Archive for " December, 2011 "

Blending electric propulsion and incredible performance is a winning recipe an and is a subtle balance. Not many of the automakers have succeeded in pulling it off successfully, and among the very few that have succeeded in doing it, Tesla is one. Audi tried their hand with this idea with their E-Tron concepts. And some other auto makers have been trying to introduce the regenerative braking arrangement of F1′s KERS in the street sports cars. Honda also attempted to master it with their CR-Z, which according to the automaker was alleged to be a hybrid sport-hatchback, but just as the Lexus CT 200h, the Honda  [...]

Swedish auto major Volvo on Tuesday proclaimed that their newly-fangled 2012 Volvo V60 Diesel-Hybrid will be entering the European market in early 2012 with a price tag of $75,218. The announced price for the V60 diesel-hybrid is about $27,000 expensive than the normal V60 wagon. Volvo has also announced that the expected fuel costs for the vehicle will be around one-third in comparison to a straight burning engine. The 2012 Volvo V60 Diesel-Hybrid coaster wagon was first launched at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show. Volvo also said that the fuel efficiency will be equal of 124-mpg, and the wagon will be having CO2 emissions of around 49 g/km. In a statement the Volvo CEO and president, Stefan Jacoby said “There is incredible concern from the buyers”. “We are sure  [...]

The first hybrid system from Acura for the customers in U.S. will debut in their newly-fangled 2013 Acura ILX sedan. The ILX will be a Civic-based compact sedan and will be unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show which will commence at the beginning of January 2012. While the Acura ILX will be revealed for the first time in January, the car will be available for the customers by next spring, and will be priced under $30,000, told Acura. Acura is Honda’s luxury marque, and marked their 25th anniversary last year. The 2013 Acura ILX sedan is one of their moves to grab as many customers as possible from the luxury car segment and at the same time to hold on to them. Acura is also testing a totally new design expression which they are calling “aero-fused dynamics.”  [...]

The Honda Insight was re-introduced in the market a couple of years back; it is one of the ancestors of the hybrid car segment. But the sales figures for the Insight have gone down significantly in recent past, and the reason for that being the other modern hybrids like Toyota Prius entering the market. Modern hybrids like Prius tell what the modern customers expect from their hybrid cars. As a result we have the 2012 Honda Insight hatchback, which has something going on for it. Among the things that work in favor of 2012 Honda Insight, there is the reasonable price of the car; the Insight has starting price of under $20 grand, as a matter of fact  [...]