FleetMatics leads in the market when it comes to the development of GPS tracking systems which are meant for use in commercial fleet vehicles. The new application comes in a variety of features which are designed in order to offer the fleet owners with the most powerful tools for a customized performance. In this kit, one can at a great deal save on the cost, boost the production levels as well as enhance on the revenue generation. This application ought to show the public that the company is greatly committed at providing the fleet industry with the best in the market.
The new mobile application for fleet tracking is meant to offer portability. The features in it are meant to offer the user with a host of services. They can view the location of the vehicle anytime the wish, view any reports, alerts as well as dashboards when they feel like. In other cases, one is also able to view the transactions being carried out using the vehicle’s fuel cards. This application offers a great time in the management of a fleet whenever you are in the office or outside in the field handling other duties right from the comfort of your smart-phone.
Nissan company extended the first official photos of new version of crossover Murano equipped with the diesel engine.
Updated Nissan Murano
To provide the motor with additional cooling, engineers of the Japanese manufacturer had to change design of a front part of a body. In this connection the crossover had a new front bumper with the increased air intakes and new fog lights, and also more aggressive radiator enclosure.
The new crossover will be equipped with the 2,5-litre four-cylinder diesel engine with capacity of 190HP (the maximum twisting moment of 450Nm) which can work together with an adaptive 6-step automatic transmission. In the commixed fuel consumption Nissan Murano makes 8 litres of fuel on 100 kilometres of run. CO2 level: 210 grammes/km.
In Europe the first owners receive a novelty in September of current year. The prices for the car in this market begin from 42,600 euro.
Our roads frequently leave much to be desired, because quality of a covering is not the ideal, and bad maintenance in winter (therefore ice and snow). Judging by an economy condition in Japan, the situation with roads not soon change to the best, therefore drivers should count only on themselves.
As is possible to increase passableness of the car and safety of driving, avoid car drifts on ice, to drive on snow-covered roads? In the decision of all these problems, motorists will be helped by tire chains, because for installation on wheels is not required special physical strength or special knowledge.
Antidrift chains are often applied to cars in the conditions of impassability, ice or in remote mountain areas where usual tyre covers are powerless.
Chains for wheels can be grouped in 4 basic directions:
1. Chains for cars. 2. Chains for lorries. 3. Chains for the winter technics. 4. Chains for agricultural machinery.
Chains are capable to transform any car into an off-road car. For your car any more there will be no insuperable barriers in the form of snow drifts, dim roads and ice-covered liftings. Anyhow snow chains decide the primary goal — to increase considerably coupling of wheels with a road surface.
Depending on: a season, road conditions, marks of the car and your targets, differ kinds and practical application of snow chains. For today, are issued:
* Rubber chains (plastic grids); * Metal chains of various weaving; * High-strength titan chains; * Economic chains of short-term using (which dress on the got stuck wheels).
Remember! Rubber or steel chains provide safety on ice-covered road. Car chains are irreplaceable at movement on the iced over steep slopes which are difficult for overcoming even to off-road cars.
The Pewag Sportmatic SMX of chain with 3.5 mm links
Infiniti informs about details of crossover FX 2011. Now in the base version the car has the electric drive of a back door, and also is changed design of wheel disks.
Infiniti FX 2011
The salon interior also has changed. Now a standard variant for FX50 are the tree inserts covered with a black varnish. For FX35, perhaps, inclusion of multipurpose navigating system in a package of additional equipment Premium Package — became the most appreciable change.
Engines have decided not to modify. Base: 3,5-litre petrol V6 (303HP) for FX35 and 5,0-litre V8 (390HP) for FX50. Transmission: a 7-step automatic transmission. As to Infiniti EX — occurrence of 7-step automatic transmission becomes the most appreciable innovation in model 2011. Also three new colours of a body are added: Artic Blue, Midnight Garnet and Graphite Shadow.
Toyota intends to head manufacturers of hybrid sportcars. Anyway, the next four years the company will make new versions of well-known sport cars MR2 and Supra. Ideological successors of these models will receive a hi-tech stuffing.
Replacement MR2 will take place in the end of 2013, thus the new car will equip with a hybrid power-plant on the basis of the petrol motor. Initially designers Toyota wished to establish on this car engine V6, however success Honda CR-Z in the Japanese car market has changed of they decision.
