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Toyota Prius – A Review on the All New Hybrid Car

According to latest hybrid car reviews and environmentally-friendly car news, a lot of icons and regular individuals alike have publicized that the new Toyota Prius is just what the doctor ordered for Green car fanatics. This green car is seen as a considerable step towards controlling global warming and issues related to pollution. No wonders the car has very soon become an object of desire for folks around the world. Let us go through some car information in this car blog green, on how well the Toyota Prius shapes up as an ideal green car.

Firstly, Toyota has created a pioneering power train, which merges a (gasoline) internal combustion engine with the electric motor; thus improving fuel economy and lowering emissions to a big extent. According to natural car info sources, it is possible to swap between the car’s dual power sources; on occasion it runs on battery alone. The car’s braking system recycles the energy – which typically goes waste as heat – into electricity.

The Prius also has some unique features, like the space age type control panel and constantly variable transmission. Nickel-metal hydride battery is used – which prevents the need for disposing deadly toxins. Instead of cadmium, a hydrogen-absorbing alloy is used for the negative electrode, while the positive electrode is of nickel oxyhydroxide; this improves the battery capacity to three times that of a usual battery.

A major disadvantage in this car – apart from the high cost – is that most autonomous mechanics wouldn’t know how to service a hybrid. However, there are some benefits too. For example, you can avail tax exemptions and financial incentives for buying hybrid cars. Other advantages include super mileage (as with most electric cars), lesser pollution, and a less toxic battery. However, it would be much better if the cost is reduced by a good level. The engine too can be trimmed down in size; to make it more affordable for everyday consumers.

Vital Car Detailing Products and Accessories

Maintaining your car is a lot more than just pouring some water on it and wiping clean with a towel. You need to do something extra – such as car detailing – if you want to take your car to the next level. However, many people falter here by choosing useless car detailing products that achieve nothing other than emptying the wallet. Following is some

car detailing information that you can use for making your car shine delightfully.

Some of the basic car detailing products that you would need include micro fiber towels, a first-class wash bucket, a good car wash brush, and a high-quality car wash mitt. Luckily, fresh alternatives for detailing accessories keep appearing all the time.

Car Wash Mitt – Individual preferences plays a considerable role in the choice of car wash mitt. It is preferable to use a car wash mitt made of genuine woolen material. Such Wash Mitts give a better experience and can grasp plenty of soap water for a scratch less wash.

Polishing Towels – These should be specially made for glass clean-up and paint buffing.  It is better to have polishing towels that has no noticeable edge binding; as such a design thwarts any possibility of paint disfigurement from the toweling. The detailing towels should be particularly designed for the car’s surface, as this assures improved outcomes with less work.

Car Wash Brush – See that you get one that is safe on all surfaces and fits comfortably in your hand. It should be able to give a meticulous yet soft cleansing.

Car Duster – This can be used to get rid of light dust on the surface just before the wipe. Having a soft mop head is good for all kinds of paint colors. It is also better to go for a superior quality Micro fiber Dusting Wand.

While good accessories enhance the detailing results; crappy accessories only increase the work for you. So see that you buy your car detailing accessories from a reputed seller; you can use internet car detailing reviews for this.

Porsche 977

A new Porsche 911 is always fascinating because it’s interesting to see how after more than 40 years of development the Porsche team still manages to bring changes and improvements to this icon model.

The new 997 bodyshell combines the sleek modern looks of the 996 series with the popular retro styling cues from older 911s. The front end is completed with round lights and separate parking/fog/indicator lights. This change, combined with wider hips echoes the last of the air-cooled 911s, the 993. Other changes in the bodyshell are the new door handles, wing mirrors and the stylish cut of the rear wings into the bumper/lights.

Even if the 997 looks a lot like the previous model, the 996, the new car is actually 38mm wider which creates a more aggressive appearance. With each new model introduced, Porsche has aimed to reduce the drag co-efficient helping the 911 slide through the air more effectively, and so aiding performance. The same thing has been done with the new car, and if we compare the 993 Cd of 0.34 to the 997`s 0.28 we can see how far the aerodynamic game has moved on. The latest body shell and rear wing combine with new underbody paneling to also offer increased levels of down force for this latest evolution of Porsche’s finest.

The latest Porsche model is the best handling 911 ever. Improving a car’s rigidity helps ensure the suspension can work more effectively and while not making such a quantum leap as the team did with the 996. Porsche improved torsional rigidity by 8% and added as much as 40% more flexural strength.

For the new car, Porsche wanted to improve crash safety so they added two new air bags located in the side of each front seat back-rest, designed to protect the thorax. They kept the previous two front and two side airbags, which means that now there are six in total. For the same reason, crash safety, the reinforced body shell features further protection such as a more extensive use of super high strength steel.

The latest model is also 50 kg heavier than the 996. The reason is that modern crash safety regulations kind of force the new cars to come with increased weight, despite the usage of a large range of weight saving measures, including an aluminum bonnet.

Aside from the crash safety improvements, much of the additional weight can be attributed to the higher standard specification of the new cars. Power to weight is similar with the latest car offering 233 bhp per tone against it’s predecessors 238 and the new models improved aerodynamics must help it post Porsches claimed performance figures, which are identical to the 996.

