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A long waiting will see rewarded with the throwing of the fifth generation of new Chevrolet Camaro 2010, which aerodynamic lines remind to us the prestigious roots of the model of 1967-1969, that of major ancestry. The last one is provided with two engines, V6 and V8, of incredible potency.
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Camilo Alfaro
Autoproyecto.com
One of the most resounding American self-propelled icons throughout 40 years of history, the Camaro, returns to our hearts with a new model. And it does it after a long break of seven years. We saw hopefully his prototype for the first time in the Edict Show of Detroit (NAIAS) 2006 and again in 2007 (convertible model) and requested in this moment that General Motors was putting it to production.
At first sight, the fifth generation of the Camaro shines almost just as the model concept. There is not he doubts that the design is retro (although the designers assure us that not) and the Camaro produced in 1967-1969 remembers us. I like that the designers have returned to the roots of the Camaro since the last models of 1993 were not very attractive and in that one then he knew that GM had taken a decision hit on having cut the production of the vehicle.
Lost space
On having raised the Camaro, we see the cabin very similar to the prototype. The cabin is big but it has very much wasted space. The control panel is small and at once you feel certain absence of quality. The console is enormous but the instruments are small for some reason. The Camaro brings manometers that indicate the temperature of the oil and transmission, pressure of the oil and volteos of the battery, but the only problem is that these instruments are in the apartment, as we saw in the concept car. For that reason it forces you to lower the sight to verify the conditions of the car and I think that with the whole space lost in the board the designers could have put it in a better place.
A sound system of six horns with compact discs breeding animal comes standard while also there will be an optional team of Boston Acoustics with nine horns and of 240 watts of power while I remove satellite and OnStar is standard in all the models.
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The exterior lines of the Camaro 2010 are bold and they remember the American icon of the 70s.
Photo: General Motors
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Engines OK
These Camaro come available in two engines: V6 and one V8 that they transfer his power to the rear wheels route a manual or automatic transmission of six speeds. This is the first time that a manual transmission of six speeds is offered in a Camaro.
The V6 (it comes in the model LS and LT) is 3.6 liters and it produces a few surprising 304 horsepowers thanks to the fact that the engine is of direct gasoline injection. It produces 18 miles per gallon in the city and a few incredible 29 miles per gallon in the highway opened with the automatic transmission.
The second engine is a 6.2 liters V8 that comes in two configurations. The first, call L99, it produces 400 horsepowers. The second, call L23, produces 426 horsepowers and it is the same engine that we find in the Corvette 2008.
What more amazed me of the Camaro is how incredibly powerful there is the engine V8 and the form that manages in the curves sticking as if it was a chewing gum to the warm asphalt. It is incredible that such a big car could behave so balanced in the curves. I remained completely amazed by the form which the Camaro was entering and was going out of the curves as if not at all.
The new Camaro is produced in the Oshawa factory, Canada, and I wonder how it is possible that one of the cars most recognized as an icon of the American car is produced out of the United States. The good thing is that GM says to us that it already has more than 14.000 sold units and that they are available in his concessionaire Chevrolet.
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| It is already out of the bankruptcy |
| “Piece of news GM” in the direction of a better future |
Tom Krisher
Detroit, Michigan / AP
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Izda.: Fritz Henderson, general manager of General Motors, told that the new company will concentrate on three priorities: clients, motorcars and culture. Dcha.: GM has to be reinvented to be able to compete with other manufacturers, especially the Asians.
Photo: Carlos Osorio / AP
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New General Motors will be much more expeditious and receptive to the clients that earlier, and it will obtain profit and will return the loans of the government before the stipulated, made sure general manager Fritz Henderson while the company was going out on Friday, the 10th of the protection of the failure.
Henderson affirmed that the self-propelled one completed his protection period under judicial supervision long before what it was thought and announced that he will return approximately 50.000 million dollars of governmental loans before the term of the year 2015 fixed by the authorities.
The executive committed himself before the press that the company will concentrate more on the clients, including an association with the auctions signature in line eBay so that the public buys vehicles for this route.
New GM will construct more motorcars and trucks that the consumers want and will deliver them more rapid that in the past, he assured.
" We admit that one has given us the second unusual opportunity in GM, and we are extremely grateful for it", he added. "And we appreciate the fact of having now the hardware to expire with the work", he added.
