in a range of high-performance sports cars. The 12C, and future models within the range, says the company, will challenge the world's best sports cars.

The MP4-12C is a high-performance, two-seat, mid-engined model in the sports car market segment for cars costing between £125,000 and £175,000 ($225,000 to $310,000). The 12C is pure McLaren, featuring no carryover parts from any other car, and it will be produced in Britain. It goes on sale in early 2011.

"It is a long-held dream of mine to launch a range of high-performance sports cars that set new standards in the industry," says Ron Dennis, chairman of McLaren Automotive.

"We began designing and building cars for aficionados of thoroughbred sports cars almost 20 years ago. Incorporating the leading-edge technologies that the McLaren Group has built up within its various companies, I believe we are now perfectly placed to open up this new chapter in McLaren's history."

At its heart, the MP4-12C features a revolutionary carbon-fibre chassis structure - the Carbon MonoCell - the first time, says the company, a car in this market segment is based around such a strong and lightweight racing car engineering solution and the first time any car has ever featured a one-piece carbon-fibre structure.

The 12C is powered by a McLaren M838T 3.8-litre, V8 twin-turbo engine producing around 600 horsepower, driving through a McLaren seven-speed Seamless Shift dual-clutch gearbox (SSG). The company says it is targeting not only new standards for engine power and performance in its sector but also class-leading fuel economy and CO2 emissions.

Throughout its history, McLaren's automotive division has built one of the world's most critically acclaimed supercars, the McLaren F1 (1993-1998), as well as the world's best-selling luxury supercar - the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (2003-2009).

BMW M1 Concept at Villa d'Este

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BMW Mid-Engined Z10 Sports Car

BMW M1 Concept (2008)

BMW M1 Homage Concept Grille

Supercars. The very word has become a bit played out, and words like "hypercar" or even "ultracar" are being used to try to inject some feeling of the mind-blowing performance of the upper echelon of modern high-end sports cars. But a few carmakers are beginning to realize that all-out performance isn't the only goal worth pursuing.

Audi's R8, for example, or Porsche's 911 Carrera exhibit a more sensible balance toward peformance and luxury than, say a Lamborghini Murcielago or even a Dodge Viper SRT10. With 420 horsepower from a naturally aspirated V-8 engine, the R8 is a mid-engined sports car with good, but not amazing, power, it handles brilliantly, and it doesn't break the bank. It's balanced.

So talk of the BMW Z10 sporting a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder engine makes a very enticing sort of sense. The latest rumors of the car, which pitch it as a mid-engined sports car with 450 horsepower and about 350 pound-feet of torque, also make it plain that it has no pretensions of chasing down the wildest and wickedest in the supercar arena.

That's a perspective that shows a longer view of things, with the days of completely unrestrained works of automotive engineering stretching toward dusk. Gordon Murray, legendary engineer and designer of the McLaren F1, recently voiced his thoughts on the matter, concluding that the future of the high-performance car must also be a green one.

So the Z10's rumored relatively lightweight design goal--considering modern safety requirements--at 3,300 pounds, making use of aluminum, carbon fiber and other composites, makes a lot of sense. As does the choice of a small-displacement, forced-induction engine. The dual-clutch transmission is almost de rigeuer for any sporting vehicle these days, but also lends more efficiency than a standard automatic.

Taken in light of the upcoming Vision EfficientDynamics concept as well, the Z10 design parameters could end up being even greener, though integrating a large amount of EfficientDynamics technology, particularly cutting-edge features, could prove too costly for production. BMW is thought to be targeting a similar price point to the standard Audi R8, at around $110,000.

The Z10's aesthetic design cues are likely to borrow from the M1 Homage concept (pictured), as well as from the Vision EfficientDynamics concept coming to Frankfurt next week, though it will also doubtless be grounded firmly in BMW's latest corporate face as well. An aggressive "face", with a strong kidney grille, slanted headlights, big air ducts and strong character lines along the sides will reflect the car's performance-focused nature.

2009 Ferrari California

2009 Ferrari California

Ferrari California 2009

2009 Ferrari California Pictures