the Dodge Durango in 2010 and 2011 editions of the Guide of the car, you will not find it. Why? Simply because the manufacturer decided to discontinue production of the model in 2009. It was said that the vehicle stuck with the realities of the market and the tastes of buyers. But now that Chrysler has revised its position and relaunched this model in autumn 2011, beating the odds and the team’s Guide. We take into default, this is quite a feat, but introduce a Dodge Durango 2012 is exceptional!

The new version has been changed beyond recognition. Forget what you know about the Dodge Durango 2012, he loses his vocation SUV hardline move to the side of the crossover, a niche more popular nowadays. This drastic change is mainly characterized by its new platform, the latest from Mercedes-Benz GL more precisely. This has increased the size of Dodge Durango 2012, which is distinguished mainly by its Grand Cherokee increased length and its third seat.

With this description, many of you will want to head to their dealer to try the Dodge Durango 2012. Unfortunately, it is not perfect. Its price is quite high which makes it less accessible vehicle. We jump quickly $ 40,000 and more upscale version of the frieze $ 50,000. That’s a shame, because the Ford Motor Company, with its Explorer, has for its part design more affordable versions. This is perhaps the only real negative point of Dodge Durango 2012.

On board the Dodge Durango 2012 two excellent engines. All versions are standard with the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, this engine develops an output of 290 horsepower to torque of 260 lb-ft. It is well suited to a motor vehicle, but the only downside key to the presence of an automatic five-speed standard. We have enjoyed a six-speed automatic for several reasons, among other diet to reduce speed. However, we appreciate the presence of all-wheel drive comes standard, an excellent decision.

Improved cabin…Dodge Durango 2012

Once aboard the Dodge Durango 2012, we feel in familiar territory. In fact, apart from the increased space in the back and the third row, we recognize several elements from the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I must admit that this is a significant improvement in the case of Dodge Durango 2012, which has often been criticized for its lackluster interior and look cheap. The treatment is much richer and this is especially the attention to detail that marks the greatest improvement. However, the dashboard displays the old multifunction display, but it’s a safe bet that the new screen, which already has its place in many products the company will often find its way shortly.

Dodge Durango 2012

Ford is preparing for the future and bring the completely revised 2013 Eco-Sport to Europe. The fuel-efficient mini SUV based on Fiesta combines the practical advantages of a compact car with the versatility, the spaciousness, style and off-road talents of an SUV. So that customers can decide future at Ford in the small car segment between the Ford EcoSport 2013, the B-MAX minivan and agile Fiesta.

The all-rounder is the world’s first model offered by Ford, which was fully developed in South America. Since 2003, when the vehicle concept in Brazil had its world premiere, Ford sat in the region from about 700,000 units. The Ford EcoSport 2013 Ford responds to the growing interest in Europe of compact SUV models. Forecasts indicate that doubling the demand for this vehicle segment in the next five years is expected.

The 4.24-meter-long Ford EcoSport 2013. Convinced by an equally striking as aerodynamic design Among the most striking details include the large-sized trapezoidal grille and narrow headlights. Characteristic are also the specially sculpted side skirts and the powerfully flared wheel arches. Eye also fall short overhangs of the ultra-compact SUV.

The Ford EcoSport 2013 would either offer with front-and all-wheel drive. For propulsion in Europe provides, among other things the award-winning EcoBoost three-cylinder engine with 1.0 liters, which is up to 120 horsepower. More likely to come with 1.5 petrol and 2.0 liter capacity and a 1.5-liter turbo diesel. A Flexifuel variant that can run alongside gasoline with bio-ethanol (E85), should round out the units.

If the current version of the Ford EcoSport 2013 in terms of interior design and furnishings still focused on the emerging markets, Ford will revise the ultra compact SUV completely to meet the highest European standards. For extra comfort on board features such as the multi-media connectivity system “Ford SYNC”. With him, the driver can receive calls on the road, among other by voice and produce in the same way new call connections or use music storage devices that are connected via Bluetooth or USB cable.

The standard specification of “Ford SYNC” is one of the electronic emergency assistant, after an accident alert the local emergency responders. Important information such as the position of the vehicle, the system transmits it in the local language. In addition, include a wide range of advanced safety features such as ABS anti-lock brakes, electronic stability program ESP and Hill Start Assist as standard for the Ford EcoSport 2013.

The sales on the European market for SUVs is expected to increase in the next five years by an estimated 34 percent, according to the forecast from Ford Against this background, Ford transferred his extensive experience as a longtime SUV market leader in North America and other countries around Europe. The automaker is planning to sell in the next six years, over one million SUVs in Europe. This would represent about 10 percent of the European Ford’s total sales.

Of successes in Europe for the Ford EcoSport 2013 as the second generation of compact Kugas is ready, the end of 2012 is still on the market. In addition, Ford plans, the luxurious edge, which is very successful in the U.S. to introduce probably late 2013 or early 2014 in Europe.

