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The GMC is a brand of vehicles, cars, and trucks that has constantly and continually been described as the “Professional Grade”. At present, this vehicle brand is the truck manufacturing division of the General Motors Corporation, and this brand also manufactures and markets various kinds of trucks. These trucks could actually range from the light duty pickup trucks to sport utility vehicles to medium duty commercial trucks. Some models that are sold under this brand include the GMC Sierra, the GMC Savana, the GMC Safari, the GMC Envoy, and the GMC Yukon.

However, before this brand became a part of the whole General Motors Corporation, GMC has been known as the Grabowski Motor Company. This company is the manufacturer of the earliest commercial trucks in the automotive business. Come 1909, General Motors then purchased this line of vehicles. Later, this then became the basis of the present line of vehicles that we know today. In 1912, the trucks that were manufactured by the General Motors Company was known to be the “GMC Truck”, however come the year 1996, these vehicles then carried the name and brand “GMC”. At present times, this line of vehicles produce and craft medium duty trucks, stylish light duty pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles.

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However, before this brand became a part of the whole General Motors Corporation, GMC has been known as the Grabowski Motor Company. This company is the manufacturer of the earliest commercial trucks in the automotive business. Come 1909, General Motors then purchased this line of vehicles. Later, this then became the basis of the present line of vehicles that we know today. In 1912, the trucks that were manufactured by the General Motors Company was known to be the “GMC Truck”, however come the year 1996, these vehicles then carried the name and brand “GMC”. At present times, this line of vehicles produce and craft medium duty trucks, stylish light duty pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles.

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Carter West PR

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Fully dressed, the engine comes in at just 305 lb.

Number-one relates to the current product initiative, which really started with the Sky, although some could argue that the Vue, introduced as a model year 2002, was really the first domestic small(ish) SUV that was ahead of its time (particularly if you take into account the fact that GM and Honda collaborated on a deal whereby the Vue is being fitted with 3.5 liter V6s sourced from Honda–an alliance, of sorts, way ahead of anything even proposed or thought about with Nissan, as the engine was first offered in the ‘04 model year). Still, overall, Saturn hasn’t had a whole lot going for it, with the mainly forgotten L-Series (though in some ways, it was a harbinger of things to come when introduced in 2000), the Ion (saved from the axe recently by $3/gallon gas), and the Relay, vehicles that don’t overwhelm in the design and/or engineering categories. But now not only is there the Sky roadster, but the Sky Red Line, a version of the base model that takes something that is already a grand execution of the Kappa platform (which is also used for the Pontiac Solstice) and, essentially via some rather impressive powertrain engineering, takes the car to a new level of performance, something that’s not only been sorely lacking at Saturn for some time (some might argue since approximately Day One), but at GM as a whole (taking into account the number of nameplates it has in its portfolio and comparing it with those that make the market sit up and take notice in a positive way; there are, for example, the Chevy Corvette and the Cadillac XLR, but then the pickin’s become rather slim).

1. Good things come to those who wait

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2. Practice makes perfect

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What is the real factor of the Sky Red Line that makes a discernable difference? It’s under the hood. It features a first for GM in North America: a direct-injection engine, a 2.0-liter turbocharged Ecotec. The engine is mated to either a Hydra-Matic 5L40 five-speed automatic or an Aisin AR5 five-speed manual. The importance of direct injection is that by injecting the fuel right into the combustion chamber, there is a more complete burn; one consequence is that it takes less fuel to get the same amount of horsepower achieved by a conventional port-injection system. As regards the horsepower, it provides 260 hp @ 5,300 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm. This makes it GM’s highest specific horsepower engine ever–2.1 hp/in.[.sup.3] of displacement. A reason why direct injection isn’t more widely deployed is because it is tricky. That is, they can be prone to timing issues (i.e., combusting when not wanted) and it is necessary to have a fuel system that can reliably and repeatably operate at high pressures. In the case of this engine, the pressure is as high as 2,250 psi.

