Pokers cars blog: July 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

2010 Acura ZDX Wallpapers

2010 Acura ZDX Front View

2010 Acura ZDX Wallpaper

2010 Acura ZDX Interior

2010 Acura ZDX Side View

2010 Acura ZDX Picture

2010 Acura ZDX Display

2010 Audi A5 Sportback

2010 Audi A5 Sportback Exotic Car

2010 Audi A5 Sportback Side View

2010 Audi A5 Sportback Interior

2010 Audi A5 Sportback Rear View

2010 Audi A5 Sportback Picture

2010 Volvo S80 Pictures

2010 Volvo S80 Front View

2010 Volvo S80 Wallpaper

2010 Volvo S80 Best Interior

2010 Volvo S80 Side View

2010 Volvo S80 Luxury Car

2010 Volvo S80 Rear View

Ferrari 458 Italia Wallpapers

Ferrari 458 Italia Wallpaper

Ferrari 458 Italia Side View

Ferrari 458 Italia

Ferrari 458 Italia Sport Car

Sunday, July 26, 2009

2010 Acura ZDX Production Details and Arrives This Winter

2010 Acura ZDX production details have arrived and just as we outlined in our First Look some time ago, Acura's newest crossover will pack the brand's 300-hp 3.7L V-6 with 270 foot-pounds of torque under its hood.

Aside from its powertrain specs, the ZDX is on track to be the one of the most luxurious vehicles Acura has put to market yet. Inside, five-passengers are coddled with standard hand-stitched leather throughout the cabin and are entertained by a powerful CD/MP3 stereo system with Bluetooth connectivity. A panoramic roof adds a sense of extra roominess, while cargo access is an easy feat thanks to a power tailgate.

2010 Acura Zdx Dash View

By checking off the Technology Package on the order sheet, owners get a navigation system with rearview camera. Select the Advanced Package and a blind spot warning system, collision mitigating braking, and adaptive cruise control are thrown in.

But it's what's on the outside that's truly non-conventional for Honda's premium brand. Though it technically is a four-door hatchback, Acura is quick to maintain that the ZDX is a "sports-coupe" in much the same way that the BMW X6 is a "sports activity vehicle". Its sleek profile is at first a bit awkward looking, but does tend to grow on the eye with time.

+ 2010 Acura ZDX Luxury Sports Coupe Debut at NYC

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2009 Acura TSX Review: Sporty, Luxurious
2009 Chicago Auto Show: Acura V6 TSX Sport Sedan
Honda Cancels New Acura NSX Sports Car Planning

2010 Acura Zdx Front View

Much design work from the concept first shown at this year's New York Auto Show has made it to the final production car. Save for the LED-clad lights on either end, as well as the lower intakes up front, it's nearly the same vehicle as it was on the show floor.

Since it is an Acura and a sort-of SUV, engineers implemented their much-loved 'super handling' SH-AWD for more grip during all on- and soft-road situations.A six-speed automatic with paddle-shifting operation controls all 300 ponies.

The Acura ZDX arrives at dealers this winter and is set to be priced between the current MDX and RL models. Further details should be arriving shortly, so stay tuned.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Acura Car Picture

Acura is the performance and luxury division of Honda. The brand was created in 1986 and became the first Japanese luxury car line. Since then Nissan and Toyota have also introduced luxury car brands, Infiniti and Lexus, respectfully.

Honda Freed minivan debuts in Japan

Honda revealed its new compact minivan today in Japan called the Freed. On sale today as well, the Freed can carry up to eight passengers within its diminutive dimensions thanks to a low, completely flat floor and some clever packaging. Opt for captains chairs in the second row and you can still ferry seven people between Kyoto and Tokyo in relative comfort. The Freed will also be offered in three versions that accommodate people in wheelchairs with ramps and lift-up seats. Honda’s JDM mini-minivan will be offered in front-wheel and all-wheel-drive models powered by a 1.5L VTEC four-cylinder engine mated to either a 5-speed automatic or CVT transmission. It looks like a promising vehicle that Japanese buyers will snap up like 10-cent sushi, and we bet Honda would find a market for the Freed here in the U.S. as well considering the current popularity of fuel-efficient vehicles packing tons of practicality.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Chrysler Incentives for July and August 2009

Chrysler Group is offering consumers $4,500 on most of its 2009 models, doubling the cash-for-guzzlers incentive offered by the federal government.

"Double Ca$h for Your Old Car," offers up to $4,500 cash or 0 percent financing for 72 months on qualifying new vehicles, even if the consumer's trade-in doesn't qualify for the federal incentive.

The program starts tomorrow and runs through August, Chrysler announced this morning.

"We didn't want consumers without qualifying vehicles to feel left out, so we are offering up to $4,500 to everyone," said Steven Beahm, Chrysler's vice president for sales operations.

Chrysler emerged from six weeks of Chapter 11 reorganization on June 10, and now is controlled by Italian automaker Fiat S.p.A. Through the first half of the year, Chrysler's U.S. sales plummeted 45.7 percent to 471,197 vehicles.

The cash-for-guzzlers legislation, designed to help lift U.S. light-vehicle sales from 27-year lows, provides vouchers of $3,500 to $4,500 to consumers who trade in their rides for new vehicles that are more fuel-efficient. Congress allocated $1 billion to fund the program, which expires Nov. 1.

New cars eligible for the federal incentive must have combined highway and city fuel economy of at least 22 mpg, and small light trucks must have combined fuel economy of at least 18 mpg. New vehicles must have a suggested retail price of $45,000 or less.