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Mark Martin has the pole for tonights race in Richmond

Mark Martin is the oldest kid in the NASCAR sandbox, and yesterday he proved that he can still be the fastest.  Turning the second fastest lap on his first run around the track there was nowhere to go but up.  On his second time around the 3/4 mile D shaped oval he topped the speed set by Carl Edwards just minutes earlier to take the pole for tonights Capitol City 400 presented by Virginia is For Lovers.  Setting the pace at 128.327 mph was enough for the 53 year old to take the coveted pole position.  So how does the oldest kid on the block feel about taking his 5th pole in Richmond?

As far as Im concerned, this is just as big a deal, he said.

After running his laps Martin showed his trademark humility about how his talent and experience kept him out front.

I was very close to skinning the car up, especially off of four [on] the second lap, Martin said. Im driving it as hard as I can go, and at the very limits of my talent.

I did not ask Rodney [Childers] what he put under the car, said Martin. We made some improvements to the car in happy Hour [final practice] in race setup right at the end.

If it would have been me, I probably would have incorporated those changes into the qualifying setup, and I didnt want to ask Rodney if he did or not, or what he did to the car. All I want to do is roll out on the race track with no preconceived notion and drive it as fast as itd go and rely on him and his judgment.

I was really hoping that he [Childers] would call me [on the radio] on the first lap and tell me to shut it down I told him to tell me to shut it down if we happened to get the pole on the first lap. When he didnt, I was afraid, Oh, no, were 15th-fastest. That wasnt near fast enough, and Ive really got to get up on the wheel.

I was very close to skinning the car up, especially off of [Turn] 4 on the second lap, and that was my concern. That was my concern in practice, as well. Both the qualifying runs I made in practice, I almost skinned it up, too. So I was driving as hard as I can go at the very limit of my talent, for sure and if I keep pushing the limits, Im going to run out of talent here, one of these days.

Carl Edwards will sit on the outside of row 1 beside Mark Martin.

Carl Edwards will be sitting on the outside of row 1 beside Martin when the green flag drops tonight.  Edwards top lap at 128.290 had hung on through 17 drivers, but when Martin moved to second on the scoring tower with his first lap, Edwards paid much closer attention.

I thought we had him, and then he shot up to the top of the scoreboard, he said.

Edwards was asked how he feels his 2012 season is playing out and what he feels about the fans concerns about the log green flags in the previous races causing a drop in the ratings from fans looking for more excitement in the form of wrecks and/or tempers flaring on and off the track.

We are [11th] in points and dont have a win, Edwards said of his status. It is not like we are tied for first right now. We have to be very cautious with our points. Lets say we know some things. Lets assume some things that are true. Right now we dont have the fastest car on the race track every week so we can say, Alright for the next 16 or 18 races we might still not have the fastest car.

Under the old points system we would say, Damn, we are already ninth and not running that great, lets just go for it here. Lets do some crazy stuff and get a win or two and have some fun. But we cant do that now because we say that we have to make it into the top 10. We cannot give up any points.

What we are banking on, what we hope comes is that we hope in those last 10 races that we are good enough then to go shoot for the championship.

If you were in my position you would never be able to forgive yourself if you were ninth in points here in Richmond and they drop the green flag on the last restart and you have a great race car and you go for some banzai run and wreck the thing and dont make the Chase.

Lets say those last 10 races we have a hell of a run and would have won the thing if we would have made it. I would be a moron to give it up right here at Richmond. I dont know if that is right or wrong but that is why it ends up this way because guys start to think, OK, just gather all your troops here, focus, work everything out, make the Chase and then go get em. That wasnt intended by NASCAR I am sure but that is the way we feel.

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Dale Jr talks about his newly returned confidence and the firestorm he caused by saying he is"the best driver" in the Hendrick stable.

Last week some comments by Dale Earnhardt Jr caused a bit of a firestorm in the garage when he stated that he felt he was the best driver at Hendrick Motorsports, maybe even the best in the entire garage.   In Fridays interview session at Richmond International Raceway he reconfirmed his opinion and then in final practice for Saturdays Capital City 400, put an exclamation point on it by outrunning 44 other drivers.

That is a healthy debate, that is healthy among race fans as far as who is the best driver, Earnhardt said. All the drivers in the garage feel like they are the best, individually, and they should. That is kind of the way you have to approach it.

I figured that was definitely debatable and the race fans are going to voice their opinion and thats good. I certainly dont like to rock any boats, but you have to answer the question honestly.

Jr lays a lot of his confidence at the feet of Steve Letarte for giving him the best equipment he can, and for being the best cheerleader in the business.  Keeping his mind in the game when frustration might normally take over, and keeping him focused on the race are just a few of the things Jr credits his crew chief for.

