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The Dodge Magnum was the first car to use the Chrysler LX platform, shared by the Dodge Charger and the Chrysler 300. The assembly plant is located at Brampton, near Toronto, Ontario in Canada. The Dodge Magnum name had been used in the United States during the period 1978 to 1979 for the coupe model, for Dodge Dart in the country of Brazil, while Magnum was a K-car in the Mexico during the period 1983 to 1990. Sometime back, as per the latest information revealed from the sources of Magnum off-late, the company stated that they would end up their production of Magnum due to low sales of the vehicle. However, things look to be a little different as Dodge recently unveiled the brand new 2010 Magnum!

The Magnum hit the market for the first time in the year 1978 by Chrysler group. The model falls under the category of mid size vehicle. The vehicle was released as a predecessor to the Dodge Charger and the Dodge Intrepid and successor to the Dodge Mirada. The model was built by several companies at various periods. Chrysler produced the model during the year 1978 to 1979, Daimler Chrysler manufactured during the period 2005 to 2007 and later by Chrysler LLC from the year 2008. The name Dodge Magnum has been used on several different automobiles. The latest is rear wheel drive station wagon, which was released in the year 2004 as the model vehicle for the year 2005.
The model released in the year 1978 was a two door coupe built based on the B- body platform.

The vehicle was offered with 3 types of engines namely, 318 cu in LA V8, 400 B cu in and the 360 cu in LA V8. The vehicle had the transmission of 3- speed automatic. The wheel base of the vehicle was 2921 mm and the vehicle was related to the Chrysler 300, Dodge Monaco, Chrysler Cordoba, Dodge Charger and the Plymouth Fury. The Dodge Dart produced in the year 1981 in the country of Brazil was sold as the Magnum including the features 318 in V8 engine and the front fascia made up of fiber glass that included 4 head lights and the rear end looks similar to that of Dart produced in America.

The K- Car Magnum included with,
• Engine- 6.1 L HEMI V8
• Transmission- 4 and 5-speed automatic
• Wheel base- 3048 mm

The Magnum was released in Mexico under the name of K- car Magnum was a full size station wagon model built on the platform of Chrysler LX platform. The vehicle had the front engine with the four / rear wheel drive. The vehicle offered four types of engines namely the 2.7 L V6 EER, 3.5 L V6 EGJ, 5.7L HEMI V8 and the 6.1 L HEMI V8 and the vehicle had the transmission of both the 4-speed and 5-speed automatic. The vehicle had the wheel base of 3048 mm. The length, width and the height of the vehicle were 5022mm, 1882 mm and the 1481 mm respectively.

The 2010 Magnum will be a strong competitor to the likes of 2010 Mercedes Benz E-class, Chrysler 300, 2010 Dodge Charger and the Dodge Challenger. The vehicle was designed by Freeman Thomas and the Ralph Gilles.

The Nassau from the Chrysler group hit the roads for the first time in the year 2007. The vehicle falls under the category of luxury coupe model. Refining the style and the function, Chrysler Nassau created a new expression of the brand vehicle with four door luxury coupe. Though the vehicle was built based on the full size wheel base of 120 inches, the vehicle appears compact than the Chrysler 300C model. The silhouette exterior gives the vehicle a road worthy physique appearance.

Now, the 2010 Chrysler Nassau will showcase further improvements in design and also its tech specs, so let us see what this beast has got to offer.

According to the statement from the sources of Chrysler, the model has concise rear and front overhangs, body surface covered around the 10 spoke 21 inch wheels to attain the compact appearance to the vehicle.
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The NSX hit the roads for the first time in the year 1990 and dropped its production in 2005. The model falls under the category of sports car. The NSX model was produced by the Honda Motor Company, and it some of the international markets, it is also called as the Acura NSX. The vehicle was assembled at the Takanezawa R and D plant, in Tochigi, Japan during the period 1990 to 2004 and at Suzuka R and D plant in Suzuka, Japan during the period 2004 to 2005.

The early NSX was available in the 2-door coupe body style. The engine was transversely mounted at the middle and was provided with the rear wheel drive. It was offered two different engines namely, 2977 C30A V6 engine that produces 201 kilo watts of power and the 210 lb ft of torque and the 3179 cc C32B V6 engine that produces 216 kilo watts of power and torque of 224 lb ft. Later on, the Honda NSX was made available in 4-speed automatic and the 5 and 6 speed manual transmissions.

The vehicle had the wheel base of 2530 mm. The length of the model varied over the years, it was 4405 mm for the vehicles produced during the period 1991 to 1993 and was 4425 mm for the vehicles produced during the period 1994 to 2005. The width and the height of the vehicle were 1810 mm and 1170 mm respectively. The curb weight of the body was 1340 kilo grams and had the fuel capacity of 18.50 US gallons.

