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SEAT updates

Dhana — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:32:03 +0000

The new engines with technology “common rail” of 105 CV come to substitute 1.9 TDI of equal potency in both families, Ibiza and Mallow. Available from this November, the new engine will equip the models with bodyworks of three and five doors and it offers a very improved behavior, at the same time, that reduces both the emission and the fuel consumption. The pair of the new engine places in 250 Nm between 1500 and 2.500 revolutions in minute associated with him a manual change of five relations goes and the consumption remains in 4,3 liters every 100 kilometers. The emission of CO2 to the ambience turns out to be limited to only 112 grams per kilometer and it is possible to combine the above mentioned engine with any of the completions of the model. The scale Ibiza introduces of series an electronic autoblocante XDS in the models with engines superior to 100 potency CV and for his part the Mallow includes the system Start and Stop in his new version Ecomotive 1.6 TDI CR of 105 CV.

Honda fuel economy list

Dhana — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:17:15 +0000

The manual version of the hybrid Honda Insight has topped the latest US government auto fuel economy list, with 60 miles per gallon in the city and 66mpg on the highway. The competitor hybrid Toyota Prius was second with 60 mpg in the city and 51 on the highway, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy has said. Ford Motor Company, with its hybrid SUVs, was the only American car maker to crack the top 10 list for 200 vehicles. Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen make eight of the top 10 cars, mostly hybrid electric gas or diesel-powered. The only gas-only vehicle to make the top 10 is the manual Toyota Corolla. By classes of vehicles, the most fuel efficient SUV is the Ford Escape, with 36mps in the city and 31 on the highway. The most fuel efficient pick-up is the Ford Ranger, 24mpg in the city and 29 on the highway. The most fuel efficient minivan is the Honda Odyssey, 20mps in the city and 28 on the highway.

Honda VTEC Review

Dhana — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:04:41 +0000

Honda has finally launched the City with a VTEC heart, much to the enthusiast’s delight. The City’s revised looks now make it appear as if the car sits lower than the tall looking pre-face lift model.The reason for the same is increase in the car’s length, together with a higher bonnet design, all of which contribute towards making the car look broader than the earlier variant. The boot space too is increased to 500 liters. The 1.5-liter VTEC meanwhile is a different engine than the available on the older City VTEC. Besides being lighter and more
compact that the older engine, the new VTEC produces lesser horsepower at lesser rpm as well – 100PS at 5800rpm against 107 PS at closer to 7000rpm produced by the former. The new VTEC therefore, is expected to be an equally good low-and mid-range performer, as i-DSI The VTEC will sport fogs lamps at both front and rear, besides disc brakes at the rear. Other features include, an opititron meter and a self illuminating high visibility instrument panel. The revised looks have been carried over to the complete range, coupled with a slight increase in prices.

Ford’s Fiesta comparison

Dhana — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:01:22 +0000

FORD has taken the wraps off its much talked about mid-sized sedan. The car, christened the Fiesta, is an all-new model designed and developed ground up, the Fiesta Will enthrall buyers with its outstanding driver dynamics, interior comfort, refinement and class leading fuel economy. The Fiesta which will be positioned as an upper C-segment offering competing against the likes of the Honda City and the Chevrolet Optra, will be available in both petrol and diesel variants. The former will be the 100PS 1.6 Duratec petrol engine which also does duty on the Fusion. The oil burner meanwhile, will displace 1.4 litres and will sport third generation common rail technology. The choice of a diesel engine is what will set the Fiesta apart form the current crop of cars, feel industry observers. The new TDCi unit which has already raised a lot of expectations, might make its way into the Ikon’s engine bay as well.

Yugo rides again – as Fiat

Dhana — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:05:58 +0000

The scramble of car manufacturers to get a foothold in the low-wage countr5ies of Eastern Europe has almost come to an end but there is one old Communist factory still ripe for development : Zastava. This was the national car company of Yugoslavia until the break-up of that country and now falls in Serbia. Zastava was established in 1950s to produce Yugo versions of Fiats, which were sold in western markets at rock-bottom prices. That was just as well because the quality was appalling. Recently the factory has been bombed by NATO forces but managed to resume production of the old model Fiat Paunto. The Serbian government made it clear that it was looking for a foreign investor to take over the factory in Kragujevac. Volkswagen showed interest but the Serb’s orginal collaborator Fiat seems more likely to make a deal. On 30 April, Fiat signed a memorandum of understanding with the Serbian government to acquire the Zastava business