By the end of this year or early next year the German company BMW will market the hybrid version of its popular SUV model X5, which is expected to be displayed at the exhibition in Frankfurt in the autumn. It is known with certainty that the X5 Active Hybrid will have a different drive system than the X6 Active Hybrid, whereby the internal combustion engine is a 4.4-liter gasoline twin-turbo V8. BMW X5 Active Hybrid is based on the concept X5 Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, debuted at Geneva in 2008. With this hybrid system consists of a 2.0-liter turbo engine with 204 h.p. and electric generating additional 20 h.p.
It is very likely X5 Active Hybrid to use the same system as a concept or a similar one, which gives an average fuel consumption of 6.5l/100km. and emits 172 gr/km. CO2 emissions.

Land Rover disseminate photos and information about the initial concept of its first hybrid model. It is based on the Range Rover Sport and named Range_e, and the advent of its production model is expected in 2013. The car used diesel-electric hybrid technology, allowing it to run in pure electric mode, which Range Rover is able to travel 32 km in the city and revolves around 100 km/h. The hybrid system consists of a 3.0-liter V6 engine, 25-kilowatt electric motor and eight-speed automatic transmission with brand ZF. In making the concept much used lightweight materials to reduce weight in. This is good innovation for the car company, which is making some of the largest SUVs.

The U.S. company Lincoln presented to journalists in New York the first hybrid model in its history. It’s called the MKZ and competes with Lexus HS 250h, and its introduction in the U.S. market is down more this year. Hybrid propulsion technology Lincoln MKZ consists of a 2.5-liter gasoline engine at Atkinson cycle, and a set of special electric batteries, information which has not yet been disclosed. The total power 191k.s. car, he can move only in electric mode, it targets 70 kilometers. The average fuel consumption in urban environments do is just 5.7l/100km mileage. The hybrid sedan is also equipped with a so-called green screen SmartGauge, which consists of two liquid crystal display and high resolution, and located between the analog speedometer. It is on them to visualize data on fuel consumption, battery energy, and how your driving affects the environment.

The next-generation Lexus IS will get a hybrid drive system and will have a wagon version, except sedan and convertible. The new Lexus IS should appear in 2011. But currently missing engines, which will be available. Speculate that he may receive any of the hybrid systems HS 250h or CT 200H. We remind you that Lexus HS 250h has a 2.4-liter gasoline engine with variable phase distribution of fuel, electric transmission and variator, where CT 200H aggregate combustion is 1.8 liter. It is not clear whether also the hot new generation Lexus IS F will be equipped with an electric motor to assist with this internal combustion engine. This IS F has a 5.0-liter V8 engine delivering power 423 h.p. The hybrid propulsion system is quite modern and improved to give good results in fuel consumption.

The first hybrid model of the Infiniti was officially presented at the Geneva Motor Show, where he also became clear that M35 Hybrid will appear on the European market after year, and not as expected as early as this spring. The luxury sedan is equipped with a gasoline 3.5-liter V6 engine, electric motor (68 h.p.) and a set of lithium-ion batteries. The latter are a new generation of conventional size, but offer twice the power. For the time has not yet disclosed what the total power of the car, but it is known that the gearbox is a dual-clutch seven-transmitting drive to the rear wheels. The motor of the Infiniti M35 Hybrid is used both for propulsion and to assist the internal combustion engine in a need for more power.

At the end of 2009. by Ferrari confirmed rumors that they are preparing a hybrid model based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, but these days the Italians revealed its design, and before the official debut in Geneva. The company still reported no technical details about the 599 Hybrid, but according to unconfirmed reports, 6.0-liter V12 engine combined with an electric motor supplying additional 100 h.p. power and 137 Nm torque. The electric motor is mounted to the differential, a lithium-ion batteries found in the floor. Although the weight of the hybrid Ferrari is increased by about 100 kg., The additional power it compensates, but fuel consumption is a drop of about 35%. Ferrari 599 Hybrid has a familiar car in our system Formula1 kinetic energy recovery KERS, delivering more power at times when such advance is necessary.

Honda will present in March in Geneva, the European version of its new coupe hybrid CR-Z, which differs from that debuted in January in Detroit only whether a section with LED lights in the headlights. In technical terms the European Honda CR-Z has not changed. Hybrid system consists of a petrol 1.5 i-VTEC engine and an electric 10-kW, with a total power 124 h.p. Electrical energy is supplied by the aggregate set of lithium-ion batteries. The hybrid System of Honda CR-Z has three operating modes – Sport, Normal and Econ. The first acceleration from 0-100 km/h becomes less than 10 sec, while the latter stresses fuel efficiency, of course, at the expense of dynamics. Honda CR-Z will appear simultaneously on the markets in Japan, USA and Europe in the summer of this year. The price of the model for the Old Continent is not yet known, but in the U.S. it will be around 20 000 dollars.

In 2011 Mercedes-Benz will launch a hybrid modification of the model E-Class, which will bear the initials E 300 Hybrid. This information was confirmed by the Executive Director of Daimler, Dieter Tsetce, who added that she will be introduced for both sedan and wagon. Hybrid system Mercedes E 300 Hybrid will consist of a 2.1-liter diesel engine known to us by the E 250 CDI, electric motor and a set of lithium-ion batteries, which is similar to that used by S 400 BlueHybrid. The electric unit that will support combustion only in certain situations, the vehicle can not move entirely in electric mode. From Mercedes argue that with 1 liter of fuel E 300 Hybrid will be traveling more than 22 kilometers.

Besides the new generation of Mark X, the forthcoming exhibition in Tokyo, Toyota will show its new and fully hybrid model SAI, whose sales will start as early as December. Sedan hybrid system used Lexus HS 250h, which includes gasoline 2.4-liter VVTi engine with variable phase distribution of fuel, electric, set Metal-hydride nickel batteries and robotized transmission. Combined power of the car was 187k.s. and average fuel consumption – 4.3l/100km. Production of Toyota SAI will take place in the company’s factory in the Miata (Japan), the vehicle will initially be offered only in the Land of the Rising Sun. The price of the model will start from 3 380 000 yen which is around 25 000 EUR, but for the moment it is unclear when he will appear in Europe.

Infiniti spread of official photos and initial details of its first hybrid model, M35 Hybrid, which will be launched in spring 2010. Hybrid car system is the development of parent company, Nissan, it consists of a 3.5-liter V6 engine, electric motor and a set of lithium-ion batteries. The latter are the new generation, the size of conventional, but We offer twice the power. Currently there is no mention what is the power of M35 Hybrid, but it is certain that the vehicle can move in all-electric mode. Electric also performs the function of assistant to the petrol engine in certain situations, eg when the driver reached the accelerator pedal fully depressed.