Sports cars

New Ford Focus ECOnetic

2010-03-25T06:07:00.001-07:00

It has just come to the concessionaires the least pollutant and thriftier Ford Focus. Light esthetic changes and the inclusion of the system ECOnetic (more known like Start/Stop), are the principal innovations of a car that divides equally 3,8 liters of consumption of fuel.

Ford adapts for the first time the system Start/Stop in one of his models and the elected one has been this Focus in his version 1.6 Duratorq TDCi that, thanks to this new technology that allows the saving of fuel and the reduction of pollutant emission the ambience, obtains a few average consumptions approved below four liters for every 100 covered kilometers and places the emission in 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

In a future, Ford, will include the above mentioned system in many of his engines. Propellents, which will have the challenge of placing his emission level below 120 grams of CO2. The price of sale of the first ECOnetic amounts to 19.329 euros, approximately 900 more, that the version that does not mount the above mentioned system.

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Both the exterior and the interior of this Ford Focus scarcely change with regard to the habitual model. In the exterior we appreciate the new tires, of more limited dimensions. In his cockpit, the dashboard receives light changes in his instrumentation and there appears for the first time the switch of the system ECOnetic. Placed in the center of the dashboard, this button allows to connect or disconnect the system to will. Remember that with the Start/Stop, the engine stops automatically and gets connected of equal form on having touched the pedal of the clutch or of the gas pedal.

The version Trend has system of navigation, integrated into the dashboard, relies on with a seven inches screen and rear camera for the help to the parking.

Ford Focus ECOnetic is provided with an engine of four cylinders in line, direct injection of fuel and turbo-compressor of variable geometry. The cylinder capacity is 1.560 cc and CV delivers a maximum potency of 109. The change is a manual of five relations.

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Yamaha XMAX 250, releases bodywork

2010-03-23T19:27:00.001-07:00

Scooter de Yamaha increases his cylinder capacity and mounts a new bodywork developed in only one piece that offers better protection from the wind and the meteorological inclemencies. His image has improved very much thanks to a new hood of more modern esthetics.

The rims, of 15 inches ahead and 14 behind, have been re-designed to update his aspect and to improve both the safety and the march comfort. The driver goes now much more comfortable on a new seat more ergonomic that supports two heights and his filling increases. In the just placed chest under him there is place for two integral helmets. The glove compartment located down the handlebar has seen his storage capacity developing and it is provided with safety lock.

The picture of instruments of the Yamaha XMAX 250 receives a new design more updated that is alike very much that of any motorcar. In him we gain access to the information of clear and precise form thanks to three clocks and the display.

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The heart of the XMAX 250 is a single-cylinder engine of four times and four valves, with liquid refrigeration and electronic injection. With a cylinder capacity of 250 cc it is capable of delivering 21 CV of maximum potency to 7.500 returns. The transmission is automatic. They compose the braking system a game of simple discs in both axes with a 267 mm diameter. ahead and 240 mm. behind. For his part the suspensions are provided with a telescopic pitchfork in the front axis and a shock absorber in the bottom. It weighs 180 kilos and his deposit has a capacity of 11,8 liters of fuel. Thought to move for the city, the Yamaha XMAX 250 measures 2,22 meters long, 0,78 wide and raises of the soil 1,34 meters.

Comfortable, agile and powerful, the new scooter of the Japanese signature turns into the ideal partner for the urban trips without giving up going out to highway.

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Subaru Impreza XV in the Lounge of Geneva

2010-03-20T11:12:00.001-07:00

The Lounge of Geneva, one of the most important appointments in the world of the motorcar in Europe, gave for much in his last edition of 2010. Between the principal innovations that there appeared, as this engine blog moved forward you, stands out Subaru Impreza XV in the Lounge of Geneva.

With this official presentation, the model XV of Subaru is announced worldwide in Europe, where he hopes to obtain a good acceptance on a complicated market. It seems that with it, the good-looking Japanese mark for be consolidating on a global scale betting for competent cars.

It is necessary to emphasize that Subaru Impreza XV will have a few adapted shallows and a high suspension, something that can resemble a Crossover. It is a more uncouth version, of field and with bars in the roof and a new aileron. Of course, one of the negative aspects is XV his aspect; let's say that it is slightly esthetic, to the Japanese style.

New Impreza XV, which will be thrown to the European market after the summer, offers a new style Crossover. The frontal grill with exclusive design, the new steps of wheel, the longitudinal rails and the rear aileron accentuate the identity of this new version of the Impreza. Gasoline will be offered by the engine Boxer 2.0 and by Boxer Diesel.

Also, in the Lounge of Geneva 2010, to the margin of the world presentation of Impreza XV, Subaru also offered the European presentation of Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept and the European presentation of Plug-in Stella, last development of the mark in electrical cars. He emphasizes the latter aspect, which gives sample of the development of the technology of electrical cars carried out by FHI for several years. Plug-in Stella takes almost one year being commercialized in Japan.

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Volkswagen Cross Golf, maximum polyvalency

2010-03-19T14:03:00.001-07:00

Volkswagen has presented in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Geneva the new generation of Cross Golf, a vehicle that bases on the Golf Bonus and joins the advantages of a monovolume with those of a todocamino. Next April will come to the concessionaires and his engines offer includes three of gasoline and two diésel.

The new generation of Cross Golf differs esthetically in the new horizontal band of the broiler, placed between the optical groups and the paragolpes, in a few more robust protections but simultaneously more elegant, and in a few new applications chromed in the wings of the vehicle. He has rims of light alloy with new design and a 17 inches diameter, and it will leave to the market with six different colors for his bodywork, from which he emphasizes the elegant and classic dark black effect pearl.

His interior is provided with sports seats for his front squares, both carpeting in cloth of two colors with double seams, frill and lever of changes covered in leather and the pedals are of aluminum of high quality. The capacity of load of his porter changes according to the position of the seats, in normal configuration it is 395 liters, but if we knock down completely the later ones it can reach the equivalent to 1.450 liters.

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With a very finished equipment, Cross Golf of Volkswagen enjoys lighthouses technology LED, termorrefractarias moons, day light, air-conditioner, electrical rear-view mirrors, frill with adjustment in height and screen multifunctionality. As options, the German mark proposes leather hangings, optical groups bi-xenon, adaptive lighting, camerawoman of rear vision and the assistant for parkings.

Inside the offer in gasoline engines the TSI 1.4 of 160 we will emphasize CV, with him, the new generation of Cross Golf consumes 6,8 liters of average and obtains a saving of fuel of half a liter for every 100 kilometers covered with regard to the previous generation. His emission level is of 159 a gm / km.

From the diesel engines the TDI of 140 we can emphasize CV, which with manual change places his consumption in a few scarce 5,3 liters and the emission in 138 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer.

Volkswagen puts at the disposal of the family Cross Golf the new boxes of automatic change DSG of seven relations for the gasoline and of six for the diésel. The only model who does not benefit from this automatic change is the one that mounts the engine TSI of 105 CV.

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Ampera the new car of Opel, of trip.

2010-03-18T22:59:00.001-07:00

Opel is in charge of trip for Europe to his new electrical car, with an action very peculiar and accompanied for bloggers of the mark, which they were reporting all the live way. A perfect trip up to Geneva, without noise, without contamination and without hurries.

Ampera - Opel

The first electrical vehicle completely talented and finished to be able to be led in any place or moment.

The electrical cars have the difficulty of the form of recharging, in this case the distance was very long, approximately 600 Km, from Rüsselssheim up to Geneva, another vehicle would have to find where to load electricity and to hope 2 hours that it should finish the process. The Ampera has a battery of Ión of 16 kilowatt-hours Lithium (kWh), can circulate more than 500 km continued non-stop, without being plugged to the electrical network. When it unburdens itself, and a safety time stays, there is activated the engine of internal combustion that generates electricity to continue without noticing anything.

Ampera

His side design in the shape of drop presents it like light, aerodynamic and modern. His interior is the most futurist of this ultramodern prototype.
A hybrid car with the only format prepared for the hard competition that will begin next year between the big marks, all of them prepare or finish his last models in motorcars and the first one in electrical.
Opel sent to one of his executive high places driving up to the Lounge of the Motorcar in Geneva, Gerardo Corsini, the director of the division of electrical cars of Opel - Vauxxhall, piloted during the whole trajectory, more than 600 Km, the new jewel accompanied closely for bloggers of Opel, to continue very close and directly the first trip of the new protagonist, all this without expressing carbon dioxide. The trip began at 9:30 a.m. of February 28, the blog realized continuous updates during the trip and he kept on reporting after one day came to Geneva, until March 3, before beginning the Lounge of the Motorcar.
Fed by a batteries pack with more than 220 cells of ión-lithium of 16 kWh
Equivalent potency 150 cV and a constant pair of 370 Nm
Acceleration from 0 to 100 Km / in 9 seconds
Maximum speed 160 Km / h

The Ampera is thought to be able to cover long distances if to refuel, something that other electrical cars do not have, with a free electrical emission mobility without the conventional limitations. It is enough to plug in it to the conventional current of 230 V.
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Graceful Lamborghini Superleggera, the last Italian missile

2010-03-18T08:40:00.001-07:00

The surname Superleggera returns to Lamborghini after the success of his last version, which managed to sell more than 600 of these vehicles in only one year. The new Graceful LP 570-4 Superleggera is the most light of the current scale of Lamborghini with 1.340 kilos in weight and it has been presented in society in the last lounges celebrated in Tokyo and Geneva.

The Italian signature it reckons to deliver the first units of this one supersports at the beginning of the next year. Set in an impactante green color, the LP 570-4, is a coupé that measures 4,39 meters long, 1,90 wide and only it raises of the soil 1,17 meters. The materials used in his construction have helped to reduce his weight in 70 kilograms with regard to the previous version.

The Lamborghini designers have drawn a series of modifications in his structure directed to optimize his aerodynamics. After an intense work in the tunnel of the wind, the Superleggera is provided with a new front paragolpes that includes a few enormous captures of air in trapezoidal form, a few completely smooth shallows that help to take the air without obstacles to the rear diffuser and in his rear they have placed a small aileron (optionally it can substitute for one of major size) which mission is that of holding the car to the soil.

In his sports interior the carbon fibre abounds, there have been eliminated all those superfluous elements that could penalize the weight of the car and it has been decided in favor of the Alcántara to cover the seats instead of the skin. There has air-conditioner bi-area and electrical window openers.

Lamborghini Superleggera mounts a propellent of 10 cylinders arranged in V of gasoline and direct injection with a 5,2 liters displacement that is located in rear central position and that delivers 570 CV of maximum potency. The turning moment is to 540 Nm to 6.500 returns and his relation promotes weight it is 2,35 kg for CV. Associated there can go to the engine a manual or automatic change of six relations and also he has haulage to four wheels.

The services of this Lamborghini are of infarction: his maximum speed reaches 325 km / h and it is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in little more than 3 seconds. Thanks to the introduced progress, the emission level has diminished in more than 20 % with regard to the past generation of the Graceful one.

As options Lamborghini he proposes a cage anti I overturn, fire extinguisher, diverse models of rugs and frill, a bundle in which one still makes more use of the fibre of carbon, rear camera, system of navigation GPS or a special bundle of lighting LED.

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New Porsche Cayenne

2010-03-17T17:56:00.001-07:00

Porsche has submitted his luxurious Cayenne to a slimming remedy and now it presents itself as a more agile and efficient car. Not only it has lost weight, his new line is more stylized and it is provided with propellents of new generation, what helps to improve his services and to save fuel. The todoterreno of the German signature preserves his qualities offroad but it improves his philosophy of daily use.

His image is now more sports, similar to the rest of products of Porsche. The distance between axes has grown in 4 centimeters to improve his habitability. The Cayenne enjoys a console and dashboard again designed with more ergonomic managers. The rear seat moves longitudinally up to 16 centimeters and can lean back in three different positions.

The family Cayenne mounts in his most accessible model an engine V6 of 3.600 cc that sees his potency increased up to the 300 CV reducing his consumption even in 20 % thanks to the transmission (optional) Tiptronic S of eight relations, and places in 9,9 liters every 100 kilometers. The propellent of 8 cylinders arranged in V increases his potency up to the 400 CV and lowers his consumption to 10,5 liters of average.

The highest of scale, Porsche Cayenne Turbocharger, has a propellent V8 with double turbo-compressor, 4.800 cc and 500 CV of potency, which now consumes 11,5 liters of average, 23 % less than the previous version.

The Diesel, with an engine V6 of 240 CV and 550 Nm of maximum pair, also reduces his consumption in 20 % and if earlier it was spending of average 9,3 liters now it remains in some more than interesting 7,4 liters.

The new one S Hybrid has a propellent V6 of gasoline with turbo-compressor capable of delivering 333 CV and an electrical engine that helps with others 47 CV, with this set, the average consumption of this hybrid reaches 8,2 liters and his emission is 193 grams of CO2, turning into the cleanest Porsche of the whole scale. It is provided with system Start/Stop and automatic transmission Tiptronic S of eight relations.

The gasoline Cayenne costs 62.624 euros, the diésel 64.631, the hybrid reaches 84.625 euros and the highest of the scale, the Cayenne Turbo 128.522 euros.

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Amarok, piece of news pick up of Volkswagen

2010-03-16T23:36:00.001-07:00

Volkswagen enters strongly the world of the pick up of the hand of his model Amarok, a vehicle with an equipment and comfort worthy of a tourism, a very exact consumption and big capacity of load.

The image of the Amarok is modern and a dynamics, it relies on with double cabin, bodywork of four doors and capacity for five occupants. He has frontal and side airbags, in addition to stability control. His engines are of direct injection, with limited consumptions and under emission level. His haulage is permanent to four wheels. Volkswagen reckons to commercialize a version with simple cabin and a platform of wider load.

Amarok de Volkswagen mounts a propellent 2 liters TDI and 163 Cv of potency, with technology “common rail” and double turbocharger, with a maximum turning moment of 400 available Nm from 1.500 returns. For 2011 it is foreseen that plunges to the scale a TDI of 122 CV. Both engines offer an autonomy of more than 1.000 kilometers, consumption that is about 7,6 liters of average and a level of emission lower than 200 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

It is possible to choose between an Amarok with permanent entire haulage, entire conectable or rear. The whole conectable is driven touching a button and counts with reductora, what allows him to overcome slopes much pronounced with an angle of inclination of 45 grades and to full load. That of permanent entire haulage is provided with a differential Torsen and distributes the propulsion force between two axes of variable form. It offers also, in all the models, a blockade of electronic differential that acts by means of automatic interventions of the brake increasing the haulage grade on any area.

His capacity of useful load reaches 1:15 tons with a maximum height of up to 78 centimeters and can tow up to 2,8 tons.

The Amarok comes to the market with three different equipment lines. The basic account with a big quantity of elements of those that we will emphasize: adaptable front seats in height, antennas integrated to the rear-view mirrors for the system of navigation and radio, variable and folding rear stool, semiautomatic air-conditioner, screen multifunctionality, system of fog regulation of the speed and lighthouses. It mounts rims of light alloy made of diameter of 16 inches aluminum. He has multitude of airbags of last generation, adaptable headrests in height and control of stability of series.

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“Magic“ Alonso has returned

2010-03-16T05:47:00.001-07:00

Fernando Alonso demonstrated yesterday that when it has a top car he is one of the best pilots of the world. In his début with Ferrari in the Championship of the World of Formula 1 it led a magisterial career, preserving at all times the car and the tires, something that allowed him to finish the Big Award of Bahréin to a very top rhythm that of any of his rivals marking the rapid return in career to few returns of the end.

Yesterday it was the big day, Fernando was making debut with the racing team of his sleep, and he did not defraud, turned into the fourth debutante who wins in his first career in the Formula 1 with Ferrari. After a qualification, in which a small error in the key return, placed him third in the exit broiler, Alonso, it was determined to make use that it was going out for the dirtiest side (more haulage) to move forward some position, and this way it did it, in the second curve it was already second after moving forward his partner Felipe Massa. Sebastian Vettel, pole position, put a frantic rhythm and obtained three seconds of advantage on Fernando, this one far from despairing, devoted itself to preserve the car and the tires without losing the reference of German.

The punishment to which he submitted to his Network Bull, Vettel, spent invoice to him and a problem in the leakage system prevented him from continuing at his maximum level, moment in which, Ferrari's new pilot was useful to move forward him (return 34) and to be placed at the head of the career, since it would not retire already in 15 remaining returns.

One morning that Ferrari began with change of engines in the team finished with his two pilots cornering the podium and areas of marshland in juice of not what (in the Islamic countries that thing about the Champagne is prohibited). The face of Massa (second) was a poem and that of (third) Lewis Hamilton also. Alonso obtains this way a booty of 25 points that are going to give him calmness and confidence to confront this newly begun period.

The rest of the Spanish, without a lot of luck, Jaime Alguersuari finished in the position 13 ahead of his team-mate. Pedro de la Rosa very was right in it while it was in track, left in the return 30 when it was going twelfth for a hydraulic problem. And for his part the team Hispania could not finish with any of his car the Big award, they left in the return 2 and in 30 Bruno Senna did it.

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The future design of Mercedes

2010-03-15T14:58:00.001-07:00

The assistants to recently celebrated Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit, on having happened for the stand of Mercedes, could admire a mysterious sculpture that was simulating a vehicle covered by a canvas on the verge of appearing. Well, the above mentioned sculpture has the keys of where there will go the future design of the German mark.

The person in charge of the same one is Gordon Wagener, the new director of style of Mercedes, which is being employed in these moments at the one that will be future ADN of the cars of the German mark. Gordon is the person in charge of the lines of current Class C, SL and SLS AMG. And it has received the fully deserved award on the part of Daimler of being nominated a design chief in 2009 of Mercedes, Smart, Maybach and AMG.

The one that was the director of the center of advanced design that the mark of the star possesses in California has now a challenge more important to realize drawings and designs of new models of isolated form: to raise the level of design of the whole mark, perhaps one of the weakest points of Mercedes in the last decade. And it seems that evidently with the new SLS sure AMG that obtains it.

This sculpture in silver tones, since it could not be otherwise, shows us the evolution of the frontal broiler, of the new optical groups and reveals an increase of the lines in the profile of the Mercedes. The first sample of these new designs will be able to be seen by us in October, date for which there is foreseen the appearance of the new CLS, a sedan of four doors that will present a hard battle to future Audi A7.

Wagener wishes the new CLS to be the first one of a series of vehicles with his signature that turn into authentic outstanding figures of the future. New more stylized, sports and efficient cars promise to be Mercedes, without leaving the elegance and hardiness of the one that they have always presumed.

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New Kia Sorento

2010-03-13T15:46:00.001-08:00

Kia turns the Sorento into a more familiar vehicle and rutero. It sacrifices his todoterreno services to offer more march serviceability in highway. The Sorento has grown in length, now it offers a minor vertical clearance to the soil and does without the marches reductoras.

His cockpit has won in space and serviceability. Now, it can lodge up to seven occupants if we acquire (500 euros) a third line of seats that settles in the porter, but that bends and conceals under the apartment. In normal configuration, the porter of the Sorento has a capacity of load equivalent to 530 liters. The new Sorento possesses for the first time a chassis monohull, has reduced his entire weight in 200 kilos and his suspensions have been checked and improved, quite with the same end, to increase the comfort of his occupants.

Kia will commercialize the new version of his todocamino with two or four motive wheels and at the moment only he has arranged an engine of 2.200 cc and 197 CV, although in not very distant future potency CV will be provided with a two liters new propellent and 150. The engine counts with the technology “common rail” and filter of particles, what allows him a few 6,5 liters very moderate average consumptions every 100 kilometers. The new Sorento is now a car very balanced and easy to handle on the asphalt.

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It is provided with three equipment versions with front or entire haulage. The above mentioned have a control with which the force is distributed manually to 50 % between both axes if the vehicle circulates at least of 30 km / h In highway and in normal conditions, the Kia todoterreno, it circulates with front haulage although if the adhesion conditions were deteriorating automatically entire haulage would go on to the way.

The new Sorento seeks employment in three different versions Concept, Activate and Emotion, all of them with an equipment of series that includes control of stability and haulage, control of descent and increase of earrings, air conditioning, six airbags, sound system with connection USB.

The prices of this Korean go from 29.500 euros of the Concept of front haulage to the 38.500 of Sorento Emotion of entire haulage. Kia offers a guarantee of seven years and a few discounts of throwing for 3.200 euros on these prices.

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Citroen DS3 Racing, limited edition

2010-03-13T04:31:00.001-08:00

Citroen has disheveled his new one DS3. In the course of the second half of this year, the most sports version of the DS3 will come to some concessionaires. The French mark has put the surname Racing and turns it into an edition limited to only 1.000 units.

This version of very sports cut benefits from all the experience acquired by Citroen in the World cup of Rallies, championship that the French mark has gained even in five occasions. The DS3 Racing presents before himself with very aggressive and dynamic esthetics, showy colors, specific adjustments in chassis and suspensions, and a 1,6 liters engine and 200 potency CV.

The propellent of the DS3 Racing is an evolution of 1.6 THP of 150 CV from which the Citroen engineers have managed to extract more potency changing the physiognomy and behavior of the turbo-compressor. Now the maximum turning moment is to 275 Nm for 240 original Nm.

With a very spectacular aerodynamic kit, the DS3 Racing is provided with tails, fins and paragolpes forwards finished in carbon, rims of 18 inches made of light alloy of aluminum, chrome leakage and it even mounts a diffuser in his rear to the purest style Formula 1. The decoration, completely exclusive interview, is completed by a bodywork decorated in dark gray with the roof, rear-view mirrors and tweezers of brake identical with an orange electrically. Decorative adhesives are distributed by the roof, large door and trap-door of the deposit.

