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| Home > General > GM Reveals 2008 Cadillac STS and HUMMER Alpha Performance Models, Saab BioPower 100 Concept at New York Auto Show |
| GM Reveals 2008 Cadillac STS and HUMMER Alpha Performance Models, Saab BioPower 100 Concept at New York Auto Show | | Date Created: Apr 01, 2007, 10:23 PM |
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NEW YORK - GM's global product development efforts will converge in one city as the new 2008 Cadillac STS; a more powerful versions of the HUMMER H2 and H3; and a first-ever Saab E100 bioethanol concept come to the New York International Auto Show, April 6-15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center .
The introductions continue GM's ongoing product blitz that began the auto show season last November in Los Angeles. Here's a preview of what GM will show in New York :
Cadillac - The 2008 Cadillac STS features refreshed signature styling inside and out; a new, standard 298-horsepower direct-injection V-6 engine; and new performance and safety technologies. They include StabiliTrak with enhanced variable effort steering, as well as a new lane departure warning system and side blind zone alerts. Coming to Cadillac dealers this summer, the 2008 STS extends Cadillac's heritage of combining luxury, performance and technology.
HUMMER - A more powerful, yet more fuel-efficient 2008 HUMMER H2 also features a redesigned interior that complements the vehicle?s legendary ruggedness with refinement. New standard safety features include roof rail curtain air bags.
The HUMMER H3 Alpha also debuts; it is the second member of the brand's Alpha performance series. With a 295-horsepower V-8 engine and HUMMER's trademark off-road capability, the H3 Alpha is top dog - on the trails or the turnpike.
Saab - Fresh from its world debut at the Geneva Auto Show, the Saab BioPower 100 Concept showcases the first production-based turbo engine to be optimized for pure, eco-friendly bioethanol (E100) fuel. Demonstrating GM?s leadership in biofuels and bioethanol technology, the 300-horsepower concept features unprecedented performance to match its greatly reduced CO 2 footprint. The production Saab 9-5 BioPower already is Europe's top-selling bioethanol (E85)-powered car.
GM Fleet and Commercial Operations - GM will help celebrate the 100th birthday of the taxi cab in New York City by placing into the city's taxi service the only vans approved to transport individuals with mobility-related disabilities or spinal cord injuries. The Chevrolet Uplander TC (Taxi Cab) features a lowered floor instead of a raised roof, providing easier passenger entry and exit as well as enhanced vehicle stability.
GM also will feature several concepts and production vehicles in New York that already have created buzz during the auto show season. They include the second-generation 2008 Cadillac CTS; the Chevrolet Camaro convertible and Chevrolet Volt concepts, as well as the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. |
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