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Volkswagen New Compact Coupe

Presented at the 2010 Detroit Motor Show, the Volkswagen New Compact Coupe is a concept car that features an efficient hybrid drivetrain with a 7-speed DSG and a well-proportioned design with similarities with the Audi model line-up.

Volkswagen’s New Compact Coupe is said to have class-leading dynamics, achieves 45 mpg.

The new hybrid-powered compact coupe concept car has a top speed of 141mph and accelerates to 60 in 8.1 seconds.

Looking quite a bit like a mini-A5, one wonders if VW is again stepping on Audi’s toes with this concept.

The similarities to currently available Audi products can be seen in more than one spot and from more than one angle.

Audi/VW could be guilty of a simple case of quasi-self flattering, but–very likely–Audi execs find it to be disconcerting. Cannibalism or not, at first glance, it’s pleasing to the eye.

The compact coupe has a solid stance, handsome profile, appropriate proportions, and very well resolved surfacing.

All this encapsulates a gas-electric hybrid drivetrain mated to a 7-speed DSG… and its driver will be quite comfortable in what appears to be a well laid out, cleanly detailed, and nicely appointed interior.

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Fenix Automotive supercar preview

Fenix Automotive, a new company founded by Lee Noble, ha unveiled the first preview images of its first model, a supercar that will go on sale within 2010. The model will combine a bold design created from scratch with GM-derived V8 powerplants.

Fenix Automotive is a new car company recently founded by Lee Noble, the man who started Noble Automotive Ltd in 1999. He then sold the company in August 2006 and resigned in February 2008.

“The M12 was hugely successful, but we needed to move the game on in terms of design,” said Lee Noble.

The new car will be offered with a choice of two engines. GM’s 480bhp LS3 V8 will be the ’base’ unit, while the Corvette ZR1- derived 6.2-litre supercharged LS9 V8 delivering 638bhp will be available as an option.

Thanks to the target kergb weight of 1200kg, Fenix estimates that the LS9-engined car should accelerate from 0-100mph in under seven seconds and reach a top speed of around 200mph.

For more information visit www.fenixautomotive.com.

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