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Though a amount of high-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive programs accept been shelved as a aftereffect of the new Corporate Average Ammunition Abridgement mandates, the electric-powered 2009 Mini E may be the aboriginal car developed as a aftereffect of the callous ammunition abridgement standards.

Shortly afterwards the new CAFE law was ratified, BMW Accumulation accustomed a aggregation - accounted ‘Project I’ - to investigate bearing smaller, eco-friendly city-limits vehicles. Though abounding activities aural the skunkworks accumulation are captivated in top-secret, the Mini E - appointed for an addition at November’s 2008 Los Angeles auto appearance - is the aboriginal to be about unveiled.

Each Mini E (there will be 500 in all) begins activity on the aforementioned Oxford, England, accumulation band as its Mini One, Cooper, and Clubman cousins. While those models are ultimately adapted with either a gas or agent engine afore abrogation the factory, Mini E models cycle off the band afterwards any anatomy of motive ability whatsoever.

For that, they’re again alien to Munich, Germany, area scientists aural the Project I labs install the electric powertrain. In abode of the I-4 lies a 150 kW (204 hp) direct-current electric motor, army beyond in the Mini’s engine bay, and powering the foreground auto - afterwards all, it is still a Mini…

The Mini’s diminutive rear seats are again replaced with a behemothic bank of lithium-ion batteries. The three array packs, rated at 35 kilowatt-hours, forward a aggregate 380 volts to the DC motor in front. All three can be answerable via 120 or 220-volt outlets, or with a specially-designed charger - aka the “WallBox” - which comes with anniversary vehicle. Using the WallBox, a full-charge is able in two-and-a-half hours, affairs as little as 28 kilowatt-hours from the electric grid

Seven years afterwards the admission of the 350Z, the Z-car is thoroughly re-worked both central and out for 2009. We’re conceivably aflame a lot of by the automated change active by its classification - ambuscade underhood is the 3.7-liter VQ37VHR V-6 that aswell admiral the Infiniti G37. Nissan’s not appear specs on what the motor produces in Z-tune, but it manages to pump out 330 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque in the G37 - 24 ponies added than the 350Z’s 3.5-liter V-6.

For those who don’t ascend underhood or barge on the throttle, the a lot of arresting change will acceptable be the Z’s new curves. Sure, it still carries the 350Z’s accepted shape, but the car’s anatomy is appreciably different. From what we can tell, the 370Z’s accommodation and close physique curve accomplish the car attending lighter and added affiliated to the aboriginal 240Z.

We hope, however, the 370Z’s autogenous isn’t a footfall aback in time, but a footfall advanced inline with the new 3.7-liter engine. We can’t adjudicator actual feel and superior until we in fact lay our easily on the car, but the autogenous apprehension absolutely looks attractive, what with leather-clad action seats and analogous suede aperture inserts. Though there’s absolutely a few locations copped from the Nissan accumulated locations bin, we’re animated to see the nav arrangement interface from the G37 (and hopefully its automatic iPod interface) yield its abode in the Z.

We’ll apperceive added about the car’s specifications, looks, and feel already Nissan clearly unveils it at the 2009 Los Angeles auto appearance in November - but if you’d like to yield a able at “driving” the car, aces up a archetype of “Need For Speed: Undercover.”

Stay acquainted to Automobile Magazine for all the latest account surrounding the 370Z and the 2009 Los Angeles auto show.

If there’s one French compound we love, it’s this: yield a banal Renault abridgement car, fit it with agrarian bodywork, and admit a able motor in lieu of a rear seat. That action formed wonders for cars like the 5 Turbo and Clio Renault Sport, and it looks as if the new 2009 Renault Megane Trophy, apparent at this week’s Paris motor show, will be no exception.

We’ll accord Renault some acclaim - we were assured to see the new Megane, absolutely restyled and re-worked for 2009, but we weren’t assured to see this. And how could we not? With a clue as advanced as the Champs-Elysees and an acutely chopped roofline, the Megane Trophy has the beheld gravitas of a accurate sports car - or at atomic its 5 Turbo ancestor.

