Formula 1 Grand Prix was held this weekend in India on a brand new circuit. Mister Bean, known for his passion for the automobile, was there to support the McLaren team. He did not like the clash between Hamilton and Massa.

The race was won by Sebastian Vettel but the biggest is this race will umpteenth incident between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, who are already much friction in the framework of the previous Grand Prix.

Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean, was present in the McLaren stand him known to have one of the few copies of the McLaren F1 (he happens to crash from time to time). When he observed the car to that of Massa hit Hamilton, his face is just as expressive as the old episodes of Mr. Bean, where he was the king of the face.

Now imagine what could be his grin a few seconds after unfortunately damaged his McLaren F1 earlier this year …

Renault unveils the city Pulse specifically designed for the Indian car market by the design center of Mumbai Indian diamond brand.

Intended for a young, urban The Renault Pulse uses the platform of the Nissan Micra . The city is equipped with a Renault engine 1.5 dCi diesel .

Unveiled in New Delhi, the Renault Pulse will be marketed from January 2012. The car and the engine dCi are produced in the new production of the Renault-Nissan in Chennai.

The Pulse Renault in India will benefit from a guarantee “4 years without worry” and Renault service “Complete Care”.

Located at the top of the segment AB, it will be the heart of range of Renault in India. In India, four in five cars sold are urban.

The Pulse will complement the range of Indian French manufacturer Renault Koleos composed of, the Renault Fluence, Renault Duster and a new sedan.

                    

Everyone knows the eccentricity of some cars visible in the UAE, sometimes fluorescent, often proprietary and always very expensive. Another example today with a stunning Ferrari 599.

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is a large GT-style office, which is noticed on the street already natural. One imagines that this copy Special note a little more.

Self has a matte pink paint. In the video below, it is filmed in the flow of Dubai. It belongs to a member of the royal family Al-Thani of Qatar.

The Al-Thani are known for their impressive collection of supercars and a fetish for blue emerald of their cars, who often come in European city centers during the summer.

Presented as a concept car at the 2009 International Auto show in Frankfurt, the production version of MINI’s new Roadster will take the road in the coming months.

3.714 meters along to 1.683 m wide, the MINI Roadster is a two-seater is discoverable with overhang front and back courts.

Until the pillars, MINI Roadster gets the front of the MINI Cooper S, with large round headlights and a hexagonal grille.

The amounts are short and inclined forward. They pass into the roof line when the hood is closed. The glazed part of the cabin is narrow.

The low silhouette of the MINI roadster reinforces the sporty character of the car. The rear is short with a safety hook . The rear cover pivots up.

The soft top roadster opened and closed by hand . To open the hood, turn the release lever housed within windshield 130 degrees, then rotate continuously the hood back. The hood fits behind the seats. To close the hood, you press a button placed between the roll bars to activate the gas springs that ensure its release. Then you pull the hood forward with the release lever, then it is fixed against the frame of the windshield.

When closed, the MINI Roadster displays a silhouette with a four-door rear setback.

Behind the seats, there is an anti roll bar telescopic flipping . The bow piece is made of aluminum. It extends across the width of the cockpit and stands by in the space of electromechanical 150 milliseconds.

A loading hatch allows access the luggage compartment of 240 liters from the cockpit of the roadster.

A windstop (optional) inserted between the roll bars.

The MINI Roadster receives four engines petrol and diesel four-cylinder developing the latest generation 122-211 hp coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox (MINI Cooper Roadster 122 hp MINI Cooper S Roadster 184-hp John Cooper Works MINI Roadster 211 hp MINI Cooper SD Roadster 143 hp). A six-speed automatic transmission is optional on Roadster Mini Cooper, the MINI Cooper S and MINI Cooper Roadster Roadster SD.

The body structure, the slight weight distribution forward and setting strict orientation of the chassis favor driving experience typed karting and optimize the MINI Roadster motor traction.

In the series, the MINI Roadster has a steering speed-sensitive electromechanical and driver assistance DSC (Dynamic Stability Control). The traction mode DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) with EDLC (Electronic Differential Lock Control) is optional.

