Approximately 23,688 Units Recalled Ford Ranger

Pull back car manufacturer Ford car. This time the Ranger pickup in the United States. Ford Ranger should be interesting  because of  damage to  the fuel intake system.

As quoted from autoevolution, Monday (07/03/2011), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends Ford Ranger must attract as many as 23,688 units.

The recall involves the Ford Ranger, produced between October 15, 2009 and May 19, 2010. Ranger pulled off the market because there are components to deliver gasoline to the combustion chamber is not sealed properly so that the cause gasoline to leak.

In connection with the incident, the Ford has not yet received the report. Party Ranger car dealership advises users to be careful and pay attention if there kebocaran of the throttle.

Parties Ford will do the repairs on 17 March. Previously, Ford's U.S. must attract about 144,500 units of the F-150 is marketed in the U.S. and Canada.

The car is a car that suffered withdrawals output in 2005-2006. Ford said there were errors in the assembly of these pickup resulting in shorting which ultimately makes airbag not functioning properly.

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Mercedes and Audi Create Employee Giving Bonuses

 Sales rose in the year 2010 and then make the German manufacturer to provide significant bonuses to their employees.

As reported by AFP on Monday (03/07/2011) indiscriminately all workers would receive an average bonus of 6513 euros or equivalent to Rp 79 million.

This is the biggest bonus ever divided Audi for its employees. This bonus money the company spends at 276.8 million euros.

Like the rival BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Audi get big profit in China. In 2010 then Audi is able to sell up to 1.09 million vehicles worldwide, up 15 percent from the year famine to the automotive world that is 2009.

"For Audi worker who was in Brussels and Gyoer, Northern Hungary, will receive an additional bonus equivalent to one month salary," said Audi.

In addition to Audi, Mercedes-Benz also previously gave bonuses to its employees.

In January, Mercedes-Benz says its workers will get 2 types of bonus that is a bonus because the sales in 2010 valued at 3150 euros and 1000 euros worth of bonuses to celebrate the 125th birthday of Mercy.

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Volkswagen Vento 1.6 TDI Review

 From the rear, the Vento with its huge boot looks big. Also, the rear track is 35mm wider and the wider haunches have allowed a wee bit more width for the rear seat. The Vento adopts the Polo’s Mac Pherson strut front suspension and non-independent trailing arm rear setup, modified to adjust for the wider track. This reflects the light build of the Vento which, at 1,220kg (for the diesel), is just 95kg more than an equivalently specced Polo – impressive considering how much more car the Vento is.

The rear seatback is a bit too upright and you sink a touch too low into the seat squab. The Vento is currently available only in the base Trendline and top-end Highline variants. The Trendline gets basics like power steering, power windows, air-con and central locking but little else.

The Highline in addition gets power mirrors, climate control, 15-inch alloys ABS, front airbags, CD/MP3 player, remote locking and driver’s seat height adjust. VW has given the Vento a stonking 1.6-litre common-rail diesel which is in essence the Polo motor with an extra cylinder. This twin-cam diesel churns out 105bhp and churns out a class-leading 25.4kgm of torque which peaks at a nice and low 1500rpm. The Vento’s mega mid-range makes it a brilliant highway car as well.

The Vento diesel gave us decent figures – 13.1kpl and 17.3kpl are what we got on the city and highway respectively. The Vento’s primary objective is to be a comfortable saloon and the suspension is set up that way. Just like in the Polo, the Vento’s ride isn’t as flat or consistent as we would have liked.

The long wheelbase and wider rear track give the Vento stability through corners but it doesn’t like quick direction changes and on the limit the Vento under steers strongly.

To sum up, the Vento is a nicely judged mix of good ride and decent handling.
The Vento is the result of  pains taking homework  by Volkswagen.

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Tata Aria -3 Review

The Aria’s crossover design is an attempt to combine the attributes of a car, MPV and SUV into one package. Also, the Aria’s hydroformed chassis, the first for an Indian car, is lighter and stronger than a conventional frame.

The Aria is underpinned by an all-new front suspension not seen before on a Tata vehicle. The rear suspension is similar to the Safari’s five-link design but rear discs brakes are standard.

The Aria gets a new all-wheel-drive (AWD) system from Divgi Warner that acts ‘on demand’ like in most soft-roaders and automatically switches from two-wheel drive to four-wheel drive when it senses slippery conditions. Traction and control and ESP are standard on the top-end Aria to add to the car’s surefootedness.

Tata has tried to make it lighter but at 2220kg the Aria is still heavy.

There’s a GPS-based navigation system, cruise control, Bluetooth pairing for five phones, reversing camera and screen, sliding second row seats, electrically retractable rearview mirrors, glovebox chiller and even rain-sensing wipers and automatic headlights. Plastic quality is much improved, pieces of trim fit together better, the rotary headlight switch feels solid and even the stalks are nice and chunky. However, quality standards still lag behind other Rs 15 lakh cars, the Innova included, and it’s easy to spot quality blemishes. Like all Tata cars, the seats feel slightly hard but this is better for long drives.There is plenty of space for front seat passengers, and the addition

of armrests makes sitting on the large seats even more comfortable. The smaller Mahindra Xylo or even Tata’s own Sumo have much more comfortable third rows. That said, there is decent space in the rear for luggage, with all seats in place.



The Aria gets the same longitudinally mounted 2.2-litre 138bhp Dicor motor as in the Safari. The broad torque spread of this 16-valve engine with a variable geometry turbo is quite impressive. What the Aria lacks is a bit of low-end punch but that’s more to do with the tall gearing than a lack of flexibility. The Aria is pretty good when it comes to in-gear acceleration too. The Aria is a happy cruiser and at 100kph, the motor is turning over lazily at 2100rpm, which makes this big crossover well suited for long- distance journeys.


At one extreme, Tata Motors has the Nano, the world’s cheapest car which showcases frugal engineering at its best. At the other it has the Aria crossover, a bold attempt at taking the low-brow Tata Motors brand upmarket.

There’s a lot to like about the Tata Aria. It manages to give a sense of luxury with good refinement levels and a long list of features and gizmos.
At least until Tata launches a two-wheel drive at a far more competitive price.

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