General Motors announced 2013 Chevrolet Malibu car for Korea

Chevrolet one of the division of General Motors the famous car maker has announced new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu car for Korea.

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu car is powered with 2.5L Ecotec direct-injected 4-cylinder engine system which produces more than 190-hp and maximum torque of 180 lb-ft. The car is also powered with 2.4L Ecotec direct-injection 4-cylinder engine system. This car is available with GM eAssist system which is connected to 180-hp and 6-speed automatic transmission. The fuel efficiency of the car is 38 mpg on the highway.

The Chevrolet Product Director Russ Clark announced in a statement that Korea as a key sales market for the new Malibu further increases the brands global presence and continues our growth path while increasing our car offerings to consumers in Korea.

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu car will be available for sale with dealers in US in 2012 in LS, LT and LTZ trim-levels. The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu car will be GM first sedan car to be sold worldwide nearly in 100 markets.

General Motors next generation Head Up Display technology

General Motors the US car manufacturer come up with new Head Up Display technology in 1988. After that many car manufacturers sell cars with HUD. Currently GM is working by collaborating with many universities on the next generation system.

We're looking to create enhanced vision system. Let's say you're driving in fog, we could use the vehicle's infrared cameras to identify where the edge of the road is and the lasers could ‘paint' the edge of the road onto the windshield so the driver knows where the edge of the road is." said in a statement by Thomas Seder GM R&D group lab manager.

Existing systems rely on a small part of the windshield being HUD active, and in most cases only the driver can see the information on display. GM wants to make the full windshield an HUD hub by finishing it with transparent phosphors which produce visible light when energized by a light rays. To this function the light beam comes from a compact laser.

Shared with a sophisticated night vision system the new HUD would pick up pedestrians and animals within close proximity in extremely dark or misty situation and show the information obviously. It can be assisted with the Insignias symbol sensing technology to aware of the driver about related road signs.

"We have done testing on a number of drivers and their performance is better relative to head down systems that are commonly used in vehicles today. It is a compelling design.” said by Seder.