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Mystery BMW hybrid concept – photos and video
Additional images together with a new video featuring BMW’s mystery hybrid concept, have appeared on the Bavarian automaker’s ‘reverse psychology’ style dedicated website, dontblogaboutthis.com.
The mystery BMW hybrid concept uses a 6-Series coupe body, with a front end that is borrowed from the Vision EfficientDynamics concept, and other than creating buzz before the official unveil at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the new photos and video do not reveal anything.
2012 Skoda Felicia images
These are the first sketched images of what appears to be the 2012 Skoda Felicia.
The 2012 Skoda Felicia will be the sedan version of the Fabia and rumors say this new model will be a direct competitor for the low cost Dacia Logan. According to the description on these sketched images, the 2012 Skoda Felicia will feature plastic made front lights and grille and a fifth door that can easily be replaced according to loading capacity needs.
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid review video
In the latest review video coming from Fifthgear, Graham from the office wants to see if putting an electric motor into a 2 tone SUV, and we’re talking about the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid, makes any sense.
The Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid has a powertrain composed from a 333 HP compressor engine plus an electric motor delivering 47 HP (34 kW). Total system output is 380 HP and 580 Nm (427 lb-ft) of torque at just 1,000 rpm, and as far as fuel consumption the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid promises to cover 100 Km on just 8.2-litres of fuel, while CO2 emissions are of 193 g/Km.
Vorsteiner BMW X6M Aero Kit
We’ve seen a preview of the Vorsteiner BMW X6M conversion some time ago, and now the US tuner has full details referring to their new aero kit.
All elements included in the Vorsteiner BMW X6M have been designed using a dry carbon vacuum process, which means they are not only lightweight, but also strong enough so that the car’s aerodynamics would be improved.
Audi R8 RS details
We know that the Audi R8 GT is the most powerful variation of the R8, and each of the 333 units that make it off the production line will be powered by a tuned 5.2-litre V10 for which output is rated at 560 HP and 540 Nm of torque.
According to recent details that surfaced in the British press, it seems the German automaker is working on an even more hardcore version, called the Audi R8 RS. The Audi R8 RS was spied recently, at a petrol station just outside the Nurburgring race track, and some of the car’s exterior details that indicate this is not a regular R8 GT were elements like a new front splitter, new side sills, the plastic engine cover at the back, larger air vents on the sides plus the over-sized brakes.
BMW 1M details
New details regarding the BMW 1M which is yet to be revealed through proper images, have surfaced on the Internet.
Lets start with what we do know so far: we know that underits bonnet the BMW 1M will come fitted with the automaker’s 3.0-litre twin turbo six-cylinder N54 unit that delivers 340 horsepower. What you probably don’t know yet is that the BMW 1M is going to get built in a limited run of 2,700 units and that the German company plans to sell it with only three available body colours (Valencia Orange, Jet Black and Alpine White).
Video: DTV Shredder
Meet the DTV Shredder, a dual tracked vehicle that looks like the skateboard style, off-road version of the Segway and which we bet will make some of you consider joining the army.
The DTV Shredder is powered by a 200cc, Honda sourced, 4-stroke engine that produces 15 HP (16 lb-ft of torque), is 14 in. high off the ground, weights 125 lbs, and it can basically handle any type of terrain, attack 40 degrees slopes, and reach speeds of over 30 mph (50 Km/h).
Hyundai ix20 photos
You might remember the first teaser image that was published on September 2nd, well now we’ve got real photos with the Hyundai ix20, showing you the real deal, as the 5-seater MPV has just leaked online.
Wraps will come off the new Hyundai ix20 at the end of September at the Paris Motor Show, and at launch the car will be offered with a 1.4-litre petrol delivering 90 HP and a 1.6-litre, also petrol producing 126 HP. On the diesel version Hyundai ix20 power will get extracted from a 90 HP 1.4 CRDi unit that which is expected to return 65 mpg and have CO2 emissions of 114 g/Km.
Video: Audi R4 spied
The following video reveals what appears to be the future Audi R4 during a commercial shooting. If you look closely at the scenes where the helicopter takes off, then you might notice that the car being picked up looks like the e-tron prototype, however there are various sources reporting that this is actually Audi R4 which will be a truncated version of the R8 Spyder.
As debates regarding this next Audi R4 video remain pure speculations, we’ll probably have to wait until the 2010 Paris Motor Show begins to see what this new model is all about.
Video: Bike control tricks
If you read CarSession.com on a daily basis then you know that we mostly cover car related news, but we also like to add stuff found on the informational highway, that we find interesting.
This is also the case with this next video that features Shin Kinoshita from Kobe, Japan doing some mind blowing bike tricks that simply defy the laws of physics. Surely there are thousands of clips showing various stunts on a motorcycle, but this one has to go on a top 10 list because this guy easily stands out from the rest.