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BMW ActiveHybrid X6 (2009) first pictures

By Ben Pulman First Official Pictures 13 August 2009 10:30 This is BMW’s new ActiveHybrid X6, the company's first full production hybrid car. With two electric motors mated to the twin-turbo V8 powerplant, BMW claims its new SUV is not only the world’s most powerful hybrid, but also offers a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions over the equivalent petrol-only X6 by around 20%. And all to the ‘joint enhancement of driving pleasure and efficiency’. Mmmm… No – there’s actually two electric motors.

Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2012 – 2013): Engine details revealed

Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2012 - 2013) - new, more powerful engines The UK and Europe don’t get the top end of Hyundai’s range – the Genesis and Genesis Coupe – but that could be set to change if the Genesis luxury brand from Hyundai becomes a reality. So the news that the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is being updated is potentially now of more interest to UK and European car buyers, even if it’s only to see what currently sits at the top of the global Hyundai range. We already had a 2012 Genesis Coupe tease last week, but now we get engine details too.

Is the car industry heading toward the past?

Is the future of cars decidedly old school? An NPR blogger certainly thinks so. NPR Business Desk reporter Sonari Glinton recently likened the 2014 Detroit auto show to an era 40 years ago, reflecting the possibility that the renewed zeitgeist of an entire convention indicates a "retro" kind of thinking.