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1New Mercedes E-Class Coupe couples low drag coefficient to efficient engines 1 Citation Click above for a hi-res gallery of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe You can have all the most efficient engines in the world, but if you're trying to drive a barn through a hurricane they are not going to help one bit. Mercedes knows that, which is why, in addition to highly fuel-efficient engines packed under the hood, Mercedes has made its new E-Class Coupe, details of which have just emerged before the new model's debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, what it claims to be the most, technorati.com
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2010 Lexus HS 250h Prototype Spied Testing In Public? 1 Citation ??..As reported, the Toyota Prius lays the foundation for the 250h. In addition to grafting on a sedan trunk, the Prius?s Lexusification involves upsizing to the Camry Hybrid?s 2.4-liter, which is good for 187 hp total horsepower. Dimensionally, the HS slots neatly in between the IS and ES, with an overall length near that of the former and width approaching the latter. The interior receives upgrades in the way of slim front seat backs, a wide-view front monitor that looks around corners wh, technorati.com
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FastSkinz: Save Gas by Turning Your Car into a Golf Ball 1 Citation The FastSkinz vehicle wrap material is dimpled. By creating turbulance, it reduces the air pressure and drag coefficient thereby increasing the aerodynamics, much like that of a golf ball. This technology can increase efficiency (MPG) by 25%, saving untold millions of gallons of gas and tons of CO2. And it's completely affordable and low tech., technorati.com
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Edgy, Yet Still Aerodynamic (New York Times) 1 Citation Wind tunnel studies suggest that counterintuitive, edgy shapes can reduce the drag coefficient and save fuel or battery capacity., technorati.com
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Latest iPhone App greenMeter measures your car?s carbon footprint 1 Citation The greenMeter, recently released by Hunter Research and Technologies, is an iPhone application with a mission to keep track of your car?s carbon footprint and fuel efficiency (as you can see in the picture below). The program uses a multitude of variables to make its calculations, including weather conditions, cost of fuel, and vehicle weight. More advanced measurements such as drag coefficient, vehicle pitch, and rolling resistance can be calculated using estimates available on the compa, technorati.com
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Mercedes-Benz at the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva 1 Citation OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Stuttgart, Germany, Mar 03, 2009 - The Geneva Motor Show will see the comeback of an intriguing product idea when Mercedes-Benz presents the Coupé range in the new E?Class. Just three months after the presentation of the Saloon, the brand is therefore launching a new highlight in the new model series while continuing , technorati.com
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Mercedes E Class Coupe The Slickest? 1 Citation Mercedes E Class Coupe The Slickest?By Gunnar HeinrichPART of Mercedes? happy fumes about increased gas mileage (+17%) on the new E Class Coupe is thanks to the reduced drag coefficient of the car?s slick new contours. How slick? Mercedes says its the world?s slickest. Is Benz just whistlin? Dixie?The E Class coupe which is set to replace the confusingly titled CLK-Class goes largely unnoticed by wind forces @ at a remarkable drag coefficient of 0.24. That?s 0.05 less than the car?s (W209) pred, technorati.com
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2009 Audi Q5 Makes Its North American Debut At La 2008 1 Citation Although we?ve already seen the Audi Q5 in a variety of forms after its initial unveiling in Beijing this past July, the four-ringers decided to finally show off their cute ?ute in North America for the first time at the LA Auto Show. The compact(ish) CUV is packing the award-winning 2.0-liter TFSI gasoline engine putting out 211 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque through the seven-speed, dual-clutch S tronic transmission, and Audi is quick to point out that with a drag coefficient of just 0.33 and a tu, technorati.com
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Paris Motor Show:Audi A6 Facelift 1 Citation Audi already has a lot to celebrate with its A6. It is currently the bestselling business sedan of the world. Anyway, since competition is always around, it would not be wise to count on the fact that the car may keep being appealing indefinitely and this explains why the German automaker has decided to change it. Although only the front grille, bumpers, air vents and fog lights have been changed in what relates to appearance, other modifications have helped the A6 family improve its fuel econom, technorati.com
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IN DETAIL: MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE 1 Citation Posted 22nd April, 2009 in Mercedes | Leave a commentThe new E-Class Coupé offers a very special combination of two attributes for which the Mercedes brand is known: fascination and efficiency. With its classic coupé side aspect - no B-pillars and fully retractable side windows - the new two-door car is a particularly sporty interpretation of the E-Class?s dynamic design. At the same time the most aerodynamic variant of the Coupés achieves a new world best in terms of drag coefficient: with a Cd, technorati.com
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