Dearborn , Mich., Oct. 13 — Scientists at Ford’s Research and Innovation Center are hailing a major breakthrough with soy-based polyurethane foams – the primary substance that makes up a vehicle’s seat cushions, seat backs, armrests and head restraints.
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Ever had a suspicion that flex-fuel vehicles may not be as green as the car companies would have us believe? Check out the “addicted to gasoline” story below and have all your fears confirmed. Toyota also made a big green announcement about their “Aim: Zero Emissions” program this week. Details and other goodies at AutoblogGreen.
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The guys and gals over at Car & Driver acquired a few choice shots of what’s assumed to be the Lexus LF-A uber-coupe lapping the ‘Ring. Destined to fight with the likes of Audi’s new R8, the upcoming Nissan GT-R and the highly evolved 911, Lexus has continually denied the existence of their high-performance two-door, but the shape of this prototype tells another tale.
Overall, the design has gotten considerably more butch, regardless of the Cessna-sized wing hanging out on the rear end. The front end exchanged its feminine eyes for a more tautly drawn headlamp arrangement, along with larger inlets for air. The increase in oxygen-providing bodywork extends beyond the fascia, to behind the doors, with larger, more upright ducts that will shovel air into what’s assumed to be a mid-mounted V10, producing 500+ HP.
The rear end has grown in a way that only an ass-man could love, with the rear bumper protruding up and out, when compared to the concept it’s based off. Thankfully, the tri-tip, center-mounted exhaust carries over from its show stand sibling.
As Car & Driver points out, it’s all speculation at the moment — much like the aforementioned power plant — but that won’t stop them from assuming that the LF-A will get an eight-speed manumatic, carry a price tag of over $100k and be available in 2008.
Click either photo for several great shots of the Lexus in motion.
[Source: Car & Driver]
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For the first time on U.S. soil, Toyota began manufacturing a hybrid. The vehicle in question is the Camry Hybrid and the soil of which we write is in Georgetown, Kentucky.
As Toyota already sells upwards of 400,000 Camrys in the U.S. each year, offering the hybrid version has merely been icing on a very popular cake. However, the plan, aside from worldwide automotive domination, is to offer a ‘normal’ sized vehicle equipped with a hybrid power train to show that you don’t have to drive a Prius to get enviro-cred. Exhibit “A”: the very prominent ‘Hybrid’ badging on both front quarter panels, plus two on the rear deckled.
That said, the pricing of the gas-electric Camry is one its more enticing attributes, as its sticker of $25,900 drops it squarely in between its optioned out four- and six-cylinder siblings. Gas mileage in the high-30s doesn’t hurt either.
The full press release is after the jump, if you’re into that sort of thing.
PRESS RELEASE
Oct 12, 2006 12:45 America/Los_Angeles
Toyota’s First North American Hybrid Production Begins in Kentucky
Camry Hybrid Rolls off the Assembly Line in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) celebrated the production launch of the Camry Hybrid today — Toyota’s first hybrid vehicle produced in North America.
The addition of hybrid production represents a $10 million investment at TMMK, which will build approximately 48,000 Camry Hybrid vehicles per year.
TMMK was established in 1986 and is Toyota’s largest plant in North America. It employs approximately 7,000 team members and currently builds the Camry, Avalon and Solara. The plant has the capacity to build 500,000 vehicles annually. Since its inception, TMMK has built about 6.7 million vehicles, and the plant’s current investment is $5.4 billion.
“We are proud, excited and honored to be Toyota’s first plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle,” said Steve St. Angelo, President of TMMK. “It’s a great tribute to the tremendous ability and skill level of all of our team members, who have been building the Camry, America’s number one selling sedan.”
“America’s hybrid leader now sells a Camry hybrid made in America,” said Don Esmond, Toyota Motor Sales senior vice president, Automotive Operations. “Production at the new Kentucky plant marks an exciting chapter in Toyota’s history and a monumental step toward our ongoing commitment to hybrid technology.”
The Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive System consists of gas and electric power sources that are complementary and produce a combined 187 horsepower. This system varies power between gas and electric, or both, as needed. The first- half of the system consists of a 2.4 liter four cylinder engine, assembled at TMMK’s Power Train plant. The Atkinson-cycle engine generates 147 hp and is coupled to a continuously variable transmission. The second half of the Hybrid Synergy Drive equation consists of a small, high torque electric motor that produces 141 horsepower, an ultra-small inverter with a specially designed compact battery and a transaxle to provide the economy and seamless performance hybrid drivers seek.
The Camry Hybrid joins a growing Toyota and Lexus hybrid lineup in the U.S., which currently includes the groundbreaking Toyota Prius, Lexus RX 400h luxury hybrid sport utility vehicle (SUV), Toyota Highlander Hybrid mid-size SUV, and the 2007 Lexus GS 450h hybrid luxury sedan. In 2007, Lexus will be adding the LS 600h to the hybrid lineup. Since Toyota began selling hybrid vehicles in North America in 2000, the company has sold approximately 420,000 hybrid vehicles here. In 1997, Toyota became a pioneer in the industry by launching the Prius, a mass-production hybrid vehicle with outstanding environmental performance. Toyota has positioned hybrid systems as a key technology for the twenty-first century and is taking measures to promote the widespread use of hybrid vehicles.
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Morgan has signed on as one of the key players in an all-British consortium that will team to produce a high-performance zero-emissions fuel cell sports car.
Morgan’s partners in the effort are QinetiQ, Cranfield and Oxford Universities, BOC and OSCar. The two-and-a-half-year project will culminate with the unveiling of the LIFECar (see above illustration), which be based on Morgan’s Aero Eight and feature a QinetiQ fuel cell that will power four wheel-mounted motors. The LIFECar will use regenerative braking to recharge its ultra-capacitors which will be used to provide additional power during acceleration. The setup will allow QinetiQ to use a smaller fuel-cell than the ones in use on other prototypes of this nature. The LIFECar project’s £1.9m budget will be covered by a combination of government (Department for Trade and Industry) and industry sources.
In addition to providing the donor platform, Morgan will be responsible for the vehicle’s final assembly. We love the fact that this high-tech concept will have Morgan roots, as that is possibly the last marque that springs to mind when thinking of cutting-edge alternative fuel vehicles. It ensures that the LIFECar will have something many of the other alterna-fuel concepts and prototypes sorely lack: charm.
We hope that the next two years go by quickly, because this is one we’re looking forward to seeing.
(Press release after the jump)
[Source: Morgan Motor Company]
PRESS RELEASE:
12/10/2006 LIFECar
Zero emission vehicle from Morgan
LIFECar project promises to demonstrate an efficient high performance fuel cell sports car within three years
The green car will deliver on performance and looks as well as emission reduction
A wholly British partnership has unveiled plans to develop the world’s first environmentally clean sports car, powered by a fuel cell which converts hydrogen into electricity.
The partnership is made up of legendary British sports car manufacturer, the Morgan Motor Company, QinetiQ, Cranfield and Oxford Universities, BOC and OSCar.
The new vehicle, known as LIFECar, will be ultra quiet and its exhaust systems will produce only water vapour. It promises a clean vehicle combined with sound motoring performance and stylish good looks.
Part-funded by the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), LIFECar is a two and half-year long project which marks a step change in vehicle power technology, producing a combination of performance, range and fuel economy that will be essential to the motoring world of the future.
LIFECar will be based on the Morgan Aero Eight, and is powered by a QinetiQ-made fuel cell, which converts hydrogen - and oxygen taken from the air around it - into electrical energy. It will be clean, quiet and economic, and the only waste product from the car will be water. The car’s power system will be incredibly efficient, producing significant improvements over current fuel cell prototype vehicles, with the fuel cell powering four separate electric motors, one at each drive wheel.
The key to delivering this step change in energy efficiency lies in a combination of factors, including weight reduction and a different design approach. This approach exploits opportunities across the vehicle to reduce energy losses and requirements.
