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Hybrid Lexus goes endurance racing

By Phil McNamara Motor Industry 03 June 2007 02:35 A track-honed version of Lexus' GS450h hybrid saloon has completed a 24 hour Japanese endurance race. The racer ran the production car's powertrain: a 292bhp V6 petrol engine supplemented by 197bhp from an electric motor. This petrol-electric hybrid delivers the power of a V8, but with combined fuel consumption closer to that of a four-cylinder engine.

Essay: Variable Degrees of Translucency

Car door panels and fenders are generally made of steel, sometimes of aluminum or plastic composites, and you can't see through them. Car windows, on the other hand, are made of a transparent sandwich of glass and plastic - and you can see through them. But in the future there will be variable degrees of transparency: translucent elements where once there were none, traditional window areas that will have opaque elements and graduated progressions from opaque to see-through.

Win a trip to LA with the Fiat 500e 'Into the Green' contest

Fiat is holding a contest in conjunction with the release of the Fiat 500e electric vehicle. The grand prize is a trip to Los Angeles and entrance into an exclusive VIP event with the 500e. “Into the Green is a creative way for us at Fiat to maximize our efforts in promoting sustainability,” said Casey Hurbis, head of Fiat brand communications.