The standard equipment of the new MINI Roadster also includes an audio system with MP3 compatible CD player and plug Auxiliary (AUX-In), the height adjustment of seats, an obstacle detector Park Distance Control and electrically adjustable exterior mirrors.

can be found in the catalog of options for the new MINI shells of black mirrors, xenon headlamps, adaptive forward lighting, automatic climate control, exterior mirrors and interior auto-dimming, pack of storage space, a pre-support equipment for baggage behind, a HiFi audio system Harman Kardon, the pre-installation for mobile phones Bluetooth, a USB / audio, the MINI navigation system, and innovative features of MINI Connected, such as Internet radio, Local Search and Google Send to Car, the receipt of RSS feeds and the use of Facebook and Twitter on board the car.

The engines of the MINI Roadster:

MINI Cooper Roadster: four cylinder gasoline declined fully variable valve technology VALVETRONIC BMW Group,
displacement: 1598 cm3,
power: 90 kW (122 hp) at 6000 r / min, torque
. : 160 Nm at 4 250 r / min,
acceleration (0 to 100 km / h): 9.2 seconds, top speed
. : 199 km / h, average fuel consumption
the EU test cycle: 5.7 l/100 km,
CO2 emissions: 133 g / km.

MINI Cooper S Roadster: four-cylinder petrol MINI TwinPower Turbo technology,
displacement: 1598 cm3,
power: 135 kW (184 hp) at 5500 r / min,
torque. : 240 Nm between 1600 and 5000 r / min (260 Nm with the overboost function between 1730 and 4500 r / min),
acceleration (0 to 100 km / h): 7.0 seconds,
top speed. : 227 km / h, average fuel consumption
the EU test cycle: 6.0 l/100 km,
CO2 emissions: 139 g / km.

MINI John Cooper Works Roadster Four-cylinder gasoline turbo technology TwinPower MINI with many technical details directly from the broken down car racing,
displacement: 1598 cm3,
power: 155 kW (211 hp) at 6000 r / min
torque. : 260 Nm between 1850 and 5600 r / min (280 Nm with the overboost function between 2000 and 5100 r / min),
acceleration (0 to 100 km / h): 6.5 seconds,
top speed. : 237 km / h, average fuel consumption
the EU test cycle: 7.3 l/100 km,
CO2 emissions: 169 g / km.

MINI Cooper SD Roadster: four-cylinder turbodiesel MINI TwinPower Turbo technology,
displacement: 1995 cm3,
power: 105 kW (143 hp) at 4000 r / min,
torque. : 305 Nm between 1 750 and 2 700 r / min,
acceleration (0 to 100 km / h): 8.1 seconds, top speed
. : 212 km / h, average fuel consumption
the EU test cycle: 4.5 l/100 km,
CO2 emissions: 118 g / km.

                    

Castellet has finally regained its sunny setting after a few long weeks of gray. If you are not too far from the Paul Ricard this weekend vacation, a detour to the Paul Ricard might be interesting.

Tour GT, French GT Championship brings together virtually all that manufacturers do best in this area, therefore stop at Paul Ricard in the last weekend of October for the final round.

As expected, the plateau is more than ever provided with the arrival of Sebastian noticed Loeb and Ogier, hosts a duel to the (large) distance behind the wheel of a Ferrari 458 respectively GT3 (colored Red Bull) and a 430 Scuderia (the colors of the Arthritis Foundation).

The other good news is that the weather has finally decided to return to the big blue HTTT for several days without freezing mistral. With more than 25 degrees this afternoon readings around the circuit Varois, Sunday looks almost the same content.

Tomorrow Sunday, the SLS AMG, R8 V10, 458 Italia, Gallardo, Viper and other Aston DBRS9 will be back on track, plus support races and events on the track (based on cheerleaders in particular). The entry pass (15 euros for the day 20 for both days) provides access to all forums and paddocks.

So you are warned, the Indian summer vacationing on the background of V8 , V10 or V12, it can be nice.

src=”http://new-car-purchase.org/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/bf370__Audi-A3-EuroNcap.jpg”The new Audi Q3 compact SUV gets five stars to Euro NCAP crash tests.

