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Sports cars

A sports car is a car with special technical characteristics. First, its manufacturer equips it with an ultra-powerful engine, thus reaching a top speed far exceeding that of an ordinary car. Aerodynamically, its bodywork is designed to limit air friction. Its braking system must also be very efficient in order to stop it in time.

Eco-friendly cars

A car is considered to be eco-friendly if its emissions of pollutants, particularly CO2, are very low. Generally, this quantity is measured per kilometre travelled.

Examples of eco-friendly cars include electric cars, hybrid cars (thermal engine coupled to a combustion engine), cars running on bio-fuels…, more on www.automotive-parts.info

Car shows
the current models

Europe: worldwide automotive industry, Frankfurt Motor Show

In addition to the French and German car shows, the Geneva Motor Show is an opportunity to get to know the latest models of the moment.

America: Detroit Show (NAIAS), Los Angeles Show

Along with Detroit and Los Angeles, the New York Motor Show represents the meeting place for American car enthusiasts such as Ford and other major automakers.

Asia: Beijing Motor Show, Shanghai Motor Show, Tokyo Motor Show

Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea...) organize trade shows where their manufacturers such as Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Kia, Hyundai, Honda exhibit their latest innovations.

Some
car brands

European car brands are several. The French brands such as Peugeot, Renault (and Dacia), Citroën and DS. The Germans own the Volkswagen brand, which also includes Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche in addition to the Opel Mercedes and BMW brands. There are English brands such as Jaguar and Mini, Italian brands (Fiat and Alfa Romeo) and Swedish brands such as Volvo, more on pieces-automobiles.fr.

Concept car: what is it all about?

The concept car is a car manufactured by a manufacturer for experimental purposes. The aim is to present new technologies or a design that will prefigure that of the next production models. The concept car is generally produced in very few copies, more on travelauto.co.uk.