2005 Detroit auto show: Part 2 of 2.(News)

Mercury Meta One Concept Whereas the contents of the Meta One small SUV are mostly exploratory stuff, the basic shape you see will be on the roads near you by mid-2007 under a new name. To start, the engine is a diesel hybrid. A priority is active accident prevention and thus you have the Lane Depar-ture Warning system and the Volvo-designed Collision Mitigation by Braking.

With CMbB, braking sensors work via a camera and radar that will apply the brakes once they feel you're not doing all you can at the pedal to prevent an imminent collision. The twin-turbo V6 diesel hybrid ...

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