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The interior also detaches sportsmanship for four sides. The cockpit finished in carbon, is provided with details for the whole dashboard, frill, reposabrazos of the doors and supports of the top part of the picture of instruments. The orange color also is present in the bands of the dashboard and in the knob and low part of the embellecedor of the gearshift. The competition seats allow to enjoy a big subjection and in his supports the logo of Citroen Racing appears. To finish, a badge placed in the roof reminds to us that it is a limited and numbered edition.

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New Skoda Fabia RS

2010-03-12T20:14:00.001-08:00

The Czech manufacturer has just presented in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Geneva the versions more sports of his compact Fabia and Fabia Combi. With the surname RS, they emphasize for a more aggressive image loaded with sportsmanship and an equipment that they turn him into the most dynamic of the family.

Fabia RS mounts a propellent that produces 180 CV based on a block of 1,4 liters of displacement and four cylinders with managing double of pressure of admission, a compressor and a turbocharger that help to the set to work better to low revolutions without losing his efficacy and good yield when the maximum potency is demanded from him. With this engine the children of Skoda are capable of reaching 224 km / h (normal bodywork) and 226 km / h with the bodywork Combi, both go on of stopped to 100 km / h in 7,3 seconds and the average consumptions remain approved in 6,4 liters every 100 kilometers.

Skoda Fabia RS is available with or automatic change DSG, with option to mount a levies game in the frill for his handling. They include a differential autoblocante electronic XDS, which acts braking the interior wheel what avoids to lose force and that any this one spends to the exterior wheel what allows to increase the speed in the step along curve of the vehicle.

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Outwardly, we will admit to the most sports version of Fabia for his new paragolpes that they include lighthouses fog, his rear spoiler, new exits of leakage, rims of light alloy of 17 inches that allow to see across his radioes the tweezers of brake decorated in red color. Skoda offers the possibility of choosing the color of the roof, spoiler and rims.

In his interior subjection is provided with a few ledger entries with the letters embroidered RS. Skoda has increased his width up to 182 centimeters to be able to approve it like Super 2000 according to the specifications of HE GIVES CREDIT.

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New Nissan Micra, will come in autumn

2010-03-12T11:58:00.001-08:00

The Japanese builder renews up to such a point his most urban model that looks like another car. His new lines are more round, it loses almost completely the hood with the optical groups that they were making unmistakable to him and now it is provided with a more modern and practical design. His interior is more comfortable and spacious, it releases new propellents of three cylinders and reduces his emission.

Nissan will include in his renovation I shape a new generation of automatic change, type variador of new technology, as well as a lighter new platform, it will sell in 160 countries and one will make of four different plants.

For the European market the new family Micron will be promoted by the new engine Nissan HR12 of 1.200 cc and 3 cylinders (he shares the technology and the design of the HR16, four cylinders that it equips to the Qashqai and to the note). The new mechanical jewel of the Japanese signature is provided with a variable control of opening of valves (VTC) that allows him to be more efficient. CV delivers a potency of 80 and his maximum turning moment is to 108 Nm. The emission level has been limited to 115 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

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Nissan also will offer a supercharged version of the HR12, which includes direct injection and the system Start/Stop of series for all the models destined for the European market. Thanks to them the motive set produces now 98 CV, the maximum pair increases 142 Nm and it lowers the emission up to a few scarce 95 grams of CO2, a number that turns out to be very showy for a gasoline engine.

Both engines will be available with a manual gearbox of five speeds or, and like option, with the automation of variador CVT. Thanks to the increase that there have experienced the relations of the change, these they allow to equal the consumption of this 1,2 liters engine to of the only 1 liter one of displacement.

Although the Micron is a car of small size, Nissan in his equipment has included a system of capable help of calculating distances and hollows to park according to the workmanship of the driver in maneuvers. His equipment includes also access without key, control of stability, closing door in movement and a big number of both passive and active safety devices.

Prices are not known yet, since new Micron will not come to Spain until September - October.

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Principal innovations of the Lounge of Geneva 2010

2010-03-11T16:31:00.001-08:00

The lounges of the motorcar have the mission to take you the last thing as for the world of the engine it refers. For it, from this engine blog we tell you which there have been the principal innovations of the Lounge of Geneva 2010, one of the most important and more international contests of the year, that no mark wants to get lost.

Between the principal innovations of the Lounge of Geneva the following models emphasize 2010:

- Abarth 500C. A small car extracts the sports Fiat mark for the most exclusive.

- Mitsubishi ASX. It is a question of a very versatile and dynamic compact todocaminos.

- Mercedes F800. With a line of exclusive elegance and a sports touch, the F800 impresses. It is a coupé of four doors in which technology and quality becomes detached.

- Audi A1. Small and functional, the A1 has all the classic Audi characteristics.

- Alpha Giulietta. One of the strongest bets of Alpha Romeo. He tries to replace the opportunist 147.

- Chevrolet Aveo. An interesting prototype that from Chevrolet they entrust gains area when it goes out to the market at the end of year.

- Ford C-Max. They are already an outstanding figure both the C-Max and Grand C-Max, vehicles that Ford has been able to transmit to the purest style Focus.

- Volkswagen Cross Pole. A todocaminos that gives a new youth again to the Pole, a car to which VW has extracted very much yield.

- Citroën DS3 Racing. Undoubtedly, the DS3 is a peculiar model. With this sports prototype, Citroën looks directly at the world of the competition.

Other innovations of the Lounge of Geneva 2010 that we emphasize: Aston Martin Signet, Citroën DS High Rider, Citroën Revolte, Lexus CT 200H, Porsche 911 GTR, etc.

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Finalists for the title of “car of the year” in the whole world

2010-03-10T23:54:00.001-08:00

Very quickly the awards will be delivered to “better car of the year” in different categories. In the Lounge of the Motorcar that is celebrated these days in Geneva, the organization entrusted to deliver it has revealed the different finalists who will choose to the award in each of the categories. In this blog dedicated to the engine we give a revision to all the models that have come to the big final.

Car of the Year in the World:

Toyota Prius: the hybrid of the Japanese mark takes already 12 years on the market with excellent results of sales (1.280.000 units). Last year his much more efficient third generation presented. The problems in his gas pedal, which can have provoked several deaths, are going to spend invoice to him in the last voting.
Volkswagen Pole: the last update to which he has submitted Volkswagen to one of his most popular models has had a big success. The Pole has now a more modern, stylized and sports line, a good candidate.
Mercedes Benz Clase E: the new berlins of one of the most prestigious marks of the world of the motorcar mix efficiency, luxury, serviceability and safety to equal parts, a hard rival for anyone.

Mercedes Clase E

Car of the Year in the World (high services):

Audi R8 V10: a caprice that costs more than 160.000 euros, equipped with an atmospheric engine of 10 cylinders in V, which allows him to spend from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 4 seconds and overcome 315 km / h of speed top. Exquisite design loaded with sportsmanship.
Porsche 911 GT3: a renewed outstanding figure who now offers more potency that never. New chassis of last generation combined with a propellent of 435 CV and 3,8 liters of displacement. His design transmits force and speed, to demolish clinging to the soil.
Ferrari California: the new Italian toy is counted with by a V8 of 460 CV and direct injection. Symbol of the most exquisite luxury, this Ferrari, nevertheless, proves to be more efficient that never and it reduces his consumptions and emission below the habitual average in the Italian house.

Audi R8

Car of the Year (ecological) in the World:

Toyota Prius: this is the paragraph in which more he emphasizes the Japanese hybrid, with a few very low consumptions and a level of emission that does not come to 90 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer.
Sling Insight: compact Sling berlin with a finished very aerodynamic one, to offer very few resistance to the wind and to favor the fuel saving. Designed for 5 persons, his two engines deliver 98 potency CV.
Volkswagen Bluemotion (Golf, Pole, Passat): the good-looking German mark for cleaner and cleaner, efficient and thrifty vehicles. With this kit it turns his most emblematic models into cars compromised with the environment and with the pocket of his driver.

Chevrolet Camaro

Car of the Year in the World (Design):

Chevrolet Camaro: a supersports American with more than 30 years of history that is renewed by more modern touches without losing his classic spirit. The most powerful version is provided with a powerful one V8 6,2 liters capably of delivering 422 CV.
Citroen C3 Picasso: the small Citroen monovolume is the whole exercise of design, an example as soon as space use and it possesses also a few good services.
Kia Soul: the Kia monovolume stands out for his capacity, almost chameleon-like, to change color so much inside as on the outside. A very versatile car that you can personalize to your taste and also at a few very competitive prices.

The final verdict will be given next April 1, we will be attentive and will tell it to you, do your bets.

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New Fiat Point Evo

2010-03-10T00:28:00.001-08:00

Fiat has just initiated the commercialization of the Point Evo, his most dynamic small car that it relegates to the Big Point to the most basic version inside the family of these small Italian cars. His exterior receives innovations that make him more attractive and provide him with a more sports character. His mechanics is updated and turns him into a more efficient and respectful car with the environment.

His new front paragolpes make him grow up to 4,06 meters, Fiat has re-designed his calandra and included a few new optical groups provided with day light and some fog with lighting function in curves. In his cockpit new materials of more quality get for his dashboard, doors and hangings, also the new Point Evo counts with a major number of hollows that it carries objects and in his instruments picture there appear a few biggest clocks that facilitate his reading.

His motorizaciones at first are seven, four moved ones by gasoline (1.2 of 65 CV, 1,4 of 77 CV, 1.4 Multiair of 105 CV and 1.4 16 valves Multiair Turbo of 135 CV), two diésel Multijet (1.3 of 75 CV and 1.6 of 120 CV), and a Bi-fuel oil 1.4 of 77 CV. In summer a 1.3 will add to the family with technology Multijet of the second generation with 90 much more efficient CV.

The most powerful of the Point Evo is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in 8,5 seconds overcoming 200 km / h of speed top. As for consumptions the most economic is 1.3 Multijet of 90 a CV, which spends 4,4 liters every 100 kilometers when his engine joins a sequential change Dualogic. The engines have incorporated the system Start/Stop into technology Multiair of gasoline, in addition to the diésel of the second generation into 90 CV.

The family Point Evo of Fiat appears in three finished different (Dynamic, Emotion and Sport) and the prices go from 12.700 to 18.900 euros in the gasoline mechanics, and from the 14.300 to the 18.900 in the diésel, while the Bi-fuel oil can be acquired by 16.800. Prices that include neither promotions nor discounts.

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Harley Davidson XR, much more than esthetics

2010-03-09T06:52:00.001-08:00

Harley Davidson dresses his black's models. The piece of news and impactante esthetics of the American motorbikes will do that many clients of other sports marks pass to Harley. The most spectacular "naked" of Harley Davidson has seen as in addition to this change of “look“, his mechanics and suspensions they have been improved, what a much more dynamic spirit awards it.

In all his structure it predominates over the dull black color; the double leakages are even decorated in this color, what it highlights with the orange tone in the thin line of the exterior part of his rims, in the wharves of the rear shock absorbers and in the logotype of the mythical mark placed in each of the wings of the deposit of fuel capable of lodging more than 13 liters.

The seat is independent for the driver and it offers much smaller one for the accompanist. The handlebar keeps on being very wide and it is in a very low position, not this way the stirrups, which keep on being quite high.

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His propellent supports two cylinders, four times, two valves for cylinder and a displacement of 1.200 cc. It is refreshed by air and is provided with electronic fuel injection. Also, it has been optimized improving the potency delivery up to 90 horses. Where Harley's engineers have realized a major work it is in the development of the suspensions and the brakes of the XR. Now, the regulation is possible to fit, both of the front suspension and of the rear. The brakes turn out to be much more effective in this new completion, thanks to the fact that they mount a few floating tweezers that do the much shorter and effective braking.

Connected a manual gearbox of 5 relations goes to the engine. In spite of his 250 kilos in weight Harley Davidson XR is easy and comfortable of handling. His new black garment and the unmistakable sound of his engine will not allow you to happen unnoticed.

The price of one Harley Davidson XR 1200 X is 13.200 euros.

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Dacia Duster, from 11.900 euros

2010-03-08T14:53:00.001-08:00

Dacia has just presented in society his todoterreno of low cost Duster. It has been in the course of the Lounge of the Motorcar of Geneva and has caused sensation between the assistants for his prices more than accessible.

The practical vehicle of the Rumanian mark can be acquired from 11.900 euros in his version of two motive wheels, if we need entire haulage we can buy a Duster from 13.900 euros. The first units of this todoterreno will come to the concessionaires from ends of this March and it will sell of progressive form in Europe, Turkey, Africa and Middle East.

The propellents that Dacia Duster mounts have his origin in Renault and there have already confirmed to themselves a gasoline engine 1.6 16 valves of 110 CV and two moved ones by diesel oil 1.5 dCi of 85 and 110 CV. For the versions diesel of two motive wheels the emission level is located in 135 grams of CO2 per kilometer, while the variant with entire haulage does not overcome 145 grams.

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The version with haulage to four wheels offers three different conduction ways. In the way Edict, a central differential across an electromagnetic device is in charge of distributing automatically the turning moment between two axes as the needs and the level of adhesion, in such a way that up to 50 % of the force of the engine it could turn aside to the rear axis. If the chosen one is the way LOCK the differential is blocked and the share-out between the axes is equitable, undoubtedly, this is the best option when we go along along slightly prepared ways or of very low adhesion. The NORMAL option is the recommended one to circulate along highway, in this case, the motive wheels are only two front parts what reduces greatly the consumption.

Dacia Duster has a few very compact external measurements: 4,31 meters long and 1,82 meters wide. The vertical clearance to the soil is 21 centimeters, with an angle of attack of 30 grades and 36 of exit. His cockpit allows to travel comfortably to 5 persons. The porter has a capacity in 475 liters normal configuration and maxim of 1.636 with the depressed seats.

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New Toyota RAV4 2010

2010-03-08T05:46:00.001-08:00

Toyota presents these days in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Geneva his new one RAV4. Few innovations it has included the Japanese mark in his most popular average todoterreno and the fact is that when something works, it is better to leave it how is life. Only some light esthetic change allows to differentiate the new one RAV4 2010 of the previous versions.

The newest of the Japanese todocamino is his hood, a few details chromed so much in his piece of news parilla, that now is more wide, as in the lighthouses fog they give him a more elegant and distinguished image. His hood also has been re-designed and in his rear his new optical groups stand out with technology included LED, a discreet aileron integrated to the roof, as well as a rear large door which opening is side. In his cockpit, Toyota, miscellany materials of the first quality as the leather and alcántara to manage the more luxurious and elegant finished some.

The new Toyota RAV4 is free with entire haulage to four wheels or only front part. In the version equipped with entire haulage, the distribution of the turning moment can change from 100 % to the front axis and 0 % to the bottom 55 % for the forward and 45 % for the bottom as the needs for conduction. The first option (100/0) will be activated by defect to save fuel, although in spite of touching a button we can go on to the position 55/45 if we face a slightly prepared way or of scarce adhesion.

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The propellents keep on being one of gasoline with 158 CV and two liters of displacement and another 2,2 liters Diesel and 150 CV. The moved one by engine of gasoline can be acquired by haulage exclusively front and manual change of six relations or by entire haulage and automatic change Multidrive Century. The Diesel for his part, is free with front haulage and manual box of six speeds or entire haulage and automatic box Multidrive S or integral haulage with manual box.

All the propellents are equipped with the system Toyota Optimal Drive that allows them to be more efficient, consume less combustible and to contaminate less.

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The car insurances online in increase

2010-03-07T20:52:00.001-08:00

Internet tends to be monopolizing all the existing sectors and for having. It tends to be monopolizing everything and to be throwing the bond to everything what is capable of "onlineizarse". From this engine blog we tell you how the car insurances online also are on the increase.

Internet has revolutionized our consumption practices, up to the point of which nowadays it is possible to buy of everything without going out of house. For Internet we buy our tickets of plane, the earnings for the movies, do the buy, consult schedules, and a length etc. that includes practically all the ambiences in which us a need could arise.

Of course, this impact of the Internet use also has come to the world of the car and to that of the insurances. All the companies are conscious of that Internet is a channel that is acquiring more and more importance, therefore they put at the disposal of his clients the possibility of hiring car insurances online. To the explosion of the companies of direct, that add to the telephone channel the possibility of realizing all the negotiations across Internet, the traditional companies also are working in offering to his clients a more and more finished service in the network.

For it, the advantages that offer the insurances online are based that the user realizes all the negotiations without need to move of house and being able to make use of comparadores of insurances of car, with the serviceability and the saving in time that it supposes.

As disadvantage one can quote the absence of the closeness of the human dealing and of an always necessary personal advice, and the sensation of which there is no clear speaker to another side. To settle these situations, many companies are working in offering to his different clients possibilities of speaking to the company, like chats online, always handling the variables that the network offers.

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Advance of new Volkswagen Touareg

2010-03-07T12:22:00.001-08:00

Throughout this year we will see like immense most of the todoterrenos of high scale they tend to be more efficient and respectful with the environment. Volkswagen already to introduced the necessary changes in his Touareg, which will be presented these days in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Geneva and will be free in the concessionaires from May.

The new Touareg has been an entire mind renewed to adapt itself to the new tendencies of the market. The engineers of the German mark have lowered the height of his bodywork in two centimeters to offer minor resistance to the wind, have reduced his weight in more than 200 kilos and provide much more efficient, respectful new engines to him with the pocket of the client and with the environment. Soon it will have a hybrid version and basic other one in which his qualities will sacrifice themselves to go along along difficult areas.

In the development of the new Touareg it has given priority to the efficiency, Volkswagen, wants to present a wide, robust, very attractive vehicle visually, but with a few numbers of consumption and emission much minor than those of the previous model. Compared to his forefather, the new Touareg, reduces his consumptions in almost 20 %.

It grows in 4,3 centimeters, almost all of them used in extending the distance between axes, what is synonymous of a major interior comfort, especially in the rear squares. His cockpit is completely new, the dashboard and the central console have been re-designed. Volkswagen has bet for a few simple lines but of very robust aspect.

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It tries his versatility, the fact is that the rear seats they can displace longitudinally 16 centimeters, and his supports can bend in two asymmetric halves (60/40) to obtain a major load space.

Volkswagen will offer a special pack, named “Off Road“, for the lovers of the strong sensations, and that Touareg will allow to l to penetrate for the most difficult areas thanks to his differential central and rear autoblocantes, reductora and a software that allows to choose between five possibilities of configuration of the car as the difficulty of the area.

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New Renault Megane goatish Coupé

2010-03-07T03:50:00.001-08:00

Renault presents these days the last version of the Megane, with this one, six will be the available bodyworks of the successful model of the French mark. It is foreseen that the first units come to the concessionaires in two months, I joust when, we wait, the good weather comes. His principal innovation is his glazed roof of big surface that splits into two pieces and whose time of folded it is 21 seconds.

The mark of the rhomb has chosen to mount a crystal roof to provide to the cockpit of major luminosity when the car circulates cutlery. It is the biggest of the offered ones in cars of this type and he improves the sensation of claustrophobia that takes place in this type of vehicles when they have opened it. Also, the windshield has moved forward 10 centimeters to facilitate the access to the vehicle.

Renault includes of series in his Megane CC a baffle placed behind the rear headrests that avoids the turbulencies at speeds of up to 90 km / h A folding network can do the same function behind the front seats, but this figure as option. As soon as the roof was gathered, this one, it occupies half of the available space in the porter. Namely with the quiet roof the capacity of the porter comes down to 211 liters, when the Megane is covered his porter can lodge the equivalent to 417 liters of load.

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In his interior everything is very similar to the available one in the berlin. The only thing that it changes a few ledger entries are a subjection and a few specific panels for this model. The optional equipment will include air-conditioner, lighthouses of xenon, audio system 3D and speed control.

The scale of propellents will be composed by three gasoline engines: 1.6 16v of 110 CV, an engine TCE of 130 CV and 2.0 16 v of 140 CV associated with an automatic gearbox, and for three diésel: dCi of 110, 130 and 160 CV. The moved ones by diesel oil will mount a manual gearbox of six speeds and optionally one of double clutch EDC in the model with 110 CV.

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Citroen 2CV, cult to the simplicity

2010-03-06T19:32:00.001-08:00

The Citroen 2 CV has been 60 years, to celebrate it, from this blog dedicated to the engine we produce a small homage. A tax more than deserts since in 42 years that it has been in production, of the chains of assembly of the French signature there have gone out more than five million of these vehicles.

The original project of which it would go out 2CV was called TPV (three petite voiture, very small car) and his guardian was the director of that time of Citroen Pierre-Jules Boulanger, he, the Italian designer Flaminio Bertoni and André Lefébvre. His idea was clear, to construct a very robust car that was capable of rolling about different areas, easy to support and whose cost was not very high. The first prototypes had already independent suspension in four wheels, front haulage and gearbox of four relations.

The Second World war came and the prototypes were hidden or destroyed so that they were not coming across. As soon as the conflict was concluded, Citroen, it recaptured the project. Big changes were not applied on the developed before the War, only one chose to change the bicylindrical engine refreshed by water of the prototypes into even simpler other refreshed by air and with a displacement of 375 c.c. In the bodywork there were replaced some of the original panels made of aluminum with others of iron more resistant.

