At the opening of the exhibition in Los Angeles, organizers of the competition “Green Car of the Year” award handed at this year’s winner – Audi A3 TDI. Although the model is available in the U.S. only a month, he was able to impress the six-member jury and to overtake the other four contenders – Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Mercury Milan Hybrid and Volkswagen Golf TDI. Audi A3 TDI is available in the U.S. with 2.0-liter TDI engine whose power is 140 h.p. and maximal torque reaches 320 Nm in Band 1 750-2 500 rev/min. The car spent an average of 5.4l/100km. And its costs on a highway falls to 4.4l/100km., While acceleration from 0-100 km/h is only for 8.9 sec. Audi A3 is available in the U.S. and 2.0 TFSI petrol engine which delivers power 200 h.p. and even offers to drive the four wheels. The system Quattro, combined with S-Tronic transmission, the vehicle accelerates from 0-100 km/h for only 6.6 sec, but its average fuel consumption is 50 percent higher than that of diesel modification.

Opel revealed details about the new Corsa ecoFLEX, which will be available in January and will be available in three versions and five doors. The car was 28% more powerful, while 10% more economical than its predecessor. The engine of the new Opel Corsa ecoFLEX is the 1.3-liter diesel, which has a power 95 h.p. and a maximum torque of 190Nm. in the range 1 750 – 3 250 rev/min. According to data from the company’s fuel consumption is just 3.7l/100km. And emitted CO2 emissions – 98gr/km. (99gr/km. In the five-door). The super-economy car can also boast a relatively good dynamic performance for this segment. A pipsqueak he needed 12.3 sec. To accelerate from 0-100 km/h and the maximum speed that can develop is 177 kilometers per hour. To achieve these results, Opel’s engineers have improved the aerodynamics of the car, by optimizing air flow and reduced by 20 millimeters. suspension, and added to the standard equipment diesel particulate filter and low resistance tires.

With the introduction of new-generation Toyota Prius, the model became extremely popular in Japan and became the best selling car this year, so it was clear to everyone that say it will be chosen for “Japanese Car of the Year” (JCOTY). The award was presented to the first day of 41 th exhibition in Tokyo, which opened its doors to visitors on October 24 and will be closed on November 4. Participated in the vote 60 Japanese journalists, such as Toyota Prius received 433 points, followed by the hybrid Honda Insight and Volkswagen Golf 6. The third place of Volkswagen Golf 6 is a crucial recognition of the qualities of the car, especially given how hard it is to break the European model of the Japanese market. Furthermore, 6 of the Golf was awarded his prize “Foreign Car of the Year” and the title “Sports Car of the Year” went to the Nissan 370Z. Yesterday did you know that Mitsubishi i-MiEV was awarded in the category “most advanced technologies.

Volkswagen L1 revealed the new concept of the exhibition in Frankfurt. The idea of the company is to establish its base model, serial, whose consumption does not exceed 1 liter for 100km run. For the moment the Germans could boast that they have reached an expense of 1.38 for 100km. by using a hybrid vehicle drive system consisting of two-cylinder 800-cc diesel engine and electric generating 14 h.p. might. The unit has an internal combustion engine combined with DSG transmission 7-stage and can operate in the regime and Eco Sport, as in the first power is limited to 27 h.p. at 4 000 rev/min. but in the latter are available all 39 h.p. and maximum torque of 100 Nm achieved. Volkswagen L1 is equipped with Start / Stop system. The electric motor is positioned between the diesel and robotic transmission, as it is powered by lithium-ion batteries, located in front of the two-seater vehicle. The car can run on electric only, while pushing the pedal fully depressed, it delivers extra 40Nm. of torque. Because every possible part of the Volkswagen L1 is made of carbon fiber, the weight of the vehicle is 380 kilograms. And drag coefficients – only 0.195. Precisely these are the main reasons to spend 1.38l/100km car. and emits only 36gr/km. CO2 emissions and at the same time a top speed of 160 kilometers per hour and accelerates from 0-100km / h. for 14.3sec. Volkswagen have set to work more on reducing the cost of the car to 1 liter for 100km. run, but until 2013, when it is scheduled to receive the serial model, there are a lot of time and likely target will be met.