The top 5 best, hottest cars of Geneva Auto Show 2010 are mentioned here:
Nissan Mirca -Nissan Motors are out with its ambitious Nissan Micra car. Micra l be an eco friendly and user oriented, global car. Another car will be Nissan Leaf, an electric practical car, which would run for 120 km on a full battery charge.
Porsche 918 Spyder - The new Porsche 918 spyder is a combination of modern technology and style. It has high tech racing features, superb performances and long electric range.The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is even hotter in person than it is in photos. About the size of a Boxster, it's a little wider and a lot meaner. Underneath all that sharkness you get a 500-horsepower V8 in addition to 218 overall horsepower from the two axle-mounted electric motors. And that will get you to 60 in 3.2 lickety-split seconds as well along with the feelgood factor of 94 mph.
Ferrari 599 Hybrid - The Ferrari 599 hybrid is a two seater, which debuted in a kermit gren. It is based on Ferrari's Formula one kinetic energy recovery system, to recover breaking and deacceleration energy.
Audi A1 - The 3 door Audi A1 is a concept car with a 1.2 / 1.4 liter gas or 1.6 liter diesel engine. The 1.2 liter AUdi A1 can reach 100km/h in 12.1 seconds, delivering a top speed of 179 km per hours. Audi still hasn't released any images of its new electric A1 e-tron concept, but it has revealed some details of the car. Unlike the two previous e-tron sports car concepts that were both pure battery electric models, this one is a range-extended EV. Like the Chevrolet Volt, the A1 e-tron uses a smaller battery pack that allows it to go up to 31 miles on a single charge with no emissions.
Once the battery is depleted, an internal combustion engine kicks in to drive a 15-kilowatt generator and keep the A1 going. However, unlike the Volt or Fisker Karma, the A1 is using a single-rotor Wankel engine to drive the generator. While Wankels are not renowned for their fuel efficiency (much the opposite in fact), in this application it could work well thanks to its high power density.
The range with the Wankel running is bumped up by another 124 miles to a total of 155. With only a 15kW generator available to sustain the battery, it will be interesting to see how much performance is degraded in that mode. Audi claims the A1 e-tron achieves 123.8 miles per gallon (U.S.) on the draft EU standard for ER-EVs. We should have more details tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Once the battery is depleted, an internal combustion engine kicks in to drive a 15-kilowatt generator and keep the A1 going. However, unlike the Volt or Fisker Karma, the A1 is using a single-rotor Wankel engine to drive the generator. While Wankels are not renowned for their fuel efficiency (much the opposite in fact), in this application it could work well thanks to its high power density.
The range with the Wankel running is bumped up by another 124 miles to a total of 155. With only a 15kW generator available to sustain the battery, it will be interesting to see how much performance is degraded in that mode. Audi claims the A1 e-tron achieves 123.8 miles per gallon (U.S.) on the draft EU standard for ER-EVs. We should have more details tomorrow, so stay tuned.
Kia Ray plug-in hybrid - The Kia Ray is a 4.4 metre long car with four doors. The sedan can run on 80km on electric power and can touch 1200 kilometerws on a single fuel tank.