The top features include in the latest 2010 NSX are:
• Aluminum Chassis
• Electric power steering
• Valve timing system
• Electronic throttle control
• Alloy frame body
• Vehicle Suspension
• Anti lock Brake system

The Honda NSX also known as the Acura NSX in the countries of Hong Kong and the North America, produced by the Japanese automaker, Honda. The NSX was the first model to incorporate the aluminum chassis, suspension and body equipped with aluminum alloy frame. The over all weight of the body was reduced by 200 kilo grams, as the body was produced with aluminum. The variable valve timing system was used in the NSX for the first time in the United States.

The NSX model was first displayed at an auto show held in Chicago under the name of NS-X in the month of February, 1989 and later at the Tokyo Motor Show in the month of October, 1989. Before the release of the model the Honda Motors renamed the vehicle as NSX from NS- X. The Honda NSX was sold in the year 1990 in Japan and in the year 1991 in the countries of North America and Hong Kong under the brand Acura.

In the year 2005, the Honda NSX sales went down and it was hardly sold in hundreds, worldwide. The Honda Motors Company considered that continuing NSX was not beneficial, which costs very high for its production and ended its production in the year 2005. As a result, they started producing a new model with front V10 engine.

Now, the NSX is back in action to rock the city roads all around the world. The design has been given a facelift, and the interiors have also been revamped too. With the V10 engine the 2010 NSX will be a killer machine for sure - so keep an eye on its release!

The Ford Mondeo hit the market for the first time in the year 1993 and is still continuing its production till date. The vehicle falls under the category of large family car, produced by the Ford Motor Company. This Mondeo family car is also called as Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique.
The Mondeo, a great family car was designed with the safety as its high priority, provided with the side air bags and this feature led the vehicle to gain ECOTY title in the year 1993. Now, the latest generation Mondeo is on-the-cards.

The high-end features included in the vehicle are:

• Side Impact Bars
• Seat belt Pretensioners
• High model ABS
• Adaptive damping
• Self leveling suspension
• Traction Control
• Heated Front windscreen
• Electric sunroof
• Trip computers
• CD changer
• Alloy wheels
• Central locking system with remote
• Power windows
• Flat folding rear seats

The vehicle was marketed in several countries through out the world. The word Mondeo is derived from the Latin name meaning “World”. Ford released two of its vehicles namely the Mondeo MK1 and the Mondeo MK2. The Mondeo MK1 was released in the year 1993 and continued its production till 1996. This was released as a predecessor to the Ford Sierra. The Ford Mondeo was sold under the name of Ford Contour in the North America. The Mondeo family car released in the year 1995 in the country of Australia, but was not successful in terms of sales of the vehicle, due to the existence of dominating Falcon model in the country.

The Mondeo was launched as a predecessor to the Ford Sierra, Ford Royale, Ford Versailles and Ford Telstar models. The vehicle has its assembly plant at the Genk, Limburg, Belgium. The vehicle is available in both the diesel and the petrol engines. The available engines in the petrol are 3.0 L Duratech V6, 1.6 L Zetec I4, 2.5 L Duratech V6, 1.8 L Zetec I4, 2.0 L Duratech I4 and the 1.8 L Duratech I4, where as in the diesel type, the available engines are 1.8 L Endura- D turbo diesel I4, 2.2 L Duratorq turbo diesel I4 and the 2.0 L Duratorq turbo diesel I4 engines. The family car Nitro is related to the models like Jaguar X- Type, Ford Fusion and the Ford or Mercury Cougar.

The New Zealand Autocar and the National Business Review voted Mondeo MK3 as the car of the year in the year 2001. The model was released in the year 1997 in the South Africa as a replacement to the Ford Telstar, which was produced based on the Mazda. Ford released in the countries of Europe in the year 1998 was a coupe model, which was built based on the MK2 Mondeo and the Ford Cougar.

Ford Mondeo has won several awards ever since the beginning of its release namely the Car of the Year in the year 1993, European car of the Year in the year 1994, Top Gear car of the year in the year 2001, best used family car in the year 2006 and the Best Estate car in the year 2008 among the several other awards.

The Monte Carlo hit the roads for the first time in the year 1970 as an impressive product from the Chevrolet, which is a subsidiary of the General Motors. The vehicle falls under the category of personal luxury vehicle. The company dropped the production of the model in the year 1988 and again restarted its manufacturing in the year 1995 and continued up to the model year 2007. The vehicle was produced as a predecessor to the Chevrolet Lumina coupe, which was in production during the period 1990 to 1994 and as a successor to the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro.

