Explorator reveils new modelsWith the premium car market extremly competitive, Explorator focusses on cheaper modelsPortul Occidental- Kizenian car manufacturer Explorator has shown its newest models in a car show held in the headquarters of the traditional company. The three new models are the stationcar Viață, the SUV Liberta and the new van NovaThe Viață, (for export it is called the Viata), is the new small family car. It is the new version of the old Explorator 1200. Among the new features introduced with the new Viata is a new three-cylinder turbocharged 0.9-liter engine, capable of developing 90 hp (67 kW) and 135 N⋅m (100 lb⋅ft). The other two engine options are a 1.2-liter petrol engine, available also as an LPG variant, and a 1.5-liter diesel engine, available with two power outputs. Another addition is the Media Nav system consisting of a 7-inch touchscreen display with multimedia functions and a navigation software included.
Other new features are speed limiter, cruise control, rear parking sensors, and front and side airbags, as well as ABS and ESP, as standard. The interior has been significantly revised, with new chromed elements added, and the hood is now supported with a strut. A new Eco button, placed on the dashboard, limits the engine revs to 4,000 rpm. The Viata range is offered with a robotized automatic manual transmission, called Easy-R.
Based on the B0 platform, the new Liberta measures 4.31 metres (169.7 in) in length, 1.82 metres (71.7 in) in width and has 210 mm (8.3 in) of ground clearance. Its luggage space has a volume of up to 475 litres (16.8 cu ft), while with the rear benchseat folded and tipped forward, its carrying ability can exceed 1,600 litres (57 cu ft).
The Liberta is offered with two-wheel drive or four-wheel-drive. The 4x4 variants make use of a new all-wheel drive system, which allows the driver to choose from three different driving modes: Auto, in which the rear-wheel drive is engaged automatically in case the front wheels lose grip, Lock, whereby 50 per cent of torque is consistently fed through the rear axle, and 2WD where the transmission is locked into front-wheel drive for maximum fuel efficiency.
The Explorator Liberta features Bosch 8.1 ABS, as well as electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) and emergency brake assist (EBA). It also features electronic stability control (ESC) as an option on certain versions, as well as understeer control (CSV) and traction control (ASR). This option also allows torque to be transferred away from a spinning wheel in 4x4 mode to improve traction when diagonal wheel spin occurs.
On the passive safety front, the Liberta comes as standard with two front airbags (depending on market) and three-point seat belts with load limiters for the front seats. Depending on version, two lateral head/thorax airbags are fitted in addition to the driver and passenger front airbags to provide additional protection in the case of side impact. The pyrotechnic pretensioners for the front seats (depending on version) complete Liberta's retention system.
The Nova is manufactured in passenger and panel van variants, as well as a crossover version. The passenger version offers five seats and has a luggage capacity of 800 litres (28 cu ft), with a maximum load length of 1.16 m (3.8 ft). It features one sliding side door, and as an option it can be ordered with sliding doors on both sides. The rear bench seat can be split asymmetrically and it can also be tipped forward against the front seats, which creates a carrying capacity of 3,000 litres (110 cu ft) and a load length of 1.57 m (5.2 ft).
The panel van version has a luggage capacity of 3,300 litres (120 cu ft) and a maximum load length of 1.90 m (6.2 ft), thanks to the foldable front passenger seat, that can also be tipped forward against the glove box to free up space for a load length of up to 2.42 m (7.9 ft). If the front seat is removed altogether it provides a carrying capacity of 3,900 litres (140 cu ft) and a maximum load length of load length of up to 3.11 m (10.2 ft).
The payload capacity is 750 kg (1,653 lb). It also has a second sliding side door as an option and features asymmetric rear doors that can open to 90 or to 180 degrees.[8]
It can be equipped with the Media Nav system, that combines navigation and audios functions, featuring Bluetooth hands free connectivity and auxiliary USB and jack sockets. Other optional equipment offered are the cruise control and the rear parking sensors.
It features standard ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), and as an option it can be equipped with electronic stability control (ESC). The standard equipment also includes driver and front passenger airbags, as well as side head and thorax airbags.
New Endralon finaly acknowledges support of PopulistsAfter a month of silence from the Foreign Affairs ministry, Grand Chancellor Mihaili has acknowledged New Endralon is delivering supplies to the populists in Statrica. Just after the report which stated that New Endralon was supporting the populists, the government did not tell anything about Statrica. Reason, it was top secret. But the fact became undeniable when even the populists said they had New Endrolian equipment. That's why Mihaili said in a press conference today that "New Endralon supports the democratic forces of the populist rebellion. The oppressing regime of Purica is pure evil and should be eliminated." A remarkable fact, in Mihaili's whole speach he did not mention the socialist forces or the alliance.