Opel Vauxhall Corsa gains More Powerful and Fuel Efficient Engines and Chassis Improvements

General Motors’ European division Opel and its sister company Vauxhall have revealed the revised 2010 Corsa that’s scheduled to go on sale in mainland Europe early next year and in the UK, from April. If you’re looking at the photos to discover what’s new about the 2010 Corsa, you’d better stop because Opel/Vauxhall didn’t change a thing on the vehicle’s exterior and interior design. Instead, the firm’s engineers focused on improving the subcompact hatch’s powertrains and handling characteristics.

The company claims the it has managed to reduce average consumption by 13.2 per cent across the range (excluding the OPC / VXR model) with 5 out of 6 engines emitting less than 125g/km.

The most fuel efficient model of the range is the new 1.3 CDTI 95HP diesel ecoFLEX model, which achieves 76.3mpg UK (63.5mpg US or 3.7lt /100km) on the combined cycle and 88.3mpg (73.5mpg US or 3.2lt /100km) on the extra urban cycle).

The diesel range also comprises of a 75HP version of the same 1.3 CDTi that emits 114g/km of CO2, and a more powerful 1.7 CDTi which now produces 130HP, yet drops 12g/km in CO2 emissions.

The tweaked 1.0-litre petrol engine gains an additional 5HP for a total of 65HP while CO2 emissions drop to 117g/km. The 1.2-litre petrol also gets a 5HP boost to 85HP while the 1.4-litre petrol now produces 100HP instead of 90HP and returns 51.4mpg (42.8mpg US or 5.4lt /100km), up from the current model’s 46.3mpg.

In addition, most models in the range get a new eco gearshift indicator housed within the instrument cluster.

Complementing the powertrain upgrades is a revised chassis with new set-ups for the steering and suspension systems.

The automaker’s engineers added softer springs in the front suspension, mated to an anti-roll bar with new bushes and an increased diameter to improve ride and control characteristics. Furthermore, the 2010 Corsa also gets revised damper settings all round, an optional re-tuned ESP system and enhanced steering geometry.

As far as the Vauxhall-badged version of the Corsa is concerned, the new model gains additional standard features such as cruise control and an on-board computer on the SE, SXi and SRi trim levels while the SRi, which starts at a lower price point, gets revised suspension settings, air conditioning, 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, and a VXR styling kit fitted as standard.

On-the-road prices for the 2010 Corsa in the UK start from £10,285 for the 1.0-liter 65HP ecoFLEX model and top off at £17,155 for the sporty 1.6-liter Turbo VXR.

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Honda CR Z Confirmed restyling more powerful for the Paris

Honda CR-Z: Confirmed restyling more powerful for the Paris Motor Show. The company Honda has confirmed that the restyling of its hybrid model, the Honda CR-Z will debut at the Paris Motor Show, an event that will be held from September 27 to October 14 in the French capital. After enjoying the first teaser of the model, where we hinted some details of the new updated design, far from the Japanese firm itself we have officially, that the new hybrid will come with "increased power output and engine combustion power ", this would mean that the vehicle will reach 200 hp, to crown more than just a simple green car.

Although to Paris, we will not know anything more ... In addition, we leave the data in the first teaser, with filtered snapshots, and more about his new design, with the publication of what appears to be the rendering of the new Honda CR-Z. Find out before the Paris Motor Show 2012 ...

Confirmed for the Paris Motor Show
This is the new Honda CR-Z. The Japanese model Plug-in will be presented with a facelift in all rule, which updates all its exterior and interior design. Although until the sample exhibits not know the new Honda as important reserves for automobile quote, which opens in less than two weeks. At first glance, the model convinces.

Through an official statement, we the "increased power of the combustion engine and the electric motor," which would be around 200 hp, increasing its power by about 75 hp, though this will be known only in the upcoming Paris Motor Show.

The first teaser of the hybrid model
the small firm coupe Honda has always been a car with an environmentally conscious. The proposed hybrid is, undoubtedly, a sacrifice of the interior of the rear passengers, as they have eaten part of the rear passenger compartment and seems designed only for two children.

Furthermore, the new hybrid model will feature a 1.5 iVTEC SOHC engine with a hybrid engine, with a full hybrid powertrain, led to a total respect for the environment. The Honda CR-Z, with zero emissions ...

Hybrid Design
In terms of design, the Honda CR-Z, is clearly renewed after two years of its market debut.

It presents stylistic innovations from the point of view of the details like the profile of groups hour front adorned by a thin strip of LED technology headlamps and alloy wheels, which consists of five races with a new drawing, as you can see in the teaser.

Another innovation in technology, refers to a new button that, according to some reports also always unreliable, would be to start the engine, which will replace the traditional ignition key, as the 2013 Subaru BRZ or Toyota Yaris HDS. Find out before the Paris Motor Show ..

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Audi Q5 offers more choice

The Audi Q5 facelifted is equally available, but that does Audi not like some small changes in the delivery.

Even now hangs a price fast SQ5 TDI.
There was still some room for, because the basic gasoline was until now the 2.0 TFSI with 225 hp. Thats pretty hefty for an entry-level engine, reason for Audi to the same engine now also 180 hp variant in the range to include.

Both versions of the two-liter, both with S-Tronic automatic as with a manual six-speed gearbox to get. Self-switching can now also in the 177 hp TDI, which has hitherto only been automatic.

Price
Audi makes the opportunity to mention that the new flagship SQ5 TDI now be ordered from 79,900 euros. Thanks to the 313 hp diesel block sprint car in 5.1 seconds to 100 km / h, fuel consumption is 7.2 liters according to the factory at 100 kilometers.

The Audi SQ5 is the first of a series of sporty diesel models from Germany, so goes the rumor that some time in the near future supercar of the brand that also appears on the fuel runs.

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Kia Carens more of the new

Kia Carens: more of the new. Or is it actually less? Because the previous drawings showed already pretty much seen. Anyway, Kia wants us warm for the arrival of their latest achievement: an MPV.

For the second time in a short time shows how the new Kia Carens will look like. The model that we end of September at the Paris Motor Show expects strengthened the family ties with the rest of the range properly. Especially with the new Ceed. And that is not surprising. Since the arrival of chief designer Peter Schreyer and the introduction of the so-called tiger nose hammering the brand merrily on the new design language.

Cee’d MPV
the Carens will be basic parts with the Ceed and that probably also applies to the engine range. For now, the Koreans lip tightly together some further details. We also know not whether there is also a seven-seater on the list quoted. The design will no longer pose a surprise, because thanks to these drawings, but also the previous illustrations, the picture easily complete.

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Chevrolet sells more cars

In Europe, the sales of new cars may not be as thrilling expired, Chevrolet has this third quarter sold more cars than in the same period last year.

It is thus the eighth consecutive quarter of sales growth.
The Chevrolet Cruze is 550,000 units this years best-selling Chevy worldwide. Since its introduction, there are already 1,650,000 put on the road. In the third quarter of this year did Chevrolet more than 1,250,000 cars to sell, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet marketing, will the success of the past eight quarters holding the coming year to introduce 25 new models. Especially in the United States (458,721 units, up 2.1 percent), China (152,328, +3.7 percent) and Brazil (182,906, +13.5 percent), sales increased substantially.

In absolute numbers, there does Russia for below, but with 58,453 sold Chevrolets there is an increase of as much as 28.8 percent in sight. In Mexico, Chevrolet well, there was 44,387 vehicles delivered more than 14 percent sold.

With the new Chevrolet Trax and updated Chevrolet Spark hopes in Europe sales to a higher level to level.

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