Just a few hours before the start of the exhibition in Los Angeles, Volkswagen has revealed a fifth consecutive Concept Up, which is a diesel-electric hybrid and as the company is the most economical four-car in the world. Volkswagen Up Lite is dvuvrat hatchback, hybrid system which consists of cylindric diesel engine, cylinder capacity 800 cub cm and 51 h.p. and power, 10-kW (14 h.p.) electric motor, 7-stage DSG transmission with double clutch, and start / stop system. Hybrid cars can use both their engines simultaneously when quick acceleration is needed, in which case the combined power reaches 65 h.p. According to data from Volkswagen, the latest Up Concept accelerates from 0-100 km/h for 12.5 sec, develops a maximum of 160 kilometers per hour and spends only 2.44l/100km. which means that 20 liters of diesel fuel can be traveled over 800 kilometers. The concept is constructed primarily of aluminum and carbon fiber, but there are steel elements, and the weight is only 695 kilograms. Vehicle dimensions are 3.84 meters length, 1.6 meters width and 1.4 meters height and the distance between the two axes is 2.45 meters. Volkswagen Up Lite is another step towards serial compact car company.

For exhibition in Tokyo, opening its doors to visitors on October 24, Honda has prepared a prototype of a small urban car. He received the name EV-N, driven by an electric motor and is similar in ideology to the Volkswagen Up. Although the concept is clearly visible characteristic of the Autobianchi A112 and the Fiat 500 features from Honda claim that EV-N model is inspired by the N360, which the Japanese offered in 60-years of the last century. Honda currently share a little of facts about a concept four-EV-N. It is clear that the ceiling and a solar panel, supplying energy to the lithium-ion battery and electric motor. Really nice small car, with a little bit ugly design.