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February 12

2010

BMW, the X5 is getting a little beauty

Once will not hurt, BMW makes the restyling of its large SUVs to enable it to extend his career quietly.

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No big changes aside from cosmetic lenses, side skirts and exits achappement.
Engine side, the big SUV from BMW on the same playing the rest of the range of the Munich manufacturer.

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In diesel, 3.0d changes from 231 to 245 horsepower while reducing its consumption of nearly one hundred to one liter (7.4 l/100km) and 4.0d appeared, already seen on the 7 Series this engine develops 306 hp and 600 Nm of torque while remaining below the 200 grams of CO2, rare for a 4 × 4.

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In essence it is now the 3.5i and 5.0i of 306ch 407ch of (also offered on the X6) who will officiate, but sales should remain confidential in the hexagon.

That's what a little boost sales of this behemoth of roads which will be the official presentation at the Geneva show in March 2010.

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August 10

2009

Facelift for the Porsche 911 Turbo

After the Porsche Cayman and GT3, now is the time of the update for the Porsche 911 turbo.

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Given the current situation of the restyled Porsche had to avoid upsetting potential customers, and the more it is seen or not seen ...
Outside or almost nothing changes except the drawing of optical rear following the current trend of LED lights.

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By cons under the hood is a new era begins for German sports. The Porsche 911 Turbo was finally right to direct injection, it was time for the Porsche Cayman, her little sister, with its recent restyling began to overshadow him.

The new flat-six engine 3.8 liter Turbo now has a 500 hp or 20 hp more compared to the current Porsche 911 Turbo.

The weight itself remains stable with 1570 Kg on the scales and allows to announce the 0 to 100 km / h in 3.4 seconds and 312 km / h top speed.

The new Porsche 911 Turbo can also be equipped with an optional sport package with the overboost function increases engine torque.

This pack also includes a suspension system that eliminates engine vibration and unwanted noise.

The Porsche 911 also adopts the new gearbox house, the PDK 7-speed gearbox which replaces the former Tiptronic. This is an automated gearbox with double clutch that reduces fuel consumption and thus lower the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

It may also have, in addition to the AWD system, a new differential installed on the rear axle.

Expected for the Frankfurt show in September the new Porsche 911 Turbo, will pay dearly for its attributes.

The addition is salty, € 147 624 for the coupe and € 158 866 for the roadster, but of course options.

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