Toyota are launching a noise device for the Prius to create a whirring sound when the Prius runs just on the electric motor. One of the big selling points for the Toyota Prius is its ability to run for short distances at low speed on electric-only power. Not only does that make the Prius zero […]
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Fiat dealers in US to get Alfa Romeo too
Fiat plan to offer just the Fiat 500 through its US franchise dealers, but will also offer the new Alfa Romeo SUV and other Alfas. With the exception of Ferrari, Fiat’s offerings have never been a runaway success in the US. But with the world getting more eco-minded and Americans starting to see the joy that smaller […]
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Press Release (2010)
THE PEUGEOT 3008 HYBRID4 – THE WORLD’S FIRST DIESEL HYBRID VEHICLE Powered by a 2.0 litre 163 bhp HDi diesel engine and a 37bhp electric motor Potential 74.4mpg, with 99g/km of CO2 All electric mode (Zero Emission Vehicle) A maximum combined power output of 200 bhp The Peugeot 3008 Crossover, with HYbrid4 technology, is the […]
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Revealed
Peugeot has revealed the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4, the world’s first production diesel hybrid which will go on sale in Spring 2011. We got a glimpse of the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year, and at the time we commented that it looked almost ready to go. And so it seems – […]
Citroen DS3 Racing: UK price & details Press Release
Citroën has released full details and pricing for the hotly anticipated DS3 Racing, and has announced that customer orders can be placed from 1st September, 2010. Developed by Citroën Racing – the winning team behind five WRC Manufacturer’s titles and six Driver’s titles for Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena – DS3 Racing has an […]
Citroen DS3 Racing: UK price & details
Citroen has revealed that the Citroen DS3 racing will come with 204bhp from its 4-pot 1.6 litre turbo and a price tag of £23,100 in the UK We brought news of the Citroen DS3 Racing back in February and now, some six months on, Citroen has got round to sending us some concrete details and […]
2011 Mazda2 Facelift revealed
Mazda has finally updated the UK & Euro Mazda 2 with the cosmetic tweaks it received in other markets almost two years ago. Well, it’s sort of the 2011 facelift for the Mazda2, but that rather depends on what direction you come at this from. If you look at the UK and Euro offerings for […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Juro Review & Road Test (2010)
Mitsubishi has facelifted the Outlander for 2010 / 2011, and we grab the lead-in limited edition Mitsubishi Outlander Juro for the week. Decent improvements? The Mitsubishi Outlander has always been a bit of a difficult car to pigeon-hole. It’s really too big to be considered a realistic option against some of the softroaders like the Kuga or the […]
Mitsubishi Outlander Juro Review & Road Test (2010) Part 2
In part two of our review and road test of the 2010/2011 Mitsubishi Outlander – the Juro Limited Edition version – we look at what’s on offer. What we have in for the week is the Mitsubishi Outlander Juro, a Limited Edition model with all the bells and whistles designed as a lead-in for the […]
Stig outed as Ben Collins – again
The Sunday Times has this weekend outed The Stig as racing driver and Bond stuntman Ben Collins. A revelation we made in January 2009! It’s a game Top Gear has played since the days of ‘Black Stig’ (Perry McCarthy – F1 almost was) – Who is the Stig? Not only has it provided the Beeb […]