The latest on the block is that of the Saab 9-5 prototype that is all over the place. The first public appearance of the vehicle is touted to happen later in the year and its release date has not been finalized. The prototype was spotted during Nurburgring and had a lot of camouflage attached to it while the production version is expected to be on the same plane as that of the Saab styling. The roofline of the vehicle is being said to be a little shallower which makes the vehicle look like a coupe. It is also said that a lot of cues have been taken from the 9-4X BioPower. The car is expected to be a little heavy and also with an augmented length and height. The wheel base will also be large. The carmakers fear that people should not reject the vehicle after taking a good look at the configuration and might stop booking car credit, car loans and car finance. The car loan is expected to be the trump card behind selling the Saab 9-5.

The car is said to resemble the likes of the Mercedes Benz E Class and the Volvo S80. But these claims have been dismissed by the carmakers as thy say that people are intelligent enough to identify the right thing and they will indeed spot the individuality that has gone into the making of the Saab 9-5. Well, if this is the case then there should be no problem in the car selling like hot cakes through car credit, car finance and car loans. The vehicle has been pictured sporting a 2.0 liter petrol engine that is producing around 160kW. The diesel model of the vehicle will be coming with a hybrid model and the unveiling will take lace at the Frankfurt motor Show.

Be ready with the car loan, it might happen anytime soon.

According a news story reported by The Daily Telegraph, mazda which is one of the leading australian car companies has claimed that it sees a return to the one million new car sales mark by the end of this year.  The confidence shown by the top bosses at Mazda will be I hope like a shot in the arm for an ailing auto industry across the globe.  Mazda launched their latest version of australia’s most popular small car – the Mazda 3.

unlike other companies Mazda is taking the bull by the horns.  Accoprding to Doug Dickson who is the head at Mazda Australia, the situation might be grim but its not yet time to pack up and leave.  That’s the kind of stuff we want to hear!

The Mazda 3 was launched this week and it is a fine car.  Launched first in 2004, the Mazda 3 has sold more than 2,000,000 cars worldwide, and of those 164, 000 can be accounted for in Australia alone which is the reason that the company has enjoyed such solid popularity in Australia.  The new mazda is a little larger and more fuel efficient than the previous versions, it boasts of a fuel efficiency of 7.9L/100 km to 8.6L/100 km across the range, along with a minor change to the front grille to accomodate better air flow and somple design changes have been incorporated but nothing that obstructs the original design of the car and its profile.

Forward Ho! Mazda.

Solar Car by Honda

Automakers around the world tune in to the World Solar Challenge since this competition often brings to the fore, car designs and studies that will ultimately help in bringing better and more fuel efficient, energy efficient cars into the car market. I know that there are a lot of people who bank upon research of this sort. Some of us are indeed very conscientious about the carbon footprint they leave behind. This is reason why they never even apply for car loans, or discuss car credit with any car finance company.

Their idea is that more cars on the road means a bigger carbon footprint, however we shouldn’t forget that a majority of our urban population prefers to use public transport. And until we find a prototype that will indeed answer to the growing calls for energy efficient and fuel intake reduction, it stands to reason to buy an automobile that at least support clean technology and causes as little pollution as possible.

The 2009 World Solar Challenge will be fought out on the Stewart Highway, chosen because it is a highway that continues in one direction only for a gruelling 1,689 miles with blinding sunlight, blistering heat, sand storms, and bush fired regularly putting in an appearance.

And if you think that the solar powered cars appearing for the Challenge are going to be slow-moving box types then think again. When these smart cars descended on the road for the Challenge in 2007, the challenge was to remain below the allowed speed limit on Australian roads.

This time around, the organisers have made a few more rules such as – the total available area for solar panels cannot exceed 6m2, the driver should remain in an upright position throughout the drive and there should be a steering wheel. (Considering there’s just one turn in the whole road, I wonder how the poor fellows driving these cars are going to fare in the heat.)

