Car of the Year 2010 in Romania. Seven contenders heading to the final round

Land Rover Discovery 4

The sole SUV racing for the “Car of the Year 2010 in Romania” prize at Cheia was brought by Premium Auto, importer of Land Rover and Jaguar in Romania.

The model selected for the test drive was the new Discovery 4 that is powered up by a 3.0 TDV6 HSE diesel engine that puts out 245 HP. The car costs around €60,000 (VAT included).

Technical specifications

Engine type: 3.0 liter, diesel
Transmission: Automatic
Power: 245HP/4,000 rpm
Torque: 600Nm/2,000 rpm
Top Speed: 180 km/h
Acceleration (0-100): 9 s
Urban fuel/extra urban/combined (l/100km): 11.2/8.3/9.3
CO2 Exhaust emissions: 244 g/km

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Renault Megane

Another car heading into the final round for “Car of the Year 2010 in Romania” award is the 1.9 liters diesel 130 HP Renault Megane Privilege. The car is priced at €17.450 (VAT included).

Technical specifications:

Engine type: 1.9 liters diesel
Transmission: manual gearbox, 6 gears
Power: 130HP/3,750 rpm
Torque: 300Nm/1,750 rpm
Top Speed: 205Km/h
Acceleration (0-100km/h): 9.5s
Urban fuel/extra urban/combined (l/100km): 6.2/4.4/5.1
Fuel capacity: 60 liters
CO2 Exhaust emissions: 134 g/km

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Opel Astra

The new Opel Astra was brought from Germany for the test-drives at Cheia. The car will be launched in early 2010 in Romania. The new Astra will be available for orders as of December.

Importer of Opel in Romania brought the new Astra with its Cosmo trim level that is powered by 1.4 petrol engine that delivers 140HP. The price for Romania is not yet available, but in Germany, the car is priced at €22,400 (VAT included).

Technical specifications

Engine type: 1.0 liter, petrol
Transmission: manual, 6 gears
Power: 140HP/4,900 rpm
Torque: 200Nm/1,850 rpm
Top Speed: 205km/h
Acceleration (0-100): 9.7 s
Urban fuel/extra urban/combined (l/100km): 7.8/4.8/5.9
Fuel capacity: 56liters
CO2 Exhaust emissions: 139 g/km

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Ford Fiesta

Romcar, the official importer of Ford in Romania brought to Cheia the new Fiesta model, launched in Romania earlier this year.

The car that qualified for the final round is powered up by 1.6liter diesel engine that puts out 90HP. The price exceeds €11,500 (VAT included).

Technical specifications:

Engine type: 1.6 liter, diesel
Transmission: Manual, 5 gears
Power: 90HP/4,000 rpm
Torque: 204Nm/1,750 rpm
Top Speed: 175 km/h
Acceleration (0-100):11.9 s
Urban fuel/extra urban/combined (l/100km): 5.2/3.6/4.2
CO2 Exhaust emissions: 110 g/km
Fuel capacity: 45liters

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Chevrolet Cruze

Chevrolet participated in the race for the Car of the Year award with its Cruze model.

The model in test drive at Cheia is powered by a 1.8liter petrol engine that develops 141 HP. The price is around €15,800 (VAT included).

Technical specifications:

Engine type: 1.8 liter, petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Power: 141HP/6,200 rpm
Torque: 176Nm/3,800 rpm
Top Speed: 185 km/h
Acceleration (0-100): 11.5s
Urban fuel/extra urban/combined (l/100km): 11.3/5.8/7.8
CO2 Exhaust emissions: 184 g/km
Fuel capacity: 60 liters

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Toyota Prius

The hybrid model from Toyota, Prius joined the final round for the prize. The car is priced at €29,000 (VAT included).

Technical specifications:
Electric motor

Torque: 207Nm
Engine type: 16-valve VVT-i 4-cylinderTorque Nm
Displacement 1.8 liters
Torque: 142 Nm/ 4000 rpm
Hybrid Energy Drive System
E-CVT automatic transmission
Top speed: 180km/h
Acceleration (0-100km/h): 10.4 s
Urban fuel (l/100km): 3.9/4.0
Extra urban(l/100km): 3.7/3.8
Combined (l/100km): 3.9/4.0
CO2 Exhaust emissions g/km: 89/92

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Toyota Avensis

Another Toyota car racing for “Car of the Year” award is Avensis.

The model in the competition is powered by 2.2liter diesel engine that puts out 150HP. The car is priced at €25,000 (VAT included).

The models that attended the test-drive session were: Chevrolet Cruze, Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford Fiesta, Honda Insight, Honda Jazz, Land Rover Discovery 4, Opel Astra, Renault Clio, Renault Megane, Toyota Avensis, Toyota IQ, Toyota Prius, Toyota Urban Cruiser. The jury was made up of 26 journalists across the country.

Finalists for the Car of the Year 2010: Toyota Avensis, Ford Fiesta, Land Rover Discovery 4, Renault Megane, Opel Astra, Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Prius.

Finalists for City Car 2010: Toyota Urban Cruiser, Renault Clio, Opel Astra, Toyota IQ, Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford Fiesta, Honda Jazz.

Finalists for the Design of the Year 2010: Citroen C3 Picasso, Ford Fiesta, Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Insight, Opel Astra, Renault Megane, Toyota IQ.

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