Japan-bolide: the new sports car lexus is-f

Japan-bolide: the new sports car lexus is-f

Pegnitz, 13. June 2008 – the lexus is does not at all correspond to the image that the japanese noble brand usually presents: consistently sporty, it once again tries to catch up with the bmw 3 series. 423 hp provide for propulsion, engineers of the motorcycle manufacturer yamaha helped with the modification. Does the sports sedan have a chance in germany??

Cut to size

The lexus is-f can’t deny its base, the is sedan. However, it looks much more aggressive from the sheet metal and flaunts a power dome that runs across the entire hood. On the sides, the dark 19-inch alloy wheels in bbs design stand out. Their ten spokes are shaped like propeller blades, which transport cool air to the brakes and warm air away again. The two twin tailpipes protrude from the rear in an unusual arrangement: the oval ends are offset diagonally above one another. After all, this design seems to be setting a precedent: in the new ferrari california, the exhaust gas is disposed of in a similar way.

New short order

New short order

Stuttgart, 12. November 2014 – the times of overview of nomenclatures are long past mercedes. Meanwhile, there is a true flood of model designations that the manufacturer wants to make something more out more in the coming year. Pretty surprisingly, mercedes also revives the traditional name maybach again.

New logic

The five core letters of the model series are retained: a, b, c, e and s. All suv models get the intent "gl", fourth coupes "cl" and roadster "sl". Example: a mercedes gle is thus a suv based on the e-class and the early mercedes ml. Analogously, a slc is a roadster c-class base, so the current slk. Only the g-class and the sl fall from the nomenclature grid.

Driving report: maserati granturismo mc

Driving report: maserati granturismo mc

A car that is ten years on the market? In times of increasing development cycles is already worth a comment. However, we speak of the maserati gt from the emilia-romagna, where the watches go different anyway. After the maserati levante for the mass taste it is now called: back to the roots. "That’s a classic gt," says maserati. The italians look so confident that contradiction seems unthawl.

But that’s exactly considered that is a trimming of the facts. Because maserati granturismo was presented in 2007, is conceptually at least 14 years old. If you look closely, it falls up. The 4.92 meter long granturismo weighs 1873 kilograms. Intelligent lightweight construction? Material mix? There was something?

Callstranger: universal plug-and-play vulnerability in billions of advised

Callstranger: Universal plug-and-play vulnerability in billions of advised

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability that could abuse attackers to get access to upnp geratas (universal plug and play) from afar and without authentication. The on the name "callstranger" (cve-2020-12695) baptized vulnerability is directly in the upnp protocol and is concerned after drawing up your discoverer yunus cadırcı billion network-finger devices that respond to inquiries via upnp. Several millions of these devices are accessible via the internet.

According to information on the specially established callstranger website, the researcher informed the open connectivity foundation foundation (ocf) at the end of december at the end of december. This has on the 17th. April published an updated, secure protocol version. After comment cadırcıs, however, it was allowed to take a while for most manufacturers based on the updated upnp specification (firmware) updates have developed and deployed. There are also those (iot) cheap gates, which are fundamentally no security updates.

Small change

Small change

Stuttgart, 1. August 2014 – no, the smart has never been one of the special snappers. Nevertheless, it has made its way, the first two generations are frequently represented in the street scene. In november, the third generation now goes on sale, but this time it has a potentially tough rival. We took a look at the financial differences between the smart and the twingo.

Not poor

The basic smart fortwo model costs 10.895 euros. Things like power windows, cruise control, hill start assist, crosswind assist or central locking are standard here – frugal isn’t it, especially in this class. Manual air conditioning is not available, and automatic air conditioning costs an extra 925 euros. It is worthwhile to go for the coolaudio package for 1100 euro, which includes a simple radio with usb connection. With a few hubcaps, which daimler charges an additional 50 euros, the total is 12,045 euros.045 euros – and you have a subcompact that lacks nothing essential.

Chevrolet cruze station wagon in the driving report

Chevrolet cruze station wagon in the driving report

Koln, 9. July 2012 – chevrolet currently markets the cruze with some effort: the basic model will be from 12 for a short time.275 euros offered – there are currently not even a vw polo. The sales should also be a new station wagon, which comes to the market at the end of july. For the first time, chevrolet also offers two engines from opel. We were able to try out the 1,4-turbo known from the astra wagon in the cruze station wagon.

