Honda has revealed the first photos of the Honda CR-Z Mugen ahead of its reveal at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. We got news a couple of months ago that Honda were getting Mugen to do a tuning job on the CR-Z Hybrid and put together a ‘Concept’ for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. But it seemed […]
Mugen Honda CR-Z to be supercharged
The Mugen Honda CR-Z special planned to show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year will get a supercharger and deliver 200bhp – and still be a hybrid. We’re not the biggest fans of the Honda CR-Z, despite it being a decent-looking car. It’s a car born out of the necessity for Honda to […]
Citroen DS5: Official
Citroen has revealed the Citroen DS5 – complete with Hybrid4 powertrain – which appears to be as convincing an upmarket Citroen as the DS3. We had the arrival of the Citroen DS5 trumpeted as long ago as 2009 when we revealed that the DS5 would arrive in 2009, complete with hybrid diesel powertrain. Despite the official debut […]
Citroen DS5 – the tease begins
Citroen has started the tease for the next instalment in the DS Range – the Citroen DS5 – which will launch at the Shanghai Motor Show. Yet another new car being teased in the run up to the Shanghai Motor Show, and this time it’s instalment number three in the new Citroen DS range – […]
Toyota Prius V: Launch postponed
Toyota has postponed the launch of the Prius V in Japan as a result of the ongoing problems after the recent earthquake and tsunami. Really, in the big scheme of things, the news that Toyota has postponed the launch of the Prius V in Japan is of no real consequence. The devastation caused in Japan […]
Fisker Karma: Production finally starts
Fisker Automotive has confirmed that the Fisker Karma has now started production at Valmet in Finland. First cars will be with Fisker dealers in a month. It seems to have been a long time coming, but Fisker has confirmed that the Fisker Karma has started to roll off the production line at Valmet Automotive in Finland, and the first Karmas […]
Honda CR-Z Mugen Concept at Goodwood FoS
Mugen in Europe are developing a Honda CR-Z Mugen which promises more power an ‘Type-R’ performance. Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed. We all know that Honda doesn’t really have its heart in the hybrid game, believing that hybrids are, at best, a stop-gap solution. But in the real world Honda can’t afford to ignore […]
Fisker to sell 7,000 Karmas this year. On any particular planet?
Fisker are planning to get the first Fisker Karma to customers by July 2011, and expect to sell 7,000 this year. which seems a bit far fetched. The Fisker Karma does look an impressive car. And it promises a great deal, even if it has been promising a great deal to come very soon for a very long […]
Chevy Volt to take on Vauxhall Ampera in Europe
It’s been revealed that GM intends to sell the Chevy Volt alongside the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera in Europe – and at a lower price. They’ve been hyped for a very long time – the Chevy Volt and Vauxhall Ampera – and 2011 is the year that both hit the roads. You don’t have to be an out […]
Toyota Yaris Hybrid: Previews new Yaris
Toyota has revealed the Toyota Yaris Hybrid, it’s smallest hybrid yet. The Yaris hybrid also showcases the next generation Yaris, due in 2012. Toyota are determined to shove hybrid gubbins in anything they build that moves, so we now get a hybrid version of the next generation Yaris revealed at Geneva. Just as Toyota aren’t […]