The Outstanding Fiat Nuova 500

A new Fiat 500 was announced by Italian automaker Fiat on May 5, 2006 andwas launched officially on July 4, 2007 with 250,000 in attendance. This was the largest launch party held in the last ten years, a testament to the 500's huge popularity The car was displayed in the squares of 30 cities in Italy for the launch.

The car is produced at the moment only in Poland, by Fiat Auto Poland alongside a sister model, the second generation Ford Ka due for release in 2008, and the other city car in the Fiat range, the Panda.

The 500 is almost identical to the concept car Trepiùno, presented in 2004. Strictly a four-seater, three-door hatchback and about the same length as the Panda, it is intended to compete both in the city car market and the "fashion car" niche market. The 500 may be badged in different markets as the Fiat 500, the Fiat Nuovo 500, or the Fiat Cinquecento.

The 500 is available with three different trim levels: Pop, Lounge and Sport. Customers can choose also between 15 interior trims, 9 wheel options, 19 decals and 12 body colours. There are over 500,000 different personalized combinations of the 500 that can be made by adding all kinds of accessories, decals, interior and exterior colours and trims. The car is also available with Blue&Me Navigation system.

Engine

Engine Straight 4

Engine Location Front , transversely mounted

Displacement 1.368 liter / 83.5 cu in

Bore / Stroke 72.0 mm (2.8 in) / 84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Compression ratio 11.0:1

Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC

Fuel feed Fuel injection

Aspiration Naturally Aspirated

Drivetrain

Chassis/body unitary steel

Gearbox 6 speed Manual

Drive Front wheel drive

Dimensions

Length / Width / Height 3550 mm (139.8 in) / 1650 mm (65 in) / 1490 mm (58.7 in)

Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2300 mm (90.6 in) / N/A / N/A

Performance figures

Power 100 bhp / 75 KW

BHP/Liter 73 bhp / liter

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Amazingly! Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris is the popular name of Toyota Vitz, and Toyota Echo hatchback which launched by Toyota in 1999, designed by Sotiris Kovos. The Yaris is a 3 and 5 door hatchback automobile. In Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, it is sold as the Yaris liftback (or simply Yaris). The vehicle was known as the Echo hatchback up to 2005 in Canada, the US, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia Philippines and New Zealand. The Toyota Yaris was voted European Car of the Year in 2000, defeating the innovative Fiat Multipla.

Performance & Efficiency

• 1,496 cc 1.5 liters in-line 4 front engine with 74.9 mm bore, 84.6 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 1SZ-FE
• Unleaded fuel 87
• Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 40 and EPA city (mpg): 34
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 11.1 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
• Power: 79 kW , 106 HP SAE @ 6,000 rpm; 103 ft lb , 140 Nm @ 4,200 rpm

Handling, Ride & Braking

• Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs
• Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
• Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension rigid with coil springs

Exterior & Aerodynamics

• Body color front and rear bumpers
• Driver and passenger internally adjustable partial-painted door mirrors
• External dimensions: overall length (inches): 169.3, overall width (inches): 66.5, overall height (inches): 56.5, wheelbase (inches): 100.4, front track (inches): 57.9, rear track (inches): 57.5 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 32.6
• Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
• Luxury trim alloy look on dashboard
• Mica paint
• Fixed rear window
• Tinted glass on cabin
• Weights: curb weight (lbs) 2,288
• Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe

Interior

• 12v power outlet: front and 1
• Air conditioning
• Element antenna
• Cargo area light
• Cargo capacity: rear seat down (cu ft): 13.7 and all seats in place (cu ft): 12.9
• Clock
• Full dashboard console with open storage box , full floor console with covered storage box
• Delayed/fade courtesy lights
• Front seats cup holders pop out , rear seats cup holders fixed
• Door ajar warning
• Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat
• Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
• Bucket driver seat with height adjustment , bucket passenger seat
• Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
• Front seat center armrest
• Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats , three height adjustable head restraints on rear seats
• Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 38.8, rear headroom (inches): 36.7, front hip room (inches): 49.8, rear hip room (inches): 50.1, front leg room (inches): 42.2, rear leg room (inches): 35.6, front shoulder room (inches): 51.6, rear shoulder room (inches): 50.2 and interior volume (cu ft): 87.1
• Power steering
• Front reading lights
• 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side
• Rear seat center armrest
• Three fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
• Rear view mirror
• Remote fuel filler door release
• Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release
• Front seat back storage
• Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth
• Seating: five seats
• Service interval indicator
• Four speaker(s)
• Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment
• Tachometer
• Driver and passenger vanity mirror
• Ventilation system with micro filter

