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General Motors Southeast Europe, the importer of Opel and Chevrolet in Romania, will launch next year on the Romanian market Opel Insignia, the following average class model Vectra and Chevrolet Cruz, his replacement Lacetti, according to the company.
Opel Insignia will be available in sedan and hatchback version, Berlin will measure 4.83 meters long.
The new Opel will be available with front or integral traction. Optional offers FlexRide system (electronic control suspension) and Adaptive 4×4 (traction system with integral electronic management).

Opel Insignia

Insignia will offer seven engines, four gas, 1.6 liters (115 HP), 1.6 Turbo (180 HP), 1.8 liters (140 HP) and 2.8 V6 (260 HP), such as diesel and three 2.0 liter, direct-injection, with powers of 110, 130 and 160 HP.

Opel Insignia

Opel Insignia

The model will be sold on the market in the UK under the Vauxhall logo in the United States as a successor model of the Saturn Aura.
Chevrolet Cruze will be available in Europe since March 2009, at a price which will be announced later.

Chevrolet Cruze

The car will be available with two gas engines, 112 HP 1.6 liter, 140 HP 1.8 liter turbo diesel and a 2-liter 150 HP. Manual transmissions will be five to six degrees, but will be available an automatic box, completely new.
Chevrolet Cruze will be about 4.60 meters in length. The new model will be built in Ohio (USA) and St. Petersburg (Russia).

Chevrolet Cruze

GM is present on the Romanian market with a representative office of General Motors Southeast Europe in 1997.
General Motors Romania, general importer of Opel and Chevrolet brands, had a market share of 9.17% last year and 6.5% in 2006.

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It seems that lately the marketing team at SEAT has been placed on the deal. After copper FR, include R, FR550, FR1 and who the hell knows how many other variations, the manufacturer is launching a new Spanish version called Line model Leon R. The new version will be available with two Engines gas – 1.8 TSI 160 HP and 2.0 TSI 200 HP – and a diesel – 2.0 TDI 170 HP.

Seat Leon Linea R

Leon R Line benefit from the outside we Spoil “equipped with great air intakes, chrome-plated housing for the mirrors, dual exhaust, 18 inch rims and logo” Line A “on the B pillar, while the interior find a new wheel from leather, aluminum pedals and more. Line R comes equipped with standard in a long series of facilities including ABS, TCS, ESP, monitoring pressure in the tires, dual front airbags, side airbags and head, fog lights, air-conditioning system in two areas, radio CD with MP3, 8 speakers and others.

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After the last weekend’s win in Formula 1, 16th title to the constructors, Ferrari has chosen to disclose the weekend that the cabrio version of its F430 Scuderia. The new Scuderia Spider 16M will be built in only 499 copies and is the fastest Ferrari convertible on the test circuit at Fiorano.

Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M

Technical details:
- V8 engine with 4308 cc
- Maximum Power: 510 hp at 8500 rpm
- Maximum torque: 470 Nm at 5250 rpm
- Gearbox F1 Superfast six steps
- E-diff (electronic differential) + F1-Trac
- Throttle 0-100 km / h: 3.7 seconds
- Maximum speed: 315 km / h
- Rims: 19 inches
- Dimensions: length 4512 mm, width 1923 mm, height 1216 mm, wheelbase 2600 mm
- Weight: 1340 kg (80 kg less than the F430 Spider)

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After they created CLK63 AMG Black Series, the Mercedes Benz is back with another “monster”, SL65 AMG Black Series. From the outside, the car looks like ‘land’ on the circuit directly on the street and we announce the beginning of what he has to praise the hood. And, indeed, the car is propelled by an 6-liter V12 engine that develops 661 hp. Initially it was announced with 720, then said he will be electronically limited to 680, because in the end, the power to be 661.
The car was presented first at Auto Show in Paris, in autumn and early customers will receive their cars starting to next year.

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series- photo gallery.

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series

The price? Somewhere around 200,000 euros. If you ask me, I think that model comes to fill the gap left by SLR (taking into account that next year will be interrupted production thereof), until Mercedes will launch its next supercar, the SLC, somewhere in 2011.

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Among cars that are presented to the public at the SEMA event, there is also a special surprise Dodge, the cabriole version of the success model Dodge Challenger SRT8.
Although the first news announced their participation in the prestigious event model car came with about two weeks ago, will bring this time a new material.

Dodge Challenger SRT8 Convertible

This refers to the recent video that was made public that paints the future convertible SRT8, a video which deserved seen, either you like the new Dodge version, or you are passionate about film.
Returning to the car, we inform you that the price that a customer will have to pay for his turn in the standard version, is about 12,500 euros, and those who do not own the original model, will be out of pocket 35,000 euros to buy the SRT8.
In terms of performance, they will be provided by a Hemi engine of 6.1 liters, which will develop 560 HP.
In conclusions, all that remains to say is to enjoy the pictures!