Hes definitely made me more accountable, would be a way to explain it for the words I choose to use and how I choose to describe the car to him, Earnhardt said of Letarte. Hes not going to put up with me verbally abusing him or the equipment. I wouldnt expect anything less than him being a professional, as well.

I think we have a good in-race relationship. He does a really good job of providing me with information and calming me that we are going to fix any issues we have. I feel confident that he has fixed enough issues and improved the car during enough races that I dont really get as worried about it when something isnt quite right. I know that the chances of it getting improved and fixed are really good.

Ive got great confidence in him and his abilities to orchestrate the weekend as good as I would expect. We get along really good because of that confidence between each other. I think there is good trust there, too.

That confident attitude send waves through his team and pit crew as well.

I learned a long time ago that if you dont have confidence in your car that can be problematic for you, Earnhardt said. If you dont have confidence in your crew chief then that can be problematic for you and if you dont have the same confidence in yourself its not conducive to being successful.

You have to feel like youre here and youre the best and that is the way you should feel. In any profession, you have to have that kind of confidence.

So off we go to Richmond tonight, under the lights, for what some drivers call a race on the ultimate short track.  Get those helmet straps and set belts tightened folks, its looking like a good race tonight.

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After the season he has had so far this year, Jeff Gordon will take a win anyway he can get it.  Having everything that could possibly go wrong already happen to him so far this season, a little bit of good luck was bound to finally blow his way.  And blow it did, as a major weather system blew in dumping torrential rain in Pocono, effectively ending the Pennsylvania 400 62 laps short of a full race, only 18 laps past the halfway mark, making it a complete race in the books.  Not only was this a win for Gordon on the track, the points race looks a whole lot better from his perspective with this win.  Moving into 13th in points + the win puts him in place for the wild card spot to get into the chase for the 2012 Sprint Cup, a spot he knew he needed a win to get to.

Its nice to know that things can still go our way, Gordon said. The way our year has gone, well definitely take it like this. I tell you what, with all the things that have gone wrong for us this year, Im hoping that this is the one that makes up for it all.

Gordon took the lead when his teammate Jimmie Johnson got loose on the final restart of the race, sliding up the track into Matt Kenseth causing them both to slide back on the track and taking out Denny Hamlins #11 car as well.

Ive never seen the seas part like that, said Gordon. I got a good restart, so I really got up to fifth as we were getting into the braking zone going into 1. I dont know what happened to the 48. I just saw he got loose, and when he got loose, it took everybody that was in front of us up the race track or into the wall.

I just made it right to the bottom, stood in the gas and drove out and we were leading.

Hendrick teammate Kasey Kahne also got the benefit of the wreck moving up into the 2nd spot on the track and as the caution came out they realized that his left rear tie was flat and would need changing should the race go back to green, which of course never happened.

And to make the rain soaked miracle even better, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had been knocked back to 32nd because of a blown transmission and was looking at a loss of 3 positions in the points, retained the top spot as Matt Kenseth slid backwards in the wreck with the 48.  Greg Biffle was also moved backwards allowing Johnson to finish well enough to retain his 4th place standings in the points as well.  All 4 Hendrick teams are now in contention to make the chase because of Jimmie Johnsons accident.  Funny how things work out like that.

Dale Jr had what looked to be the fastest car on the track.  Johnson had just taken the lead away from him when his transmission issue happened.

We had a good run going, he said. This Chevrolet was pretty fast. Jimmie [Johnson had] the quickest car out there. But we felt like we might be able to work on ours and get a little better.

We put it in [Saturday] and during qualifying it was fine, said Earnhardt. When we restarted [on Lap 23], it was kind of aggressive, and then [we experienced] a bit of a vibration. The car was just really out of time, and it just kind of started missing some shifts and [was] difficult to get in gear.

Finally, in third and fourth [gear] coming out of the tunnel, it didnt have any fourth. Then I didnt have third.

After Jr. lost his transmission, Kahne started feeling vibrations in his gear box as well.  At first he was worried, but his fears were laid to rest when his crew chief talked with Letarte and they advised Kahne it was not the same issue.

I dont think I really had much of a problem, Kahne said. I think I was worried because Junior broke one or broke something with the transmission, Im not sure what. I was struggling with mine a little bit when that happened so I just quit shifting for a while, and I was a lot slower.

[Earnhardts crew chief] Steve Letarte said it wasnt a big deal. What happened with them was not what I feel was going on with mine. So from that point on, I focused on shifting again and didnt even have an issue. Once I quit worrying about it, we were flying.

So it appears that Mother Nature is indeed a fan of racing, and her team of choice is none other than Hendrick Motorsports.  Why else would all of the bad luck the Gordon has experienced all season be wiped out by a single rainstorm just when the timing was perfect?

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