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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The list is in order with the no. 1 spot going to the most significant debut in New York. Let us know which one was your favorite in the comments section below.
Click through for our list of Top 10 Debuts at the 2009 New York Auto Show:
10. 2010 Subaru Outback (View Post):
9. Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype (View Post):
8. 2010 Kia Forte Koup (View Post):
7. 2010 GMC Terrain (View Post):
6. 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTI (View Post):
5. 2010 Hyundai Equus (View Post):
4. 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (View Post):
3. Acura ZDX (View Post):
2. 2010 BMW X6 M (View Post):
1. 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (View Post):
We walked the aisles of the Cleveland Auto Show, the smaller brother to the Detroit Auto Show that took place earlier this year. Here are a few cars, engines, and features that I liked:
The prototype i-Miev is similar to an electric vechicle that went on sale in Japan in the summer of 2009. The i-Miev has a 330-V lithium-ion battery and a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor that puts out 64 hp and 133 lb-ft torque. A charge lasts about six hours.
Where the gas tank filler would be on a traditional car, the i-Miev has an electric plug!
We got a big kick out of the i-Miev’s interesting and cute tail-lights.
Diesel engines were big at the show. This TDI Clean Diesel engine is in a VW Jetta. The variable-valve engine puts out 140 hp and 236 lb-ft torque. It goes 0 to 60 in 8.9 seconds. The engine has been used in Europe for the last 10 years. Of a type called the “common rail diesel,” this engine is said to be as simple as a tractor’s and highly efficient. The engine has made Ward’s Ten Best Engine List for several years in a row.
In its day, this mid-70’s Lotus was more race car than street car.You can just see the tail end of the modern street-car version behind it.
