Competitor of Honda HR-V/Vezel and Mazda CX-3 from Korea

Seoul - South Korean manufacturer, Hyundai is preparing the latest crossover SUV. Crossover named Hyundai Kona will challenge cars like Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, Nissan Juke and some other crossover.

Previously, Hyundai Kona body shape has been caught on camera while undergoing filming ads. Now, Hyundai started to give the leaks of the new crossover.

Through a video on YouTube, Hyundai spreads the teaser from Hyundai Kona before it launches. In the teaser video that looks a sporty roof line with two-tone body color.

The video was slightly visible the front and side of this car. But, the shape is still silhouette.

Reportedly, Hyundai Kona is using the same platform with Hyundai i20. This car also uses the same components as the i20 and i30.

Hyundai Kona will be launched first in South Korea in July / August.

New Look of Toyota Yaris in China

Toyota China gives refreshment to the Toyota Yaris for the 2017 model. Toyota made changes to two types of this car. Toyota China also presents Dual VVT-i 1.3 liter petrol engine powered 97.86 horsepower with maximum torque of 123 Nm. The 1.3-liter engine uses a 5-speed manual transmission.

Yaris facelift in China comes with a more stylish look. With a more stylish style, Toyota Yaris is targeting young consumers. With Dual VVT-i 1.5 liter petrol engine and mated to a CVT transmission, the power that can be ejected reaches 105.9 horsepower with maximum torque of 140 Nm. 

These are their photos :

Airless Tires

Tokyo - Japanese manufacturer of tires, Bridgestone some time ago has been exhibiting the concept of tires without air. Lastly, Bridgestone showcased the concept of airless tires named Air Free Concept second generation at the Geneva Motor Show 2015.

Now, as reported Asphalt and Rubber, Sunday (5/28/2017), the airless tire was already close to reality. Reportedly, Bridgestone will produce the airless tire in 2019.

But, in 2019, Bridgestone new airless tires for bikecycle. Bridgestone seems to want to try first on a bike before the airless tire is used in motorcicle vehicles.


This non-pneumatic tire has the advantage of unnecessary maintenance (no need to check tire wind pressure). And this tire is also hold up to puncture sharp objects.

The concept of airless tires has a unique structure with radius that extends along the inside of the tire. The structure is able to withstand vehicle loads without the need to fill it with air.

The structure of the tire bar is made of thermoplastic resin and all materials in the tire can be recycled. Bridgestone also claimed their airless tires could contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Nissan Will Launch Successor of Nissan Leaf

The latest generation vehicles now have more efficient emission than previous models. But for the world to be greener, electric-powered vehicles like the Nissan Leaf are ready to share the future.

Electric vehicles are still constrained with prices that are much more expensive than conventional cars. But with the passage of time can be ensured more and more electric vehicles are produced and the price will be more affordable.

Nissan Leaf debuted its DNA even since 1997, at which time at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, Nissan showed off a very revolutionary car under the name Nissan Altra. The first car to use batteries from Nissan.

Nissan-made electric car will have a new appearance, and will greet the public in 2017 this. From the teaser that has been released by Nissan, it seems Leaf will have a more aggressive appearance.

Most likely, Nissan Leaf will share the platform with Renault Zoe, with carrying lithium ion batteries between 40 kWh or 60 kWh, with cruising range up to 547 km.

Later, Nissan Leaf will carry the semi-autonomous ProPilot technology so it can drive itself without having to drive, gassed, and moved gears through the hands of the driver.

When Brake Fluid Should be Replaced?

Bring fluid life long enough but should not be missed. One way to easily detect the quality is still good or not from looking directly at the conditions in the shelter.

Technically, the time of brake fluid replacement in vehicle manual after 40,000 km. However, it is important to monitor the quality periodically.

Brake fluid must be replaced when the condition has turned into turbid. The color of the brake fluid can vary depending on the product. But commonly found, red or yellow. Good brake fluid is said to be clear.

Unclear color is due to contamination with air, there is a chemical change due to heat.

The braking system works at very hot temperatures, even up to twice the boiling point of water. The brake fluid specifications have adjusted the condition, but as the quality of its use decreases.

This Electric Car Breaks Lamborghini Record

Nurburgring - Electric cars proved to have a toughness like a super car. Nio EP9 sports electric car directly to prove it on the Nurburgring circuit.

The result is remarkable, electric car Nio EP9 managed to break a new record, and make sure it is faster than the Lamborghini super car. As quoted Inautonews, Friday (05/19/2017).

Previous electric hypercar Nio EP9 only takes 7 minutes 5.12 seconds, to be able to surround a lap Nurburgring circuit. Now this electric car has a better time to reach 5 minutes 45.90 seconds.

This figure is said to be better than Lamborghini Huracan Performante, which also did the test last year.

Toughness of this electric car is not separated from the role of 4 motorcycles brought this car. These four electric motors are said to be capable of spraying up to 1,341 horsepower and capable of reaching top speeds of up to 312 km / h.