2CV To estaba ready to be presented and the elected place might not be different that the Lounge of the Motorcar of Paris of 1948. The specializing press did not receive him with taste and him the criticism rained. In July, 1949 his production began and the reception on the part of the French people was exceptional, after a few months on the market, the term to be able to acquire one 2CV was coming to three years.

Citroen had constructed a very polyvalent car that was going along equally of good along city that for the field, was spacious for his small dimensions, had four doors, was turning out to be economic of using and supporting.

On Friday, the 27th of July 1990 at four o'clock in the afternoon, it went out of the factory of Mangualde that Citroen had in Portugal the last one 2CV.

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Innovations in the scale Mini 2010

2010-03-06T11:06:00.001-08:00

Mini prepares deep adjustments in the engines of all his scale of bodyworks, to provide them with more potency, a major efficacy and to offer to the user a more comfortable conduction. From this blog dedicated to the engine we move forward you of that this progress consists and those who will be the new components of the Mini family.

In spring there will begin to come to the concessionaires the new versions of the Mini provided with propellents that will expire with the regulation of emission EU5, thanks to a few mechanics that have been deeply checked. Also, two new members come; Mini One Cabrio and Mini One Minimalism.

New Mini One Cabrio will have the habitual engine of four cylinders and 1.600 c.c. of gasoline, which has been modified so that now 98 offers CV to 6.000 returns. The authorized average consumption is located in 5,7 liters and the level of emission in 133 g/km of CO2.

Mini will throw a version of low consumption of his models One of 75 CV and One 98 CV that will receive the name of Minimalism. Both models receive progress in his mechanics to reduce the consumption as an alternator that there recharges the battery in phases of retention, an indicator of change of march and the system start/stop. They will have a different decoration and only they admit the manual gearbox of six relations.

The engines that the models One were equipping happen from 1.400 c.c. to 1.600 c.c. and now 75 and 98 deliver potency CV. Thanks to the finishing touches that have been carried out in the same ones, the emission level has come down to 119 grams of CO2 and the consumption stops in 5,1 liters every 100 kilometers.

On the other hand, the most powerful and equipped Cooper, Cooper Clubman and Cooper Cabrio are increased the potency of his motorbike r atmospheric of 1.6 liters up to the 122 CV. The finishing touches in the propellent also will allow to contain the consumptions and lower the emission. The ceiling of scale, Mini Cooper S, it adds 9CV of potency to his engine to place in the 184 CV CV and to obtain a few better services. Now, Cooper S is capable of flying rubbing 230 km / h, to go on of stopped to 100 km / h in 7 seconds and to contain the consumptions to a few unpaid trainees 5,8 liters.

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New Mitsubishi Montero

2010-03-06T02:48:00.001-08:00

Three years have happened from the last renewal to which the Hunter of Mitsubishi was submitted. Now, the Japanese signature provides a new more efficient and powerful engine to him, retouches lightly his esthetics, renews his interiors and improves his equipment. The Hunter 2010 presents himself as a stabler todocamino on the asphalt, equally of effective out of him, with a major number of horses and minor numbers of consumption and pollutant emission.

The big innovation is the engine turbodiésel of 3.2 liters of displacement that has happened of 170 delivered CV to 200 CV. The Japanese engineers have introduced a new turbocharger of much bigger variable geometry and an alternator that allows to the Hunter to make use of the energy liberated in the brakings. The change enjoys longer relations and even the slow motion has been re-placed to 600 returns. With all this progress, the Mitsubishi todocamino achieves an increase of 25 % of potency and to reduce his consumptions and emission even in 20 % as regards the previous model.

Esthetically the changes are small but guessed right, his bodywork includes a few new paragolpes decorated in the same color as the set and gift rims of light alloy with a nice design. In his interior he enjoys a new lighting technology LED.

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The levels of finished of Mitsubishi Montero change name, now there happen to be called Spirit and Motion. The version Spirit (the most accessible) counts with six airbags of last generation, control of stability and of haulage, ABS with EBD, sound system with reader MP3, air-conditioner, computer of trip and assistant for marked descents. As options we can include a navigator with screen color and a DVD for the rear seats.

The version of five doors has a last stool completely ocultable in his back that it allows to the Hunter to transport comfortably up to seven occupants. Mitsubishi has paid special attention to the isolation of the cockpit, therefore the new versions of the Hunter win in comfort and serviceability for long trips for highway.

His transmission system keeps on being the Mitsubishi "SuperSelect" and in him we find up to four different ways of driving the Hunter: rear, entire haulage, with difference blockade or with blockade and reductora. Each one for an area: the first one for comfortable trips for highway, whole for asphalts in bad conditions or tracks of ground, that of differential with blockade for an excursion for the field and the one that it introduces reductora for moments of extreme difficulty in all area. It is not necessary to stop the vehicle to change the way of the transmission.

The prices range between 35.700 euros of the Hunter 3 doors “Spirit“ to 46.500 euros of the "Motion" 5 doors automatically.

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New ecological engine for the SEAT LEÓN

2010-03-05T18:19:00.001-08:00

SEAT keeps on extending and improving his scale of vehicles. The compact most sports of the Spanish mark releases more efficient new engine and his equipment increases. The new member of the family incorporates a 1,6 liters propellent TDI CR into 105 CV of potency and the possibility of acquiring him with a manual change of five speeds or with the new DSG of seven relations.

SEAT joins to the successful esthetics of the León an engine of excellent yield, with a few very low consumptions and a level of emission that in any case does not come not to 100 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer. Also, the Spanish mark, in his new politics to give more for the same price it raises the level of equipment of one of his most popular models.

The new SEAT León Ecomotive is provided with the technology “common rail”, function Start/Stop and system of recovery of the energy, as well as the inclusion in the equipment of series of the electronic autoblocante XDS. With the XDS, the León Ecomotive, desire in precision, safety and it facilitates the control on the vehicle to his owner.

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The SEAT engineers also have worked on the aerodynamics of the car to obtain a few better results in consumptions and emission. The Ecomotive presents in his hood a completely closed new grill for the radiator, adds a piece of news in low position and it is provided with a few new air baffles for the front and rear wheels. Result: a few emission that are located in 99 grams of CO2 per kilometer and that avoid to have to pay the tax of registration of the vehicle.

SEAT offers the possibility of acquiring the León without the bundle Ecomotive. There mounts the same engine 1.6 TDI CR of 105 CV and manual change of five speeds, with that it obtains a 4,5 liters average consumption and a few emission of 119 grams for kilometer. If we decide in favor of the effective and rapid change DSG of 7 relations the consumption it increases to 4,7 liters and the emission to 123 grams.

The prices for the new León:

Model Emisiones CO2 Imposed registration P:V:P:

1.6 TDI CR 105 CV ECOMOTIVE REFERENCE: 99 0 % 19.450

1.6 TDI CR 105 CV ECOMOTIVE STYLE: 99 0 % 20.950

1.6 TDI CR 105 CV REFERENCE: 119 0 % 18.750

1.6 TDI CR 105 CV STYLE: 119 0 % 20.250

1.6 TDI CR 105 CV DSG STYLE: 123 4,75 % 22.550

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SEAT, leader in sales in February

2010-03-05T08:58:00.001-08:00

In February, it has been the month, in which the sales of tourisms have suffered a beyond the common growth for the times that they cover. According to the information published by the car associations of manufacturers (Anfac) and of sellers (Ganvam) the growth has been generalized and in some cases even spectacularly. Be enough to say that last month there registered in our country 91.281 tourisms that opposite to the 62.107 that did it in the same month of 2009, they suppose a growth of 47 %.

SEAT, with 9.083 units, has grown in interannual terms 68,1 % and heads the list of the top have, where the rises are located, almost in all the cases, over 25 %. Behind the Spanish mark Citroen is placed with 8.210 registrations, which grows as regards February of last year in 37,4 %; Ford who has registered 7.730 vehicles raises 55,1 %; Peugeot, with 7.725, 32,8 %; Opel, with 7.533 new registered tourisms, raises 77,8 %; Renault, with 7.339, 27,3 %; Volkswagen, registers 7.115 cars and raises 66,5 %; Toyota, with 4.972, 35,1 %; Nissan, with 3.828, 74,2 % and Audi with 3.582, 18,6 %.

Special mention for the Japanese mark Toyota, which in spite of being put in a review on a global scale of some of his models, for a mistake in the pedal of the gas pedal, has experienced a growth in his sales over 35 % in February, while the German Audi, whose models have a cost superior to the average, rises up to 18,6 %.

Those who have improved a lot of sound those minority marks that stand out for offering a few very competitive prices, it is the case of Hyundai, which aims at an increase of 232,4 %; Skoda and FIAT, with an increase over 100 %; Dacia for his part, raises 191,4 %.

Between the marks that offer vehicles of high scale he emphasizes Mercedes with an increase of 32,9 %, while BMW, Volvo and Sling lower 7,2 %, 18,2 % and 20,8 %, respectively.

In what we go of year, SEAT is supported at the head of the most selling with 14.988 new registrations and an increase with regard to the same period of last year of 56,8 %.

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He assures your car with Banco Gallego

2010-03-05T00:31:00.001-08:00

The basic services, the house, the car or the health, of any family or individual, in most of cases, are usually insured. Although, not all the insurances offer you and guarantee the same to you. That's why, we want to offer you a good alternative so that your goods are covered and assured and do not need an enormous effort from you.

The most practical solution offers it to you the Galician Bank, which it allows you to save in the hiring of insurances that can do that your annual premium is exempted up to 16 %

Principal insurers

It is a question of an agreement with three of the principal insurers of the country: AXA, Caser and Pelayo, to offer this way options of hiring of insurances as necessary as those of life - risk, health, car and hearth, so that from the hiring of the second insurance, the client begins to benefit from the discounts. The client will pay the premium at the moment of the hiring of the insurance, and every three months a contribution will be done in his account with the bonuses accumulated even
this moment. That of term to hire the first insurance is until March 31 of
2010 and from here on they can be hired up to six different insurances during any this one
year.

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Also, the new clients or those that do not have insurances hired with the bank will receive a bonus on his premium according to the number of insurances that they hire. Surer all that, more I deduct. The discounts are cumulative, that is to say, on having hired the second insurance one will pay also the difference between the discount for the hiring of the first insurance and the hiring of the second one. Banco Gallego offers you four types of insurances: Health, hearth, motorcar and life. Also, of each of them it offers you different plans and depending on
needs for every family, it can fit more or meno. Although, we must not forget that the hiring of an insurance, it has benefits for the whole family in addition to guaranteeing flexibility schedules flexibility, and appointments, in case of a medical insurance

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Innovations for Ford S-Max

2010-03-04T13:56:00.001-08:00

Ford renews his most sports monovolume, the S-Max. The American mark bets clearly for the automatic change and claims that his new clients also do it. For it it will provide the S-Max of an advanced automatic change Powershift of series, without increase on the final price of the vehicle. In our country the first units of this monovolume will be available only with this change, if we choose for the manual we will have to wait a few months after the order is carried out to factory.

The automatic change Powershift is the big attraction of this model, it presents a design of pine nut kernel of dual intermediate axis (to one of his sides it gears the marches you give birth and to other the odd ones), which allows a much shorter transition between marches and effective. This automatic transmission will be free in all the vehicles of high scale that Ford throws to the market in a next future.

Esthetically the S-Max receives a new design of his fronta l, with a more pronounced hood, a new paragolpes and a few optical groups more stylized thanks to the new chrome frames. His rims 17 inches in diameter are again a design, the windows are provided with a few new chrome frames, the rear pilots get longer and lights include type LED and the rear large door also receives a new design. In his cockpit we find a new console, versions with panoramic roof, a new team of more sophisticated sound and of major potency of exit, new colors for dashboard and seats, and luminous details also type LED.

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As for the motorizaciones he emphasizes the new propellent of 2 liters called EcoBoost, constructed completely in aluminum and with a new system of direct injection of high pressure. This engine is capable of delivering 203 potency CV to 5.500 returns and it offers a good turning moment (300 Nm) between 1.750 and 4.500 revolutions. This propellent allows to the S-Max to overcome 220 km / h of speed top, with a few good accelerations and a 8 liters average consumption in mixed circuit that goes down to 6,4 liters when we circulate along highway. The new EcoBoost allows to reduce the pollutant emission in 20 % with regard to the ancient models of the mark, placing them in approximately 189 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer.

The new S-Max with automatic change Powershift and engine of high yield EcoBoost will be available in the concessionaires at the end of March or the first of April.

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Farewell to the Hummer

2010-03-04T05:41:00.001-08:00

General Motors has decided to close the factory where one of the todoterreno takes place with more charisma and personality of the market, the Hummer. They do not cover good times for one of the giants of the American, first car sector it turned out to be forced to declare the biggest payments suspension in the industry of the United States to try to survive, and now, it begins to get rid of some of his most popular models.

The Hummer and 3.000 employees who were devoting themselves to his construction, conception and distribution, they are the new victims of one of the most fierce crises of last times. General Motors tried to sell Hummer to the Chinese group Tengzhong but finally no type of agreement was reached.

Everything began now one year ago and a half, when GM announced that to be able to survive and face to his payments it should do without several of his most prestigious models, one of the first ones in falling down was the sports Pontiac, a real symbol in that country. To followed line and following a plan of clipping of expenses, the group decided to sell Saab to Spyker, also Opel suffered a process of sale that in the end did not take to effect and now it is Hummer that after not finding a buyer is convicted to disappear.

With seven plain lines the direction of General Motors announced his decision, after the inability of the Chinese group Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machine to complete the Hummer acquisition for problems with the Government of his country, which refused to the buy.

The vice-president of GM made sure that the closing Hummer will be "arranged" and that it departs from 3.000 employees who will lose his employment they will begin to be employed at other marks of the group as: Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac or GMC.

This way so sad we say good-bye to this popular vehicle of enormous dimensions derived from the military Humvee which first appearance dressed in street took place in the 80s.

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Analysis Sling CR-Z

2010-03-03T15:18:00.001-08:00

The world of the engine is changing direction towards hybrid and electrical models, betting for less pollutant models and who respect the environment. From this engine blog we keep on uncovering new models of this type of cars. For it, we realize an analysis to the Sling CR-Z, one of the last hybrid bets of Sling.

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It is a hybrid but with a character more sports than the Insight. Between other aspects, the most powerful engine and this aspect coupé play in his favor to be a more finished and sports hybrid, together with the sloping line of the roof.

There are many things that can be said about the Sling CR-Z, a car that appeared officially in the Lounge of Detroit, and that it will come to Europe in March, 2010, in the lounge of Geneva.

It is a question of a new exclusive motorcar, which he bets for the clean energy. For it, his functioning bases on a hybrid propulsion system gasoline electrically, which one has manual change of 6 speeds, what turns him into the first hybrid car with 6 speeds. The bodywork coupé 2+2 of the Sling CR-Z is another esthetic element that awards him his identity sign.

Also, the Sling CR-Z has an engine 1,5 liters i-VTEC assisted by the parallel hybrid system IMA. The emission of CO2 is 117 g/km and the consumption of fuel of 5 l/100 km. Another aspect to stand out is the exclusive system with three conduction ways to fit the direction, the answer of the engine and the assistance of the system IMA, which allows to maximize the pleasure of the conduction.

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SsangYong renews his scale

2010-03-02T13:19:00.001-08:00

SSangYong renews two of his models of more success, the Actyon and the Kyron. The update includes esthetic progress and of equipment, also, it completes the scale with the incorporation of a new automatic change of six relations. The new SSangYong are now more agile, nice and effective.

The manufacturer surcoreano offers a few renewed Actyon and Kyron, with new image, new automatic gearbox and a more efficient engine. The new propellent moved by diesel oil introduces the technology Green Diésel and the particles filter. With him, the respect grows for the environment of the todocamino SsangYong.

The idea of SsangYong is to offer esthetics more sports that helps to improve the image of coarse that have these vehicles surcoreanos, for it he has re-designed the rims and the frontal broiler, also, they improve the quality of finished in his cockpit.

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Both models can incorporate marches reductoras, what turns them into ideal vehicles for rural areas and not only to roll about slightly prepared tracks, but they can very be right in it, for areas with stones or other important difficulties. The oriental manufacturer has obtained two very balanced, sure, comfortable models thanks to a few not very hard suspensions and with an excellent behavior in highway. They enjoy entire haulage, although the driver can decide if it moves with her activated or only with the later one.

Motorizaciones of 138 and 165 enjoys the Kyron entire haulage and possible two CV. The new automatic, more effective change, it is part of the optional equipment and his game price is located in 22.750 euros, already applied the discount that contemplates the mark.

For his part the Actyon, there is provided with an improved engine 2.0 Xdi of 138 CV, entire haulage and the possibility in option to mount the automatic change. His price starts in 19.740 euros and goes even the 27.550 according to the equipment that we incorporate.

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Analysis of the BMW X1 sDrive20d

2010-03-01T10:52:00.001-08:00

The smallest of the family X of BMW is opening way to himself on the market of the SUV. On the halfway between a luxurious berlin and a todocamino, the new model of the German mark attracts attention not at all more to see it, his scarce height and his nice design seem to indicate that we are before a tourism and not before a vehicle capable of going along along any area.

The version that we analyze today in this blog dedicated to the engine is the third most accessible of the whole scale, the X1 sDrive20d costs 32.700 euros, and stands out for his excellent engine and his good behavior in all the areas. Perfectly equipped, the options to personalize it are scarce, he has not the possibility of mounting automatic change and only we it can decorate with the bundle X-Line (385 euros) that includes the rails to mount a load device in his roof and finished in aluminum treated in the paragolpes and the frontal grill.

BMW has wanted with the X1 to offer a vehicle with the dimensions of an urban one but with all the features of his family of todoterrenos. It measures 4,45 meters long, 1,79 wide and only 1,54 meters high, it is precisely here where one separates from his competitors, Ford Kuga, Nissan Qashqai or Volkswagen Tiguan, all of them 10 higher centimeters.

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His cockpit is not distant much of that from any berlin of the German house, finished sober, excellent materials, functional dashboard and with all his elements placed within reach of the driver. His series equipment includes flying multifunctionality, air-conditioner, several airbags of last generation and the bundle Efficient Dynamics that helps him to save fuel and to express less quantity of CO2 to the ambience.

Under his hood the BMW X1 sDrive20d he keeps one of the most efficient propellents and with better recoveries of all that he arranges the German mark, two liters diésel that produces 177 CV fed by means of the technology Common Rail and with direct injection. A soft and very silent engine, with an excellent maximum turning moment of 350 Nm that are at the disposal of the driver from 1.700 returns.

Finally, a car of very elegant esthetics, with a very efficient mechanics, which adores the highway and which is capable of moving with ease in slightly prepared areas, of course, a bit expensively.

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Ferrari 458 Italy, an authentic thoroughbred

2010-02-28T17:58:00.001-08:00

Ferrari's new toy has everything, I design, potency and the incorporation of the most advanced technologies in his construction. It comes to substitute the mythical one F430 and it is going to do it leaving the pavilion of the mark in the highest thing. It is sure that for our world bichampion, Fernando Alonso, it would not be important that his chiefs were giving him one.

Ferrari 458 Italy is a supersports one of rear haulage and engine of 8 cylinders in V with 4.500 c.c. of displacement in rear central position. The above mentioned propellent produces 578 CV of pure potency, with him, overcomes 325 km / h of speed top and raisin of stopped 100 km / h in less than 3,4 seconds. His excellent stability and his elegant suspensions do that it flies to soil evenness. The engineers of the Italian mark have achieved that his acceleration to wing gone out of curve is 32 % minor than that of his predecessor.

More I chatter and breadth that the F430, his height nevertheless is minor, it consumes 13,7 liters, one codes more than reasonable for so much horse. His chassis is made of aluminum and his pieces are joined by means of resins exposídicas and not with weldings.

Designed by Pininfarina, 458 Italy, it presents esthetics aggressive and very sharp, similar to that of Enzo, The front optical groups are lengthened and the round bottoms, they all include the technology LED and have exits to favor the airflow. In his rear he emphasizes the triple central exit of gases and a spectacular diffuser with which it obtains 140 kg aerodynamic support when it circulates at speeds superior to 200 km / h.

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Ferrari 458 Italy moves on a few 20 inches rims with tires 235/35 ahead and 295/35 behind. His enormous disc brakes are capable of stopping his 1.380 kilograms in only 32,5 meters when he travels at a 100 km speed / h.

In his interior sportsmanship and luxury is breathed to equal parts. Flying multifunctionality lodges all kinds of control panel (flashing signals, lights, windshield …), after him, emphasizes the enormous central clock that indicates us the speed that Ferrari takes. There arranges of technology Bluetooth, Navigator, an exclusive multimedia system with central screen TFT, in addition to, rear camera for the help to the parking.

His price is about 200.000 euros.

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Granite, the compact one of the future as GMC

2010-02-27T18:53:00.001-08:00

General Motors has presented in recently celebrated Motive Show of Detroit what, according to them, will be the compact one of the future. With very American esthetics that combines the urban thing and the industrial thing, the GMC Granite, young man is directed to a public that bets for the functionality and who needs a vehicle with load capacity.

Although it is not excessively long for what it is habitual for those grounds, the Granite has been designed by a very big and flexible cockpit, which allows him to adapt itself easily to the needs of any consumer. Following the line of the last creations of GMC, this new concept combines capacity, materials of high quality, finished of authentic luxury and the last thing in technology. His exterior of marked industrial tendency, it gets together to the perfection with a wide interior and a very precise mechanics, which they do of the Granite an extremely versatile vehicle.

