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This featured Car is Carrera GT

Carrera is a slot car.

This featured Car is Carrera

Carrera dominated the German markets in the 1960s and 1970s, due to using an additional third wire, and effective marketing, also at the nearby Nuremberg International Toy Fair.

This featured Car is Carrera

In the 1970, Carrera offered 1:24, 1:32 and 1:60 scales for slot cars, and the slot-free "Servo" systems which allowed cars to switch lanes, guided by the guard rails on the outside. Due to the many systems offered, and fewer customers (Generation), Neuhierl had to sell his company in 1985, and took his own life. The new owners sold rather cheap products.

This featured Car is ABT

Johann Abt (born December 1935), who continued a horseshoeing tradition of his family with motor cars, was a motorcycling and hillclimbing racer for Abarth factory team until 1970. He later entered cars with his own team, winning the "Trophée de l’Avenir“ and other series.

This featured Car is Koenigsegg CCR

The Koenigsegg CCR is a mid-engined sports car manufactured by Koenigsegg. It briefly held the world speed record for a production car and is currently the fourth fastest production car in the world, behind the Bugatti Veyron, SSC Ultimate Aero and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

Monday, 5 March 2012

Mercedes A-Class invites Apple’s Siri behind the wheel, heads for America


One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America.Mercedes hasn't imported a front-wheel-drive hatchback before because of the clash it would cause with its luxury image here. But in Europe, small hatchbacks rank among the few types of cars still in high demand, with Audi, BMW and others rushing out new models, thanks to a need for fuel efficiency in countries where gasoline approaches $7 a gallon, and lower taxes on diesel fuel make it the preferred motive choice.

In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well.


And no driver with an iPhone ever has to be without a copilot. Mercedes says a custom app will allow Siri to take commands through the A-Class' communications system, and transfer the iPhone's screen to the car's display unit to control music,
Facebook/Twittering and other tasks you shouldn't really care about while driving. Yes, Apple has grown so powerful even the company that invented automobiles wants to get closer.
Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013. Mercedes-Benz has paid U.S. government fines for not meeting fuel economy rules, and the A-Class would boost its corporate average -- if it can convince enough American buyers to buy German luxury with a much smaller footprint.

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