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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* DC - The Beast: President Barack Obama's High-Tech Super-Limo
Washington,DC,USA -The Car Connection, by Nelson Ireson -Jan 21, 2013: -- The Presidential limousine, may be the world's most high-tech mobile fortress... The exact specifications of President Obama's limousine, also known as "The Beast," are a matter of national security, and therefore kept secret... Built by GM and nominally a Cadillac, it's known that the limo is heavily armored, with 8-inch thick doors... The superstructure is made of titanium, ceramic, steel, and aluminum. It has its own oxygen supply, an advanced fire-fighting system, night-vision cameras, tear gas cannons, Kevlar-reinforced run-flat tires, and steel wheels that work even without a tire... On top of all that, the limo also contains a supply of the President's blood for emergencies, an unspecified number of pump-action shotguns for defense, and the ability to lock down the cabin like a nearly-impenetrable panic room. The Beast is sealed to the environment, mitigating or eliminating the threat of biological attack...
All the armor-plating and environmental seclusion means almost no sound enters the cabin. To hear sounds outside the vehicle, it's equipped with microphones on the outside and speakers inside... Further communications equipment enables The Beast's occupants to converse with several of the specialized vehicles that are part of the 45-vehicle motorcade that travels with the President in the U.S., or the handful of vehicles that accompany on trips outside the U.S.... Full command and control communications are possible through relay to the White House Communications Agency Roadrunner vehicle, which transmits encrypted duplex radio and video through military satellites... Unverified features of The Beast include the ability to fire infrared smoke grenades as a sort of chaff to screen the vehicle from attack by rocket propelled grenade or missile. Up front, the driver is thought to have a special video system to enable driving even in blackout or whiteout visibility conditions (smoke, complete darkness, weather, etc.)...
* Michigan - The 2014 Jeep Patriot
Auburn Hills,MICH,USA -The Car Connection, by Joel Feder -Jan 18, 2013: -- It may look the same, but for 2014 Jeep has refreshed the Patriot where it counts by ditching the CVT and giving it more miles per gallon... That's right, the CVT transmission in the Jeep Patriot has been replaced with a six-speed automatic across the board. Both the 2.0-liter and 2.4-liter four-cylinders now feature this new transmission, and with it, EPA fuel economy ratings of up to 30 mpg on the highway. Jeep's Freedom Drive II is available, and when equipped the Patriot receives Jeep's Trail Rated badge meaning this crossover has some off-road chops...
* Michigan - The 2014 Corvette brings back the Stingray
Detroit,MICH,USA -Gizmag, by C.C. Weiss -January 18, 2013: ... At the Detroit Auto Show, Chevy finally ended the speculation and opened the seventh chapter of the Corvette, a chapter that's driven by a story of past meeting future... The new Corvette is a very thorough redesign. The exterior relays this message to the naked eye, but it's also true inside, underneath and around the corners. Only two parts are carried over from the sixth-generation, and GM says that the car is actually more all-new than the very first 1953 Corvette, which borrowed some parts from its contemporaries. From the chassis, to the body, to the powertrain, to the interior; this is a glistening new sports car... While it's been completely overhauled and modernized, the 2014 Corvette is still inspired by legends past. The new model brings back the Stingray nameplate used on the second- and third-generation Corvettes...
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