More on the North American International Show
On the front page of the auto section of my local paper today, there were several pictures showing the different new cars introduced at the North American International Show (Detroit Auto Show). Some awesome new cars are going to be introduced in the next few years. Of course you all know about the new 2010 Toyota Prius, but it has some stiffer competition now that Honda and Ford are introducing more hybrid vehicles.
Another car is the new Mini Cooper S convertible. This is an electric car that will be leased to 500 drivers in Los Angeles and New York and has a range of 120 miles. The Mercedes-Benz Concept Blue Zero E-cell runs on lithium-ion batteries with 124 miles on a charge. This car can run 373 miles with a combined batter and fuel tank.
Chevrolet says its Beat concept car, to be called the Spark when it comes to the U.S. in 2011, will get 40 miles per gallon. It is about the size of the Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris.
Possibly the fan favorite will be the Audi R8 5.2 FSI . It has a top speed of 195 mph with 0-62 mph in 3.9 seconds. That’s fast!
I hope the public gets excited about the show that opened to them on Saturday. Hopefully the economy gets better quickly and people start buying these new cars when they become available.