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2011 Ford Fiesta: Fuel-Efficient, Progressive Design Offers Versatility, Personality
03-12-2009
Ford’s hot-selling new Ford Fiesta will deliver more than just great looks and top fuel economy of any vehicle in its segment when it goes on sale in North America next year. The 2011 Fiesta – available in four- and five-door body styles – also will set a new small car benchmark for safety, connectivity and powertrain technology.
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Honda 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept Demonstrates Potential for Ultra-compact City-focused Vehicle
03-12-2009
The Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model demonstrates a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Up! Lite – This Car is the World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Four-Seater
03-12-2009
Europe’s strongest automotive brand – is setting standards worldwide when it comes to efficiency with its clean high-tech TDI and TSI engines. Now this is being followed up by latest coup at the Los Angeles Auto Show (December 4 to 13): the world premiere of the Up! Lite A progressive, fuel efficient and in all details cleverly designed four-seater with a hybrid drive. Combined fuel consumption: 2.44 l/100 km or 70 mpg/highway! No other car is more sustainable. With a drive concept consisting of a TDI (turbo-diesel), electric motor and 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) as well as top aerodynamics (Cd value: 0.237), Volkswagen is driving CO2 emissions down to a sensational 65 g/km. This makes the three-door concept the world’s most fuel efficient car – and from the perspective of its overall CO2 footprint the world’s most environmentally friendly four-seat car as well. Both technically and visually, the Up! Lite is a preview of the future. The image of the car body with its clean lines, as though sculpted from a block of aluminium, underscores just how fascinating a car tuned to aerodynamic perfection can look.
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All-New Third-Generation Toyota Sienna Makes World Debut
03-12-2009
Toyota unveiled the all-new, third-generation Sienna minivan at a media conference today at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto show.
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Hybrid-Electric Supercar with Microturbine Technology Debuts at Los Angeles Auto Show
02-12-2009
Categories: Capstone, CMT-380, Capstone Turbine Corporation, Factory Five Racing, Los Angeles Auto ShowCapstone Turbine Corporation is pushing traditional hybrid-electric vehicle barriers with the introduction of the CMT-380, a high-performance, hybrid-electric supercar powered by traditional batteries and an untraditional, ultra-low emission, range-extending microturbine.
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Honda FC Sport Design Study Suggests Hydrogen Sports Car Future
19-11-2008
The FC Sport emphasizes the design flexibility and potential of Honda's V Flow fuel cell technology - already deployed in the Honda FCX Clarity sedan - and reconfigures it into a lightweight sports car design with an ultra-low center of gravity, powerful electric motor performance and zero-emissions.
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Automobili Lamborghini Debuts Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder at the Los Angeles Auto Show
19-11-2008
As the successor to the best-selling Lamborghini of all time, the new LP 560-4 Spyder combines the Coupé’s design, performance and handling characteristics with the open-air pleasure only a soft top super sports car can deliver.
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All-New 2009 Infiniti G Convertible Makes Its World Debut At The Los Angeles Auto Show
19-11-2008
Infiniti today unveiled the latest expression of its “Inspired Performance,” the all-new 2009 Infiniti G Convertible, at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. The first-ever Infiniti G Convertible builds upon the performance legacy of the Infiniti G line, with the liberation only a convertible with the top down can provide.
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Lexus Stages World Debut of All-New RX 350 and RX 450h at Los Angeles Auto Show
19-11-2008
Lexus unveiled the all-new, next generation RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid at a press conference today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The vehicle that pioneered the car-based luxury utility vehicle segment when it launched in 1998, is completely redesigned and will continue to set new benchmarks in areas that have made it the best-selling luxury utility vehicle: innovation, styling, performance, utility and comfort.
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New Generation of the Boxster and Cayman Making their Joint Debut in Los Angeles
19-11-2008
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is presenting the second generation of the mid-engined Boxster and Cayman sports cars for the first time at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The highlight of the new generation is of course the new flat-six boxer engines developed with new technical features from the ground up, providing not only more power, but also significantly greater fuel efficiency than their predecessors.
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2010 Ford Mustang: More muscular, modern
18-11-2008
More muscle. More motion. More Mustang. All of that comes standard on Ford’s 2010 Mustang – which reflects a nore muscle. More motion. More Mustang. All of that comes standard on Ford’s 2010 Mustang – which reflects a new design inside and out.ew design inside and out.
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All-new 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe readies for debut
29-10-2008
Nissan offers the first look at the upcoming 2009 370Z Coupe, which makes its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 19 November.
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A new experience - driving pleasure without emissions: The Mini E
20-10-2008
The BMW Group will be the world’s first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of some 500 all-electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. The MINI E will be powered by a 150 kW (204 hp) electric motor fed by a high-performance rechargeable lithium-ion battery, transferring its power to the front wheels via a single-stage helical gearbox nearly without a sound and entirely free of emissions.
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All-New Mazda3 Sedan to debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show
09-10-2008
Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that the sedan version of the all-new Mazda3, fully redesigned for the first time in 5 years, will be revealed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2008.
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Spyker introduces Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85
15-09-2008
Spyker Cars N.V., manufacturer of exclusive premium sports cars, proudly presents the Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 – the road version of its GT2 LeMans car. The Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 will be built as a limited edition of 24 units maximum, and will be available in both left and right hand drive.