For the ultimate performance, supercars - as a race car. Typical of the mid-motorigen supercars, the Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Murcielago and Noble M400. Most Exotic supercars are also central engines.

The centre-motorigen this provision has advantages over the prior-car:

It is more weight on the rear wheels, but not too, if traction is good, because the driver is sitting in front of the engine, the car may be down, which front and center of gravity. This means greater speed and better technology curve. The aerodynamics of cars in the middle are usually the best Given that the propeller, there is no wave, the player front to back, amid the cars are generally lighter than the front cars

This sum of a great advantage in the provision. These cars are normally powered by V-engines, motors or boxers because they are smaller and require less space than in engines online.

Gearbox, usually behind the rear axle

For the same weight, transmission is usually mounted behind the rear axle gearbox Transaxle. The weight distribution is approximately 42% from front to rear, 58% to 39% and 61% before the rear. Even more weight on the back of the handling, balance.

Given that the weight of a centre-auto motorigen focuses on the environment, there will be less likely to force rotation of their car when it corners, as a preliminary motorigen car is more like a dumbbell. But things happen faster with a centre-motorigen car! If you use the wrong balance, if the technology curve, the car can quickly turn.

To force on the road, the rear tires are wider than forward on a centre-motorigen car - usually about 30% larger. The rear tire also wider cars more stable at high speed.

Owned in the first race car

The centre-motorigen provision has been published for the first single-seat race cars, then for the sport, car racing, before the adoption of cars for road transport.

The least expensive supercars, as a general rule, the engines before, and are more like cars - except for their performance.

Lola GT a poseur trend

A first mid-Sport-motorigen Cup race was the Lola GT, which was ahead of his time with a monocoque body - the body are part of the structure. Its competitors, such as the Ferrari Testarossa, tubular, all managers, not too heavy and rigid. It was an example for the Ford GT40 race cars-and later, this model has been designed to supercars popular.

The structure of the enlarged Ford GT40 helped Beat Ferrari at Le Mans and other long distance races. Now you can buy a Ford GT Supercar, similar to the GT40, but bang up to date.

What is the problem with the rear cars like the Porsche 911? Rear cars, the engine behind the rear wheel, there are a lot of weight on the rear wheels. Also, because the driving force behind Sticks, if the car starts to slide, the mass of the engine continues. This is not the best layout, although it is pretty convenient 2% 2B2.

Would you buy a car on water? Well, this might have sounded a strange few years back, but no more. Thus, the growing threat of air pollution, scientists have actually developed cars, with 100% water as fuel. And what is more, these vehicles can be vehicles of the future at a time, petrol and diesel cars fell, and in museums.

Cars on alternative sources of energy are the latest trends in the automotive world. Indeed, researchers have developed cars, which are not only water but also in other non-conventional energy such as electricity, solar energy, bio-diesel, ethanol and gas liquids. This is a necessity, given the depletion of stocks of fossil fuels and increasing pollution in the world. In this article, we take a look at the different advantages and disadvantages of cars powered by alternative energy sources.

Until now the most popular form of alternative energies, which was used to power cars is electricity. As the cars Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, both working with electricity and gasoline. These cars, labelled as hybrids, in addition to contain an electric motor to normal, so that the driver the choice of power source. Compared to other cars, hybrids are environmentally friendly and are inexpensive to run. Electric hybrid vehicles, batteries can be loaded with a standard at home.

The use of LPG and CNG was also encouraged by the various governments in recent years to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Cars Powered by CNG are very energetic, and produce very low emissions. It is possible to use a conventional gasoline engine in a CNG compatible, using a simple hybrid Umbaukit, so that owners of vehicles with petrol an opportunity to reduce the amount of emissions.

In addition to these, a lot of research work has been done during recent years in developing cars, solar energy and bio-diesel. While normally the first harvest of energy from the sun with solar panels on his body, the latter uses natural fuels, renewable energy sources such as plants and vegetable oils. Astrolab, designed by the French transportation futurists Venturi car is the first commercially available solar energy. Solar Powered cars have zero emissions levels and are ideal for a vehicle pollution free world. However, the evolution of the solar system car is still in the stages of emerging and we always have a solar energy of heavy vehicles on the roads. On the other hand, cars bio-fuels are easier to do, but their popularity has been verified because of the limited availability of bio-fuels.