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The Beautiful Suzuki Swift

Suzuki Swift is the supermini car manufactured of one of Japan’s leading car manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation. It was introduced in 1985 by the name SA-310 and was renamed in 1986 to Swift. The engine was light, weighing only 63 kg and the suspension was derived from the Suzuki Alto.

The car was sold as Suzuki Cultus and from 1985 to 1988 in Japan, in the United States and 1991 in Canada, the car was sold by General Motors as Chevrolet Sprint and Geo Metro captive imports. The car was sold from 1985 to 2000 as the Pontiac Firefly in Canada. In 1998, when General Motors discontinued the Geo line of economy cars, the Metro was rebadged as a Chevrolet. The Geo Metro was GM's most fuel efficient car of the 1990s. Its sedan version was third model launched by Maruti Udyog of India and was sold as the Maruti 1000 and the Suzuki Forsa in Canada.

Suzuki Swift Performance

· 1,298 cc 1.3 liters 4 in-line front transverse engine with 74 mm bore, 75.5 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, light alloy block, light alloy head, overhead cam and four valves per cylinder

· Unleaded fuel

· Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 6.9

· Multi-point injection fuel system

· 39 liter fuel tank

· Power: 59 kW , 79 HP @ 6,000 rpm; 75 ft lb , 102 Nm @ 3,000 rpm

Suzuki Swift Handling

· 3.61:1 axle ratio

· Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs

· Spacesaver steel rim spare wheel

· Strut front and rear suspension with stabilizer bar independent with coil springs

Suzuki Swift Exterior

· Black/grey body side molding

· Front and rear black bumpers

· Coefficient of drag: 0.32

· Day time running lights

· Driver and passenger externally adjustable black door mirrors

· External dimensions: overall length (mm): 3,795, overall width (mm): 1,590, overall height (mm): 1,389, wheelbase (mm): 2,365, front track (mm): 1,384, rear track (mm): 1,359 and curb to curb turning circle (mm): 9,601

· Complex surface lens halogen bulb single headlights

· Metallic paint , black paint , gloss paint

· Rear window

· Tinted glass

· Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (kg) 1,190 and curb weight (kg) 875

· Windshield wipers with fixed intermittent wipe

Suzuki Swift Interior

· A pillar antenna

· Front illuminated ashtray

· Cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf

· Cargo area dimensions:

· Cargo capacity: rear seat up; to lower window (liters): 238 and rear seat down (liters): 637

· Front seats illuminated cigar lighter

· Dashboard and floor full console with open storage box

· Courtesy lights

· Front seats cup holders

· Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat

· Floor covering: carpet in passenger compartment and carpet in load area

· Driver and passenger front airbag

· Bucket seat

· 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat

· Glove compartment

· Two head restraints on front seats

· Internal dimensions: front headroom (mm): 993, rear headroom (mm): 914, front hip room (mm): 1,199, rear hip room (mm): 1,115, front leg room (mm): 1,080, rear leg room (mm): 818, front shoulder room (mm): 1,242, rear shoulder room (mm): 1,242 and interior volume (liters): 2,430

· 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side

· Bench one-piece two rear seats

· Rear view mirror

· Cloth seat upholstery with additional vinyl

· Seating: four seats

· Plastic steering wheel

· Passenger vanity mirror

· Ventilation system with four fan speeds and recirculation setting

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Be Amused to Honda Jazz

The Honda Jazz is a five-door hatchback automobile produced by Honda, one of Japan’s leading car manufacturers that was first introduced in June 2001. Honda Jazz is known as Honda Fit in China, Japan, US, and other countries in both North and South America. The vehicle is popularly known as Honda Jazz in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian Countries, Europe, Oceania particularly New Zealand and Australia and some other countries in Middle East.

