Mitsubishi Lancer EVO vs Subaru Impreza: Ποιο είναι καλύτερο;

Ποιο από τα δύο είναι ο μεγαλύτερος ήρωας των ράλλυ; Οι διοργανωτές του μεγαλύτερου φεστιβάλ ιαπωνικών αυτοκινήτων στην Ευρώπη, του Japfest που φέτος θα διεξαχθεί στο Silverstone στις 30 April, είχαν την ιδέα να λύσουν τις διαφορές των δύο αυτοκινήτων μια και καλή.

Για τη γενιά του Playstation τα Mitsubishi Lancer EVO και Subaru Impreza είναι δύο θρυλικά αυτοκίνητα αλλά σαφώς και σημαίνουν περισσότερα για όσους τα έζησαν την εποχή της κυριαρχίας τους στο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Ράλλυ τις δεκαετίες του ’90 και του 2000.

Οι ηρωικές τους μάχες σε χώμα και άσφαλτο σε όλα τα μήκη και πλάτη της υφηλίου είναι πλέον μνημειώδεις με το Impreza να έχει κερδίσει περισσότερη λάμψη: 46 νίκες έχει πετύχει το Impreza και 26 το Lancer αλλά τελικά πιο είναι το πιο αγαπημένο αυτοκίνητο για τους λάτρεις των ιαπωνικών σπορ αυτοκινήτων;

Οι διοργανωτές του Japfest αποφάσισαν να λύσουν τις διαφορές των fans μέσω ειδικής ψηφοφορίας που θα διεξαχθεί διαδικτυακά στο site του φεστιβάλ www.japfest.co.uk μέχρι τις 9 April, ενώ υπάρχει ήδη πρόσκληση στα clubs της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας να συμμετάσχουν σε αγώνες με Impreza και Lancer.

The 'computer' car is coming: What is changing in insurance?

Autonomous vehicles and telematics are changing the course of car insurance. They introduce innovation and new forms of technology to the insurance market changing insurance trends by shifting responsibilities from the driver to the manufacturer but also enabling a personalized approach to pricing.

Autonomous vehicles

The use of autonomous vehicles will lead to a more efficient traffic management, significantly reducing traffic accidents, reducing road accident claims and improving the financial results of insurers. The car is evolving year by year into a computer with its own artificial intelligence. The car computer is also connected to other computers, resulting in the creation of new innovative products that change the data and create new trends in car insurance. Το βάρος της ευθύνης μετατοπίζεται από τον οδηγό στον κατασκευαστή ή στους κατασκευαστές διαφορετικών υπολογιστικών συσκευών ή εξαρτημάτων.

Recovering car market

By its historically high 2004, new cars sorts in Greece were found to subside up to percentage 80% the 2012, The consequence of the crisis characterized by the constant fall of GDP and the unstable tax framework in the industry.
However, from 2013 Recovery occurs, with the prospects being positive at least for the upcoming five years, As evidenced by Deloitte's latest study.

According to the report, which was based, inter alia, on Economist Intelligence Unit, The overall fall of the Greek market is the largest among Europe countries, as in comparison to the levels of 2016 shows a decrease 73%, and follow Hungary with 53%, Netherlands (31%), Spain (30%) and Italy (27%).

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The five driving profiles of the Ford GT

Ford's new GT offers five Driving Profiles (Drive Modes) that allow the driver to instantly adapt their performance and behavior to almost any condition – on the road, on the track even in adverse weather conditions.

His GIANNI Tsirogiannis (gt@newsauto.gr)

Specifically: Normal for daily driving, Wet for driving in the rain, Sport for sporty driving, Track for racing driving and V-Max for maximum speed on the straight. Driving profiles adjust aerodynamic characteristics, engine, stability control system, gearbox gear changes, suspension height and more
The new Ford GT includes five driving profiles, with which drivers optimize the performance characteristics of this carbon fiber performance supercar 647 horses, according to road or track conditions.

«Origins»: The grandest story ever written, the history of human civilization

Connecting to the source…   NationalGeographic presents the grandest history ever written, the history of human civilization, through the documentary series 'ORIGINS: The journey of humanity’ with central narrator JasonSilva. The new documentary series premieres on Sunday 2 April on 21.55 and consists of eight episodes, through which we will discover the innovations that modernized humanity.   Continue at source ...   © MichaelidesPost.Com®

New VW Golf GTD and Golf GTE

Kostas Fouzas (kf@newsauto.gr)

Starting with the refreshed VW Golf GTD, the 2 liter TDI diesel engine with 184 horses and 380 Nm of torque, who offers 0-100 km/h σε 7,5 sec (7,9 sec in the Golf Variant GTD). Fuel consumption is slightly reduced (4,4 lt/100 km -0,1 lt/100 km) with the station wagon Golf Variant GTD on fire 4,7 lt/100 km. Aesthetically, the updated Golf GTD has new positions of the front fog lights, "refreshed" bumpers, new LED lights front and rear, but also the upgraded navigation system and sports seats inside.

In the case of the updated Golf GTE, the plug-in hybrid model has the 1,400 TSI petrol engine 150 VW horsepower, which is combined with a powerful electric motor 102 horsepower and the 6-speed automatic double-clutch DSG transmission. According to the company, the Golf GTE can only be driven electrically up to and for 50 km, while his autonomy touches the 880 km. By design, we have freshened bumpers, while there is also a blue stripe on the grille of the mask, which passes through the new LED lights.