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Ford shows first official teaser of the new 2012 Ford Ecosport to be presented at the 11th Salon de Delhi, India, next January. Under the One Ford plan, the new Ecosport will become a global model to be sold in emerging countries including India and Latin America.

In Argentina is expected to appear in late 2012 and will in their equipment with the new EcoBoost 1.6 Developed by Ford. It will be officially presented next month in San Pablo, Brazil for the Latin American market. Read the rest of this entry »

The new Mercedes Benz SL will be officially unveiled at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show in January 2012 wearing a Constructed entirely of aluminum bodywork that allows you to download up to 140 kg depending on the version compared to its predecessor which means an improvement in their performance, agility and efficiency .

The 2012 Mercedes Benz SL will come with two settings of suspension, using the control system agility and suspension from active regulation system Active Body Control damping (ABC). It will also include start & stop system, and automatic gearbox 7G-tronic. Among the engines the new Mercedes Benz SL 350 will be equipped with a 3.5 L 302 hp V6 that disburses to 730 Nm peak torque with an average consumption of 6.8 L/100km saving 30% over the previous model. The following power unit that powers the SL 500 is a 4.7 L V8, 429 hp and 699 Nm of torque, up 32% from the previous model and 12% more powerful. Read the rest of this entry »

The new Nissan X-Trail is now available for sale in the local market. Comes from Japan and will be available initially in two equipment versions 2.5 manual Acenta and Tekna $ 44,941 to $ 49,531 2.5 CVT.

It comes with a new look front lights with LED technology, new alloy wheels 18-inch, six airbags, stability control, ascent and descent control, climate control, cruise control and sunroof, rear vision camera with monitor integrated into the rearview mirror. The top version adds Xenon headlamps, heated front seats with electrical control and leather upholstery. Read the rest of this entry »

The Toyota IQ, the little City Car Nippon brand, presents the sporty version called City Racer. This is a special edition limited to 300 units initially available for the French market.

The Toyota IQ Racer City is known for its sporty appearance given by the alloy wheels painted in color as the exterior mirrors, tinted windows, black bands that run along the bonnet, roof and rear, side stickers referring to the version , covered with specific design, browser, automatic climate control, rain sensors and rearview keyless entry and start. The engine is the 1.3 VVT-i 99 hp that works in conjunction with a manual transmission. Read the rest of this entry »

It is available with two engines, one petrol Duratec -1.20 CV-69 and another -1.30 TDCi Diesel 75 hp. Both are of Fiat and are available in 500-under another name. Are associated with a gearbox five-speed manual. The diesel version consumes (according to official figures) 4.2 l/100 km and 5.1 l/100 km fuel. Given the price difference (1,800 €) and consumption between a variant and another, and given the current price of fuel, must travel over 210,000 km for the diesel version starts to financial compensation (calculator Diesel-Gas) .

Hemos thoroughly tested both versions of the Ka. For acceleration capacity and consumption Diesel seems preferable, provided the price is not the primary reason for purchase.

1.30 TDCi 75 bhp responds well to throttle out with great force from rest and allowed to circulate at a moderate pace high on the highway without much trouble. Not so with the version 1.20 Duratec 69 bhp on the road because you lose more speed on slopes and need more space to overtake. For use mainly by city accelerating the Diesel advantage seems irrelevant. Fuel consumption we measured was moderate in both cases (more information).

1.30 Ka TDCi 75 bhp is available from € 12,550. Is clearly more expensive than a Twingo and Panda, but more affordable than a 500, all with diesel engines 75 hp (comparative tab). The Ka and Panda are the only ones with air conditioning as standard. In all stability control is optional.

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Based in turn on the preparation of the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG, the German manufacturer has submitted the 358 Concept Salon occasion of Australia (in Sydney), a striking orange color called “Pearl Orange”.

The model presents an extreme preparation, characterized by the AMG Performance Package Plus kit, bringing the power of its V8 to 6.3 liters of displacement, from 457 hp to nothing less, 487 hp. This is also reflected in an increase in torque, which is now 600 Nm.

