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| Big battle in hybrids they untie Toyota and Sling |
| Prius versus Insight |
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Toyota announced the throwing of his new hybrid Prius, version 2010 (in the first plane), which already has 80.000 early orders. With this flaming model it will enter the big battle the concessionaires, opposite to also new hybrid Insigh (to the left one) of his Deep archirrival Motors, which in April of this year put itself in the first place in sales, for the first time the history of the Japan. photo: Charles Rex Arbogast / AP
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Yuri Kageyama
Tokyo / AP
Toyota threw on Monday, the 18th a new model of his car Prius with hybrid engine and announced that it already has 80.000 orders of buy of the vehicle in Japan, with which it intensified his commercial battle with the new hybrid of Sling, Insight.
The biggest self-propelled company of the world announced that he hopes to sell up to 400.000 annual units of the vehicle in the whole world.
“ We are basing the future of the motorcars on this vehicle”, told Akio Toyoda, the future president of the company and grandson of the founder of Toyota.
Toyoda presented the new model leading it up to the dais of a crammed room of samples in Tokyo.
The Prius – that now comes to his third generation and it was presented for the first time in 1997 - it is the gas hybrid and electricity best sold in the world, with 1.256 million units sold in more than 40 countries and regions. The new model will be sold in 80 countries and regions, announced Toyoda.
Nevertheless, Toyota faces the hard Sling competition Engine Co, whose Insight is cheaper and has sold successfully since it was introduced in Japan in February of this year. In April, the Insight turned into the most sold vehicle of the oriental country, turning into the first hybrid that achieves this position.
The prices of sale of the Prius will start in approximately 21.600 dollars (the Insight costs less than 20.000 dollars, a difference for 2.000 dollars), announced the company.
The self-propelled one reported as well as it will keep on selling the current Prius in Japan – principally to companies of rent of motorcars and other corporate clients - and that it will cut his price away so that it has the same price as the Insight.
Sling Engine Co., Ltd, announced that his model Insight turned in most longed by the buyers of Japan during April of this year, with sales for 10.481 units.
To only three months of his revenue to the market, the new Insight transformed in the first hybrid of the history in appearing between most sold of the industry, according to the information delivered by the Japanese Association of Motorcars (Japan Automobile Dealers Association), which excluded from the sample the small cars which engine is minor to 600 cc.
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| Jeep throws version 2011 along with another six models |
| With you new Grand Cherokee |
New York
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Frontal sight of Grand Cherokee, one of the big hopes of sales of Chrysler. Photo: Jeep.
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During the recent Lounge of New York and in spite of the problems that affect the group Chrysler, Jeep he harvested the biggest applauses of the public with the début of completely re-designed Grand Cherokee, which will be to the sale newly next year as model 2011.
This renovation Grand Cherokee presents an interior with many progress in design and finished. Also, it incorporates a simpler but practical central console and new managers for the air conditioning.
It will equip an engine Phoenix V6 3.6 liters and 280 Cv that are characterized by a considerable increase of the yield, since it is capable of closing half of his cylinders if the situation allows it. In numbers, from 6 to 8 per cent would mean a reduction in the fuel consumption.
Faithful to his tradition
Although the situation of the markets of the nation is not the best, and that of the todoterrenos is most punished as for taxes, Jeep, the mark of the Group Chrysler, keeps on offering a wide scale of products with haulages 4x4 pure, and vehicles SUV of high yields, valid completely for his urban use. Let's see:
Grand Cherokee. - It offers major equipment and two engines, 3.0 CRD of 6 cylinders in V, and an exclusive one 6.1 gasoline V8.
The Jeep Cherokee. - It stays faithful to his hereditary legend but it has improved his behavior in highway and his equipment is wider. Sample of it is the new haulage system 4x4 Select Trac, the retractable roof of full opening and the HDC or speed control in the descents.
Everything complements itself with progress like the automatic air-conditioner, column of telescopic direction and attractive rims of aluminum, halogenous and fog lighthouses, and a functional interior in his five squares, although four bend to achieve a big load space.
The Commander. - Another expression of the character Is a Jeep. The disposition of his seven seats in three ascending lines in height grants a big vision to all the occupants of this one 4x4 that offers in highway a big dynamic answer. With a design that transmits potency and safety, in his interior there are not missing the comfort and the details of high scale, as in the instrumentation and the frill.