Among the many teams entering the challenge, the teams to watch out for include the Delft Univ team from the Netherlands whose car Nuna5 is an enhanced version of the Nuna4 which completed the race in 33 hours in 2007. The Nuna5 uses superior gallium arsenide cells which convert 26 percent of the solar energy hitting the panels into electricity that powers the car. This is a 6 per cent increase from the figures of other teams.

Amongst the other teams, there is Eleanor from MIT, Michigan and Bethany from Cambridge in the UK. All the teams are raring to go and very excited about the prospects of solar energy being harnessed to provide clean energy forms.

Ok I know that many of these may look like mutant cars, like somebody had a bad day on the drawing board but the point behind each of these cars is that they cut fuel consumption, cut the noise, and will, in the future be responsible for cutting the barage of attacks that gets sent to the ozone on a daily basis. we all do what little can for the environment and what these cars are doing by virtue of being electric cannot be fathomed.

So chin up and let’s see what the brains in AutoLand are thinking up for us.

Electric Mitsu

Alright, first up we have the Electric Mitsu, that I waxed eloquent about in the last post so we will decline to give it more than an honourable mention here.

It looks a little scifi-ish but that shouldn’t be a turnoff.  Remember the flat cars in Minority Report?  Well this is like a ancestor, like a Neanderthal man to Homo Sapien.  Yeah?

Next, we have the Aptera

Dragonfly

Errr….yeah.  Remember its great for the environment, even if it does look slightly insane.  Apart from the fact that it is teetering upon two wheels suspended from the bottom like a tricycle, it is still a car and it must be honoured as such.

Another electric car, named electrica…..how very creative.

Insect

It looks more like a roach than anything else.  I cannot imagine waiting for a car loan for this car.  But, of course, you would be more likely to get a car loan on a car that emits no emissions or at least produces decreased emissions than something that is very pollutant.

Many vehicle finance agencies and car finance companies have offers and schemes on the ready for people who prefer to buy electric cars.  But the thing to be kept in mind is that before the electric car becomes a reality on our roads we must also balance our lifestyle in a way that it can be profitable and useful for us to use electric cars.

Although the car has not been officially named, let’s called it the Electric Mitsu for now. Anyway, so the possible appearance of the Electric Mitsu in Australia has given some people a great cause for being happy and generally pleased with the world. Why? Well this is the first completely electric car developed, and it has the potential of zero- emissions which is a great thing for all of us. As it stands, Australian urban centres are the hubs that house most of our population. With the advent of cars such as the Electric Mitsu, it can significantly decrease the carbon footprint we are responsible for.

The Electric Mitsu can be charged completely by a household electric charge. It can go a maximum distance of 160 km, and at full charge the little car runs at a maximum speed of 130 kmph. With these figures, the car seems ideal for cities where on the whole, most people drive less than 100 km a day. so each day, if you have charged the Electric Mitsu properly, you can drive around and not add to any sort of pollution since the engine is designed so as to emit the least bit of noise. The Electric Mitsu is taking no chances. The odds for the success of the car depend very strongly upon how environment friendly the car ultimate ends up being.

Cars such as this go a long way in pushing the way for a zero-emission Australian commuting system, although the mileage of the car does little for outback dwellers, it is a city car and as it will serve beautifully. I suppose car finance shall be easy to take on this one as it is pegged at $30,000. A bit steep yes, but considering it is a zero-emission car, it might just notch up points for you at the vehicle finance agency and speed your car loan application that much faster. wjat are waiting for then?

Start exploring your options for car loans, and if your car credit has been suffering of late, this is the perfect time to remedy it by floating a bad car credit loan or even asking your boss to help out by getting you a chattel mortgage plan. All up to you!

had he come especially for the jaguar XF he would not have disappointed because everything about the Jaguar XF screams confidence – the confidence born out of the knowledge that this here is a fabulpous car that any one in the world would be proud to drive.  The feeling was apparent at the Detroit Auto show as well, where the car was first unveiled for future consumers to see.  despite the car credit crunch still lingering about, I could see various poeople salivating at the sight of it and I could see that it would be a small matter to convice the lot of them that they had better do some quick thinking to turn this car loan into a super auto loan that would bring their auto finance situation a bit more closer to attaining the spectacular Jaguar. 