Now, it is time to welcome the latest generation - the 2010 Monte Carlo!

The salient features in the vehicle include:

• Engine- 3.5 L V6
• Power generation- 156 kilo watts
• Polished Aluminum wheels
• Heated Exterior Mirrors
• AM / FM / CD and XM Radio
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The legendary model Corvette from the house of Chevrolet happens to be a sports car that is being produced since the year 1953, and it has been released in six generations till date. The vehicles produced till now include from the series C1 to C6, with the C1 being the starting model and the C6 being the lastest of all. The vehicle ZR1 comes under the model design of C6 generation.

Some of the salient features of the 2010 Corvette ZR1 include:

• Power Key
• Advanced Radio system
• Traction Control System
• Variable interior colours
• 6-speed gear box
• Bigger ZR-1 brakes
• 5-spoke mold wheels

The model car Corvette ZR1 hit the roads for the first time in the year 1953, manufactured by the General Motors group. The first Corvette model was designed by Earl Harley and it was named by Myron Scott. The vehicle is built originally in St. Louis, Missouri and in Flint, Michigan and at present the model is built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which is an assembling plant for General Motors. The vehicle falls under the class of Sports car with the body style of 2- door Coupe.

The model Corvette ZR1 uses most powerful engine from starting model to till now. The model cars from Chevrolet won the awards from the magazines like Motor Trend and Driver and Car and from the firms like Automotive Engineers Society.

The vehicle was sold under the name of Chevrolet marque in the country of United States and in some other countries in the world and sold as Corvette marquee in the countries of Japan and Europe. The vehicle was built based on the versions of convertible and coupe.

The ZR1 has been under production initially during the period 1990 to 1995. The Lotus Company also got involved in the development of ZR1’s standard FX3 suspension system, which provides the basis for the suspension systems found in all other Corvette models. The tuning of the model Corvette was done at Belding, Michigan’s raceway, named Grattan.

In the year 1990, the model ZR1 set a record of 24 hour speed in Stockton Texas Fort, at the Firestone test track. The vehicle used the LT5 engine with small modifications like removal of converters. The racing team of Tommy Morrison averaged 282 Kilo meters per hour including the drivers change and re- fuelling.

The changes to the vehicle were made in the year 1992, the badges of ZR- 1 were displayed on front fenders of the vehicle and in addition, traction control system was fixed. The Lotus remodified the valve- train of LT5 and cylinder heads, resulting in the increase of horse power form 375 to 405. In addition to this, emission control system improved by the use of exhaust recirculation of gas and the production of ZR-1 ended in the year 1995 after building 6,939 vehicles.

In the year 1996, Chevrolet released its new Grand Sports versions at the end of Corvette C4. A total of thousand vehicles of grand sports were manufactured. The vehicle was equipped with the engine LT4, which generated 246 Kilo Watts of energy and 340 lb- ft of torque.

The new Charger is a full size car built by the Chrysler LLC for the Dodge brand, which will hit the North American market next year. The name of the car has historical importance and the company has manufactured many of its kind in the same name. The vehicle was introduced in the month of February, 2005 and released as the model car for the year 2006. The latest model has the platform similar to that of LX of the model Chrysler 300. The interiors of the Charger vehicle are almost same as that of the Magnum from the Mercedes Benz. The vehicle was released as a replacement vehicle to Dodge Intrepid. This vehicle is a sedan type four door model, built in Canada at Brampton Assembly.

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The model car Corvette hit the roads for the first time in the year 1953, manufactured by the General Motors group. The first Corvette model was designed by Earl Harley and it was named by Myron Scott. The vehicle is built originally in St. Louis, Missouri and in Flint, Michigan and at present the model is built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which is an assembling plant for General Motors. The vehicle falls under the class of Sports car with the body style of 2-door Coupe. So let’s see what has the 2010 Corvette C6 got to offer!

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The brand model Civic from the Honda group is a power train version of Honda Civic Sedan and is also called as Honda Civic Hybrid. The model was released in the year 2003 for the first time and the company is still continuing its production. The vehicle has its assembling plant in Suzuka, Mie, Japan. The vehicle falls under the class of compact cars with the body style of four door sedan. The layout of the vehicle comes with front wheel drive, which is included with the front engine.

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The model Dodge Caravan hit the roads in the year 1983 as a model vehicle for the first time. It falls under the category of minivans, produced by the Chrysler LLC group. The vehicle’s production began in the year 1984 and is still continuing till date. The vehicle has its assembling plant in Fenton, Missouri, United States and in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. More interestingly, the design of the vehicle relates to the models of Chrysler Country and Town. And now the latest generation of the Dodge Caravan is on-the-cards!

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