Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive

Electrically yours

Made in small quantities, the Seat Altea XL Electric Ecomotive to be used to gain experience and information.

To create its first electric model, Seat has chosen from the base of the Altea compact MPV, in its long-XL. But the series is still far: only a small experimental series will be manufactured.

Apart from the grille and hidden decoration "flashy", this variant does not differ much from thermal versions.

While some manufacturers have already begun to integrate models in their range, most brands are still far from this phase. Seat is the case, which today unveiled its Altea XL Electric Ecomotive. Aesthetically very similar thermal versions, the compact MPV is aimednot only a great business career. It will just be made ​​a handful of copies that will be used togain experience on this technology. A strategy also used for the Hybrid Leon Twindrive presented simultaneously.

Depending on the decision, charging the battery takes between 2 and 8 hours.

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Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept

Ready for a break 

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru introduces the concept of compact wagon, called Advanced Tourer.

Advanced Tourer concept is not a fan of Futurism: This compact wagon seems to be transformed easily into production model. But it also announces the modernization of lifts of the brand.

The four passengers were accommodated on seats that seem to float.

In its first two generations, the Impreza five-door station wagon resembled a fury. A choice that was not renewed for the following two drafts, much more traditional line. The return of Subaru in the compact segment of movers is not excluded, as evidenced by the Advanced Tourer concept, presented at the next Tokyo Motor Show. With 4.58 m long, this study is similar in effect break the format of the Ford Focus SW, Renault Mégane and Peugeot 308 SW Estate. In addition, the line is generally realistic, with a look that evokes the BRZ and cut a sporty profile, without excess.

As the front face, the stern has some similarities with the coupe BRZ.

Even if the Japanese firm did not confirm, but seems ready for commercialization.However, it is mostly technically this Advanced Tourer Concept seems to have a promising future. Indeed he inaugurated a four-cylinder boxer "only" 1600 cm3, a reduction in displacement offset by a turbo and the shift to direct injection. Here, this innovative movement is also associated with an electric motor powered by lithium-ion batteries capable of operating only for short distances. Which does not remain true to Subaru all-wheel drive, a feature dear to the brand.

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Seat Leon TwinDrive

The hybrid states

TwinDrive: the Volkswagen group, this term refers to a plug-in hybrid technology. It is found today in Seat Leon on a prototype that does not lack interest.
The hybrid in Seat? For now, it's a technology reserved for studies of style, as the IBL orIBX. But the Spanish brand has well equip its production models, as demonstrated by the presentation of a TwinDrive Leon. Although it is still in the prototype and model-basedlate-career, this variant appears instructive. The tuners should indeed be on the third generation of the compact Iberian by 2015. Rechargeable in the sector, it has a range of 52 km in electric mode. In this case, speed is limited to 120 km / h and power does not exceed 115 hp. It will help block the 1.4 TSI 115 hp gasoline it increases to 170 km / h and reaches 163 hp combined.

The Leon TwinDrive simply two electric motors on the front, while the Golf of the same name (see our test) possessed three, including two integrated into the rear wheels. A simplification that allows in particular to reduce costs and non suspendues.Tout massesby claiming that fuel consumption and CO2 emissions average particularly low: respectively 1.7 l/100km and 39 g / km. Numbers to qualify seriously, because they benefit from a particularly favorable approval cycle for plug-in hybrid. In normal operation, it would be better to rely on 5.9 l/100 km, enough anyway to get a total range of 900 km.

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