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Auto News: Aston Martin launches special editions and customisation program at Geneva

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Aston Martin has announced their new customization program at the Geneva Motor Show, alongside two special editions of their cars.

The new customization program, called as Works Service Tailored, focuses on fashioning color and materials with limitless boundaries precisely to customer choice and specification, enabling owners to apply their own personal taste.” An Aston Martin Rapide in Magma Red and a DB9 in Blue Pearl White was showcased at Geneva to mark the launch of the program.

Aston Martin has also revealed its two special editions at the Show. The first of which was the V12 Vantage Carbon Black edition, which features unique metallic paint, carbon fibre side strakes, and black diamond turned alloy wheels. The interior of the Carbon Black edition has carbon fibre sill plates with “V12 Vantage Carbon Black” etched in stainless steel.

And the other special edition that launched at Geneva was the DBS UB-2010, which was produced to commemorate Dr Ulrich Bez’s 10 years as Aston Martin’s CEO.

The DBS UB-2010 features ‘Azurite Black’ paint, metallic bronze leather with woven leather seat inserts, Cryptic Titan trim, and sill plates signed by Bez. The UB-2010 will be limited to 40 units, 20 coupes and 20 Volantes convertibles.

Auto Unveil: BMW reveal the ActiveHybrid5 Concept

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

BMW unveiled its ActiveHybrid5 Concept at the Geneva Motor Show, putting it in the latest addition to BMW’s EfficientDynamics division.

The ActiveHybrid5 will feature a hybrid system that consists of a straight-six petrol engine with TwinPower Turbo technology and 40kW electric motor, which is powered by a high-powered battery at the rear of the car, mated to an 8-speed gearbox that is connected to the system by an automatic clutch.

According to BMW, the system reduces fuel consumption by 10%, while retaining the car’s driving dynamics.

The ActiveHybrid5 also features a special hybrid start/stop function and a brake energy regeneration function similar to existing BMW systems. However, the system in the ActiveHybrid5 is said to be more efficient, and the energy can be used for powering the car or to operate some functions such as the climate control system which can be activated by remote even before the engine is started.

Accordingly, the system is also intelligent enough to analyse the driving condition ahead of time and make energy and fuel-saving decisions. For example it can detect that a downhill section of an autobahn lies ahead and thus controls the charge level of the battery so as to regain brake energy upfront with maximum efficiency.

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