The Jazz is sold in 5 variations. All Fit models throughout the world utilize one of these 5 distinct codes. They are found in the vehicle’s identification number (VIN):

· GD1: 1.3 L L13A I4 engine 2WD
· GD2: 1.3 L L13A I4 engine 4WD (Japan only)
· GD3: 1.5 L L15A I4 engine 2WD
· GD4: 1.5 L L15A I4 engine 4WD (Japan only)
· GD5: 1.2 L L12A I4 engine 2WD (Europe only)

Engine

Engine Size 1.2 L

Engine cc 1246 cc

Number of cylinders 4

Number of valves per cylinder 2

bhp 77

Maximum torque 110 Nm

Doors/Seats/Boot

Number of doors 5

Number of seats 5

Performance

Number of gears 5

0-60 MPH/0-100 KH 13.7 s

Top speed MPH/KH 106 mph

Driven wheels Front

Fuel Consumption

CO2 Emission 129 g/km

Fuel Type Petrol

Combined fuel consumption 43 MPG

Comfort

Front electric windows with one one-touch

Courtesy lights with four switches

Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats and rear seats

Electronics and Features

Key central door locking includes dead bolt

Vehicle speed proportional power steering type

In Car Entertainment

includes in-dash CD

Steering Wheel

Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment

Airbags

Driver and passenger front airbag

Electronics and Features

Four-wheel ABS

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Bedazzled in KIA Rio

The Kia Rio is a subcompact car produced by the South Korean automaker Kia Motors and introduced in August 2000 for the 2001 model year. In the company's lineup, it replaced the smaller Kia Pride, which ceased production in 2000.Although it had some competition, the Subcompact market segment was not particularly competitive for most automakers until roughly when the second generation Kia arrived. It currently faces numerous competitios (in addition to the Hyundai Accent) such as the Chevy Aveo, the Toyota Yaris, The Honda Fit, and (to some extent) The Nissan Versa. Kia retains a moderate portion of the segment with the Rio due to its strong value, but other competitors have been dominating recently with their more popular brand names and more persistent advertising.

Performance

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1,594 cc 1.6 liters in-line 4 front engine with 78 mm bore, 83.4 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder

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Unleaded fuel 87

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Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 32 and EPA city (mpg): 25

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Multi-point injection fuel system

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11.9 gallon main unleaded fuel tank

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Power: 78 kW , 104 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm; 104 ft lb , 141 Nm @ 4,700 rpm

Handling

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Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs

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Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel

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Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with coil springs

Exterior

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Body color front and rear bumpers

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Coefficient of drag: 0.31

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Driver and passenger internally adjustable black door mirrors

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External dimensions: overall length (inches): 166.9, overall width (inches): 65.9, overall height (inches): 56.7, wheelbase (inches): 94.9, front track (inches): 56.4, rear track (inches): 57.1 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 30.8

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Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights

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Black paint

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Fixed rear window with defogger

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Tinted glass on cabin

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Weights: curb weight (lbs) 2,458

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Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe

Interior

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A pillar antenna

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Front and rear ashtray

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Automatic drive indicator on dashboard

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Cargo area light

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Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 9.2

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Front seats cigar lighter

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Clock

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Full dashboard and floor console with open storage box

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Front seats cup holders fixed

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Door ajar warning

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Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat

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Floor covering: carpet in load area

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Driver and passenger front airbag

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Bucket driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and tilt adjustment , bucket passenger seat

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Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners

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Front seat center armrest

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Glove compartment

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Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats

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Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 39.4, rear headroom (inches): 37.6, front hip room (inches): 51.6, rear hip room (inches): 53.5, front leg room (inches): 42.8, rear leg room (inches): 32.7, front shoulder room (inches): 53.2, rear shoulder room (inches): 52.8 and interior volume (cu ft): 88.3

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Low fuel level warning

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3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side , 3-point reel rear seat belts on passenger side , lap static rear seat belts on center side

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Three fixed bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments

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Rear view mirror

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Remote fuel filler door release

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Mechanical remote trunk/hatch release

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Front seat back storage

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Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth

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Seating: five seats

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Plastic steering wheel

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Ventilation system with recirculation setting

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MiniC.A.T. Air awaits the Future

MiniC.A.T. air is the first car of the century that will used compressed air to run. This will used fuels such as biodiesel,gas and alcohol with the combination of compressed air that can give a driving range of 2000km per charge. Microcontrollers will be used to control the car and the possible integration of external systems such as voice recognition, internet connectivity and GSM telephone. The car is simple and good for urban living city cars which made of tubular chassis that is glued and not welded with a body of fiberglass. This will be distributed by Tata Motors India which is also the one who conceived the Tata Nano.

