Monday, January 10, 2011

The Car Connection - Hybrid Cars

The Car Connection - Hybrid Cars

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2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Audi A6 Live Photos

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:20 PM PST

With new versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and BMW 5-Series launched over the past year or two, Audi’s entrant in the mid-size executive sedan segment, the A6, was starting to get a little long in the tooth compared with its rivals. However, that’s all set to change as the brand new 2012 Audi A6 has finally made its debut, being...


2011 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid Concept

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:17 PM PST

As part of the family of four Toyota Prius hybrids that the carmaker unveiled at the today's Detroit Auto Show, it showed a concept for a new, compact Prius hatchback. Low, edgy, and relatively sleek for a highly aerodynamic Kamm-tailed car, the Prius C concept is actually Toyota's second concept on the compact hybrid theme, the first being the...


2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Toyota Prius V, Photo Gallery

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST

Auto show press conferences sometimes resemble mosh pits, but savvy photographers know how to get the best angles while protecting vulnerable body parts. Photographer Joe Nuxoll got most of these shots from the event where Toyota launched its 2012 Prius V multi-purpose vehicle (or, for those of us who are more old-school, station wagon). The 2012...


2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Toyota Prius V, Wagon / Minivan

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST

At 50 miles per gallon, the 2011 Toyota Prius five-door hatchback is the most fuel-efficient car sold in the U.S. But, says Toyota, its customers told the company they needed more room--for people, for stuff, for stretching out. So the quintessential Prius hybrid is becoming not just a vehicle but a family. Its first new member is the Prius V...


2011 Detroit Auto Show: Porsche 918 RSR

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:33 AM PST

As predicted, Porsche has used this week’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show to unveil a new iteration of its 918 Spyder concept, the 756 horsepower 918 RSR race car. Sharing much in common with last year’s Spyder plug-in hybrid concept, including its advanced mid-engine platform, the new Porsche 918 RSR also features a V-8 hybrid drivetrain but...


2011 Detroit Auto Show: Ford C-Max Hybrid & Energi Plug-In Concepts

Posted: 09 Jan 2011 09:01 PM PST

While Toyota dominates global hybrid production, Ford was the first company to launch a hybrid SUV: the Ford Escape Hybrid, in 2004. Now, Ford is pioneering another hybrid model: the small minivan, or as Europeans call it, the people carrier. Hybrid mini-minivan Between 10 and 10:30 am today at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford will pull the wraps off a...


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