Featuring the TwinPower turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine and an electric drive system with an eight speed automatic transmission, 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 car has a motor that can perform as a generator to recharge batteries during braking and while returning this power to the electric unit when required.

Offering a Start & Stop System, this car can shut off the engine during the waiting at traffic signals while not switching off the air conditioner and the credit for this goes to its lithium ion battery. The Eco Pro System of 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 has been designed to help to make most of the eco functionality of the car by simply minimizing the use of the six cylinder up to 160km/h.

Another thing worth mentioning about this new BMW car is that it can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 5.9 seconds, isn’t interesting?

This year’s Moscow Auto Show saw the unveiling of the latest sedan from Renault, the Latitude. Renault plans to sell this car in over 50 markets across the globe, which includes a number of Western European markets. Renault has seen some tough times in the midsize car segment and with the Latitude it hopes to regain its position at the top of this market. Renault’s share of the midsize car segment has gone down significantly and this was mainly because of the massive failure of the Passat-size Laguna. It has not even been able to hit the 50% mark in terms of sales.

Although Renault is very hopeful of this car, it has already drawn some attention in form of a controversy. The Auto Show in Paris will be a big test for Renault as the French unions will protest the fact that this car wasn’t built in Franc but Korea. It remains to be seen how much impact these protests will have in the performance of this car.

The Latitude is roughly the size of Chevrolet Malibu, has the option of two gasoline engines-a 2.5 ltr and a 2.0 ltr. Some of the features of this sedan include air quality management system and a massaging driver’s seat. Also, the air condition system can be managed by each of the seat occupants. All in all, it looks to be a fairly interesting car and the fact that technology from the likes of Nissan and Samsung has been used makes it a great prospect.

The new Peugeot 508 will replace the previous large family car Peugeot 407 and is termed as the future family car. It will also replace the Peugeot 607, which is even larger. This is because there are no immediate plans for replacing this car with a similar one, so the Peugeot 508 will have to fill its shoes for the time being.

The Peugeot 508 will have many similarities with the Citroen CR, which is also being produced simultaneously with the Peugeot 508 at its plant in Rennes-La-Janais. These two cars will have the same platform and almost all the engine options will also be similar. Peugeot will look to capture a greater market share with this twin launch.

The primary reason for replacing the Peugeot 407 is its increasingly decreasing market share in 2008 and 2009. Peugeot is desperate to regain its leadership position in this segment and with the launch of Peugeot 508 it hopes to be able to do so. The new model will be longer than the previous model by almost 5 inches (12 cm). It will also have a number of additional features in order to woo the buyers. Moreover, in terms of looks it has been given a major up enhancement as well. It has been marketed as a family car and with a longer size it will be more comfortable.

It will be unveiled in Paris during the motor show later this year as a concept. There have been several leaked spyshots of this car initially but the definite pictures were available on the web earlier this month.

The new Tesla Sedan S model with four-doors will be available in $49,000 after a U.S. government tax credit for electric vehicles that will be of $7,500. This car model is slated to be produced in Southern California.

Tesla’s Model S price is comparable to $35,000 gasoline powered car like 2010 Ford Taurus after including the cost of refueling. The billionaire founder of PayPal, Musk feels that Model S car is the first highway-ready electric vehicle designed for the audiences that look for an affordable electric vehicle.

It is assumed that with the launch of the new Model S Electric Sedan car, Tesla is planning to achieve the annual car rate of 20,000 in its production. Tesla’s announcement of this car has in a way motivated other carmakers to produce new affordable all-electric vehicles.