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2009 New York International Auto Show - Thursday Notes

Mitsubishi says charged automobile thriving global, Kia unveils Koup, VW Golfhonored at NY Auto Show

NEW YORK April 9, 2009; The AP reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp.said Thursday that it plans to build its i MiEV all-electric vehicleavailable representing selling in the United States and other markets about theworld.

"We are dedicated to providing these technology-sourced solutions as animportant footpath representing the world"s clean-air options," Shinichi Kurihara,president of Mitsubishi Motors North America, said at the New YorkInternational Auto Show.

The i MiEv is the charged form of Mitsubishi"s "i" automobile that is soldin the Japanese market. It can move ahead 80 miles on a filled charge, which takes 12to 14 hours on a criterion 110-volt manner out or half that period with 220volts.

Mitsubishi said before it would rotate exterior the i MiEV representing leasing inJapan close by July, and hindmost week the Japanese companionship said it would increaseproduction of the conveyance after orders representing the first 2,000 cars werequickly filled.

The companionship didn"t conditions when the automobile desire be at in the U.S.

Mitsubishi also unveiled a model of its Outlander GT, hinting at thefuture of the Outlander crossover vehicle.

The GT has a new design with an aluminum roof that lowers the car"scenter of gravitation representing higher handling.

Kia Motors America unveiled the producing form ofits 2010 Forte Koup at the New York International Auto Show onThursday.

The two-door debuted as a concept automobile at hindmost year"s New York display andis at current scheduled to move ahead on selling this summer.

Michael Sprague, Kia"s immorality president of marketing, called the Koup a"progressive step" in the automaker"s U.S. design and said it shows howit"s continuing to change itself into a earth eminence U.S. vehicleproducer.

The five-passenger automobile comes in "EX" and "SX" models. The sportier "SX"version includes a 2.4-liter motor able of producing 173 horsepower and168 foot-pounds of torque. The "SX" comes with either a six-speed handbook orfive-speed self-acting transmission.

The "EX" form gets an intend of 25 miles per gallon in the capital and34 mpg on the highway with both its four-speed self-acting and five-speedmanual transmissions.

Subaru of America Inc. unveiled an all-new 2010 SubaruOutback recreation wagon Thursday at the New York International Auto Show.

The fourth-generation Outback is an inch shorter than the previousmodel, but there"s almost 8 percent more inside spaciousness and 4 inches ofextra legroom in the risk in seat, thanks to a wheelbase that"s 2.8 incheslonger.

The automobile is also 2 inches wider and 4 inches taller than the previousmodel.

Six different from configurations of the all-wheel-drive Outback desire beavailable, three with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder motor that generates 170horsepower. A new 6-speed handbook transfer is standard, with acontinuously changeable self-acting transfer also available.

The other models be obsessed a new 256-horsepower 3.6-liter six-cylinder enginewith a five-speed electronic self-acting transmission.

The Volkswagen Golf VI was named as the 2009 World Caron Thursday at the New York International Auto Show.

Other finalists representing the give included the Ford Fiesta and Toyota iQ. Tobe fit representing the award, vehicles had to be in producing and on selling inat least two countries in 2008. The vehicles are chosen and voted on close by apanel of 59 automotive journalists from 25 countries.

The panel also named Nissan GT-R as World Performance Car, beating outthe Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the Porsche 911 Carrera.

The Fiat 500 was named World Car Design of the Year, at the of theCitroen Sedan/C5 Tourer and the Jaguar XF. And the Honda FCX Clarity wasnamed World Green Car, beating the Mitsubishi i MiEV and Toyota iQ.