MINI demonstrated a rally MINI Countryman WRC Live Paris 2010

MINI at the Paris Motor Show demonstrated rally Countryman WRC. With this car MINI plans to return to the world championship in 2011, will compete with the other two factory teams, Ford and Citroen.

The machine developed by a team Prodrive, which account for three championship titles in the individual competition with the Subaru. Like all other cars WRC in 2011, MINI Countryman received four-wheel drive, 1.6-liter turbo and a standardized gearbox.

At the same time in 2011, the team is going to take part in only six races of the 13th. Thus, the speech MINI will be of a "battle test". Full participation in the championship in 2012.

Riders will severoirlandets Chris Mick, the champion of a series of IRC 2009. Contract pilot has been officially confirmed at the launch of a new car. This year, Mick was unable to defend his title with a team of Peugeot, and he decided to go to the Championship WRC.

MINI has shown an electric scooter in Paris 2010 Live Pictures

British manufacturer of iconic compact cars MINI revealed at an international motor show in Paris on his first two-wheeled vehicle - an electric scooter MINI Scooter E Concept. The design of the pilot car traced the traditional style of MINI.

The electric motor integrated in the rear wheel, allows the MINI Scooter E Concept swiftly carry out even complex maneuvers. As a source of power in favor of lithium-ion battery, which can be recharged from an ordinary electrical outlet.

Electric scooter offers a wide range of options for personalization, as well as the possibility of integrating smartphones into the control system of the vehicle.

Fisker presented in Paris, 403-strong serial hybrid

Fisker showed the serial hybrid sports car Karma. The power plant of the car, as in the preceding concept of the same name, consists of two electric motors with total capacity of 403 horsepower, which drive the rear wheel drive cars and gasoline turbo power of 260 horsepower, is used only to recharge the lithium-ion batteries.

Hybrid battery charge lasts for 80 miles, but due to the internal combustion engine is increased to a maximum range of 480 kilometers. To "hundreds" Karma accelerates in 5.9 seconds and its top speed limited to 200 kilometers per hour.

In this case, comparable in size to family sedans car (overall length is 4,990 millimeters Karma) consumes just 2.4 liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers. In addition, sports car, you can connect to a network with 240-volt. In this case, to fully charge the battery takes six hours.

In contrast to the concept of a production version of Karma appeared the middle rack, by which increased body rigidity and the car failed to pass certification crash tests.

Four interior sports car bisects the high center console, which concealed the lithium-ion batteries, and the roof sports car is the biggest of the fitted to production cars solar panels. Managing climate control, audio system, navigation and onboard computer Karma by using the established inside the 10-inch touch screen.