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For now it is not to official information, but rumors are pretty strong. And it is said that the Opel Calibra could re-enter the market for coupes approximately early 2013.

The Speculation had been heard a year ago. According to what it says the version Dutch Autoblog, this car would be based on the popular Opel Insignia . Its construction would take place in Rüsselsheim, Germany.

If these data are true, would vanish any possibility of a model with traction and rear, although there remains the possibility that the version top model equipped traction n integral to all four wheels, and a V6 Turbo with 2.8 liters and 435 Nm of torque Max.

The appearance of the vehicle is still a mystery, but is expected to be inspired by some prototypes presented recently by the mark, as is the case of the Opel GTC Concept or the Opel GT / E Flextreme . Only time will tell whether or not a new Opel Calibra get to see the light.

The leading brands of cars had their car project driven by electricity, but they left behind. Now the need has forced not only to dust, also bet heavily on this form of energy use. The gasoline-powered cars have to change, forced to find solutions to the great problem of environmental pollution and greenhouse gases, plus the high value of oil.

It takes two years of development and within two years there will be models on the market (2010). Lithium batteries are those that helped solve the size, weight and load capacity. Maintenance costs had also been a problem difficult to solve.

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As the years progress, the green trend occupies the most important showcases for the automotive industry. Is the new era that comes to dominate the immediate future and the Los Angeles Auto Show has come to prove it.

If before being green was in part a commitment to fashion and pro environment, the reality is that the crisis that has driven lives now more than ever the need to deliver cars savers that, ultimately, are green.

Reduced consumption

Everyone talks about fewer passes to the gas station, dramatic increases in miles per gallon, hybrids, green concepts and fully electric cars, deal stellar places instead of big and powerful muscle car that dominated recently as a couple of years. The fact that the industry, the press and people have responded with more than these corporate decisions. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the latest trends in the automotive industry focuses on electric motors, hybrid platforms, extended automotive. In the last salons in Los Angeles and Detroit could see and even handle the latest proposals for eco-automotive manufacturers.

Geneva occurs in both the same. The big news in this area will, without doubt, a revolutionary concept, the Rinspeed E2, the ecological range of Volvo, known as Green Drive, the Opel Ampera, the so-called European Volt, and Mitsubishi iMiEV Air Sport Concept, a peculiar electric convertible coupe.

The audience of this continent will also have the opportunity to become familiar with the case of the new 2010 Toyota Prius, the Toyota FT-EV, the Honda Insight, or the Lexus RX450h.