Regenerative braking and surplus energy will be used to charge ultra-capacitors, which will release their energy when the car is accelerating. This architecture will allow the car to have a much smaller fuel cell than is conventionally regarded as necessary: it will only be as large as is required to provide cruising speed, approximately 24 kW, as opposed to around 85kW proposed by most competitor systems.
Speaking at this year’s Society of Motor Manufacturers International Business Group, where the plans were unveiled, Charles Morgan, corporate strategy director of the Morgan Motor Company and LIFECar project director, said: “This is a project which captures the imagination. LIFECar promises to combine advanced technology while retaining the best in traditional ways of designing and building cars. A sports car that is beautiful, brilliant to drive but pollution free must be a goal worth striving for.”
Costing a total of £1.9m, with a mix of industry and DTI funding, the two and half year project will be broken down into the following areas of responsibility:
Technical Background
The car’s fuel cell system operates by electrochemically combining on-board hydrogen with oxygen taken from the air outside. Although in most respects fuel cells are more like engines than batteries, to the extent that they generate energy from fuel in a tank rather than store energy, like batteries, they use electrodes (solid electrical conductors) with an electrolyte (an electrically conductive medium). When the hydrogen molecules come into contact with the negative electrodes, the molecules split into protons and electrons. The protons are then carried across the proton exchange membrane to the positive electrode of the fuel cell whilst the electrons travel around the external circuit as electricity. The molecules of the hydrogen and oxygen are combined chemically, with water as the only waste product. The only emission from the QinetiQ fuel cell will be water vapour. The electric power generated by the fuel cells powers the electric motors and turns the wheels of the vehicle.
LIFECar Consortium - Quotations
Stephen Evans, Professor of Life Cycle Engineering, Cranfield University
“Cranfield University is developing computer simulation models for the main vehicle components; such as the fuel cell, the hydrogen storage system and the electrical machine. These models will allow University engineers to predict the performance of the vehicle and its environmental impact long before any physical components have been manufactured and tested. These models will then be used to develop the sophisticated control software and electronics, which are necessary to integrate and manage the vehicle’s on-board hydrogen and electrical power systems. Cranfield University will also be acting as ‘project observer’ to ensure that the design techniques used are made known to others.”
Dave Wardle, European Manager of Hydrogen Energy for BOC
“The future of the hydrogen economy, and hydrogen-powered motoring in particular, is central to both our society and our company. This project has our total support, since if offers a real chance of bringing forward a time in which hydrogen fuel is a realistic option for motorists.”
Dr Malcolm McCulloch of Oxford University
“It is obvious that in our transition to a sustainable society we will have to adopt electric power for cars, and they will have to be very efficient ones at that. To do this we will need to push the envelope in the design of electric motors and their control gear, which will be Oxford’s contribution to LIFECar.”
Hugo Spowers of OSCar Automotive
“This project is the first fruit of a great deal of work on the whole system design of fuel cell powered vehicles. We hope to be able to demonstrate that the perceived barriers to the adoption of hydrogen-fuelled motoring, the high costs of fuel cells and hydrogen storage are, if not bogus, much less of a problem than is conventionally thought.”Ian Whiting of QinetiQ
“LIFECar is about catching the first big wave in the energy revolution, which is set to transform the motoring industry in the same way that the computer industry was transformed by the personal computer decades ago.”
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It seems Renault never tires of making sporty versions of their hatchbacks, and it seems we never tire of reporting on them. Mégane buyers looking for something a little spicy, but not quite as scorching as the Renaultsport versions, now have another choice: the Mégane GT.
Whereas the latest Renaultsport Mégane packs 230 chevaux, the GT offers either the turbo 2-liter with 165 hp or Renault-Nissan’s latest 2-liter dCi diesel with 150. Compared with its more plebian stablemates, the GT version gets a sporty body kit including revised front end, side skirts, more pronounced wheels arches and rear lip spoiler. Also part of the package are twin chrome-tipped exhausts exiting close to the center with a chrome plate, lowered ride height, chrome around the front grille, honeycomb filling the front airdam and 17″ rims.