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Hyundai Accent on the Show

The Hyundai Accent (sold in some regions as the Verna and until 2000 in Australia as the Excel) is a subcompact car produced by Hyundai in South Korea, India, Russia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran.

The Accent is produced for the Chinese market by Beijing Hyundai Co., a joint venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. For Russian market it is assembled by TagAZ plant in Taganrog. In Mexico, the Accent is marketed by Chrysler as the Dodge Attitude, previously Verna by Dodge. In Venezuela, Chrysler marketed the Brisa de Dodge until 2006. The Brisa is assembled by Mitsubishi Motors at its plant in Barcelona, Venezuela. Since 2002, the Accent had been the longest-running subcompact sold in North America. In Puerto Rico, it has been sold as the Hyundai Brio.

Hyundai Accent was awarded as “Australia’s Best Small Car in 2000 and 2001”

Engine	GS 3-Door	SE 3-Door
Type	Inline 4-cylinder	Inline 4-cylinder
Displacement (liters)	1.6L	1.6L
Horsepower @ rpm	110 @ 6000	110 @ 6000
Torque	106 @ 4500	106 @ 4500
Compression ratio	10.0:1	10.0:1
Valve train	16-valve	16-valve
Fuel system	Multi-Point Programmed Fuel Injection	Multi-Point Programmed Fuel Injection
Ignition system	Electronic	Electronic
Transmission	GS 3-Door	SE 3-Door
Drive configuration	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive
Type	5-speed manual Available 4-speed automatic with overdrive	5-speed manual with B & M Racing Sport Shifter Available 4-speed automatic with overdrive
Final drive ratio (MT/AT)	4.06/4.04	4.06/4.04
Suspension/Chassis	GS 3-Door	SE 3-Door
Body type	3-door	3-door
Body construction	Unibody	Unibody
Front suspension	MacPherson Strut with coil springs	Sport tuned MacPherson Strut with coil springs
Rear suspension	Coupled Torsion Beam Axle with coil springs	Sport tuned Coupled Torsion Beam Axle with coil springs
Steering	Power steering	Power steering
Brakes	Front disc brakes	Front disc brakes
Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft.)	33.1	33.1
Wheels	14" steel and full wheel covers	16" alloy wheels

Items	GS - 3 Door	SE - 3 Door
Wheelbase (in.)	98.4	98.4
Length (in.)	159.3	159.3
Width (in.)	66.7	66.7
Height (in.)	57.9	57.9
Track (in., front/rear)	57.9/57.5	57.9/57.5
Curb weight (lbs., MT/AT)	2467/2504	2496/2533

Items	GS - 3 Door	SE - 3 Door
Head room (in., front/rear)	39.6/37.8	39.6/37.8
Leg room (in., front/rear)	42.8/34.3	42.8/34.3
Shoulder room (in., front/rear)	53.5/53.1	53.5/53.1
Hip room (in., front/rear)	50.2/48.8	50.2/48.8
Passenger volume (cu. ft.)	92.2	92.2
Cargo volume (cu. ft.)	15.9	15.9

Items	GS - 3 Door	SE - 3 Door
5-speed manual (city/highway)	27 / 32	27 / 32
4-speed automatic (city/highway)	24 / 33	24 / 33
Fuel-tank capacity (gal.)	11.9	11.9

Trim Name Retail Price Dealer Invoice Destination Charge

GS 2-door hatchback, manual $10,775 $10,540 $620

GS 2-door hatchback, automatic $11,775 $11,495 $620

GLS 4-door sedan, manual $12,925 $12,593 $620

GLS 4-door sedan, automatic $13,925 $13,548 $620

SE 2-door hatchback, manual $14,575 $14,169 $620

SE 2-door hatchback, automatic $15,375 $14,933 $620