INTRODUCING THE LEXUS CT 200h KEY POINTS * Lexus’s first premium compact model * Lexus Hybrid Drive powertrain with 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine and powerful but compact electric motor * Full hybrid system with selectable EV mode for emissions-free electric running * Further selectable ECO, NORMAL and SPORT driving modes * ECVT intelligent electronic continuously […]
Lexus CT 200h: Lexus at Geneva Motor Show
Lexus has now revealed the Lexus CT 200h – its Premium Compact Hybrid – which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Last year we had the Lexus LF-Ch concept in all its goldness at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Then a few weeks back that became the Lexus CT 200h. Which is actually what we […]
Plug-in Car Grant – Up to £5,000 off a ‘Low Carbon’ car
The UK Government has confirmed plans to offer a £5ooo subsidy for electric cars and is installing recharging stations around the country. What a lot of nonsense. Last year – even before the Scrappage Scheme was launched – we reported that the UK Government was planning to offer a subsidy to buyers of electric cars […]
Porsche Cayenne (2010 / 2011) – the Configurator
Porsche has already got a configurator up for the 2010 / 2011 Cayenne. Unfortunately it’s in German, but there’s lots of photos to help you play. It’s turning in to something of a Porsche Cayenne day today, what with the leak of official pictures of the new Cayenne this morning, followed by Porsch’s own info on the […]
Hyundai i40: UK to get the i-Flow, NOT the new Sonata
Cars UK has discovered that the UK and Europe won’t be getting the new Hyundai Sonata/i40/i45, but a new i40 based on the Hyundai i-Flow Concept Well, you learn something every day. We’ve been running stories over the last few months on the Hyundai i40 / Hyundai Sonata which has been busy launching in Asia […]
Porsche Cayenne 2010 / 2011 Press Release
World Debut in Geneva: The New Porsche Cayenne Lighter, more agile, with more power, increased efficiency and reduced environmental impact · Debut of Cayenne S Hybrid and eight-speed Tiptronic S automatic transmission · Dynamic exterior styling and distinctive interior design · On sale from May 29 The new generation Porsche Cayenne will make its world […]
New Porsche Cayenne (2010/2011) – it’s official
Porsche has released details of the 2010/2011 Porsche Cayenne. Available with five power options it will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We wrote the story on the 2010/2011 Porsche Cayenne starting to leak out of Stuttgart this morning, and commented that now photos of the new Cayenne are starting to surface it wouldn’t be […]
Fiat at the Geneva Motor Show – Abarth Punto EVO
Fiat’s performance division – Abarth – have produced a hot version of the Fiat Punto EVO – the Abarth Punto EVO – which will be at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Fiat’s hot Herberts – Abarth – don’t just have the Abarth 500C Convertible to stick on their stand at Geneva, they also have […]
Porsche Cayenne 2011 – the leak starts
The first leaked photos of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne have turned up on the Interweb. The official details won’t be far behind. We’ve been expecting Porsche to release details of the 2010/2011 Cayenne for the last week or so. But it now seems likely to happen any time now as the official images have started to leak out of […]
Lotus Hybrid – the Lotus Evora 414E – at Geneva
Lotus are taking a hybrid Evora to Geneva – the Lotus Evora 414E – fitted with the Lotus Range Extender Engine and a pair of electric motors. Last year we reported on a range extender engine developed by Lotus for use in hybrid cars. The range extender engine was part of a joint project between […]