The model applies the same sort of treatment from the Laguna GT to the sportier hatchback, available in three-door or five and priced to sell. The gas-powered version will hit sixty in 8.3 on the way to a top speed of 137 and returning 36.7 mpg, while the diesel takes 8.7 seconds, tops out at 130 and gives you an impressive 51.4 mpg.
All around the Mégane GT seems to present a well-rounded package with quirky French styling that almost makes us want to move across the pond. Almost, but not quite.
Press release plus another shot after the jump.
[Source: Renault]
Press Release
New Renault Megane GT Range
Having firmly established its Renaultsport models as some of the finest hot hatches around, Renault has now applied some of their unique performance and styling DNA to its Mégane hatchback models with the launch of a new GT range, to fit between the regular and Renaultsport versions.
Realising that some of its customers may not require the complete performance package of a Mégane Renaultsport yet still hanker after a more dynamic drive and sportier looks, Renault’s new three- and five-door GT range offers both without a hefty price tag. The new GT range sits between the Dynamique and Renaultsport models with prices starting at £16,170 for the Sport Hatch GT 2.0 Turbo 165.
The GT range was first introduced by Renault on the Laguna range last year and a similarly thorough make-over as applied then has now been given to Mégane. Befitting a model with the GT badge, this new sporty Mégane range has a distinctly sporting air, with full sport bodykit with front, side and rear spoilers, plus twin chrome sports exhaust and 10mm lower and stiffened suspension. Giving the car an even more menacing look, particularly at the front, as well as ensuring that the new range is easily distinguishable from other Méganes, the GT features a chrome effect front grille and prominent honeycomb-style air dam. At the rear, a GT badge appears on the chrome effect plate between the twin exhaust pipes, both of which confirm the car’s sporting credentials.
The sporting theme continues on the inside with front sport seats, leather sport steering wheel and silver/grey seat belts. The Mégane GT features an extensive equipment list including 17″ ‘Jarsalle’ alloys, automatic headlamps and windscreen wipers, electric heated door mirrors, electric front and rear windows, ESP with ASR traction and CSV understeer control.
Power for the new GT range comes via either the proven 2.0 Turbo 165 engine or the latest Renault-Nissan Alliance developed diesel engine - the 2.0 dCi 150, both of which are now reserved only for the GT range and the luxurious top-of-the-range Hatch Privilège. The two-litre turbo 165hp petrol dispatches 0-62mph in 8.3 seconds before going onto a top speed of 137mph, with impressive fuel economy of 36.7mpg on a combined cycle. Customers seeking similar power but fewer visits to the pumps can opt for the new flagship 2.0 dCi 150 6-speed which delivers maximum torque of 340Nm@2000rpm, 0-62mph in 8.7 seconds, top speed of 130mph and 51.4mpg.
The new Mégane GT range costs £16,170 and £16,670 for the 2.0 Turbo 165 versions of Sport Hatch and Hatch, or £17,170 and £17,670 for the 2.0 dCi 150 6-speed versions. Insurance groups for the new models are 10 for the 2.0 dCi 150 and 12 for the 2.0T 165, with CO 2 emissions of 146 and 184g/km and benefit-in-kind classifications of 18% for the diesel and 23% for the petrol.
*Nearly £2,000 less than a Golf GT
Compared to two of its key rivals from Peugeot and Volkswagen, the latest addition to Renault’s Mégane range fares extremely well in terms of performance per pound. From a petrol perspective, the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 GT TSI 3dr costs £18,095, nearly £2,000 more than the equivalent Mégane Sport Hatch GT 2.0 Turbo 165, yet offers similar performance and economy from its 170hp engine. Similarly, the Golf GT TDI 140 has 10hp less than the Mégane GT dCi 150 yet costs £825 more at £17,995. Fuel consumption is also worse than the Mégane with a combined cycle figure of 49.6mpg.
The case is the same with the Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi 136 GT 3dr. Costing £17,500, the French rival is £330 more than the Mégane Sport Hatch GT dCi 150 6-speed, but has 14hp less, a slower top speed of 125mph, is 1.1 seconds slower from 0-62mph at 9.8 seconds and less than 1mpg better at 52.3.
