Monday, May 5, 2008

2009 Acura NSX

The next-generation NSX has been confirmed to be released in 2010. NSX has been seen testing in Nordschleife last summer putting in laps of 14-mile each in just 8 min 20 sec. With a 4.5 litre V10 engine this car is capable of turning out 400kw. It will be marketed in the United States as Acura NSX and in Japan as Honda NSX .

Honda FCX Clarity

The Honda FCX Clarity is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle made by Honda. Presently there are over twenty 2002 prototype-based, leased cars in the US. The latest prototype is scheduled to be marketed in 2008 in Japan and the United States. Honda thinks it may well begin mass producing cars derived from the FCX concept by the year 2018.

Ford Verve Concept

The Ford Verve prototypes are a sequence of small car prototypes from Ford of Europe. Jointly, they are projected to replace the existing Ford Fiesta and facilitate Ford meet the demands of customers for subcompact and fuel-efficient vehicles. This will be distributed in North America, Europe, and Asia. The initial prototype was shown for the first time at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Honda Civic Type R

The Honda Civic Type R is a pimped version of the popular Honda Civic, which came after two series of EF8 / EF9 and EG6 Type R's. Today Honda fans highly admire the predecessor of this 5 generation, the EF9, EF8 SiR and EG6 SiRII, for their performance, easiness and utilitarian approach.

2007 Mazda Ryuga Concept

The Mazda Ryuga is a prototype vehicle presented for the first time by Mazda and Ford Motor Company at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The vehicle, together with the Mazda Nagare, is a tentative design study planned to give an idea of the style that will be applied for future generations of Mazda passenger cars. The Ryuga moniker means gracious flow in Japanese.

Saab Aero X

Saab Aero-X is a concept vehicle introduced by Saab at the 2006 Salon International de l'Auto. It is power-driven by a 2.8 L twin-turbocharged V6 that generates 400 horsepower and runs on pure ethanol. Top speed is restricted to 250 km/h or 150 mph and is estimated to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph or 100 km/h in 4.9 s. The manual transmission has 7-speed and is handled by paddles on the steering wheel.

Zap-X

ZAP-X is a Crossover Electric Vehicle designed by ZAP Motors and Lotus Engineering derived from the Lotus APX concept platform. The vehicle is estimated to be launched in 2010. The company claims that this car would be powered by a four in-wheel electric motors that generates 644 bhp (480 kW/653 PS) and reaches 350-mile or 560 km with a single charge. It also boasts a top speed of 155 mph or 249 km/h, acceleration of 0–60 mph in 4.8 s and a 10 min recharge time.