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ACO Defines Hybrid Braking Zones for Le Mans

ACO Defines Hybrid Braking Zones for Le Mans

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the FIA have created specific braking zones around Le Mans that will be the only areas where the hybrid Audi R18 E-tron Quattro and Toyota TS030 hybrid will be able to use their electric boo...
01.06.2012 | 4785 views | 2 comments
Active City Stop Becomes Available on Fiesta in Europe

Active City Stop Becomes Available on Fiesta in Europe

Ford is making its Active City Stop emergency braking system available as an option on the Fiesta but only in Europe for now. When activated, the system examines 50 images roughly every second, and it can prevent collisions at less than 15km/h and...
23.11.2012 | 1161 views | 0 comments
Active role for BMW in Germany’s “national platform for electromobility”

Active role for BMW in Germany’s “national platform for electromobility”

On Monday German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched in Berlin the “national platform for electromobility”. BMW Group will be contributing with its many years of experience in the area of electromobility to the project and the extensive sci...
04.05.2010 | 1731 views | 0 comments
ActiveE: BMW Group presents second electric vehicle concept

ActiveE: BMW Group presents second electric vehicle concept

BMW has presented a concept study of an all-electrical vehicle based on the BMW 1 Series Coupé. The BMW ActiveE represents a continuation of the investigation of electromobility by Group BMW. ActiveE is the second electric vehicle creat...
22.11.2012 | 1714 views | 0 comments
Acura Bringing New Hybrid Flagship RLX to New York

Acura Bringing New Hybrid Flagship RLX to New York

Acura has announced a new hybrid, flagship replacement for the RL to be dubbed the RLX at the New York Auto Show on April 4 at 1:50pm.  The RLX Concept will use Honda's Sport Hybrid SH-AWD system with a front mounted V6 and electric m...
02.04.2012 | 1357 views | 0 comments
Acura ILX Compact Sedan Debuting at NAIAS to be Built in Indiana

Acura ILX Compact Sedan Debuting at NAIAS to be Built in Indiana

  Honda and Acura will be making a big push at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Honda will premiere a concept for the next generation Accord there, and Acura will have its new ILX compact sedan, a new g...
26.12.2011 | 1422 views | 2 comments
Acura ILX Gives Acura an Entry-Level Luxury Sedan

Acura ILX Gives Acura an Entry-Level Luxury Sedan

Acura thinks that it needs to go lower in the market. During its press conference at the North American International Auto Show, Acura's representative said that it projects the only areas that the luxury market that will grow in the coming ye...
11.01.2012 | 5440 views | 1 comments
Acura NSX Will Be Built at Custom Performance Center in Ohio

Acura NSX Will Be Built at Custom Performance Center in Ohio

Due to enter production for 2015

Honda has announced that it is building a $70 million (€55 million), 184,000ft² (17,094m²) production facility in Marysville, Ohio, that will be dedicated to building the next generation Acura NSX in 2015. Honda is calling the new f...
15.05.2013 | 4278 views | 0 comments
Acura NSX Will Get Public Driving Debut at Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

Acura NSX Will Get Public Driving Debut at Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

It is the first time that the car will be shown actually moving publicly.

Honda has announced that the next generation NSX will be shown driving publicly for the first time by doing laps of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during the Honda Indy 200 IndyCar Series race on August 4. It will be the first time that anyone out...
25.07.2013 | 4594 views | 0 comments
Acura Releases New Gallery of NSX Including Interior

Acura Releases New Gallery of NSX Including Interior

Due in Two Years and will be built in Ohio

Acura stole the Detroit Motor Show last year with the introduction of the NSX concept. It brought an upgraded version of the concept to the show again this year. The latest version has a slightly reworked rear end and a full interior this time. Ac...
15.01.2013 | 7112 views | 0 comments

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