The water-powered car is also one of possible solutions, researchers have opted to face the growing challenges of air pollution. This car uses the technique of water electrolysis to split oxygen and hydrogen, which is necessary in the process of performance. Although pollution from vehicles totally free, water-powered car is expensive to make and is always looking for the car to make economically viable.

What is a much more promising approach is the huge amount of interest that hybrid cars are among the people in the world. With capable of reducing oil stocks and rising fuel prices, strong R & D in cars is to develop alternative forms of energy production. The increase of air pollution and greenhouse effect has also contributed to that finding a non-polluting and cheap cars. Indeed, we are not very far from the date when the car is perfect green a reality for consumers. Hybrid cars are the vehicles of tomorrow, and they are here to stay.

Sports cars started to appear in the late 40's with the introduction of 'sporting' road cars from now famous marques such as Ferrari, Jaguar, Lotus and Porsche. In those days, the ethos of the sports car was a car designed not only for the road but for motorsport competition aswell.

Through the 50's and early 60's sports car performance progressed. 1954 saw the arrival of one of the all time classics the Mercedes 300SL 'Gull Wing'. It's fuel injected 3 litre produced over 240bhp giving a claimed top speed of 165mph. Also, as far back as 1957, the Chevrolet Corvette was capable of hitting 60mph in under 6 seconds, while the Z102 from little known manufacturer Pegaso was rumoured to be good for 160mph!

Jaguar E-typeAs the 60's dawned Aston Martin and Ferrari both offered 150mph plus vehicles in the shape of the DB4GT Zagato and 400 Superamerica models respectively, but it was Jaguar that stunned the world with the introduction in 1961 of the legendary E-type. Ferrari then created a limited number of what is now the world's most valuable classic,Ferrari 250GTO the timeless 160mph 250 GTO. Lamborghini entered the fray in 1964 with the 350GT, joined by Iso with the Grifo and TVR with the original Griffith. But it was to be Ford who would change the face of sports cars with what many people believe to be the first supercar, the GT40.

Ford GT40Ford wanted racing success and to that end tried to buy Ferrari in the early 60's. Ferrari said no! Ford didn't take kindly to this and so vowed to out-do Ferrari with their own racing car, so in 1965 the GT40 was born. To meet regulations Ford had to make a number of 'road legal' versions of the GT40, hence its inclusion here as the first supercar for the road. In the late 60's Ford went on to make seven Mark III GT40's - 'softened' for road use (with a mere 310bhp!).

AC Cobra 4271965 saw another candidate for the title world's first supercar, the brutal AC Cobra 427. American racer Caroll Shelby decided to shoe-horn a 427 cu in (hence the name) Ford V8 into a lightweight British sports car, the AC Ace. The result was a car of astounding performance - 160mph, 0-60mph in 4.2 sec and 0-100mph in 10 (record acceleration figures that would stand for over 20 years).

1966 was an eventful year with the introduction of the 165mph Ferrari 275GTB, the 7 litre Corvette Sting Ray and the first 4-wheel drive road car, the Jensen FF. However, overshadowing all these was, in my opinion, the first true supercar for the road, the Lamborghini Miura gorgeous Lamborghini Miura. The Miura was the first production car to feature a mid-mounted engine and so its appearance was radically different to any road car that had come before. Performance from the V12 was equally radical, over 170mph was possible for those brave enough to try it!

Just a few months after the launch of the Miura, Maserati introduced the Ghibli. More Gran Turismo that supercar, the Ghibli offered 160mph performance but coupled with a luxurious environment (it even had air con, rare at the time). This same year saw another Giugiaro styled Italian supercar, the De Tomaso Mangusta along with the Swiss made Monteverdi 375.

Ferrari Daytona1968 saw the birth of a legend. Lamborghini had moved the goalposts with the Miura so Ferrari hit back with their first entry into the supercar league, the 365 GTB 'Daytona'. Although it still used the 'old-style' front engine layout, with 175mph and 60mph in 5.5 sec the Daytona was a performance match for its Modena rival.