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Filed under: Videos, Paris Motor Show, DaimlerChrysler, Dodge, Mercedes Benz
We’ve finally made it to our third video in our five-part series of booth tours from the 2006 Paris Motor Show. As I’ve said before, we’re cutting on our teeth on this video stuff with the footage we gathered at the Paris show, and today’s video brings you the both of DaimlerChrysler, specifically Dodge and Mercedes-Benz. From the Dodge booth we, of course, have the Avenger, which we think you’ll agree looks even better in person. We quickly move over to MB’s display where we played paparazzi with the “Mercedes Banz” CL63 AMG (Once it’s rendered typos are forever, man) and the SLR McLaren 722 Edition, both cars that are extremely imposing person. We would’ve liked to have captured footage of the AMG S-Class, but the damn thing disappeared the second day of the show when we were filming. Regardless, these three vehicles were represented the hotness coming out of DaimlerChrysler in Paris, so on with the show.
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Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Ford
There’s been a lot of talk around the Autoblog offices about Ford’s lack of bold moves. Thankfully, it’s rumored they’ll make a smart move by offering a diesel engine in their F-150 line of pickups. Dave Szczupak, who retired last week from FoMoCo, told Autoweek that a diesel should find its way under the hood by 2008 or 2009, and if the ex-exec’s timeframe is to be believed, the F-150 will be the first pickup in its class to offer such an option.
The new oil-burner will likely come from Europe’s Range Rover, in the form of a 3.6-liter V8. However, due to the stringent emission standards in the U.S., Szczupak says that Ford’s engineers have some work ahead of them. First, the internal design of the engine has to be modified to produce fewer emissions, and then they’ll need to address the emissions system itself, possibly utilizing a urea-based setup or some kind of NOx trap.
Unless GM, Toyota or even Nissan bring a diesel to market sooner, Ford will have a leg up on the competition, and will secure a much needed piece of the market.
[Source: Autoweek]
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General Motors announced today that in addition to the standard free year of service that comes with every vehicle equipped with OnStar, customers purchasing a GM vehicle with aftermarket equipment for the disabled will receive an extra two years of free OnStar service. The deal works through GM’s Mobility Reimbursement Program that since 1991 has been reimbursing disabled customers an extra $1,000 when they buy or lease a GM vehicle and adapt it with one of 35 eligible aftermarket mobility modifications such as scooter hoists, wheelchair lifts and GM’s own Sit-N-Lift Power Seat. GM sees OnStar as a service that provides additional benefits to the disabled and seniors with its ability to make hands-free calls, 24-hour emergency assistance and remote door unlocking capabilities, among others. After a person’s three years of free service ends, the cost of continuing OnStar would be either $199/year for the Safe & Sound plan or $399/year for the Directions and Connections plan that includes turn-by-turn navigation.
[Source: GM]
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro, BMW
The BMW M6 is one of the most powerful cars on the road, but for those looking for a bit more pizzazz, Hamann have come out with a full range of mods and accessories.
Exterior enhancements include a new front spoiler, side sills, rear spoiler, roof spoiler, rear apron end panel with integrated diffuser, rear muffler and a suspension lowering kit, plus a choice of 20 or 21-inch rims in two bling-tastic designs, coated with Hankook tires. Under the engine bay, Hamann can massage an extra 60 horsepower on top of the staggering 500 generated by the M’s V10. Buyers can also opt for a variety of carbon-kevlar trim pieces in the cabin, plus a custom steering wheel. What’s guaranteed to attract the most attention though, are the upward-swinging doors (of questionable taste, but irrefutable drama). The look-at-me orange paintjob is optional.
Hamann also offers custom bits for the entire BMW range as well as for Mini, Porsche, Mercedes, Range Rover, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini and Ferrari.
More pics and press release after the jump.
