If you are expecting to buy a vehicle in the next few months you might want to think twice before you sign above the dotted line. The next few years are expected to be exciting for new hybrid automobiles. Climbing oil prices, consumer demands and economic conditions have forced the automobile industry to mainstream hybrid technologies. That’s good news for us. These new vehicles will provide significant fuel savings and they will be available at affordable prices. Being a hybrid vehicle will no longer be a emblem with the word ‘hybrid’ slapped on the back of a vehicle just to get a few more sales. It will be the real thing.
We will only cover the most talked about vehicles from major manufacturers that have a real release date. These vehicles are not concepts or rumors but they are coming to a highway and garage near you in 2009 or 2010.
The Audi A1 is to be released in 2010. It is a subcompact car which looks like an oversized mini cooper. It will sport either a two or four door hatch and is built on the Golf IV PQ34 platform. This car will have a 1.4 liter engine most likely Volkswagen’s ‘twin charger’ engine already in use. It will come with all the standard features and will cost around $18′000.
The 2010 BMW X6 is a four door coup. It is advertised as a coupe due to its sloped roofline. Don’t let that fool you this car needs no advertising tricks to gain respect or sales. It retains the look of a BMW and offers a 20% fuel reduction versus non-hybrid vehicles. BMW calls it the world’s first hybrid ‘Sports Activity Coupe’. It features two revolutionary electric motors with a combustion engine. It can be driven using electric only, gasoline only or a combination of the two.
The 2009 Chevy Silverado full size truck boasts an amazing 50% fuel reduction versus the non-hybrid version. It is the truck industries’ first full size hybrid pickup. It can go up to 30 mile per hour on electricity alone. Most important, it will still pull all the loads that the non-hybrid Silverado can.
The 2010 Chevy Volt will probably be the most practical hybrid vehicle available. The Volt is predicted to be the vehicle that will help middle class America make the transition from combustion to hybrid. It uses a lithium-ion battery. Its power source will be either gasoline or where available E85 ethanol. It is designed to be plugged in and recharged overnight using a common 110 volt household plug. Those who travel less than 40 miles a day will use zero gasoline. For long term trips over 40 miles the battery will be charged ‘on the road’ using the gasoline or E85 fuel source.
The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milant Hybrids internally will be virtually identical. They will use a variant of Ford’s 2.3 Liter 4 cylinder engine. They can be switched to electric only, gasoline only or a combination of both. The combustion engine will produce 133hp .with the electric motor providing an additional 94hp. These will be available in 2009.
The Honda CR-Z will hit the European market along with the Civic Hybrid in late 2009 or early 2010 at around $28′000. The CR-Z replaces the Insight and will be a remake of the legendary1987-92 CR-X. It will boast 214/45 R19 tires, leather and mesh seats, cool colors and a sleek, high-tech cabin. The CR-Z will sit on the new Jazz platform and is designed to be ‘futuristic and dynamic in a compact form’. Honda says that CR-Z stands for Compact Renaissance Zero which is an ‘expression to capture the idea of a renaissance in the design of compact cars that begins anew from fundamentals. This head turning car will put the ‘cool’ into hybrid.
The 2009 Hyundai Accent Hybrid despite the flurry of press releases and buzz will be a carry over from the 2008 model. It offers 33 MPG in the city and 34 MPG on the highway. This line was introduced in 2006 and has seen strong sales each year. It boasts a standard 2.4 liter l4 192 hp hybrid engine. Automatic transmission with overdrive is standard. Its unique features are LED tail lights and an air conditioning system that can be run when the combustion engine is off.
These are quality vehicles that give you real gasoline savings. You can buy these in confidence knowing they are not built just to keep a portion of America happy. They are well built, reliable and priced well. They are truly all around good vehicles especially at a time when global events force the world to transition away from the gasoline engine. The beginning of the Hybrid era has started and it is looking pretty good so far
We will only cover the most talked about vehicles from major manufacturers that have a real release date. These vehicles are not concepts or rumors but they are coming to a highway and garage near you in 2009 or 2010.
The Audi A1 is to be released in 2010. It is a subcompact car which looks like an oversized mini cooper. It will sport either a two or four door hatch and is built on the Golf IV PQ34 platform. This car will have a 1.4 liter engine most likely Volkswagen’s ‘twin charger’ engine already in use. It will come with all the standard features and will cost around $18′000.
The 2010 BMW X6 is a four door coup. It is advertised as a coupe due to its sloped roofline. Don’t let that fool you this car needs no advertising tricks to gain respect or sales. It retains the look of a BMW and offers a 20% fuel reduction versus non-hybrid vehicles. BMW calls it the world’s first hybrid ‘Sports Activity Coupe’. It features two revolutionary electric motors with a combustion engine. It can be driven using electric only, gasoline only or a combination of the two.
The 2009 Chevy Silverado full size truck boasts an amazing 50% fuel reduction versus the non-hybrid version. It is the truck industries’ first full size hybrid pickup. It can go up to 30 mile per hour on electricity alone. Most important, it will still pull all the loads that the non-hybrid Silverado can.
The 2010 Chevy Volt will probably be the most practical hybrid vehicle available. The Volt is predicted to be the vehicle that will help middle class America make the transition from combustion to hybrid. It uses a lithium-ion battery. Its power source will be either gasoline or where available E85 ethanol. It is designed to be plugged in and recharged overnight using a common 110 volt household plug. Those who travel less than 40 miles a day will use zero gasoline. For long term trips over 40 miles the battery will be charged ‘on the road’ using the gasoline or E85 fuel source.
The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milant Hybrids internally will be virtually identical. They will use a variant of Ford’s 2.3 Liter 4 cylinder engine. They can be switched to electric only, gasoline only or a combination of both. The combustion engine will produce 133hp .with the electric motor providing an additional 94hp. These will be available in 2009.
The Honda CR-Z will hit the European market along with the Civic Hybrid in late 2009 or early 2010 at around $28′000. The CR-Z replaces the Insight and will be a remake of the legendary1987-92 CR-X. It will boast 214/45 R19 tires, leather and mesh seats, cool colors and a sleek, high-tech cabin. The CR-Z will sit on the new Jazz platform and is designed to be ‘futuristic and dynamic in a compact form’. Honda says that CR-Z stands for Compact Renaissance Zero which is an ‘expression to capture the idea of a renaissance in the design of compact cars that begins anew from fundamentals. This head turning car will put the ‘cool’ into hybrid.
The 2009 Hyundai Accent Hybrid despite the flurry of press releases and buzz will be a carry over from the 2008 model. It offers 33 MPG in the city and 34 MPG on the highway. This line was introduced in 2006 and has seen strong sales each year. It boasts a standard 2.4 liter l4 192 hp hybrid engine. Automatic transmission with overdrive is standard. Its unique features are LED tail lights and an air conditioning system that can be run when the combustion engine is off.
These are quality vehicles that give you real gasoline savings. You can buy these in confidence knowing they are not built just to keep a portion of America happy. They are well built, reliable and priced well. They are truly all around good vehicles especially at a time when global events force the world to transition away from the gasoline engine. The beginning of the Hybrid era has started and it is looking pretty good so far
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