While Jenson Button in Hungary necessary, make the rings won a historic victory with his R8 LMS GT3 version of the R8 V10 road.

The 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps are known amateurs as a meeting place for the best GT racing. This year, the premier class of the event was not open to the GT2 to GT3 but where are evolving LMS Audi R8, Mercedes SLS, Lamborghini Gallardo, Ford GT, Ferrari 458 Aston Martin and other DBRS9.

Departure was given yesterday on a track nearly dry and the first hour of racing was of rare intensity. Shortly after departure, the two Porsche GT3-R in the same team were hara-kiri by hitting, leaving a Lamborghini in the lead in battle with two other Porsche.

Then gradually all Porsche fallen under the problems so that after the race, no GT3-R is on arrival. A rare occurrence in this type of discipline.

Audi had set very deep pockets to win the race with several cars entrusted to advanced triggers and fine as expected, the R8 quickly took control of the test. But even in the ranks of the brand with the rings, there are some losses from crashes at night and race incidents. In the end, the R8 LMS No. 33 of Ekström, Franchi and Schneider which will see the lowering of the first checkered flag in front of the amazing BMW Z4 GT3 Team’s Need For Speed ​​controlled among others by Claudia Hurtgen. A Mercedes SLS finished in third place and there’s no Porsche in the top 16! Note the victory of Team RJN Nissan 370Z in GT4 category, led by the French winner of the GT Academy Tresson Jordan.

Ranking of the race below.

src=”http://new-car-purchase.org/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/4967a__Toyota-Thums-4.jpg”To analyze the injuries to internal organs by motor vehicle collisions, Toyota uses a virtual model of human body .

reproducing many features of the human body, the structure of the human body to the skeleton and skin, the virtual model THUMS (“Total Human Model for Safety”) allows a very detailed analysis of bone fractures and ligaments severed during road accidents.

The first version of THUMS has been used since 2000. In 2004, a version 2 added a face and bones to the model. Launched in 2006, version 3 adds an accurate modeling of the brain.

In 2010, version 4 THUMS represents the body of an adult male of average height.

In order to allow the simulation of a greater number of types of accidents, the Japanese manufacturer has developed a virtual model 2011 small female and large male model .

These two new templates to the family of virtual models of Toyota THUMS increase the fineness of the analysis carried out during the crash tests.

version 4 virtual characters Toyota now has a woman 1.53 meter , an adult male of average height (1.79 m ) and a man of 1.89 m . ” / p> Each of the three virtual models are available in two variants . An occupant of the vehicle and a pedestrian, bringing to six the number of virtual models used.

This diversity allows us to study different templates in the analysis of internal injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions.

Toyota plans to add virtual models of elderly and of children to expand the range of possible tests.

                    

Unknown in France and Europe, the Toyota Camry is yet an institution in the United States where she continues to sell like hotcakes. This is already the next version.

Toyota is introducing a new sedan version of its star and our American colleagues Autoblog.com managed to find the first pictures showing the full naked.

No camouflage to report on these photos that show the new Toyota Camry 2012 vintage, here in its hybrid version. The lines are always very conservative and no part is left to the original, it’s a little trademark of the Camry for decades.

Like its predecessors, this Camry is essentially markets like the United States and the Middle East. It will not be imported here.

                    

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Tom Tom, the specialist in products and services tracking and navigation, reveals the results of the study on the density of traffic in major cities in Europe carried out in 2011 .

Brussels is the first of 50 European cities most congested traffic in front of Warsaw and London. The cities of Edinburgh and Manchester are among the ten most congested cities in Europe.

16 cities in the United Kingdom are present in the top 50 cities congested making the UK the world’s most congested in 2011.

Germany sees six of the cities listed in this ranking.

Six French cities appear in the rankings, including four in the top ten cities most congested
Europe.

Toulouse is in fifth position, Lyon in the sixth, Marseille in the eighth, Paris in the ninth, Montpellier in the 30th and Nice 44th.

The study is based on the database TomTom that compiles actual journey times reassembled by millions of users around the world . Navigation information is sent anonymously to TomTom every time users connect their device to TomTom HOME. The anonymous data give a very good description of the traffic on the roads from one city to the different times of the day. Thanks to the community of TomTom users, more than 3000 billion records of speed were collected to date. More than a billion data are collected daily.

