Car Of The Year In The World 2011

New York International Auto Show crowned World Car of the Year 2011 to electric cars Nissan Leaf. The award was given because the world stage Leaf is the first electric car that has the ability to walk 100 miles or 160 miles without charging the battery.

Late last year, Leaf also awarded the 2011 European Car of the Year beat Opel. Meanwhile, to win this year, Nissan Leaf was hard to compete with luxury brands BMW and Audi.

Currently, Leaf produced in Oppama, Japan. In the United States, Nissan's plant in Tennessee under construction, and is expected to be operational in 2012. Meanwhile, in Europe, Leaf will be produced at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, England, in 2013.

"Apparently, 2011 will be a boom year for Nissan Leaf," the report Earthtechling.com, Monday, May 2, 2011. This is because Nissan took ECOtality Coulombs Technologies Inc. and the battery charging system. "

Leaf Nissan car describe a future with zero emissions. The prototype car was based on the Nissan Tiida. However, Leaf uses an electric motor 80 kW (110 hp) / 280 Nm, and the battery is 24 kWh lithium-ion batteries that could push the car runs 160 km without a refill.

Nissan claims this car can go 140 km per hour. The battery can be charged with a voltage 480 volts, 220 volts and 110 volts. When the voltage is 480 volts, 80 percent of the battery charging takes 30 minutes. When 220 volts, such as electricity in homes, it takes 4 hours. Meanwhile, the voltage of 110 volts requires 16 hours.

This car is also equipped with sophisticated devices that are connected to global data centers. This system allows the driver to know the nearest charging station. In addition, the driver can access the entertainment for 24 hours without a break

New Porsche Panamera Diesel

European Porsche shoppers will soon have the option of ordering a diesel-powered version of the Panamera sports saloon. The most fuel-efficient model of the Panamera range is equipped with a Porsche-tuned version of the VW Group’s widely used 3.0-liter V6 TDI employing common rail direct injection technology and electrically controlled variable geometry turbochargers (VGTs).

The six-cylinder unit produces a maximum output of 250HP (184 kW) between 3,800 rpm and 4,400 rpm and a peak torque of 550Nm (405.7 lb-ft) available from 1,750 rpm to 2,750 rpm. The V6 is hooked up to an eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission while a start/stop system comes as standard. The Panamera Diesel is offered exclusively with rear-wheel drive.

With the standard tires, the diesel-powered Panamera returns a combined fuel consumption of 6.5 lt/100 km (equal to 36.2mpg US or 43.5mpg UK) with CO2 emissions of 172 g/km CO2. Opt for the low rolling resistance tires, and the aforementioned numbers drop to 6.3 lt/100 km (equal to 37.3mpg US or 44.8mpg UK) and 167 g/km CO2 respectively. The 80-liter tank allows a theoretical range in excess of 1,200 kilometers (746 miles).

In comparison, the Panamera Hybrid that makes use of a 333HP 3.0-liter V6 TSI gasoline engine and a 47HP electric motor returns 6.8 lt/100 km (34.6 mpg US.) with CO2 emissions of 159 g/km when equipped with low rolling resistance tires.

Porsche says the Panamera Diesel can accelerate from a standing start to 100 km/h (62mph) in 6.8 seconds en route to a top speed of 242km/h (150 mph).

Sales of the Panamera Diesel will start in Europe this August with prices starting from €80,183 (US$119,200) in Germany and from £62,134 (US$92,300) in the UK.

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