The 2012 Mercedes S Class will offer a plug-in Hybrid option offering electric-only running and 80+ mpg I know, if you read here regularly you know this isn’t exactly news. We reported on the Mercedes S500 Plug-in Hybrid back in September and expressed some surprise at the claims Mercedes were making for the Plug-in. But the […]
Mercedes S500 Hybrid Frankfurt reveal
Mercedes has revealed the S500 Hybrid – a plug-in with a 3.5 V6 which offers 73.5 mpg. It’s becoming very clear that Mercedes – that maker of cars still perceived as for the Plutocrat – is starting to make a pretty good show of acquiring a ‘Green Halo’. It’s recently revealed the B-Class F-Cell Hydrogen […]
Mercedes Vision S500 plug-in Hybrid Concept at Frankfurt
Mercedes are said to be bringing a plug-in hybrid S Class to Frankfurt – the Mercedes Vision S500 Hybrid. Update: Mercedes has now confirmed our S500 Hybrid story and we have images of the S500 hybrid at the bottom of the page Blimey, we thought that Mercedes has done all they were going to do […]
Lotus Electric City Car Revealed
There’s been a fair bit of speculation that Lotus will produce an electric version of the Elise. After all, Lotus are a very innovative company and they already produce the running gear for the Tesla Roadster. And it seemed likely that Lotus would produce a Lotus Evora Electric after Lotus boss Mike Kimberley revealed back […]
New Toyota iQ3 launched
The Toyota iQ3 (known as the iQ cubed) is Toyota’s Smart Car competitor. And until now it didn’t exactly get up and go (although I suppose that’s not really the point of a little city car like this) but Toyota has now improved things significantly by introducing the Toyota iQ3. The Toyota iQ3 gets Toyota’s […]
Volvo S40 DRIVe – Green Car of the Year
You have to admire Volvo. The abused and unloved adopted child of Ford, they are still managing to produce cars the buying public wants (and working on ground-breaking projects – like the Volvo plug-in hybrid for 2012), and receiving accolades and plaudits in to the bargain. The latest trinket to come Volvo’s way is ‘Green […]
Honda Insight – the worst car in the world!
Not actually our words, we admit. But they are the words of Jeremy Clarkson, who has just done a review of the Honda Insight in his Times Online column. Do we agree? No. But only because Jeremy has done what Jeremy always does – exaggerate hugely for effect. But his points are valid, and concur […]
Fiat launches the Eco-Drive Challenge
Fiat are on something of a roll at the moment. Having made actual profits in 2008 (a rarity in itself in this climate) and subsequently taking a big stake in Chrysler (which with the state Chysler is in at the moment really means Fiat is in charge), they are up there with Audi as an […]
Smart fortwo Edition Limited Three
Mercedes has had stick in the past for playing with its ‘Toy Car’, the Smart. What was a quality maker like Mercedes doing involved with a car the size of the boot on an S Class Mercedes and named after a watch maker (the name stands for Swatch Mercedes Art)? Don’t get me wrong; there […]