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The Porsche Steering Wheel for XBOX 360 will be available in limited quantities because the steering wheels definitely number less that the vehicles on the market, with the 911 Turbo S Edition being limited to 3,000, while the Clubsport Edition is less, at 2,000, with the Pure Edition being the most common at 5,000. All these great steering wheels have been licensed by Porsche Lizenz- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH and will have special prices for the 911 Turbo S Edition, Clubsport Edition and Pure Edition – $250, $400 and $150.

Porsche Steering Wheel for XBOX 360

These wheels will feature a 900° steering angle and boast a 6+1 shifter and they can also be used on platforms other than the Xbox 360, like the PlayStation 3 and PC. You can use it with Microsoft or Logitech pedals that you might own, but for a greater degree of realism, there is the Clubsport Edition, which features high-end pedals that are fully made of aluminum and feature a load cell pressure sensor for the brake. I guess it is time to exercise!

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German manufacturer has just signed with the Hungarian state officials agreements on a Mercedes plant in Kecskemét. The agreement was signed in Budapest and provides for investment of 800 million Euros from the Mercedes, saying that the Germans will create up to 2,500 new jobs in the new factory.

Production would begin in 2012, following the production capacity to reach a volume of 100,000 compact cars annually. Mercedes said that Hungary will produce compact cars, at least in the early years of production, because in this segment rely on the request is large enough. Germans say that the plant in Kecskemet will produce next generation of class A and B from Mercedes, plus two other models are in the development of the company.

New Mercedes machine plant in Hungary

“Voting for this region, in your country, the city of Kecskemet and the people who live in it, becomes a part of the history for Mercedes. We believe in performance that you can get from this location and to its employees. So that, wherever it is built, a Mercedes should always be at the highest standards of quality “- Rainer Schmuck, Chief Operating Officer of the division of Mercedes-Benz Automobiles.

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GPiX concept has been shown at the BYD Auto Salon de Sao Paulo and officials say it was built taking into account the specifics of Brazilian market. This concept will be turned into a series model; we can expect him to be taken into account and to markets in Europe. At least it suggests the name: GPiX would actually mean “Global Image” – “G” in “Global” and “Pix” from “Image”.
GPiX platform is built on the model of small class Corsa and the bodywork is a two-door, although interior space is arranged for 4. Dashboard is ornamented with many sites and display looks very high-tech version of the series but will probably give up a large part of them.

Chevrolet GPiX Concept

Chevrolet officials say that the car has the comfort of the (air conditioning, power steering, power windows, etc.). But will provide connectivity and Bluetooth, MP3 and some other gadgets.
The Chevrolet did not give any details about engines and say no if the car will be an integral or with traction only with front wheels engines.

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America is certainly a country of opportunity … including the vote. Citizens are urged all the ways to reach the voting booths and are creating all the conditions to exercise their constitutional right to vote: those without shelter are allowed to state banks of the park as a home, those too can vote in a hurry booths of “drive-in, directly from the car, those with poor health are vaccinated against influenza or pneumonia with the vote, and those who simply do not know how to juggle the job and elections are warmly urged to take day – free.

A federal judge in Ohio has made a history day, when voters decided that “homeless” may be heading address when register to vote, banks of the park and other locations that is not residential buildings. In Southern California to establish “democracy drive-through” after voters in the state received the most coveted gift for those obsessed with cars, speed and comfort: special to be able to vote directly from the car, as you buy a menu of fast food.

Drivers can now vote without the spill belt safety devices originally designed for people with disabilities. If, however, is forming a queue too long to drive through, voters will be directed to a parking lot, where there is a classic voting booth. From a cultural point of view, American analysts argue, the vote of the car is a logical development in the country which invented the concept of In-N-Out Burger and proves to be a great idea for a nation obsessed with comfort.

Others intend to draw voters to turnout on Election Day joining the campaign of vaccination against influenza and pneumonia, known as “Vote and Vax” (vote and vaccine). There is a new practical, but it has proved extremely popular. “People have liked. It’s very convenient way. People ask us for some time whether we will be present in polling stations, so that we do, “explained a representative of the campaign.

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Italian police has received a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. It replaces the old Gallardo, a model used by Italian police since 2004 and enjoys a v10 engine of 560 horsepower and maximum speed that you can reach is 327 km/h.
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia will be piloted by only 30 officers (3 are women) and is equipped with all kinds of equipment: video, recording equipment, radio communication system, refrigeration for medical transportation of security organs and even a defibrillator.
I would love to drive one, so maybe I should be a police-officer!

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 for Italian Police

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