Lamborghini has decided that it has reached the upper limit of horsepower with its cars and will in future concentrate on aerodynamics and weight saving. The horsepower wars are just about over. The Germans lead the way with ever bigger displacements and outputs, but the seriously misguided attempts by Governments around the world to penalise […]
New Mazda3 i-stop announced
The new Mazda 3 only started to show up in UK showrooms last month, but already Mazda is adding to the range with the new Mazda3 i-stop, which first showed at Geneva this year. We won’t go on about our review of the new Mazda 3 as you’ve heard it all before, but it is […]
Mazda3 i-stop Press Release
See our story on the new Mazda 3 i-stop. The new Mazda3 2.0 DISI i-stop Press Release Mazda i-stop • World’s only start-stop system that uses combustion energy for restart. This results in fast response to pedal input and comparatively high potential for saving fuel • Restart of the engine in ca. 0.35 seconds, twice […]
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 […]
Lamborghini going Green
All the emissions targets being set by Governments in the West has had even luxury car makers scrambling to find ways to cut emissions of ‘Green House’ gases, and hit the targets that have been set. Much as they may prefer to ignore the targets (and many have doubts about their efficacy) in the real […]
Ferrari 4×4 Hybrid system on the drawing board
Actually, the headline is quite literal. It would appear that Ferrari is working on four wheel drive hybrid propulsion systems after plans submitted to the European Patent Office were uncovered by Autocar. It’s been known for some time that Ferrari has been working on Hybrid and 4WD systems, but these drawings show that Ferrari is […]
Stop-Start Freelander on the way
Land Rover has announced that it will be introducing stop-start technology on its Freelander range from May 2009, thus saving around 8% on the Co2 emissions, and taking the Freelander down a group on VED, which should help move a few more Freelanders off forecourts next year. The technology for the stop-start was developed in-house, […]