The injectors are located below the intake ports in this engine, which makes it unlike other Ecotecs. Consequently, there is a modified A356 aluminum cylinder head deployed. The intake valves are stainless steel; the exhaust valves have sodium-filled stems for cooling (the sodium liquefies under operating temperatures and serves to conduct heat away from the valve face and guide and down to the stem). There is continuously variable valve timing; intake and exhaust timing are adjusted independently. The 319 aluminum Gen II engine block is common to other Ecotec engines, including a 2.4-liter version. The pistons are also aluminum. The crankshaft is drop-forged steel with induction heat-treated fillets and cross-drilled, chamfered oil passages. The twin-scroll turbocharger generates maximum boost of 20 psi. One advantage of using the direct-injection approach is that compared to port injection, the intake process is cooler, so the engine can operate at higher boost and compression (9.2:1) than is the case with conventional turbo-powered engines. Of course, there is an air-to-air intercooler to reduce the inlet air temperature.

Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions and the nation's leading provider of data and photo collection, inventory management and data distribution services, announced today that it has added Google Base to its list of Internet distribution partners. Automotive dealers using Dealer Specialties' data and photo collection and distribution services will benefit from having their new and used vehicle information posted and updated in real time on Google Base, the #1 ranked search engine in the world.

Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) February 12, 2007 — Dealer Specialties, a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions and the nation's leading provider of data and photo collection, inventory management and data distribution services, announced today that it has added Google Base to its list of Internet distribution partners. Automotive dealers using Dealer Specialties' data and photo collection and distribution services will benefit from having their new and used vehicle information posted and updated in real time on Google Base, the #1 ranked search engine in the world.

"Google Base is a value-added service that provides free leads to our customers, which is another benefit to partnering with Dealer Specialties," said Brian Page, General Manager of Dealer Data Services. "Posting vehicle inventory on Google Base will result in increased traffic to our customers' web sites and result in more car sales."

style='text-decoration:none;color:#748DA7; font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold'>Posting vehicle inventory on Google Base will result in increased traffic to our customers' web sites and result in more car sales.

Nearly 500,00 vehicle listings from Dealer Specialties' customers are currently active on the search engine. Google Base allows consumers searching for a specific type of vehicle to enter in attributes, such as make, model, location, price, color and year, and returns search results with a list of specific vehicles that match their criteria. Consumers can then link from the search result page to an inventory site page where more detailed vehicle specs are given.

Dealer Specialties' Vehicle Manager inventory management tool allows dealers to easily enter, modify and remove inventory at any time, which updates the information to Google Base and Dealer Specialties' 1,500 other partner web sites; as well as to the dealer's own web site.

Vehicle Manager offers a user-friendly, graphical interface that simplifies inventory management and marketing tasks to just a few simple mouse clicks. Vehicle Manager provides dealers with a comprehensive suite of inventory management and marketing tools, along with one of the largest Internet distribution channels in the automotive industry.

About Dealer Specialties

Dealer Specialties, a Dominion Dealer Solutions Company, is the nation's leading provider of vehicle data and photo collection, inventory management, data distribution and window labeling services. Dealer Specialties helps automotive dealers sell more vehicles by leveraging the latest Internet technology and distribution channels. Dealer Specialties has more than 1,500 partner sites including GetAuto.com, AutoTrader.com, Google Base, eBay Motors, Cars.com, The Cobalt Group, Manheim and more.

Founded on the innovative concept of supplying dealers with window-stickers for used vehicles, Dealer Specialties has remained on the cutting edge of marketing, management and customer service for nearly twenty years. Nearly 10,000 dealerships rely on Dealer Specialties to help manage and market their vehicle inventory. Dealer Specialties is a designated supplier of certified window stickers for GM, Toyota and Lexus; is a Value Added Reseller for the National Automotive Dealers Association; and has built a network of more than 800 of the most knowledgeable and responsive service representatives in the USA. For more information, please visit www.dealerspecialties.com

About Dominion Dealer Solutions
However, before this brand became a part of the whole General Motors Corporation, GMC has been known as the Grabowski Motor Company. This company is the manufacturer of the earliest commercial trucks in the automotive business. Come 1909, General Motors then purchased this line of vehicles. Later, this then became the basis of the present line of vehicles that we know today. In 1912, the trucks that were manufactured by the General Motors Company was known to be the “GMC Truck”, however come the year 1996, these vehicles then carried the name and brand “GMC”. At present times, this line of vehicles produce and craft medium duty trucks, stylish light duty pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles.