Two new engines

Compared to the astra of group partner opel missed the cruze so far modern engines. This is now: to the existing range – two petrolers without charging with 124 and 141 hp as well as a diesel with 163 hp – now come the 1.4-liter turbo gasinine with 140 hp as well as the 1.7-liter diesel with 130 hp. Both are known from the astra. Other motors are reserved for opel, so the 120-hp version of the 1.4 turbo or the latest version of the 1.4 turbo, which provides for a short time more torque via overboost. First, the for the astra top engines such as the biturbo diesel or the two-liter turbo gasoline. Even though a chevrolet-aquivalent is currently coming out for an opel model after another, it is apparent to give differences.

Daimler pursues several concepts for emission-free drives

Daimler pursues several concepts for emission-free drives

Malmsheim, 21. July 2009 – daimler boss dieter zetsche ordered just under a year that the way of automobile­industry ultimately to emissions­drove free cars. On the way there, there is still many open questions to give and many a path also likes to blurt. So the car makers must probably or ubel sampled many technical concepts, even if that will be expensive. In this case, mercedes can already show a lot, such as electrically powered cars as a concept vehicle or in small series as the smart. But there is also new to report from the good old internal combustion engines.

Technology in the sandwich

The concept vehicle "concept bluezero e-cell" is probably the most conspicuous thing about all the environmentally friendly mobile, which are presented to us at daimler. It is based on the current b-class, but sets other optical accents. In addition to the striking paint, a changed aub design with a closed cooler grill and transparent tailgate. The interior is also futuristic. On demand, we get the answer that the study is not a view of the new b-class. In this case, the design in the inside and the outside acts quite real estate, but much of it was too complicated in the coarse series. Where, for example, the instrument panel in the e-cell is committed to detail in detail from many parts, you will have to use a possible easy-to-use module in a production vehicle. Anyway, the highlight is located in the sandwich floor of the vehicle: the batteries are housed in this double floor. While one uses a conventional platform for the next generation of the b-class, the variants with electric drive and fuel cell will continue to have the sandwich technology.

The culture adabei

Bangers of the television to burst: first candidate is gert scobel

Gert scobel, host of "culture time" on 3sat, "morgenmagazin" on ard and "tv for life" on zdf, is a very smart one. How he basks in his own smartness, how his eyes gleam at every successful twist, pardon volte-face, that surrounds the subject of his presentation. Brain research? Kant? Finnish punk rock? No problem, scobel knows what he’s talking about, can squeeze a clever quid out of his brain tube on any topic, and slap on another stroke of wisdom.

Elon musk wants 500.000 starlink customers in one year

In one year, the satellite internet service starlink of spaceax spacex should have half a million customers. This goal has stated company boss elon musk on tuesday easy of mobile world congress’ (mwc). At the current beta test are therefore 69.000 users involved.

The construction of the starlink system proceeds. Already in august it should cover the coarse part of the world. This year, customers should access 25 countries. The monthly price amounts to 99 us dollars for unlimited use.

Shell wants to hold on to e10 fuel

Despite considerable sales problems, the head of the shell mineral oil group, peter voser, does not want to give up the biofuel e10 in germany. "Politicians, companies, associations and car manufacturers should do everything in their power to make e10 socially acceptable," said voser", voser told the dpa in berlin. Biofuels could help significantly reduce co2 emissions from transport in germany and worldwide. "We do it in other countries too, but in germany we were very surprised by the force of the headwinds." it’s a difficult road to convince drivers of e10, he says.

According to estimates by the german petroleum industry association, only ten percent of gasoline sold on the e10 market in germany recently – as a result, there is a threat of high penalties for non-compliance with the biofuel quota, which are to be passed on in the price of gasoline. Voser referred to very positive experiences in other countries, where such problems had not arisen. In the usa, fuel with ten percent ethanol has been the norm in many states for 30 years, and in brazil, gasoline must even contain 20 to 25 percent ethanol. In addition, there have been no problems in germany with super gasoline with five percent ethanol in recent years. That’s why the focus must now be on persuasion, for example in the area of contractualization, instead of prematurely writing off e10.