Friday, February 26th, 2010
Honda will present in March in Geneva, the European version of its new coupe hybrid CR-Z, which differs from that debuted in January in Detroit only whether a section with LED lights in the headlights. In technical terms the European Honda CR-Z has not changed. Hybrid system consists of a petrol 1.5 i-VTEC engine and an electric 10-kW, with a total power 124 h.p. Electrical energy is supplied by the aggregate set of lithium-ion batteries. The hybrid System of Honda CR-Z has three operating modes – Sport, Normal and Econ. The first acceleration from 0-100 km/h becomes less than 10 sec, while the latter stresses fuel efficiency, of course, at the expense of dynamics. Honda CR-Z will appear simultaneously on the markets in Japan, USA and Europe in the summer of this year. The price of the model for the Old Continent is not yet known, but in the U.S. it will be around 20 000 dollars.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Together with the revised Kia Ceed, the exhibition in Frankfurt in a month will make European debut and second-generation model Sorento, which has a new chassis and promises to offer the future owners better dynamics and control while driving. The car is 95 millimeters. A longer and 15 millimeters. lower than its predecessor, but its width remained unchanged. Luggage compartment is increased by 15 percent while rear seats removed volume of the cargo may reach 1 047 liters. Korean company has not yet disclosed what engines will be the new Kia Sorento in Europe, but in any event, among them is the new 2.2-liter diesel unit, which is a power 197 h.p. and maximum torque 421Nm. Second generation of Kia Sorento will appear on some European markets by the end of this year, and others – at the beginning of 2010th.
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
General Motors had announced that the Chevrolet Camaro will be sold in Europe or at least not in the next few years, but seems to have concluded a deal with German firm well known Geiger Cars, because the model already proposed by her to the Old Continent. Although not yet reported base rates of the model in Europe, the official site of Geiger Cars have published three new ads available cars that can be found here. The price of the yellow Camaro 2LT is 39 900 euros, which is equipped with 3.6-liter V6 engine with a power 306 h.p. which is combined with an automatic transmission. The other two cars are the modification Camaro SS. Their price is the same – 50 615 euros, but they have some differences. Both cars have 6.2-liter V8 engine, but with the red sheet, which has an automatic gearbox is 400 h.p. power and in liver, where transmission is mechanical – 426 h.p.
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