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Seat comes with an all-electric Altea XL

November 13, 2011 By
Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive

Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive

Heavy breaking news! Seat is actually something to report. In Spain, the engineers of the brand which is an electrified Altea XL.

Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, the first electric car to be troubled Volkswagen subsidiary. Instead of an internal-combustion  engine is now an elektrotor that the front wheels in the MPV Seat. These e-engine offers 115 horsepower (85kW) and a top speed of 135 km / h tap.

The battery pack is that EV is not hidden in the ground, but got a spot under the rear seat and rear cargo floor. The seats and legroom are therefore, not smaller or bigger. The roof is covered with solar panels that “a fresh scent in the interior,”.


This causes the air conditioner to work less hard. Ergo: it leaves more power available for a decent range, which 135 km are equal to the Vmax.

Seat is planning to Altea XL Electric Ecomotive in 2015 on the market.

Seat Leon as a plug-in hybrid
The SEAT Leon Twin Drive project dates back to 2009But today the brand has the specs of this cereal knight world publicized. In the electric mode of the Twin Drive, the Seat range of 52 kilometers, with a top speed of 120 km per hour. In mixed mode (internal-combustion engine plus electric motor), the consumption is only 1.7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, or 18.5 kWh (forecast), which is the equivalent of only 39 grams of CO2 per km. This is again a bit better than the comparable Volkswagen Golf Twin Drive, Where the seat-based technology course.

Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive

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Small Sports Honda EV Concept: low-Civic convertible

November 13, 2011 By
Honda Small Sports EV Concept

Honda Small Sports EV ConceptWhat does Honda back to the Tokyo Motor Show? A lot of irrelevant stuff, but a sporty electric car, the Small Sports EV concept. Looking at the lines we see a very clear and Civic CRZ-elements, but with the usual concept traits.

Honda has not let a lot go on the car, but the sketches give an idea of ​​the model. If you give him from an angle it looks sleek, if you give him ceremoniously from the side not.
Honda Small Sports EV ConceptHere, the short wheelbase it a little trick I guess. Many OSM Concept I no longer return, but that was already three years ago.

Anyway, by the time of disclosure, we will undoubtedly see more of this concept, like so many cars in Tokyo, very nice to the environment.Honda Small Sports EV Concept

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Honda AC-X plugin puts VW XL1 to the crown

November 13, 2011 By
Honda AC-X Concept

Honda AC-X Concept

Both in looks and in terms of consumption, because this plug-in hybrid concept would have a consumption of 1:110!
Not only, a funky electric convertible but also a plug-in hybrid, which is the main achievements of Honda at the Tokyo Motor Show (early December). Here, we look at a four-door coupe-like Insight, AKA the Advanced X-Cruiser (AC-X).

The plug-in is powered by a 1.6 liter engine, coupled to an electric power supply, which together account for about 126 hp. If he is charged and filled with petrol, then you do with Kyoto to Tokyo and back ride, because the range is 1000 km adoption.


The AC-X has two different modes (modified?) To operate: Engine and automatic. In the first case, both power sources approached for maximum performance in the second position. The two combined to the demand for power. Is the quiet ride, then the electric endeavor, if not, then jumps to the combustion engine?

The interior is, like the super-futuristic design: fans of big clubs can have fun in the cockpit. Further details are scarce, but will surely follow in due course.

UPDATE: There were mixed reports of consumption, ranging from 100 mpg to 260 mpg. Meanwhile, we have had contact with Honda and it turns out to be a consumption of 0.9 liters per 100 km, comparable to the Volkswagen XL1!

Honda AC-X Concept

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Chevrolet Trailblazer: 7-seat crossover SUV

November 12, 2011 By
Chevrolet Trailblazer 2012

Chevrolet Trailblazer 2012

Here Chevrolets newest version of their robust 7-seater, which today makes its world debut at the Dubai Motor Show (hence the piece of Burj Al Arab in the background). This too is a “world model”, which in all markets in the world is sold in the same form.

The ‘raw husk, white-pit’ appearance by Chevy himself described as Sophisticated Muscle. He has the four-wheel drive and under the hood resides in a 2.8-liter Duramax turbo diesel. The choice of Dubai is not illogical, in this market many of these cars driving around, which are characterized by an appearance that could have a knock, and a lot of facilities in the interior.


While it is a show vehicle, but the final appearance will not be very different next year if he is in the showroom. It was designed in Brazil, by GM’s South American Design Center, and its design in that kind of sharing the Chevrolet Colorado.

For the hip, he is equipped with LED-messages (including the indicators in the mirrors), and the wheel arches to adorn a pair of sturdy 20 “wheels.

The interior is very spacious, and annoying if you have kids, or just an hour to kill pop-TVs offer a solution. Let’s see how many of the nice things we eventually go back to see.

Chevrolet Trailblazer 2012

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