Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Citroen C-Elysee 2017

In the first quarter of 2017, Citroen will put on sale a renewed C-Elysee. The most important aspect changes are at the front of the vehicle where Citroen has installed daytime running lights and changed the bumpers, headlights and grille. On the back, the pilots retain the same way as the previous model, but the illumination pattern is different. There are also two new colors for the body and a new model of 16-inch diameter alloy wheels.

In the passenger compartment, the most important change comes from the possibility of installing two new multimedia systems with a touch screen of seven inches: "CITROÉN Connect Radio" and "CITROËN Connect Nav". The first includes Bluetooth for mobile phone connection, support for communication systems Android Auto to Google and carplay Apple and a system of recognition of voice commands. The second adds to all of the above a navigation system with representation of buildings in three dimensions or access to the Internet for certain applications, such as real-time traffic information, weather forecasting or consulting the price of fuel at nearby gas stations.

Monday, November 7, 2016

Renault Alaskan 2017

The Renault Alaskan is a pick-up vehicle. Initially it will be commercialized in Latin America. At the moment we do not know if it will arrive in Spain, although Renault refers to Alaskan as a "global" model and announces that it will also be manufactured in Spain. It is a model based on the Nissan NP300 Navara manufactured in Barcelona. It comes from the chassis of struts, the suspension, engines and transmissions.

In the Alaskan, Renault installs three different engines, all four-cylinder. One is petrol, 2.5 liters and 160 hp and the other two are diesel, 2.3 liter with 160 and 190 hp (with a supercharging system with two turbochargers working in series). The gearshift can be six-speed manual or automatic seven and has a gearbox.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Skoda Kodiaq 2017

The Kodiaq is a completely new model SUV body type. It is the first Skoda model that makes that kind of body and also the first with more than five occupants capacity. Since November 2016 can be Skoda place orders and make the first deliveries in early 2017. In this and this list are the prices of all versions of the prices are known, with five and seven seats respectively.

The starting price is EUR 22 000, corresponding to the version with petrol engine of 125 horses and five seats. The closest thing on the market model is the Ford Kuga 2017 petrol and 120 horsepower, which costs EUR 24,500. The Skoda Kodiaq is bigger, faster and uses less fuel. The Hyundai Tucson and KIA Sportage, both with petrol engine of 132 horses, are clearly more economical than the Skoda Kodiaq, but its size is smaller. Despite the power advantage of Korean models they are not faster, according to official data.