The BMW Hydrogen 7 is the German automaker’s first passenger vehicle to run on both conventional gasoline and liquid hydrogen. Part of BMW’s new “7″ series, the Hydrogen 7 is being marketed by BMW as the world’s first hydrogen-drive luxury vehicle.
The Hydrogen 7 will be a limited series, and only sold or leased to a select group of celebrities, politicians and other influential BMW enthusiasts. With zero to 60 acceleration in just over nine seconds, the Hydrogen 7 is also a performance car. Its 12 cylinder engine is capable of 260 hp, and will run on both standard unleaded gas and hydrogen, giving the car a range of over 400 miles when both the gas and hydrogen tanks are completely full. (more…)
BMW has released a number of new products this year and the latest one is the new BMW 6 Series Coupe and Convertible. The new BMW 6 Series Coupe and Convertible is all set to be released and will be available for sale from 27th October 2007. It features EfficientDynamics technology and some changes have been incorporated in order to improve the fuel consumption, reduce emissions and also to increase the performance.
(more…)
Toyota is now the largest automaker in the United States, overtaking General Motors earlier this year in sales, and the Toyota Corolla has played a large part in the success of the automaker in North America.
It’s hard to believe, but the Toyota Corolla has been around for 40 years now. The Japanese automaker recently unveiled the 10th generation of its wildly popular Corolla model in Tokyo. The newest generation of Corolla comes in both sedan and wagon versions, and includes several new Toyota technology breakthroughs.
For example, the c will ship with Toyota’s intelligent parking-assist system, a technology first developed on the Lexus LS line. The intelligent parking assist system takes the hassle out of parallel parking and navigating into smaller standard parking spaces. The system will also detect an impending collision while driving, automatically applying the brakes and activating seatbelts if necessary. (more…)
Mercedes has been plagued by reliability issues lately, but the company hopes to gain back consumer trust with its new C Series, and especially the new Mercedes-Benz C300. There’s no denying that Mercedes-Benz customers are a picky lot, expecting perfect performance and design. But perfection is unattainable even for Mercedes-Benz, and recent reports by J.D. Powers listed Mercedes vehicles as far less reliable than their price tags might indicate.
(more…)
Another new year is approaching and the Ford is all set to release the redesigned and much more improved Ford Focus series. The Ford Focus 2008 has been completely redesigned inside out and also includes a number of new features and so, is expected to hit the market with a bang !
Here are some of the reasons why you should check out the Focus 2008 –
(more…)
After decades of dominating the American midsize and compact car markets, Honda has introduced the 2007 Fit. Following in the footsteps of successes like the Honda Civic and Accord, the Fit will certainly have high expectations to live up to. But as a subcompact, competing with cheaper Korean and other automakers, can the Fit hold its own?
(more…)