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The first prime-ministers of new year

2008-01-06T03:32:00.000-08:00

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

2008-01-05T03:24:00.000-08:00

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of a cult to know, just as it is better to them to know, what exactly in the car of all times and people has become outdated.

And has become outdated in present SLK a bumper. This detail for some reason in all cars morally becomes outdated most quickly other parts of the car.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

2008-01-04T03:28:00.000-08:00

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

2008-01-04T03:17:00.000-08:00

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.

Audi R8 it is named by the best car of year

2007-12-30T10:16:00.000-08:00

At once - " the Car of year " and " Design of year " - has won two nominations of superpenalties Audi R8. In opinion of journalists, the 420-strong compartment has the expressive design which is not conceding to the best representatives of the Italian marks. In a nomination " the Technology of year " the best recognizes the hybrid power-plant developed General Motors together with BMW and Daimler AG. According to engineers, owing to new development, the charge of fuel at off-road cars and pickups on platform GMT900 has come nearer to parameters

Status BMW 330 has changed for ever

2007-12-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

Once figures 330 designated such unique power and unique sensations from driving, that anybody even did not dream of something greater. This model dreamed practically to each admirer of mark BMW. No, certainly, was and М3, but it always was somewhere more close to clouds, together with inhabitants of heaven, therefore on its account all had a unequivocal opinion – is inaccessible. And then progress has come and has spoilt all game. Like parameters of capacity would not fall asleep on a place, but the status 330 has changed for ever. It does not have that aura because the absolute novelty of the last year – model 335 became desired more. Such unique rights it was presented turbo the engine, by the first in the Bavarian atmospheric world for many-many years. And all over again the competitor has ripened in shape of a compartment, and already has then struck in a back, being in an appearance of a sedan. In general, now turns are built on other model, and old heroes continue to live with it. And in fact to not tell, that inside or outside of something not so, time has simply come to move further. Under a cowl all the same of 3 litres, here only completions as it is usual, have affected capacity in the best image – in comparison with the previous generation it has grown on 41 h.p. and now makes 272 h.p.

That up to external shape then, naturally, all still, in fact the sedan still never varied from the moment of the occurrence by spring of 2005. It is remembered, then it long criticized for design, have then got used, and then for preventive maintenance have scarified again.

Brabus has lead experiment with a GL-class

2007-12-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

And under a cowl and the truth disappears very powerful argument, capable to surprise and draw attention, offering instead of the lost passableness unprecedented dynamics – besides the mentioned maximal speed there is also an impressive dispersal up to "hundred" for which this mountain now spends only 6 seconds. It is not surprising, that the working volume of the engine makes 6,1 litres, forcing the GAI officer putting these Brabus on the account to beat out in the passport of a vehicle figure 462 in the column "Capacity". Well and if it had to enter and the maximal twisting moment its value too would not leave its indifferent – 615 Nanometers.

In general, this car rather confidently will look and move within the limits of the Garden ring. The problem only that everyone will want to themselves the most powerful version on the greatest wheels, and about less powerful copies with the diesel motor and 21-inch wheels hardly will recollect someone, and it is a pity. In fact in them both to sense it is more, and the arrogance has less. And on dispersal GL 420 CDI, for example, loses for only 1,1 seconds.

Infiniti EX35 in christmas packing

2007-12-30T10:03:00.000-08:00

Appearance of the Japanese future is not capable to shock, but here but to cause sympathy precisely in a condition. The forward part absolutely precisely reminds sedan G35 whereas behind our experimental is slightly changed FX. So everyone can choose the own script of a mutation – or it is a sedan almost became a greater off-road car, or the off-road car degraded in a direction of the cleanest sedan. In any case, the front view with its graceful headlights and firm bends has gone right on glory, and the rear view almost has completely copied unfading FX, how much it is possible. Thus on each side EX nevertheless a little приплющен, that does by its less impressive. But 17-inch wheels are well entered in the general picture. By the way, from surprises is also a paint and varnish covering of this crossover which allows to not be soared in occasion of fine scratchs, leaving them on a payoff to the newest automobile varnish – last development of scientists in this area.

