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Starting in 2013, Mazda will become the second manufacturer (after Nissan) to directly use Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. Mazda has signed a licensing agreement with the hybrid behemoth that will see the smaller company get a supply of hybrid hardware – presumably including transmissions, power electronics (including software) and battery packs.

The drive components will be paired up with the new-generation, direct-injected Sky engines that Mazda displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show last fall. Mazda will build a new hybrid vehicle starting in 2013 using this equipment, the first it has produced on its own. The only previous Mazda hybrid was the Tribute, a re-badged Ford Escape.

Nissan has now produced its own in-house hybrid system and when the Altima is redesigned in the next few years it seems unlikely it will retain its current Toyota hybrid system. Click past the break to view the press release.

[Source: Toyota | Mazda]

The Sonata was designed at Hyundai’s design studio in Irvine, CA. Although there were reported heated debates over what the styling direction the new Sonata will be taking, it’s good to see it sport a much sleeker, coupe-like roofline.
The hybrid model of the Sonata will use lithium polymer batteries instead of the ubiquitous lithium-ion. The polymer batteries are said to be more durable and cheaper to make. The test group consisted of Hyundai’s well-known hybrid battery specialists who tested the Sonatas alongside a variety of competitive hybrids could attest to that.
Hyundai also can boast experience with the non-traditional polymer batteries as Hyundai already produces polymer-based hybrid vehicles in South Korea.
While the regular Sonata should start production for the U.S. in the summer of 2010, the hybrid model may follow as early as October 2010 as a 2011 model.

The Yes! Roadster 3.2 Roadster may have a strange name and it looks a bit strange but is admittedly quite attractive. The curiosity aroused by the Yes! Roadster 3.2 Roadster may be the reason why the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida has made it the center of gambling attention.
Nobody can resist the prospect of winning a car in the casino especially if it looks like this Roadster. It is said to be priced at over $100,000 and is the only model of its kind in the American soil.
With a turbocharged 415 horsepower 3.2L V6 engine and a weight of 2,000 pounds the Yes! Roadster 3.2 Roadster will surely make one happy gambler when it s drawn on January 29. It was created by the German manufacturer to create pure driving pleasure to the passionate driver. It has a larger engine compared to its predecessor but it has maintained its striking attributes namely the front accentuated wings.
The driver needs to be very skilled in manoeuvring the auto and accelerating it to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. It may be a car to impress but it comes with optional ait bags. The interior is made of leather and chrome making it a truly impressive car in and out.