Serial novelties Detroit-2008

Each year pleases automobile novelties from Detroit. There, the main in the New World, North American International Auto Show 2008, to which the entire year preparing all of whom the most interesting, the world's largest automarket. View in Detroit-2008 is that. Index - is the abundance of all kinds of cars not quite traditional food sources of power plants. In addition to a huge number of conceptual "green" cars and the Americans boast considerable number of serial cars with hybrid drives.


Here, the clear leader - General Motors, which is desperately trying to keep pace with the Japanese. Tut and the huge Chevrolet Tahoe with Cadillac Escalade with hybrid plants, and similar technology in the Saturn Vue (copy Opel Antara), and constantly heated reported shortly launching a series of ex-concept Volt, and Provoq E-Flex - a concept crossover with electric motor has the fifth generation. The same "Keddi" vykatil and dvuhdvernuyu version of CTS, it is true, yet as a prototype, but the emergence of such a scenario will be absolutely logical and the market will calm such a novelty. CTS sedan is now available in versions with a 550 V - powerful V8 petrol. Given that the price of American products is always more attractive than similar German, it is safe to say: The BMW M5 appeared serious competitor.



Ford also at this time preparing for the next battle with the Dodge pick up on the field: in the exhibition debut of the new F-150 and Dodge Ram generation. These large pick up in Europe and Russia is not formally come and represent for us purely theoretical interest, but are sold in the United States each year and hundreds of thousands found on the roads almost more sedans and universals. Changes in both trucks are similar: the new design, improved environmental performance, the new automated box with the six stages, and so forth. In Russia, they get only if fans prigonyat "for himself" - it will be units.
Mitsubishi introduced the "Evo for the poor" - Lancer Ralliart sedan with a full drive, and 240 - powerful petrol engine. This new beats straight into the niche dominated Subaru Impreza WRX, and the external appeal now surpasses the old competitor. Subaru also modestly vykatil new Forester, which has become an absolutely normal "car."

Mazda put on the stand in Detroit restaylingovuyu version of the famous rotary RX-8. U compartment completely redesigned front part, also reset the engine and improved manageability. Now buyers will be available with options for 212 - and 232 - powerful motors. You will see new equipment R3 with a more sporting chassis settings. Model gain, and other useful stuff that can still warm interest in the distinctive cars.

The Europeans this year made a powerful and impressive. One of the main novelties - Audi R8 supercar with 500 - exciting powerful V12 engine configuration. This - perhaps the strongest car market shocks in the past few decades. Jokes whether - car razgonyayuschiysya to 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds, easily overcomes 300 - kilometer high-speed barrier, and stock torque at all Dluga head seasoned collectors sports: 1000 Nm! And while prospective motor meets environmental standards "Euro-6", which will come into force only in 2014! Here's to you and tarahtelki ... The only spoon tar - that car until predseriyny. But that soon the "beast smoky" appears in the price-lists of dealers - no doubt.
BMW does celebrated the premiere serial crossover X6, which is why they persistently called compartment. But what nuance: VW also rushes to the emerging terms with a phishing attack, presenting "NNA" Coupe Passat CC. The car is similar to the coupe even less than the avowed "forefather" of such perversion of the body, Mercedes CLS. Built on a platform of traditional Passat, the "mutant" will be to step up position in the classification VW. Engines by five - from 140 - a strong diesel to 300 - a strong nadduvnogo petrol. Drive - front, boxes exactly the same as half VW model range. Equipping electronics - the richest: ParkAssist, tracking system deviation from the course and other electronic helpers - not only the autopilot yet. In the sale of German "miracle selection" has already come spring.


A Mercedes meanwhile, is preparing for an attempt to market gains compact premium crossover. Fans BMW X3 - meet Mercedes GLK, which in Detroit, and although the prototype has been named, in fact, already is absolutely ready for the production car. Technical details of serial version will be known at the beginning of March, but on the exterior can be seen today. Against the background of general trends revival Rostselmash GLK looks at least strange. But in uglovatom though the body has seen in long-distance, but still kinship with the famous Gelandewagen. And that, it is beautiful or not - should not argue, a matter of taste of a particular individual. In any case, within a year and a half on any parked in the center of Moscow would find a few GLK.