PRESS INFO IAA 2013 CONTENTS DRIVEPLANEt LIGIER JS 50 / JS50 RC / IXO / Vipa MICROcaR F8 C / M.GO / M-8 THE No.1 ENGINE THE AIR CONDITIONING OPTION DUÉ FIRST LIGIER PROFESSIONAL BE SUN / FLEX L3 A BIT OF HISTORY LIGIER / MICROcaR / SECURity / WARRANty / THE DRIVEPLANET ECo-PROGRAM / THE LICENCe-free VEHICULE MARKET: WHO ARE THEY? /THE QUADRicycLE LEGISLatiON DRIVEPLANET OUR paSSION The Driveplanet Group FOR FREEDOM was first created with the merger of Automo- AND MOBILity biles Ligier and Microcar in 2008. It now includes four individual trade-marks, with the formation of Due in September 2010 and the launch of Ligier Professional at the beginning of the year. The group stands for human, industrial and marketing unity. They now have 200 distributors and five subsidiaries in Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Austria), and are now the market leader in the heavy and light weight quadricycle sector, with 300 employees and two production sites in Vichy (in the Allier region) and Boufféré (in theV endée region). As a group founded on its family capital, Driveplanet builds on Ligier's sporting experience and Microcar's safety expertise to design and manufacture quality, innovative, safe and accessible vehicles. For Driveplanet the license free car is first and foremost a car. Driveplanetis the leader of its sector, with a projected turnover of THE LEADING 91Md for 2012, a 3% increase over 2011. W iththe E uropean MANUFACTURER marketrepresenting 22,566 unit sales (of which 12,688 were soldin F rance)at the end of 2011, the group can claim a 39% OF THE EUROPEAN hold of the market, thus 8,803 sales (with 4,866 of those in MARKET France).L igierhas cumulated 3,919 (17.8% of the market share) and Microcar 4,173 (18.5% of the market share). LIGIER JS 50: FREEDOM As the star of the Ligier FROM LICENSE stand at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the JS 50 AND PERMISSION breaks down all esta- blished barriers. Straight out of the ultra-mobile generation, this mini town car (3.15m) with its audacious design symbolises the latest trends in license free cars. The JS-50 is fashionable and uninhibited, with its audacious twin-tone colour scheme, 15 inch wheels and spoiler. The interior has a lounge ambience. Three spoke steering wheel, chrome trim and embroidered JS initials on the seats give it a cosy feel. Under the hood there is another jewel: the new Lombardini DCI Revolution Smar- tdrive Technology engine, the most economical (2.5l/100km) and silent of its category. This engine gives remarkable driving pleasure with its controlled turnover rate and generous torque. The JS 50 can be driven in complete serenity with its four disk brakes, protection bars in the door panels and a tubular alumi- nium chassis. This latest production from the Ligier team turns heads even outside of its intended public with its combination of innovative style with the latest in high technology, proving that it has achieved its own true legitimacy. TECHNICAL FEATURES JS 50 DIMENSIONS Overall length 2825 mm Overall width 1565 mm Height 1475 mm Seat height 600 mm Boot capacity 320 litres under the rear shelf Lombardini diesel Progress ACT Engine types or DCI TRONIC or DCI Révolution 2 SEatS Top speed 45 km/h Beinga traditional car manufacturer Automobiles L igierdoes not WHY THE JS 50? makelight of naming its models. S incetheir beginnings in the competitiveracing world, all L igier'scarry the JS initials followed by a code number. In homage to G uyL igier'sclose friendthe famous racing driver J oS chlesser,who died tragically at the 1968 F renchG randPrix. F or30 years Automobiles Ligier continues to respect this tradition.The JS 50 is thus the 50th creation of the company fromV ichy. LIGIER JS50 RC: A COUPE The RC coupé is sure to WITH COMPETITIVE get noticed on display next to the new JS 50 SPIRIT model at the Paris Mo- tor Show. Its dynamic, unique and unashamedly seductive style is bound to have an effect on everyone, and not just its potential users. This sports coupé is ready to tear up the tarmac with its streamlined profile and muscular wings. The JS50 RC provokes love at first sight with its 15 inch black and aluminium wheels, double exhaust and honeycomb radiator grill with chrome trim. It will turn heads with its Toledo Red dress and most certainly deserves its place as the most desirable license free vehicle on the market. The interior design continues this standard, neatly evoking an atmosphere that is both sporting and cosy. All typified by a harmonious layout using only the highest qua- lity materials. As for its equipment, these reach a level never before reached on a license free vehicle: carbon feel tones, contoured racing seats in black with red stitching, three-spoke sports steering wheel with chrome