In the spring market will emerge refresh sedan, coupe and convertible in BMW M3, which can boast a new sports package Competition and start / stop system of the engine. According to the Bavarians, the availability of start / stop system reduces fuel consumption by about 8%, and CO2 exhaust emissions – by about 24gr/km. In sedan and purchase cost is 11.2l/100km. When the transmission is 7-stage double clutch and 12.4l/100km. If the unit is combined with six-speed manual gearbox. Both convertible when it is 0.3l/100km higher. Competition sports package will be available only in sedan and the passenger compartment, as it includes carbon front lip, roof spoiler and rear lower suspension specially optimized program stability control and 19-inch wheels. The engine of the BMW M3 has remained the same – 4.0-liter V8 with a power 420 h.p. It compartment sedan and accelerate from 0-100 km/h for 4.8 sec and a convertible – for 5.3s ec while the maximum speed in any form has a limit of 250 kilometers per hour.

Axon Automotive company introduced ready for mass production plug-in hybrid, which has its own development. The car is expected to hit the market in 2011th, and a year later, its production scale is longer. The technical characteristics of cars has not yet been disclosed, but knows that he has an electric motor, battery pack and internal combustion engine working with both petrol and bio-ethanol with. Hybrid car can move only on electricity or with gasoline engines. In combination drive exhaust emissions do not exceed 50gr/km. And battery charging can be done in the movement of the unit with an internal combustion engine or a regular household outlet. Bodywork of the car is almost entirely of carbon. According to Axon Automotive, they have managed to create technology for manufacture of carbon fiber parts, which are available for mass urban car, not just for sports. In the coming years Axon Automotive plan to build small enterprises for the production of clean vehicles in almost all European countries, including France, Spain, Ireland, Denmark and the Netherlands.