Saturday, October 9, 2010

NEW CARS FOR 2010

I drove The $38,785 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4X4 from San Francisco to Los Angeles, I did explore a few out of the way places where green mountain thrust skyward and condors soar, where the ocean laps sand soft enough to trap wimpier SUVs, and where the pinyon pines and the purple nightshades hide ravenous ticks who like to crawl up a car photographer's leg while he's composing a shot.
And that's the point of buying a Grand Cherokee. To see places and meet bugs you can't in other vehicles
The 2011 Grand Cherokee started development five years ago at Daimler Chrysler , continued during Cerberus ownership, and was finished under fiat management.
The new GC's dash has a nearly seamless skin, attractive hooded saucers for gauges, and comely, chrome-accented air vents. The interior is made largely of soft touch materials, and the various pieces interlock with precision. The switches and column stalks move with heft and make soft landings.
Trip and fuel economy data flow from high resolution screens between the gauges and on the console, where a multicolor radio display serves as a place keeper for the optional Garmin navigation system.

It had cast aluminum lower control arms up front, the multi link rear suspension,large disk brakes at all four corners, and the generally refined calibration of the rack and pinion steering and the plush ride.

The GC's options list includes a leather wrapped dash board and steering wheel, genuine wood, height adjusting air springs (available as a package on the Laredo, the Limited, and the super deluxe Overland), and three versions of four-wheel drive. Prices can reach the mid-40s on the flagship Overland with the HemiV-8.

The four-wheel-drive Laredo X, there's also a thriftier Laredo E, starting at $30,995 with rear drive-had the simplest of the four-wheel drive trains: Quadra-Trac I, permanently engaged four-wheel drive with a fixed 50/50 torque split and brake-based traction control governing its open differentials.

The 3.6-liter "Pentastar" V-6 is all-new and checks most of the current technology boxes: aluminum construction, 24 valves, roller rockers, and phasing on all four cams. With a five-speed automatic transmission behind it, the engine is a smooth motivator to 60 mph, yours in 8.4 seconds with a spirited exhaust snarl to accompany it.

The Laredo's all-wheel drive train undoubtedly bit into fuel economy, but it ran quietly at expressway speeds and with no obvious drag on the V-6's 290 horse power. And it supplied solid traction on the Oceano Dunes State Vihecular Recreation Area near Pismo Beach. Pismo takes its name from the Chumash Indian word pismu, or tar.

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              96-97Kuia, Lan. "NEW CARS FOR 2011." Sports Car Sept. 2010: 96-97. Web.


Monday, September 20, 2010

Introduction


                                                                              My name is Omar Obaid Alzaabi and my nickname is Tyson. I like the people to call me that name i had this nickname when I was in the 6 grade .I don’t have the face like Mike but I am trying to be like him a good boxer. Our family came from RAK which is one of the United Emirates.But the first Zaabi who was called ‘Zab’ lived in KSA.I’m the last member in our home .I was born in  Abu Dhabi  19 years age.on 22th  Feb 1991 just after the Gulf War.Im a quiet person but not all time. Also Iam always trying to learning from mistakes. My life is based on sport and what I like most is body building that.Im involved with this sport since 5 years old. My first mentor in this sport is my brother. My best ever BB player is ‘the gift’ Phil Heath, Dexter Jackson and Flex.Travelled to many places like Thailand, England and Turkey all the places in the above I went to two times. Also I went to KSA 6 times. My target in life is to have a master’s degree in electronic studies.Im tying to be a professional BB player and the most imported target is to get married of the woman that I love at the age of 25.