Hyundai has released the first official sketches of Ix-Metro Concept to be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This is a prototype that anticipates the MPV version of the i20 expected in 2011, designed by Korean design center thinking to European customers, with flowing lines and quirky and the solution of the sliding rear door.

Very interesting mechanics, since a debut novel 3-cylinder 1-liter direct-injection gasoline capable of 125cv, helped by a hybrid system, technology start-stop and double-clutch gearbox, with emissions in just 80 g / km. The IX-Metro Concept is 3.93 meters long, 1.76 wide and 1.58 high and equipped with 20 “wheels. Through the use of lightweight materials, the concept car weighs 950 kg, a factor for both benefits for consumers.

Rolls-Royce revealed 200EX concept as expected.The 200EX keeps passengers riding in comfort on the same wheelbase BMW uses on the 7-Series. The two vehicles will share several build characteristics as a result.Passengers in back will have quite a bit of legroom, thanks to the 5.4-meter overall length. They will use the BMW V12 engine mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission.

“In the Passat BlueMotion II”, says Dr. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of Volkswagen Group. “The technological components of the BlueMotion concept are being merged with those of the entirely new BlueTDI system for the first time.”

Passat BlueMotion II combines various technologies to achieve numbers such as 109 g/km on CO2 emissions, an average of 4.1 litres per 100km of fuel and a range of over 1700 kilometres from a tank of diesel. Never before have we seen such numbers from a car the size of Passat, so it will be informative to see if they achieve them and exactly how. The technologies to be employed – the car is still in testing – shall include the usual suspects, such as an Automatic Start/Stop system, brake energy regeneration, common rail TDI and a transmission with longer gear ratios.

The Santa Fe blue Hybrid is powered by a 2.4 liter gasoline engine coupled to a six-speed automatic transmission and a 30Kw electric motor. As in other hybrids, the electric motor also works as a generator to charge the batteries. An engine shutoff/restart system reduces idle time for the gas engine, and electronic power steering reduces parasitic engine losses. The Santa Fe blue Hybrid uses a 270V lithium polymer battery, unlike the lithium-ion batteries in wide use today. According to Hyundai, the more durable Li-Poly battery offers lower production costs as well as a higher energy density and longer life. Hyundai says that this parallel hybrid architecture will be used as the basis for upcoming production hybrids.