2012 Suzuki Swift

Here is 2012 Suzuki Swift, this is new vehicle from this automaker japan. The Suzuki is recent additions like the SX4 and Kizashi.The suzuki is calling “Swift” because that be a bit of wishful thinking.

Few details have been released as to what has gone into the S-Concept and where it’s going, but anyone can tell straight off the bat that it’s a Suzuki Swift taken to the extreme. In fact, it looks as close to an S2000-spec racer for the street as we’ve seen in some time, sporting 18-inch wheels, aerodynamic upgrades, Recaro racing buckets the works.
The result looks good. Seriously good. Which is sadly probably more than we can say for its production prospects. But for the company behind such an eclipsing Pikes Peak campaign, with the right mechanical upgrades to match the sporting pretensions of its own styling, a hotter Swift could be just the ticket to inject some much-needed excitement into its range. For more images of this car click here.

Next Mustang will get global design

GENEVA--The Mustang may be a thoroughly American vehicle, but the design of the next-generation model will get input from Ford Motor design studios around the globe.

"It is a common process we use on every vehicle," Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president for global product development, said last week at the Geneva auto show.

"When we embark on a new product, particularly one that is all-new, it involves all of the studios. Then J [Mays] and the design team pick the best of those themes," Kuzak said. Mays is Ford's global design chief.

Kuzak said the redesigned Ranger pickup--which will not be sold in the United States--is the latest example of cooperation by Ford's studios.

"The Ranger was done by the Australian studio with input from the European studio," Kuzak said during an interview at the show. The Ranger is the first global Ford vehicle designed by the Australian subsidiary.

The Ranger pickup will go on sale this year.

Ford adopted the global design approach about three years ago.

Kuzak did not say when the redesigned Mustang is coming, but sources say it will debut in the 2014 or 2015 model year.

While the final styling theme might come from outside the United States, he said, Ford's Dearborn, Mich., studio will have the responsibility of turning that theme into a production vehicle.

Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone or iPod Touch

The good: The Magellan Premium Car Kit keeps your iPhone safely visible and charged while increasing the positioning accuracy of any app that uses GPS. The speakerphone is much louder than the iPhone's internal speaker and the microphone is much clearer. The kit adjusts to accommodate the iPhone and the iPod Touch, with or without a case.

The bad: The Car Kit is a bit pricey for an iPhone accessory that duplicates, but enhances, functions that the iPhone already possess. The joint where the cradle meets the suction-cup mount feels flimsy.

The bottom line: The Magellan Premium Car Kit adds GPS capability to the iPod Touch, making the media player useful for navigation, but the kit's high price tag somewhat limits its value to iPhone users.

Review:

With its ever-growing library of navigation apps, the iPhone seems like a great way to get turn-by-turn directions without getting a whole other device. However, with a loudspeaker the size of a pinhole, GPS draining its battery, and occasionally questionable location accuracy, even the mighty iPhone could use a little help.