The car is nothing if not fast, in fact they annouced the test results of a new speed record test conducted with the Jaguar XF by Paul Gentilozzi’s Rocketsports Racing team.  what was interesting was that the Jag ran with surprisingly minimalistic engine modification – this was interesting because the guys at Jag really want us to know that the car can carry phenomenal speeds and not collapse even with a minimally modified, factory sourced engine that is likely to be in he car that you buy or finance from the dealership.  So its not as if you see the test of a limited edition super Jag instead of the Jag that is sitting pretty in the showroom across your office.  The time speed achieved by the Jag was a whopping 362 kmph. 

Jag’s new owners, the Tatas are happy that the sales figures of the Jag XF have kept to the top consistentlyand in another good signal, the car is also drawing lots of auto loan traffic.  The guys at Jag are therefore hoping that everything proceeds according to plan and the car once puts Jag firmly amongst the top of the sales figure bar graph across many markets.  But, whether the Jag manages to lossen the stranglehold of Toyota on the topspot despite its pricey speed machine remains to be seen.

Galardo V10 vs.  Audi R8

Audi has something very temnpting to offer while the recessionary zeal is touching the sky and becoming quite hot to handle.  But, its as though the auto giant is copying the steps of another super car.  Audi’s flagship R8 has just received a batch of 5.2 liters FSI V10s from Lamborghini.  So far, the R8 and the Gallardo just went to the same design factory to get prettied up and now they’re visiting the same heart specialist as well.  Don’t mistake this for a complain though.  How dare we protest when the ladies end up looking and running as fast and furious as they do?

Maybach Zeppelin

Another car that is actually the stuff of legends and dreams (and way beyond my approved car oan budget) is the new maybach lzeppelin (no relation to the band Led Zeppelin except that this may well be a stairway to heaven).  The great zepelon will now be unveiled in a special limited edition version that will be manufactured down at Daimler Chryler in a sweet limited number of 100, and considering the price they will finally put on these babies, it may well take them a 100 years to sell.  daimlerChrysler has done its homework though and is planning to sell the Zeppelin limited edition in both maybach 57 and Maybach 62 variants.   the cars will be decked out with special badges, 20-inch-dark chrome rims, dark red tail lights, vertical exhaust outlets, customised luxury leather upholstery, special leather stitching and a piano themed lacquered trim along with a set of champagne flutes and a perfume dispenser. 

Pop out the bubbly.

The XF is also expected to give competition to its own cousin, the more privileged XJ. Since the XJ has been out of production for quite some time now, Jaguar gets a chance to retool assembly plants through the inspiring XF. The vehicle is expected to be released in the summer and will be available with dealers by the fall of 2009. Now since months keep passing by quickly, one should make arrangements for a car loan as arranging for car credit, car finance and car loans would be a superhuman effort at the last moment. The concept 4.2 liter V8 engine has been annihilated out of contention as a pair of novel 5.0 liter V8 engines have been brought into the fray.

The XF premium is powered by the naturally aspirated version of the 5.0 liter V8 engine that produces 385 horsepower and 380 lb-ft. This reshuffling tends to make the brand look more competent. People will give a car loan a good thought while planning to buy the car. It is also touted to give its German and Japanese counterparts a good run for their money, with competing heavily with the BMW 5 series, the Mercedes E Class and the Audi A6. So, it will certainly not be a cakewalk for these cars to make an impact as people are expected heavily to invest in car credit, car finance and car loans to buy this car.

Go and get your car loan as these two units will be out by the end of the year, post which the sales will be very high. Get it now, as keeping things for the last moment might unsettle them.