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Monday, January 4, 2010
Alfa Romeo Announces UK Pricing for 2010 MiTo with New MultiAir Turbo Engines
0 comments Posted by wedos at 9:53 AM
Buyers in Britain will be able to order the 2010MY Alfa Romeo MiTo with new turbocharged petrol engines featuring the Fiat Group's revolutionary MultiAir technology from early January with first deliveries expected in Spring. At launch, two engine versions will become available, 1.4-liter Turbo with 135bhp that's priced from £15,165 (about USD$24,600), and the range-topping 1.4-liter Turbo Cloverleaf (Quadrifoglio) with 170bhp and a starting price of £17,895 (around USD$29,000).
The Fiat Group's new MultiAir system directly controls the air and combustion in engines cylinder by cylinder, stroke by stroke, through the intake engine valves without using the throttle.
According to the Italian carmaker, the use of this technology results in a 10% reduction of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, and a 10% engine power increase as well as a 15% torque improvement over an engine without this system.
The New Year brought new exterior and interior appearance packages from Mopar for Dodge's reborn Challenger muscle car. Available as a factory production option, the exterior kit includes a unique body-color hood with scoop, body-color rear "Go-Wing" spoiler and strobe stripe performance graphics. The exterior package can be yours for $1,995.
For the interior, Mopar's set includes a Mopar-branded T-handle shifter, bright pedal kit (only for automatic models), bright door-sill guards, premium carpet floor mats and a full vehicle cover. Dodge prices the interior package $945 for Challenger's equipped with an automatic transmission and $780 for cars fitted with a manual gearbox.
Both styling packages are available on Challenger SE (3.5-liter V6) and R/T (5.7-liter HEMI V8) models but only with these exterior colors: TorRed, Bright Silver Metallic, Brilliant Black Crystal and Bright White.
Suzuki Alto Dresses Like a Fish for International Green Week Fair in Berlin
0 comments Posted by wedos at 7:47 AM
Being the only car manufacturer that will participate at the forthcoming International Green Week in Berlin, Suzuki wants to make a splash at the fair with a custom made Alto. The Japanese automaker covered its mini car in a vinyl wrap (or at least it looks like a wrap) with a design that imitates fish scales and to top it off, they also added a... tail fin. Billed as the world's largest fair for food, agriculture and horticulture, the International Green Week runs from January 15 to 24 in Berlin.
Toyota Etios Low-Cost Small Car Concept Spied at New Delhi Auto Show Floor?
0 comments Posted by wedos at 7:02 AM
In less than 24 hours, Toyota will take the covers off its new small car concept at the New Delhi motor show in India, but spy photos of the pre-production concept model (or at it least it is claimed that it this is the firm's concept car) from the exhibition center have already made their way on Facebook. Even though initial reports made word only of the sedan model, the pictures also show a five-door hatchback version.
As we told you in our previous (video) post on the model, media reports from India suggest that the Toyota's proposal for a low-cost small car will be called the Etios and will be offered with both diesel and gasoline engines.
It is understood that the production version of the Etios will first go on sale in India this year and then in other emerging markets such as Russia and South America. We'll have the Full Monty on the Toyota Etios on Tuesday.
Source: Facebook , Via: Autoincar
