Chevrolet Rolls Out 2011 Cruze BTCC Racer

The two Cruze racers enter the 2011 season with a new livery, consistent with that of the WTCC cars, and featuring prominent sponsorship from Silverline, as well as a series of other sponsors including Dunlop, Holiday Inn, Auto Express and Evo. GM has pulled the wraps off its Silverline Chevrolet team’s 2011 cars, with which it will campaign in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship [BTCC].

The first race of the season is on Sunday April 3 at Brands Hatch, Kent. Chevrolet will continue with the same driver line-up as in 2010, with driver’s champion Jason Plato and 20-year old Alex MacDowall. As the 2011 series inaugurates a new set of technical rules and moves to 1.6 turbo petrol engines, Chevrolet had to design and build a new powertrain for its cars.

 In the beginning of March, Chevrolet also revealed its 2011 Cruze racers for the World Touring Car Championship [WTCC]. As the 2011 series inaugurates a new set of technical rules and moves to 1.6 turbo petrol engines, Chevrolet had to design and build a new powertrain for its cars.

According to the company, the fitment of the smaller in size, but with increased power and torque, 1.6-liter turbocharged engine, lead to several changes on the engineering of many other elements, from cooling and ancillary systems to front suspension, brakes, aerodynamics and the overall weight distribution of the car.

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Mansory's Ferrari 458 Italia-based Sicilian, the Siracusa

Mansory's articles are consistently bright (if not necessarily attractive), whether they be a bright covering carbon Aston Martin called Cyrus or that asinine blush Bentley. Beauty, afterwards all, is in the eye of the beholder. That getting said, acquiesce me to acquaint you to the Siracusa. Rant and babble in the comments below.

Underneath all the new and revised carbon cilia physique panels (now with added louvers!) is a Ferrari 458 Italia. Called afterwards a Sicilian raceway, the Siracusa has accustomed a respiratory achievement addition to 590 application / 434 kW and 560 Nm / 413 lb-ft apery assets of + 20 hp and + 20 Nm / 15 lb-ft over the accepted model.

Thanks to the bang in ability and bead in weight, Mansory claims the car will hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.2 abnormal and attain a top acceleration of 330 km/h (205 mph).

The Siracusa rides on 20- and 21-inch auto (f/r) sheathed in Michelins, while central is the aforementioned old tuner car song: carbon fiber, leather, and ultra-suede. Also, a new abeyance bureaucracy lowers the car 20 mm. Next!

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Toyota Yaris HSD Concept Show Up in Geneva, Production Model in 2012

Toyota will barrage in Europe in 2012, the Yaris HSD Concept is about a brain-teaser adaptation of the assembly amalgam archetypal. Toyota premiered its aboriginal superimini amalgam archetypal based on the next-generation Yaris at the Geneva Motor Show today.

These cover the ample trapezoidal lower grille, the vertical “aero” corners housed in the foreground bonanza that minimise air turbulence and the rear reflectors in the rear bumper. Other changes cover the 18-inch rims, distinctively advised to aid anchor cooling. In a agnate appearance to the Auris HSD afore it, the Amalgam Synergy Drive adaptation of the Yaris appearance some bespoke administration cues that abstracted it from its accepted sibling.

For the account of aerodynamics, the Yaris HSD uses attenuate rear-view cameras instead of accepted aperture mirrors and even the appearance of aperture handles has been modeled to advance airflow about the car. Building on the eco theme, the roof of the car is covered with solar panels that accommodate ability for the air conditioning system.

By 2020, the Japanese architect affairs to action full-hybrid variants for its absolute European lineup. Although no official abstracts are offered, Toyota stresses that the Yaris HSV produces aught CO2, NOx and particulates tailpipe emissions while in abounding EV mode. The Yaris amalgam will be congenital at Toyota's Valenciennes bulb in France and will be on auction during the additional bisected of 2012.

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Suzuki Swift S-Concepts at Geneva Motor Show

Suzuki, with a smidgen of vigor developed through Volkswagen's purchase as well as attention, delivered its Swift S-CONCEPT for the 81st Geneva Worldwide Motor Show in 2010.

Constructing on its hot hatch-out history, Suzuki's Swift S-CONCEPT will be the manufacturer's attempt to help point out to people that they may be nonetheless about inside section. Even though this idea is dependant on the most recent Swift (which usually debuted withinside Europe withinside 2010), the S-CONCEPT is gloomier and wider compared to its regular production alternatives. Browse down for that specifications.

Suzuki additional the ideal level of cool hair style under it cheap yellow-colored, for example revised structures, brand-completely innovative lamps, a sizable back side and fifteen-spoke 18's wrapped close to burly 225/45 R18 tires. Within tend to be sports activity coin slots and seating with regard to 4 highlighted by carbon fibre trim. Assembled, these elements have formulated a neat tiny hot hatch-out that appears the actual component. No word upabout what is hanging out beneath the concept design's cover - when there's anything, that's.

Built to rise in opposition to vehicles like VW's Marco Polo GTI and also Ford's approaching Fiesta Saint, this kind of stylish notion can be a looker that should...should...be in a position to contend globally. Can we notice in america? Haya! Only when VW's almighty management choose that Suzuki goes Stateside. This is a thought, V-Dub: take on Scion.

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