The next Hyundai Genesis Coupe might be getting a dose of eight-cylinder muscle.
A report from Australian site GoAuto suggests that the next Genesis Coupe will be offered with a version of the company’s Tau 5.0-liter V8 that makes 420 hp in the current Genesis luxury sedan. That version of the car would be mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels.
If the report proves true, the V8 Genesis Coupe will sit above the turbocharged four-cylinder and V6 models. Hyundai previewed the next Genesis Coupe with the HND-9 Concept at the Seoul Motor Show last year.
The up-swept rear end and roofline are expected to live on in series production, but the butterfly doors will be axed in favor of more traditional equipment.
Class of '92 stars Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes were pictured showing their support for Salford City on Saturday. The trio, along with Phil Neville and Nicky Butt have sealed a takeover of the Northern Premier League Division One side. All three were part of Manchester United's famous year of scholars, while Giggs will be assistant to Louis van Gaal next season at Old Trafford.
Giggs, Neville and Scholes were looking to make a financial commitment to the club in a bid to boost the recruitment of talented young footballers in the area.
'I had my first trial for Manchester United in Salford at age 11 and I will never forget how important that was to me,' Gary Neville said.
'Salford City FC to me represents those early years, the commitment, hunger, enthusiasm, desire and spirit of football and I am very excited about this venture.'
Nico Rosberg heads the grid for the British Grand Prix, with a number of reshuffles outside of the top 10 changing the order significantly. Max Chilton was 13th fastest in qualifying, but a gearbox change after FP3, caused by losing third gear and suffering selector damage, means he is hit with a five-place grid penalty.
This relegates him only to 17th place thanks to Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado, who Chilton had dropped behind, being excluded for not being able to supply a fuel sample. Maldonado will be allowed to start 20th following his exclusion, as both Caterham drivers cannot be promoted from the back row because they failed to achieve the 107 per cent qualifying cut-off and needed dispensation to be allowed to start. Esteban Gutierrez is the other driver who has been penalised, but his 10-place grid penalty has only dropped him from 14th to 19th, because he cannot fall behind the cars that did not officially qualifying and he moved back ahead of Maldonado when the Lotus driver was excluded.
This means that Williams pairing Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who qualified 17th and 18th, both move up three places, as does Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso.
Pos Driver Team
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
4. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
5. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
6. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
7. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
8. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault
11. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
12. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
13. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes
15. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
16. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari**
18. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari*
20. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault***
21. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault****
22. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault****
*10-place grid penalty
**5-place grid penalty
***Excluded from qualifying
****Allowed to start after failing to make 107 per cent cutoff
Nico Rosberg has revealed that Mercedes Team came close to not doing its final runs in qualifying for the British Grand Prix, which would have cost it pole position.
The changeable conditions in the closing stages of qualifying at Silverstone caught out Lewis Hamilton, as he aborted his last run after mistakenly thinking the weather was getting worse.
"The tendency was to stay in the garage, but a Michael Jordan quote came into my mind: "You miss 100 per cent of the shots that you don't take". "I said that to the team - if we go out there is a small chance [of pole position], if we stay in the garage there is no chance. "I was for going out and they thought about it and made the call to go out. It was great team work and a great decision in the end." The rapidly changing track conditions meant that Mercedes initially thought it was normal for Hamilton to abort his final run after a poor opening sector to the lap. In fact, the team admitted that it was more of a surprise the way the final sector came alive shortly afterwards.
Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff said: "I think it seemed OK to back off because it was so wet in the second sector that none of us would have expected the ranking to change completely. "Our expectation was that he couldn't improve any more. Even if the rain was less in the last sector you would not have imagined that the corners were completely dry, and this is what happened. "It was 4.5 seconds faster in the last sector, and I think this was not to be anticipated. It was just one of those things." Although Hamilton bounced back from qualifying difficulties in Austria to finish second, he thinks things will be tougher this weekend. "I feel tomorrow is going to be damage limitation again," he said.
"We have around 1000 people here tomorrow, and hopefully they will energise me. "I have got a lot of Mercedes cars ahead which will be very hard to overtake, and it won't be as easy as the last race."
Red Bull Racing believe that its Formula 1 engine supplier Renault made a mistake by not focusing development of its 2014 power unit around one car. The world champion squad endured its worst race of the season in Austria last time out, leading team boss Christian Horner to brand Renault's performance "unacceptable".
Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, Horner suggested Mercedes and Ferrari had gained an advantage on Renault by building their engines specifically for their works teams. When asked whether Renault had focused on too many of its customers, rather than works partner Red Bull, Horner said: "That can be an element of it because you are never going to be able to satisfy everybody. "When you look at the engine Ferrari has made, the customers have had to adapt their cars accordingly.
"Mercedes likewise, whereas Renault has tried to keep all of their customers happy, which is an admirable thing to do, but it's not the best way to be competitive." Horner revealed that Red Bull became worried about Renault's readiness for this year's engine regulation changes as far back as the end of 2012, when Sebastian Vettel claimed his third straight world title with Renault V8 power.
"We raised our concerns as far back as the end of 2012 with the direction the project was going," added Horner. "But designing and building engines is not our core competence - nor should it be - we're a chassis manufacturer. "And I don't think any of us could have envisaged that Renault would be as far behind as they have been."
Renault's focus may naturally shift in Red Bull's favour for next season, amid growing uncertainty about whether Renault customer teams Lotus and Caterham will switch supplier, and Horner said Red Bull remained committed to helping Renault improve.
"We've had some discussion with Renault and they fully accept the situation they're in is not where we should be," Horner added. "All we can do is try to help and support them with the resources we have to try and improve things.
"Obviously, the difficulty we have within the regulations as they currently are is that it's very difficult to make significant changes. "I think fuel is going to be a key area of development - Total has got some stuff in the pipeline that looks encouraging, but Renault is only just starting to catch up to where Mercedes were six months ago.
"We just need to make sure we engineer ourselves out of the situation we're currently in, and that's fundamentally supporting Renault to get more out of the power unit."
Graco Children’s Products said today that it will recall roughly 1.9 million infant safety seats with latches that may become difficult to open.
The announcement means the company’s previous recall will expand to roughly 5.6 million units with buckles that are hard to open if milk or other liquids are spilled on them. Under the new recall, seats manufactured between July, 2010 and May 2013 are affected. Graco will replace the sticking buckles and said today that it will also offer the updated mechanisms to owners unaffected by the campaign who want to change to the new design.
A class-action lawsuit filed in California against the company alleges that a child died in a car fire because the of a buckle that was too difficult to open. In January, NHTSA formally asked Graco, a division of Rubbermaid, to recall 5.6 million seats.
The previous recall affected the following models: Cozy Cline, Comfort Sport, Classic Ride 50, My Ride 65, My Ride 70, My Ride 65 with Safety Surround, Size4Me 70, My Size 70, Head Wise 70, Smart Seat. Nautilus 3-in-1, Nautilus Elite and Argos.
Google Glass has been available in the UK almost a week, but the largest cinema group in the region is already stating that the wearable tech will not be welcome in most of their represented establishments.
The Cinema Exhibitors Association, which represents the interests of around 90 percent of UK cinema operators, is putting the kibosh on Glass before it has a chance to take hold.
“Customers will be requested not to wear these into cinema auditoriums, whether the film is playing or not,” CEA chief Phil Clapp told The Independent.
The Independent also notes that individual theater chains are also planning to implement a ban on the device, which won’t be able to be worn “once the lights dim.”
The main concern here is that Google Glass, basically being a camera you wear on your face, is perfect for those looking to record and distribute pirated copies of newly released films.
Google’s suggestion when it comes to handling Glass in movie theaters is the same one they’ve had when it comes to Glass and any ‘electronic-free’ zone – treat Glass like a smartphone. If you’re somewhere where smartphones are frowned upon, Google Glass is likely frowned upon too.
“We recommend any cinemas concerned about Glass to treat the device as they treat similar devices like mobile phones: simply ask wearers to turn it off before the film starts. Broadly speaking, we also think it’s best to have direct and first-hand experience with Glass before creating policies around it. The fact that Glass is worn above the eyes and the screen lights up whenever it’s activated makes it a fairly lousy device for recording things secretly,” says Google.
Google’s “don’t knock it till you’ve tried it” defense is unlikely to sway many in the industry, who feel that Glass is a perfect vehicle for piracy.
Glass is likely to receive similar treatment in theaters across the US. The famously strict Alamo Drafthouse, known for its focus on forcing proper moviegoing etiquette, recently banned Glass in their theaters once the lights dim.
