New Models 2012 Subaru XV is making a quick turnaround with its XV Concept car by offering up a production model in the same year. The concept was revealed at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show while the production version was officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Known as the Impreza Outback in the US market, the new XV Crosstrek was introduced to show an SUV that will "define a new generation of Subaru crossover vehicles.

Looking over the specifications, as before, the XV is pretty close to its Impreza sister, though ground clearance has been upped to a trail-friendly 8.6 inches. Under the hood, two gasoline engines are available, measuring 1.6 and 2.0 liters, and a heavily tweaked version of the diesel Boxer four-cylinder is on tap, as well. Subaru's new start/stop system is also on hand, and when mated to the CVT, Subaru says that the XV is quite efficient (thought we'll wait for official fuel economy numbers before we make any judgments).

In Europe, this car is also available with a base 1.6-liter 114 horsepower and comes with a 5-speed manual as standard, though the CVT is available. There’s also a 2.0-liter diesel that delivers 147 hp and is even faster that the petrol, taking 9.3 seconds to get to 100 km/h and has a top speed of 198 km/h (123mph), while also returning a combined economy of 5.6 liters per 100 km (42mpg).

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Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid 2013 will soon be releasing its next-generation Outlander SUV, which is based on the recent PX-MiEV and PX-MiEV II concepts.Initially the new Outlander will be sticking to petrol and diesel engines. But reports now suggest that a hybrid version of the Outlander SUV could be arriving as soon as 2013. The reports also suggest that the 2013 Outlander Hybrid

will be getting a global debut one year after its launch.This uses a hybrid powertrain comprised of a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and two 60 kW (81 hp) electric motors. According to Mitsubishi, the PX-MiEV II offers a driving range of 800 km (500 miles), with an average fuel efficiency of 60 km/ liter (141.1 US mpg; 169.5 UK mpg or 1.7 liters per 100 km).

Details of the new ultra-green SUV and sources for the information were not revealed, although the report claims that the new hybrid will get a global debut in the year following its launch.In concept form, the PX-MiEV II is powered by a 70kW 2.0 litre petrol engine, paired with two electric motors to produce a combined 120kW. Mitsubishi's new twin-motor four-wheel-drive system and Super All-Wheel Control is also featured.

At the LA Auto Show, Mitsubishi’s CEO announced that numerous hybrids and plug-in hybrids were to be expected in coming years. According to Mitsubishi, another 6 hybrid and/or plug-in vehicles will hit the market by 2015.

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New Car2Go to launching electric Daimler's car2go car sharing service kicked off in Ulm, Germany in October 2008 before expanding to Austin, Texas in 2010. Earlier this month, Hamburg, Germany, became the first city with more than a million inhabitants to see the introduction of the car2go service, but the second won't be far behind with a launch set for Amsterdam before the end of the year.

Unlike Zipcar, Car2Go’s model is looking to be much simpler. Whereas Zipcar requires members to pick up and return cars from the same location, make reservations and pay by the hour, Car2Go members can rent vehicles by the minute without reservations and drop off the vehicles at designated points throughout the city.

The launch of an all electric vehicle fleet marks a new era in carsharing in North America,” said Nicholas Cole, President and CEO of car2go N. A. LLC. “San Diego is a forward-thinking city determined to meet future transportation demands of its residents. Our goal is to complement the existing transportation infrastructure by providing an emission-free carsharing service for short and spontaneous one-way trips.

ECOtality is currently installing approximately 1,000 publicly available Blink charging stations throughout the San Diego region as part of The EV Project. Data collected by the charging stations will be analyzed to better understand how EV drivers charge their car, and help to guide future rollouts of commercial charging stations.

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New Car Bmw Mini Coupe Prices $22,000 Mini has released official photos and pricing for the 2012 Mini Coupe slated to go on sale this fall. Prices range from $22,000 for the base model to $31,900 for the raciest version. The new photos follow the release two weeks ago of stylized prototype images.

The Coupe will be offered with three different engines—a 1.6-liter four-cylinder producing 121-hp, a turbocharged 1.6-liter producing 181-hp, and a John Cooper Works version producing 208-hp from its turbocharged four cylinder. All engines will come with a standard six-speed manual transmission or an optional six-speed automatic. EPA fuel economy estimates are not yet available.Mini claims the base Coupe will accelerate 0-60 mph in 8.3 seconds; the S Coupe is expected to clock in at 6.5 and 6.1 seconds for the John Cooper Works edition.

As for the specs and new features of the 2012 Mini Coupe we don’t have the full details yet. Like what mentioned, only leaked images were discovered. As you can see, the new Mini Coupe sports a weird-looking camouflage which actually hides the retractable spoiler in the trunk. This concept is not new at all although it wasn’t revealed during the Mini Coupe’s concept design back in 2009.

The basic Mini Coupe comes with standard electric power steering, dynamic stability control and park distance control. Among the options are adaptive headlamps and dynamic traction control with electronic differential lock control.

Notable optional equipment includes xenon headlights, adaptive headlights, automatic climate control, and automatically dimming rear-view mirror and electric exterior mirrors. Entertainment options include Bluetooth, USB audio interface, and connectivity functions including web radio, Google search and Send to Car services, RSS news feeds, and in-car use of Facebook and Twitter.

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How use taxi ford natural gas car The next time you hail a taxi, you could be jumping in to one that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). Chicago and Los Angeles are now the two latest cities to roll out Ford Transit Connect Taxis fueled by CNG.

In Chicago today, Taxi Medallion Management will put 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) into service as part of an event celebrating the increased presence of CNG in Chicago. A CNG Ford Transit Connect Taxi will participate in the opening of a new Clean Energy CNG filling station and natural gas advocate T. Boone Pickens will speak at the event after arriving in a CNG Transit Connect Taxi.

The Chico Transit Connects feature a 2.0 liter I-4 engine that gets an estimated 21-26 mpg. It boasts a 30% improvement in fuel economy over traditional taxis, a 138 cubic feet cargo capacity, and 1,600 pound payload.

The Transit Connect Taxi was developed using market research we conducted with the taxi industry to better understand what customers wanted in a future vehicle, Gerald Koss, marketing manager at Ford Fleet Operations, said in a press release.

The more conversations we had, the more interest we saw in a taxi with the flexibility of offering a compressed natural gas version.For the average driver, logistics trump price, and the relative lack of CNG refueling stations in the United States has made the fuel a nonstarter. Honda has been producing the country's only CNG vehicle, the Civic GX, since 1998, but only to customers in California, Utah and, more recently, New York.

The result is a national fleet in the hundreds, and drivers and alt-fuel activists who have interpreted Honda's rejection of would-be buyers, based on their access to fueling stations, as a full-blown conspiracy to limit CNG adoption. With its new Transit Connect engine-prep packages, Ford is avoiding any such accusations of Machiavellian handicapping, by skipping the awkward step of foisting an unfamiliar infrastructure on private consumers, and instead marketing the vehicle directly to taxi companies and state and local authorities.

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