Compact SUV Audi scored 94% for adult protection, 85% for the protection of children, 52% for pedestrian protection and 86% for the presence of support systems to drive.

The standard equipment of the Audi SUV includes a program ESP electronic stabilization, an ABS anti-lock brake proportioning valve with hydraulic assistance EBV and emergency brake, traction control ASR, a stability control, a locking differential EDS, a tire pressure monitoring, front airbags for driver and passenger volume, and head airbags that deploy as a protective padding on the entire surface of the side windows and protect the passenger front and outer rear seats of those.

The Q3 offers the option including the Audi side assist, which facilitates the change of file using a radar, the active Audi lane assist helps the driver maintain its trajectory by intervening when necessary on the steering angle, the display speed limit achieved via a camera that shows significant signs on the screen of the driver information system.

Euro NCAP results for the Audi Q3:

Overall Rating: 5
Safeguarding adults: 94%
Protection of children: 85%
Pedestrian protection: 52%
presence of support systems to conduct: 86%

                    

past few weeks, Thailand suffers from serious flooding. As a result, motorists are forced to change their habits, even innovative ways to park.

Proof in video below. The sequence is filmed on a vehicle traveling on a highway just outside the capital, Bangkok.

It shows a road full of vehicles stopped on the left (same on the opposite lane) . These are not cars stuck in traffic but by vehicles parked by their owners, in order to ensure that the cars stay dry without being washed away by floods.

As a reminder, these floods affect nearly three million people in Thailand and have already killed 300 people since the end of this summer.

                    

At first we did not even believe. But the folks at Nissan have actually dared to drag the mechanics of a GT-R in a crossover segment B, designed to operate at dCi. Focus on the Juke R, a craft already deliberately irrational and fascinating.

The idea is originally a frenzy with friends in the direction of Nissan, delirium that has gradually transformed into a real project. Inject the blood of GT-R is probably a good way to boost the final image of a small crossover already eccentric to the origin.

Remained to a successful operation unlikely, that of all the stuff mechanical part of the Japanese supercar in the hull of Juke: The wheel base is smaller, the dimensions obviously have nothing to do and the challenge was technically difficult. Each component of the GT-R was designed to work together, the wheels to the engine through the transmission, running gear and bodywork. Here, we collected a party for graft on a totally foreign.

transplants was so risky that its designers were concerned that the electronic management of the transmission does not recognize the new settings frame, and starts bugue the first to start the Juke R. In short, the operation did not look easy.

Juke Box

Once the project is validated crazy, it was decided that two copies of This show car wheel would be built, one with a left-hand drive, the other with a right hand drive. Both cars are registered in England and it is announced, they will even allowed to ride on the open road .

The assembly of the left-hand drive model has just been completed and this new baby that we just discovered in Spain. We already knew his physical confusing after seeing the first pictures released online a few weeks ago, but the visual “for real” even when a similar shock. Beside the Juke R, a BMW X6 Lumma by over-tune is almost sweet.

The standard body of the Juke is retained but its tracks were extended to get the wheels of the GT-R. The front splitter is necessarily more massive and stern is entitled to a diffuser framed by two large tailpipes. On the chest, two wings are added and the paint is matt black.

The exterior is already crazy, and yet the song is even more so. The V6 twin-turbo GT-R (485 hp version) managed to find its place in the front, practically installed in a central position so he finds himself close to the dashboard. A few millimeters , it must give up the project because it would simply not return

The suspension of the GT-R are also transplanted as the transmission and The huge rear differential which imposed to remove the bench because of his size. A full tubular roll cage was added to ensure sufficient rigidity and two tubs are present in the front. The rear doors and trunk are condemned as the fact that at the end, the Juke R is a thousand times less versatile than a GT-R.

transplants pushes up retail counters resume the GT-R while retaining the instrument panel of Juke.

The good news is that after being completed, the first Juke R was able to start. The other good news is that the electronic management to detect changes of parameters (wheelbase, etc.) by assimilating without causing a crash. The Juke R will soon begin its development work and its creators say they already consider the orbit on the Nordschleife, probably to ridicule the most powerful SUV on the planet that year … in addition to some prestigious sports, probably.

