Chevrolet brings compact SUV "Trax"

Chevrolet is expanding its model range with a compact sport utility vehicle (SUV). The new Chevrolet Trax is celebrating its premiere at the Paris Motor Show in September 2012.

The new compact SUV, Chevrolet enters another segment in the European market. The car offers despite compact external dimensions, seats five, features a generous storage space and thus the expectations of customers in over 140 countries meet. Following the launch of the Chevrolet Malibu and the Cruze station wagon this year, the compact SUV from Chevrolet Trax will be available from spring 2013 European dealers. The new, expanded model range with the brand sees the gold bowtie logo good opportunities in the coming years to continue to grow.

The compact Chevrolet Trax presents its SUVs for robustness and performance by an expressive exterior styling and an athletic appearance. His appearance to the zeitgeist and the design aesthetics of Chevrolet.

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Toyota GT86: Here comes the Japanese racer!

In September, Toyota will bring its GT86 on the market. The 2+2-seater will be available at a starting price of € 29 990. It is driven by a 2.0-liter boxer engine that delivers 200 horsepower and equipped with automatic transmission and steering-wheel shift rocker.


Those who like to turn himself, reached the 100 mark in 7.6 seconds. Automatic friends must wait 0.6 seconds longer and are only in 8.2 seconds at 100 km / h 226 or 210 km / h speed limit as indicated. With automatic operation of the GT86 is somewhat more economical and consumes 7.1 liters per hundred kilometers around 0.7 liters less.

The fact that the Toyota GT-titled in the name of all with the number 86 may have various causes. Thus, the hub bore of the engine, for example, with 86 mm has been measured. The exhaust tailpipes to measure the inside diameter of 86 mm also. The Toyota is also the only current GT86 sports car that has a front engine, rear-wheel drive makes. Already 40 years ago, Toyota had implemented the concept in sports-800th Additional references can be the GT86 to the Toyota 2000 GT, which was launched in 1965 and is expressed with only 337 copies produced was scarce. One was just such designers as inspiration for her designs available.

As a four-seater in the GT86 quite compact and the interior shows the 36.5 cm steering wheel, steering wheel, the smallest Toyota yet. In the middle you can see a large tachometer and a red warning light towards the drivers know the speed limit ahead of 7400 revolutions per minute. The center console is used for extremely dicey curves as a prop in the door trim and soft knee pads were incorporated.

Features Technically, there is a dual-zone automatic climate control system in series, to touch that Toyota audio system with six speakers, Smart Key system and cruise control. For driver and front passenger, there are cup holders and UV protective glass in the rear and sides. In addition, a 12-volt electrical power supply.

Images: © Auto-Medienportal.Net/Toyota

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Hyundai Genesis Coupe starts at the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring

At the long Ascension weekend represent over 170 race cars of the 40th Edition of the ADAC Zurich 24h-race. Also present is the Schumann Motorsport team with the silver Hyundai Genesis Coupe.


When the Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the fall of 2010 came on the German market, we adopted the Schumann brothers, Peter and Jurgen, the decision to develop a racing version of the sports car and attack on the legendary Nordschleife. With the support of Germany and Hyundai Motor Hyundai Motor Europe began in the district of Saarbrücken, Burbach of construction of the racing version.


When on 19 May by 16 clock of the Clerk of the 176 race cars full starting field of 24-hour race on a journey through the "Green Hell", sends the crew of Schumann Motorsport is the second time in a row with the vehicle from the Korean manufacturer at the start.

The company itself is in the Hyundai dealership racing coupe built by the brothers of Peter Schumann (52) and Jürgen Schumann (49) and Alexander Koeppen (31) and Axel Duffner (40) is run.


The Hyundai Genesis Coupe comes with its 4-liter V6 engine in the class SP8 (Specials up to 6.2 liters) on. There shall inter alia on strong factory support and opposition from Lexus, Aston Martin and Corvette. But already the season starts in the VLN Endurance Championship race, the Korean coupe had a class win in the competition with more powerful cars, the LF-A, Vantage and C6 sit up

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