[Source: Hamann]
Press Release:
Wider range: The BMW M6 Edition Race by Hamann
* wide body aerodynamics kit “Edition Race”
* Top speed of up to 320 km/h by removing the Vmax limiter
* Approximate power boost of 60bhp/44kW and 54 Nm using the sports kit
* Various alloy-wheel sets in 19, 20 and 21 inch
BMW tuner Hamann of Laupheim took an adventurous look at the modification of the most potent Bavarian luxury coupe and turned the beautiful vehicle into an uncompromising sports car. The crowning for the M6 is the new Hamann wide body-kit „EDITION RACE”, which ensures that nobody will cast doubts on the power of this splendorous high-performance automobile.
Hamann offers its clients three different engine tuning options. The high revving 5-litre V10 with 507 bhp and 520 Nm is limited to 250km/h as standard. By removing the engine limiter, the racy Bavarian can reach a top speed of 300km/h, depending on the wheel and tyre combination. The second option is made up of a combination of removing the engine limiter and optimising the engine characteristics by reprogramming the standard engine computer. Hamann manages to tease an additional 30bhp/26kW and 15 Nm out of the V10 engine. The “HM/M +60″ sport kit provides even better performance. The kit is made up of high-performance headers, metallic sports catalytic converters, a sports rear silencer, a sports air filter, an engine map optimisation and the removal of engine restrictions. As the name of the sports kit already suggests, the engine then provides around an additional 60bhp/44kW and can provide an extra
54 Nm of torque, meaning that a notably faster top speed of up to 320km/h can be reached.
Wide body kit “EDITION RACE”
Besides the „normal” but nevertheless impressive fibreglass body-kit, which covers all sides including front, back, flanks as well as roof and trunk lid (the spoilers for last two mentioned are also available from carbon kevlar) HAMANN offers something even more spectacular.
Who thinks, a stronger car should leave a stronger mark in the rear mirrors of other road users, can ask Hamann for the wide body-modification „EDITION RACE”, which extends the vehicle’s body. The kit consists of an EDITION RACE front spoiler (including upper beam headlights), ER side sills as well as ER front fenders and ER fender extensions to be mounted at the rear. Thanks to this body-kit, the M6 comes close to the DTM race car-looks and lets the vehicle appear more muscular. For fans of motorsports the EDITION RACE-kit is definitely the first choice.
Four stainless steel exhausts, each with a diameter of 90mm are part of the HAMANN 4-pipe sports silencer. With a tone that gives you goose bumps, it tells you all about the potency of this coupй. Simply a must have!
A lowering kit with progressive chassis springs takes care of the lowering of the chassis. The Hamann M6 then sits 30mm nearer to the tarmac at the front and 25mm at the back. Of course, you want to be able to brake effectively at 320km/h too. Hamann equips the M6 with racing brakes on the front axle. It is made up of 2 slitted and ventilated brake discs, 380mm in diameter and 34mm thick, 2 Hamann brake piston housings in red - other colours are of course available, special brake pads, Hamann steel flex brake lines and adapter, in other words the complete braking hardware set. The race track calls!
Crowning of the HAMANN wheel range: design “EDITION RACE”
HAMANN offers several metal alloy wheels for the M6. Besides the designs „Anniversary I” (19 and 20″), „PG3″ (19 and 20″) and „Anniversary II” (20″), HAMANN also offers the wheel „Edition Race” in 20″ and 21″.
Hamann offers this three-piece, super-light forged wheel with an attractive crossed-spoke design, titanium screw fittings and highly-polished rim flange with a black wheel hub.
Of course Hamann also offers shim sets as well as lockable wheel nuts, thus providing additional security for the wheels.
Various Hamann accessories and fitment details enhance the coupй’s interior significantly. There are exclusive Hamann floor mats complete with company logo, a noble aluminium hand brake, sporty aluminium pedals and an eight-piece interior set made of carbon (available in every colour), which serve to underline the sporty appearance. As an alternative to the standard steering wheel, Hamann offers two versions of an anti-slip, three-spoke leather sports steering wheel complete with airbag. The second version has, like the first, a black leather covering, but with additional applications of carbon kevlar. Naturally, Hamann can also modify every M6 according to the individual requirements of the client. This means, for example, that intricate leather fittings are available in different colours. Or perhaps even an extensive multimedia setup with DVD, TV or Playstation.
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