Over the past few years almost no major motor show runs for which South Korean company Kia can not prepare an impressive futuristic concept. On the ongoing showroom in Chicago, Kia demonstrates its ambition to create vehicles with mileage exceeding the maximum and minimum environmental impact, through conceptual coupe Ray. As already mentioned, when Koreans issued a teaser of Ray, the car is a work of American design center of the company as its base is used sedan Forte. Kia Ray is equipped with hybrid technology consisting of a 1.4 GDI engine (153 h.p.), electric (105 h.p.) and a set of lithium-ion batteries. Powered by internal combustion engine is transmitted to the front wheels through the CVT continuously variable transmission, and this unit from the wall – to the rear landing gear. Conceptual compartment may use as each engine individually and both together. By Kia quick to boast that the vehicle traveling over 80 km electric objectives 1 and about 200 kilometers. in combination, without having to recharge. The most striking throughout the car, however, is its average fuel consumption of 1.2l/100km run.
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