The propellents offered in case of the Commander are 3.0 CRD V6 with injection to high pressure and 218 horses. Also there is an engine V8 5.7 liters gasoline with 326 horses. Both mount automatic boxes.
The Jeep Compass. - It was designed to lead the urban adventure and it equips a big electronic engineering in sound, communication and navigation, with a high quality in all his components, in addition to a generous load space.
Wrangler Unlimited. - With bodywork of four doors, there incorporates a version Rubicon as his brother of two doors. It has special transmissions, a group specific differential, automatic gearbox of six speeds and blockades of specific differential to provide this Wrangler of a big power.
The Wrangler. - It is the excellent todoterreno and in his last generation it surprised with the appearance of a bodywork of four doors, an unthinkable equipment for this model a few years ago.
The Patriot. - It is a Compass adapted to the hardest conditions, with a more classic, more square aspect and with more rural dyes for which they like this type of image. It is free in version Sport and Limited.
| Helium Castroneves achieves his third crown in legendary career |
| Latin American gains 500 Miles of Indianápolis |
Paul Newberry
Indianápolis / AP
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With the kudos of the winner, Helio Castroneves raises three of his fingers, for his three victories obtained in the historical circuit. Photo: Michael Conroy / AP
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Scarcely 5 and it comes up weeks after having being absolved of tax evasion, the Brazilian Helium Castroneves gained on Sunday, the 24th for third time 500 miles of Indianápolis, overcoming the champion of 2005, Dan Wheldon, in more than two seconds.
Castroneves, which returned to the team Penske as soon as it was absolved of charges that they him could have sent to prison for six years, it turned scarcely into the ninth pilot in three times gained the historical career, and now it is scarcely to a victory of the group adds elite formed by A.J. Foyt, To The Unser and Rick Mears.
Danica Patrick was third, the best closing for a woman in the history of the career.
The day belonged to Castroneves, which went out in the first place and lifted the handle as a token of victory in the final straight line.
“ I want to climb the fence”, affirmed the Brazilian pilot known as Superman for his classic celebration. And this way, it did it, jumping from his car after the celebration return and climbing the fence together with his technical personnel.
“ This is incredible”, he declared Castroneves, which was sobbing on having received his characteristic milk bottle.
Roger Penske gained himself his 15 victory in Indy as proprietor of team, record number. When Penske inclined to embrace Castroneves, the pilot he said to him: "Thanks for returning me my life”.
“ East is the best May in my life”, added Castroneves.
In this moment, the emotion conquered it, and started sobbing.
| Another Brawn doublet in the F-1 |
| Unstoppable Button |
Paul Logothettis
Monaco / AP
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The car Brawn de Button happens opposite to famous Casino de Montecarlo, before gaining the Big Award of Monaco. Photo: Clade Paris / AP
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Jenson Button continued his overwhelming domain in the Formula one world cup on having conquered on Sunday, the 24th his fifth victory of the period with a top victory from top in the Big Award of Monaco.
In a world cup that has turned into an authentic monologue of Brawn GP, the Briton Button it headed the third doublet of the racing team on having crossed the goal with a difference of 7.6 seconds ahead of his Brazilian partner Rubens Barrichello.
Also, Button turned into the first British pilot from Jackie Stewart in 1973 in gaining from top to top the famous career.
“ What it has made this team this year undoubtedly will spend the history”, affirmed Button. “It has been amazing”, he added.
Button is walked at the head of the pilots' classification with an advantage of 16 points on Barrichello, after there wins five of six valid competitions of the year.
Only another six pilots have had a beginning of similar period, and the last one was phenomenal Michael Schumacher when five years ago the title took easily for Ferrari.
Ferrari finally could smile on having obtained with Kimi Raikkonen (third position) his first podium of the period.
The Brazilian Felipe Massa brought in quarter and with it he assured a whole of 11 points for Ferrari, the best result of the Italian racing team in a period that till now had been a disaster.
The fifth place was for the Australian Mark Webber (Network Bull), continued by the German Nico Rosberg (Williams) and the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Renault). The Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais (Bull Rosso) remained with the last point on having appeared eighth.
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