2013 Hyundai Santa Fe is luxury Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)

The new Hyundai Santa Fe coming to India shall have upgraded features of a compact SUV. It shall be pitted against models like Honda CRV, Ford Endeavour Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Hyundai Tucson, and similar SUVs that currently dominate the SUV car segment India. The new Santa Fe shall have a second generation engine with options for diesel as well as petrol version. The diesel version shall be D-2.2 that shall deliver 153bhp at 400 rpm and 35 kgm of torque at 2000rpm facilitated by Variable Geometry Charger.It shall also be available with choice of V6 petrol engines called as "Mu" by Hyundai that offers better fuel efficiency. The 2.7L petrol engine is capable of delivering optimum power output of 138KW at 6000 rpm and 248 Nm of Torque at 4200 rpm. The oil burner of the car shall be accompanied with 5-speed manual transmission as well as automatic transmission options. However, the petrol version shall be available with 4-speed automatic transmission.
Other small SUVs tested by Consumer Reports include the Subaru Forester, Mitsubishi Outlander, Suzuki XL7, and Dodge Nitro. The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V are also included and have been previously tested by Consumer Reports. Although the result is not equal to the Hyundai Santa Fe, other SUVs tested like the Subaru Forester, Mitsubishi Outlander, and the Suzuki XL7 also earned Very Good" overall ratings. Unfortunately, the Dodge Nitro received a "Fair" overall score.

The redesigned Hyundai Santa Fe obtained the highest rating for its impressive enhancement compared to the previous model. For a starting manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $30,745, the Hyundai Santa Fe comes with a spacious interior with third row seats. The vehicle has 37.5 cubic feet of storage space with the second and third-row seats folded. The vehicle is equipped with a 242-hp 3.3-liter V6 engine under its hood combined with a standard 5-speed automatic gearbox.

Red Renault Alpine

Speaking to journalists at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault product manager Beatrice Foucher said that the next-generation Megane and Laguna, due to be launched in 2013/14, will be based on a common C/D platform. And this platform will surely include a sports car.

“We need conventional cars as well as innovative cars”, Foucher told Autocar magazine. “It’s very early, but we will have at least one coupe in the line-up off the new platform.”

The new model will ditch the Laguna Coupe name, which has not been a success, and adopt a new one. Foucher revealed that work on the new platform begun last year and that RenaultSport is involved in its development from the beginning.

Her next revelation, however, was the most interesting: “We’re working on an Alpine. It’s a possibility and we’re looking at what an Alpine would be in a RenaultSport line-up.”

Alpine was founded in1955 by Jean Redele, who used a humble Renault 4CV to build small coupes with a glassfiber body and very stiff chassis. Its first model was the A106, a small coupe based on a 4CV. In the 1960s, Alpine started a closer cooperation with Renault taking part in motorsport events with considerable success.

Flextreme GT is a abutting footfall in Opel’s action

Opel has alien a new agent with a abstraction advised to anticipate the qualities that will characterize the re-energized Opel/Vauxhall brand, Opel Flextreme GT/E Concept. The Flextreme GT/E abstraction is a abutting footfall in Opel’s action for the electrification of the automobile, which includes a advanced portfolio of articles application battery, extended-range, hybrid, and ammunition corpuscle technologies.

Electricity plays a key role in Opel’s action for accomplishing ability from deposit fuels. The Flextreme GT/E abstraction is advised to allegorize how extended-range electric agent (E-REV) technology can be acquainted into ample or mid-size vehicles, as able-bodied as bunched cars. Opel calls this action “e-mobility unlimited:”, a action by adapting the awful able E-REV drive arrangement which removes the limitations of battery-only power.

Flextreme GT/E concept

Other highlights include the hidden door handles that are replaced by light sensors and the specially designed 21-inch alloy wheels fitted with relatively narrow 195/45, low rolling resistance tires.

Drive for the Flextreme GT/E concept comes from the Chevy Volt's powertrain that uses a an electric motor with 120kW / 160HP and 370Nm of torque to move the front wheels.

For journeys up to 60 km or about 37 miles, energy is supplied by a T-shaped lithium-ion battery pack located under the floor and rear seat.

Once the battery is depleted, a 1.4-liter gasoline engine / generator kicks in to supply electricity. In this mode, the driving range is extended to more than 500 km or 311 miles, until the plug-in battery pack can be recharged or the car is refueled.

Opel projects that the average fuel consumption of is estimated at 1.6 l/100 km, with CO2 emissions of less than 40 g/km, while the company supports that the study can go from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in less than nine seconds and achieve a top speed in excess of 200km/h or 124 mph.

2012 The Opel Flextreme GT/E

Opel_flextreme_2Rüsselsheim/Frankfurt - Opel Flextreme is the name of the concept vehicle that marks a milestone in the development of the electric car: with its completely new, environmentally friendly E-Flex electric propulsion concept most commuters in Europe could travel everyday without producing any CO2 emissions. The car only needs to be charged for a relatively short time through the mains outlet after traveling 55 kilometers. If required however, the Flextreme can travel up to 715 km without stopping to recharge or refuel thanks to its small turbo-diesel engine. According to the European test cycle (ECE R101), this unit’s emissions are expected to be less than 40 g CO2/km. With the dynamic IAA monocab coupé concept, Opel also highlights others innovative solutions – including the electric personal transporters under the FlexLoad® load floor.

The Opel Flextreme uses GM’s E-Flex architecture and represents the company’s strategy to develop vehicles that reduce CO2 emissions and the automobile’s dependency on oil, thereby supporting global diversification of the energy mix. This also includes using the mains electricity network as an energy source. At the concept’s heart is an electric motor that takes its power from a large lithium-ion battery. The difference to conventional hybrid propulsion systems is that the E-Flex system’s 1.3-liter diesel engine is not connected to the wheels. It is purely on board to produce additional electricity to charge the battery and provide a greater operating range. It always operates in the optimum rpm range and its cylinder pressure-based closed loop technology controls the combustion process, further reducing the vehicle’s emissions.

2013 New Opel Concept

The rakish study seats two people in a tandem layout with power being provided by an electric motor and a battery that offer a driving range of around 60 miles (96 kilometers) and a top speed of 75mph (120km/h).

The German automaker says that the unnamed concept "could revolutionise urban transport, especially for younger drivers and those on a very tight budget."

Surprisingly, despite its futuristic looks and build, Opel states that the concept "has production potential" but will not reveal any more details until the opening of the Frankfurt motor show on September 13.

Dynamic, Versatile E-Flex-Concept Opel Flextreme Emits less than 40 g/km CO2