Chains of Antisliding For Wheels

Our roads frequently leave much to be desired, because quality of a covering is not the ideal, and bad maintenance in winter (therefore ice and snow). Judging by an economy condition in Japan, the situation with roads not soon change to the best, therefore drivers should count only on themselves.

As is possible to increase passableness of the car and safety of driving, avoid car drifts on ice, to drive on snow-covered roads? In the decision of all these problems, motorists will be helped by tire chains, because for installation on wheels is not required special physical strength or special knowledge.

Antidrift chains are often applied to cars in the conditions of impassability, ice or in remote mountain areas where usual tyre covers are powerless.

Chains for wheels can be grouped in 4 basic directions:

1. Chains for cars.
2. Chains for lorries.
3. Chains for the winter technics.
4. Chains for agricultural machinery.

Chains are capable to transform any car into an off-road car. For your car any more there will be no insuperable barriers in the form of snow drifts, dim roads and ice-covered liftings. Anyhow snow chains decide the primary goal — to increase considerably coupling of wheels with a road surface.

Depending on: a season, road conditions, marks of the car and your targets, differ kinds and practical application of snow chains.
For today, are issued:

* Rubber chains (plastic grids);
* Metal chains of various weaving;
* High-strength titan chains;
* Economic chains of short-term using (which dress on the got stuck wheels).

Remember! Rubber or steel chains provide safety on ice-covered road. Car chains are irreplaceable at movement on the iced over steep slopes which are difficult for overcoming even to off-road cars.

The Pewag Sportmatic SMX of chain with 3.5 mm links

Honda updated off-road car Acura MDX

Honda company presented in the USA the updated version of off-road car Acura MDX.

Acura MDX 2010

Luxury SUV 2010 received absolutely new six-step automatic transmission and 3,7-litre V6 with the lowered fuel consumption and a more ecologically safe exhaust. Outwardly the car differs from the predecessor more aggressive cowl with the massive chromeplated plate over a radiator enclosure and additional air intakes.

For the first time for owners Acura is offered the package of options the Advance, including adaptive cruise-control, compulsory braking and a number of other means of safety. Dealers Acura already started to accept orders on updated MDX, and off-road car manufacture begins in the near future at Honda factory in Canada.

New Acura MDX

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2011 Subaru Forester

Subaru Forester 2010 has received a rank «Off-road Car of the Year» from Motor Trend, having confirmed the success of high break-even sales level. 2011 model will be improved by the new 2,5-litre engine and other additional possibilities.

Subaru 2.5XT Touring

Other changes will be included in new models: antifog headlights, a videocamera and the climate control enter into standard of the model Subaru 2.5XT Touring.

Subaru also has added model 2.5XT Premium (the former model was called 2.5X Premium) which includes a 10-item driver's armchair, the updated stereosystem, also is accessible the 4.3-inch display with preestablished navigating system «TomTom».

Virtual Test Drive — Subaru Forester 2010

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New Infiniti QX56 debuted in the USA

The official world premiere of luxury off-road car Infiniti QX56 2011 has taken place in New York.

New Infiniti QX56 2011

Full-size SUV has grown on 35mm at length and 28mm at width, but became a little below the predecessor. Under a cowl is hidden 5,6-l V8 by power of 400HP, with a 7-step automatic transmission. In comparison with the previous generation the expense of fuel at QX56 was reduced to 10%.

The rich complete set of an off-road car includes the onboard computer with the 8-inch touch display, satellite navigation, wireless communication Bluetooth and luxury audiosystem Bose.

For safety cruise control, system of the prevention of leaving from a lane, the control over "blind zones" and many other things answers. For the USA base price Infiniti QX56 2WD begins with $56,700US, 4WD — $59,800US.

Luxury Infiniti QX56 in New York

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More luxury Nissan Patrol

On February, 14th, 2010 in Abu-Dhabi the presentation of off-road car Nissan Patrol of the seventh generation has taken place.

New off-road car Nissan Patrol

Nissan Patrol remained same impressive and serious as earlier, however now body outlines look less angular and more corresponding to a spirit of the age. The same concerns also salon: company Nissan has used reasonable efforts to make an interior as much as possible comfortable and pleasant.

It means, that now an interior will fit a skin, the polished aluminium and a tree, and the new multiscreen entertaining DVD-system can brag of two 7-inch monitors which have been built in headrests of forward armchairs. Besides, designers could increase by 100 mm space for feet of passengers of the second row of armchairs and facilitate a life to inhabitants of the third row of seats.

2011 Nissan Patrol

Nissan Patrol last generation it is constructed on the basis of a new platform and it's completed more powerful 5,6-l V8 with power of 400HP, the maximum twisting which moment makes 550Nm. Further there should be motors easier, however at present no information on them is present. But it is precisely known that the 400-strong unit will incorporate to a 7-step automatic transmission and the updated system of a full drive allowing quickly to choose one of four variants of preoptions: for movement on highway, sand, snow and a stony surface.