inserts, centralised locking, electric windows... The JS50 RC is all about pleasure, a car to be lived with as much as driven. TECHNICAL FEATURES JS 50 RC DIMENSIONS Overall length 3030 mm Overall width 1505 mm Height 1465 mm Seat height 540 mm 370 litres under the rear shelf Boot capacity 670 litres without the rear shelf Loading height 580 mm Lombardini diesel Progress ACT Engine types or DCI TRONIC or DCI Révolution 2 SEatS Top speed 45 km/h LIGIER IXO: In January 2012 the CHARactER Ligier Ixo was given a modern and vibrant FOR SALE new design. Its surpri- sing personality can first be seen in its audacious radiator grill design, curved lines and floating roof. Ixo personi- fies the values of the Automobiles Ligier brand, with the ground-breaking technology of its one-piece aluminium chassis, coloured thermoplastic bodywork and four large diameter disc brakes. A small car that can size up to any of its larger rivals, but still melt into heavy traffic thanks to its compact size, agility and high performance diesel engine. It is a pleasure to drive and just as pleasant to live with. Its interior is typified by its quality finishings, ingenious fittings and clever storage compartments. Designed to make the best use of its interior volume, Ixo has a spacious luggage compartment (800 litres) with a flat base and a conveniently low loading level. It is avai- lable in four versions (Urban, Club, Treck and Elégance) and with two Lombardini engine options, this is Ligier Automobiles' best seller thanks to its reliability, low main- tenance costs and a fuel consumption of less than 3 litres per 100 km. TECHNICAL FEATURES IXO DIMENSIONS URBAN, CLUB, TRECK, ELÉGANCE Overall length 3148 mm Overall width 1524 mm Height 1497mm Seat height 600 mm Boot capacity 0,77m3 Loading height 640 mm Lombardini diesel Progress ACT Engine types or DCI TRONIC 2 SEatS Top speed 45 km/h LIGIER VIPA: VIPA (Autonomous EMISSION AND Individual Passenger Vehicle) is an electric DRIVER FREE vehicle for 6 passen- gers for short journeys in enclosed areas (industrial sites, parks or airports). Powered by an electric motor, it runs silently and does not emit a single gram of CO2. Above all, it requires no driver, nor guidance infrastructure thanks to its location and guidance system that is based on real- time video imaging and algorithm processing. With an on-board computer and a camera fixed to the front of the vehicle, the VIPA steers itself thanks to its visual memory. They can function individually or as part of a fleet, at speeds of between 5 and 20 km/h over short distances. The interior layout can be adapted to the requirements of users from a "four seated, two standing up" configuration to "two seats with space for a wheelchair". TECHNICAL FEATURES Chassis Aluminium Energy Electric Batteries 4 AGM lead gel Average speed 10 km/h (2.8 m/s) Top speed 20 km/h (5.6 m/s) Autonomy 100 Km (8h) Max. slope 18 % at curb weight and 13 % fully loaded Min. acceleration 1m/s Deceleration > 5.5m/s² (regulatory) Max. load 600Kg Weight unloaded 1 ton Operating temperature -20°C / + 60°C Turning circle < 4m Dimensions 3.20m x 1.65m x 2.38m (L x W x H) MICROcaR F8 C: When license free THE COUPÉ vehicles enter the world of elegance, this gives FOR THE city us the F8-C, a uni- quely styled city-centre coupé, which will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show. It is impossible to not be seduced by its curvaceous wings, twin chromed exhaust, sensual and fluid profile, LED lamps and headlights, the aired roof profile and plunging body lines, lateral air inlets and integrated spoiler. With its wheels set in the four corners this seductive city car by Microcar seems designed for the catwalk. Its driving precision and comfortable suspension are also key strengths. As for the engine, the excellent dCi Revolution Smartdrive Technology unit also plays a key role. To all of these great qualities the F8-C can also add its exclusive interior design (black seats with white trim, with the black colour carried over onto the interior door panels, sporting steering wheel, roof interior in imitation carbon and black lacquer finish dashboard) and an unexpectedly high level of equipment fittings (with options for remote controlled central door locking, headlight reminder alarm, chrome pack, air conditioning and driver's side airbag). TECHNICAL FEATURES F8 C DIMENSIONS Overall length 3003 mm Overall width 1505 mm Height 1465mm Seat height 540 mm 370 litres under the rear shelf Boot capacity 670 litres without the rear shelf Loading height 580 mm Lombardini diesel Progress ACT Engine types or DCI TRONIC or DCI Révolution 2 SEatS Top speed 45 km/h MICROcaR M.GO: The precursor in Micro- SAFEty car's work developing advanced active and FIRST passive safety systems for license free vehicles.