BMW is eschewing a naturally aspirated powerplant in the new M5, whose high-revving roots date to the 1980s, in favor of a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 pushing out about 552 hp. Final U.S. spec will come later. The most recent generation employed a V10 pushing out 500 hp.
The 2012 M5 bowed in concept form at the Shanghai motor show this spring and arrives in production guise this fall at the Frankfurt show.
The obvious changes are a deeper front bumper and the flares are a bit more pronounced in the fenders.
The V8 is also employed in the BMW X5 and BMW X6 crossovers, and the downsized powerplant is expected to improve fuel economy. The new M5 is still expected to sprint to 62 mph in 4.4 seconds.
The 2012 BMW M5 will fight the Cadillac CTS-V, the Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG, the Jaguar XFR and the Audi S6 for attention among luxury buyers.
It’s last call for the Nissan Altima hybrid sedan.
The 2011 model year will be the last for the gas-electric version of the Altima, ending a four-year run.
While the Altima is one of Nissan’s core models in the U.S. market, the hybrid version has not been a big seller. One key factor is that Nissan offered the Altima hybrid only in California and the eight other states that follow its emissions regulations--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Using technology licensed from Toyota, the Altima hybrid mated a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with a continuously variable transmission and electric drive motor for a combined output of 198 hp. The car also used a nickel-metal-hydride battery pack.
Nissan launched its home-grown hybrid technology on the 2012 Infiniti M35 hybrid, which went on sale in March.
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While we're still not sure why anyone would pick the 2012 Beetle over the GTI, Golf R, or other platform-sharing models from Volkswagen, VW is plunging forward with its newly re-inspired car, using a special-edition Black Turbo model to kick off its new vehicle pre-order program.
The Black Turbo Beetle is a standard 2.0L TSI model, equipped with a DSG dual-clutch gearbox, standard Bluetooth, ambient lighting, upgraded brakes with red calipers, 18-inch wheels, alloy pedals, and a handful of other appearance tweaks. Only 600 of the Black Turbo models will be built. They start at $24,950.
As for the pre-order program, VW is offering Beetle fanatics (and fans of other models) a way to be sure they get in on what the company calls a "limited quantity of certain Volkswagen cars." As of now, the special Black Turbo edition Beetle is the only car in the program, but the announcement foreshadows other special, limited-run models.
If you're one of the Beetle fans VW is expecting, you can get the pre-order process started by visiting the official website.
After Ford announced (among other innovations) an automatic eight reports, the company ZF, which already equips the VW Tiguan, the Jaguar XF, the Ford Mondeo and the Volvo V70, announces the launch of an automatic transmission 9 reports called 9HP covering a torque range from 280 to 480 Nm
It was developed for private vehicles and technologies can integrate micro-hybrid (stop-start) and four-wheel drive hybrid with optimum efficiency.
More flexible, it offers both greater reactivity and greater comfort combined with fuel savings of up to 16% compared with an automatic gearbox six-speed current
Eg at a speed of 120km / h the engine is in ninth at 1900 rpm instead of 2600 with a box six
As a model on which this transmission would be installed or a date, no information has been disclosed yet.
The 2012 M5 bowed in concept form at the Shanghai motor show this spring and arrives in production guise this fall at the Frankfurt show. 
