Innovations for Ford S-Max

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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