The engine that General Motors has arranged for this prototype is a 1.4 liters turbocharger that belongs to the new family of small propellents with four cylinders that the North American mark has just developed. Connected there goes to him an efficient change of six relations of double clutch that helps to increase the yield of the propellent and provides a major gentleness in his handling.

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The entire length of this concept belongs to some more than contained 4,1 meters, with a distance between 2,6 meters axes. His size gives him an exceptional maneuverability, even circulating along streets of few width. If we add to this scarce length a 1,7 meters entire breadth and a height of 1,5, we obtain a vehicle, which in spite of his esthetics, moves away from the traditional American style and design.

The idea of General Motors is to plant face on the market to models like Kia Soul or Nissan Cube, for it he has designed this prototype that is provided with inverted doors opening and lacks central prop, what facilitates the access to the vehicle both of his occupants and of the load.

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New Audi R8 Spyder

2010-02-27T10:29:00.001-08:00

Audi keeps on betting for making the really only cars, if recently we were presenting to you his compact one A1, the spectacular electrical concept E-Tron, or the renewal of his flagship the A8, now we you bring to this blog of the engine his new convertible, the R8 Spyder, a car of daydream that unfortunately is within reach of very few.

The mark of the hoops has just delivered the first units of his spectacular model, at a price that is about 157.000 euros. Presented in several lounges of the motorcar, the open version of the R8 has caused sensation between the assistants, and it is not for less, since Audi proposes to us to fly over 300 km / h with the sky as roof on board of one of the sports most sophisticated and most powerful of the market.

His propellent is provided with 10 cylinders arranged in V and has a 5,2 liters displacement, it is fed by means of direct injection and is capable of generating up to 525 horsepowers with a much raised turning moment of 530 Nm. His scarce weight and his low height do of the Audi R8 Spyder an authentic missile that demolishes clinging to the soil without offering a big resistance to the wind.

Connected there goes to the engine a manual change of six relations, perfect to feel how the engine is delivering progressively all his horses, or there fits the possibility of mounting the automatic one also of six speeds. Quattro proper of the mark has the integral haulage, and a powerful system of braking entrusted to stop the racing car without any difficulty.

Thanks to this set the R8 Spyder, a two-seater cigar, top is capable of reaching 313 km / h of speed, going on of stopped to 100 km / h in only four seconds.

The roof made of canvas, weighs 30 kilograms and it is capable of being opened and of closing in only 19 seconds. Once gathered, it is located in a space completely covered on the vain one of the engine, of this form, the esthetics of the R8 Spyder does not break, preserving these lines that more impactantes of last times have turned into one of the convertible.

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The scale SEAT, rewarded in Europe

2010-02-26T18:22:00.001-08:00

SEAT is one of the marks that has begun the year 2010 of more active form, publicity, events and different awards like that demonstrate it. In this blog dedicated to the engine we do to ourselves echo of the last achievements obtained by several models of the Spanish signature in the European continent.

The models Exeo and Ibiza Cupra have received recently prestigious awards that confirm the success that these Spanish motorcars are having on different European markets, simultaneously that they reward, the design, the personality and the sports spirit that SEAT prints on all his creations.

The SEAT Ibiza Cupra has been chosen “Sports of the Year” in Portugal for the members who have composed the jury of the “Car of the Year – Flying Trophy of Crystal”. It is not the first time that the Ibiza obtains an award in the nearby country, already in 2009 it was done by that of “Small car of the Year”, now his most sports new version obtains it again after overcoming several rivals. The Ibiza Cupra mounts a propellent 1.4 TSI capable of delivering 180 CV of potency governed by a change DSG of seven relations.

For his part, the SEAT Exeo has begun the year 2010 also in good form, after being chosen by the specializing magazine Tuulilasi like Car of the Year 2010 in Finland. The award got for the magazine of major throw in that country demonstrates the good reception that is having the most comfortable and elegant berlin of the Spanish mark from his throwing.

The editors of the magazine placed the Spanish model first of all with six advantage points on the classified second and third one, two hard rivals, who were not different that the Mercedes Class And and the Volkswagen Pole.

Of excellent this news can qualify for the Spanish mark, since to overcome in a voting out of our country models of marks so confirmed like Mercedes or Volkswagen supposes a big success and an assertion of which they are right in the things.

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New Volkswagen Passat Bluemotion

2010-02-26T04:56:00.001-08:00

Volkswagen keeps on betting for cleaner and cleaner, efficient and thrifty vehicles. The German mark throws to the Spanish market his most ecological berlin, the Passat Bluemotion, with a consumption approved in mixed circuit of only 4,4 liters by every 100 covered kilometers.

The comfortable Volkswagen berlin turns this way into the most efficient of his segment, since to the limited obtained consumption a level of pollutant emission is necessary to join him especially down for a car of his dimensions. Passat Bluemotion, in addition to not coming to 4,5 liters of average in fuel consumption, expresses only 114 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer. The Volkswagen engineers have introduced in his design different aerodynamic progress and in his mechanics they have applied the last advances in ecological technology, the set allows to this big berlin to cover almost 1.600 kilometers without having to refuel.

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You code really spectacular all of them for a car of his dimensions and weight. His secret, he hides under the hood, a propellent turbocharger diésel from injection, with four cylinders and capably of delivering up to 105 CV of potency, which is equipped with the technology Common Rail and which allows the Passat to reach a 193 km maximum speed / h more than sufficient to move with ease for a few highways which authorized maximum speed is 120 km / h.

Volkswagen has introduced in his berlin a system of recommendation of change, of march, which helps the driver to obtain these spectacular numbers of consumptions and emission. Following the indications of this device, we will have always put the relation that optimizes the number of returns of the engine so that this one is employed at the best possible conditions. Also, it mounts tires of low resistance to the rolling and the system Stop and Start with recovery of energy of braking.

New Passat Bluemotion is already to the sale for 25.830 euros.

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Innovations for the BMW X5

2010-02-25T20:25:00.001-08:00

BMW renews his todocamino of high scale with light esthetic finishing touches, more equipment and a new scale of engines that improve his behavior in highway and take care more of the pocket of his owner.

On the outside we will distinguish him for his new paragolpes, optical groups and rear pilots. BMW offers his X5 in versions of five and seven squares, the above mentioned will have a third seats line completely escamoteable. The new model grows only 3 mm along (4,857 meters) and 10 mm high (1,776 meters), supporting his width in some more than respectable 1,993 meters. His porter is provided with a capacity of load equivalent to 200 liters if it mounts three seats lines, 620 liters if the car is formed for five squares and up to 1.750 liters if we knock down two rear seats lines.

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The new scale of engines is composed by two versions of gasoline of 408 and 306 CV, named xDrive50i and xDrive35i, with 4,4 liters displacements and 3 liters respectively; and another two diésel, both of 3 liters, with 245 and 306 CV, calls xDrive30d and xDrive40d respectively. All the propellents have associated an automatic change of eight relations with converter of hydraulic pair. Also, BMW includes in his new ones X5 the system EfficientDynamics that reduces the numbers of consumption thanks to a few tires of low rolling, aerodynamic progress and an ideal relation of marches.

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The new one X5 is provided with the widest quantity of optional elements with which to obtain an entire personalización of the vehicle. The list includes different elements of safety of last generation like active speed programmer, it is alert of involuntary change of rail or an automatic device to change the lights of long to fellings. As for the comfort, we can include an independent air-conditioner for four areas, seats with heating and ventilation, rear large door with electrical opening and closing or a team of multimedia entertainment for the rear squares.

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New Toyota Auris 2010

2010-02-24T06:16:00.001-08:00

Toyota only has waited three years to renew the image of his compact Auris and to support thus the competition in one of the hardest segments, but also to try to attract a public younger who saw in the Japanese car a too serious model.

The esthetic changes center on a few new optical groups, paragolpes forward with a more marked retake of air, re-designed hood and frontal broiler lightly retouched. The flashing signals now integrate into the rear-view mirrors, the rims can be 16 ó 17 inches with new design and the rear is provided with optical piece of news, paragolpes and embellecedores. New Auris de Toyota has grown 25 millimeters, but so much his distance between axes as the capacity of his porter (350 liters) they remain unaltered.

Inside the Auris, Toyota, includes a new one flying multifunctionality, incorporates new lighting into the clocks picture, improves the quality of the materials of the dashboard and puts at his disposal a new hangings game.

At the moment the family Auris is provided with four motorizaciones until in the middle of year there should come such an awaited hybrid to complete the family. The moved ones by gasoline are the only ones that they enjoy the system Stop-start. The 1.33 with 99 CV, has a 5,9 liters authorized average consumption every 100 kilometers for his part, the 1.6 is provided with the system Valvematric and 132 produces CV, with a 6,3 liters consumption. The diésel take as a basic option 1.4 D-4D of 90 CV that spends only 4,7 liters, while 2.0 of 126 CV consumes 5,2 liters every 100 kilometers.

The engines 1.6 of gasoline and 1.4 diésel they offer the possibility of associating a sequential change ConfortDrive of six relations governed by a game of levies placed in the frill as alternative with the manual change of series also with six speeds.

Other innovations are an improved power steering that offers a major handling facility, and a suspension lightly retouched to improve his dynamic conditions. His equipment is very finished and the possibility of finished is located in four: Live, Activates, Advance and the most sports TS.

As for prices the most basic gasoline model (1.33) part in 16.000 euros, the 1.6 with ConfortDrive costs 21.630 euros, while the diésel divide of 16.850 euros of 1.4 D-4D to 22.150 euros of the model 2.0 D-4D with the finished most finished.

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New Opel Corsa IV

2010-02-23T21:54:00.001-08:00

Opel improves his small Corsa with new more powerful, less pollutant engines and more thifty persons, who accompany to a very effective chassis and a direction. The esthetic changes are minimal, this way they do not penalize the production expenses, let's not forget that Opel crosses one of the biggest crises of his history.

All the engines of gasoline of the new Corsican family spend of the order from 5 to 5,5 liters every 100 kilometers of average, what supposes a reduction of up to 13 % on the previous ones. Opel reckons to equip his second model most sold with the system Stop-start before ends of the same year, with what the consumptions might still go down a little more. What if they already incorporate from new Corsican IV sound a new system of management of the engine (models Twinport 1.2 and 1.4) that improves the distribution so much in the admission phase as in that of leakage, what increases the efficiency of the engine reducing his pollutant emission and improving the consumption.

Between Opel Corsa equipped with propellent diésel there stands out the ecoFLEX 1.3 CDTI, that it incorporates a turbo-compressor of variable geometry into the one that reaches the 95 potency CV with a spectacular consumption of only 3,7 liters to 100 kilometers and a few emission of CO2 of 98 ó 99 grams per kilometer depending if the bodywork is three or five doors.

The structural progress centers on the stabilizing bars, the wharves, the shock absorbers, the rear axis and the power steering. The version ecoFLEX is provided with a more sports chassis, with more progress in his rear axis and direction.

As for prices, Opel throws the rest, and offers a discount for 1.700 euros in all the versions cumulative to that of the Plan 200E or the Plan RenovOpel for those versions that do not expire with the requisites marked by the Government, with which the minimal discount with which it breaks is 2.860 euros in the final buy invoice.

The prices without reducing discounts but if with registration, transport and the Bluetooth they divide of 11.620 euros of the 1.0 of 65 CV up to the 23.040 of the OPC of 192 CV. The ecoFLEX 1.3 of 95 CV costs 15.470 euros and that of 130 CV with engine CDTI of 1.700 c.c. goes away to 17.870 euros.

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On what does the insurance of the car depend

2010-02-23T13:34:00.001-08:00

As in everything, the price that you have to pay for a service depends on several factors. In case of the car insurance it could not be different. From this engine blog we have wondered on what the insurance of the car depends.

The first thing that you have that knowledge is the relative thing to the price, which is always what more worries us. In the price that is paid for the insurance of the car, several factors depend:

- Age. All that less years have, more expensive is the insurance of the car. The insurers base on the statisticians, who say that the young people from 18 to 25 years has more traffic accidents.
- Sex. The women pay less for the insurance of the car that the men, on having been involved in a minor number of accidents, as there indicates the information that the insurance companies handle.
- Antiquity of the driver. The experience is a grade, that's why all the more years have of card less insurance pays, since they do more discounts to you.
- Area of habitual circulation: city or village. In this point they are fixed in a siniestralidad map. If you buy a car in a metropolis with a high accidents index, the insurance works out for you more expensive. That thing about to try to change the domicile place to a lost village, is not going to tipple.
- Potency of the vehicle. All the more horses have the car, more you are going to pay of insurance.
- Bonuses and/or penalizations. If you are a period of time and the company does not give part of accident be able to reward you with a reduction in the final price of the invoice of the insurance. On the contrary, if you give several continuous reports, they are going to penalize you and you are going to pay more.

Sometimes, to be able to save in the insurance of the car not always is to our scope, since they influence external factors that do that the final price is major or minor, and that at last, they give answer to asked formulated: on what does the insurance of the car depend.

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Principal Mazda engines for 2010

2010-02-23T05:13:00.001-08:00

Inside the news that we might declare how interesting of beginning of the present year 2010, it is of showing the bodyworks availability in 4 and 5 doors, although it turns out to be probable for many that also a familiar variant appears, although this is not sure really.

Be as it is, the technological offerings will begin with the system ESP available for all the variants of series, what openly is quite positive news for those that they think of acquiring in October one of these flaming models.

The manufacturer Mazda, like not mentioning the model MX-5, yesterday sports outstanding figure that they have delivered any more than one satisfaction to many to the being relatively easy to obtain and to deliver a good performance shapes the value that is cancelled. This way the model in question has a finished face wash with changes that they affect principally to his front, which is much showier than the original.

For whom they should be missed of the wash of face of the aforesaid model, it will be enough to remind to them that it is a question of the excellent convertible which the Asian manufacturers have from his beginning, therefore hardly we might see it dying in a programmed abandonment.

In spite of everything, there are great the innovations that from beginning of the present year 2010 the Mazda mark has prepared to us, and is for this reason that many surprised more green initiatives, it shapes what competes, which seems to become absorbed frankly in a contest without equal for doing the most ecological car as soon as possible, what is good in every respect.

Without detriment to the newly aforesaid comment, it is necessary to think about any form that Mazda for the time being is playing at renewing his scale of big level of sales, namely the Mazda 3, the CX-7 that is tied up enough and the Mazda 2, who needs in an urgent way an update to confront the new face challenges for 2010, and for these reasons, it is not possible to do another thing any more that to be useful of the existing battle nowadays on the market of the cars to buy minor I boast.

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Delta Wing, special prototype for the IndyCar

2010-02-18T23:06:00.001-08:00

Today we you bring to this blog dedicated to the engine an impressive prototype conceived to compete in the IndyCar of 2012. With the aspect of a fighter for combat, the Delta Wing, it has been presented recently in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Chicago.

The sports motoring has always been characterized for a step went further away as for design, services and technology in general. The designers and engineers prove his ideas in the competition then to apply them, if this is possible, to the street models. These cars, authentic rolling laboratories, always include the last innovations in a search for making them more rapid and insurances. This has provoked impressive evolutions, and that of the Delta Wing is one of the proposals most radical and advanced for the future of the single-seater of competition.

His main lines are: a completely aerodynamic design and a weight of the very limited set. At first sight there attracts attention the absence of ailerons and the design of the front, very sharp and narrow knob. His length is much major than that of the current cars in competition and his impressive rear in the shape of hang glider is finished off by a leeway similar to that of any plane.

Constructed almost in its entirety in carbon fibre with recycled polyethene, the weight of the set does not come to 500 kilograms. If to this we join a propellent of four cylinders with a two liters cylinder capacity, the Delta Wing is capable of reaching 385 km / h.

His spectacular forms are necessary to offer the minimal possible resistance to the wind. The front is lighter and it takes in, while in the rear it is where there settles the whole aerodynamic load of the car and provides stability to the vehicle, finally she is the manager of that this prototype circulates clinging to the soil and does not go out flying.

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Ford Focus will release platform

2010-02-18T14:53:00.001-08:00

At the beginning of 2011 Ford reckons to initiate the commercialization of the new generation of the Focus. The idea of the American signature is to encompass his production, that is to say, that the Focus commercialized in the whole world share platform and a big number of elements. Thus the car will show a very similar design in the whole planet, with solutions shared on all the markets what will be translated in a cost saving and a major efficiency at the time of making it.

The new platform will be shared even by ten different models, including a sedan of four doors, which will form the base of the new generation of cars of the mark of the oval. The designed model joins the tastes of the American client and of the European, for it Ford's engineers have started a strategy named One Ford that optimizes to the maximum his products.

The strategy that is going to carry out the North American signature is possible thanks to the change that is experiencing the market in that part of the world, the American drivers already do not look for big vehicles, now they choose for more efficient, respectful models with the environment and with a more moderate consumption.

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The present changes in the new Focus we will find them both in his exterior and in his interior. He emphasizes an increase in the number of multimedia devices of last generation with included tactile screen. Some of his mechanical components also have been re-designed to provide to the car of a better dynamic behavior.

The propellents with which the new Focus will be equipped will be completely respectful with the environment, of low consumption with technology included EcoBoost and direct injection. Finally, in spite of being at present a modality as for behavior on the market, the new Focus will be provided with all the technological advances necessary to adapt it to the new requirements of the user of the future.

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A1; the new Audi bet

2010-02-18T06:31:00.001-08:00

Audi already has prepared his new compact one destined for a dynamic and juvenile public. The A1 comes to compete with the Mini in a segment increasingly in heyday. His character is eminently urban but he does not resign the big displacements.

The A1 does not stop being an Audi and as such he stands out for the quality in his finished ones, his sports spirit and his comfort on board. The designers of the mark of the hoops allow to personalize multitude of details of the car, including the arch of the roof, with what we can compete for an A1 everything exclusive that let's want. The strong point in his equipment will be the multimedia entertainment system.

His esthetics remember that of a child coupé, they emphasize his big steps of wheel and the typical Audi broiler with four hoops. It will go on sale at two levels of basic equipment: Attraction and Ambition. If we add the bundle Style to any of them, we will enjoy in our Audi A1 of a high level of systems of entertainment, thanks to the MIMI Navigation bonus, a head office mediática that includes desplegable monitor, bundle Connectivity for the navigation and I equip of sound signed by the prestigious mark Bose with Sorround Sound System and a 465 watts potency.

As for the way of promoting it, it will be possible to choose between four engines of four cylinders, two of gasoline TFSI with direct injection and two diesel TDI, with a status of potency that moves between the 86 and 122 CV. Of between all of them 1.6 TDI of 90 emphasizes CV capable of consuming only 3,8 liters every 100 kilometers and of expressing 99 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer.

All the motorizaciones of the A1 take of series a system of recovery of energy to the braking, and they all include the system of stop and self-starter. Of series they mount a system of stabilization ESP with electronic transverse blockade. As option, Audi allows to incorporate a transmission S Tronic, of double clutch and seven relations, into the possibility of handling it by means of a game of levies placed in the frill.

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SEAT Ibiza FR TDI; sports with heart diesel

2010-02-17T20:44:00.001-08:00

The Spanish mark SEAT has put on sale the Ibiza more sports moved by a diesel engine. The child of the family receives a new propellent that places between urban diesel more powerful than the market. Also, do not consume very much and it is respectful with the environment, therefore SEAT has baptized him like the ECO-GTI.

The Ibiza FR TDI is the whole sports one moved by 143 potency CV that there consume only 4,6 liters every 100 kilometers and whose level of emission is located in 119 grams of CO2 per kilometer, what liberates him from paying registration tax. All this for less than 20.000 euros.

The secret of the new sports - urban one of SEAT is under his hood, the new motive block TDI CR, which has gone on to 2 liters of displacement, incorporates the technology “common rail” (the pressure of the injection is programmable) and a particles filter. The turbo-compressor is of variable geometry what the wished sobrealimentación assures and every moment and the intercooler that mounts (smaller and light) obtains the ideal admission temperature.

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Connected there goes to the engine a rapid and precise manual change of six relations that allows to extract the whole juice to the propellent. With this set the SEAT Ibiza FR TDI obtains a maximum pair of 320 Nm between 1.750 and 2.500 returns, a speed 210 km top / h and it is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in something more about 8 seconds.

SEAT has achieved a very dynamic car thanks to an excellent share-out of weight (the battery has been displaced to the porter to achieve it), a few suspensions reduced in 15 mm with regard to his predecessors and to the electronic autoblocante DXS that mount of series all his versions.

His series equipment is very high. Of him we will stand out: the control of stability, of haulage with assistant of braking, witness of loss of pressure in the tires, airbags of last generation, speed control of cruise, rims of alloy, optical groups of double parable, column of adjustable direction in height and depth, this way up to completing a practically endless list thanks to the new politics of SEAT to equip his vehicles to the maximum.

New Ibiza FR TDI can be acquired by the version SC of three doors from 19.650 euros or by the bodywork of 5 doors from 19.900 euros. If we want to give even more personality to our vehicle we can include finished Bocanegra for the bodywork SC of three doors for 827 more euros.

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It chooses your conduction course

2010-02-16T11:53:00.001-08:00

Given the interest of some of you in the courses of conduction, in this post we give you some information of interest that you will be fine very much at the time of choosing the one that more is convenient for you for price, characteristics or geographical situation.

School PTC:

It has his head office in the circuit A Pastoriza, in Lugo, this school offers courses of safety, of sports conduction, motorbikes. during the whole year from 230 euros.

