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In the past, Shanghai Auto Show, officially the Great Wall Wingle CL, a large pickup truck that should serve the mark to make the leap to the U.S. market with some potential. With a length of 5.35 meters, has a wheelbase of 3.35 meters and a box with large capacity, and that despite being a double cabin with plenty of room for five passengers (overall width of 1.88 meters) . By now we know that under the hood will have two engines, a 2.0i Turbo with 200 hp and 310 Nm of torque, and a 150 hp diesel with 324 Nm. Anyway, Great Wall is working on a 3.0 V6 diesel engine-power, but will not be ready until later this year. The new CL Wingle includes ESP, eight airbags, climate control, leather upholstery and parking sensors in higher-end versions. There is no date for the start of production or prices, but it certainly seems a good candidate to jump into new markets.

The concept Peugeot EX1 , unveiled just days before the last Paris continues its harvest of records. After France (Montlhéry) then China, Germany, which hosted the EX1 and more particularly the Nürburgring. For the first time in its history, Peugeot tried Wednesday to break a record on the line of the Nordschleife. Stéphane Caillet, technical direction Peugeot Citroen, has covered the 20.832 km circuit and broke the speed record on a power tower. The EX1 has completed one lap in 9'01''338 with an average speed of 138.324 km / h, in adverse weather conditions. The previous speed record on this electric circuit was made ​​in 2010 9'51''450 seconds. The record made ​​by the EX1 concept was formalized by the WIGE Performance, the official timing of the circuit of the Nordschleife.