Ford officially renewed showed S-Max and Galaxy, which will make debut exhibition in Brussels (Belgium) in January and will appear in the dealers of the company immediately after it. Models have received a number of cosmetic changes including new bumpers, grille and headlights. In addition, Ford S-Max can also boast a new daily stops and LED lights built into the bumper. The most interesting updates on S-Max and Galaxy, however, is the introduction of the new 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine is a power 203 h.p. at 5 500 rev/min but its maximum torque of 300 Nm achieved. in the range 1 750 – 4 500 rev/min. In both models, aggregates of these modifications combined with robotic gearbox, dual-clutch Powershift. S-Max 2.0 STCi accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 8.5 sec, a top speed of 221 kilometers per hour and spends an average of 8.1 liters 100 km drive, while Galaxy 2.0 STCi first two indicators were 8.8 sec and 217 kilometers per hour. Ford and bring another version of the 2.0 TDCi diesel engine, which has a power 161 h.p. and joins the two existing generating power by 138 and 113 h.p.
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Volkswagen spread of official information, accompanied by photographs of completely new model Amarok. Pickup will be produced in Argentina and will be available in South America early next year and in Europe in the summer. Entire length of the Volkswagen Amarok is 5 250 mm, Initially it will be offered only with a double room, but at a later stage will be introduced with a single version. In the first case, the loading platform of the truck has an area of 2.52 square meters on and allows her to be carrying cargo weighing up to 1.15 tons. All modifications to the Volkswagen Amarok will use the system for the four-wheel drive 4MOTION, but it will have the option to switch the transmission to the rear landing gear only. Standard torso model is differential, in which the distribution of torque is 40:60 in favor of the rear axle, but the car can be ordered with a locking differential. When introduced in the market, Volkswagen Amarok will be available only with the 2.0 TDI engine with a power 163 h.p. and maximum torque of 400Nm. A few months later it will occur and modification with a weaker version of the same unit generating capacity of 122 h.p. and a maximum torque of 340 Nm. With the more powerful unit, the average fuel consumption of the truck is 7.8l/100km. mileage and CO2 exhaust emissions – 206 g/km., while a weaker these indicators are 7.6l/100km. and 199gr/km.
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