2009 Honda City in Europe

Honda has made announcement that the 2009 Honda City debut in Europe will take place at the Istanbul Motor Show. The 2009 Honda City European version is powered by a new 1.4 i-VTEC engine that delivers 100PS.

The manual version of the 2009 Honda City is able to get from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.8 seconds (a 1.6 seconds improvement over the previous model), while the automatic one needs 14.7 seconds to reach the same speed.

The manual transmission of the 2009 Honda City is modified versions of the current one, receiving a carbon synchromesh for smoother changes.

The 2009 Honda City will go on sale in January, but there are no announcement yet from the manufacturer about the 2009 Honda City price.

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Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85

Spyker has released the details of the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 - their latest limited edition model. Based on the GT2 LeMans car, the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 is powered by a 4.2 liter V8 engine that delivers 400 hp and is coupled with a synchromesh six-speed transmission and a Drexler limited slip differential.

Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 has a full aluminum body and space frame and features a fully independent, adjustable suspension and AP Racing 6 piston brake calipers.

Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 will be built in only 24 units, and the price for this Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 has not been announced yet. But it will be displayed for the first time at the opening of Spyker of Saudi Arabia.

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