Hyundai Blue-Will Hybrid Unveiled

Hyundai Blue-Will concept which codenamed HND-4 has been unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. This hybrid concept is the 4th concept to be developed by the Namyang Design Center.

Hyundai Blue-Will’s hybrid system is included with an aluminum 113 kW Petrol Direct Injected 1.6-liter engine and also a 100 kw electric motor.

Hyundai Blue-Will have a range of around 1050 km and offers about 4.3 liter and 4.7 liters per 100 km fuel economy. Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with a Continuously Variable Transmission and a Lithium Ion Polymer battery to store electricity for the motor.

Along with these features, Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with three auxiliary power sources includes Regenerative Braking, Roof-mounted Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, and also an Exhaust manifold-mounted Thermo-Electric Generator.

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Mercedes F-CELL Roadster Concept

Mercedes F-CELL Roadster is a fuel-cell-drive concept built by a team of 150 trainees of Daimler AG at the Sindelfingen Mercedes-Benz plant which took a year to be completed. Powered by a 1.2 kW fuel cell system located at the rear, Mercedes F-CELL Roadster will reach its top speed at 25 km/h and has a range of 350 km.

Mercedes F-CELL Roadster design is inspired by the Benz Patent Motor Car from 1886, which features a unique fiberglass front section, large spoked wheels, and also carbon-fiber bucket seats with hand-stitched leather covers. While on the front section, the design is inspired by the F1 race cars.

Mercedes F-CELL Roadster is equipped with a drive-by-wire joystick instead of a steering wheel.

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Honda Insight Price for US Market

Honda has made announcement about the Honda Insight price for the U.S. market. With the price has been released, it makes the Honda Insight Hybrid become the most affordable new hybrid in US.

Honda Insight for United states market is powered by the Integrated Motor Assist system which includes a 1.3-liter i-VTEC gasoline engine and a 10-kilowatt electric motor, and also available in three trim levels: LX, EX and EX with Navi.

Honda Insight price will starts at $19,800 for the base LX model. While for the EX trim level, the price will goes up to $21,300 which gets additional alloy wheels, cruise control, and also Vehicle Stability Assist.

For anyone who wants a navigation system, the price for the top of the range model from Honda Insight will goes up to $23,100.

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