Trade-ins eligible for "cash for guzzlers" must be drivable, less than 25 years old and have combined fuel economy of 18 mpg or less. They must have been continuously insured and registered to their owners for at least one year.

Vehicles not included in Chrysler's offer are the Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Challenger and Sprinter and all SRT products.

Chrysler had told dealers that its current incentives would last through July. But some dealers had said they believed customers were holding out in hopes of getting more money for their old vehicles under the cash for guzzlers program.

Said Kathy Graham, Chrysler spokeswoman: "We were hearing from a lot of people who thought they could buy with cash-for-clunkers. But then realized for one reason or another their car didn't qualify. We looked at putting an incentive package together that appealed to everybody."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is drawing up rules for the cash-for-guzzlers program and is scheduled to release them by the end of the week.

Q2 2009 Auto Sales: GM Global Sales Fall 15%

General Motors Co. reported this morning it sold 1.94 million vehicles globally during the second quarter, down 15 percent from a year earlier due to continued economic pressures and a drastic cut in vehicle production.

But compared to the first quarter, sales were up almost 20 percent.

Through the first six months of the year, GM sold 3.55 million vehicles, down 22 percent compared to last year.

Meanwhile, sales outside the U.S. rose to 72 percent of the automaker's total sales, compared to 65 percent a year ago.

"We believe the strength of our products, including the Chevrolet Camaro, Spark and Malibu; award-winning Opel/Vauxhall Insignia; Wuling Sunshine Minivan and others around the world enabled us to weather an historically difficult rebirth of the new General Motors," said Jonathan Browning, vice president, global sales, service and marketing. "We are moving quickly to respond to new market opportunities around the globe and meeting customer needs with fuel-efficient products that offer advanced technology, compelling designs and great value."

GM, which filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, emerged from federal bankruptcy court on July 10 after a rapid restructuring and $50 billion in federal aid.

GM lost its title last year as the world's largest automaker by sales when it was overtaken by Toyota Motor Corp.

Q2 2009 Auto Sales: Fiat Reports Second Consecutive Loss on Truck

Fiat SpA, the Italian carmaker that acquired a stake in Chrysler LLC, reported a second consecutive quarterly loss as slumping truck and equipment sales offset an improvement in auto deliveries in western Europe.

The net loss of 168 million euros ($239 million) in the second quarter missed the average estimate of a 158.4 million- euro loss from five analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Turin-based Fiat had net income of 604 million euros a year earlier.

Fiat, led by Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne, gets about two-thirds of its operating income from the Iveco trucks and CNH agricultural and construction equipment units, where sales declined because of the global recession. Truck deliveries plunged 43 percent and sales of agricultural and construction equipment fell 21 percent at CNH, Fiat said.

“The truck business is facing a collapse in sales,” said Eric-Alain Michelis, an analyst at Societe Generale SA, in a Bloomberg television interview. “CNH is also having a tough time.”

Fiat predicted that the market for trucks and construction equipment will suffer for the rest of the year, with some chance of a recovery in the fourth quarter.

Fiat’s revenue fell 23 percent to 13.2 billion euros, the manufacturer said today in a statement. That missed the 13.96 billion-euro average estimate of 12 analysts.

Chrysler Integration

The carmaker didn’t address progress on integrating Chrysler in its earnings statement, though it reiterated in an analysts’ presentation that the company won’t make a cash investment. CEO Marchionne acquired 20 percent of the maker of the Dodge Challenger and Jeep models last month as it emerged from bankruptcy.

Fiat said it increased market share for autos, especially in Germany, with models including the Grande Punto and Panda hatchbacks. Government-funded incentives for consumers to buy new cars have boosted sales or slowed declines, and have particularly benefited companies such as Fiat that have deep lineups of small cars.

Fiat fell as much as 28.5 cents, or 3.6 percent, to 7.66 euros and was down 2.9 percent as of 3:32 p.m. in Milan trading, giving the company a market value of 9.2 billion euros.

Marchionne, long an advocate of industry consolidation, says a carmaker needs to produce at least 6 million vehicles annually to make money. The Chrysler deal brings production up to 4.5 million a year.

No Opel for Fiat

Fiat lost out on its bid to buy General Motors Co.’s Opel division after it declined to sweeten its offer. GM received three final bids July 20, including from Germany’s preferred candidate, Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International Inc.

“The long-term strategic issue regarding the lack of scale in the car market will continue to weigh on the stock,” said David Arnold, an auto analyst with Credit Suisse in London, who reiterated his advice to sell the shares.

Italy’s largest manufacturer, whose biggest investor is the Agnelli family, confirmed its full-year targets, saying trading profit, measured by earnings before interest, tax, and one-time items, will reach more than 1 billion euros this year.

The maker of Alfa Romeo and Lancia cars reported second- quarter trading profit of 310 million euros, compared with 1.31 billion euros a year earlier.

Revenue at Fiat Auto, which includes luxury brands Ferrari and Maserati, fell 12 percent to 7.4 billion euros, while trading profit fell 36 percent to 227 million euros.

Sales at CNH fell 21 percent to 2.9 billion euros and trading profit declined by more than half to 123 million euros. Sales of trucks and commercial vehicles at its Iveco unit dropped to 1.8 billion euros, while trading profit slumped to 18 million euros from 248 million euros.

Fiat said its net debt declined to 5.7 billion euros from 6.6 billion euros at the end of the first quarter. That compared with a 5.99 billion-euro average estimate by three analysts compiled by Bloomberg. Fiat reported a loss of 410 million euros in the first three months of this year.