Here's a couple of crafty concept cars built on technologies that looks to conserve and looks that seek to tempt. Both are from car companies at the fore front of advancement. Toyota has taken charge of the Hybrid Electric market while Honda's Variable Cylinder Management is a cool mechanism.
Toyota's FT-HS Concept pictured above is a hybrid electric that is likely drawing on the Lexus GH450 3.5L V6 drive-train and will deliver 400bhp as well as 0-60mph in less than 5 seconds with an MPG boast too. The best number may still be the expected less than $40,000 price tag. Times certainly have changed. These figures used to be the domain of for-the-rich-only cars.
Honda has released its 8th generation styling for the Accord Coupe. Honda promises added performance (possibly 300bhp which should be good for 0-60 in less than 6 seconds) and its Variable Cylinder Management (VCM). VCM is a great mechanism that shuts down 2 cylinders in the V6 at higher speeds when due to inertia the extra 2 cylinders are practically worthless. This technology is already available in the 2006 and newer Honda Odyssey models. A hybrid electric version could follow in 2009. Pricing is expected in the low $30,000s.
Toyota's FT-HS Concept pictured above is a hybrid electric that is likely drawing on the Lexus GH450 3.5L V6 drive-train and will deliver 400bhp as well as 0-60mph in less than 5 seconds with an MPG boast too. The best number may still be the expected less than $40,000 price tag. Times certainly have changed. These figures used to be the domain of for-the-rich-only cars.
Honda has released its 8th generation styling for the Accord Coupe. Honda promises added performance (possibly 300bhp which should be good for 0-60 in less than 6 seconds) and its Variable Cylinder Management (VCM). VCM is a great mechanism that shuts down 2 cylinders in the V6 at higher speeds when due to inertia the extra 2 cylinders are practically worthless. This technology is already available in the 2006 and newer Honda Odyssey models. A hybrid electric version could follow in 2009. Pricing is expected in the low $30,000s.
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