2008 Citroen C2 Car

The 2008 Citroen C2 photos and details has been released by car manufacturer. However, the 2008 Citroen C2 will be available with five petrol engines 1.1i (61 hp), 1.4i (75 hp), 1.4i 16V (90 hp), 1.6i 16V (110 hp) et 1.6i 16V (125 hp) and one diesel.

The 2008 Citroen C2 will be available from May this year with a 1.6 liter HDi engine that resulting on 110 hp that offers a 4.4 l/100 km fuel consumption and a 119 g / km CO2 emissions level.

Equipped with the 1.4i 16V engine, the 2008 Citroen C2 will be available with the Start/Stop function which offers up to 10% more fuel efficiency in the city.

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Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo announced that the 2008 Volvo Ocean Race will have its seconds stopover in Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala in December this year. The Kochi of the 2008 Volvo Ocean Race will come after a run from Cape Town, South Africa.

Press Release
Kochi in India to host Volvo Ocean Race for first time

Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala, is confirmed as the host of the second stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in December 2008. The Indian stopover will come at the end of the second leg of the race from Cape Town, South Africa. Kochi will be the first of three new ports in Asia.

At the Abad Plaza in Kochi today, the stopover port agreement was signed by Andy Hindley, Race Director for the Volvo Ocean Race; Mr. N. Ramachandran, Chairman, Kochi Port Trust and Mr. KG Mohanlal, Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation.

Also present at the press conference were Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, the Hon. Minister for Home, Vigilance and Tourism and Dr. Venu, Secretary of Kerala Tourism.

The Kochi Port Trust, which will be responsible for organising the stopover, with the full backing of the Kerala Tourism Department, welcomed the signing of the port agreement today and is confident that the stopover will give Kochi great exposure.

“India has never hosted such a prestigious sailing event and we are very excited that Kochi has been chosen,” said Mr. Ramachandran.

The booming shipping port on the Malabar Coast is now one of India’s foremost tourist destinations and the race stopover is sure to bring thousands of additional visitors to both Kochi and the State of Kerala. The Kerala State Tourism Department envisages the event will bring significant visibility as well as economic benefit to the region.

“Kerala Tourism sees this as an opportunity to project Kochi as an exciting destination, and we will be happy to extend all support to the Kochi Port Trust to bring the event to the State,” Dr Venu commented.

The Yachting Association of India (YAI), an active advocate of the race coming to India, sees the hosting of a stopover as an important boost to India’s ongoing campaign to establish itself as a venue for hosting major sporting events following its successful bid to stage the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010.

“Hosting one of the world’s top three sailing events will obviously boost any future bid to host major sailing as well as other sports events in India,” said Commander Ajay Narang, Honorary Joint Secretary-General, YAI. “It will also be a tremendous fillip for local sailing,” he added.

It is the first time that India is hosting such a prestigious sailing event and Kochi will be the
only port of call in India. The seven yachts participating in the race will arrive in Kochi in December 2008 and will stay for 10 days, before starting leg three to Sentosa Island in Singapore. A race village covering 2.5 acres of land will be set up near the BTP berth at Willingdon Island.

Glenn Bourke, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race commented: “It has always been part of our vision to take the race to different and wider audiences and we are delighted that Kochi has become part of that vision. India not only presents huge opportunities for the development of the event, but this coupled with the daunting challenges the competitors will face when racing their grand prix yachts in unfamiliar waters, will make the visit to India even more exciting for everyone involved. India has hundreds of millions of enthusiastic sports fans and we know they will enjoy this challenging race, with its passion, teamwork, adventure and excitement.”

The 2008-09 event will be the 10th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on 4 October 2008, it will for the first time, take in ports in Asia. Spanning some 39,000 nautical miles, stopping at around 11 ports and taking nine months to complete, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier yacht race for professional racing crews.

Hyundai Sonata Transform

The Hyundai Sonata, Korea’s perennial best-selling sedan, has received an overhaul mid-cycle, thereby strengthening its leading position in the domestic market. The design team has taken care not to alter the success of similar to that of the bumper, headlights and grille have been very subtle retouching of the car to give a greater dynamism, tauter position. Alloy wheels, and new revisions to the size of molding, rear bumper and rear combination lamps harmonize perfectly with the new facade.

But perhaps the most significant change is under the hood as Transform Sonata is the first model for the second generation Theta engine. The Theta II provides more power and rapid acceleration, but not at the expense of fuel economy. Indeed, improved engines boast mileage and lower emissions.

The performances were achieved through the addition of a variable induction system to improve breathing engine and variable valve timing for both the exhaust system and admission of ports. Automatic transmissions have a further reduction valve solenoid valve and to facilitate the reorientation of quality while the manual transmissions were refined to slicker, easier quarters.

On the security front, Sonata Transforming frontal collision performance has been further improved by refining the design of the engine box.

Export Sales
But the most pleasant surprise of all changes are to be found inside the cabin where the designers have completely redesigned the cockpit to create the atmosphere of an upscale, premium sedan with a any new plate crash, the center console and new door linings.

Music lovers will host Sonata Transforming the inclusion of ancillary made for hosting the ports audio devices such as i Pods and USB keys. Among other improvements are the addition of dual-zone climate controls for driver and front seat passenger and high-low switches for the two heated front seats. A new group ionizer system helps keep the cabin cool Alpine smell balancing the level of anions and cations, which inhibits the growth of mold.

Although now on sale in Korea, export versions of the Sonata Transform not start shipping until early next year. Specifications of the export models may vary slightly from inside the Korean version.