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BMW adding two plug-in hybrid variants to 7 Series range; first use of pre-gearing stage

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liters/100 km [35 – 39 mpg US]; CO 2 emissions combined: 178 – 160 g/km in the WLTP cycle), with a six-cylinder in-line diesel engine boosted by 48V mild hybrid technology. liters/100 km [181 – 235 mpg US]; electric power consumption combined: 26.0 – 23.7 The new BMW M760e xDrive accelerates from rest to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3

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Volkswagen combines XL1 powertrain with up! for the twin up! concept plug-in diesel hybrid; 214 mpg

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liters per 100 km (214 mpg US ) (NEDC), with corresponding CO 2 emissions of 27 g/km. All new Volkswagen vehicles are configured to accept alternative drive systems as well as conventional ones, making installation of the compact XL1 plug-in hybrid system in the twin up! accelerates up to 60 km/h (37 mph) in 8.8 relatively easy.

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Audi’s 544 hp V10 diesel quattro concept averages 30 mpg; integral steering

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Audi unveiled the V10 TDI diesel nanuk quattro concept show car prior to the the IAA in Frankfurt. liter diesel engine produces more than 400 kW (544 hp) and delivers 1,000 N·m (738 lb-ft) of torque from 1,500 rpm. With acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers (30 mpg US ).

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. With a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), the XL1 can accelerate to 100 km/h in 12.7

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Mercedes-Benz introducing diesel E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID with fuel economy of 56 mpg US; gasoline-engined E 400 HYBRID model to follow

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID; the luxury-class diesel hybrid offers fuel consumption of 4.2 L of diesel/100 km (56 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. This diesel hybrid will be available in the European market as a Saloon and Estate from the third quarter 2012. in-line diesel.

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Mercedes-Benz unveiling diesel plug-in hybrid preproduction models at Geneva show

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At the Geneva Motor Show this week, Mercedes-Benz is unveiling two new preproduction models that combine the new OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine with the latest-generation 9G-TRONIC 9-speed hybrid transmission. OM 654 diesel. The new plug-in diesel hybrids in the C- and E-Class will share the new OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine.

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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in hybrid drive system, and the first diesel plug-in hybrid with quattro drive in its segment. Together with the diesel engine, the car can cover a total distance of 1,410 kilometers (876.1 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4 US mpg) and has a CO 2 emission level of less than 50 grams per kilometer (80.5

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