The Hybrid super car from Porsche, “918 Spyder” has gotten a makeover and a renewed Km/L average. The plugin hybrid is now coated with a polished matte Black and White special coat pain work, and will now deliver 100KM/3 liters of petrol. The price is  $845,000 (Rs. 45,482,125 excluding duty and tax).

The car has a carbon-fiber reinforced-plastic monocoqueshell, rear-axle steering and  upward-venting exhausted system. A combustion engine along with an electric motor to achieve the high Km/L.

Hyundai is all set to ramp up its new line up of cars with what they call the new “fluidic sculpture,” but before they can include any of that in their new lineup they want to tease buyers with a preview of the concept. Hyundai has released a stylized teaser image of what it’s calling the i-oniq concept, which will premier at the 2012 Geneva auto show. This same structure is to follow through on the new Sonata, Elantra and US only i30 Hatchback. More information is promised to be made available once the Auto show nears.

After BMW showed of their concept cars, it is Audi’s time to take center stage with the Urban Vehicle concept. The car meant for the overly crowded urban driving pleasures, was spotted by Autoblog earlier this year. Both the BMW and Audi concept will be displayed at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt.

The Urban Concept is made out of a carbon fibre shell, with a pull back door only seen in Sci-Fi movies.

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BMW automobiles is a well known name in the automotive industry, especially when it comes to innovation. The i brand was announced for the electric division of BMW automobiles earlier this year. The launch of the sub brand comes hand in hand with the two concept electric cars. 

The i3 will drive 150km on a full charge, acceleration is about 0-60mph in around 8 seconds, while buying the vehicle owners will be able to opt in for the range-extending motor aptly named “REx.” The first consumer model should hit prime markets by as early as 2013. The charger will complete eighty percent [...]