ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé at the Auto Shanghai 2013

SUV world premiere -- the new CrossBlue Coupé 
Auto Shanghai

World premiere of CrossBlue Coupé in Shanghai: 
Volkswagen presents high-tech plug-in hybrid SUV 

305 kW / 415 PS CrossBlue Coupé consumes just 3.0 l/100 km of fuel 
Volkswagen plug-in hybrid SUV can cover up to 33 km in all-electric mode

Wolfsburg / Shanghai, 19 April 2013 - At the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Volkswagen is giving the public a spectacular glimpse of the future - and of a new SUV design era - in presenting the world premiere of the CrossBlue Coupé. Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design for the Volkswagen Brand: "The disproportionately high growth in the SUV segment gives us designers the opportunity to implement an even stronger diversification of models. In the CrossBlue Coupé we are showing the potential of our Volkswagen design DNA. This concept vehicle will undoubtedly have an influence on future SUV models." The Head of Design continues: "The CrossBlue Coupé lives by a harmonious triad: rugged in appearance, sporty in proportions and showing a reserved elegance in its sculptural shapes and lines." Oliver Stefani, lead designer for the project on Klaus Bischoff's design team: "A highlight is the front-end design of the CrossBlue Coupé. The established theme of horizontal lines as a brand signature is perfected by complete integration of the headlights. Distinctive chrome accents in the lower area emphasise the SUV character of the CrossBlue Coupé and are intuitively perceived as corresponding to the upper grille." 

Dynamic sports car performance. The CrossBlue Coupé is powered by a plug-in hybrid system that is as fuel efficient as it is sporty. A V6 turbo direct petrol injection engine (TSI) works together with two electric motors here; maximum system power is as much as 305 kW / 415 PS. When the car's full power potential is utilised, the SUV becomes a sports car: The Volkswagen accelerates to 100 km/h in a mere 5.9 seconds, and its maximum speed is 236 km/h.

Fuel efficiency of a compact. Despite its impressive dynamic performance, the CrossBlue Coupé has a combined fuel consumption of just 3.0 l/100 km (in the new European driving cycle or NEDC). Even in hybrid mode fuel consumption (sub-cycle with discharged battery powered by just the TSI drive), the SUV - which is nearly 4.9 metres in length - consumes just 6.9 l/100 km of fuel. This value enables a theoretical range of around 1,190 kilometres (with a fuel tank capacity of 80 litres) before the car needs to be refuelled.

Zero emissions in the city. The CrossBlue Coupé can be driven in all-electric mode, i.e. without any emissions at all, over a distance of up to 33 kilometres (at a maximum speed of 120 km/h). To intentionally use this especially eco-friendly mode in urban areas, the driver can push a button to select the all-electric drive mode. As a production vehicle, the concept vehicle - which is based on the new modular transverse matrix (MQB) - could also be fitted with conventional drive systems (four and six-cylinder engines) configured for a wide variety of fuels (petrol, diesel, CNG).

Comfort of a premium class SUV. This Volkswagen, equipped with five comfortable seats and a boot that can hold up to 1,101 litres of luggage, depending on the configuration, belongs to the SUV avant-garde, both technically and visually. The CrossBlue Coupé is also one of the safest SUVs worldwide thanks to the electronic stabilisation programme, an all-wheel drive with "propshaft by wire" that is engineered for dynamic performance and safety and up to ten airbags.

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SpaceShipTwo Rises On A Tail Of Fire | Video

Virgin Galactic's suborbital vehicle makes its first powered ascent on April 29, 2013. Exceeding Mach 1, but not (yet) trying for 'space' altitude, the test was deemed successful by the shipbuilder Scaled Composites. Discover more about this here: http://goo.gl/jx0ik



Courtesy of Virgin galactic. 
's company Virgin Galactic has successfully performed the first test flight of the engine in its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle. From the New Mexico spaceport ship was lifted by an airplane and then released and activated your engine. At an altitude of 14 kilometers reached by the aircraft carrier, once freed, rocket propellant ship accelerated at supersonic speed up to 1,470 kilometers per hour. The unit was raised several miles and not out of the stratosphere, something reserved for a second release. Free flight lasted only ten minutes. After the two pilots aboard managed to land in a safe in a track located in the Mojave Desert (California, USA). At 1500 GMT ended the test. "For the first time we were able to test all key system components, fully assembled and flight," said British billionaire Richard Branson, founder and sponsor of the project. In your opinion, is "a realistic goal" make the first full flight later this year. To raise the edge of space, as the project includes commercial, subsequent flights should be much longer. The SpaceShipTwo will reach hundred km altitude, the International Aeronautical Federation has called Karman line (from where space starts). More than 500 people from different countries of the world have already reserved their places aboard the ship Virgin Galactic suborbital. Each cosmic future tourists have deposited $ 200,000 for its short flight into space and still do not know if that will be the final price of the same. MORE INFORMATION:http://actualidad.rt.com/ciencias/vie .. . Subscribe to "ActualidadRT"!http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c ... follow us Live:http://actualidad.rt.com/mas/envivo/ RT IN SPANISH: FROM RUSSIA WITH INFORMATION