Cities are ranked according to the speed at which vehicles pass through their road network . The traffic of a city is considered congested if drivers are traveling at a speed at or below 70% of the speed limit. In this case, a trip into town an hour shall include at least 20 minutes of significant delays.

Only towns with over 50,000 inhabitants and the minimum road network of over 200 km have been taken into account in the ranking in 2011.

The list of 50 cities with over 50,000 inhabitants the most congested in Europe:

rowspan=”1″> rowspan=”1″> 1 rowspan=”1″> 2 rowspan=”1″> 4 rowspan=”1″> 5 rowspan=”1″> 6 rowspan=”1″> 7 rowspan=”1″> 8 rowspan=”1″> 10 rowspan=”1″> 11 rowspan=”1″> 12 rowspan=”1″> 13 rowspan=”1″> 14 rowspan=”1″> 17 colspan=”1″> 18 colspan=”1″> 20 colspan=”1″> 21 colspan=”1″> 22 colspan=”1″> 23 colspan=”1″> 25 colspan=”1″> 26 colspan=”1″> 27 colspan=”1″> 28 colspan=”1″> 30 colspan=”1″> 31 colspan=”1″> 32 colspan=”1″> 33 colspan=”1″> 34 colspan=”1″> 35 colspan=”1″> 37 colspan=”1″> 38
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	Country	Cities	% rate congestion
BE	Brussels	38.9
PL	Warsaw	38.1
3	UK	London	34.5
PL	Wroclaw	33.1
FR	Toulouse	33.0
FR	Lyon	32.6
UK	Edinburgh	31.7
EN	Marseille	30.4
9	FR	Paris	29.9
UK	Manchester	29.5
UK	Bradford	29.4
UK	Belfast	29.0
UK	Oxford	29.0
IT	Milan	28.2
15	UK	Birmingham	27.5
16	CH	Zürich	27.4
NO	Oslo	26.9
IT	Rome	26.8
19	UK	Aberdeen	26.3
IT	Naples	26.2
NL	Amsterdam	26.0
NL	Rotterdam	25.3
ES	Barcelona	25.0
24	IE	Dublin	24.2
DE	Munich	24.0
HU	Budapest	23.7
AT	Graz	23.7
IT	Genoa	23.5
29	UK	Nottingham	23.1
FR	Montpellier	22.9
AT	Vienna	22.9
OF	Hamburg	22.8
UK	Southampton	22.8
IT	Turin	22.6
NL	Utrecht	21.8
36	CZ	Prague	21.6
DE	Bonn	21.5
OF	Stuttgart	21.3
PL	Krakow	21.2
NL	Haarlemmermeer	20.9
UK	Bolton	20.1
UK	Guildford	20.1
UK	Wakefield	19.6
EN	Nice	19.6
45	UK	Leicester	19.5
BE	Antwerpen	19.4
UK	Liverpool	19.4
48	UK	Cambridge	19.3
OF	Essen	19.0
OF	Cologne	18.9
TomTom

                    

BMW UK has released new images and a video of the new 1 Series. The program, Black Sapphire Metallic color and sporty finish.

A few weeks before its commercialization, the BMW 1 Series continues to appear on the Internet.

Video explaining its design and assembly is a black version of the 118i, which plays a leading role in a new clip for the UK market.

Flying to the right, red leather interior, screen multifunction and 17-inch wheels, this series is a slightly more sporty variant of those already seen before.

Due in concessions in September, orders are already open. Prices ? Of 25,400 euros to more than 30,000 euros.

Pioneer launches the AppRadio . An FM radio format 2DIN a 6.1 inch screen (15.5 cm) designed to work with a smartphone . Developed to connect with iPhone 4, the AppRadio announces a new generation of embedded devices communicating.

A screen of 6.1 inches (15.5 cm), three times larger than the iPhone 4, the ‘AppRadio intends to allow the driver to view iPhone applications dedicated to the automotive and control its iPhone at the wheel while driving more safely.

The screen AppRadio uses a capacitive screen multi-touch features the same technology as the iPhone.

It provides access to compatible applications on the iPhone 4 , including Google Maps.

The AppRadio integrates Bluetooth hands-free which allows to call keeping both hands on the wheel.

