diff --git a/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/Vector/v2int.h b/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/Vector/v2int.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68f63c0f282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/Vector/v2int.h
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#ifndef CGAL_VECTOR_2INT_H
+#define CGAL_VECTOR_2INT_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <CGAL/array.h>
+#include <CGAL/Dimension.h>
+#include <CGAL/enum.h>
+#include <CGAL/number_utils.h>
+#include <CGAL/NT_converter.h>
+#include <CGAL/transforming_iterator.h>
+#include <CGAL/determinant_of_vectors.h>
+
+
+
+namespace CGAL {
+
+  struct Vector_2_int {
+#if 1
+    typedef double NT; // try lying a bit
+    typedef int32_t NT1; // what is really stored
+    // (sign_of_)determinant_of_vectors needs adapting for unsigned NT1
+    //typedef unsigned int NTu1;
+    typedef int_least64_t NT2; // longer type for computations
+    //typedef uint_least64_t NTu2;
+#else
+    typedef long double NT;
+    typedef int64_t NT1;
+    //typedef uint64_t NTu1;
+    typedef __int128 NT2;
+    //typedef unsigned __int128 NTu2;
+#endif
+
+    typedef Dimension_tag<2> Dimension;
+    typedef Dimension_tag<2> Max_dimension;
+    // No Rebind_dimension, this is a building block
+    template<class,bool=true> struct Property : boost::false_type {};
+    //template<bool b> struct Property<Has_vector_plus_minus_tag,b>
+    //  : boost::true_type {};
+    template<bool b> struct Property<Has_determinant_of_vectors_tag,b>
+      : boost::true_type {};
+    //template<bool b> struct Property<Has_determinant_of_points_tag,b>
+    //  : boost::true_type {};
+    // Advertise somehow that the sign_of_determinant* are exact?
+
+    typedef cpp0x::array<NT1,2> Vector;
+    struct Construct_vector {
+      struct Dimension {
+	Vector operator()(unsigned d) const {
+	  CGAL_assertion(d==2);
+	  return Vector();
+	}
+      };
+
+      // TODO (for all constructors): check that input fits in NT1...
+      struct Iterator {
+	template<typename Iter>
+	  Vector operator()(unsigned d,Iter const& f,Iter const& e) const {
+	    CGAL_assertion(d==2);
+	    NT1 x0 = *f;
+	    NT1 x1 = *++f;
+	    CGAL_assertion(++f==e);
+	    Vector a = { x0, x1 };
+	    return a;
+	  }
+      };
+
+      struct Iterator_and_last {
+	template<typename Iter,typename T>
+	  Vector operator()(unsigned d,Iter const& f,Iter const& e,double t) const {
+	    CGAL_assertion(d==2);
+	    Vector a = { static_cast<NT1>(*f), t };
+	    CGAL_assertion(++f==e);
+	    return a;
+	  }
+      };
+
+      struct Values {
+	  Vector operator()(NT1 a,NT1 b) const {
+	    Vector r = { a, b };
+	    return r;
+	  }
+      };
+
+      /*
+	 // Maybe safer not to provide it
+      struct Values_divide {
+	Vector operator()(double h,double a,double b) const {
+	  Vector r = { a/h, b/h };
+	  return r;
+	}
+      };
+      */
+    };
+
+    // Since we lie about NT, be consistent about it
+    typedef transforming_iterator<NT_converter<NT1,NT>,NT1 const*> Vector_const_iterator;
+    static inline Vector_const_iterator vector_begin(Vector const&a){
+      return Vector_const_iterator(a.begin());
+    }
+    static inline Vector_const_iterator vector_end(Vector const&a){
+      return Vector_const_iterator(a.end());
+    }
+    static inline unsigned size_of_vector(Vector){
+      return 2;
+    }
+
+    // for unsigned NT1, check what changes to do.
+    // return NT instead?
+    static NT2 determinant_of_vectors(Vector a, Vector b) {
+      return CGAL::determinant_of_vectors<NT2>(a,b);
+    }
+    static CGAL::Sign sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector a, Vector b) {
+      return CGAL::sign_of_determinant_of_vectors<NT2>(a,b);
+    }
+
+#if 0
+    // WARNING: FIXME: Completely broken as is
+    // TODO: put an assertion at construction that abs(coord)<INTMAX/sqrt(2) or something
+    static NT determinant_of_points(Vector a, Vector b, Vector c) {
+      NT2 a0=a[0];    NT2 a1=a[1];
+      NT2 x0=b[0]-a0; NT2 x1=b[1]-a1;
+      NT2 y0=c[0]-a0; NT2 y1=c[1]-a1;
+      return CGAL::determinant<NT>(x0,x1,y0,y1);
+    }
+    static CGAL::Sign sign_of_determinant_of_points(Vector a, Vector b, Vector c) {
+      NT2 a0=a[0];    NT2 a1=a[1];
+      NT2 x0=b[0]-a0; NT2 x1=b[1]-a1;
+      NT2 y0=c[0]-a0; NT2 y1=c[1]-a1;
+      return CGAL::compare(x0*y1,x1*y0);
+    }
+#endif
+  };
+
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/determinant_of_vectors.h b/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/determinant_of_vectors.h
index 2759a780ef3..e0af0a62365 100644
--- a/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/determinant_of_vectors.h
+++ b/NewKernel_d/include/CGAL/determinant_of_vectors.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
   template <class NT, class Vector> inline
   typename Sgn<NT>::result_type
   sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector const&a, Vector const&b){
-    return sign_of_determinant(a[0],a[1],b[0],b[1]);
+    return sign_of_determinant<NT>(a[0],a[1],b[0],b[1]);
   }
 
   template <class NT, class Vector>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
   typename Sgn<NT>::result_type
   sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector const&a, Vector const&b,
       Vector const&c){
-    return sign_of_determinant(a[0],a[1],a[2],b[0],b[1],b[2],c[0],c[1],c[2]);
+    return sign_of_determinant<NT>(a[0],a[1],a[2],b[0],b[1],b[2],c[0],c[1],c[2]);
   }
 
   template <class NT, class Vector>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
   typename Sgn<NT>::result_type
   sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector const&a, Vector const&b,
       Vector const&c, Vector const&d){
-    return sign_of_determinant(
+    return sign_of_determinant<NT>(
 	a[0],a[1],a[2],a[3],
 	b[0],b[1],b[2],b[3],
 	c[0],c[1],c[2],c[3],
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
   typename Sgn<NT>::result_type
   sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector const&a, Vector const&b,
       Vector const&c, Vector const&d, Vector const&e){
-    return sign_of_determinant(
+    return sign_of_determinant<NT>(
 	a[0],a[1],a[2],a[3],a[4],
 	b[0],b[1],b[2],b[3],b[4],
 	c[0],c[1],c[2],c[3],c[4],
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
   typename Sgn<NT>::result_type
   sign_of_determinant_of_vectors(Vector const&a, Vector const&b,
       Vector const&c, Vector const&d, Vector const&e, Vector const&f){
-    return sign_of_determinant(
+    return sign_of_determinant<NT>(
 	a[0],a[1],a[2],a[3],a[4],a[5],
 	b[0],b[1],b[2],b[3],b[4],b[5],
 	c[0],c[1],c[2],c[3],c[4],c[5],