Monday, November 22, 2010

Opel Astra GTC Review and Concept

Triggered with 2.0-liter turbo with 240 horsepower.

In recent months we have followed the Opel test along the 20 km of the Nurburgring track, where the technicians were also involved in developing Lotus trim and engine specialists Brembo braking system for the sportier version of 'Astra, GTC, equipped with the 2-liter turbo with 240 hp, which will debut in early 2011.

opel astra GTC

Early in the French concept GTC Paris Motor Show, will maintain the appearance of the prototype, except for the changes to the bumpers, air intakes and a few other details. In addition to the push version, capable of touching 250 km / h, the 3-door GTC course will be offered to other 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel, 5-door already mounted sull'Astra.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Subaru Forester Bi-Fuel, Power Four

SUV LPG, practical and spacious

Subaru Forester Bi-Fuel
With the integral transmission that equipped (and still mans) all Subaru models, the Forester was once the estate of the House with the Pleiades, no need to define it differently.

With the latest generation change, however, there has been such a growth size that the speech is to change completely, so that is no longer even possible to speak of "crossover": the Forester has become a true sport utility. But while some of the advantages of the offspring in terms of road handling, emphasized by the low center of gravity of the boxer engine configuration, this tradition of Subaru.

Motor in this case also offers the advantage of dual fuel, petrol and LPG. On the one hand it has been found that by using the favorable performance of the gas fall but almost imperceptibly, but we must forget some other pair of peaks typical of diesel engines.
However, we have an honest 2-liter, 150 horsepower, with a good yield even off-road, where we can rely on the presence of small.

In addition to this, the transmission permanent presents the central viscous coupling for torque distribution on the two axes. Favorable to a off-road use a little 'more challenging than a gravel road also good ground clearance. The price a bit 'high, however, is understood almost everything, including the panoramic glass roof.