Pictures of the new hybrid concept car.
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Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Everyone wants better fuel economy but not everyone wants to sacrifice to achieve it. Mercury has a solution, the Mariner Hybrid. If not for its tell-tale hybrid badges, most people, including the driver, might never know this little SUV is helping conserve the planets natural resources.
Welcome to our comprehensive Kelley Blue Book review of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid.
The minimal fuel costs and clean environmental conscience ociated with hybrid sedans are great but in the end people need a car that fits their lifestyle. For those who want the comfort, style and functionality of an SUV, the Mercury Mariner Hybrids represents a legitimate, fuel-sipping alternative. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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Downsizing? Forget it!
This is BMW’s message as it whips the wraps off its latest concept, the BMW X5 Vision Efficient Dynamics. This is a seven-passenger SUV that boasts the performance, fuel consumption and emissions rating of your average compact car.
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Nissan Altima Hybrid. The Nissan Altima Hybrid is one of the new breed of hybrids that doesnt look like a hybrid at all. Challenging the idea that hybrids should have futuristic exteriors like the Toyota Prius, the Altima Hybrid looks like a typical mid-size sedan with only a few clues to its fuel-saving character.
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The Altima Hybrid could be mistaken for an Altima Sedan save for the slightly diminished trunk size to accommodate the hybrid system, the noticeable transition between electric and gasoline propulsion and the Hybrid badges on the side and rear. The well-appointed interior and roomy cabin of the Altima Hybrid are mainstays of the Altima line, and the hybrid system makes it a win-win choice for anyone who wants to save at the gas pump but needs a midsize sedan. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit http://www.kbb.com today.
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Chicago Auto Show 2008
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With the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid presented at the Los Angeles auto show, the Dearborn-based automaker will go directly after Toyota and Honda for title of the most efficient hybrid sedan.
Using an updated version of the full-hybrid system featured in the most recent Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids, the Fusion Hybrid is expected to return an impressive 39 mpg on the EPA city test cycle. If the Fusion Hybrid (and the mechanically identical Mercury Milan Hybrid) can achieve this figure, it will represent a 5-mpg improvement over the front-wheel-drive Escape/Mariner Hybrids and a 6-mpg improvement compared to the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Honda Civic Hybrid posts 40 mpg in the EPA’s city regimen.
That’s an impressive figure, given that the Fusion Hybrid uses the same 2.5-liter Atkinson cycle four-cylinder engine that makes up the gas-powered portion of the Escape Hybrid’s powertrain. This engine incidentally makes 155 horsepower and 136 pound-feet of torque and is bolted to a continuously variable transmission, just as in the Escape Hybrid.
But Ford is referring to the hybrid powertrain in the Fusion Hybrid as “system 2.0,” copying computer company jargon. What that means is that the nickel-metal hydride battery is smaller, using 208 cells instead of 250. It’s also more powerful by almost 20 percent. And, because of “improved chemistry,” the battery can be run at a higher temperature and is cooled using cabin air instead of auxiliary air-conditioning or fresh air. And at 145 pounds, Ford says the Fusion Hybrid’s battery is 23 percent lighter. Smarter climate controls, refined regenerative braking and a host of other upgrades are also part of the installation.
According to Ford, the Fusion Hybrid can operate on purely electric power up to 47 mph, which would be a huge leap compared to the existing system, which typically fires the gas engine at about half that speed, depending on throttle application. The hybrid won’t look much different from the standard Fusion, however. Ford will add its “road and leaf” logo, familiar from the Escape Hybrid. And the hybrid wears unique 16-inch wheels.
Inside the cabin, Fusion Hybrid drivers get a standard 110-volt power outlet and an instrument package Ford is calling “SmartGauge with EcoGuide.” The SmartGauge portion of this consists of two reconfigurable LCD screens that sandwich the analog speedometer. They can be set up to display a wide variety of information including fuel and battery levels, instant and average mileage performance, engine output power, battery output power, accessory power consumption and more. The EcoGuide portion of the name indicates that Ford believes it can coach drivers into driving the car for maximum fuel-efficiency. Part of this is the kitschy “efficiency leaves” feature, which “grows” leaves and vines on the screen as a reward for efficient driving.
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Streetfire.net looks at the greenest cars SEMA 2008 had to offer. Including an electric Ford f-150, the Group 5 GS Challenger, the Toyota “Zimbra” Prius, the “Urban Tractor” Smart Car, and the Hp2g Mustang that drove from Chicago to Vegas w/ 1 tank!
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get a tour of the New 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid compact SUV
Check the new 2008 sedans, wth the hybrid technology of today. Only on RPM Freaks, with our host Szilva
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We didn’t know what to make of the GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept the first time we saw it, so we asked Warrack Leach, the lead designer on the project, to explain it. He said it’s an example of a “recreational vehicle done responsibly,” a suspicious-sounding catchphrase if we ever heard one.
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