Four years after the Mangusta, De Tomaso launched what was to be their biggest selling car by far, the Pantera. A purposeful Italian body housed the ubiquitous Ford V8. The Pantera typified the 'wedge' style that was to become the trademark look of the supercar throughout the 70's, bought to the fore by leading Porsche 911 2.7RSstylists such as Bertone's Gandini and Ital Design's Giugiaro and echoed in the Maserati Bora of 1971. Porsche proved to be the exception to this rule with their much sought after lightweight 911 2.7 RS of 1972.

In the early 70's the supercar was sent reeling by the oil crisis. With petrol prices quadrupling, gas guzzling performance cars were suddenly not an attractive proposition - even more so when in a knee-jerk reaction the US established a ridiculous 55mph speed limit! Thankfully there were still enough people out there who couldn't do without the thrill of a powerful engine, so the performance car was safe.

Ferrai 365BBIronically, in the face of the fuel crisis, 1974 saw the introduction of two of the most powerful and significant supercars to date, the beautiful Ferrari 365 BB and the 'King of Supercars' the astounding Lamborghini Countach LP400. Following the new supercar trend, Ferrari decided that the BB should be mid-engined (a first for the Ferrari flagship). Performance was on a par with the outgoing Daytona, 175mph and 60mph in 5.5sec,Lamborghini Countach LP400 but handling was vastly improved. The BB's perennial rival the Countach could be accurately described as the most stunning shape to ever hit the road. Bertone's lines encompassed a mighty V12 giving 170mph plus performance. The Countach would go on, in all its incarnations, to be the definitive supercar for another 15 years.

1975 was another important year in the supercar world with the introduction of the original Porsche 911 Turbo. Although BMW gave us the first Turbo road car two years earlier with the 2002, it was Porsche who would become known for pioneering the technology. Porsche 911 TurboThe 12 year old design of the 911 was augmented in the turbo by the use of aerodynamic spoilers, the first road car to feature these now common styling features.

The 1977 Panther 6 was undoubtedly one of the most bizarre entrants in the supercar hall of fame. Panther 6 Whether it can be classed as a production car is debatable as only two were made, nevertheless this 8.2 litre twin-turbo charged 6-wheeler may well have been the first road car to be capable of 200mph (although this was never proven).

As the 70's drew to a close we were greeted by two new supercars from established names, both offering a different approach to high performance. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage used the time proven big engine, big power route. At 170mph it had a good claim for the title of world's fastest production car. Meanwhile BMW's M1 went the technology route. Designed to be the most efficient supercar of it's day, it remains BMW's only mid-engined road car. As a footnote, 1979 may have seen the world's first 200mph road car in the form of the Koenig Ferrari Boxer. Not a production car in the strictest sense but a significant milestone nevertheless.

Lotus Turbo EspritThe 1980's began with Lotus' entry into the premier league with the Turbo Esprit. Although top speed was respectable at around 150mph, it was acceleration and handling that defined it as a supercar. The early 80's also saw one of the most astonishing cars ever to come out of Britain, the outrageous 192mph Aston Martin Bulldog. Although only one was ever made, for it's looks and performance alone it deserves it's place in supercar history. The mid 80's also saw new competitors for the Ferrari Testarossa ongoing battle for supremacy between Ferrari and Lamborghini with the introduction of the 180mph Testarossa and the 455bhp upgrade of the Lamborghini Countach QV.

The 80's, however, would be remembered for two things - the financial boom that sent elite car values soaring and, probably as a consequence of this, the birth of the hypercar! It all started with the emergence of the Group B racing class. To be eligible to compete, manufacturers had to produce at least 200 road going version of their competition cars. While short lived it may have been, Group B provided us with a selection of awesome road cars that moved performance onto a new plane, the first of which was the sublime Ferrari 288 GTO.

The first hybrid electric model in the U.S. market was the Honda Insight (61 mpg city, 70 mpg highway) in 1999.

The Toyota Prius (52 mpg city, 45 mpg highway) debuted the following year, and the Honda Civic Hybrid (46 mpg city, 51 mpg highway) went on sale in 2002.

The first full-size pickup hybrids, the Chevy Silverado and Dodge Ram hit the streets in 2004, as did the first SUV hybrid, the Ford Escape.

Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Malibu
Lexus GS450H
Lexus RX400h
Saturn Aura
Lexus LS600H
Honda Civic
Nissan Altima
Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Mercury Mariner

McLaren P8

Shown here is a project McLaren was working on with Mercedes, known as the "P8." Partner Mercedes-Benz opted to drop out of the supercar project, leaving McLaren to develop the P8 alone..

