Update 24/9/09: Land Rover has now confirmed that the Range Rover LRX will debut in 2010 and go on sale in 2011. We reported back in March that Land Rover had received some funding to go towards the development of its LRX Concept, the ‘Eco Land Rover’. We guess that Land Rover got that even […]
Mercedes S250 CDi BlueEfficiency coming?
Now this is an area that hasn’t really got a handle on the whole ‘Eco’ thing yet – big, luxury saloons. But if rumours that have started popping up today are to be believed, Mercedes is going to introduce an S250 BlueEfficiency at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. A 4-pot S Class. Whatever next? […]
Vaxhall Insignia ecoFLEX Sports Tourer – Details
The Vauxhall Insignia is a very good car. As, in fact, is virtually every car in Vauxhall’s stable. But the Insignia is perhaps the most stylish, and in Sports Tourer guise it is a match for anything else out there, particularly the VXR Sports Tourer, which is a cracking car. But performance is not quite […]
Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Starts
Mercedes has announced that the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive will begin rolling of the production line in Hambach, France in November. But the Smart won’t be going on sale as such, instead being rolled out on a lease scheme throughout Europe and the US, before going on sale properly in 2010. This is a bit […]
Tesla Model S – new Photos
Hot on the heels of the release of new pictures of the Tesla Roadster Sport comes more goodies from Tesla – new images – actually moving, no less – of the controversial Tesla Model S Saloon car, which is due to make an appearance in 2010, or 2011, or 2012… Dogged by controversy over the […]
New BMW 320d EfficientDynamics
BMW is falling over itself to introduce ‘Green’ cars. It’s running TV adverts telling us that a BMW is a ‘Joy’, and only managing to throw the Bob Lutz penned ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’ in as an afterthought. They’ve released details of the ActiveHybrid X6 and the ActiveHybrid 7. All very commendable, but if they carry […]
Tesla Roadster Sport – fresh photos
Tesla has had its fair share of negative headlines in the last year, from the Tesla spat with Top Gear through to the incredulity when Tesla announced the Tesla Model S was going to cost $50k. But there has been good news for Tesla as well. Mercedes bought a 10% stake in Tesla earlier this […]
Germany jumps on the Electric Car Bandwagon
Now it’s the turn of the Germans to jump on the Electric Car political PR bandwagon. They are in ‘Illustrious’ company. We had the Portuguese commit to Electric Cars a while back and Boris wants to make London the Electric Car Capital of Europe. And out own national Government wants to throw £5k at electric […]
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Press Release
Fascinating Efficiency: The BMW ActiveHybrid X6. BMW ActiveHybrid technology combines superior driving dynamics with equally superior efficiency pointing far into the future, brining together both of these qualities to offer a truly unique driving experience. The world’s first Sports Activity Coupé with full hybrid drive therefore capitalises on the options offered by combining the combustion […]
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Series introduced
Just as with the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 we gave you details of earlier, we reported on the BMW Active Hybrid 7 Series a couple of weeks ago when it was announced that the car would be at Frankfurt. And as with the X6 ActiveHybrid, BMW has today release imnages and details of the 7 Series. […]