Nik J Miles

Posts Tagged ‘Hybrid’

Dearborn, Mich.  – By looks alone, Ford appears to have a major hit on its hands with the new generation Fusion and that seems even more likely when the new technologies and fuel efficiency is factored in.

     The stylish new Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima have been two of the mid-level sedans that have caught our eye the last couple of years, and they obviously swayed buyers, too, because the sales of those two cars have skyrocketed.  This new Fusion looks even better than those cars, especially in person. Read the rest of this entry »

Fuel Efficiency Without Hybridization.

For 2012, customers have more variations of the Civic to choose from than ever before. There are five in fact: The Civic, Civic Natural Gas, Civic Hybrid, Civic Si, and the Civic HF or “high efficiency.” Read the rest of this entry »

“Toyota’s Camry lineup undergoes reinvention”

Toyota’s Camry is all new for the 2012 model year. The Camry has been America’s best-selling car for nine years running, and for 13 of the past 14 years. This latest iteration Camry represents the seventh generation of the iconic Toyota model, which was first introduced in 1983 and has since sold over 15 million Camry models globally.

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“Honda’s New Civic Hybrid moves to a higher level on all fronts”

Honda’s 9^th generation Civic takes the 2012 Civic Hybrid to a higher plane with the latest version of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) System. It now ranks as the most fuel-efficient sedan available in the U.S. with an estimated EPA rating of 44 mpg across the board including city, highway and combined mpg.

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“2013 Ford Fusion: A global vision”

 Detroit, MI – Ford Motor Company recently offered automotive journalists a sneak peek at several of their new products to be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The most impressive, and perhaps the most stunning, was the all-new, midsize Ford Fusion sedan, slated as a 2013 model year vehicle, which signals the next generation Ford Mondeo for the global marketplace. It is unquestionably the most beautiful Ford Fusion ever to be produced; showcasing the “New Face of Ford” look that will dominate and influence future Ford vehicles. Not only is it the most beautiful Fusion in history, it may well be the most alluring passenger car to be produced by Ford in recent years – okay, Mustang is another story.

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Focus : A fast charging electric Ford

Dearborn, MI –  At a recent symposium for national automotive journalists, Ford Motor Company executives and subject matter experts provided a sneak preview of products geared toward achieving the automaker’s goal of providing more fuel efficient vehicles.

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Mercedes-Benz is expanding its hybrid offerings to the E Class in 2012.  Scheduled to debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is the E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid and the E 400 Hybrid which both promise impressive performance on the highway and at the pumps.

The 4-cylinder diesel engine of the E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid produces 204 horsepower, which is combined with a 20 kW electric motor. The result is the most economical luxury-class vehicle in the world.  The powertrain will be offered in both the sedan and Estate wagon. Read the rest of this entry »

With the record keepers from Guinness World Records® standing by and automotive journalist Tom Pollard at the wheel, the Infiniti M Hybrid became the world’s fastest accelerating full hybrid.

Recording an average time of 13.9031 seconds for a series of quarter mile runs, Pollard,  said he got the best times by just letting the automatic transmission shift on its own. Read the rest of this entry »

The Porsche powers that be decided to bring the totally revised and still officially unclassified Porsche GT3 R Hybrid back to the U.S. for what could possibly have been it’s last appearance at the most recent ALMS (American Le Mans) race, held at the legendary Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca and presented by Tequi;a Patron. That decision may be rethought, since the highly unusual racer finished tenth overall in the grueling six hour race, ahead of even the GT Class winners.

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Imagine an SUV that accelerates from 0 to 60 in 6.1 seconds, has a top speed of 150 mph and handles like a Porsche.  In addition, it has excellent off-road capabilities, if someone has the heart to take it there, and did we mention it could get up to 24 mpg?

Any way you look at it, the Porsche Cayenne is an entirely different kind of SUV and this one just happens to be a Hybrid, too.

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