11 Japanese Company Builds Hydrogen Station for Cars

Tokyo - 11 Large Japanese companies, ranging from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Idemitsu and other companies signed a cooperative agreement to build large-scale hydrogen filling stations.

The 11 major Japanese companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Air Liquide Japan Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan Inc.

With the memorandum of understanding, these companies are increasingly accelerating the construction of hydrogen stations. Japan itself targets to have 160 hydrogen charging stations and 40,000 units of hydrogen vehicles in Japan in fiscal year 2020.

Later, the 11 companies will form a new company by 2017. The company will take care of all sorts of things about the construction of hydrogen stations.

Hydrogen car is considered as one of the alternative environmentally friendly cars. When other green cars such as electric cars are considered too difficult to commercialize, hydrogen cars are considered more easily developed.

Latest Jeep Wrangler Will Have 2.0L Machine

Auburn Hills - Jeep Wrangler 2018 model is reportedly ready to make its debut later this year. Production is called ready to run in November 2017, and sales will be concurrent with the current generation, though only for some periods only.

Report from Jalopnik, (18/05/2017), mentioned that Fiat-Chrysler Automobile (FCA) as the parent of Jeep brand, one of the best-selling models in the original American brand line will also be available in six engine options.

The pacemaker's choice is two versions of a 3,600 cc Pentastar V6 petrol engine, 2,200 cc diesel, 3,000 cc diesel, and two 2,000 cc 4-cylinder gasoline versions.

Colongan photos have never surfaced in cyberspace, showing the All New Jeep Wrangler Rubicon dies are being tested. Suspicion of some media, the tested machine is a type 2.000 cc turbo diesel paired with 8-speed automatic transmission.

In addition to the engine options, other leaks for the new Wrangler model are the number of body designs, including two-door and four-door LWB versions, soft top black, soft top color, black hard top, body top hard, and power- Retractable).

This fourth generation Jeep Wrangler development code is "Jeep JL", and this model has been seen several times being tested at the FCA factory. The choice of mild-hybrid and full-hybrid engines has entered the development plan for the next generation.

Honda Make S660 More Luxurious to Challange Daihatsu Copen

First present in 2015 ago, the Honda S660 becomes a new sensation in the realm of a small car Kei-car. With a sporty design.

How not, unlike the rival, Daihatsu Copen, Honda S660 using rear-wheel drive configuration makes it more fun.

However, like a car in the class of Kei-car, the interior can be spelled out just plain, so it is not in accordance with his appearance.

To reinforce its luxury, Honda introduced the Bruno Leather Edition S660, with a special leather-covered Jazz Brown seat.

The exterior is given exclusive Velvet Maroon Metallic paint for the Honda S660, but can be ordered also with pearl white or metallic gray.

The plan, Honda will only make 800 units S660 Bruno Leather with a small 660 cc engine with 6 speed manual transmission, or CVT paddle-shift.

Hybrid Motors from Furion, a French Manufacturers

Paris - Motorcycles can take advantage of hybrid technology that combines the engine and electric motor. Furion Motorcycles, a French manufacturer developing a new concept, a motorcycle that combines Wankel's rotary engine with an electric motor.

"A combination of original motifs with unusual sound locks, musical pieces from two rotor machines," said designer Marc Evenisse as quoted by Ride Apart.

Claimed, Furion's hybrid motor offers fuel efficiency solutions. With 16 liters of fuel, the hybrid motor is targeted to reach up to 400 km.

Hybrid system on the motor that is being developed uses the efficiency of electric power that provides benefits in urban areas. Moreover, the hybrid motor is also claimed to be more environmentally friendly.

There are two driving modes that will be present in this French-made hybrid motor. The mode is a Long Range that delivers maximum fuel efficiency and Sport Mode which utilizes the full power of a combination of engine and electric motor to gain higher performance.

Tips to Relieve Odor in Your Car

The smell of gasoline in the car can be very annoying, especially if you have to stay in the car and have to smell the odor of fuel that smells unpleasant and less healthy.

The smell of gas is very sting can make you dizzy and lose concentration. But most will make people vomit.


In addition, it will also cause accidents due to the scent of a stinging car due to loss of concentration of the driver. Therefore, these are tips that you may be able to do to remove the odor.

Usually the carpet of your car or under the passenger seat becomes the source of the odor. Immediately clean as clean as possible with a cleansing shampoo. But if the smell of gasoline still smells after doing so, you can pour the coffee powder on the source of the odor. After that let stand for a week more. Coffee contains several kinds of ingredients that can absorb all kinds of odors. Just sprinkle cheap coffee.

Powder that is also foam is used to neutralize the smell of baking soda. This material you can find in grocery store. Just like the previous tips, just sprinkle on the source of the smell. After that, the smell of gasoline will disappear and you are free from the stinging smell.

Try using apple vinegar and use a spray bottle. After apple vinegar is mixed with water and put into a spray bottle, spray liquid neutralize the gasoline odor to the source of gasoline odor and some exterior parts of the car. Leave for one night with the condition of the car window open.

You can also use plate cleaning fluid, because gasoline cars are like the oil used for frying. Use it to wash the source of the smell of gasoline and the aroma will disappear instantly.