The carbon-fiber supercar will have a mid-engine AMG 6.3-liter V8 producing around 500 bhp and 440 lb-ft. of torque. The McLaren P8 will run around $200,000.

Source: Autocar

Lamborghini Lagartijo

Lamborghini is working on a 2+2 seater called the Lagartijo reminiscent of the 1960s Espada. The Lagartijo is expected to be driven by a 620 bhp, 6.2-liter V-12 that delivers 511 lb-ft of torque. It may reach the market in 2009.

It shares its name with the famous matador who spared the life of the famed bull Murciélago. The car, if produced, may run around $300,000 USD.

Porsche Panamera

Porsche may be adding another model to their line to be called the Panamera. The addition would be a four-door hatchback. Power would come from a 4.5-liter V-8. Two models may be developed: a 340 bhp and a turbocharged 450 bhp version.

Sources: Automobile Magazine and AutoWeek

If you listen to the makers, hybrid cars are the best invention since sliced bread. While there are many reasons to buy a hybrid car, including a new tax incentive for US owners, it helps to have a good understanding of how they work. This article explores the myths, benefits and drawbacks of owning one of these new "green" vehicles.
First off: What is a hybrid car? Basically, it's a normal, fuel efficient car that has two motors - an electric motor and a gasoline powered motor. It also has a special system to capture braking energy to store in an onboard battery.

Why a hybrid? Why not a straight gas or electric powered car? After all, one of the basic rules of science is the more complex the system - two motors instead on one - the more often it will break down. This is the main reason many boat owners prefer one motor instead of the "double trouble" of two - despite the obvious safety advantages. This is a hard question and, in the minds of some experts, not fully answered.

The reason for two motors is in the strengths and weaknesses of both types. Specifically, electric motors use no energy during idle - they turn off - and use less than gas motors at low speeds. Gas motors do better at high speeds and can deliver more power for a given motor weight. That means during rush hour stop and go driving, the electric motor works great and, as an added benefit, does not produce any exhaust thus reducing smog levels. At higher speeds - above 40 mph - the gas motor kicks in and gives that peppy feel so many car owners look for when driving on the highway.

Another benefit of having the gas motor is it charges the batteries while it's running. Many an electric car owner has been stranded just out extension cord range of an outlet. Hybrid owners can forget about this annoyance; the gas motors starts automatically when the battery gets low and proceeds to charge the battery - a hybrid never needs to be plugged into an outlet. Of course, if you forget to fill the tank%u2026. Still, you can carry a gas can a half mile while a tow truck is necessary in a straight electric car.

All this new technology comes at a price: a hybrid car is complex and expensive. It has two motors and all the ancillary systems to manage them plus a heavy battery and a regeneration system used to produce electricity during breaking.

All of these systems must work together, adding complexity. While cars and, just as importantly, the computers that control them, have become more reliable, they still suffer from failures. So owners of hybrids can expect more time in the shop and larger repair bills.

Hybrids are the most gasoline efficient of all cars - they typically get 48 to 60 mpg (claimed). Not bad, but only about 20% to 35% better than a fuel efficient gasoline powered vehicle - like the Honda Civic, for example, that gets 36 mpg. But, when comparing prices - hybrids cost from $19,000 to $25,000 and gas saver cars cost $14,000 to $17,000 - the justification to buy becomes less clear.

Indeed, the difference in average annual fuel bills - $405 for a Honda Insight versus $635 for a Honda Civic - means you may never recoup the added initial cost of a hybrid. Over a ten year period owning a hybrid will save you only $2,300 - less than the cost difference for comparably equipped cars.

Much of the fuel efficiency comes from improvements in aero dynamics, weight reduction and, the biggest change: a smaller, less powerful gas engine. In fact, any car will get substantially better mileage just by reducing the engine size. The main reason this is not done has to do customer demand - they want the extra power and zippiness.

Divers find that real mileage from hybrids is actually about 10% less than claimed. When consulting manufactures web pages for mileage tips, they list the same ones that would give better fuel economy from any car: drive slow, no jack rabbit starts, etc...

But hybrid cars offer more than just great fuel economy, they offer many green advantages as well. Even a small increase in fuel economy makes a large difference in emissions over the life of the car. Also, in large cities were pollution is at its worst, they make an even larger difference since they produce very little emissions during low speed city driving and the inevitable traffic jams.