BMW X6

2007-12-30T10:00:00.000-08:00

In January of Next Year the World Will change. The New Form of Automobile Evolution will be presented. BMW represents the World the Amazing Concept and Creates the New Automobile Segment. Absolutely soon to public It will be presented Serial BMW X6 Which Cannot be compared To Any Modern Serial Car of Other Mark!!!... No, the truth, experts in marketing BMW speak all so funny. All of them sincerely trust, that “ the Bavarian motor factories ” – the best, main and for ever. And if BMW does something new it not model, and at once the whole class – Sports Activity Coupe, that in practice means attempt to put a compartment on base of an off-road car. And it is not important, that the ancestor of a new class somehow very much reminds under the form of body Infiniti FХ and SsangYong Actyon . But when you see before yourself new BMW, for such car it is possible to forgive any aplomb.

And still charisma BMW – in technics. While we know about this car so a little, the information moves small spoons, but even on the first impressions it is clear, that on Bavarian "kitchen" there will be one more dish haute cuisine.

New Kia Picanto will battle

2007-12-30T09:54:00.000-08:00

While automobile giants only announce the intention to make cheap cars for people: Toyota thinks above the IQ, and VW does not know how to make !the Up! Cheap, Kia without superfluous words embodies dreams. Let not so it is smoothed, not so stylishly, nicely and cheaply, but it is real. Absolutely soon it will be possible to buy new Kia Picanto, small rather cheap city car. New in this car, the truth, not so is a lot of. In spite of the fact that the design previous Picanto was rather quite good, korea have solved, following automobile traditions, completely to change design. The most successful way to change perception of the car is to paste in an old body new optics. This reception is used also by people who wish to become unrecognizable quickly: for this purpose all is usual spies shave off eyebrowes. So simply and quickly both to the car, and the person can freshen appearance.

The skeleton of the car has remained former: all the same outlines cardboard KPK with simple direct lines, without street and a flight of fancy. But, to general happiness, korea have seriously concerned to interior: quality of plastic, coverings and prolines so there is a hope is improved, as in two years the interior will not whistle to the driver under a nose. Approximately it is possible to define, that engineers have changed some buttons and levers, and also the form of a rudder. It became thickness and is more well-fad, though previous "steering-wheel" was looked more gracefully, but, probably, will twist now it more pleasantly. On the instrument panel all the same two large dials: the tachometer and a speedmeter, only with a white fringing, and other parameters are scattered on mini-monitors under both greater indicators.

New generation Mercedes-Benz SLK

2007-12-30T09:50:00.000-08:00

Mercedes-Benz has presented the new generation of roadster SLK which has become more powerful, economic and stylish. The car has received the advanced "supercharged" 4-cylinder motor which capacity has increased up to 184 h.p., and twisting moment – up to 250 Nanometers. Thus consumption of fuel was reduced up to 6,4 л/100 km, and a level of issue – up to 182 ú/km. The new version has found more sports appearance due to the modified air inlets and lattices of a radiator, and also design of the forward part reminding racing bolid McLaren Mercedes, acting on "Formula -1".

Mazda5: a cocktail of contradictions

2007-12-30T09:40:00.000-08:00

On dimensions Mazda5 is on the verge of a golf-class and the following, more solid segment. Competitors at this "Japanese" the pond has no their sense, but not all so is simple. Developers could combine in it auto two qualities seldom combined in a world practice: a maximum of convenience to passengers and pleasure from driving.

For the last new 2-liter petrol engine MZR – the same, as on well-known sports Mazda answers series MPs, only without pressurization. Capacity of last version is finished up to 150 h.p. – it more than enough and for city driving with prompt starts from traffic lights, and for long voyages between cities and the countries where capacity for safe and exact overtakings can be demanded. This motor can be equipped by a 6-step mechanical box of transfers – for those who likes to supervise the car completely. For the same to whom convenience of movement is more important, – 5-speed "automatic device" with a manual mode. This transmission already is familiar to much on popular Mazda3. But it not all – for those who is not going to beat records of speed, the variant with the 1,8-liter 115-strong petrol motor is possible also.