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It’s Sunday and if you visit eGMCarTech everyday you should know what that means (if you don’t - well Sunday means that its time to gather up all the photo galleries from the week). This week check out pictures of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, 2009 Kia Forte, Mazda Kazamai, Audi R8 GT3, 2009 Hyundai Genesis and spy shots of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Coupe and Chevrolet Volt.
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Besides the upcoming Fisker Karma, Fisker Automotive is planning four additional models of plug-in hybrids. All four models will use the same underpinnings, powertrain and hybrid technology from the Karma due out next year.
We’ve already heard of a Fisker Karma two-door convertible plug-in hybrid. That will also spawn a coupe Karma which will be followed by an SUV.
Fisker plans on selling 15,000 units a year of the Karma hybrid sedan and has already received more than 800 orders for the car in the UK. Full technical details are still unavailable but Fisker has said that the Karma can do 50 miles on battery power alone with a 0-60 coming in less than 6 seconds. The 300 mile range plug-in hybrid will start at $80,000.
Fisker Karma Hybrid Prototype :
The Chevrolet Volt craze continues as we await the arrival of the most anticipated plug-in hybrid due out in 2010. We already know that GM is considering a Cadillac version of the Volt. GM executives are now considering a Pontiac version.
Susan, Docherty, GM’s North American vice president of Buick, Pontiac and GMC is suggesting that if one of the three brands were to get a version of the Volt, it most probably be a Pontiac - which would most likely have to be fun, fast, quick and sharp.
Toyota will be showing up to the 2008 Paris Motor Show with the new Toyota Avensis sedan. The sleek third-generation sedan will be taking center stage at the Toyota stand along with the final production iQ and the Urban Cruiser.
Sales of the Avensis will kick off in January 2009 - other technical details and pricing will be announced closer to launch.
Click through for the press release.
Toyota’s 2008 Paris Motor Show lineup:
Update: Apparently there was a typo by the Columbus Dispatch editor. The article mean to say “we’re going to bring in a model based on the CR-Z” not “CR-V.” So as of right now there will be no CR-V hybrid but we think it would be a great competitor to the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Thanks to Turkle for pointing out the correction.
Honda’s Dick Colliver (better known Richard E. Colliver) was in central Ohio this week during the 2009 Acura TL launch. Why is Colliver so important? Besides being the formal executive vice president of automobile sales, Colliver is considered Honda’s no. 2 man in North America.
Besides talking about cars, economy, the local work force, Colliver gave some insight as to what Honda has planned for the future. When asked if Honda has any other green cars coming down the line besides the new global hybrid, the new Civic Hybrid, Honda Fit Hybrid and the production CR-Z Hybrid, Colliver replied:
With the Nissan GT-R Spec-V delayed by a couple of months, GT-R enthusiasts will have to ’settle’ for the new NISMO Club Sport Package - the first official tuning package from Nissan itself. Details are still a little sketchy but we tried to do the best we could when translating the Japanese press release.
From what we understand the Chassis Package, which costs ¥2,205,000 ($20,258 USD), consists of a Bilstein Damp Tronic dampers giving the GT-R an adjustable suspension with 3-mode changes. The Carbon Bucket Seat Package costs ¥1,890,000 ($17,365 USD) and gives you two NISMO Recaro bucket seats - each can be purchased individually. Last but not least, is the Titanium Exhaust System Package which also costs ¥1,890,000 ($17,365 USD) and gives the GT-R a NISMO branded titanium rear diffuser which is built to the Spec-V standards.
The NISMO Club Sport Package for the Nissan GT-R has 3 year/60,000 km warranty. The package as a hold will set you back ¥5,460,000 ($50,242 USD).
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NISMO Nissan GT-R Club Sport Package:
We’ve seen the official teasers and earlier today we saw a spy shot of the interior. Now, Transformers Live Action Movie Blog does it again with Autobot goodies with their reader Gettodeath catching the production Chevrolet Volt in action on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
When the news first hit the web, we only saw the top half of the Volt (seen above). Later a video was discovered showing all the Autobots on the set including a couple seconds of GM’s new plug-in hybrid.
GM is rumored to reveal the production version of the Volt next month and is also expected to show it at the 2008 LA Auto Show. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will hit theaters on June 26th, 2009.
Click here to see the video and check out more images of the Volt after the jump.
Chevrolet Volt seen on the set of Transformers 2:
We’ve heard rumors of a Ford Capri revival before, but now CARandDRIVER reports that Ford is planning a Capri Concept for 2009 to celebrate the model’s 40th anniversary.
The concept will hint at a future successor to the Ford Capri (previously sold as Mercury in the U.S.) and will be built on the next-generation global Focus platform. Styling is expected to be influence by the Ford Visos and Iosis concepts with a hint of Ford’s European Mondeo.
Speaking today at a media event touting GM’s 2009 lineup, Lutz said that GM has picked a battery supplier for the upcoming Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid but won’t say who it is just yet. Lutz said an official announcement will be made by the end of this year and that GM will show the production Volt very soon.
So far we’ve seen official teasers of the production Volt but someone snuck in a camera (or used their cell phone) at the event today and managed to snap a shot of the interior. As stated previously, Apple and Mac lovers will love the interior of the Volt.
From the images you can see the flat surface buttons on the center console. Another thing that stands out are the heated seat buttons which you might want to avoid if you want to have kids.
Spy Shots: Chevrolet Volt Interior Scooped:
Yesterday, FoMoCo revealed the new pony badge for the 2010 Ford Mustang. Today an image of the hood of the next-generation Mustang popped up on the web.
So far rumors tell us some of the powertrain choices that will be offered under the exact hood you see here. For you fuel-efficient lovers Ford will offer 3.5L EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 - while the performance enthusiasts will get a 5.0L V8 producing 350 horsepower.
The 2010 Ford Mustang will make its official debut at the 2008 LA Auto Show.
2010 Ford Mustang at Race America :
Volkswagen announced today that it has joined the ranks of the world’s top three automakers (it’s comes in at the no.3 spot) taking a shot at FoMoCo saying “rival Ford had to settle for fourth position.”
“We are delighted that the Volkswagen Group has made it to the global automobile industry’s top three for the first time. This shows that we are on the right track with our ever-stronger international presence and, above all, our product program,” said Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen.
Joining the 2009 Volvo XC60 next year will be another compact Volvo crossover called the V30. Clearing up rumors, Volvo told Autowise that the V30 crossover will not be based on the C30 hatchback. Instead, the crossover will be larger than the C30 and just slightly larger than the Audi A3 Sportback.
Volvo is counting on the V30 to retain and attract new buyers that were once interested in the S40 since no replacement model is planned for the sedan. Volvo will also target the V30 as a rival to the upcoming BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz BLK and Audi Q3 compact SUVs.
Our friend Garrett Brown was lucky enough to find a production 2010 Chevrolet Camaro running around in Michigan this week. Brown caught some shots of the Camaro and decided to share it with us.
He says that this is one of the press cars that were roaming around town. Well Brown you’re lucky enough not to feel the wrath of GM’s PR guys like Wert.
Production of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will kick off in February of 2009 with sales to begin later that year.
Spy Shots: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro spotted in Michigan:
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