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| Chrysler Sebring Convertible Limited 2009 |
| To walk under the sun |
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Convertible Chrysler Sebring is one of the models of his category more sold in the United States, and it will continue with the same attraction for the warm days that is already allowed to feel. His new model 2009 offers major serviceability and space, and standard comes with roof of cloth or an attractive optional hard roof. Photo: Chrysler
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Convertible Chrysler Sebring is one of the models of his category more sold in the United States. The latter generation offers major serviceability and space, and standard comes with roof of cloth or an attractive optional hard roof. The convertible regular ones with cloth roof can be noisy inside the cabin, and the cloth possibly deteriorates with the years. That's why, the option of hard roof is ideal for the one who wishes major protection, longevity and quietude inside the cabin, but in a convertible one.
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The seats of “leather“ have a texture more similar to the vinyl and do not show the quality for that many people wait. Photo: Chrysler
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Regrettably, this Sebring has certain characteristics that make it a little less appetizing, like a too soft suspension (for our taste), an engine and transmission that are late in answering, and materials in the cabin that might be of better quality.
Sebring Limited has a wide cabin that tries to like the occupants. Nevertheless, it seemed to us that the materials used inside are of minor quality for what it can be waited in a car of this price. For example, the seats of “leather“ have a texture more similar to the vinyl, and the panels of the board, called “shiny silver-plating”, are seen like weak plastic.
The model Limited is the most finished and he starts in $ 35.465. The standard list of components includes automatic air conditioning, control panel of the stereo mounted in the frill, sound system with six loudspeakers Boston Acoustics, 18 inches rims, front seats with electrical adjustment in 6 directions and heating, and plastic touches imitation of shell of turtle (tortoise shell), between others. All the models include brakes ABS and frontal and side air bags.
To almost $ 40.000, one Sebring with all luxury it is not economic, but it is necessary to mention that Chrysler is offering big discounts in his cars nowadays, and the most basic convertible Sebring starts about $ 24.000.
Sebring Convertible Limited of 2009 is an agreeable walk vehicle done to journey in big comfort under the sun. Sports it is not, but with his good space and effective system of retractable hard roof, it occupies the only place on the market of convertible Americans.
Options and prices. - The option of hard roof instead of cloth roof costs between $ 1.995 or $ 2.200 depending on the color, and the electronic haulage control costs $ 425, between other options.
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| Models arise to diesel, gas and electricity |
| A new color for the "green" VW technology |
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The model Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid, the first hybrid vehicle of production of Volkswagen. Photo: Volkswagen
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In an effort to expand his technologies environmentalists BlueMotion, the German manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) will throw four new models with this identification, as our spies listened.
The models Passat BlueMotion y Blue TDI will use technology of clean diesel of VW, while the Passat TSI EcoFuel will operate to compressed natural gas, what turns it into the first engine turbocargado and superloaded with direct injection in the world (with the injectors of fuel located in the cameras of combustion) formed for natural gas.
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The interior of the Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid is very spacious, comfortable and agreeable at sight. Photo: Volkswagen
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Nevertheless, the showiest is the Touareg V6 TSI Hybrid, the first hybrid vehicle of production of VW. This utilitarian sports vehicle (SUV) uses the same V6 superloaded 3.0 liters that is under the hood of the Audi S4 (Audi and Volkswagen are related), with approximately 330 horsepowers.
The changes will be in charge of an automatic transmission of eight speeds. The batteries of hidruro of nickel will activate the electrical engine of the vehicle, which the Touareg can displace even to 31 miles per hour with the help of the engine to gasoline.
Source: Autoproyecto.com
| It achieves his third victory in four careers of the F-1 |
| Not even the desert can with Button |
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The racing car of the racing team Brawn led by the British pilot Jenson Button happens victoriously opposite to the tribune crammed with spectators in Bahrein. Photo: Fred Dofour / AP.
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The Briton Jenson Button awarded on Sunday, the 26th the Big Award of Bahrein, his third victory of the period in four careers to the frill of a single-seater of the team Brawn GP.
In a test disputed down an extreme heat and with scarce emotions, Button overcame the German Sebastian Vettel (Network Bull) and the Italian Jarno Trulli (Toyota), who in this order completed the podium.
The victory in the desert gives to Button an advantage of 12 points at the head of the Formula one world cup on having initiated a break of two weeks before to the transfer of the championship to Europe.
“ This is the best of all the victories, because we did not have the big previous competitive advantage”, he declared Button in reference to the progress that the rivals have done in his racing cars. “We are not so strong as earlier and we have had to work the double”, it added.
The Briton Lewis Hamilton, current champion, represented quarter with his McLaren, forward of the Brawn of the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello.
Ferrari finally added points when the Finn Kimi Raikkonen entered sixth. The German Rip-off Glock (Toyota) and the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Renault) they came the seventh and eighth, respectively.
The key of the career took place to the beginning of the second return, in which Button displaced Hamilton, while Vettel remained clogged behind the McLaren slower in the curves but difficultly to exceed because it uses the system KERS.
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In the podium of the winners (of left to der)., Sebastián Vettel, of Network Bull and second in the Big Award of Bahrein; the winner Jenson Button of the racing team Brawn; and Jarno Trulli, of Toyota, who came in the third place. Photo: Kamran Jebreili / AP
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“ There it was where we gain the career”, admitted Button. “It was the best return of my career, undoubtedly. I was very satisfied neither with my career, nor only one error”, it pointed out.
With the burning sun, the keynote of the career was that the racing cars with diffusers – like the Brawn and Toyota - were a step passes on the historical ones, as it had happened to the beginning of the period in Australia.
Glock was better that Trulli in the beginning, in which the Toyota pilots dominated. But that lasted up to the first refuelings round. The strategy of Toyota of using intermediate tires favored Button, who took the control of the career from the 13th one of 57 returns in the Sakhir circuit.
It was a serious tactical error, on having cost them the possibility of obtaining his first victory in the F1.
“ We were not completely sure with the soft tires”, it revealed Trulli, who had chattered first. “The things did not go out for us. We add points and a good career was done, but the target was to gain it”, it supported.
Button now harvests 31 points in four valid ones, 12 more than Barrichello. The racing team Brawn also has extracted a big advantage in the builders' championship.
The Briton proved to be entrusted of being able to support his good level in Europe opposite to the expectation of which the rivals will keep on improving his racing cars.
“ We are going to add a new component in Barcelona, I hope that it should serve”, mentioned Button.
“ For the Formula one, this is phenomenal. More changes will be seen with the return to Europe. This is what the sport needed and this is what we have”, it added.
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