Top speed (electronically limited) is in the 250 km / h, with acceleration from 0 to 100 in 4.4 seconds. Multilink Susllantasson 19 inches. The most curious, however, is that, despite its striking color, the other components are nothing too “loud”, having a rear spoiler, a diffuser, and redesigned their bumpers as reworked elements, the rest if not for the painting, it could go almost totally unnoticed.

If anyone asks the price of this unit, when there is nothing official, but to give an idea I can say that the C63 AMG kit costs about € 85,724. We can begin to do math.

Since last September Opel commented that it was developing a vehicle with a smaller version of the Opel Corsa platform, but now has come to light new information on the next German vehicle. Although at first all seemed the new Opel would be a small city, to últimosrumoresapuntan will be a model of careful aesthetic style of the Mini, Fiat 500 and Citroen DS3.

With the small platform of the Opel Corsa, an approximate length of 3.70 meters and a two-door body, the vehicle is being developed under the Opel name Junior. This is the code name for the project, which does not have to maintain for the final production model, and intended to evoke the prototype urban vehicle that the company introduced in 1983. As expected, the only similarity to that prototype 27 years ago with the current project’s name.

In the words of Nick Reilly, president of General Motors in Europe, there is a low cost version of the Corsa, but a small car with urban style and spirit. In addition, Reilly himself has explained that since in November 2009 it was decided to develop the car, the project has been prioritized and accelerated.

Its official launch will take place in 2012, the same year that will begin to be produced in the German plant in Eisenach. However, it is not expected to be available at dealerships until the early stages of 2013.

While Suzuki’s booth was the first car to be seen, the brand has introduced the Suzuki Kizashi by the back door. Does not even refer to their website, when in Spain is available from early September, with a single finish (Sport), which includes almost all standard elements and a single engine (2.4i 16v 178 hp). The only thing you can choose the level of mechanical traction, front-drive version cuetsa € 28,495, while if we opted for all-wheel drive the price up just $ 3,000.

The 2.4i engine with 178 hp has a torque of 230Nm. The front-drive version with manual transmission accelerates from zero-100 km / h in 7.8 seconds, and the average consumption is 7.9 liters per 100 kilometers. If we choose the four-wheel drive, the gearbox that comes standard is an automatic CVT gearbox, the consumption is 8.3 liters per 100 kilometers. Both versions have a top speed of 215 km / h.

The standard equipment, as mentioned, is very extensive. These are only some of the elements: leather seats, heated and electrically adjustable, dual zone climate control, USB port, seven airbags, keyless starter button, xenon headlights, sliding sunroof, sports suspension …

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At first glance highlights the design change on the previous generation, for, according to Nissan, attract a male audience, as today most buyers of this car are women. The new Micra has become a global model, it will be built in four different plants: Chennai, India (it will manufacture cars for the European market), Thailand, Mexico and China.

The new Nissan Micra will have four different finishes. The most basic is the Visia, which will start from 11,900 euros with a standard equipment includes ESP, central locking, Automatic door locking, trip computer and six airbags, among others. Second is the Acenta (12,400 €), which adds to equipment Visia a chrome trim on the grill, automatic climate control and speed limiter, electric mirrors, CD audio system with Bluetooth …

Nissan hopes this is the version selling. In third place we find the Tekna (€ 13,150), which includes alloy wheels 15 inch wheels, fog lights and an iPod dock. Finally, the best equipped of all, the Tekna grade Premium comes standard with all common elements in a utilitarian boot button, light and rain sensor, sunroof, side parking meter, electrically folding mirrors and keyless entry system . No doubt, equipment which has nothing to envy to some compact, especially taking into account that the most expensive Micra costs 14,150 euros.

As we said at the beginning of the article, the design of the Micra is brand new. Although it shares some features with the former, such as the shape of the doors, the look in general has lost most of the rounded shapes of the third generation, with the aim of attracting a wider audience not exclusively female. Such renewal with improved aerodynamics that leaves a result has been negligible, but with something strange forms in the back of the car.

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