It does, thankfully, backpack some achievement accreditation to match. Behind the cockpit lies a Nissan-sourced 3.5-liter V-6, acquainted to the key of some 360 hp. Renault claims that 30-hp addition comes address of forced-air induction, which is ducted through a beat army just aloft the windshield.

Incredibly, Renault says the Megane Trophy can about-face agnate lap times to a Porsche 911 GT3, but we may never see for ourselves. The Megane Trophy will be relegated to Renault’s one-make Eurocup Megane Trophy alternation - and while that may accomplish for some absorbing spec-racing, we’d adulation to see one of these mix it up with a GT3 out at Le Mans.

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced pricing for the 2009 MAZDA6 sports sedan will start at $18,550 for a MAZDA6 i SV, equipped with a 170-horsepower 2.5-liter I-4 engine and a six-speed manual transmission.  Pricing for the 2009 MAZDA6 s, powered by a 273-horsepower V6 engine and six-speed Sport AT automatic transmission begins at $24,130.  Destination charges for all 2009 model-year Mazda vehicles are $670, $715 in Alaska.  The 2009 MAZDA6 will be available at dealers across the U. S. starting in late August, 2008. The highly anticipated 2009 MAZDA6 is the first of Mazda’s “Zoom-Zoom Evolution” second-generation vehicles, building on a heritage of sports sedans and sports cars that no other manufacturer can boast, and bringing a combination of sports sedan, sophistication, build quality and product insight not currently found in the market.

“This is the most important new vehicle Mazda has launched in a decade,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO.  “Bringing any new car to market at a competitive price has always been critical, but seldom more-so than today.  Customers are looking for that rare combination of style, dynamics, economy and a great price, and the all-new 2009 MAZDA6 delivers on all levels.”

The 2009 MAZDA6 will be available as a four-door sedan and in four trim levels: SV (I-4 models only), Sport, Touring and Grand Touring, and with varying levels of standard and optional equipment.    All models, regardless of engine or trim grade, will include as standard equipment: air-conditioning, power windows, mirrors and door locks, anti-lock brakes (ABS), dynamic stability control, traction control, frontal and seat-mounted airbags for driver and front passenger, side air-curtain airbags for front and rear seat passengers and a tire-pressure monitoring system.

Power for the 2009 MAZDA6 will be available from an all-new Mazda-designed and developed MZR 170-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a 273-horsepower 3.7-liter V6, as used in the 2008 CX-9, Motor Trend’s 2008 Sport/Utility of the Year and the 2008 North American Truck of the Year.  Transmission choices are a six-speed manual or five-speed Sport AT automatic with manual-shift mode (2.5-liter engine) or a six-speed Sport AT automatic with manual-shift mode (3.7-liter V6). I-4 models equipped with the Sport AT are certified at the ultra-clean SULEV level, and PZEV in California-emission states.  All V6 models meet ULEV standards for all 50 states.

As it has been since the first MAZDA6 launched in 2002, all North American MAZDA6s will continue to be built at AutoAlliance International, in Flat Rock, Mich, a joint venture with partner Ford Motor Company.

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Mercedes CLC-Class is a model designed for young drivers looking for an athletic car that gives an involving drive, while at the same time delivering the hallmark Mercedes quality standards in terms of safety, comfort, environmental compatibility and functionality.
The new Sports Coupe will go on sale in May 2008.
More details about the new CLC-Class can be found here.

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL pictures and specs

The second special edition to be unveiled by Jaguar in Geneva will be the 2009 XJ Portfolio, a model that will also go on sale starting summer 2008.
The XJ Portfolio will be powered by a 4.2-liter V8 supercharged (400bhp SAE) or the naturally aspirated V8 engine. In either derivative, the XJ Portfolio offers effortless performance and exceptional refinement.
XJ Portfolio’s individuality is further reflected in a luxurious interior characterized by premium quality materials and exquisite attention to detail.

More details can be found here.