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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 14, 2009 - 11 Continued From Page 10 BYD AUTO COMPANY: BYD (Built Your Dream) Auto Company, one of China's top independent automobile manufacturers and a world leader in green technology, said it plans to enter the U.S. market in 2011 with a range of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. BYD's future lineup will include the F3DM, the world's first massproduced plug-in hybrid sedan and the battery-powered e6, a mid-size five-passenger crossover vehicle with a claimed range of up to 250 miles on a single charge. Underpinning the company's strategic vision of "green tech for tomorrow" is BYD's own Fe battery. The Fe battery is safe, environmentally friendly and affordable. It can be quick-charged to 50 per cent in only 10 minutes, and will have a life cycle of more than 10 years. BUICK: Redesigned from the ground up, the 2010 Buick Allure (sold as the LaCrosse in the U.S.) luxury sedan made its world debut in Detroit offering a suite of advanced intelligent personal technologies, safety features and a choice of two fuel-saving V6 engines. Allure's intelligent technologies also work to deliver a 360-degree field of vision behind the steering wheel, for a greater feeling of comfort, security and safety. It starts with the available heads-up display in the windshield, allowing the driver to monitor speed while keeping his or her eyes on the road. At night, the available adaptive lighting package can direct the high-intensity discharge headlight beams up to 15 degrees for enhanced illumination of the road and its curves. CADILLAC: Cadillac showcased the all-new 2010 CTS Sport Wagon that is intended to connect with the changing priorities of luxury consumers.Cadillac's first-ever North American wagon is a progressive take on the classic wagon body style that delivers significant functionality and fuel efficiency, including up to an estimated (US)28 mpg highway. The CTS Sport Wagon features Cadillac's 3.6-litre direct injection V6 engine that produces 304 hp, while operating on regular unleaded gasoline. A smaller, 3.0litre version of the direct injection V6 engine will be added as the new standard engine for the CTS Sport Wagon in the summer of 2009 offering improved fuel economy. The 2010 SRX crossover is designed for efficient performance including the choice of two hightech six-cylinder engines that are new to Cadillac, the smallest-displacement engines it offers in North America. A new, 3.0-litre direct injected V6 engine is standard and a new, 2.8-litre turbocharged V6 is --optional. CHEVROLET: There was lots happening at Chevrolet in Detroit, and the biggest news was about its smallest new car. T h e Chevrolet Spark is smaller than the current Chevy Aveo and will be sold in Europe starting in 2010 and will be in Canadian showrooms by 2011. Debuted last year in Paris, the Cruze compact car and Orlando show car indicated that Chevrolet is repositioning itself as a maker of smaller, affordable cars. The Cruze will be offered in base, LS, LT and LTZ models. Its design is distinguished with a bold face that is becoming the signature look for Chevrolet models around the globe, as well as an arching roofline that gives the car a sporty, coupelike proportion. The Orlando, seven-seat multi-purpose vehicle has the versatile attributes of a sportutility, a family van and a wagon. Fuel-efficient power for the Orlando show car comes from a 2.0-litre turbodiesel that generates 150 hp and a strong 235 lb/ft of torque. The seats in rows two and three conveniently fold flat into the floor whenever load c a r r y i n g becomes a priority. Chevrolet expects nearly two-thirds mid-2009. It is available in LS, LT The all-new 2010 Equinox is a of customers will choose the 2.4- and LTZ trim, with available allcompact crossover that blends dis- litre engine. wheel-drive. Continued on Page 12 tinctive design with outstanding effiThe 2010 Equinox goes on sale in ciency. A new, 2.4NO BAD litre direct injecCREDIT www.hawleypbc.com CREDIT tion engine helps the Everyone Deserves A Second Chance. We Can Re-establish Your Credit Equinox deliver And Get You In A Vehicle And On The Road Today. expected best-insegment esti225 Dundas St. East, Mississauga At The Same Location For Over 60 Years mated mileage. APPLY ON-LINE! Call Wally-905.330.1104