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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

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Audi TT offroad concept. Audi is presenting an Audi TT offroad concept at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. Like many of the brand''s new production models, the Audi TT offroad concept is also based on the versatile modular transverse matrix (MQB). The show car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2

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Chevrolet previews Spark EV Tech Performance concept, other performance concepts including Cruze Diesel for SEMA

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Chevrolet Spark EV Tech Performance concept. Chevrolet previewed the Spark EV Tech Performance concept, as well as other performance-oriented concepts of the Sonic, Malibu, new Impala, and Cruze Diesel. The EV It can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 7.5 Sonic concepts. Cruze Diesel concept. Impala concept.

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Third-generation Golf BlueMotion concept lowers fuel consumption to 3.2 l/100 km (73.5 mpg US); on sale in summer 2013

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At the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Volkswagen is unveiling a new Golf BlueMotion concept car. This Golf concept, powered by another new 1.6-liter The 81 kW / 108 hp Golf BlueMotion is a five-seater that is capable of 202 km/h (125 mph). In the Golf BlueMotion concept car, Volkswagen is employing a 1.6-liter

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Two Audi TDI technology studies with electric biturbo, 48V electrical systems; both technologies to go into series production

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Audi has built two technology studies with the “electric biturbo” technology it is developing ( earlier post ): the Audi A6 TDI concept is equipped with a new 3.0 a single turbo with supplementary electric compressor), while the Audi RS 5 TDI concept with a 3.0 Drivetrain of the RS 5 TDI concept with biturbo.

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Volkswagen combines XL1 powertrain with up! for the twin up! concept plug-in diesel hybrid; 214 mpg

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concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. An exhaust gas recirculation system, oxidation catalytic converter and diesel particulate filter are used to reduce emissions values. accelerates up to 60 km/h (37 mph) in 8.8 seconds and has an all-electric top speed of 125 km/h (78 mph). Introducing the twin up! Click to enlarge.

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DualX E-Drive for MBtech Plug-in Hybrid Pickup Concept

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The MBtech Reporter concept plug-in hybrid pickup truck study recently introduced at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover featured a customized drive concept named “DualX E-Drive” The drive system combines a 70 kW electric motor with a turbocharged 1.2-liter liter, four-cylinder combustion engine with exhaust gas.

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VW Unveils Up! Lite Concept at LA Show; Diesel Hybrid with Combined Cycle Fuel Consumption of 96 mpg US (70 mpg Highway)

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Lite concept. Lite concept at the LA Auto Show. The new concept, based on Volkswagen’s New Small Family (the Up! models), incorporates a variation on the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 concept unveiled earlier this year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Lite concept features a weight-optimized mix of metals.

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