Lancia Delta Executive

Lancia Delta Executive which will have its debut in Geneva next month has been unveiled by the company as the new flagship of the brand.

Lancia Delta Executive can outputs 200 hp as it will be powered by 1.8 liter Di TurboJet engine and coupled with a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Lancia Delta Executive will comes with some equipment list, which includes dual-zone automatic climate control, parking sensors, a Granluce sunroof, a Reactive Suspension System, and also 6 airbags.

Lancia Delta Executive also equipped with special diamond-edged alloy rims, and comes with a gold ‘D’ logo on the door pillar and a two-tone bodywork.

Lancia Delta Executive interior features a Montblanc black dashboard and Frau Pieno Fiore beige leather.

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Rinspeed iChange

Rinspeed iChange has been unveiled by Rinspeed as the latest project which will make its world debut at the Geneva Auto Show. Comes with 1,050 kg weighs, Rinspeed iChange can transform in seconds from a one-seater sports car to a comfortable car with enough room for three passengers.

Powered by an electric motor, Rinspeed iChange may develops 150kW and reach its top speed at 220 km/h. Rinspeed iChange is able to reach 100 km/h in less than four seconds and features a six-speed pre-selector gearbox from a Subaru WRX.

Rinspeed iChange uses an electrically powered roof section that tilts forward to allow for access to change the purpose of the door. That means Rinspeed iChange comes with interesting design characteristic since it has no door attached.

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Honda Civic FFV

Honda’s heritage is rooted in research, technological developments, and a longstanding commitment to provide environmentally sustainable transport. That is why Honda have tried and tested all kinds of options solar vehicles, electric motors, fuel cell and hybrid technology. So it is not surprising that Honda is working on biofuel cars, too.

Honda firmly believes that the most effective way to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the context of the current UK market is essentially hybrid technology. That’s because from infrastructure and the product is already available now. Looking ahead, their long-term solution is the fuel cell vehicle FCX, which runs on compressed hydrogen and emits nothing but water.

So, you may wonder why Honda is developing a FFV? Well, in countries like Brazil, biofuels market is well established and fueling an extensive infrastructure already exists. Aware of the potential for environmental gains to be reaped development of biofuels, in September 2006, Honda announced that it had created a new flexible fuel vehicle system (FFV) Gasoline engines which can operate on 100% ethanol or a wide range of ethanol gasoline blends.

There are two versions of FFV currently on sale in Brazil, a Civic FFV and Fit FFV. Both can run up to 85% ethanol.

So far, changes in the proportion of ethanol to gasoline have affected low-temperature start-up performance, and variations due to the air / fuel and engine power. This has been a challenge to maintain stable performance, fuel economy and emissions.

Based on measurements of the concentrations of exhaust fumes, Honda FFV system adapts to different ethanol gasoline ratios in the ethanol blend gasoline. This gives the flexibility of the FFV to run on ethanol to gasoline ratios between 20% and 100%, while still pending the achievement of the fuel economy and dynamic performance on a footing equality with 100% gasoline-powered vehicles. To ensure reliability even starting to cold, a secondary fuel tank was added.