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Aptera is a new concept car designed by Accelerated Composites. The company claims that they achieved a drag coefficient of less than 0.06 using a different aerodynamic body shape, some may say unconventional. Being very lightweight, Aptera should have a fuel consumption of only 0.7 liters per 100 Km (336 mpg US).

Aptera, the three wheel car, looks just like an airplane, the car has a wide front with two separate front wheels and a tapered rear section with one, fully enclosed rear wheel. Aptera will be equipped with a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system.
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Will hybrid systems save full-size SUVs? Will diesel power trickle down the line from the heavy-duty truck set? Is everything going to be a crossover?

Fuel-economy regulations changed the way we think about future cars and there is no surprise that the priority has been set on low weight and fuel efficiency. Many of the upcoming model are based on the smallest truck platforms and even the Explorer may be a crossover in the future.
Next lets see the face of trucks, SUVs and crossovers in the future.
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