The first prime-ministers of new year

Behind ocean with might and main there is spadework before the first autoreview of coming year – in the first of January the world will concentrate attention to Detroit, cradles of the American car industry. This event is traditional opens the account to prime-ministers of year, and besides traditionally main players of a car market prepare for the most interesting to it. And the truth, will look on what.

As powerful front owners of interior will act. General Motors prepares for a minimum on one novelty from each branch, but many of them till now contain in the strict secret. For example, mysterious conceptual Hummer HX – this copy should become a harbinger of new model in a ruler of legendary mark of off-road cars. In the same class should act and Saab – in Detroit can show the prototype of a crossover 9-4X on which the management of the Swedish brand does the serious rate.

Updated Mercedes-Benz SLK

Mercedes-Benz for New year was given with a gift: has updated SLK. In this case the company has run into nostalgia, has recollected 1997 when SLK for the first time has amazed unprepared hearts of fops. It appears, SLK became a cult roadster of this time to which it and remains to this day., certainly, it is better to founders of a cult to know, just as it is better to them to know, what exactly in the car of all times and people has become outdated.

And has become outdated in present SLK a bumper. This detail for some reason in all cars morally becomes outdated most quickly other parts of the car. Here and SLK has received intricater form of a bumper: instead of a trapeze the roadster now breathes through rectangular grids with a decorative divider. Other details of a body have received really cosmetic amendments with the intervention appreciable only under a biassed sight. For example, lateral mirrors have received two light strokes instead of traditional one-block bulbs of indicators povorotnik. A back part of the car to compare to an old variant, it is necessary to examine with no more than meter. On a back bumper have appeared diffuzor and branch pipes of the square form. And the main news: the sizes of emblems have remained former, that is same huge.

Special version Land Rover

Land Rover represents the special version of model Range Rover under name Westminster. The new off-road car will leave in the limited circulation, in particular, in the USA in sale only 500 cars will act. Westminster it is equipped by "supercharged" motor V8 capacity 400 h.p., and the interior of the car is trimmed by a tree and a black leather. Besides new version Range Rover has received 20-inch 10-spic wheels.
It is necessary to note, that Westminster looks very stylishly and dearly, however and costs it is not less. All the same 105 600 dollars – the high price for the USA even if to consider, that it is "superheaped up" Range Rover.

Legendary Lancia Delta

Long-awaited prime-minister of new generation Lancia Delta takes place on the Geneva motor show in March. And the model should go to a series in June, 2008, according to earlier promulgated schedule of release of new models of company Fiat.

New Delta will remind consept Delta HPE which have been presented in Paris at an automobile exhibition of 2006. That is it is expected, that it will be enough the impressive sizes the car with a body a hatchback. Length consept about 4500 mm, and wheel base – 2700 mm. The car will be obvious golf-class. On preliminary data, engines new Lancia will have capacity from 120 up to 200 h.p. It is no wonder, that so large car as Lancia Delta, Fiat Auto will position much above, than present FIAT Bravo though both of the car will be under construction on a uniform platform. According to current identification of the Italian brands, new Lancia will be very richly equipped, having onboard all the advanced systems of safety and comfort. Besides concern Fiat has very seriously undertaken maintenance of the highest quality to the new models. FIAT 500 and FIAT Bravo already please with quality of assembly and adjustment of details of an interior. Sports character for which so was famous in 80th years Lancia Delta, today destiny of mark Alfa Romeo. So, most likely, legendary rally the past of model Lancia Delta and remains in the past.