Scion Hako hit the jackpot

This is the Scion Hako concept:

It looks…well,it is…I mean,it resembles…it kinda reminds me of…Does it look like anything?I don’t think so!What got into Scion?It seems that they’ve noticed a “emergence of American vintage style among young Tokyo trendsetters”.But from this to designing a sporty…box there’s a long way.What you see is a xB that received a funny windshield,a new face and big hips.We were expecting a car to replace the tC not something to replace common sense.So,the Hako is a coupe that appeales to the youth or so says Scion.But who would want this car?I wouldn’t!I would get me a Lancer or a Genesis coupe.But that’s just me…

So,nowone would buy the Hako and some of us already got blind.GOOD ONE,Scion!

Share and Enjoy:

Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC, world’s cleanest diesel?

The BlueTEC ML320 SUV was recently unveiled at the 2008 New York auto show and according to the manufacturers, its AddBlue technology makes it the world’s cleanest diesel. The car uses a turbocharged diesel 3.2-liter V-6 engine which produces 210 horsepower and 398 lb-ft. ot torque and it represents the first use of AddBlue technology in the States.

What is the AddBlue technology? Well, AddBlue is a urea-based liquid which if is injected in the exhaust stream, it converts 80 percent of the nitrogen oxide into ammonia.

“These vehicles now have a urea injection [called AdBlue] which makes them 50-state [compliant],” Rob Moran, Mercedes-Benz USA spokesman, told Inside Line. “Bluetec enables a diesel to be as clean as a gas engine, in simple terms. For 2009, those SUVs become available in 50 states and become Bluetec, not CDI models. CDI is the 2008 model that is only available to be registered in 42 states.”

The ML320 has a 7 gallon tank for AddBlue which means it should be refilled every 10,000 miles. Mercedes-Benz will follow the ML320 BlueTEC with R-Class and GL-class BlueTEC models.

Share and Enjoy: