Seat Leon (2009) with pictures gallery

The SEAT León 2009 is available with a broad equipment list as standard. The entry-level version features the 85 hp 1.4 and 90 hp 1.9 TDI engines, with elements such as ABS and TCS, ESP with EBA, driver and passenger airbag, side airbags, head airbag, passenger airbag disconnection, 15 inch steel rims, 195/65 tyres, rear Isofix anchoring points, front power one-touch anti-trap windows, heated door mirrors, tinted glass, double headlights and anti-theft roof aerial, among others.

The next step up on the SEAT León range is the Reference trim level, which builds on the entry version with trip computer, CD radio + MP3 + 6 speakers + Aux in, low tyre pressure warning, air conditioning, body colour door mirrors and handles; while the Style version features Reference equipment plus the following elements – cornering foglights, three-spoke leather multi-function steering wheel, leather gearknob, rear power windows, cruise control, electric heated parking position door mirrors, Coming Home, chrome inside door handles, climate control, combined USB + Aux in connection, height adjustable driver and passenger seat with lumbar control, 16″ ‘Enea’ alloy rims, 205/55 tyres and visible twin tailpipe on versions with 140 hp or higher engines. Read more

Volkswagen Golf GTD launched

Volkswagen has unveiled a diesel-powered alternative to its Golf GTI hot hatch.

The Golf GTD is powered by a 168bhp 2.0-litre common-rail turbodiesel, and can go from 0-62mph in 8.1seconds and onto a top speed of 136mph.

While that can’t match the GTI’s performance stats of 6.9seconds and 149mph, the GTD is capable of 53mpg and VW says it can travel 650 miles on a tank of fuel, while CO2 emissions are pegged at 139g/km.

The GTD gets the GTI’s suspension set-up, with stiffer springs and firmer shock absorbers than regular Golfs. Read more

Fiat 500 C prices revealed

The entry-level 500 C 1.2 Pop will cost ?11,300, with the range-topping 1.3 Mjet Lounge hitting the showrooms with a pricetag of ?14,100 ? both of which come at a ?3200 premium over the comparable hatch version.

Fiat has also said that the UK will be the first country to get the new 500 C when it goes on sale in the summer.

Pop and Lounge versions of the 500 C will be available from launch. All models get an electrically operated hood, air-conditioning, seven airbags, remote central locking, a CD player and electric door mirrors.
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Volkswagen Presents Sporty New Model at the AMI in Leipzig

WOLFSBURG/LEIPZIG, GERMANY – Following the Polo, the BlueMotion initiative and the Golf GTI, Volkswagen is now spanning its next arrow in the bow: this time, the Golf GTD. With a powerful 125 kW (170 PS) TDI engine, it is aimed at diesel drivers who value the maximum in dynamics. The new GTD is extremely thrifty but at the same time extremely sporty. The GTD tag already has a tradition at Volkswagen: the first Golf GTD – the GTI among diesels – was built in 1982. Read more

Volkswagen Golf GTD (2009) with pictures gallery

The Golf GTI, Volkswagen is now spanning its next arrow in the bow: this time, the Golf GTD. With a powerful 125 kW (170 PS) TDI engine, it is aimed at diesel drivers who value the maximum in dynamics. The new GTD is extremely thrifty but at the same time extremely sporty. The GTD tag already has a tradition at Volkswagen: the first Golf GTD – the GTI among diesels – was built in 1982.

Range of about 1,000 kilometer
As on the GTI, the GTD’s 6-speed manual transmission may be swapped out for an optional 6-speed DSG – which in the eyes of many experts is the most efficient automatic of our times. The Volkswagen Golf GTD with DSG reaches a top speed of 220 km/h; it accelerates to 100 km/h in 8.1 seconds and consumes 5.6 liters diesel on average (147 g/km CO2). These low fuel consumption values take both GTD variants to distances of about 1,000 kilometers on one tank of fuel (55 liters).
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