In summary, the Juke R is a totally irrational and unnecessary vehicle that will in any case never marketed as being probably quite complicated to develop. So What, what Juke R? Just for fun, period. Is not that already enough?

Now wait the times on the Nordschleife. Her parents expect slightly lower performance compared to the GT-R, which should not prevent him from hanging a time worthy of a supercar.

src=”http://new-car-purchase.org/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/56e56__Ford-Ranger-EuroNcap.jpg” The new Ford Ranger is the first pick-up to obtain the maximum score of five stars in EuroNCAP tests. Ranger reached the score of 89% for all of its performance security.

The pick-up Ford scored 96% for adult protection, 86% for the protection of children, 81% for pedestrian protection (highest score of all vehicles passed through the Euro NCAP tests) and 71% for the presence of support systems to drive.

The safety of the Ranger is based on the cell enhanced protection to steel base high resistance Pick-up. Associated with the new chassis frame scale , it has been optimized to deal with many types of impacts. In a collision, it deflects impact energy away from occupants to multiple “load paths” on the front, sides and rear.

Ford engineers have used a sophisticated computer modeling to achieve more 9000 crash tests before moving on to 410 crash tests on carriage of different systems and to 110 real crash tests. The whole procedure took place before the construction of the first true prototype of the truck. The engineers were able to optimize the structure and security systems for a large number of configurations of accidents.

“We conducted simulations of shock over this new Ranger on any of our previous programs. We really wanted to be sure that the safety performance of each of its components were at best, “ says Adam Frost, chief engineer of digital innovation at Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. “All this was then validated by a comprehensive test of real shocks. And we are very proud that the results of our work puts us in the lead worldwide. “

The Ford Ranger has for the first time curtain airbags on all bodies. They are spread from the lining of the pavilion on the upper part of the passenger side of the pillar to the rear of the cabin, including glazing. In a side impact they protect occupants’ heads, left and right sides, and the two rows in the case of versions Double Cab and Super Cab.

The new side airbags are deployed on the outer sides of the front seats to protect the chest and side impacts. They complement the work of two airbags that act in the event of frontal impact. Another airbag at the driver’s knees, is also standard across the range.

The Ranger is equipped with electronic stability program (ESP) with sensors continuously monitor the trajectory of the vehicle to ensure its stability and handling. The method of off-road ESP recognizes if the Ranger runs out of asphalt. Off-road, it changes its parameters to adapt its operations without compromising stability.

A towing stabilization system monitors the behavior of the truck and trailer and intervenes on the brakes when Sway.

The adaptive control of the load increases stability when the Ranger carries a heavy load.

In the steep slopes, the downhill speed control emissions automatically brakes to keep the pick United States-up to the set speed.

Assistance Hill Start can start easily, even at full load, acting on the brakes to prevent its retreat.
technologies from Ford’s research on the compatibility of vehicles with pedestrians are applied for the first time on a pick-up. They include a hexagonal structure elements under the hood, which reduces the risk of head injuries in crashes, and a front bumper made from energy-absorbing materials.

Michiel van Ratingen , Secretary General of Euro NCAP said: “With such protection for pedestrians, the Ford Ranger is undoubtedly the security level in the category pick -up, which until now was not the safest. “

results Euro NCAP Ford Ranger

Overall Rating: 5
Safeguarding adults: 96%
Protection of children: 86%
Pedestrian protection: 81%
presence of support systems driving: 71%

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the Model S and Model X that are on the schedule of Tesla. The American manufacturer also provides a new Roadster.

If the U.S. firm has always sold its loss-electric Roadster, this does not discourage its president for wanting a new model for its flagship company.

Rumors speak of a convertible version of the Model S, Tesla sedan. But it would be a new Roadster should be planned for 2014. This new model should be designed entirely in-house.

Forget the architecture and mechanical bases Lotus, the new Roadster should be based on a shortened platform of the Model S.

The chairman of Tesla also added that this platform is a platform for third generation. This new vehicle should differentiate the Roadster that will soon end his career.

There have to wait a bit for the CEO of Tesla gives us a little more information on the new Roadster.