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Nissan has officially presented a new Patrol

In Abu-Dhabi the presentation of all-wheel drive off-road car Nissan Patrol of new generation has taken place. As the director of department of design of products of Japanese motor-car manufacturer Nissan has declared during press conference, the car has received appearance in style of concept car Terranaut of four-year-old prescription which in comparison with the predecessor became less rough and more stylish. Besides new design the car also begins to be equipped with other motor and a new transmission.

Characteristics of new off-road car Nissan Patrol

The car will be offered with the eight-cylinder petrol engine with direct injection of fuel. The volume of the new motor makes 5,6 litres (earlier at Patrol was 4,8-l V8), power — 400HP, and the maximum twisting moment — 550Nm. Such unit begins to work together with a 7-step automatic transmission. Off-road car dynamic characteristics yet are not informed.

New Nissan Patrol (interior)

The novelty also will receive an independent suspension bracket of all four wheels, the modernised brake system with four-piston brake mechanisms and 358 mm disks on a forward axis, and also system HBMC reducing lists of a body in turns.

The car salon in comparison with the predecessor will receive richer furnish, and as an option for an off-road car it will be possible to order multimedia DVD system with seven-inch screens for passengers of the second row of armchairs. On preliminary data, Nissan Patrol new generation will appear on sale by the end of current year.

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New off-road car Infiniti QX

The 1st public display of updated off-road car Infiniti QX will take place on March, 31st on a motor show in New York.

The assemblage place is changed

Manufacture present QX56 is stopped. It is connected by that updated QX 2011 modelling years will gather at factory Nissan in Europe, instead of in Mississippi as earlier. Together with moving on other factory QX will move and on a new platform. If earlier the off-road car divided base with Nissan Armada now platform colleague QX becomes Nissan Patrol.

Under an off-road car cowl there will be an eight-cylinder engine in volume of 5,6 litres. Such engine can be seen today on model Infiniti M56. Power of the engine makes hardly more than 400HP.

Cheap off-road car Infiniti QX

In comparison with Range Rover and Lexus LX570 new QX will "look" a little bit more attractive. The price becomes the reason for it. Despite similar, to the mentioned off-road cars, level and comfort, will cost QX more cheaply. However, meanwhile it is not known on how many more cheaply.

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Official photos of new generation Lexus GX

The car for the first time will show to public next week on the International motor show in Shanghai, however to a premiere of a photo of the car are already published.

Off-road car Lexus GX

The second generation of off-road car Lexus GX, as well as the first, in many respects is technical analogue of model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. Proceeding from it, special distinctions in appearance between Lexus and Toyota to expect it was not necessary, as it has been confirmed definitively after the publication of a series of pictures.

External differences Lexus GX consist in occurrence of own lattice of a radiator, bumpers of other form, the forward and back light engineering entered in ruler Lexus, instead of Toyota.
In salon of differences hardly it is more, also they are appreciable first of all on the forward console. It also is executed in style Lexus and whenever possible should not remind about Toyota.

As to a hardware, that, despite lacking official release about specifications and complete sets, about much it is possible to judge even from a model index. The second generation of an off-road car receives index GX460 while former it was known as GX 470. On change 4,7-l V8 comes more modern 4,6-l, on the majority of parametres surpassing the predecessor. Power of a novelty makes 310HP against 263HP at the predecessor.

New car Lexus GX

The version of an off-road car is reflected in the published photos for the North America. The USA and Canada still remain the main markets for model, however the model geography will be expanded at the expense of a number of the Asian countries, and the prime minister in China to that only the proof. In salons of the American dealers the car will appear in the beginning of 2010.

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New espionage photos of Infiniti QX

The car, whose debut should take place within the next year, has again got to objectives of automobile paparazzi, this time not on the closed display, and in the street cities.

I love Infiniti QX!

The 1st pictures of new generation Infiniti QX have appeared several months ago when the car has been casually photographed on one of the closed displays in the Near East — region which should become for a novelty to one of the cores.

Now QX has got to objectives of cameras in the United States where should strengthen positions Infiniti in a segment of off-road cars of a luxury class after strong falling of demand for model of present generation. Despite a strong camouflage, it's possible to receive full enough representation about appearance of the car.

Off-road car Infiniti QX is sustained in modern style Infiniti that is especially appreciable by a forward part of the car. Main competitor QX becomes Lexus LX which at the moment of occurrence Infiniti QX in the market the first restyling will possibly go through.

Date of exit QX in sale is not known yet, but the manufacturer declared time and again that model alternation of generations will take place within 2010. Cost of a new off-road car, predictably, only the little will differ from the price present QX and in a base complete set will a little exceed $50,000 in the United States.

