3+1 Volkwagen E-Up Concept Car

The 3+1 E- Up is an addition to the Up! Car range from Volkswagen. The car, like the rest of the Up series is powered by an electric motor-this one with a 40kw, with a maximum burst of 60kw and a full steam that can go to a 200nM torque- that's surprising for its motor size!

3+1 wont give you 4 but is basically means 3 persons plus a  space enough for a good deal of load

VW's Martin Winterkorn sees that in the foreseeable future, gasoline and diesel cars will still rule our mid and long haul trips, cars like the E Up can manage city driving needs. (more pictures at the end of this post)


he E-Up! weighs just 1,085kg, and out of that the lithium ion batteries housed in the under body (protected by a crash-protected tray) alone takes up 240kg. The electric motor is lighter at 140kg. The E-Up! is meant to be charged at home in the owner’s garage, or on the road when a charging infrastructure has been set up.

Volkswagen predicts that quick charging infrastructure could possibly allow the E-Up! to be charged up to 80% of its battery life within an hour’s time. At home, a regular 230V outlet can do the same in 5 hours tops.



The good news : VW’s Martin Winterkorn believes that this is an electric car relaizeable in mass production with cheap price tag within 5 years.

The bad news: So why not a  five seater!?

Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept Unveiled

While the world's  largest and grandest ( add your next -est adjective here) will be held a few days at The Frankfurt Motor Show, the Bugatti Bordeaux Concept won't even grace the car show. Instead, it will unveil itself in a private event in France.What a snob!

A car not meant for commoners like us? Fine. Noticeable with this car is the use of a two -tone exterior , painted neatly royal blue, and sides polished with aluminum.

Under the hood mounted up front is a 8.0 liter W16 engine. W isn't a quad turbo and a common configuration but Bugatti says it's a two-stage supercharging and even says that the car 's flex-fuel system supports ethanol. The car is powered by an all wheel drive system, while most internet buzz says powr can kick up to 800 horses, Carazine cannot confirm this. What Carazine can confirm is that the concept car will not go into full production until earliest 2012 giving us, commoners, to keep dreaming and start earning.

MINI Coupe Concept" Two Untamed Series" Teaser Videos

While most of u exactly know how the MINI Coupe will look like, watch these teaser videos that MINI released to highlight the Coupe's public release.

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MINI Coupe Concept Unveiled

Not your average coupe

Its almost 50 years since MINI unveiled the first classic original. And exactly 50 years since that unveiling MINI announces its MINI Coupe.

The coupe is MINI's attempt to enter the coupe sportscar market which currently is enjoyed dominantly by Mazda's MX-5. The MINI Coupe will be publicly unveiled September 17  this year at The Frankfurt Motor Show.

The MINI Coupe is  uniquely identified with the bonnet scoop and twin central exhaust pipes that are familiar from current Mini S models, as well as a steeply raked windscreen, wing-shaped rear spoiler and rear diffuser. The windshield is angled 16deg faster than the Mini hatch.

The Coupé show car (and we're telling it is a show car since the production version , which is expected sometie in 2011 may of course change) is powered by the 1.6-litre twin scroll turbocharged engine from the Mini , sending 208bhp and 192lb ft of torque (rising to 206lb ft in brief overboost mode) through the front axle. Like on the JCW, the front wheels are turned by speed sensitive power steering. MINI claims that the carwill be lightweight, with an aluminum roof installed to increase eficiency, and lower the center of gravity and drag co-efficient.
Almost needless to say, but the interior is almost the same as the MINI Cooper S, while sports seats and excessive use of leather practically gives its distinct MINI look.. Mounted on the dashboard either side of the centrally mounted rev counter are two 'Chronoswiss' clocks, one a standard timekeeper and the other a stopwatch for recording lap times.

Hyundai ix Metro CUV unveiled

From CARSCOOPS UK

Hyundai is taking aim at Nissan's Qazana with its new ix-Metro concept car at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. The compact utility vehicle is one of a burgeoning number of small 4x4s in the pipeline – and is set for production within two years. 



The Hyundai ix-Metro will drop its BL/Rover inspired name and instead adopt the ix-15 or ix-25 moniker when production starts, slotting in neatly under the new, Tucson-replacing ix-35.

Hyundai ix-Metro: the first photos

These first renderings reveal a stubby crossover, bristling with Hyundai's latest styling cues. That's the BMW-esque body surfacing, with entrenched banana sills and the company's new hexagonal grille. The ix35 is the first production car to have the latest family face, but it will stretch to every new Hyundai, according to the design chief.

The ix-Metro is one of nine new Hyundais coming in a fast and furious new product offensive, vowed Hyundai Europe vice president Allan Rushforth. The nine new models arrive in 13 months, starting from October 2010.

What else is new at Frankfurt on the Hyundai stand?

The Hyundai i10 EV is the company's first electric vehicle. They've ripped out the petrol powerplant and stuffed in a homegrown electric motor and state of the art lithium ion polymer batteries from Korean firm LG.

It's designed primarily for the domestic Korean market, where trial production starts in 2010, but Hyundai Europe is keen to get models over here for evaluation in urban areas such as London. One big stumbling block is the price; the batteries alone on current costings would weigh in at around $16,000.

Hyundai will also show off its first hybrid car, an Elantra fitted with an LPG-electric powertrain. Autogas is popular in Korea, where the car is sold, but Hyundai is showing it in Frankfurt to underline its eco credentials. The company has vowed to lower its fleet average CO2 emissions in Europe to 95g/km by 2020.

Expect plenty more electric Hyundais to come, then.

BMW Vision EfficientDynamics officially unveiled

Let's take things straight: This is a concept car from BMW promised for a mass production in the near-term.

Under the hood of the new BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is BMW’s new generation three-cylinder engine in a long time – a 1.5 liter inline-3, mated to two electric motors, one each on the front and rear axle. It is mounted in a mid-engine position behind the rear seats and puts out 163hp and 290Nm of torque by itself, and is mated to a 6-speed twin clutch transmission with its TCU tuned for fuel economy (other twin clutch previously announced by BMW have been 7-speed). Overall system output – 356hp and a massive 800Nm of torque.

0 to 100km/h takes 4.8 seconds and the car goes up to an electronically limited top speed of 250km/h. EU test cycle fuel consumption is rated at 3.76 liters per 100km, and CO2 output is pegged at just 99g/km. BMW says it can go up to 700km or just 650km on the diesel motor alone.
Enjoy watching the videos uploaded here of this Green Muscle. More videos as you scroll down.




Here's the video for the rear addicts (just joking)



And finally the video of the unveiling. Enjoy