Saturday, February 23, 2013

Volkswagen XL1 The World Most Fuel Efficient Car 110 Km/L







 Volkswagen gets away with powering the XL1 with a meek 47-hp 800cc two-cylinder TDI engine, 27-hp electric motor and lithium-ion battery. That small, rear-wheel-drive powertrain, in turn, contributes to the low weight. The entire drive unit, including the battery, weighs 500 pounds (227 kg), less than the Nissan Leaf's 660-pound (300-kg) battery and only 100 pounds (45 kg) more than the Chevy Volt's battery.
Armed with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG), the plug-in hybrid powertrain provides up to 32 miles (50 km) of all-electric driving. In electric mode, the engine is decoupled from the drivetrain, allowing the electric motor to act alone.










A New Automobile Brand in the Market :- Qoros



















Kia Cross GT Concept CUV on show in Chicago





The Cross GT Concept CUV is powered by a 3.8-liter V6 hybrid powertrain with an eight-speed automatic gearbox and torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive. It’s a variation of Kia's parallel hybrid system – which sees a pancake-shaped electric motor sandwiched between the V6 and the gearbox. The hybrid powertrain generates 400 bhp (298 kW) and 500 ft-lb (678 Nm) of torque and provides a range of 20 miles (32 km) in all-electric mode. However, all this is theoretical because the powertrain is still in the concept stage.

Friday, February 22, 2013

W Motors unveils Lykan Hypersport


 Lykan Hypersport is Powered by a mid-rear positioned, twin turbocharged flat-six engine generating 750 horsepower, W Motors says the car can go from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in a neck-snapping 2.8 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 395 km/h (245 mph).


Priced at :-   US$ 3.4 million








Thursday, February 21, 2013

Alfa Romeo 4C at Geneva Motor Show


the 4C has a compact, powerful design that forms a tight, aerodynamic envelope for the engineering inside. The chassis is a carbon fiber structure with front and rear aluminum crash boxes, plus a hybrid steel and aluminum rear structure. Altogether, this produces a car with a strong downforce coefficient for stability at high speed.
This stability is important because the Alfa Romeo 4C weighs in at less than 850 kg (1874 lb), giving it a power to weight ratio in the supercar class of 4 kg/hp.
Inside the 4 m (13.1 ft) long 4C is a 4-cylinder, 1.75-liter engine currently found in the Quadrifoglio Verde version of the Giulietta. It has direct fuel injection, dual continuous variable valve timing, a turbocharger and a scavenging control system to remove any turbo lag. It puts out 237 bhp (178 Nm) for a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under five seconds.






Nissan NISMO versions of its JUKE and 370Z






 The standard Nissan JUKE comes with a 188-horsepower 1.6-liter direct injection turbo engine, so there is actually a discernible difference in power.





Nissan debuted the 2014 370Z NISMO. It's set to go on sale this summer with the typical red-accented NISMO styling. The tweaked version of the 370Z comes with a 350-horsepower 3.7-liter DOHC V6 engine to get it moving