I contact: www.circuitodeasturias.com

AAA:

The Real Motor Club of Spain has a long list of courses of conduction, which includes all kinds of possibilities: from improving, safety, emergencies, police officers, scooters, industrial vehicles … and this way up to a length etc. It is possible to improve in the conduction of tourisms, motorcycles, todoterrenos … and SUV. The courses can be for individuals or for companies, for disabled and even for foreigners. Distributed by all the national geography his prices set off from 175 euros. If you are a sure associate that they do discount to you.

I contact: www.race.es/seguridad_vial/formaci¾n_vial

RACC:

It offers courses of sure and efficient conduction, relies on with an itinerant school, which moves there where the client needs it to develop the course. His price, from 480 euros. Also it offers discounts for associates.

I contact: www.racc.es

Dog Padró:

In Barcelona, it offers different options: for inexpert drivers, sports conduction, improving, four for four, in adverse meteorological conditions … From 377 euros.

I contact: www.canpadro.com

Emilio de Villota:

The school of the pilot Emilio de Villota offers courses for new drivers who want to become strong of the managers of a car, others of improving and even of piloting. It is possible to give one of these courses with the offer I give 10. From 235 euros.

I contact: www.emotorsport.es

School of Conduction Luis Climent:

The courses are realized in the circuit of the Valencian Community. There is a big offer between which to choose: todoterrenos, tourisms and competition (go-carts, formulae, rallies …). From 195 euros.

I contact: www.escuelacircuitvalencia.com

School of Conduction TAC:

The most economic, his courses set off from 100 euros and develop in the circuit of Albacete. It gives courses for tourisms in four levels: conduction, master's degree, derrapaje and stage. Also there is hollow for the motorcyclists with courses of improving, piloting and todoterreno.

I contact: www.tac.es

I hope that it should have served to you as help and that you should enjoy them.

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Nissan Juke; beyond the common

2010-02-15T03:59:00.001-08:00

The Nissan philosophy seems to have changed in the last times, now the Japanese signature wants desmarcarse of the competition offering different, more versatile models and whose aspect does not make anybody indifferent. It comes to this blog of the engine the Juke based on the concept Qazana, his appearance is foreseen on the market next autumn.

Made of England and of his fatherland, Japan, Nissan Juke offers robust esthetics, with a big free distance to the soil, a few spectacular rims and a few tires that attract attention for his width. His cockpit is decorated in very showy tones, offers multitude of hollows to keep objects and presents a versatility worthy of praise. His showy design and his personal sports air are directed to receive a public who flees of the conventional thing.

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His suppressed dimensions are: 4,135 meters long, 1,76 meters wide and almost 1,6 high one, with a distance between axes of 2,5 meters something more. He will have an entire or front haulage, very similar both to the proposals for the Qashqai. 4×4i the Juke will count the system All Mode for with a new development and it will provide to the vehicle of a major agility, limiting the subturn to the step along curve. Also, the Nissan engineers, have achieved that the weight share-out comes to the perfection with one 50/50 for axis, also, this one can be distributed now to the wheels of both sides of the later axis.

The scale ceiling will mount a propellent of 2.500 c.c. gasoline with direct injection and turbo-compressor, capable of delivering up to 190 potency CV. Also, the family Juke will count with another gasoline engine again development of 4 cylinders, 4 valves for cylinder and 117 potency CV, and a diesel engine that includes technology “common rail”, it has 1.500 c.c. and 110 offers potency CV.

Nissan reckons to equip him with hangings of leather, camera of rear vision, intelligent key and Dynamic Control System, which thanks to a central control and a screen integrated to the dashboard, allows to the driver to change several parameters of functioning of the vehicle.

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New engine for the high scale of Volvo

2010-02-12T16:22:00.001-08:00

The Swedish mark extends his offer of propellents moved by gasoline in his higher scale of vehicles. The newly arrived person receives the denomination of 2.0 GTDi, and it is a question of an engine with 1.999 c.c. of cylinder capacity, overfed by a turbo-compressor, with system of direct injection of fuel and variable opening of the valves, which turns the models of Volvo that mount it in more efficient and ecological cars.

The models chosen in the beginning to incorporate this new propellent are: Volvo S80, V70 and XC60. He announces a maximum potency of 203 Cv to himself to 6.000 returns, with a turning moment of almost 300 available Nm between 1.750 and 4.000 revolutions per minute. Volvo has provided to his new engine with the well-known function as overboost that in short periods of time can increase the turning moment up to 320 Nm.

The engineers of the Swedish mark compare the yield of his engine of four cylinders 2.0 GTDi to that of a 2.5 liters engine and 5 cylinders. To him they can mate so much a manual change of six speeds, as the automatic one of double clutch Powershift also with six relations.

Following a clear market strategy, the Swedish signature will commercialize first this engine in those countries that are provided with a current legislation on motoring that 2.000 should gather a series of incentives for models with engines of minor cylinder capacity to c.c., thus the first places where they will have access to the same one will be Holland, China and Japan.

Let's do a revision on the services that the different Volvo models will have with the arrival of this new engine:

Volvo S80 will be capable of going on of stopped to 100 km / h in 7,9 seconds (8,5 if he has automatic change), with a 7,9 liters authorized average consumption in mixed circuit (8.3 liters the automatic one) and a few emission of 184 grams of CO2 for kilometer covered (193 with automatic change).

Volvo V70 will be capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in 8,3 seconds (8,9 if he has automatic change), with a 8,1 liters authorized average consumption in mixed circuit (8,4 liters the automatic one) and a few emission of 189 grams of CO2 for kilometer covered (195 with automatic change).

The Volvo XC60 will be capable of going on of stopped to 100 km / h in 9,6 seconds, only available with automatic change, with a 8,6 liters authorized average consumption in mixed circuit and a few emission of 199 grams of CO2 for covered kilometer.

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León Twin Drive; the SEAT hybrid

2010-02-12T07:38:00.001-08:00

There has been celebrated recently in San Sebastian a meeting, of informal character, of the ministers of Competitiveness (Industry and Investigation) which principal interest point, for the world of the engine, has been the debate on the future of the electrical vehicle in Europe. The Spanish mark SEAT has taken part of active form in the event presenting his hybrid model Twin Drive, based on the León.

The palace donostiarra of the Kursaal has turned into a perfect shop window so that many of the top marks present his most ecological bets, under the attentive look of the different European delegations. The Spanish minister of Industry, Miguel Sebastián, was accompanied during his visit by the president of the ANFAC (National Association of Manufacturers of Motorcars and Trucks), Francisco Javier García Sanz, in turn president of the Council of Administration of SEAT and vice-president of the consortium Volkswagen.

The SEAT León Twin Drive presented by the president of the Spanish signature James Muir, is a hybrid vehicle, which according to the proper mark is the previous step towards a vehicle impelled only by electricity. The SEAT model combines the traditional propulsion by means of an explosion engine with the electricity company, which allows the use of the last one in urban trajectories and that of internal combustion for inter-city trajectories.

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The system Twin Drive allows an autonomy in 50 kilometers electrical way, with a maximum speed limited to 100 km / h, thanks to an electrical engine capable of delivering up to 47 CV of maximum potency fed by a few batteries of ión-lithium located in his rear axis. The SEAT hybrid is capable of reaching up to 195 km / h of speed top when the one that works is the combustion engine. The Spanish mark hopes to be able to commercialize a completely electrical version in the year 2014.

The future of the electrical cars, like the SEAT León Twin Drive, happens for obtaining a network of denser reload and for a decrease of the costs in key devices for this type of cars, as there are the batteries entrusted to provide the energy so that the vehicle rolls.

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Why does Ferrari of Alonso and Massa, fly?

2010-02-11T23:11:00.001-08:00

Once presented and I dress as it evolves in the track, every time we have more information on what it does Ferrari different from his partners of World cup. The Italian racing team has presented a racing car with an aspect more traditional than the majority, without incorporating, her for my taste, horrifying fin of shark and centring more on the engine and on a very developed rear diffuser.

At the moment Ferrari F10 works perfectly, appears like a rapid car and especially trustworthy. As publishes the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, this might owe to his novel inclination of the engine of eight cylinders arranged in V. Apparently Ferrari's engineers have modified the angle on which the engine and the gearbox are mounted in approximately 3,5 grades as regards the chassis.

This small modification allows to raise lightly the rear part of the single-seater improving significantly his aerodynamic yield. Also, the above mentioned elevation, it allows to increase the space available for the new diffuser of the F10, component in which Ferrari has used many working time and which waiting marks the differences with the rest of competitors.

Another evolution to which the Italian newspaper alludes in his interview with Aldo Costa, the technical director of the racing team, is the new system of leakage of the Formula 1, which has improved significantly his gas expulsion.

Yesterday, Alonso, was making to roll his single-seater for the Sherry track and it had the opportunity to verify how the F10 one handles on wet soil. The results were excellent, on having achieved the fourth best time behind cars that they had obtained his with the dry track. Yesterday Ferrari F10 released gearbox and suspensions, proving to be equal of trustworthy than in previous days. Fernando did not risk in the morning waiting for a day vespertina with more agreeable time, but it could not be, and kept on raining during the whole day by what the times could not be improved.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser; for any area

2010-02-11T14:40:00.001-08:00

The Japanese manufacturer of motorcars Toyota has designed a vehicle to try to compete with the Hummer in its own area, the United States. For it it has overturned all his experience in todoterrenos and presents an attractive, powerful and different product. Although someone is seen by our highways the FJ Cruiser de Toyota it is thought for the American market.

With a very competitive price (24.180 dollars) FJ it is provided with a very attractive and juvenile design, his enormous vertical clearance to the soil, his high steps of wheel and the angles of his bodywork give us a very clear idea of why it has been constructed.

The propellent that there mounts the Toyota FJ Cruiser is a SFI of six cylinders arranged in V, four valves for cylinder, of 4.000 c.c., double camshaft in head (DOHC) and VVT-i. The 250 CV that it delivers, move without problem to the set, allowing him to roll about any area and granting a few good aptitudes to him for the climb. Toyota commercializes him with a manual transmission of six speeds or automation of five relations.

There exist three possibilities of haulage, one for every model of the family: automatic rear haulage in two wheels with differential that limits the displacement, entire haulage to four wheels perm (for the manual change) and entire haulage to four wheels partially for the model who has automatic change.

The FJ Cruiser is free with two bundles of finished, on the one hand the TRD with bodywork decorated in the exclusive color Iceberg, rims of 16 inches alloy, pneumatic special BF Goodrich and set of shock absorbers of high yield for difficult areas, and different is the bundle TT with bodywork decorated in a special color called "SandStorm" (included the roof), paragolpes, rear-view mirrors, frontal grill and manacles in black color, rims of alloy, active control of haulage and specific shock absorbers for climb signed by Bilstein.

The FJ of Toyota is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate your skills in any area, now well, he thinks that it is not created for lengths and comfortable travel round highway since s or deposit empties with supreme rapidity.

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The SEAT more familiar Ibiza

2010-02-11T05:59:00.001-08:00

SEAT will release in summer his new familiar Ibiza. Based on the concept IBZ, the Ibiza ST will come to substitute to the familiar Cordova in the segment of the compact relatives. The Spanish mark begins the year loaded with innovations and good intentions, in this blog of the engine we will be revising each and everyone of his new models hoping that this should be his year.

New Ibiza ST grows up to 4,23 meters, what allows a major habitability and an increase in his load capacity. His porter is capable of lodging now 130 liters more than that of the normal Ibiza of five doors, with what it goes away up to 430 liters. Thanks to his new large door of vertical opening, to introduce the bundles in the car is now much easier and comfortable, also if we knock down the rear seats the load capacity increases greatly.

The ST therefore will be the perfect vehicle for those who need a car with space to travel in family loaded from baggage, or for that others that for his love (surfing, cycling, …) need a car with a good load capacity in a compact size.

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SEAT will put at his disposal the piece of news motorizaciones 1.2 TSI of 105 CV and the TDI CR of 75, to which it will be necessary to add four more engines with a potency status that there goes from the 75 to the 105 CV that will have the scale ceiling.

The Spanish mark reckons for three equipment levels for this new model: Reference, Style and Sport. Of series the Ibiza ST is counted with system of braking ABS, control of stability, system of control of haulage, assisted system of braking, help assistant to the starter in earrings, air conditioning, airbags, by witness of pressure of the tires, electrohidráulica power steering, radio Cd with reader MP3, anchoring Isofix in rear squares, suspension comfort … …

As more interesting option, that stands out of electronic XDS is able to be provided with the differential autoblocante in the engines which potency should place over the 100 CV.

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Nissan in 2009: cars for all the sectors

2010-02-10T20:27:00.001-08:00

Nissan not only worried about preparing a calendar for the year 2009 that will be provided with sports versions and super sports, since also it is possible to observe how the urban, such models as Nissan Note, have a putting the day more than interesting, achieving a very attractive wash of face that does not make anybody indifferent.

Inside some of the changes that it is worth while mentioning on this matter, there is possessing an absolutely renewed hood and certain esthetic changes, although lighter enough than the hood, all this with the idea of supporting a young and competitive model on the world market. Thus we might mention also the suspension has been improved with the intention of supporting an interior comfort superior to the acquaintance in his original version.

Whenever the persons in charge of Nissan it has the idea of improving one of his cars, they look up to the most minimal details to do of them excellent exponents of the technology and the work dedicated who gather for many years, and really for this reason also it has tried to isolate itself or reduce all the noises that come on the part of the engine, for it one has been employed at the isolation of the boss, question that has managed in good form as the criticism.

From April it was possible to appreciate how the model Pixo provoked extraordinary comments, and the fact is that this small car of only 3.56 m, provides four squares and Suzuki Alto shares platform with the exaggerated good. This is undoubtedly one of the exponents most wanted by the persons in charge of put Nissan who to all lights is the model for all the markets.

Continuing with the review of the sports models for the year 2009, obviously that most waited for the average sector of the users is the Nissan 370Z, since the sports one of excellent front presents himself as an option more that accessible for a big part of those who have a good salary and one that another saving, this clear is if we compare it with the sports super version of the GT-R that costs much more than we might think it this one does.

Continuing with the innovations, there appears the model of replacement of the previous version known under the acronym of 350Z, and they do it of a simply extraordinary form, because in the tests that were done of the same one not only the experts indicated that to go to a perfect model for the highway and for the city, but also they praised of very good form the whole interior paragraph that had been mounted, due to the quality of the used materials and the perception that was generating non-using in excess materials of plastic type. It is of hoping that for the year 2010 it should be possible to be provided in the entire world with a version of this model, question that would come to break the schemes of those who still do not stop understanding how a car can exist so perfectly prepared like 370Z.

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Shakira; the big SEAT signing

2010-02-09T09:15:00.001-08:00

Today in this blog dedicated to the engine we do a high place between so many cylinders, CV, engines, valves … and speak to you about something less technical. SEAT has recorded for this year the Colombian singing beauty Shakira to promote his new models. The agreement includes the esponsorización of the European tour of the star of pop.

The first result of this agreement will be an announcement that is provided with digital animation and that will be led by her along with the new SEAT models. The commercial, it has been rolled at the end of last year in Madrid and his final assembly has taken place in London, it is foreseen that begins to be expressed in March in the televisions with publicity.

The announcement is a trip to an animated and magic world, where the good of the life goes out to be re-shown thanks to the light that there express the lighthouses of the Seat Ibiza and Seat León Good Stuff. During the announcement we will be able to enjoy the rhythm and the voice of Shakira interpreting precisely his topic "Good Stuff" belonging to his new album “She Wolf“. The imaginary world is composed in turn by different thematic underworlds loaded with color and personages' full houses of fantasy.

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The Athletic department of marketing and communication of SEAT and the advertizing agency Internacional have been the managers of developing the creative idea and execution of the commercial, which shooting extended throughout two days. The postproduction of the same one ran to charge, during more than two months, of the prestigious British producer Superfad that was provided with the implication of the artist, who proved to be very interested in the different details of the creative process.

Shakira and SEAT already joined his ways in 2007, when the Spanish signature sponsored the European tour “Oral Fixion” that took the singer along the diverse European capitals with big success of criticism and publicly.

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SEAT wants that 2010 is his year

2010-02-09T00:53:00.001-08:00

The Spanish mark wants that 2010 is his year and for it the exercise begins with a strategy based in giving more for the same money. SEAT reckons to throw new models and to improve the equipment of the already existing ones, without this supposing an increase in his price. In this blog dedicated to the engine we will give a revision for the principal innovations announced by the mark for this newly begun year.

The new SEAT weapon will be the Ibiza ST and FR diésel, the León Ecomotive and renewed Alhambra. For his part the models already in production of the Ibiza, León, Mallow and Alhambra incorporate a major series equipment in all his motorizaciones and finished without increase in the final price for the buyer.

Last year 2009 18 new variants joined to the scale SEAT between motorizaciones and bodyworks. The factory of Martorell hopes that this year also should be infested with innovations and progress, which do of his cars the most competitive products in one either of for themselves scolded market.

Let's revise in detail the introduced progress:

Ibiza

Now it includes of series, as finished: air conditioning (Ecomotive and Reference), disconnection airbag of the passenger (Ecomotive), Climatronic, dyed glazing and more sports suspension (Sport), and rear-view mirrows with position parking lot (Style, Sport and FR). Special new version Ibiza “Music“.

León

Finished Style, Sport, FR and Cupra incorporate now of series the sensor of rain, anti-glare interior mirror, automatic ignition of lights, connection Bluetooth, screen Dot Matrix and two additional loudspeakers. To finished Emotion adds a new special bundle called "Summer". The completion Reference for his part, includes now lighthouses fog with cornering function, exterior mirrors with heating, flying multifunctionality, speed control of cruise, port USB, radio CD/MP3 with six exits of sound and a few 16 inches new rims.

Alhambra

CV adds now the motorization diesel TDI of 140 to finished Reference Plus with seven seats and metallized painting of series. This year will be that of the renewal for this model and along the same one his new generation will present before herself.

Mallow

The completion Reference will be compared to that of the León, except flying multifunctionality in finished Emotion, what if they include there are the new folding rear-view mirrors electrically. Finished Style and Sport count a volumetric alarm. The bundle Summer also will be free in the Mallow Emotion.

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Innovations in the class E coupé of Mercedes

2010-02-08T16:04:00.001-08:00

The mark of the star introduces innovations in his most sports models of the class E. The Coupé E release two new engines with direct injection of gasoline and diesel that they support a very suppressed emission level. In this blog of the engine we tell you something more about as Mercedes treats that all his models every time are more efficient and careful with the environment.

Two are the models that receive the engine Blue Efficiency, on the one hand the diesel E220 CDI Coupé with a propellent that delivers 170 CV of maximum potency, with which it obtains a few average consumptions in only 5,1 liters mixed circuit for every 100 covered kilometers and contains the harmful emission to 133 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The moved one by gasoline is the new CGI of 184 CV, with a 7,1 liters consumption and a few emission that are located in 164 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

Mercedes also, it has introduced a series of progress in the aerodynamics of the car that help him to reach a major efficiency grade. It is provided with the variable regulation of the bomb of the power steering and of that of fuel according to the needs for the vehicle, amount a few new tires of low resistance to the rolling and his engineers have managed to regulate the potency of the alternator as it is the tension needed in every moment.

The family SLK for his part, releases a new special series called Grand Edition, with a completion in gray color, rims of 18 inches alloy and five radioes, finished in skin for seats and panels of the doors, and a few new seats Airscarf calefactados.

The prices for the new models of Mercedes are:

And 200 CGI Blue Efficiency Coupé: 41.500 euros.

And 220 CDI Blue Efficiency Coupé: 43.500 euros.

SLK 200 K Grand Edition: 45.522 euros.

SLK 300 Grand Edition: 52.344 euros.

SLK 350 Grand Edition: 57.213 euros.

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Fernando Alonso excites already

2010-02-08T07:42:00.001-08:00

Our bichampion of the world did not defraud the day of his presentation with Ferrari before his public, and it was the most rapid in the day of trainings that was celebrated yesterday in the Valencian Cheste circuit. Fernando marked the best time of three days of trainings on having stopped the crono in 1:11.470. They completed the magnificent day: Pedro Martínez of the Rose with the second encouraging position and Jaime Alguersuari with the quarter, to only a tenth of the German champion Michael Schumacher.

36.400 persons gave themselves appointment to see the Fernando's first evolutions with his new single-seater and Spanish he did not defraud. At 10 a.m. a recognition return met on the F10 and it returned to boxes. After the first capture of contact it went out again to track and in his first returns batch it was improving times in each of them, something beyond the common for someone who releases car.

The batches were 10 returns with rests not superior to 20 minutes between them, Fernando Alonso always rolled in times of 1:12 shallows, overcoming for six times the best time that his partner of racing team, Felipe Massa, had obtained the previous day. It was taking two hours in track when with a time of 1:11.409 it beat the best record of the Brazilian and as final auction almost two hours later reduced the already mentioned one 1:11.470, better time of the week.

During the day vespertina the pilots devoted themselves to prove the single-seaters with the full deposit, since this year the new regulation prohibits the refueling during the career. The type of conduction is very different with the loaded car, the pilots also, they must brake in a different way and it is convenient to become accustomed to this circumstance as soon as possible.

Ferrari and Alonso have given the first touch of attention to the rest of racing teams, but both Mercedes and sure McLaren that they keep some ace under the sleeve and they will not teach it until there does not begin a championship of the World of Formula 1 that promises to be of the most entertaining thing.

