Smart Car | Tribrid Micro-Car

Small car importer ZAP-converter will of showcase a new "trybrid" sports car concept from Brazil at the New York International Auto Show, April 14 to 23 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. ZAP says its "trybrid" designs run on three sources of energy: gasoline, ethanol, and electricity, and the gasoline / alchohol May be Varied proportions at the user's convenience. According to the press release, the OBVIO! 828, will of have an integrated chassis and safety cage using composite materials, a three-passenger bench seat, a computer with Windows compatible platform, GPS navigation, and a continuously variable transmission. Also exhibiting ZAP is an all-electric city-car Called the XEBRA planned for production and distribution this year. We certainly Hope that whoever Came up with the Carnival motif get a paint job will from U.S. Some marketing advice before it's too late. The derisive remarks would be hard to Overlook with mileage in the advertised 29-city/40-hwy mpg range and a price in the anticipated 14K bracket.

Smart Car Toyota in Bangalore

Will of Indian consumers have more choice in small car segment with auto major Toyota is announcing the expected launch of Their small car by year 2010. Top Officials at Toyota recently said that the small car will from the make its debut in India very soon.

Toyota manufactures Innova and Corolla at its present facility in Bangalore. The company Imports Luxury Sedan Toyota Camry and Prado SUVs for the Indian markets.

Toyota will from use its second plant at Bidadi near Bangalore to manufacture the small car. Small car sector May see a lot of action Within next two years with many companies targeting Indian consumers.

Japanese auto major Suzuki and Korea's Hyundai Motors Also Announced Their plans to enter small car segment. Hyundai has witnessed a great response from Indian markets. Hyundai i10 was first launched in India.

Small cars get Concession in Excise duty compared to other Variants. Small cars are charged at 12% Excise duty only.

Deputy managing director Mr TKS. KK Swamy said that by year 2010, around 50 new models of cars will from be launched in Indian market for different segments. With so many new Variants, the consumer will from have a wide choice while the manufacturers will from have to face stiff competition. [via]

Smart Car | World's Smallest Car

Car modification. British modifier, Perry Watkins never stopped working to make a strange car. After the thinnest cars, and dining table speeding, Watkins now make the most smallest car in the world.
Perry Watkins was trying to drive a tiny car. But unfortunately, to drive it, Perry Watkins had bowed his head.
This little car engine mengendong quad bike or commonly known as ATVs (all terrain vehicle).
This car is a mini-sized with dimensions of 1.04 meters high, 0.6 meters wide and 1.29 meters long.

The work of Perry Watkins one was not in vain, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded the car as the world's smallest car that can be used on the highway. AFP / Patrik Stollarz.