Saturday, August 7, 2010

2011 BMW X4 Best Concept Car

You have to love movies that are either about the future or the past and have some model of the current car is configured in to the script. Whether they use them as time machines or weapons, the cars themselves are often the centerpiece of the scene and end up getting more conversation and the movie itself. Here are a couple that come to mind.



I don't think you can start any list off without including the 1981 DeLorean DMC 12 from back to the future. This movie catapulted that car into fame as it served as a time machine for Doc. I think half of the cars that were sold were actually used in this movie. You'd be hard-pressed to find the DeLorean in working condition, but you can never forget it as it was far and away one of the stars of this movie.



One of the funnier automobiles to steal some scenes as it was out of place in the timeline of click was Wayne's World. The movie was set in nearly 90s and had his pathetic 1977 AMC Pacer as the main mode of transportation for Wayne and Garth. How can you ever forget that pale blue color that was highlighted by the flames shooting off of the front tire wells.

Friday, August 6, 2010

2009 New Renault Megane

The coming year 2010 is expected to bring with itself many promising models which would feature better engines, higher fuel economy, and much more power then their ancestors. Auto majors are itching to showcase their technological and design achievements in their new cars and improved variants. Lets us take a look at some of the cars that are likely to be produced in significant numbers in 2010




Ferrari FXX Evolution


Born on 20 February 1898 in Modena, Italy, Enzo Ferrari received very basic education, but had a passion for racing cars. Enzo started of as a mule-shoe fitter with the Italian Army, but his constant sickness due to the widespread Italian flu, he was discharged from the Italian Military services. His family business collapsed and he had no choice, but to seek a job.



Enzo tried to find work with FIAT, but settled for a smaller car company “CMN”.CMN dealt with the manufacturing of passenger cars using old truck bodies. Enzo’s long pursued racing dream finally came true, when he started racing with the CMN racing team in the year 1919 and achieved little success.



After leaving CMN in 1920, Enzo Ferrari worked with Alfa Romeo and started racing for them in local races. These races got him success along with an opportunity to race for a better competition. However, he refused the offer and continued working for Alfa Romeo before starting his own firm.



2010 Suzuki Kizashi


The Suzuki Motor Corporation has been in business since 1909 and its headquarters is located in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The current CEO is Osamu Suzuki and the current COO is Hiroshi Tsuda. The company’s main source of revenue comes from the manufacturing of motor vehicles and light trucks. The company also manufactures motorcycle and outboard motors. Suzuki Motor Corporation has a revenue close to $20 billion. There are currently 45,000 employees within the corporation.



Suzuki has become the 12th largest automobile manufacturer in the world today based off of production volume. The Suzuki Motor Corporation has become so large that it has 35 production facilities in 23 countries and 133 distributors in 192 countries worldwide.



Before the company began manufacturing motor vehicles they began manufacturing motorcycles. Their first motorcycle came off the assembly line in 1952 and was more or less a motorized bicycle. Their motorcycles became more popular throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Aside from manufacturing motorcycles, Suzuki Motor Corporation also races their bikes. The company won the 2000 MotoGP title and since 2006 the company has been sponsored by Rizla and has been known as the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Team.



2011 Suzuki Swift


Regardless of what you may be advertising, getting a celebrity or sports star of high standing should ensure the sales coming flooding through the door. Look at Suzuki when they re-launched the Swift. In the advert, the cheeky supermini was bouncing through a European city full of the joys of spring when it encountered up and coming footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, a recent big money signing for Manchester United. Imagine Suzuki’s joy when the next season Ronaldo developed into arguably the best footballer on the planet. Cheap Suzuki may be, but the Swift was endorsed by the best and was pretty good in its own right so off everyone went to get one.



Of course having a big name sports star doesn’t necessarily result in success, particularly if the sports stars in question dip in form or get injured. Gillette the men’s shaving company are in one such quagmire.



Based shamelessly on the ‘new’ Mini, the Suzuki Swift offers a heady mixture of style, comfort, reliability, practicality and a tiny price tag. Firstly you have a choice of three petrol or one diesel engine, all of which offer very similar performance, allowing the buyer to juggle a quicker dash to 60mph with the inevitable increased fuel consumption of burning fuel quicker – the 1.6 litre Sport version completing the dash in just 8.9 seconds.



2010 Honda Insight


Honda, as they constantly like to remind us, don’t just produce cars. Oh no, alongside their popular and innovative car range they are also responsible for a range of highly respected motorbikes, boats, and even lawnmowers. Add to this their selection of generators and water pumps, and Honda look like they are trying to stock every aspect of your life with something with their Honda logo on it!







2010 Lamborghini Murcielago


Mr. Lamborghini – fully named – Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini got his start with Fiats and then went on to a large successful manufacturing concern that grew from a small manufacturing shop into a major producer of tractors. However at a certain point in every person’s life they search out to complete what their real passion is. In the case of Lamborghini was finely styled and crafted motor cars. At 60 years of age, an established manufacturer of agricultural tractors – Mr. Lamborghini – decided that he could a better job of building a high end, beautifully styled, performance racing automobiles than either of the two dominant Italian auto firms of that auto industry sector - Ferrari and Maserati.