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Volkswagen L1: the car that less it consumes

2010-02-07T22:44:00.001-08:00

From this engine blog we already analyze that the L1 was one of the most efficient cars of the market. In this occasion, and continuing with the pronounced line, we center the attention again on the Volkswagen L1: the car that less it consumes. Difficult it is going to be to find a vehicle that has a consumption of gasoline lower than 1 liter to 100 kilometers like this L1.

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It is the sign of identity of the ecological and efficient proposal that Volkswagen extracts to the market. A car that scarcely completes one liter of gasoline to 100 kilometers (in mixed consumption, they assure from the company) is a good bet for our pocket.

This way, and thanks to the TDI, the Volkswagen L1 combines the minimal consumption with the maximum autonomy in highway. The engine 0.8 TDI is the smallest diésel of all the Volkswagen to made. In addition to these characteristics, the L1 has electrical engine and automatic change DSG of seven speeds. It has a turbodiesel of two cylinders with direct injection Common-Rail (TDI).

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It is necessary to emphasize that the engine 0.8 TDI of the Volkswagen L1 is a derivative of 1.6 TDI that presents the Golf BlueMotion and Passat BlueMotion. It is a very silent engine that does not transmit anything of vibrations and contributes a comfortable conduction.

Therefore, the result most emphasized from all these aspects can be summed up in two basic questions of the Volkswagen L1: the car that less it consumes and his efficiency. For his position, also we can speak about the novel and risky design with futurist airs. Undoubtedly, to see a car like this one circulating along the highways will attract attention on the rest of drivers.

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Countryman; stretching the Mini

2010-02-07T14:21:00.001-08:00

They do not stop surprising the Mini designers us. Now they are taken down by a version todocamino of the small vehicle. In this blog of the engine we already speak about the concept presented by Mini not long ago, called Beachcomber, well, being based on this prototype, Mini, spear the Countryman (the name can change depending on the country where it is commercialized).

The Countryman is the biggest of the whole family, it relies on with entire haulage and five doors. The new Mini model tien 4,09 meters long (20 centimeters more than the Clubman), a distance between 2,59 meters axes and it is higher than any of his brothers. Esthetically it is provided with a broiler and re-designed optical groups, his hood is more convex and is provided in his rear with a logo of Mini by means of which we open the trunk. The version Cooper S Countryman is provided with a proper completion that includes rear baffle, two exits of leakage and orifices of ventilation in the wheel steps.

His interior care allows us to choose a configuration for four or five persons, if we choose two individual seats or a stool for three in his rear squares (without cost between two options). Both the seats and the stool can move longitudinally if we need more load space, going so far as to obtain a capacity equivalent to 440 liters with the completely wrongly placed seats. If it was necessary, also they can swoop down, thus, the porter would grow up to 1.170 liters.

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Mini includes in his new model the called system of storage and connectivity Center Rail. In him we can place small objects (keys, glasses.) and electronic devices as MP3 or mobile phones. The above mentioned will be connected from the Centre Rail to the multimedia system of the proper vehicle.

The optional equipment of the Countryman includes xenon lighthouses with draft function in curves, a panoramic roof of big surface, a connection for iPhone or a windshield with heating. He will have a sports kit that John Cooper Works shares elements with that of the version and that is provided with a sports chassis of minor height.

The motorizaciones will be three of gasoline and two diésel, with a potency status that will go from the 90 to the 184 CV. The system of entire haulage will only be free for the versions Cooper S and Cooper D, the rest will be provided with front haulage. The system ALL4 distributes the haulage automatically and equivalent between both axes. Of series they all will be provided with a manual gearbox of six speeds. The automatic change is optional only for the gasoline versions.

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Smart Fortwo Electric Drive for 2012

2010-02-07T05:54:00.001-08:00

Smart prepares the second generation of the electrical version of the Fortwo for 2012. Nevertheless, 1.000 units, they will be available the next year for some other clients selected by Smart in the different European and American capitals. The idea of the signature is that these vehicles serve like patrol to a production in mass of his small motorcar. An urban very attractive one loaded with technology and now free of pollutant emission.

The new battery of ión-lithium that Smart Fortwo will mount between his axes, neither penalizes the useful space of his cockpit, nor determines his safety. Fortwo Electric Drive has an electrical engine that produces 27 CV, although thanks to the function “overboost“ it is capable of increasing even the 41 CV (only in phases of maximum acceleration and for a maximum space of two minutes). The propellent is associated with an automatic change of two relations, one to circulate and other one for the reverse gear.

Smart promises a 135 kilometers maximum autonomy for his future model. Conceived to circulate only along city, Fortwo Electric Drive accelerates from 0 to 60 km / h in 6,5 seconds and has his maximum speed limited to 100 km / h.

The most important innovation that Smart proposes in his new model is the system of intelligent load. The vehicle can be recharged so much in a capture of normal current (2 hours), as in points of rapid load. The system manages an energy load in moments in which the electricity is cheaper (load programming with the car parked during a long period). If we need a rapid load because we are going to use the car immediately, the system is in charge of requesting the maximum quantity of possible energy in this moment. Also, the manufacturer allows to install an option to manage, from the mobile phone, the state of the process of load and the autonomy of the vehicle.

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The new drummer has a system of special management that protects it before any risk situation, supervises the tension, the intensity and the temperature. If some of these parameters will reach an extreme level, the electronics of the car diminishes the potency and avoids a surcharge of the system. Also, it supervises the load process and indicates the capacity level.

His equipment is very finished: it counts with servodirección electricity company, air conditioning over a distance, electrical window openers, frill of leather, rims of alloy, rear-view mirrors with heating and adjustable electrically. As distinctive detail of this version appears the green color, which decorates different parts of his bodywork like clear allusion to his condition of completely ecological vehicle.

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The tourisms registrations rose in January

2010-02-06T21:27:00.001-08:00

It seems that the car sector continues with his improvement. This last January 70.130 new units registered, 18,1 % more than the registered ones in the same month of last year 2009. In this blog of the engine we analyze the evolution of a market that continues dependent on help on the Government materialized in the Plan 2000E and of how the different Autonomous regions will support the same ones.

Out-standing place they occupy the registrations of tourisms which level of pollutant emission does not overcome 149 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer, which are those who benefit from the said Plan 200E and that in this last January registered an increase of 53,8 %. For channels, the individuals' buys, supported by the plan of the Government have grown 18,5 %, while the companies of rent raise 27,9 %, after many months of registering important falls.

If we detach for segments, of tourisms (not included todoterrenos) 62.947 units registered in the last month, what supposes a growth of 16,9 % with regard to the 53.867 registered ones in January, 2009. The todoterreno, on the other hand, took into account 7.183 new registrations that, compared with January 5.518 of last year, there supposes an increase of 30,2 %.

For marks, Volkswagen places sales leader in January, with 6.715 units, continued very closely by Renault with 6.562, and Ford, who registered 6.093 vehicles. For models, Renault Megane is supported at the head with 3.376 units, followed by the Seat Ibiza with 2.863, and in the third place there comes the surprise of the hand of Nissan Qashqai that reaches 2.859 registered units.

The bad news comes for the luxurious berlins, which last January saw his number of registrations limited in 10,4 % with regard to the same period of last year, and for the biggest monovolumes with a descent of 18,9 %.

Those who climb with big force and in all his segments (small, average and big) there are the todoterrenos, with an average increase of more than 30 %.

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Subaru Outback releases gearbox

2010-02-06T11:50:00.005-08:00

The manufacturer of motorcars Japanese Subaru has developed recently a new transmission that will mount in his model Outback 2.5 i. This new gearbox, named Lineartronic, is automatic, and it helps to improve the dynamics of the car and to the fuel saving. In this blog of the engine we reveal you like the above mentioned change, more rapid and effective, he contributes so that the todoterreno of the Japanese mark improves his services.

The change Lineartronic de Subaru is of variador continuously (automatically) and in turn he has pair converter. It turns, this way, into the first mounted transmission longitudinally of chain of constant changeability and that is connected to the haulage to four wheels. The advantages of this new device are different: a few more suppressed consumptions (8,4 liters of average per every 100 covered kilometers, 0,3 liters less than the version 4AT), an increase of the autonomy of the car and a progress in the emission of pollutant substances, which now are located in 194 grams of CO2 per covered kilometer.

This is a change more rapid than the traditional ones, with a time of answer lower than a tenth of second. His handling is soft and linear, being the very rapid answer of the engine. Also, it is possible to drive it in sequential way thanks to a game of levies that Subaru has installed in the frill of his model Outback 2.5 of injection. Subaru has confirmed that will equip with this new change the version of his todocamino moved by liquefied gas of oil.

Subaru Outback 2.5i equipped with the change Lineartronic costs 34.850 euros, this version being placed I joust over the equipped one with diesel engine of 2.000 c.c. (34.350 euros). They complete the family Outback: 3.6R (engine gasoline) with a price for 48.250 euros and the most accessible, also of gasoline, 2.5i with manual change of six relations for 32.850 euros.

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Detroit 2010: Tesla Model S

2010-02-05T20:56:00.001-08:00

The young North American company Tesla presented, in recently celebrated Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit, a new model that breaks with his previous philosophy. Tesla Model S 2010, which we you bring to this blog of the engine, is a vehicle of four doors, electrical, with esthetics and architecture that he reminds very much to the exclusive European marks models like Jaguar, Maserati or enclosed Aston Martin.

His lines are soft and elegant. Torn front optical groups, frontal broiler that he reminds to that of a Maserati Grand Tourism, wings of excellent design, proper of an Aston Martin and the set finishes in a proper rear of a Jaguar XF. In short, Model S is a clear wink to the most select of the most exclusive European signatures moving away from the traditional American style.

The autonomy that Tesla promises with his new electrical model is 257 Kilometers, although it might come to 483 kilometers according to the mounted batteries bundle. To obtain the maximum autonomy it must include the new batteries with 8.000 cells of 70 kWh. If we plug in the Model S to a capture of 220 volts current it will be completely loaded in 4 hours, if we use the system Quick Charge, the load time diminishes to 45 minutes.

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Made principally of aluminum, his entire weight reaches 1.730 kilograms, quantity more than reasonable for a car of almost 5 meters long, which he enjoys a distance between 2,96 meters axes. Model S 2010 is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in 6 seconds and of reaching 193 km / h of speed top. He has entire haulage and a few enormous rims of 21 inches alloy.

In his refined interior they emphasize the seats upholstered in Italian leather, electrical solar roof, a 17 inches enormous tactile screen where from we can gain access to all the information of the car and govern the different systems like that of audio, air-conditioner, etc., detection of the user route RFID, connection 3G and electrical operation of opening of the rear large door.

The strategic Tesla plans place the sales of this model in 20.000 units a year, with a final price that will be about 49.900 dollars. The date foreseen to initiate his commercialization is that of the third trimester of the year 2011, perhaps too much time, it will be necessary to be attentive how the car market evolves.

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Innovations in the series 3 of BMW

2010-02-05T12:38:00.001-08:00

If in previous post of this blog of the engine we have analyzed the innovations included in the series 5 and 7 of BMW, in this one, we give a revision to the new thing that the German mark has prepared for his models of the series 3. BMW wants to print major dynamism on his scale, and for it it improves his equipment and includes new engines more efficient that help to reduce the consumption and the harmful emission.

Chosen to renew his equipment there are the series 3 Coupé and Rafter, while the berlin and the Touring will enjoy new engines of the family EfficientDynamics Edition.

The series 3 Coupé and Rafter receive esthetic innovations with some re-designed hood, wings and rear. They incorporate optical groups again I design and his scale of colors is extended. His interior also will enjoy a new scale of finished in leather, an increase of the multimedia systems the ConnectedDrive that improves the integration of mobile devices like phones or breeding animals MP3 and the incorporation of the new system of control iDrive of BMW.

In the berlins we emphasize the new one 320d Efficient Dynamics Edition, with an authorized average consumption of only 4, 1 liters for every 100 covered kilometers, a maximum potency of 163 CV and a level of emission optimized to 109 grams of CO2 for kilometer.

The models 325d and 320d are provided with improved engines that raise his potency to 204 and 184 CV respectively, available for any of his bodyworks. 318d it sees like the progress got in his engine they allow him to improve the maximum pair of the same one and diminish his average consumption. For the scale ceiling, 335i, BMW arranges a new engine of 3.000 c.c. with 306 CV of maximum potency, new technology TwinPower Turbo of the German signature, direct injection of gasoline of high precision and the system Valvetronic thrown by the German mark in the year 2001.

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It fines abroad: is it necessary to pay it?

2010-02-04T17:44:00.001-08:00

As in everything, it depends on the circumstances, on the country in which they put the fine to you and on the specific case of each one. Nevertheless, from this engine blog we are going to give you the rules and the most habitual cases to know what to do when they put a fine to us abroad: is it necessary to pay it? The answer, I insist, depends on every case.

I say already to you that it is difficult to generalize in the matter of the fines abroad, but we can always speak about a series of more or less general situations.

The first thing that it is necessary to bear in mind is that it depends on the country in which they put the fine to you, since they might have more or less problems to be done by your bank information. The essential question is that when they put a fine to you abroad, the administration of this country in question has to get in touch with the administration of your country, and this is usually too costly to carry out it. Certainly, this in case you do not have any account in the country in which they have put the fine to you, because in this case straight they would load the value of the fine to you on your account in this country.

Then, the difference rests on that depends on if the fine they put it to you with your car or with a car in rent. In case they put a fine to you abroad with your vehicle, it is complicated that the fine comes to you, since the administration of that country would not have access to your bank information (not to be, I insist, that you should have an account there). In case they put a fine to you with a rent car, it is easier that they load you or block your account to you, since the administration would ask the company of rent for his responsibilities and this, that has your bank information (of the card), would claim to you the amount of the same one.

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Detroit 2010: Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept

2010-02-04T09:06:00.001-08:00

The XTS Platinum is the model he covers with stars that the American manufacturer has presented in the Lounge of the Motorcar of celebrated Detroit this January. On this concept, that today we bring to you our blog of the engine, Cadillac will prepare his future berlin of big luxury.

Designed of inside outside, the XTS shows a very elegant and stylized figure, in which they emphasize his 20 inches enormous rims and his spectacular and advanced optical groups. His depositors measured with 5,17 meters length, 1,90 wide one and a height of 1, 5 meters, assure a comfortable interior space and especially very widely.

The presented prototype shows finished Platinum, the most sophisticated and most exclusive of the signature in which they emphasize the element realized from handmade form with materials of the first quality. Finished in skin of seats, dashboard and doors they have been cut and sewed to hand. The dashboard of the XTS is provided with a new design, called “dead hood”, which consists of a series of panels finished in black color, which when the car ignites, begin to be illuminated on screens.

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Cadillac has included in this model the last technology in connectivity for the information systems, navigation and free time, thanks to it there has been minimized the number of buttons and switches. Also, his screens use the new and revolutionary visual technology SMELL, with more resolution and quality that the current diodes LED.

As for the mechanics, Cadillac bets for a hybrid system with an engine gasoline of direct injection of six cylinders arranged in V and 3,6 liters of displacement, more an electrical propellent. Both engines will be capable of delivering up to 350 CV of maximum potency. The XTS Platinum Concept has in turn the revolutionary variable electronic muffling Magnetic Ride, a system of braking ABS of four channels and a control of stability and haulage StabiliTrak.

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Volkswagen Golf: GTI or GTD?

2010-02-03T14:35:00.001-08:00

The doubt is reasonable, both cars propose a sports and agile conduction, but each one to his way. In this blog of the engine we analyze both and compare them. A thing is sure, choose the one that you choose, the wise move is insured.

The esthetic differences are minimal although someone is. In the Volkswagen GTD the horizontal plates of the broiler are chromed, the GTI they support the color of the bodywork. The leakage exits in the GTI go one to every side, in the GTD they are joined and placed to the left. The rims of both models present a different design, those of the GTD have more radioes and do not allow to see the tweezers of the brake identical with color as if they allow the most sports of the GTI. Inside they share frill and seats, although these are upholstered with different form. In the clocks of the dashboard in the manager of measuring the returns of the engine, the red area begins 1.000 revolutions earlier in the diésel than in the GTI.

One of the most important differences between both models and that penalizes his behavior in highway there are 40 kilos more that it has the GTD. This owes to mount a heavier motive group. This weight increase on the front axis forces that the suspensions of the GTD are harder opposite to the softest of the GTI. Both engines are provided with four cylinders, turbo-compressor and a very similar cylinder capacity (1.968 c.c. the GTD for 1.984 c.c. of the GTI), but at the time of giving potency the diésel reaches the 170 CV while the GTI offers up to 210 CV. The gasoline engine delivers the softest potency of form and progressive that the diésel, whose turbocharger wakes up from 1.800 returns.

Where the Volkswagen GTD wins for heavy defeat it is in the topic of the consumptions, while this one is capable of spending 5,3 liters in a mixed circuit, the GTI goes away up to 7,5 liters per every 100 covered kilometers.

In equipment, braking and recoveries both models are at the same time, therefore, if what searches are sports sensations your election would be the GTI, if what worries you is the budget in fuel remain with the GTD. In any case both models are excellent vehicles with a good behavior and a few excellent services.

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Detroit 2010: Volkswagen Compact Coupé

2010-02-02T23:59:00.001-08:00

The German mark has given the surprise in the Lounge of the Motorcar celebrated in Detroit on having presented a new hybrid concept based on a new bodywork. Volkswagen Compact is a coupé 4,54 meters long whose joint propellent is formed by an engine of gasoline and electrical other of support.

The new prototype of Volkswagen is provided with a distance between 2.65 meters axes, a width of 1,78 meters and a height of 1,41, these measurements very similar to those of the Jetta of the same mark, except the height, which here is more reduced. The bodywork is two doors and the design belongs to Compact Coupé it gives him a dynamic and stylized image. His porter possesses a 380 liters capacity.

The more emphasized of this concept is undoubtedly his hybrid technology. In her they join the engine of gasoline 1.4 TSI with an electrical support engine with 27 potency CV, that the German manufacturer has placed between that of gasoline and the gearbox. The force of both is transmitted to the wheels by means of an automatic change of double clutch DSG of seven relations. The propulsion system is similar to that of other hybrids, already with years on the market, like Prius de Toyota or the Insight of Sling, although in the Japanese the change is of variador continuous CVT.

The engine TSI of gasoline is provided with a turbo-compressor and direct injection, 1.400 c.c. of displacement and 150 CV of maximum potency. Volkswagen has included the system Stop/Start to save consumption and to diminish emission, also the manager of lighting the car when this device is activated is in this case the electrical engine.

The electrical one, which contributes 27 CV, works thanks to a battery of ions of lithium of 1,1 KWh placed in the rear part of the vehicle. For his it recharges, uses the energy liberated in the brakings or when we stop accelerating the car. Considering his potency is possible that Compact Coupé could move only with the help of the electrical engine but his autonomy would be very limited. The German mark reports that this concept is capable of reaching 225 km / h and of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in something more about 8 seconds.

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Nissan Cube; a very special monovolume

2010-02-02T15:42:00.001-08:00

There comes to Spain a vehicle that has obtained big numbers of sales in his fatherland, Japan. Nissan Cube is not a monovolume to the use, your wings are asymmetric and they do that his esthetics are completely different from what we are used to seeing for our highways. In this blog of the engine we tell you more things of an original vehicle with a very versatile interior.

The Cube does not come to length of 4 meters, of high place measures 1,67 meters almost the same that of breadth (1,69 meters) and the distance between his axes reaches 2,53 meters. With these dimensions the Nissan model moves with all serviceability for the city and also he has one I extend interior to lodge five occupants and to support a space for the load more than respectable. His rear large door is opened sideways and is provided with three fixed opening positions, which facilitates the bundles load in narrow places. The roof is glazed of series and is covered with a curtain.

His cockpit can be decorated in three tones: black, brown or beige. In the dashboard we observe a series of asymmetric witnesses finished off in tones blue and target. His big height allows a good visibility and a big habitability, also, the Nissan designers have arranged different hollows where to keep objects and has placed several fixation points to hold the load.

As for the mechanics, the Japanese mark distributes with an engine of gasoline of 1.600 c.c. of 110 his CV and manual change of five speeds or with a diesel engine of 1.500 c.c. of equal potency, filter of particles and manual change of six relations.

Of series the Cube it is provided with control of stability, speed control of cruise with limiter, air conditioning, electrical power steering and a sound system with possibility of harnessing for breeding animals of MP3 and Bluetooth. As options the Japanese manufacturer proposes: air-conditioner, rims of alloy, automatic ignition of the optical groups and bootblacks, navigator, capture USB, dyed moons and camera of rear vision like help to the parking.

The cheapest Cube costs 16.950 euros and most equipped (Pack Premium) 18.990 euros.

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Conduction courses

2010-01-30T16:17:00.001-08:00

A conduction course can be a good complement for those persons who finish of the card is extracted and they need a little more of confidence at the time of beginning leading its own car. Also he can help us to drive of surer, efficient and economic form, or can turn into an unforgettable experience if we lead a racing car or on snow. From this blog dedicated to the engine we will inform you about the different products that there exist why elijáis the one that more longs for you or the one that more is adapted to your needs.

Courses for beginners: directed to persons who have just extracted the driving license, but they need to improve or increase his confidence to the managers of a car.

Courses for children: there is no better way of initiating any more children in the world of the road safety. As soon as possible familiarize themselves with the signs and the conducts to the frill, better conductive futures will be.

Improving courses: indicated for all those drivers who want to increase his skill to the frill. Also, they will help to know and control the reactions of the car to any circumstance.