Access to the directory of iPhone is done through a 4 contact application that appears on the screen.

AppRadio The Pioneer is priced at advised 379 euros .

Application AppRadio Pioneer is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch 4 (4th generation) or www.apple.com/ itunes /.

The AppRadio offers a remote antenna to be installed in the vehicle which improves GPS reception of the iPhone in stock.

Application INRIX Traffic Information- real-time traffic, the traffic forecasts, the fastest route, or travel time and expected arrival time is compatible with the Pioneer AppRadio.

The Pioneer is also AppRadio compatible with the navigation tool MotionX GPS-Drive and Internet radio and Pandora RDIO.

Pioneer Announces current developments to make it compatible with the AppRadio applications the most useful vehicle adapted for use in the vehicle: navigation, traffic information, warning of danger zones, weather,?. Pioneer inform drivers directly on the screen of the receiver of new automotive applications compatible with the AppRadio.

                    

engine of 470 horsepower SRT8 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger SRT8 might receive a vitamin boost with the addition of an engine kit.

According to our colleagues from Autoblog . com , the American would like to propose an engine kit for owners of Chrysler 300 SRT8 and Dodge Charger SRT8 .

V8 HEMI 470 hp 6.4 of gain up to 100 additional horses with an Eaton supercharger and be $ 570 and ch.

The kit could be offered to SRT8 already registered but should also be available as an option on the next model. Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is concerned, being built on a different platform.

The new Lancia Thema , based on the 300 itself could therefore also be equipped with an engine a bit more powerful.

                    

holiday continues with a new wave of departures this weekend. Many of you on roads and Bison Smart sees black for the day Saturday in the direction of departure.

It’s summer, and yes even the weather can make us doubt, the holidays are here. Many motorists have already left, but this weekend will be loaded in both directions and throughout the country.

Traffic promises to be particularly difficult in the sense of departure for the entire weekend . It is not advisable to undertake a long journey in the day Saturday will be particularly full. Bison Smart sees black throughout the country in the direction of departure and orange in the direction of returns.

The only positive is expected for the day Friday with a day ranked nationally in green the meaning of the return, but the orange half of the country. Good luck if you take the road, and above all be careful, even when traffic is dense.

In the sense departures:

– Friday July 29 is classified RED national

– Saturday, July 30 is classified BLACK at the national level

– Sunday 31 July is classified ORANGE at the national level

In the sense of returns:

– Friday, July 29 is classified GREEN national level ORANGE on the eastern half of the country

Saturday, July 30 is classified RED at the national level

Sunday July 31 is classified ORANGE at the national level

You can find the traffic forecasts, traffic conditions in real time and driving tips on
www.bison-fute.gouv.fr and on the voice server of Traffic Information Centres in 0800100200 .

src=”http://new-car-purchase.org/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/b05c1__Ford-Focus-Creneau.jpg”According to a survey in several European markets (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Russia) by TNS for Ford, the French and British drivers find parking slot in more stressful than a visit to their beautiful -family . It is mostly the younger drivers who are stressed by the realization of such a parking maneuver.

France, Spain and Great Britain in the parking slot is considered as greater source of tension as highway driving.

The average 32% of European drivers need more than one test for a successful niche . 50% of British conductor have to agree to try several times to park in the niche. Only 17% of German drivers say they do not perform this maneuver the first time.

56% of Europeans say that men are better than women for parking in the niche.

The anxiety provoked by this maneuver, however, for both drivers than female drivers. The fear of misjudging the steering angle, hitting another vehicle, scratching the wheels against the curb or simply choose a parking space too tight enough to cause tension or a sense of panic among some of of them.

43% of conductive French say they have to try several times to park in the niche. The figure is even higher in Russia (48%) and the United Kingdom (50%), while 37% of conductive Spanish, German and Italian resume it several times.
Only 4% of men consider that women are better than men in the parking slot.

The “créneauphobie” is mainly present in European drivers under 24 years old . 11% of French drivers under 24 years are more stressful to make a parking slot than going to the dentist or a job interview.

Methodology:

Survey conducted by TNS in May 2011 on behalf of Ford on six core European markets Ford (Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Russia). Sample of 1000 people per country except for Russia, with 1500 respondents.