Account Executive

Carter West PR

Headquartered in Monroe, Ohio and established September 2006, Dominion Dealer Solutions combines the power of Dealer Specialties, Dealer Data Services, SelectQu/DataCube, Dealerskins and XIGroup. These automotive industry leaders form a foundation for providing a nationally recognized total web solution to dealers throughout the country. Dominion Dealer Solutions serves over 12,000 customers, collects and distributes data to over 2,000 data partners, maintains a rolling inventory of over 725,000 vehicles and manages 1,800 custom-built lead generating websites.

Dominion Dealer Solutions is a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises. Dominion Enterprises is headquartered in Norfolk, VA and is a leading media and information services company serving employment, real estate, recreation, and industrial markets in the United States. The company has 503 paid and free magazine titles such as For Rent, Harmon Homes, The Employment Guide, Boat Trader, Cycle Trader and RV Trader with a combined weekly circulation of nearly 6 million; over 40 market-leading websites such as ForRent.com, Homes.com, and Traderonline.com reaching over 8 million monthly visitors; data capture and distribution businesses such as Dealer Specialties; and web services businesses across all the company's industry categories. The company has 6,600 employees nationwide. For more information on Dominion Enterprises, visit www.dominionenterprises.com.

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Fully dressed, the engine comes in at just 305 lb.

Number-one relates to the current product initiative, which really started with the Sky, although some could argue that the Vue, introduced as a model year 2002, was really the first domestic small(ish) SUV that was ahead of its time (particularly if you take into account the fact that GM and Honda collaborated on a deal whereby the Vue is being fitted with 3.5 liter V6s sourced from Honda–an alliance, of sorts, way ahead of anything even proposed or thought about with Nissan, as the engine was first offered in the ‘04 model year). Still, overall, Saturn hasn’t had a whole lot going for it, with the mainly forgotten L-Series (though in some ways, it was a harbinger of things to come when introduced in 2000), the Ion (saved from the axe recently by $3/gallon gas), and the Relay, vehicles that don’t overwhelm in the design and/or engineering categories. But now not only is there the Sky roadster, but the Sky Red Line, a version of the base model that takes something that is already a grand execution of the Kappa platform (which is also used for the Pontiac Solstice) and, essentially via some rather impressive powertrain engineering, takes the car to a new level of performance, something that’s not only been sorely lacking at Saturn for some time (some might argue since approximately Day One), but at GM as a whole (taking into account the number of nameplates it has in its portfolio and comparing it with those that make the market sit up and take notice in a positive way; there are, for example, the Chevy Corvette and the Cadillac XLR, but then the pickin’s become rather slim).

1. Good things come to those who wait

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

2. Practice makes perfect

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

What is the real factor of the Sky Red Line that makes a discernable difference? It’s under the hood. It features a first for GM in North America: a direct-injection engine, a 2.0-liter turbocharged Ecotec. The engine is mated to either a Hydra-Matic 5L40 five-speed automatic or an Aisin AR5 five-speed manual. The importance of direct injection is that by injecting the fuel right into the combustion chamber, there is a more complete burn; one consequence is that it takes less fuel to get the same amount of horsepower achieved by a conventional port-injection system. As regards the horsepower, it provides 260 hp @ 5,300 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque at 2,500 rpm. This makes it GM’s highest specific horsepower engine ever–2.1 hp/in.[.sup.3] of displacement. A reason why direct injection isn’t more widely deployed is because it is tricky. That is, they can be prone to timing issues (i.e., combusting when not wanted) and it is necessary to have a fuel system that can reliably and repeatably operate at high pressures. In the case of this engine, the pressure is as high as 2,250 psi.