Toyota Hydrogen Car Release Next Year In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - world automotive giant , Toyota , has big plans in the next year . This Japanese manufacturer plans to begin selling the hydrogen vehicles in 2015 in the United States .

Reported by Autonews , certainty Toyota to launch hydrogen-fueled vehicles is delivered directly by the senior vice president of Toyota Motor Sales USA , Bob Carter , at CES in Las Vegas , USA . He said he is optimistic that hydrogen vehicles will grow and demand in a short time .

" Hydrogen -fueled vehicles in the future will be faster than people believe , and with a larger number . Californians will be areas that demand for this car the most, " said Bob Carter .

The concept of hydrogen vehicles is named FCV Concept , and has been introduced at the Tokyo Auto Show in October . Toyota expected to sell kebndaraan with hydrogen fuel is as much as 5,000 to 10,000 units globally .

Currently the state of California has received funding of $ 200 million to build 100 hydrogen filling stations , 10 stations are now ready for filling , while 20 more stations in 2015 , and 20 stations in 2016.

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These Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 Photos Look Legit and Real to Us

So, remember the purportedly official photo of the Lamborghini Gallardo's replacement called the Huracan that we first you showed you last night and which has been making the internet rounds this morning? What the blog that posted it didn't say last night, is where they found the single photo.

Well, we did some detective work this morning and confirmed the source: Italy's LaStampa. Actually, we did more than that; as it turns out, the same site had four more photos that have been since removed, but fret not, as we managed to recover them…

Yes, all exterior photos have a computer render-feel to them, but this isn't something we haven't seen before from automakers, while we also have a pretty detailed interior photo.

Taking everything into account, including the fact that they were eliminated, we're leaning towards official shots on this one.

One interesting detail is the badge on the rear fender that reads "LP610-4" and which means that this Italian puppy comes with a 610PS V10 engine and all-wheel drive.

But enough with that; how about you hit the comments and tell us your first thoughts on the looks of the Gallardo's replacement?

Update: New photos have been added to the existing gallery / Thanks to Vitaly from Autowp for completing our HD set.

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2015 Mitsubishi Eclipse R/SD Concept is a Realistic-Looking Design Study

Any way you look at it, Mitsubishi has been on a downward spiral for years now  and things aren't looking too bright for the sixth biggest Japanese automaker and the sixteenth biggest in the world based on production numbers.

While the company now believes that its future lies in SUVs, crossovers and cheap transportation modes like the Mirage hatch, it wasn't always like that; besides the legendary Lancer EVO series, once upon a time, Mitsubishi also did coupes like the 3000GT/GTO, FTO and the Eclipse.

The latter inspired car modeler Steel Blake from the far away land of Kyrgyzstan in central Asia along with the help of Zhikharev Eduard and Mike Kinikhin to create a rather realistic-looking concept model dubbed the 2015 Mitsubishi Eclipse R/SD.

Blake took the last, fourth generation of the series (produced from 2006 to 2011) as a canvas for the study.

While there are no coupes in Mitsubishi's immediate future, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts about Blake's concept in the comments.

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Says Next-Gen Mazda Skyactiv 2 Will Further Improve Efficiency by 30%

Mazda really ought to be appreciated for not mindlessly following the hybridization trend , choosing instead to perfect the art of building a traditional , conventional car via its Skyactiv program .
Now , AutoNews Tells us that the Japanese manufacturer will continue to go in the same direction in the future , and that by the year 2020, the Skyactiv 2 will have made ​​its debut on the market , with efficiency improvements in the order of thirty percent Compared to what we have now .

The way in the which they plan to Achieve this is via complete and clean burn of the ( diesel or gasoline ) fuel so that the engine is both more efficient and less polluting .

According to Mitsuo Hitomi , the executive officer in charge of powertrain development at Mazda , " If we want to dramatically improve fuel economy from here , the only route is through lean burning , " adding that "the next step is the 2020 European regulations " ( 95 g / km CO2 ).

One specific way through the which the automaker aims to Achieve its goals for gasoline engines is by raising the compression ratio , something that it has already done with the current crop of SKYACTIV motors that run at 14:1 ( very high Compared to industry average) - apparently they want to raise that to 18:1 .

Aside from that , they also want to employ what is called HCCI or homogeneous charge compression ignition , the which uses pressure to ignite the fuel / air mixture , instead of a traditional spark - it would burn petrol yet function along the same lines as diesel engines , basically .

The current problem with HCCI engines is that running in that way do not really like to rev , mimicking the behavior of a diesel . This must be Overcome , along with higher operating Temperatures and pressures that will put extra strain on the entire system , require higher strength parts and ultimately end up being too expensive to be viable en masse .

Following the second gen Skyactiv will be Skyactiv 3 , in the year 2025. The goal will be further lowering emissions to 65 g / km of CO2 , and bringing in a proportional increase of efficiency too.

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BMW M3 Coupe and Convertible Changing So M4

MUNICH-There is a recognized name replacement for the BMW F30 3-series or model of their motorsport division into series 4.

While the M3 will continue to be produced with a four-door sedan model. So the more popular variants are the Coupe and Convertible models will now be known as the M4.

The last picture as reported Carscoops (3/14/13), was a M4 Coupe is conducting test session in the snow weather. Now be slightly visible assurance appearance that differentiates it from the standard model, although still covered with camouflage patterns.

The front of the M4 will get a new bumper below the grill striped black and dome on the hood. While on the back there are several different parts such as bumper diffuser and four exhaust as well as integration with trunk lid spoiler.

The car is also equipped with thin tires to accommodate the 19-inch rims. With a new pillar trim and mirrors are slightly different look too big on this test car. Roof made of carbon fiber combined with polymer remained untouched, but certainly this material will appear on production cars.

BMW will also make M4 M3 Coupe is lighter than the predecessor. Not only because the new material on the platform and its material, but also because the car is equipped with a new 3.0-liter 6-cylinder inline engine with three turbochargers replacing the 414 hp 4.0-liter V8 predecessor belongs.

This new engine produces 416 Hp listed, but the data can be changed until the final production before it was introduced to the public next year.

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