Courses of efficient and economic conduction: perfect to obtain the most balanced consumption of our vehicle and a conduction the most efficient and small thing possible pollutant. In them you will learn to extract the maximum divided at the rate of marches.

Courses of sure conduction: they help you to know and extract party to all the safety elements which our vehicle has, as well as polish defects or bad customs that could take us to an accident.

I study todoterreno: in them they teach you to extract the whole party to one 4×4 and show you all the secrets of the conduction out of the asphalt.

Courses on snow: realized in extreme meteorological conditions, it helps us to know the reactions of the car on snow or ice.

Courses of sports conduction: these are level courses advanced to begin in the piloting, to improve the style and the skill to the frill and they are directed for those persons who want to know if they might devote themselves to the world of the competition.

Other specifics exist as they are those of motorbikes, piloting or trucks and industrial vehicles. In addition to the special ones for police officers and emergency vehicles or they of evasive conduction destined to teams of safety and official organisms.

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Detroit 2010: Toyota FT-CH Hybrid

2010-01-29T23:34:00.001-08:00

The Japanese mark keeps on betting for the care of the environment and in recently celebrated Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit has presented a new hybrid Concept. The model of Toyota that we you bring to this blog of the engine receives the name of FT-CH Hybrid and gives an idea of what in a future will be the new ecological compact one of the signature.

Although Toyota has not revealed a lot of information of his newly presented prototype, if we can move forward anyone to you, for example, it is a little smaller than the current model made of series with the same technology, the Prius, to be exact it is 56 centimeters more shortly and scarcely 2,5 less breadth. Namely we speak about a car that is 3,9 meters long for 1,72 wide one, therefore he would come to be one of more compact children of the market, since in Europe this type of vehicles is about every 4,2 meters long.

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In addition to a few more suppressed measurements, the FT-CH is less heavy than the Prius. This way, the future production model will enjoy a few levels of consumption and emission lower than those of the popular hybrid of Toyota. This also influences the costs of production, which certainly will be cheaper than those of the Prius, therefore his final price also will be more limited.

With a few measurements and very suppressed weight this Concept it wins in manageability, what will turn him into a very urban car without resigning from the long trajectories. The Toyota engineers have managed to give him a much more attractive and juvenile aspect which will facilitate his sale to another type of public more carefree than that of the current one of the Prius.

As for the mechanics the most logical thing is that there makes use of the joint propellent of the Prius of third generation, that is to say, the engine of gasoline of 1.800 c.c. and 98 CV of potency joined the electrical one of support, to sign a joint potency of 134 CV. On having weighed less, so much the consumptions level like that of emission, they will turn out to be limited.

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System Traction + of Fiat

2010-01-27T11:13:00.001-08:00

The Italian signature, Fiat, has designed a system called Traction + that does the times of an integral haulage but with a much minor cost. The first model who enjoys the same one is the Fiat Qubo. Combined with a few tires M+S, it proves to be very effective to go along along slightly prepared and not very demanding ways.

The principal function of this system of control designed by Fiat is that of increasing the mobility of the vehicle in difficult areas of bad adhesion. The Traction + makes use of the hardware installed for the control of stability of the vehicle. The control switchboard simulates to the perfection and of electronic form the behavior of a differential autoblocante electromechanical. The optimization of the computer program and the fact that the action of the forces is applied thanks to the hydraulics, and across the circuit of brakes that mounts of series the vehicle, they allow an intervention more gradual than that of a traditional system, with a few very effective services and with a minor penalization on the weight of the set.

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The system can be activated as soon as the march was initiated, whenever the speed of the vehicle does not overcome 30 km / h The way of doing it is very simple, it is enough to touch a button placed in the dashboard of the Qubo.

His functioning is the following one: In case of entire or partial adhesion absence in one of the motive wheels, the switchboard detects the slide of the same one and manages the hydraulic circuit so that it brakes it and this way to transfer all the force of the engine to the wheel that the biggest adhesion preserves on the road surface.

Ideal for ways with mud, snow-capped mountains or with free ground, the system Traction + helps the Qubo to support a few services similar to those of one 4×4 but with a much minor cost. Certainly they are not comparable in efficacy, since one 4×4 is much more reliable for slightly prepared areas. With the Traction + you cannot gain access with guarantees to areas especially difficult, but if s upone a help that does not penalize in excess the final price of the vehicle.

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Detroit 2010: Audi e-tron Showcar and (II)

2010-01-27T02:48:00.001-08:00

We continue with the analysis of one of the stars of the Lounge of the Motorcar celebrated in Detroit, the Detroit-Showcar Audi e-tron. Sports East is electrical, it is moved by lithium batteries and is completely respectful with the environment.

The batteries of the Detroit-Showcar e-tron are recharged at approximately 11 hours if we plug in the car to the domestic network, if we it do to high tension the time it diminishes at two hours. With the finished load they are capable of impelling the motorcar up to covering a 250 kilometers distance. In movement the drummers are useful for his it recharges the liberated energy: in the brakings or on having stopped accelerating.

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The impressive services of this supersports electrical sound, since the maximum speed has her limited electronically to 200 km / h, not to wear very rapidly the batteries out, it is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in less than six seconds, and it spends from 60 to 120 km / h in little more than five seconds.

For climatizar the interior of the vehicle Audi has incorporated a heat pump system. The optical groups are of type LED and the forwards adapt themselves electronically: at the speed, conditions of light and atmospheric.

His interior is completely minimalista, it has done without all that that supposes a weight increase for the set. There is neither switches, nor tunnel of transmission and the gearshift with three positions (forward, behind and deadlock) it emerges on having started the vehicle. In the frill Audi he has arranged a tactile surface from which the MMI is controlled, while functions like planning the route, forming the sound system or consulting the level of load of the batteries are left in charge of a mobile of last generation, from which and in any place, it is possible to proceed to his consultation or configuration.

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Nissan Navara; the most attractive pickup

2010-01-26T12:40:00.001-08:00

Navara was the name that from Nissan was given to a version of one of his models, now and for proper right it has turned into a model in itself. Of very attractive design and with an almost luxurious equipment, the pickup that today we bring to you this blog dedicated to the engine turns into the ideal partner for the lovers of the sport and of the adventure.

Nissan Navara is a very big vehicle, his bodywork measures more than five meters long, but with a very successful design that gives him an elegant just as adventurous image. It is possible to acquire him with entire haulage to four wheels or with only rear haulage. In spite of inheriting immense most of mechanical components of his older brother the Pathfinder, the transmission is not the same, in the Navara a scheme of rear propulsion is included with connection to the integral haulage but without central differential.

The rear axis of this Nissan is rigid with crossbows, focused more to move for difficult areas than for highway, where it loses march comfort. His interior is very well complete and the materials are of the first quality. His series equipment is very finished and if to this one we join the optional one it is located at the level of a berlin of high scale.

His engine is a diésel of four cylinders turboalimentado of 2,5 liters. The potency that it delivers (171 CV) is more than sufficient to move a set that overcomes 2.100 kilos in weight. The transmission entrusted to distribute the force of the engine to the wheels is a manual of six relations. The behavior of the engine is excellent and it achieves a few very exact consumptions for the dimensions and weight of the Navara (8,5 liters every 100 kilometers). In the paragraph of pollutant emission, these reach 264 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

The price of this spectacular pickup of Nissan departs from 23.550 euros.

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Detroit 2010: Audi e-tron Showcar I

2010-01-26T03:56:00.001-08:00

Not long ago it appeared in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Frankfurt the Audi e-tron and in these days, in Detroit, one has just showed to the public an evolution of the same one. The mark of the hoops has called it Detroit-Showcar Audi e-tron and his principal innovation is his size, now the Audi concept is smaller than a TT, since it does not reach 4 meters long. One of the stars comes to this blog of the engine from the Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit, a sports completely electrical one that goes forward to the future.

His bodywork named Audi Space Frame, it is constructed in aluminum, while doors, large door, roof and side panels it are of a very light and resistant synthetic material reinforced with fibre of carbon, the entire weight of the car is located in a few scarce 1.350 kilos. His air earnings have plates capable of improving the aerodynamics of the car, since they close if it is not necessary to refresh the mechanics.

The batteries of lithium, entrusted to feed to two electrical engines, weigh 400 kilograms and go placed in central position I joust ahead of the rear axis, with what the Audi engineers have obtained an excellent weight share-out for a sports one, 40 % of the weight to the front axis and 60 % remaining to the rear axis.

Two electrical propellents produce a maximum joint potency of 204 CV with a high turning moment that is transmitted only to the rear wheels (the original Audi e-tron had four electrical engines, one for every wheel). The new Audi concept incorporates the new technology “Torque Vectoring“, which regulates of independent form the speed of draft of every motive wheel, thanks to it the e-tron obtains a high stability and haulage, helping to the stability control in his task of balancing the car in situations limit.

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The most radical version of Dodge Viper

2010-01-25T17:49:00.001-08:00

Dodge has given a nut return more to one of his most legendary models, the Viper, and has presented the most radical, powerful and sports version of this spectacular racing car, the ACR-X. A new engine and new details that promote his aerodynamics turn this Viper into a serious rival for the competition. Today in this blog of the engine, a sports one of street prepared to compete.

Dodge reckons to make 500 units of this jewel during the whole year 2010. The car is approved to take part in sports tests like Viper Racing League, Sports Car Club of America or in other sports events of National Auto Sport Association.

The new esthetics of the Viper impress from any angle, his aggressive image and of extreme sportsmanship it brings together to the perfection with the extraordinary mechanical potency that he keeps under his hood. It is possible that there is this the last version of the mythical sports American, since this will be the year of his farewell.

His you to be able propellent is provided with 10 cylinders arranged in V and a 8,4 liters cylinder capacity. The set delivers 640 CV of maximum potency with a turning moment of 793 Nm to 5.100 returns. Dodge has included a new collector and a system of less restrictive leakage. With this progress the Viper ACR-X it is capable of spending from 0 to 100 km / h in less than four seconds and of reaching maximum speeds very near to 360 km / h.

There is provided with rear differential autoblocante and a new system of braking made by Brembo. The disc brakes belong to new generation and they have four 355 mm in diameter, what it changes is the size of the tweezers placed in every axis.

Dodge has achieved that the Viper slims 70 kilograms, has re-calibrated his suspensions, in addition to adding new tails to him and spoilers that should help him to offer minor resistance to the wind and that should hold him better to the soil. His interior account with a cage I antioverturn approved for competition.

Recently one of this Dodge Viper ACR-X rolled in the circuit of Dry Lagoon and beat the record back more rapid. Piloted by Chris Winkler, he invested a time of 1:33:915.

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Lexus IS F-Sport 2010

2010-01-25T09:30:00.001-08:00

Lexus dresses his model IS in a sports bundle named F-Sport that provides him with a much more aggressive and radical image. The Japanese mark wants to plant face of this form to the big European marks and the Lexus IS F-Sport will turn automatically into a serious competition for the BMW M3, Audi S4 or the Mercedes class C equipped with pack AMG.

Lexus incorporates in this model a new differential of limited displacement that improves significantly the dynamic behavior of the car to the step along curve and improves his haulage capacity. The differential is of the type Torsen and works deriving the force of the engine to the wheel of the rear axis that is provided with major support to the step along curve. Lexus adds new painting tones to decorate the interior and the exterior of his model, as well as the possibility of mounting in option a few new rims of the only 19 inches design.

The propellent that this Lexus IS-F mounts is 8 cylinders in V, atmospheric, of 5.000 cc, capably of delivering 423 potency CV and with a maximum pair of 505 Nm to 5.200 revolutions. To him there is connected an automatic transmission Sports Direct Shift of 8 speeds, governed thanks to a few levies placed in the frill. With this set the Lexus IS F it is capable of going on of stopped to 100 km / h in less than 5 seconds.

The esthetic differences with the rest of the family, center on a new frontal broiler, spoiler bottom, rims of alloy of 18 inches of series, and in his interior a few sports seats of big subjection and a new sports frill complete his sports disguise.

Lexus incorporates a new navigation system into hard disk of 40 GB and offers the possibility of mounting three different multimedia systems, from which we will emphasize the signed one by Mark Levinson who includes 14 loudspeakers, Sourround, sound 5.1 and up to a hard disk of 10 GB.

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Toyota Prius G Sports Concept

2010-01-24T13:48:00.001-08:00

Today there comes to this blog like curiosity, the form in which Toyota has disguised to his most popular hybrid, the Prius. Already of for himself unattractive esthetically model of the Japanese mark has seen like the Japanese engineers they have placed one without end of aerodynamic elements, which think about how to improve his yield and reduce more if the paragraph of the consumptions fits.

Toyota Prius G Sports Concept has been presented to the public during recently celebrated Lounge of the Motorcar of Tokyo, attracting insiders attention for the big quantity of esthetic changes that it presents. The image of the Prius there is radicalizado in end (to see images), everything to favor a minor resistance to the wind and that without important mechanical changes, the car, it completes less combustible.

Toyota has anchored to his new rims made of diameter of 18 inches light alloy, a few tires of high yield with minor resistance to the shooting. Those of the rear axis, also, are partially fairing.

The interior of new Concept de Toyota is not less spectacular than the exterior. In a completely sports air is breathed thanks to a few sports seats of high subjection signed for Reexpensive, frill re-designed for the occasion, pedals of aluminum and in his dashboard a display of new generation much more spectacular than traditionally mounted in the production model.

As for the mechanics, the Japanese signature has decided not to introduce any excellent change with regard to the traditional Prius, supporting the potency of the engine in the habitual 100 CV and improving any minor parameters to make it more efficient. The chassis if it has received some modification with the installation of a few new reinforcements, also includes a new system of braking of high yield made by ADVICS that includes the ceramics and the carbon in his construction.

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New Volkswagen Touareg W12

2010-01-24T00:02:00.001-08:00

Volkswagen has just delivered to his concessionaires the first units of the most exclusive and powerful version of the Touareg. The new one W12 Exclusive turns into the only one luxurious SUV of the market with an engine of 12 cylinders. In the model that today we bring to you this blog, the German mark, he thinks about how to combine the potency and services of the version Sport del Touareg with an equipment directed to promote the elegance and distinction of the todocamino.

In his exterior we observe esthetic changes that him differ from the rest of the family, a few new rims of light alloy with 19 inches in diameter, the bars trunk chromed and the new exit of double leakage.

In his interior the insertions of aluminum of the version Sport have been replaced with others made of wood of veined poplar, granting a bonus of elegance to him. Volkswagen has created new hangings made of leather Detour, exclusive interview for this model, of color sand. Although, it is possible to choose any other type of hangings or interior decoration included in the catalog of the German mark for the family Touareg without any increase in price.

As equipment of series Volkswagen Touareg W12 Exclusive includes an air-conditioner with independent regulation for areas, a system of navigation with built-in DVD, system of control of distance of parking and optical groups bixenon directional. Also and since last caprice includes a phone Siemens integrated to the system of communications of the German model.

The propellent is 6 liters with 12 cylinders with an architecture in double V, which delivers a maximum potency of 450 CV with a turning moment of 600 Nm. With this engine, the Touareg, it impels his 2.500 kg from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 6 seconds, having his speed top limited electronically to 250 km / h. The force of the engine transmits to the wheels by means of a sequential gearbox type Tiptronic of six relations, which, it allows a completely manual conduction thanks to a few managers placed in the column of the direction.

The price of sale of this exclusive version of the Touareg is 107.410 euros.

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New BMW series 5 and (II)

2010-01-23T15:35:00.001-08:00

We continue in this blog dedicated to the engine with the analysis of the berlins of high scale series 5 of BMW. The engineers of the German signature have put special interest to improve the services of the chassis and of the train of shooting of new series 5. For it they have placed active stabilizing bars in both axes, these elements help to obtain a train of more effective and versatile shooting.

The rigidity of the bodywork has increased in 55 % and the use of light materials as the aluminum has spread over a major number of parts of the vehicle. Nevertheless the biggest innovation that BMW includes in this renewed family is the system of active direction in four wheels, thanks to which, the wheels of the rear train also can turn. This is obtained thanks to the help of a few electrical engines, which, they allow the rear wheels to turn in the opposite direction the front parts up to 60 km / h; from here on, they turn in equal sense. Very similar system to 4control of Renault and that it helps in maneuvers at low speed, in addition to increasing greatly the stability in curves.

Another system thought to do the most comfortable conduction and that 7 inherits from the series, it is the Dynamic Control of Conduction. This device allows to choose between several configurations so that the berlin answers according to our way of driving. The ways are four: Normal, Comfort, Sport or Sport + and the elements on which it operates the Dynamic Control are: suspension, gas pedal, direction, gearbox, control of stability and of haulage.

From the optional team of the new series 5 we can emphasize the speed control of intelligent cruise, s istema of night vision capable of detecting pedestrians, adaptive system of illumination, system of notice for change of involuntary rail, system of recognition of traffic signs of speed limitation, system “Surround View“ (set of cameras that show us the perimeter of the vehicle) or more than comfortable assistant for the parking, thanks to which, the car does the maneuver only, we have only to worry of accelerating or braking.

In the spring of this year we will be able already to enjoy of new series 5 at an initial price that will be about 40.000 euros.

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Detroit 2010: Green Supercar de Revenge

2010-01-23T09:55:00.001-08:00

The sports one about which we speak to you today in this blog of the engine has woken up the interest of experts and fans that these days give themselves appointment in the Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit. His name, Green Supercar, will not go down in history for belonging to any more sugerentes, but yes that does honor to his aspect and to his qualities. This supersports painting of intense green, it is capable of running to 400 km / h in his wildest way and of consuming 2,5 liters of ethanol in his calmest way.

Made by the American builder Revenge, the esthetics of the Green are inspired in the outstanding figure Ford GT and the car is conceived to mount different motorizaciones. The one that calls more attention performs all the possibilities that of the hybrid engine with electromagnetic pulse and ethanol.

The Green Supercar can turn into a very special hybrid, a hybrid that would work with ethanol and that thanks to the technology HP2g, allows us to have a powerful engine of 8 cylinders arranged in V, capable of delivering up to 400 potency CV, with an expense of 2,14 liters ethanol for every 100 covered kilometers. This technology makes possible the selective functioning of the engine as the needs, that is to say, to maximum potency will work 8 cylinders, when we circulate of more relaxed form the engine it can go so far as to work with only one of his cylinders.

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The electrical engine does not operate of continuous form, only when the principal engine needs this extra energy, hence that thing about electromagnetic pulse. When Revenge Verde brakes or when we do not tread on the gas pedal, the car consumes neither ethanol, nor electricity. On the contrary, his regenerative system will be in charge of making use of the energy liberated in the brakings to load the batteries.

Revenge wants to begin the production of this sophisticated sports the same year and the price of initial sale will be about 200.000 dollars.

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To check the tires of the motorbike

2010-01-22T14:19:00.001-08:00

When we speak of checking the state of the tires, we do not refer only to that of the car, since it is necessary to verify that they are in perfect conditions be in the motorcar in which it is. For it, from this engine blog we want to remind to you that you must check the tires of the motorbike so that this one has no problems on the asphalt.

If it is already important in a car of four wheels, imagine the necessary thing that is that two wheels of a motorbike are in the perfect state.

This way, before any long trip you must verify that the tires of the motorbike do not present visible damages. On the other hand, every tire is subject to a process of natural aging that is translated in a loss of adherence and elasticity. On the other hand, those drivers whose motorbikes have not been in use during a long period of time, it is advisable that change the tires of the motorbike into the new some, since these might have been deformed and the safety in highway would turn out to be affected.

A correct pressure of the air is a condition necessary for a perfect behavior of the motorbike. This way, so much the mileage, the distance of braking as the grip in the curves depend of correctly inflated. As a rule, the pressure of the air is verified by the tires in cold and is advisable to do it in a frequent way (once every two weeks it is well). As a result of an incorrect pressure damages can appear in the tires.

On the other hand, the minimal depth profile for the motorbike tires is 1,6 mm. In practice, a change of tires is highly advisable before reaching the legal minimum. Also, not to change the tires on time can transport other much costlier damages in the motorbike that the proper tires.

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Mercedes Benz class E: 10 different engines

2010-01-21T21:57:00.001-08:00

If we have to do a clear reference of the propellents that can be in the new model Mercedes Benz Clase And, we will have to say that 10 can be at least motorizaciones different, of which eight possess direct injection, what at the end of accounts allows us to appreciate an extraordinary potency fan, which go from the 136 up to 525 horses.

The good thing of everything mentioned is that beyond having a big quantity of available horses for when the driver needs it, a notable saving exists in the use of the fuel with regard to the current generation, therefore all those who have the opportunity to obtain a new model, it will notice 25 % of saving of the fuel that now they present.

It is necessary that all the readership knows each of the propellents that have been prepared for the new Class And of Mercedes-Benz, they expire of perfect form with the well-known regulation like Euro5, question that is not simply a minor detail, of the same way the model known with the name of Bluetec, which in the fund is a new technology of Mercedes-Benz, expires also with the well-known regulation like Euro6, for which one reckons will begin to apply from the year 2014 approximately.

Like the Germans always worry of each of the aspects that agree to a car of high luxurious yield, in this opportunity there has been realized of good form the suspension of the vehicle, it since this one fits of gradual form to the type of conduction and to the traffic to deliver to the occupants of the car the biggest of the serviceability when it is moving back and forth. In the plane of the safety there comes out a detector of change of rail, which also incorporates an alert for vibration for the driver in addition to an analysis system for the state of the same one, between other measurements that they claim to the same end.

With everything it is of hoping that definitely Mercedes should capture again the clients of his classic rivals like it is BMW and Audi, who also provided from beginning of the present year great surprises for the hearing.

