Nissan's 370Z Facelift, Juke NISMO and NV200 Taxi to Make European Debuts in Paris

 Nissan's 370Z Facelift, Juke NISMO and NV200 Taxi to Make European Debuts in Paris

While the new TeRRA crossover concept will no doubt be the highpoint of Nissan's Paris Motor Show stand, the Japanese automaker will also bring several new production and prototype cars to the City of Light for their European premieres.

These include the subtly refreshed, 2013-specification 370Z Coupe and Roadster that receive a newly styled front fascia with horizontal LED daytime running lights lights on both corners of the bumper along with new color options and wheel designs.

Another new production model is the Juke NISMO that gains a modified version of Nissan's 1.6-litre direct injection turbocharged petrol engine (output figures are to be announced in Paris), bespoke aerodynamics and styling package, and a revised chassis design to improve handling.

Also making their first appearance at a European motor show, are the new NV200 London Taxi and NV200 New York City Taxis New York City Taxis, the Micra Elle special edition, the Qashqai 360 with added equipment features and the PIVO 3 Zero Emissions concept car.

Via: carscoop

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2014 Corvette C7 Prototypes Pictured and Filmed in New Mexico [Video]

One of the most sought after prototype vehicles of the year has been photographed and filmed, not by professional spy shooters, but by a reader and a YouTube user respectively, both in the same place in Red River, a resort town in Taos County, New Mexico, over the weekend.
The photos come to us courtesy of a Jalopnik reader who spotted a large fleet of General Motors' sports cars consisting of five Camaro ZL1s, all current versions of the Corvette C6 including the base model, the Z06 and the flagship ZR1, plus eight covered models that are believed to be prototypes of the next Corvette C7.
In addition to the images, we also discovered a short video on YouTube from a one Phil McGroin, who also says that he filmed the Corvette C7 test car in Red River.
The new C7 ought to debut early next year, possibly at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, with sales to begin in the States in the fall of the same year with a base price starting from around $50,000 (€38,000).

Thanks to Jalopnik for the pictures!

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Japanese Automakers Urge Government to Implement Measures to Counter Strong Yen

Last Thursday, the yen hit a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar. That wouldn’t be so bad if the country’s currency hadn’t strengthened so much, from under 120 yen per dollar five years ago to less than 78 at the end of last week.As a result, exports have become more expensive, thus limiting profits. Japanese automakers have felt the strain for quite some time now. Add last year’s tsunami that seriously disrupted production and the high labor cost and corporate taxes and it is not difficult to see why the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) decided to act.
According to Reuters, JAMA has asked both the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, to implement measures that will counter the strong yen as soon as possible.
“The current foreign exchange level, which is far from the actual ability of the Japanese economy, goes much beyond the limits of what companies can do through efforts to cut costs”, said Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s president who also heads JAMA.
Toyota spokesperson Joichi Tachikawa said the company may raise its vehicles’ prices. “As part of making the business profitable again, our options include price hikes for cars we export from Japan”, he said, though he didn’t elaborate on the details of the possible price increases.
Japan’s biggest car manufacturer has recovered from last year’s crisis and was the world’s best-selling automaker in the first half of 2012. It remains committed to building at least 3 million vehicles annually in Japan, yet at the same time, it is also shifting production of the North American-market Yaris to its Valenciennes plant in France and the Lexus RX SUV to Canada.
Other Japanese car companies are adopting the same practice as a means to reduce their costs. Nissan, for example, will build the Rogue compact crossover, and probably the Murano SUV, at its Tennessee plant in the U.S. from the 2014 model year and Honda announced last year that it would reduce production at its Japanese plants by 50 percent over the next decade.

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2012 Kia Rio Review

The new Kia Rio model is longer (by 20 mm), wider (by 25 mm), and lower (by -15 mm) and features a wheelbase extended by 70 mm (to 2,570 mm) – greatly enhancing passenger space and cargo capacity. With an overall height of 1,455 mm, new Kia Rio is one of the lowest cars in Kia’s European product range.

New Kia Rio has its own unique interpretation of the Kia corporate grille which is integrated beautifully with the front lamps to create a new twist on the Kia family look. In this latest form, the Kia logo now sits above the grille. Below the grille, the treatment of front bumper and spoiler again shows signs of the Kia design DNA, with its distinctive on-road presence.

In profile, the ratio of body to glass, combined with the car’s strong wedge form, give Kia Rio a dynamic, sporty stance. So Rio has now been given a completely fresh personality which perfectly complements its siblings Picanto and Venga.

For new Kia Rio, an all-new bodyshell was created using a higher percentage of high-strength steel than the third-generation model, enhancing strength and rigidity. Special attention was given to strengthening the engine-bay longitudinal side members, floor panel side members, floor level cross-member between the B-pillars and the transverse dashboard bulkhead.

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Enjoy the beloved woman at the Beijing International Motor Show 2012

Automakers from around the world in addition to the booth layout eye-catching products to attract visitors, they do not forget the team layout very beautiful and attractive model standing next to the formhis latest car.

 

You to join Petrotimes admire the "long legs" at the International Automobile Exhibition Beijing 2012 nhé:

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Woman Vs Parking Barrier [Video]

Not saying all women are bad drivers but all women are bad drivers.

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Range Rover Evoque Dual View Screen [Video]

Both driver and passenger can view different things at the same time. Pretty cool.

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