Best car of 2010 award winner Honda Jazz Special Specifications and Price. Pictures of Honda Jazz special editionHonda Jazz having Hatchback body type gives fuel consumption (mileage) of 16 kmpl on highways and 13 kmpl in cities has a top speed of 165 kmph.Specialties of Honda Jazz include maximum engine power of 89 bhp @ 6200 rpm and maximum torque of 110 Nm @ 4800 rpm and it is fitted with
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TOYOTARecently, the North American International Auto show in 2009, Toyota has launched their latest major vehicle produced. Asia and the car has not let the fanatics who came down with the new 2010 Toyota Prius! It's pretty cool sport 1.8-liter four-cylinder Atkinson cycle engine block, making fuel economy 50 miles per gallon! Is not it just in time for the campaign to produce more fuel
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The 2010 Toyota Camry Hybrid sedan offers high quality and reliability of the petrol powered Camry together with increased fuel efficiency. The Toyota Camry Hybrid can operate on any combination of the two power sources. Its power is transferred to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The CVT was chosen for its ability to keep the gas engine in its most efficient
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The new 2011 Kia Optima / Magentis was unveiled at the New York Auto Show.The 2011 Kia Optima will offer customers a choice of three powertrains: a 200-horsepower 2.4-liter gasoline direct-injection four-cylinder engine, a 274-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter GDI four-cylinder and, in calendar-year 2011, a 2.4-liter gasoline-electric hybrid system. The base LX model features a six-speed manual gearbox,
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Ford’s Lincoln brand revealed its first hybrid—the new mid-size 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid—during the press preview to the New York International Auto Show. Lincoln’s premium hybrid is expected to deliver at least 41 mpg US (5.7 L/100km) in the city when it goes on sale this fall.Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. The combined gasoline engine and electric motor provide 191 net horsepower (142 kW). The pure
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A successful weekend for Porsche at the start of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring season: At its racing premiere, the new Porsche 911 GT3 R scored an overall victory, the innovative 911 GT3 R Hybrid finished sixth at its debut and Walter Röhrl celebrated a successful racing comeback after 17 years. The 911 uses an electro-mechanical flywheel energy storage system to drive a pair of
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Toyota has announced that the 2010 Toyota Auris HSD, or Hybrid Synergy Drive, will officially go on sale in Europe later this spring. The car uses a 1.8-liter petrol engine and electric motor to provide nearly 62 mpg (US), consuming 3.8 liters of petrol per 100 km.The petrol engine version it’s powered by a 1.8 L and a 60kW (80bhp) electric motor mated to a 27kWh nickel metal hydride battery.
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The new concept car offers a particularly good rendition of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan in all its dynamic, efficient and innovative qualities, at the same time representing the ongoing development of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 with their drivetrain technology already in production.The drive system featured in the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid consists of a straight-six
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We've been hearing a lot about Ferrari's Geneva-bound 599 Hybrid concept model for quite some time now, but the Italian supercar maker apparently can't keep it under wraps anymore as the first photos of the prototype model made it onto the web today.In response to initial reports, Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo confirmed during the Ferrari F10 Formula 1 car launch that a 599 hybrid concept
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The new Lexus CT 200h is the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the premium compact segment. Entering production in late 2010 and set for sale worldwide, the full hybrid model will provide a new gateway to the Lexus range and attract new, younger customers to the brand.The CT 200h was designed and developed with the European market in mind. Lexus's first five-door compact car, its size,
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Efficiency paired with elegance:Pioneering premium sedan with "green" technology and avant-garde design A reinterpretation of the concept of "fascination and responsibility"Multi-drive platform enables use of two alternative drive systems - either Plug-in Hybrid or fuel cellIntelligent display concept focusing on "electric driving"HMI with cam touchpad for intuitive and precise
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Rüsselsheim. Opel will unveil its Flextreme GT/E concept car at the 80th Geneva Motor Show (March 4 – 14), that will boost the company’s credentials as a leader in green technologies, offering expressive design with efficient environmental performance – and engineered with German precision.In Opel’s strategy for achieving more independence from fossil fuels, electricity plays a key role. The 4.7-
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TOYOTA AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOWKEY POINTS World premiere of production-ready Auris HSDEuropean premiere of Prius Plug-in Hybrid and FT-EV electric vehicle conceptFirst European showing of Toyota FT-86 sports conceptUnveiling of 2010 RAV4Hybrid Technology Development and Enhanced Product Appeal are the leading themes for Toyota's presentation at the Geneva motor show, represented by a range of