Luxury off-road car Infiniti QX

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Modulo tuning for Honda CR-V

Honda Motor has presented under brand Modulo two new tuning variants for external tuning of crossover CR-V. The structure of variants is traditional enough, but they are executed at rather high design level.

Off-road Honda Modulo

Two workings out Modulo have a various stylistic orientation. The first tuning variant is focused on the sports shape, the second urged to underline some lines inherent in an off-road car, rather than to a crossover. Thus the set of elements is practically identical: forward and back bumpers, overlays on thresholds, a tuning lattice of a radiator. Also it is possible to complete the car with a small spoiler in a back part of a roof. For each tuning package carbon wheels of own design are provided.

In an interior of the car of changes practically it is not noticed, except for a material of registration of the top part of the central console: here there was a carbon.

Cost of complete sets Modulo is not informed. As to possibility of their acquisition outside of Japan the similar probability is present, in the form of purchase through the Internet, or in the countries of South East Asia where Japanese brand Modulo also is presented.

2011 Honda Modulo CR-V

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Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

Company Toyota on Monday, on September, 14th, has extended the first information on new off-road car Land Cruiser Prado which official premiere will take place on Tuesday on the Frankfurt motor show. The car created on the basis of Prado of present generation, will receive the updated body with the integrated frame which angular ruggedness is increased by 11%.

European Land Cruiser

In all European car markets, except British, the car will be accessible in three- and five-door variants. The power unit — a five-speed transmission and a three-litre diesel engine 171 horsepowers, or four-litre gasoline engine V6 — its capacity in "Toyota" press release is not informed by capacity. British will manage only seven-seater five-door version with a diesel engine.

On Land Cruiser Prado new generation the electronic control system of transmission and the engine "Multi-terrain Select" which chooses the mode of movement to the greatest degree corresponding to a covering under wheels of the car is established. Besides, in the car four videocameras which allow the driver to supervise conditions round the car are established.

It's known also that Land Cruiser Prado will it's equipped by the absorber with changeable characteristics of pressure, and in a rear suspension instead of springs the pneumoelements will be established, allowing to support a constant road gleam without dependence from loading. In the Western Europe the updated off-road car will appear in the middle of 2010.

2011 Cruiser by Toyota

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Successor of QX will presented to Near-Eastern car dealers

Company Infiniti has held the closed presentation of full-size off-road car Infiniti QX of new generation for the Near-Eastern car dealers.

Infiniti QX

The main change — completely new design of a body. Infiniti QX has received new headlights, a cowl, a radiator enclosure and a massive front bumper, huge wheel disks, ventilating cuts in front fenders and the windscreen pillars of a body painted in black colour. Behind the novelty reminds Toyota Land Cruiser 200.

It is necessary to notice that outwardly QX in many respects reminds new Nissan Patrol, shown still in the end of the last year. No details about hardware Infiniti QX of following generation while are present. Exact date of official presentation of a novelty is not informed also.

2010 Infiniti QX

Photo by: autoblog.com

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Honda has officially presented a sports crossover

Company Honda has extended the first official photos of the new model developed specially for the North American market — crossover Honda Accord Crosstour.

Honda Accord Crosstour

The novelty is constructed on the basis of family Accord, but has received original design of a body in style of "an off-road four-door coupe" with strongly tilted rear quarter pillar of a body and the big fifth door.

Technical details about this car while are not present. According to preliminary data, the new model will be equipped with system of all wheel drive SH-AWD (as on model Honda Legend) and will receive two petrol motors — volume 2,4 both 3,5-litre and capacity 177 and 271HP accordingly. The same motors are established on the American versions Honda Accord.

Predictably, the prices on Honda Accord Crosstour will begin from $25,000US. Whether there will be a novelty in other world markets, for example in France where the American off-road car Honda Pilot already is on sale, yet is not informed.

2011 Honda Accord Crosstour

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Mitsubishi has updated a SUV Outlander

In sale modernised cars SUV Outlander from company Mitsubishi have arrived.

2011 Mitsubishi Outlander

Updating of variator CVT and fall of running resistance have allowed to optimise the fuel expense. Also now with lower tax are assessed not only front-wheel SUV Outlander, but also cars with a full drive. Besides, there were some changes in accessible complete sets: now the car is presented in a new complete set of a class premium — 24G Premium, and complete sets 30G and 30MS are abolished.

The updated cars have received the new stylish chromeplated lattice of a radiator, and the car 24G Premium have the same lattice of a radiator with what the abolished complete sets were equipped. Complete sets 24MS, 24G and 24G Premium are equipped with new 18-inch aluminium disks.