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Of the Rose he is a pilot of BMW Sauber

2010-01-21T13:23:00.001-08:00

We are of congratulations, this World 2010 of Formula 1 appears of the most interesting thing and in broiler we will have three Spanish pilots. The German racing team BMW Sauber official did across a bulletin, that Pedro de la Rosa will be part of his team this year. A big commentator loses Spain but a pilot wins. In this blog of the engine we tell you the motives of Sauber for hiring him and congratulate one of the most affectionate sportsmen and that more it is currado of our country.

The boss of the team Peter Sauber has commented that: "Pedro has been employed at last years for one of the best teams and at higher technical level of the Formula 1 ″. Then the principal reason of this decision, is that Sauber wants to make use of Pedro's wide experience so that it overturns it in the team and in his new and young partner.

Recently I heard how of the Rose he was mentioning that “due to the crisis, the teams have to play in tune very much, they have neither material nor time to develop the cars” and it is there where it brings in the experience of veteran pilots as he or Michael Schumacher.

Pedro's partner will be the young man Kamui Kobayashi, of whom his boss waits, that he should learn the more the better than the Spanish pilot and that the combination between youth and experience of good results to the racing team. As for the car that the Spanish pilot will find we do not know anything, Peter Sauber proves to be optimistic on this matter, since he hopes that the initiated work the past campaign should begin to yield his fruits in this one.

Pedro de la Rosa has competed in 71 Big Awards and has been a McLaren test-pilot during the last seven years. It accumulates more than ten years of experience in the Big Circus, his début happened in 1999 in Australia to the managers of an Arrows and the career finished in sixth position. His best result has been the second position in 2006 to the frill of a McLaren.

We wish him all the luck of the world, but the careers will not be already the same without his guessed right comments.

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Peugeot SR1, change of style

2010-01-20T15:38:00.001-08:00

They cover new times for Peugeot, the French signature rejuvenates his logo and changes his philosophy. His new cars will be cleaner and sports and to open mouth SR1, one has presented concept that he hopes to develop up to the year 2012. A completely spectacular vehicle that today we bring to you this blog dedicated to the engine and for that we wait does not remain in the classic exhibition prototype.

The SR1 is a beautiful sports one of detachable rigid roof that combines elegance, potency and efficiency. In his elegant esthetics the renewed one is included logo of the mark that leaves his black frame and integrates of discreet form into the big hood of the Concept. His hood of futurist design is flanked by a few elongated optical groups and Aston Martin he resembles very much the present in. In the rear and thanks to the technology LED, his optical groups have form of boomerang, very similar to mounted in the Peugeot BB1.

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His cockpit enjoys a very special architecture, since it is formed for 2+1 squares, the passenger of behind is located in a central position. In his interior they give themselves appointment the classic materials with others of advanced technology.

The Peugeot SR1 enjoys the last hybrid technology of the French signature, since it incorporates the system Hybrid4 consisted of an engine of gasoline on the front axis 1.6 THP capable of delivering 218 potency CV with a maximum turning moment of 300 Nm and electrical other in the rear axis with 95 force Cv and a pair of 178 Nm.

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In whole the set delivers a few solvents 313 CV. Working at the same time the consumption approved in mixed circuit of the SR1 remains in less than 5 liters per every 100 kilometers with a few pollutant emission of 119 grams of CO2 for kilometer. Also it is provided with the faculty to move in way purely electrically for very short trajectories (12,5 km).

The new Peugeot concept is a very stable and sure car, they contribute his rigid, but very light tubular chassis to it and s us you roll, that in addition to it be four o'clock motive, also there are guidelines.

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New BMW series 5 (I)

2010-01-19T06:38:00.001-08:00

In the spring of this year the sixth generation of the series will see the light 5 of BMW, a model that has sold more than five million units throughout his more than 27 years on the market. The German signature 7 makes use of the last technologies included in his flagship, the series, to create a more effective, more comfortable and more sports berlin. In this blog of the engine we move forward you as there will be new series 5 of BMW.

The BMW engineers have increased his width and his length, reducing his height, what is translated in a major habitability and in a more effective dynamic behavior. The distance between his axes reaches three meters. Outwardly it differs from the previous generation thanks to a few new optical groups, a more sloping roof (more similar to that of a coupé) and the projecting some much shorter that heighten his image. The front broiler has been stylized, his hood stands out in the center moreover and his new rear presents a few softer and rounded lines.

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His interior keeps on being sober, elegant and functional. In him we find a completely ergonomic dashboard in which he emphasizes a screen multi-information called “Black Panel“. In general 7 remembers very much that of his older brother of the series.

The scale of engines will be composed by 7 varieties, four of gasoline and three diésel. The gasoline propellents are: 550i (407 CV), 535i (306 CV), 528i (258 CV) and 523i (204 CV). The moved ones by diesel oil are: 530d (245 CV), 525d (204 CV) and 520d (184 CV). All of them have 6 cylinders, except 550 i with 8 cylinders and 520d with 4. They all are of rear haulage, although BMW very quickly will offer the possibility of the entire haulage.

The most powerful are provided with double turbo-compressor and those of less potency have a new improved turbocharger. At the moment the only one that includes the system Stop and Start is 520d.

Except 550i that incorporates an automatic transmission of eight relations, all the versions are provided with a manual gearbox of six speeds that includes an indicator of march recommended in his picture of instruments. This device helps the user to drive more actively, reducing consumptions and pollutant emission.

Shortly we will tell you more things on the new BMW berlins.

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Detroit 2010: Cadillac CTS-V Coupé

2010-01-18T22:20:00.001-08:00

Cadillac has just presented him in the Lounge of the motorcar of Detroit like the most extreme version of his model CTS-V. The esthetics of the Coupé are even more sports and it adds new aerodynamic components, but it supports the mechanics that has converted him into modality inside his segment to another side of the puddle. In this blog of the engine we speak to you about a car that joins to the perfection the luxury, the sportsmanship and the maximum yield.

The American signature has managed to revitalize even more the imposing image of this one sports, for it, shortens his height and his width, eliminates the prop B and the opening levers of his now only two doors. Also, his windshield is even more sloping, what helps to improve his capacity of penetration the wind, and his rear is now much more aggressive, with a few spectacular exits of gases and the aileron that finishes off it.

The weight of the set has diminished therefore to his propellent, the already well-known one, 8 cylinders arranged in V of 6.200 c.c. and 564 CV of maximum potency extracts even more juice. Associated there can go to the engine a manual change of double clutch and six relations or sequential automatic one governed by means of a few levies placed in the frill.

The Cadillac CTS-V Coupé is provided with the advanced system of intelligent suspension Magnetic Ride Control, which allows to the user to choose between two ways different from conduction: Tour and Sport. The brakes system has been entrusted to the signature Brembo and the mounted rims are of alloy with 19 inches in diameter. Anchored there go to them a few tires Michelin of high yield with a wide scale of colors and finished.

In his interior the most advanced technology gives itself appointment. In the dashboard we find an integrated system of navigation that includes hard disk of 40 GB, system of digital sound and connection Bluetooth. With finished of authentic luxury, new tones are included for the hangings. Cadillac reckons to sell the first units of his sports one in the spring of this year.

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The Infiniti M comes to Europe

2010-01-18T06:55:00.001-08:00

The luxurious Nissan division has decided to be commercialized in Europe by one of his luxurious models most known in the United States. It is a question of the Infiniti M, berlin of high scale that recently his third generation has released. Very wide, comfortable, powerful and loaded of technology the M will be on sale for these homes in September. In this blog dedicated to the engine we move forward you what his principal seduction weapon will be.

The Infiniti M will not have it easy at all on the European market, will turn into direct rival of so placed models and of both prestige and the Audi A6, the Mercedes Class And or the BMW series 7. Nevertheless it will try to do to itself with his market share, for it he proposes a big bodywork of almost five meters long, 1,84 wide and 1,5 high, along with a scale of engines adapted to the European tastes.

Although in the United States there is commercialized the version M57 equipped with an engine of 8 cylinders in V, 5.600 c.c. and capably of delivering 420 potency CV, the most probable thing is that the least powerful version comes to Europe, M37, that includes the 3,7 liters classic propellent and six cylinders that almost the whole family Infiniti mounts to the sale on our market and that CV counts with a maximum potency of 330. Infiniti reckons for a version of this engine moved by diesel oil and hybrid other one for 2011. The European mechanics most compromised with the environment and with the consumptions will have associated an automatic gearbox called Adaptive Shift Control.

Of series the luxurious berlin will be provided with 18 inches rims, optical groups bixenon with adaptive lighting, a 8 inches tactile screen from which there will be governed a navigator and a sound system Bose. The Infiniti M includes the system “Infiniti Drive“ that allows to choose between four different conduction programs: Standard, Echo, Sport and Snow.

The safety is a very important paragraph for the Japanese manufacturer and in his model of major luxury the ride to his highest levels. The M includes rear wheels guidelines, speed programmer activated, alert device for involuntary change of rail or a new system that prepares the car for a possible collision. The biggest innovation in the safety paragraph is the inclusion of the new system BSI, capable of detecting objects in dead angle and of returning the car to his rail if it detects a possible collision.

Other elements of last generation that help to raise the comfort of his occupants are a new device of air conditioning named “Forest Air“ for Infiniti, capable of regulating the temperature, moisture and of reducing the pollution to the maximum of the air that is breathed in the cockpit and a new system of “active control of the noise” capable of eliminating the unpleasant sounds of low frequency.

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Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit 2010

2010-01-17T22:10:00.001-08:00

16 of this month it started in Cobo Center the Lounge of the Motorcar of Detroit. The visitors will have until the 24th the opportunity to admire the last innovations and proposals of almost all the big manufacturers of motorcars. In our blog dedicated to the engine we do a revision for the principal models in exhibition and further on we will study in depth the most out-standing.

The most important innovation of this lounge is his “Electrical Avenue”, 3.600 square meters reserved to the exhibition of models that they decide in favor of this type of energy for his propulsion and that are more and more important inside the strategic production politics in the big companies. According to the director of the Lounge, Doug Fox, this space tries to inform the public of the real possibilities and of future of this way of impelling the vehicles, so respectful with the environment.

Immense most of the marks have some model of these characteristics in the Electrical Avenue: Volvo shows the C30, Fiat takes an electrical version of his child 500, Toyota also it will present new model making use of his leader's sales condition in the United States ….

The concepts will have also a place emphasized in this sample: Buick will show a prototype based on the Regal (in Europe it would be the equivalent to Opel Insignia), Mini sample the Beachcomber based on the Moke of the 60s and that will be the step before to the appearance of the new one 4×4 of the mark called Crossman, and Mercedes Benz will present a mysterious prototype (to see image) that insurance will not make anybody indifferent.

Chrysler will share stand with Ferrari and Maserati, after the union of the American mark with the Group Fiat, since there want to present themselves there as a big family. Fruit of this union will be the possibility of seeing circulating a Lancia Delta for the American highways with the Chrysler logotype and to a Sebring for the Europeans with the Lancia ensign. Cadillac will present the awaited CTS-V Coupé, GMC a todocamino called Granite, Chevrolet his new Aveo RS, the electrical Volt or the convertible Camaro. Ford for his part announces a new Mustang GT of 412 CV.

Interesting sample of that we will be presenting more in depth different models to you of there exhibited.

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Nissan Patrol; for adventurers

2010-01-16T11:32:00.001-08:00

The original Patrol of Nissan turned into a little time in a modality for the authentic lovers of the todoterreno, in addition to efficacy in all the areas it was joining serviceability and esthetics. The new scale presented by Nissan has chosen to continue the way of the hardest vehicles, I joust now when the tastes of the users tend to more comfortable, elegant 4 X 4 and that they manage better for the highways than for the difficult areas.

In this blog of the engine we analyze a todoterreno model that desfasado has remained enough with regard to the competition. Patrol de Nissan is a heavy car (over two tons), his chassis consists of crossbeams and crossbars, includes rigid axes in two trains and his entire haulage conectable lacks central differential.

And the fact is that, Nissan Patrol is thought for the field, everything in him is designed to offer the maximum hardiness, although for it beech than to sacrifice his behavior in less hard areas like the asphalt

His propellent diésel of 2.953 c.c. with four cylinders and 16 valves, it is capable of delivering 160 CV. Potency that turns out to be slightly just to move with ease, 2.070 kilos in weight and almost four meters and a half that this vehicle measures, for highway. His services are not to throw rockets, since the maximum speed is 160 km / h, it spends from 0 to 100 km / h in more than 15 seconds and his average consumption rubs 11 liters per every hundred kilometers, but it is convenient not to forget for what is made the Patrol.

In his habitat, the field, it is where it shows all his qualities, his suspensions enjoy a few generous trips and it possesses a system that allows to disconnect the stabilizing rear to extend even more the vertical movement of the rear axis. His disadvantage in this area keeps on being the weight.

His generous cockpit is well complete and is provided with very finished equipment. And l price of one of these vehicles amounts to 35.800 euros.

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New scale Audi Efficency

2010-01-15T18:40:00.001-08:00

It seems that the motorcars builders have taken conscience of the need of taking care of the planet and direct his efforts to design less and less pollutant models. Audi cannot remain behind in this struggle against the emission of CO2 and consumption of fuel, that's why it presents his new scale of engines Efficency, more ecological and efficient. In this blog dedicated to the engine we revise the innovations that the German mark introduces in his models to help them to be cleaner.

The keystones on which the Audi program is sustained to reduce the pollutant emission are the already well-known system Stop and Start, a new computer with program of efficiency and the system of gas treatment that it includes in his diesel engines TDI.

The first ones in turning out to be benefit by the gas treatment system are the A3 and the A4, since there come two new versions the A3 of 1.600 c.c. and the A4 TDI of 2 liters, which express less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, with which they are exempt from paying the registration tax. The A4 Efficency turns into the first berlin of his segment in obtaining an emission level so down without resorting to a hybrid propulsion system.

As for the already well-known system Stop and Start, Audi has incorporated it into the A3 into propellents 1.6 TDI and 1.4 TFSI of manual change, in the 2 liters A4 and A5 TDI. Throughout this year 2010 it will introduce it in more models. The mark of the hoops codes a saving in the fuel consumption of up to 1,5 liters per every 100 covered kilometers.

If we add an efficient conduction to all this the results are ideal. To help the driver in this aspect, Audi introduces a computer loaded with a program of efficiency which reports at all times of what the best option is in every moment with regard to most of parameters of the vehicle (air-conditioner, thermal lens,). The computer is included by a new navigator more intuitive who looks for the most economic route in every moment.

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The keys of new Ferrari de Fernando Alonso

2010-01-15T10:21:00.001-08:00

On January 28 in the facilities that the prestigious Italian signature has in Maranello it will begin to roll Ferrari's new jewel for the World cup of Formula 1 of this year. In this blog of the engine we analyze which there are the innovations that Ferrari 281 presents to fit to the new regulation.

While our champion spends a few days of “coexistence“ with his new partners at a ski resort, Ferrari's engineers strive to put to point his mount. The period appears more attractive than never: the return of Michael Schumacher, Fernando in Ferrari and the new regulation, they promise the most hard-fought championship of the history.

The principal innovations at rules level are the new batches of trainings, the inability to refuel during the career and the elimination of some components like the Kers and the hubcaps, which undoubtedly will mark the definitive configuration of the single-seaters. The cars now need more aerodynamic load to support better the first returns with the deposit up to the ceilings and his structure she will turn out to be modified to lodge a few more capable fuel deposits.

New Ferrari de Fernando Alonso will grow 15 centimeters and will fatten 15 kilograms with regard to that of last year. These modifications are necessary to give capacity to the new deposit that doubles his capacity spending from 100 to 200 liters. According to the new regulation the width of the front wheels will go on from 27 centimeters to 24,5, with what the grip will turn out to be limited. Also with the absence of the hubcaps it will be more difficult to refresh the brakes, but thanks to this measurement it will be avoided to generate dirty air to the car of behind.

The new deposit will provoke that to gearbox it will be shorter and the engine will turn out to be wrongly placed. After the engine is late, the air entry for his refrigeration will be more elongated and the hood of the different engine. The position of the pilot will move forward a few millimeters to facilitate the laying of the set.

Finally Fernando Alonso and all the pilots of the broiler will have to get accustomed as soon as possible to the new way of piloting provoked by all these structural changes. The one that first does it will obtain a big advantage, since the punctuation system also has changed and now to gain a career he supposes 25 points for the 10 of the past period.

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The FIM confirms innovations for the motorcycling world cup

2010-01-14T15:19:00.001-08:00

The International Federation of Motorcycling (FIM) has confirmed the innovations that the motorcycling world cup will include in the future periods, hoping to make him more competitive and showy for the spectator. In this blog of the engine we will give a revision for the different changes approved by the Commission of Big Awards that they affect to one of the sports most continued in our country.

The first one and perhaps more important it is the change of cylinder capacity in the category of Motorbike GP, which will spend in the year 2012 of current 800 c.c. to 1.000 c.c. There will be six days of official tests of the organization of the championship in the circuits of Big Awards. The holidays period stays invariable and it will spread from December 1 of one year until last day of January of the following year, excepting s the pilots that there make debut in every category who will be able to enjoy of three days of trainings in November or December.

Another important point is the limitation that the above mentioned organism has put to the pilots with contract in racing teams to realize trainings different from the already programmed ones. The FIM will only allow to carry a training out the day immediately after the Big Awards of Spain (Sherry), Czech Republic (Brno) and two days after the Big Award of the Valencian Community (Cheste).

In the new category of Moto2, which substitutes the traditional one of 250 c.c., and in that of 125 c.c., the invited pilots will be exempt from the restrictions marked for the habitual pilots of the Championship of the World, which cannot run or train in any circuit of the Big Award during 14 days before to the career in this track.

Looking over the safety of the pilots, the Commission of Big Awards, it has extended the medical code to guarantee a few sanitary minimums with which every career must be provided, as well as the performance protocol in case of attention to a disabled pilot. He tries to insure himself a few good treatments of emergency and a rapid transfer to a better prepared hospital if it was necessary.

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Mazda Kiyora Concept; designed to take care of the environment

2010-01-14T07:29:00.001-08:00

The Japanese signature Mazda presented in his country the model on which there will settle the bases of his future creations. Mazda Kiyora Concept is designed to take care of the environment, without being moved by electricity, in him the next generation of respectful technologies comes alive with the environment captured in a new mechanics and in a new transmission that they receive the generic name of SKY.

The new mechanics SKY that today we bring to you this blog of the engine, will help to reduce the consumptions and the pollutant emission, preserving the habitual dynamic attributes of the Japanese mark. They get the name of SKY precisely for the commitment of Mazda to support the clean and blue skies to enjoy a conduction as efficient as possible.

His spectacular and sports design helps which the Mazda compact one offers a minor resistance to the wind, what joined a very suppressed weight, favors the reduction of consumptions and emission. The Kiyora preserves the famous "beards" that the Japanese mark has already begun incorporating his last street models.

Two new propellents that will move this Concept de Mazda are named SKY G (gasoline) and SKY D (diésel), the transmission will be automatic and it receives the name of SKY Drive.

The engines of 1.300 cc are equipped with direct injection of gasoline (it increases potency and diminishes the consumption) and an automatic gearbox of six relations, much more compact and light than the traditional ones that there helps to obtain a saving of 5 % in fuel. The motive block Sky has a novel design that reduces the mechanical friction and favors a miscellany air - fuel ideal. The functioning is very similar to the technology MultiAir that Alpha Romeo introduces in his new models.

Thanks to all these innovations, Mazda estimates the number of consumption of his Concept Kiyora in a few scarce 3,1 liters per every 100 covered kilometers.

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Analysis of the Alpha Romeo Brera

2010-01-13T13:42:00.001-08:00

Alpha Romeo put himself in hands of the prestigious designer Giugiaro so that it was drawing the one that would be one of the most ambitious projects of the Italian signature, the Brera. We rescue in this blog of the engine the nicest car of the Italian mark that nevertheless has not had the success waited on the part of the public.

The one that was presented like the most sports model of the mark, has not received from 2006 any type of renewal. His role, rather discreet, owes fundamentally to the bad criticism got for the specializing means and at a low sales level. In spite of being provided with a sports, elegant and very current design, the Alpha Romeo Brera does not stand out in paragraphs so important as the price, the consumptions and the serviceability.

His behavior in highway is exceptional, thank you especially to his frame, which although it is too a slightly excessive weight, turns the sports Italian into a stable and precise car. His interior, although it is not very wide, is very well complete and in him we enjoy an ambience eminently sports, with finished in skin and the last technologies at the disposal of the driver.

In the mechanics it is where perhaps we find the heel of Aquiles del Alfa Romeo Brera. To two gasoline engines: a JTS of 2.200cc with four cylinders, 16 valves and 185 potency CV, and cc with six cylinders, 24 valves and 260 potency CV, they lack a JTS of 3.200 something of propulsion to move more than 1.600 kilograms that the sports one weighs. Also the consumptions go off to 9,2 liters in the first one and over the 11 in the most powerful.

For all this, the most guessed right option, it is the mechanics diésel, since it obtains a good balance between services and consumption. The engine JTDM of 2.387 cc is provided with five cylinders and 20 valves, is overfed by means of a turbo-compressor and is capable of delivering 210 potency CV. The consumption is located in 6,8 liters per every hundred kilometers.

They all are of front haulage and they mount a manual gearbox of six relations.

This beautiful sports Italian is free from 36.200 euros.

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