A Look at the Daihatsu UFE2 Hybrid Concept
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This is a neat looking car. I would buy one of these. Especially with it being a 4 seater.
- Green car expert, Daihatsu, is to unveil a record-breaking concept car at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live together with a host of eye-catching production models – specially customised for the show. First seen at last years Tokyo Motor Show, the UFE2 hybrid has been verified as the worlds most efficient four-seater with the lowest ever recorded drag coefficient of 0.19 Cd.Standing for Ultra Fuel Economy – the aluminium and composite-bodied minicar weighs only 570 kg and has a pleasingly tapered, teardrop shape with twin gull-wing doors hinged in the centre of the roof. The spacious four-seat interior is equally futuristic, with a central control unit housing all the major controls including a steer-by-wire system which replaces the conventional steering wheel. Power is via a low-polluting three-cylinder 660 cc direct-injection petrol engine linked to a compact, lightweight generator and permanent electric motor. The UFE2s secondary batteries are advanced nickel-metal hydride and the gearbox is an automatic CVT (continually variable transmission). Strictly monitored tests have recorded an astonishing 170 mpg-plus for the UFE2 – equivalent to travelling 60 km on one litre of fuel. The West Bromwich-based importers first quarter sales are more than one third higher this year at 36.93 per cent up, while new dealer appointments have averaged one per week in the same period, with the network now standing at 104 outlets.Daihatsu is also celebrating a dramatic improvement in the J. D. Power and Associates 2004 Customer Satisfaction Index where it was ranked 7th overall out of 33 manufacturers – up from 11th in 2003. Furthermore, Daihatsu was the most improved brand for Service Satisfaction with a 62 point increase on last year, making it 3rd overall instead of 16th. Daihatsu Ownership Costs showed an equally impressive 30 point improvement, giving it a 5th placing instead of 10th.
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This is a neat looking car. I would buy one of these. Especially with it being a 4 seater.
- Green car expert, Daihatsu, is to unveil a record-breaking concept car at The Sunday Times Motor Show Live together with a host of eye-catching production models – specially customised for the show. First seen at last years Tokyo Motor Show, the UFE2 hybrid has been verified as the worlds most efficient four-seater with the lowest ever recorded drag coefficient of 0.19 Cd.Standing for Ultra Fuel Economy – the aluminium and composite-bodied minicar weighs only 570 kg and has a pleasingly tapered, teardrop shape with twin gull-wing doors hinged in the centre of the roof. The spacious four-seat interior is equally futuristic, with a central control unit housing all the major controls including a steer-by-wire system which replaces the conventional steering wheel. Power is via a low-polluting three-cylinder 660 cc direct-injection petrol engine linked to a compact, lightweight generator and permanent electric motor. The UFE2s secondary batteries are advanced nickel-metal hydride and the gearbox is an automatic CVT (continually variable transmission). Strictly monitored tests have recorded an astonishing 170 mpg-plus for the UFE2 – equivalent to travelling 60 km on one litre of fuel. The West Bromwich-based importers first quarter sales are more than one third higher this year at 36.93 per cent up, while new dealer appointments have averaged one per week in the same period, with the network now standing at 104 outlets.Daihatsu is also celebrating a dramatic improvement in the J. D. Power and Associates 2004 Customer Satisfaction Index where it was ranked 7th overall out of 33 manufacturers – up from 11th in 2003. Furthermore, Daihatsu was the most improved brand for Service Satisfaction with a 62 point increase on last year, making it 3rd overall instead of 16th. Daihatsu Ownership Costs showed an equally impressive 30 point improvement, giving it a 5th placing instead of 10th.
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