While the US has just started producing hybrids, the Japanese are the recognized leaders. Honda and Toyota are the two largest producers with the Insight and Prius. US car makers are well behind. In fact, during recent introduction of a new hybrid by GM - the Mercury Mariner, they admitted they had to license over 20 separate technologies from the Japanese. US car makers still specialize in SUVs and trucks - Ford has even introduced a hybrid version of its popular Escape SUV.

Industry analysts say US hybrids are just token models - not a serious attempt to get into the market. The reason for hybrid introduction has to do with Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations. Current standards mandate that average mileage of the fleet of cars sold by an automaker should be 27.5 mpg. This means that if an automaker sells one hybrid car that gets 60 mpg, it can then sell four less efficient cars - like SUVs and trucks - that only get 20 mpg.

With only a marginal savings on gasoline and a much higher initial cost, hybrid builders are relying on two main factors to sell: the "green" image and the "new" technology. Any marketer will tell you that "new" and "green" are good for any sales.

To offset perceived reliability problems, makers are offering strong guarantees: The Honda Insight has an eight-year/80,000-mile warranty on most of the power train, including batteries, and a three-year/36,000-mile warranty on the rest of the car. The Toyota Prius has an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on the battery and hybrid systems and a three-year/36,000-mile warranty on everything else.

The motors and batteries in these cars do not require maintenance over the life of the vehicle. The engine doesn't need any more maintenance than in any other car. Because hybrids have regenerative braking, brake pads may even last longer than those in normal cars.

But what's a smart car buyer to do? Are the savings in gas worth the extra headaches and higher cost? Maybe, it depends on how you drive. If you drive mostly in the city, you may save enough to warrant the extra cost. Remember the gas motor turns on to charge the batteries if you use the electric motor all the time which offsets some of the advantage. Heavy long-distance commuters and lead footers will see fewer savings.

Then, there is always the environment - always worth thinking about. A hybrid cuts emissions by 25% to 35% over even the most fuel efficient gas powered models.

The tax incentive in the U.S. is another powerful motive - it can reduce your cost up to $3,400 depending on the cost of the vehicle. Better act fast, however, to get the model you want: the tax break only applies to the first 60,000 vehicles produced yearly by each manufacturer. Toyota's Prius, for example, will quickly reach that number of sales before year-end.

Experts think in the end, hybrids are probably a transition technology. Hydrogen or methane fuel cell powered cars are probably the cars of the future. As for the environment, there are many ways to reduce emissions - using public transport, car pooling, riding a bicycle and even walking. Even just buying a smaller, fuel efficient car makes a big difference. So, think about what you are really trying to accomplish before buying a hybrid - don't just throw your hard earned dollars at new technology for its own sake because it may be fashionably "green".

By Philip Dunn, Copyright 2006 PhysOrg.com

Hybrid technology has the potential to provide us
with cleaner, more fuel-efficient options in every
vehicle class. Even General Motors (GM) vice chairman
Bob Lutz admitted recently that not making a vehicle
like the Prius was "a mistake."

Yet General Motors continues to make that same
mistake. Tell GM it's time they offer real hybrid
technology solutions.

In the face of global warming and skyrocketing
gas prices, it's saddening that U.S. car manufacturer
GM has decided to use its hybrid technology to boost
vehicle power instead of boosting fuel economy. By
attaching hybrid technology to larger, gas-thirsty
gasoline engines, GM has chosen to boost muscle
instead of miles.

We need smart hybrid technology that boosts fuel
efficiency and lessens the impact on global warming,
instead of models that just rev up the engine power
of the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon.

Just imagine: if GM instead focused on giving
consumers efficient options using both conventional
and hybrid technologies, it could emerge as a genuine
automotive leader. Please let GM Chairman and CEO
Richard Wagoner know that Americans want hybrid
technology used to its fullest potential:

Hybrid cars are said to be the future in automotive technology. Combining two power sources of Rechargeable Energy Storage System and the fuel source (internal combustion engine) it is the clear picture of what our automobile would be in five years or so.

Serving a benefit to many, one great feature of a Hybrid vehicle is being quiet than other fuel powered vehicles. It may create wonders to our environment, but there are some people quite bothered by these cars. Those people who rely on their hearing capacity alone to see who and what is coming, the blind.