Henderson announced that the signature was opening an Internet page "Say to Fritz" to allow the owners and the public in general to share his worries with the direction and said that it was gliding to go out of tour every month. GM also plans an association with eBay that it might "revolutionize" the way in which the people buy motorcars in line, he affirmed.
" We must listen to the questions, ideas and worries of the people", supported the executive.
" If we are not right in it, no other thing is going to prove", it pronounced itself, in the morning press conference in the central GM head office in Detroit. "The business does not run already to the ancient one in General Motors", it concluded.
| They it choose the World Edict of 2009 |
| The best Golf of VW |
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(Left) Stefan Jacoby, executive president of Volkswagen of America, and Klaus Bischoff, a designer of VW, show the World Motor award of the Year 2009 granted to Volkswagen Golf 2010 in New York.
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Volkswagen Golf was proclaimed the World Motorcar of the Year 2009 by a jury integrated by 59 specializing journalists proceeding from 25 countries during the last International Lounge of the Motorcar of New York.
“ It is an enormous honor for Volkswagen that his model of major sale, the Golf, has been designated the World Motorcar of the Year 2009”, affirmed Stefan Jacoby, president and general manager of Volkswagen of America, Inc.
“ It was an unbeatable way to throw the new Golf here in the United States. We are filled with enthusiasm by the arrival of the Golf of sixth generation. Briefly, we believe that this is the best Golf of the history”, it added.
The popular model of the mark Volkswagen overcame Ford Fiesta and Toyota iQ thanks to an "exceptional" chassis that awards him a comfort of march superior to that of his rivals, particularly in highway.
The new Golf personifies the strategy of product of Volkswagen of perfecting the mark design in all the classes and of applying a major global consistency between the names of the models. These measurements have the intention of uniformar the offerings of the biggest third self-propelled company of the world as he thinks about how to increase his sales and percentage of market.
The Golf 2010 will be free in the rooms of the concessionaires in the whole nation this autumn in versions to gasoline and TDI.
This sixth generation has been submitted to a significant redesign and demonstrates the strategy of product of Volkswagen of refining the mark in the whole models line.
Other prizewinners
As for to refresh the memory, the same international jury as this year gave his preferences to Volkswagen Golf in the Lounge of New York determined other important awards:
- design of the Year 2009: Fiat 500, overcoming the Citroën C5 Sedán/Tourer and the Jaguar XF.
- sports of the Year: Nissan GT-R, leaving behind Corvette ZR-1 and Porsche 911 Career.
- Green car of the Year: Sling FCX Clarity, a sedan with hydrogen engine. It overcame Mitsubishi i MiEV and the Toyota iQ.
| Racing cars of Network Bull monopolize Big Award of Germany of F-1 |
| Weber, the hero of the day |
Paul Logothetis
Nuerburgring, Germany / AP
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The single-seater of the team Network Bull led by the Australian Mark Webber advances towards the victory in the Big Award of Germany, for the Formula 1.
Photo: Gero Breloer / AP
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Mark Webber achieved his first victory in the Formula one after overcoming on Sunday, the 12th an absence to gain the Big Award of Germany.
The Australian pilot, of the team Network Bull, defeated his partner Sebastian Vettel in 9.2 seconds in spite of a sanction for striking the car of the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, of Brawn GP, on having chattered while it was defending his first start position.
The euphoric Webber screams resounded in the radio of the team after crossing the goal in his career number 132.
" It is an incredible day for me. He wanted to win so much", there declared Webber, the first Australian who wins in the Formula one since Alan Jones did it in Las Vegas 28 years ago.
The Austrian racing team obtained for the second time in line 1-2, and repeated it for third occasion in general after nine careers.
The Brazilian Felipe Massa gave to Ferrari his first one arrived at the podium of the winners in the period, on having finished in the third place forward of Nico Rosberg, of Williams.
The leader of the world cup, Jenson Button, of Brawn GP, came in fifth place and his whole increased to 68 points. Vettel rose to the second position with 47 units and Webber goes third with 45,5 points. Barrichello has 44 units after ending in the sixth position.
The impulse keeps on changing towards Network Bull after Button seemed for a moment to take the title. This was the first time in the period that Brawn GP does not come to the podium.
" Sebastian and I are in the best of our game and are bidding as hard as we can to be above in all the head offices", showed Webber. "It turns out to be special that Network Bull is giving fight to these gentlemen", it finished.
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