Novelties are presented in 7 colours, including, in 2 new — a brown metallic and dark blue. Following colours are abolished: a green metallic, a beige metallic and dark blue. As to salon changes — cars have got sitting from a new material, and also the panel of devices and the display, executed in new design.

Novelties also are equipped with system ESS, and complete sets 24MS, 24G and 24G Premium — system of intuitive illumination. For a month it is planned to sell 700 copies updated SUV Outlander. New off-road car Mitsubishi Outlander cost makes from 2,100,000 and to 2,887,500 yens.

SUV Outlander

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Japanese concept by Mitsubishi

Company Mitsubishi plans manufacture of the new compact off-road car which is based on conceptual working out cX, before that term which has been planned.

Mitsubishi cX

Mainly it's connected with begun growth of sales of off-road cars, on some world car markets. It was originally planned, that the car will go on sale not earlier than May, 2010, but the Japanese company has decided, that sales should begin, at least in home market, in February of next year.

The European start will follow at once after an official exit in sale. The new compact off-road car, which name it will be presented to the latest moment, it is probable just on official representation, is mainly aimed to compete to the most popular Nissan Qashqai.

Mitsubishi cX (concept)

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Toyota updates a US lineup

North US division Toyota Motor publishes data about cost and technical updating of some cars Toyota offered in the market of the USA. The most appreciable changes in 2010 modelling year are observed at off-road car FJ Cruiser. The majority of models have a little risen in price.

2011 Toyota Avalon

Off-road car FJ Cruiser is modernised. The 4,0-litre petrol engine have equipped with firm system of adjustment of phases VVT-i thanks to what power of the engine has grown on 19HP, and level of the expense of fuel, allegedly, even has a little decreased.

The forward suspension bracket and steering of the car for the purpose of reduction of radius of turn is improved. Also in scale of offered colours of a body it's included new — protective green (Army Green). FJ Cruiser 2010 modelling years become more expensive for 360 dollars. Now the price of off-road car FJ Cruiser makes from 23,680 (2WD) to 25,270 US dollars (4WD). Unique type of transmission remained automatic.

Toyota RAV4 receives the updated appearance and an interior. There was a new lattice of a radiator, light engineering, and in salon registration now there are more than details with the metallized covering. Cost remained former at level of 21 500 dollars in a base complete set with a forward drive and 27 810 dollars for the top version with engine V6 and a full drive.

Highlander remained former, except for expansion of a package of the additional equipment in the base version with the 4-cylinder engine. Cost also has not changed: from 25,705 to 41,020 dollars for versions with a forward drive and a hybrid with 4WD accordingly.

Pickup Tacoma has not changed, but the design of coasters in salon is improved. Car cost — from $15,170 (a standard cabin, 2WD) to $27,075US (a double cabin, 4WD).

Toyota Yaris rises in price for $150US. The main reason — occurrence of electronic system of stabilisation in a base complete set. Yaris it is offered in the USA at the price from 12,355 dollars. The updated cars will appear on sale in the USA within August.

New Toyota Avalon

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Mitsubishi represents a special issue of the cars

Company Mitsubishi plans to begin sales of special release Limited of 4 compact cars — eK Wagon, Toppo, Pajero Mini and i.

Mitsubishi Pajero Mini Limited

Thanks to abolition of some equipment of a novelty will be on sale under more reasonable price. To get cars of special release Limited it will be possible since August, 19th.

Cars eK Wagon Limited are created on the basis of complete set MX, however in them remained only remote control by lateral mirrors with and system of an input without key use. Other equipment has been abolished. As to colours of the case, the choice from 4 variants is accessible: a white, silvery metallic, a black and pink metallic. Besides, front-wheel drive vehicles eK Wagon Limited are assessed on 50% with the smaller tax.

Cars of special release Toppo Limited are created on the basis of complete set M and all same changes to the full concern them, as at Wagon Limited. Front-wheel Toppo Limited also are assessed with lower tax.

As base complete set for cars Pajero Mini Limited front-wheel variant XR has served. There were forward and back screen wipers with work possibility in a faltering mode, and also — system of an input without key use; other equipment was abolished. Pajero Mini Limited are presented in 4 colours: it's a white, silvery metallic, black and dark blue.

2010 Mitsubishi Pajero

In cars i Limited, created on the basis of complete set S, from the equipment for comfort the system of an input without key use is left only, the rest has been abolished. Besides, as an option the complete set i Comfort Pack, possessing stylish ex-terrier Vivace, and also — glasses with a heat-shielding, toning of back glass and glasses of back doors, black salon and other comfortable equipment became accessible. i Limited it's presented in 4 colours — a white, silvery metallic, a black and pink metallic.

The price of a front-wheel complete set of any of 4 cars Limited makes 998,000 yens, and any car with a full drive can be got for 1,124,000 yens (the prices are specified taking into account the tax).

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