Londoner Kash Husain, who had been visually impaired most of his life, says "The challenge is because they are so quiet, which makes it impossible to know if there's a vehicle at the intersection,"

"Someone might start to cross an intersection and potentially get hit by a vehicle," he added.

Famous for being a hybrid car, Toyota Prius, like any other hybrid vehicle is powered both by fuel and electricity. If the car is in the electric power mode, the internal combustion engine with Toyota catalytic converters, Toyota oxygen sensor, radiator and other parts of the engine does not work like the way they usually do when the car relies on fuel. This causes the engine to be silent.

The effect of this is failure for the blind to notice an approaching hybrid.

Ron Nurse, a British who relies on his dog to see suggests that hybrid cars can make a little sound like flutter or a whirl to signal its arrival.

Kathryn Ruhland, Public Relations of Toyota Canada, said, "The biggest factor to keep in mind is that a majority of sound coming from the approaching car comes from the tires,"

Although blind, Husain supports vehicles that produce lesser emissions like the Hybrids.

Many people love the power and speed that comes from putting race car parts on their cars. Race car parts can include racing tires, racing pedals, racing transmissions, racing engines, racing chassis and much more. You can of course put as many race car parts on your car as your bank account can handle. Just make sure that what you are doing is legal in your state, make sure you drive safely, even though you now technically have a race car, and make sure that you shop around to find the best prices on your race car parts.

Specialty Stores

There are many stores that specialize in race car parts. If you know nothing of cars, take your car to one of these stores and have one of the clerks help you out. They can tell you what your car can handle and how much you're looking to spend when it comes to the race car parts you want to buy. When you don't know a thing about cars, however, you leave yourself wide open to get taken advantage of. This is notorious in the car business. So it might be a good idea to take someone with you who is knowledgeable about cars and who also knows a thing or two about race car parts.

Online

Shopping for race car parts online is also a great way to get the parts you need while also saving money. Just make sure you always know what you're getting, don't just trust the picture of the part the person selling the item posts. Ask lots of questions and make sure the race car part is compatible with your type of car.

Putting The Parts On Your Car

It's extremely fun to trick out your own car with race car parts. What you are essentially doing is transforming your car into a race car. If you have a very common car, or one that you see all the time driving down the road, it's very hard to be unique. The best way to drive a unique car, then, is to put race car parts on your car. Make sure you know what you're doing, however, and if you don't you have someone else help you. Just make sure you don't get taken advantage of. In all the excitement of transforming your car into a race car, it is very easy to let someone talk you into spending more than you have to.

Gas prices are on the rise again, and everyone is looking for the answer to save money on fuel consumption. The Hybrid vehicle has recently gained popularity because of its unique combination of gas and electric power. We take a quick look at how Hybrids work, and whether or not they are worth the extra cost up front to own. Will you really save alot of money in the long run?

Most of the vehicles classified as Hybrid are gasoline-electric powered, although there are a few diesel alternatives available. Virtually all of the major car manufacturers are producing hybrid versions of popular models. When you think of a hybrid vehicle, the image of a Honda Insight, or Toyota Prius often comes to mind. Both of these vehicles are a bid odd looking and small in size. But with the push for better fuel economy, the major manufacturers have expanded hybrid models to larger size cars and SUVs. The first Hybrid based truck was recently introduced.
How do Hybrids Work?

A hybrid combines the benefits of both fuel and electrical power into one system. It cycles between fuel power, and electric power at specific times to conserve fuel, and reduce emissions (electric power does not produce pollutants from the exhaust). The gas engine in a hybrid can be much smaller and more efficient. The engine may be shutoff when sitting at a light for example, or crusing down a hill and power is then used by the batteries.
But How Much Will I Actually Save on Gas?

This is the question on everyone's mind, because the sticker price on a new hybrid is usually a few thousand more than the same gas powered version. Fuel ratings are always better for hybrid versions, but it really depends on how you drive. Driving a hybrid is a little bit different than a conventional gas powered car, and it will take some time to learn this. If you are a slower, consistent driver who wants to conserve fuel and help the planet, than a hybrid is for you.

If you read the Automotive market scenario which gives a clear picture of the changes in the automotive industry.