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KEY POINTS * World-first appearance of the Lexus CT 200h * First and only full hybrid model in the premium compact segment * New gateway model to progressive luxury and the Lexus brandSix months after revealing the LF-Ch concept, Lexus is set to unveil its new CT 200h model at the Geneva motor show.Created for motorists who want to lower their emissions, but not their standards, the CT
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Oxford, UK, February 11, 2010. Williams Hybrid Power Limited is pleased to confirm that the energy storage system as part of the new Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid, which was announced today by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has been developed and supplied by Williams Hybrid Power. The 911 GT3 R Hybrid with innovative hybrid drive will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Further details
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The 2010 Geneva International Motor Show will be the world debut of the European specification Honda CR-Z hybrid coupe. The European version features a 2+2 seating layout and an eight LED daytime running light accent under each of the headlamps.CR-Z customers will be able to enjoy the first car to combine a hybrid system with a 6-speed manual gearbox. By combining an efficient 1.5-litre petrol
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The RS Clubsport (opposite) will arrive before the end of the year. Limited to 500 models and priced at around £35,000, it will get a 350bhp, 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo. There will also be lightweight racing seats, lowered and stiffened suspension and sticky tyres, plus a dramatic paintjob. With that extra punch but fewer kilos to carry around, it should sprint from 0-60mph in five seconds. As
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We brought you the first official details on the Vision EfficientDynamics concept straight from last year's Frankfurt Auto Show, but here's a quick refresher: it's a three-cylinder diesel, four-door, plug-in hybrid that promises M Division performance from its combined 356-horsepower, 590-pound-foot output.The arrangement of the hybrid powertrain allows the diesel engine to drive the rear wheels
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Robert Q Riley shouldn't be real.
He's like some mad Professor Brainstorm character who has accidentally stepped off the page of a comic and into reality.
A truly uninhibited inventor of all things you don't really need - a one-man submarine, a high-powered hovercraft, a recumbent bicycle - Riley's latest foray into free-thinking is a three-wheeled diesel-electric hybrid that carries two adults and can top 85mph.
Called the XR3 Hybrid, this 590kg Personal Mobility Vehicle will do 125mpg on pure diesel power. Or up to a claimed 225mpg if the plug-in electric motor is used too.
The XR-3 uses lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries to power the front two wheels and the 23bhp diesel engine sends its meagre output to the rear wheels.
The drivetrain is switchable by the driver, so you can either have a front-wheel, rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive vehicle depending on your need for speed, economy or traction.
Kits for the car go on sale in June, apparently. Be interesting to see how many people sign up to make Riley's mad dream come true.
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In the ongoing search for the optimal combination of low emissions and high fuel economy, more automakers are looking toward diesel-electric hybrid powertrains as a potential solution. The latest to test diesel-hybrid systems are Mercedes-Benz and the U.S. Army.
The problem with diesel-electric hybrids is one of cost, particularly with ever-tighter emissions standards requiring the use of more expensive exhaust-control technology on diesels, which generally emit more pollutants than gasoline engines.
But since diesels generally are more efficient and provide better fuel economy, automakers and suppliers continue to push technology frontiers in an effort to bring the hardware costs down.
Mercedes-Benz said it will unveil a diesel-electric hybrid prototype of its Citaro articulated city bus later year. With the diesel engine acting as a generator to charge the roof-mounted lithium-ion batteries, the prototype bus runs in pure electric mode and has the potential to offer fuel-economy gains of as much as 30 percent. The company expects production to begin in 2009.
In the U.S., supplier Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide said it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop a diesel-electric hybrid version of its Aggressor alternative mobility vehicle (AMV).
The diesel-hybrid version follows the original fuel-cell hybrid Aggressor that was developed for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), National Automotive Center (NAC).
The diesel-electric AMV is intended to be a second-generation high-performance light-duty off-road vehicle for the Army. Quantum will develop and build pre-production prototypes for testing by various Army units. Targets include high-performance acceleration, extended range and exportable power. The Army said the AMV could be suitable for a variety of commercial uses, including homeland security, border patrol and park service operations.
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