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Sport- sleeping compartment Toyota RSC (Rugged Sport Coupe) appears the concept -karom of pure water. It is created in CALTY, the designer studio Toyota, what - already from this is understandable into the Newport- whip (California), to what audience it is oriented. The at the same time usual procedure of the building, when CALTY it obtains from Toyota, actually, the finished engineering development (platform, power unit, even overall sizes), which it must correspondingly "dress", was abolished. The hands of designers were completely untied this time, they created only the clean means (in it the engineers of mechanical they thus far nothing entered; therefore the technical characteristics RSC they be absent, they are known only overall sizes - yayyshchkhy8shch0khyshchshch0 mm, base 2490 mm).

According to Vice President CALTY Of kevina Hunter, Toyota RSC - this "the sport automobile of new generation for the new generation of buyers... Traditionally similar machines were created with the caution to the racing models, which appeared on the asphalt. We turned themselves for the inspiration to the races extra-road - to ralli, whose history is tightly connected with automobiles Toyota... "

appearance of the all-wheel-drive sleeping compartment RSC, built according to formula 2+2, it completely answers the style, which can be designated by the word" rugged ", which is contained in the name. Although detract the versions of transfer: rough, severe, rough, durable, furious, strong...

Functional "simplicity" of racing machine - all appears in the manner that as if was gathered automobile not on the plant conveyor, but it is individual - in the workshop sport command (do not understand wrongly, RSC - this not "homemade product", everything executed at the highest technological level). Instrument of satellite orientation, ralliynaya box with the sekvental'nym switching, racing seats with the five-point belts... It does not please itself? So creators themselves prevent: this automobile - far from for all...

Once Nissan Motor Co sold in THE USA its model 300ZX under the slogan: "Z - this is the last, completing letter in the alphabet... of sport machines". The concept of full-scale pick-up advanced in Detroit came out by the name Nissan Alpha Truck. "alpha", as is known, letter the first... According to the President of company, "debut Alpha Truck must demonstrate, that our intentions to leave for the American market for full-scale pick-ups are completely serious".

Beginning from the 60th it is annual Nissan Motor Co it were considered in USA one of the pioneers on the market for the compact pick-ups, which used not only the professionals, but also the general public. Trailblazer was 37- strong Datsun 1959. It helped buyers to understand that pick-up - this not only "working horsie", from the ride on it it is possible to obtain pleasure...

Now company was represented in THE USA only by compact models of light trucks - Frontier, Frontier Crew Cab, Pathfinder and Xterra. The intention to begin game in the full-scale sector completely naturally, precisely, there autos-producer make basic money. Design Alpha Truck is radical. Almost all producers of light trucks recently try to make their at least outwardly similar to the passenger machines (even Hummer "lick clean"), some tyuey dvizhutsya in opposite - brutal'nom - direction (to take the last concepts Dodge). Creators Alpha Truck - from similar... General impression - as from the professional tool kit: you know, in any region there are such - High Tech. There are many interesting constructive solutions: double doors, multilevel cargo hold, mobile loading area... this main thing, not all of them will find a use in the series automobile (engine - 300- strong 4,5 l V8 - most likely, it will be used as automatic KPP, with the all-wheel-drive transmission). The main thing in the fact that the full-scale pick-up Nissan will be soon built. Like full-scale extra-road builder on its platform.

New generation of sedan of the predstavitel'skogo class Audi A8 will be represented only in 18 months, on the Parisian auto-show of 2002. Up to the moment of series output this automobile, as it is expected, will be the most contemporary and technologically perfect representative of its class. The basic competitors of the new A8 - BMW the 7th series, premier of which takes place already in autumn this year, and new Mercedes S- class, already selling 0 0N throughout the world.

Audi A8 it preserved in itself the conservative features of classical predstavitel'skogo sedan, although many interesting technological innovations hide themselves under the calm appearance. In the base assembly Audi A8 will be obtained the new three-liter engine V6 with a power of 220 of horsepower. In the complete set with this motor will be supplied either variable speed case Multitronic paired with the front drive or usual "avtomat"s by the system of complete drive. The following on the line engine - 4,2- liter V8 with power 310 of horsepower - will be accessible only in the all-wheel-drive version.

At the apex of a model number - the modification, equipped with the newest engine W12, appeared on the present generation A8. this 450- strong six-liter aggregate very recently preserves for new sedan status of the most powerful automobile in the model number Audi. In addition to this, toward the end of 2003 company Audi will present the new rule of engines FSi with the direct feed of fuel. In this number the following motors will be located: 150- strong V6 with a volume of 2,5 liters, 3,5- liter V8 by power 260 of horsepower and the 310- strong four-liter V8. is expected the appearance of the "charged" modifications of the new Audi A8.

The future model S8, most likely, it will obtain 375- strong V8 by a volume of five liters, in this case are not excluded the appearance and the sport modifications RS8 with the pyatisotsil'nym turbine engine. Another?.able > < tr > < td s.dno1 the interesting special feature of the new generation A8 will become the active suspension, controlled by electronics, in the process of motion computer follows the state of road surface and automatically adjusts slightly the mode of operation of suspension for achievement of the maximum smoothness of motion. Furthermore, this system independently lowers the body of automobile at rest for the convenient landing and debarkations. Much attention was given and safety of automobile - it is simply "nashpigovan" by the pillows of safety. There is even set of pillows for the legs of front passenger and driver.

Are published the indices of February sales of the new passenger automobiles in West Europe, which were descended in the annual calculation by 8,7%, which is caused by the high interest rates, which make with the unfavorable of the purchase of automobiles on credit. Data of the association of European autos-producer ASEA attest to the fact that in the past month was sold 1,08 mln. automobiles, while during February 2000 the volume of autos-sale composed 1,18 millions.

V of Germany the volume of sales fell to 12%, while in France sales were descended by 2,3%. Analysts considered that in 2001 the volume of sales on the European auto-market will be stable or only temporarily he will be lowered against the background of the stabilization of German market after reduction to 11% in the past year. Specialists ASEA assume that decrease in sales during February can be explained by the combination of different factors, latter from which is the presence of one excess workday during February 2000. Also they consider such single factors as an increase OF NDS in the Netherlands, the expected reduction in the taxes in Finland, while also changes in the legislation about the taxation of Ireland, because of which during February of past year the index of sales increased.

"good economic prospects and expected reduction in the taxes in a number of the countries THE EUROPEAN UNION can prepare soil for the more successful indices during the present year" - count the analysts OF ASEA. The volume of sales Volkswagen AG, most important auto-building company of Europe, fell in the annual calculation to 8,8% and composed 203.304 automobiles. February sales PSA, second companies in the European tables about the ranks, were descended by 1,1% to 157.348 automobiles. In 2001 the company will intend to sell 3 mln. machines, while in the past year it realized 2,82 millions. The volume of sales Renault fell to 14,1% and composed 116.803 automobiles, while sales Fiat SpA were descended by 6,3%, after composing 129.100 automobiles, and the level of sales General Motors Corp. it were reduced to 1,3% d.o of 121.148 automobiles. Among the important auto-building companies only one Bayerische Motoren Werke AG it was possible during February to increase the level of sales for 1,4% and to realize 33.334 automobiles.

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