Those are the tips that you can use to neutralize your car smell from the stinging smell of gasoline.

New Honda Fit/Jazz Officially Introduced in Japan

Honda Japan has introduced the latest Jazz in the State Sakura was sold under the name Honda Fit. Pictures of the facelift version of Honda Jazz was introduced on the Honda Japan website.

Honda plans to sell the latest Jazz in Japan is starting next June. Although already showing the new look Honda Jazz, the Japanese manufacturer has not provided detailed information.

For the Japanese market, Jazz has been getting new LED design headlights with LED daytime running light (DRL) integrated with updated grille. Bumper and backlight also comes with a new design.


Details of the Jazz specification have not been announced. However, Honda has mentioned that this latest Jazz will be equipped with Honda Sensing security technology that includes pedestrian detection feature, automatic braking to avoid collision, lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise control, and lane keeping assistance.

For the engine, reportedly the latest Honda Jazz in Japan offered with a 1.3-liter gasoline engine and 1.5-liter four-cylinder. There is also a choice of hybrid variants.

Changes also exist in the interior. The latest Honda Jazz in Japan uses brown leather seats and suede and piano black trim around the transmission lever.

Seducing : BMW 8 Series

Munich, Germany - German luxury car brand Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) brought up a teaser image, having just confirmed the rebirth of Series 8. The first public introduction is planned to be done later this month.

BMW will unveil a "design study" on May 26, 2017 at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, Italy, before coming up with the production, Coupe, scheduled for 2018 .

"The 8 coupe series will build on the tradition of our luxury sports coupe, and add to the ranks of pure dream cars.This new model will support our claim, as a leading brand in the luxury car segment.I can tell now that this will be a true luxury sports coupe , "Said Harald Krueger, CEO of BMW.

This luxury Kupe is based on the same CLAR platform as the 5th and 7th Series. The BMW party seems to have a goal to position this new model in the top position, compared to its brother Coupe Series 6 that already exist today.

According to the latest report, the production version of the Coupe Series 8 model year 2018, will compete in the price range of 150,000 euros. Then, the convertible version will follow in 2019, also variants with V12 range-topping. BMW said they still have not decided whether to build the M8 version.

Photos of Honda Fit/Jazz Facelift Found in Malaysia

Malaysia-still remember with Honda Jazz facelift photos leaked from a magazine in Japan? This time, a photograph of the original form finally appeared in Malaysia.

Thanks to Paultan, the photo above shows a coded GK5 body Honda Jazz as it is known now, but get some minor changes similar to those presented in the previous photo leaked.

At first glance, the photo obtained facelift Jazz when he was in the process of shooting for TV advertising in Malaysia is the same with the wearing of lis chrome rear glass under long, vertical reflector headlights until the HMSL (High Mounted Stop Lamp).

The rear bumper is different now uses the new motif, a motif a varied intake holes smaller in left and right but as a separate diffuser added underneath.

Unfortunately, other changes are not visible in this photo. Like the reflector vertically which is rumored to be part of the back light.

There has been no news of reserved machine used, even though the market believes Paultan Malaysia will keep using the unit capacity 1,500 cc L15 with i-VTEC that produces power and torque dk 118 145 Nm, the same as Indonesia.

Forget Parking Location? Try Use Google Maps Features

 
Photo from Engadget

We may often forget where we parked the car when it was in the vast and crowded parking lot. Sometimes it takes a while or even have to ask the officer for help to find our parked car. But now we no longer need to worry because the new features of Google Maps are now able to solve this problem.Google Maps now provides a feature that allows us to save the location where we park the car. This feature would be very useful for us to save time when looking for a car position.To use this feature, we have to open the Google Maps app right after it has parked. Then press the blue dot image that indicates our position. After that, on the menu tab, select 'Save Your Parking' / 'Save Parking Location'. Google Maps will save our parking location then sign with your 'You Parked Here' / 'Parking Here' message.In addition there is a menu 'Parking Location' / 'Parking Location' which contains some additional options such as to edit the parking location or provide a note. We can also set a timer that marks how long we've parked the car.Not only that, Google Maps also allows us to take pictures to remember the location we parked the car and send the photo to a friend's phone or family. All of these features are included in the latest Google Maps update for Android and iOS.

Honda Prepares HR-V Electric Car

All car manufacturers around the world must be encouraged to develop the car as friendly as possible for the environment, with various alternatives.

Japanese auto giant, Honda, is more famous for its hydrogen and hybrid engine alternatives, which are already on the market.

Now, following the launch of the Honda Clarity EV last April, Honda seems to intend to give a smaller electric car.

As shown by the publication from China, Auto163, the Japanese manufacturer is testing the XR-V crossover with electric propulsion.
 

Honda XR-V itself is Honda HR-V, with a slightly different appearance with a touch of Dongfeng, Honda's cooperation partner in China.

The cleanest variant of HR-V at the moment is the Vezel Hybrid, which is only marketed in the country of its birth, which carries a 1.5-liter VTEC engine and is combined with an electric motor.