Fiat 500

Fiat debuted the 500 city-car in Brazil as it was presented to the media prior to the market release later this month. Before December 2009, the 500 will spread throughout Latin American, as it will be

launched in Colombia, Barbados, Panama and Jamaica. The car is already sold in Argentina, Chile, Curacao, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Saint Martin and Paraguay. For the Brazilian market, the 500 will be available in two trim levels, Sport and Lounge. There will be only one engine available, the 1.4 litre, 100bhp 16v petrol mated to either a 6 speed manual or a 5 speed Dualogic semi-automatic transmission. To adapt the car for the country’s requirements, the 500 was revised and received new suspension with increased flexibility of both the spring and the shock absorber. On the safety front, 500 comes with twin front, side and a driver knee airbag, ABS with EBD, ESP and hydraulic brake assistance.

Koenigsegg CC

The CCX is the latest of the Koenigsegg CC family.CCX stands for Competition Coupe X. The CCX commemorates the 10th anniversary of the completion and test drive of the first CC maiden prototype, which rolled out from the R&D Department in 1996. The CCX – literally, Competition Coupe X (the X is for the 10th anniversary of Koenigsegg’s first test vehicle, the CC – features a 4.7 liter V8 based Ford’s popular modular V8, twin-supercharged Koenigsegg motor with a six-speed manual transmission.

The CCX can accelerate from 0–62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.2 seconds and from 0–124 mph (200 km/h) in 9.8 seconds. According to Koenigsegg it has a top speed of 259 mph (417 km/h), although this has not been officially verified. On 15th June 2008, a standard fully equipped CCX was independently timed by SportAuto in achieving a record 0-186-0 mph (0-300-0 km/h) in 29.2 seconds, beating SLR McLaren 722, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Porsche 997 GT2, Alpina B6 S, Corvette Z06.

Lightning GT

Lightning GT is an electric powered sports car from the Lightning Car Company based in united kingdom. The Lightning GT mixes British sports car styling with racing car technology and state of the art NanoSafe™ battery power and Hi-Pa Drive™ electric motors.
The stylish body is crafted from carbon fibre/Kevlar.

Advantages of electric vehicles is that they offer maximum available power to the wheels at any speed, unlike a petrol engine where maximum power is only obtained high up in the rev range. To help effectively deliver this power to the road the Lightning GT uses electronically controlled traction control which negates wheel spin and unbalance in the power being applied

Car Best Selling

Firstly this of our own opinion and nobody elses, we get several requests each month asking what is the best car of 2009 ? and to answer that as short as possible we would simply write the 2009 Ford Focus.

2009 Ford Focus

The Ford Focus has been a best seller for the last few years running and is set to take this crown yet again for best small car of 2009. The 2009 Ford Focus is rally bread, produced by one of the largest car manufacturers in the world and appeals to most drivers and we can’t forget to mention how easy this car drives.

Quick specs:

• 140 HP
• 2.0-liter engine
• 32 lb-ft of torque
• 5-speed Manual / Automatic transmission is optional
• 24 mpg city/35 mpg
• Price tag of $20,000

You will need to take the 2009 Ford Focus for a test drive to get a feel for it, but the Ford Focus 2009 gets the thumbs up from us, in summary the Focus is cheap to run, really wants to be driven, you have the feeling of a rally car that is running on rails and also packs a great list of safety features.

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2009 Lotus Esprit

2009 lotus esprit

Lotus are at it again, after some time between models being released just recently Lotus have produced the 2009 Lotus Esprit as you can see in the above picture some remodeling has taken place the new model also features much better performance specs.

Quick Specs:

• 3.5L V-8
• 370 hp
• 2600 lbs
• Price tag of $50,000 depending what country you are in

This model has received a lot of bad feedback from Lotus fans as it’s been some time since a model has launched, but the 2009 model lotus has not changed as much as one would of thought should of happened in 6+ years in the making. Some motoring enthusiasts felt that Lotus has put too much effort into the concept car design and not enough thought into consumer model cars.

End of the financial year sales

If you are in the market for a new car even if you upgrading or downgrading cars now is a great time to purchase a new car, with many car dealerships offering end of the financial year savings you can pick up your dream car for much less and with the recession amongst us most dealerships are bending over backwards to provide you with the best car deals possible.

We have a large Australian audience here at newcar-review.net so today will will scrap the surface of a few popular choices.

Small size cars: FIAT PUNTO, FIAT 500, FIAT RITMO,  FORD FOCUS CL, HYUNDAI I30 SX, NISSAN MICRA, NISSAN TIIDA,SUZUKI SWIFT, SUZUKI SWIFT S, HOLDEN BARINA, KIA RIO, KIA CERATO, HODEN ASTRA TS, HODEN VIVA, TOYOTA YARIS.

Medium size cars: TOYOTA CAMRY, MAZDA6 CLASIC HATCH, SUZUKI SX4, SUZUKI GRAND VITARA, NISSAN X-TRAIL, HOLDEN CRUZE COX, HOLDEN CRUZE CD, HONDA CITY VTi-L.

Large size cars / family movers: MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER, MITSUBISHI NT PAJERO, HOLDEN COMMODORE SV6, HOLDEN COLORADO LT-R, HONDA CR-V SPORT, MITSUBISHI LANCER RALLIART SPORTBACK, TOYOTA AURION TOURING, CHRYSLER SEBRING LIMITED, HOLDEN 22.

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