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Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM Europe launches two new fuel-sipping engines General Motors' European division has announced the development of three new engines that will provide the power consumers crave while returning higher fuel economy and lower emissions. Two turbocharged engines, ranging in output from 1.0- to 1.4-liters will between 120 hp and 129 lb.-ft. of torque, and 140 hp and 148 lb.-ft. of torque, while returning an eight-percent increase in fuel efficiency compared to their larger displacement counterparts. The duo of new engines will find their way into the new... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:48 Article Views Rating: 202 Main > Car Makers News > Other > REPORT: Production-trim Chevy Volt to be shown in Paris Britain's Channel 4 reports that GM will be making an announcement related to the Chevy Volt when the curtain lifts on the 2008 edition of the Mondial de l'Automobile, better known around here as the Paris Motor Show, in October. Channel 4 reports that we can expect to see the U.S. production-spec Volt on display in the City of Lights. That's big news in and of itself, and we're wondering if GM will use the occasion to tell Europe when they can plan on getting an Opel-branded E-Flex ride of their own... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:46 Article Views Rating: 91 Main > Car Makers News > Saturn > Saturn Astra: Punch the accelerator and call it Euro brash I come from a long line of Europeans -- illiterate, mud-eating Europeans from the Outer Hebrides, to be exact, whose idea of a good time was to go down to the firth and watch the plague victims wash out to sea. Even so, I've always had an affinity for the Continent. Between New Orleans and Amsterdam, I prefer Amsterdam. I'll take Rousseau over Jefferson, Beck's over Budweiser, Formula One over NASCAR, and Heidi Klum over my knee. And, I seem to prefer European cars. I suppose that's fair. Everybody has... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:43 Article Views Rating: 281 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM to present Delta family of cars at Paris Motor Show GM’s Delta compact FWD platform, currently used in cars Opel Saturn Astra, Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5, is due for an update this year and the first new-generation model is set to appear at October’s Paris Motor Show. Some of the cars expected to be based on the revised platform include the next-generation Opel Astra, the Saab 9-1 and a four-door Chevrolet sedan to replace the Daewoo-sourced Lacetti and Cobalt. The new Chevrolet sedan will be roughly the same size the Volkswagen Jetta and will... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:42 Article Views Rating: 148 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi reveals Nurburgring 24-hour endurance R8 As this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour endurance challenge approaches several more carmakers have announced plans to enter the comp. The latest is Audi, which plans to enter a race-prepped version of its R8 super-sports car in the grueling event. In keeping with race regulations for its class, engineers have replaced the standard car’s 4.2L V8 with a race-spec 4.0L mill pumping out 530hp and 353 lb-ft of torque. The stock bumpers have also been replaced with new widebody pieces that resemble the units... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-19 11:19:03 Article Views Rating: 206 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Opel to enter Astra OPC in Nurburgring 24 hour race As this year’s Nurburgring 24 hour endurance challenge approaches several more carmakers have announced plans to enter the comp. The latest is General Motors, which plans to enter a race-prepped version of its Opel Astra OPC in the grueling event. The standard Astra OPC features a 237hp 177kW 2.0L turbo motor and is already one of the fastest cars around the ‘Ring for its class. GM will contest a pair of 300hp Opel Astra OPCs that have been converted for racing by Opel’s partner Kissling... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:19:05 Article Views Rating: 210 Main > Car Makers News > GM > GM downsizing engines, reveals 2 new compact turbos General Motors has taken heed of public desire for smaller, more economical engines and developed two brand-new engines for its global markets. The new engines consist of a new 1.4-liter petrol unit and a 1.6-liter Compressed Natural Gas CNG unit, and will be rolled out in GM’s production cars over the next 12 months. Both engines are compact four-cylinder units that use turbochargers to make up for their lack of displacement. The petrol unit delivers an 8% fuel consumption saving compared to a... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-16 07:18:54 Article Views Rating: 180 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Spied: 2009 Opel/Vauxhall Insignia These spy shots show a completely undisguised version of the new Vauxhall Insignia hatchback.Expected to account for as much as 75 per cent of Insignia sales in Europe, the hatchback variant of Vauxhall’s Mondeo rival looks very similar to its saloon sibling.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:49 Article Views Rating: 253 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab halts next 9-3 development, may radically downsize next-gen Click image above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Saab 9-3 Tougher emissions and fuel economy regulations in Europe and the United States have forced Saab to put the brakes on development of the next-generation 9-3. The current Saab 9-3 is built on GM's Epsilon platform shared with the Opel Vectra, Chevrolet Malibu, and Pontiac G6. The next-gen model was set to be based on the longer and wider GM Epsilon II platform used for the 2009 Saab 9-5. However, Saab and parent company General Motors are... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:47 Article Views Rating: 212 Main > Car Makers News > Opel > Spy Shots: Opel Insignia five-door hatch caught Over in Europe, midsize cars like the Opel Vectra, Renault Laguna and Ford Mondeo have long been offered in multiple body configurations including four-door sedans, station wagons and, of course, five-door hatchbacks. Unlike Americans, who for some reason are averse to a fifth body opening unless the vehicle rides 4 to 6 inches higher than it should, Europeans have always appreciated the extra utility. The Opel Vectra is being replaced this summer by the redesigned and renamed Insignia, but so far we've... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:46 Article Views Rating: 218 |
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