Supra creation of new generation goes practically in parallel with preparation of compact sports coupe FT-86 as term of its exit also has been shifted for 2013. However, without a competition of novelty Toyota do not remain, as the powerful corporations already declare about creation of hybrid cars, because: Honda (Honda CR-Z), Nissan (Nissan Juke) and Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi PX-MiEV) — have the cars on a full electric platforms.
For example, Nissan prepares two-door sports electrocars on the basis of Leaf platform, and Mitsubishi — the two-door sports version of a city electromobile i-MiEV. Besides, the hybrid unit will receive and Mitsubishi Evolution of the next generation.
Special release of cars Honda Elysion and Elysion Prestige — HDD Navi Smart Selection has appeared on sale on May, 17th.
Elysion Prestige S/SG HDD Navi Smart Selection
Besides system of navigation, the car of special release are equipped with some new equipment and differ the changed design. Elysion Prestige S/SG HDD Navi Smart Selection is equipped with system of engine start and fully automatic conditioner.
Honda Mugen Elysion
In company plans — for a month to sell 400 copies of all cars of a series. The prices of new release of Honda — within 3,160,000-4,322,000 yens (taking into account the tax).
Japanese company Mazda Motor plans to complete special brake system for all new models of the cars. Such decision was accepted after scandals round a response worldwide cars Toyota which most part has been withdrawn because of inadvertent acceleration in connection with malfunction of a pedal of an accelerator.
At 1st a brake!
The company also intends to complete the updated brake system in all already existing models of the brand. System work consists that by simultaneous pressing gas and brake pedals, paramount value is given to brakes.
Mazda, on 11% belonging to company Ford Motor, did not receive any messages or complaints to problems with brakes or involuntary acceleration, however the company has agreed on safety strengthening in the cars after scandalous world responses of cars Toyota.
By the way, Toyota Motor Corp. also has informed, that has completed the cars with more safe brake system. Mechanisms of such type are and at some cars Nissan.
Feature consists that one version concerns the updated crossover, and another concerns the former model which are still being on sale.
New crossover Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Motors informs on the beginning of sales in home market of Japan of two new versions of crossover Outlander. Feature concerning model marketing in Japan consists what to get it's possible as the updated version, and earlier though, as a rule, former versions act in film from sale after an updating exit.
In this case Outlander 20E with former appearance becomes, perhaps, the most accessible variant in ruler Outlander. Car cost in Japan makes from 1,995,000 yens ($21,800US or 15,100 euro). It is necessary to pay for the front-wheel version though the variant with 4WD is accessible also So much. The car is equipped with the 2,0-l petrol engine power of 148HP at 6,000 rpm. The equipment set — minimum, however includes all positions of base versions traditional for the Japanese home market.
The second novelty becomes Outlander Roadest — under such name the accessible version of a crossover with already updated appearance that is the most appreciable by a forward part of the car will be offered. Outlander Roadest also it is equipped only with the 2,0-l engine. Front-wheel and all-wheel drive variants are offered. The minimum cost of the car makes in Japan 2,475,900 yens ($27,100US or 18,800 euro). The prospective monthly sales volume of versions is not advertised.
Mazda Motor informs on the beginning of sales of compact city model Carol. The former generation of model was present in the car market since September, 2004. One of the most significant moments concerning a novelty the company names: high profitability and a considerable stock under requirements of ecological standards of 2010.
Compact car Mazda Carol
All-wheel drive versions are offered both front-wheel, and. Mechanical transmission is accessible only in base version GS in a combination to a forward drive — such cars leave in sale in February of the next year.
In all-wheel drive versions obligatory equipment includes heating of a driver's armchair. In the minimum complete set also there is an immobilizer and the alarm system.
The compact harmless car
Cost Mazda Carol makes in Japan from 899,850 yens for version XS with a forward drive and 5-step transmission to 1,167,600 yens for complete set XS with a full drive and a variator. Monthly the company plans to realise not less than 800 cars.
Chains are capable to transform any car into an off-road car. For your car any more there will be no insuperable barriers in the form of snow drifts, dim roads and ice-covered liftings. Anyhow snow chains decide the primary goal — to increase considerably coupling of wheels with a road surface.
