Oakville Beaver, 22 Apr 2009, p. 18

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OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 22, 2009 · 18 2010 Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 set new levels Carguide Magazine Metroland Newspapers The new 2010 Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 were unveiled (alongside the 2010 Range Rover) at the recent New York year following a joint development program with Jaguar. The LR-TDV6 3.0-litre diesel engine alongside the LRInternational Auto Show. Land Rover is introducing two new engines for the 2010 model V8 Supercharged gasoline engine set new benchmarks for performance and economy, boasting substantial increases in power and torque over their predecessors as well as lower emissions and reduced fuel consumption. The LR-V8 supercharged petrol engine is no less impressive, packed with innovative technical features enabling it to match supreme performance with extreme efficiency. Power and torque is considerably improved over the existing V8 supercharged petrol engine. For example, as fitted to the Range Rover Sport the new 5.0-litre supercharged engine produces 29 per cent more power and 12 percent more torque than the outgoing 4.2-litre engine, yet CO2 emissions and fuel consumption are improved by 5.6 per cent and 6.2 per cent respectively. World class transmissions offer greater refinement and economy* The Range Rover Sport (and also the Range Rover) is fitted with the super-smooth ZF HP28 six-speed automatic transmission, tuned by Land Rover engineers to combine class-leading response with rapid, refined shifting. A new Adaptive dynamics system for Range Rover Sport (and Range Rover) is the world's first production system using model-based predictive technology to continually optimize the settings of the DampTronic Valve Technology damper units, optimizing body ride and control The Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 also benefit from Trailer Stability Assist, a towing aid which detects trailer oscillations and intervenes using the brakes and by reducing engine torque. Both Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 have further improvements to the award winning Terrain Response system for 2010. Autostadt reaches 2018 visitor-target Carguide Magazine Metroland Newspapers A mere six weeks before its ninth birthday the Autostadt reached its initial visitor-target for the year 2018. At the opening of Volkswagen's theme park and communications platform on the 1st of June 2000, initial visitor-targets suggested that an annual figure of one million guests was to be expected. Due to overwhelming public acceptance and more recently car distribution figures of around 150,000 vehicles annually, the Autostadt has enjoyed visitor numbers reaching the 2 million mark per annum. During the course of Tuesday the 14th of April 2009, the 18 millionth visitor entered the Autostadt and a target was reached nine years before it was initially expected. The Autostadt is one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations with around two million visitors annually. It is a successful event location for culture and an accredited extra-mural education centre. It contains the world's largest car hand-over facility, the KundenCenter (Customer Centre) at 150,000 new Volkswagens per annum and the most visited multi-brand auto museum, the ZeitHaus.

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