Lotus Esprit, possibly additional periods for 2011, you can hybrid hard drive

The original Lotus Esprit was one of the most important sports car ever, in written form and the continuous production over a number of updates for 28 years. A new spirit was prematurely from the fans of Lotus for a certain time and, more recently, for the beginning of 2010. The final plan from the spirit of the platform of the new Evora, but with a lot of energy. Most rumors on the use of energy 4.4l V8 BMW 5.0L V10 or possibly the M5. The latter is unlikely because BMW shows the small turbo direct injection and distribution of electricity.

ESPRIT was extended by one year (until 2011), which is probably a good thing, because the problems that other high-end cars on the market. The delay seems partly due to the addition of a hybrid of the Lotus Esprit unit. Lotus is in fact, if he sees the 4.4l Turbo V8 BMW X6 and the new 7 Series, the most likely scenario would be that the British company, the hybrid system may, for its beginnings in the 7-series and Mercedes S - Class for the summer. The mild hybrid adds relatively recently that the capacity of the start-stop, to reduce losses and parasitic electric propulsion and regenerative braking.

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Detroit 2009: Volkswagen turbo Blue sports concept right

The term "performance diesel" is an oxymoron, that the majority of public opinion, but when blue Volkswagen is the sport that these two concepts are, in contrast, could be a new meaning.

Later today at the Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen Blue surrounded the idea of a sports roadster two packaging in the mid-mounted 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo with 180 hp and 260 lb-ft torque. With approximately 2,600 books to motivate Blue Sport, VW estimates 0 to 60 in 6.2 seconds with a speed of 140 and no less, 35 mpg in the entire EU.

Can since mid-mounted diesel is at a six-speed manual gearbox with dual-clutch gearbox on the front of the vehicle and a 45:55 front to rear weight distribution. The total length is more than 13 feet, with a wheelbase of 96 inch, a 58.5-inch wheels on the front and rear 60 inches. Two warehouses - frunk either behind the engine - from 182 liters in the hold.

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Detroit 2009: Ford Taurus in 2010 was part of 1986

Last month, the president of Ford Americas, Mark Fields said that he, like 1986, when the new Ford Taurus 2010. The original Taurus, began the era of Reagan was definitely innovative, not only because of its aerodynamic design that is unique in the mid-size sedan segment of the day, but with very great competition. Whoever is the best selling passenger vehicles in the U.S. in the first 90 years a number of adaptations were successively the worst case, by the grace. They will be without interruption for 21 years until the end of 2006, when a ball outside the assembly of the company's assembly plant in Hapeville in Georgia. At that time, the sales to the public, and had only for the Ford Taurus and marketing of the fleet of rental, that was the most important car of the customer more and more families bought Camry and agreements.

Then came Alan Mulally. Bill Ford Jr. replaced himself as CEO of Boeing with the former leader and a boy Honcho this race in Kansas in the first action was again called Oval blue Taurus. New large sedan from Ford, the five, does not sell well, and he thought that the name of the Taurus hit things. No, despite some improvements in the car, the new Taurus v2.0 beaten a reputation as a good car, but not big enough for the sale of its existence.

The new Taurus 2010 was totally new, and Ford, the hopes of all the changes to the outside, inside, the platform and transfer are available in more than a full-size car, as in the Taurus name. When he became best-selling vehicle in the U.S.? It is unlikely, but there is a new halo car for the Ford brand is filled with the best technologies and the state of the art of the engine.

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Detroit 2009: Dodge EV Circuit, with now in the form of a cross

Although the big Dodge brand EV was in the car when it was released last autumn, it was clear to everyone that it is just a Lotus Europa. Despite the seemingly incessant Chrysler for bankruptcy in recent months, the engineers and designers in Auburn Hills continue to try to find the optimal use of time left with a check paid. Electric sports car now known by the name of the route was VE Auszuzeichnenden of the Cross, the nose is really an improvement over the original Lotus. The tail was also improved and the pins were in the front passenger side of the driver's side flank.

The specifications have not changed, so that the circuit still somewhat slower than a Tesla Roadster with a 0-60 in less than 5 seconds. The route will be 150-200 km. Is to guess what the real world, but is reached, as they are outside of Chrysler or Lotus, the route at this time. I assume that the other is whether Chrysler LLC is about as long to sell the circuit to the customer. Perhaps we should start a company that is already swimming, Chrysler or Tesla?

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Detroit 2009: Ford 3.6L EcoBoost V6 beginnings Flex

Ford finally the first of its EcoBoost engine market in 2009 and one of the first vehicles will be in Flex. The Ford Flex 2010 is offered with a 3.5L EcoBoost V6, with two turbochargers and management for the injection of 355 bhp (@ 5700 rpm) and 350 lb-ft torque (@ 3500 rpm). Not only EcoBoost V6 is powerful, but it is also quite effective fuel Opinion 22 mpg on the highway and 18 combined in the Flex. Please note, however, that IT is a prerequisite for the EcoBoost engines or in the SEL and Limited. And the combination of Ford is not the only vehicle with the EcoBoost V6, the new size of the Lincoln MKS and MKT three ways of switching engine in 2009.

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Detroit 2009: Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZero previews next generation of Class

For a location outside the reception tonight, the morning before the opening of the Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz has established itself as a new face BlueZero concept. The car is an example of a technology and an overview of the format of the next generation of the Mercedes B-Class. As the Class A and B, the models, it uses the concept of a sandwich-to-ground and is a modular system of energy. The car is to be expected with three options for food, depending on the range of needs. The E-Cell BlueZero with a 35 kWh lithium-ion batteries for a range of 120 miles, while the F-Cell BlueZero variant is 90 kW hydrogen fuel cells of 240 miles. The efficiency of fuel cells is limited to the equivalent of 81 mpg (U.S.).

The third is the good taste and Mobile E-Plus adds 67 HP three-cylinder Smart ForTwo on the floor again sandwich between the layers, where the spare tire normally. The EV-ER variant short stack in the middle and the only electric. The product line extension, but the success of the entire range of 360 miles.

Mercedes has also announced that it begins to small scale for the mass production of fuel cell-Ba-class, later this year and with a small production scale a series of batteries for electric vehicles the 2010th

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International 2009 car and truck of the year showed

The 13th Annual International Car and Truck of the Year was on this evening, a long tradition of price differentials even journalists sense in a sea of other Coty ... one month late.

The winner is the Nissan GT-R and Dodge Ram 1500, the recognition of the excellence of the design of their technological superiority. "We can not discuss the floor of the vehicle or for the selection, but also the GT-R is a style of case study as follows function.

The Earth, Wind & Power Car prize went to the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, while the Ford Escape Hybrid, the EWP truck of the year. Honda has a price around the Earth more Angel "progressive environmental cars," the second time that he had the honor.

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