Huh. Didn’t see this one coming. There’s a pesky little rumor swirling around the Web saying Jaguar’s hard at work on a new creation. A creation with three doors and an oil-burner under the hood. Now, we tend to put about as much faith in web-born rumors as we do promises of more horsepower from [...]
It’s no secret I’m more of a fan of diesels than EVs when it comes to the green fight. Anyone’s who’s had some time behind the wheel of a newer oil-burner knows these things are heads and shoulders above the driving death featured in hybrids everywhere. Then Honda goes and shows off this little sucker [...]
File this one under the just-not-fair file. Way across the pond, Subie fans can opt for a thrifty 2.0-liter diesel engine with 150 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Those numbers aren’t exactly disappointing, especially when you throw in the lofty 47.9 mpg figure. We’re guessing that’s mpg UK, which tallies out to around 40 [...]
The more vehicles I drive, the more I realize our domestic manufacturers are great at building cars and trucks people want, but not so hot at cranking out the ones we need. Take a look at any of the neo muscle bruisers out there right now to get the gist of my meaning. The 430 [...]
Now here’s a juicy tid bit for you Bimmerphiles amongst us. Word ‘round the Web is ze Germans are thinking about plopping an oil burner behind the headlights of the next M3. Before you go and get your lederhosen in a twist, just think of the possibility. Die hard fans of the mighty M cried [...]
There’s a trickle of rumors buzzing around the Web right now saying Honda will debut a new hybrid sports car based on the sexy CR-Z at the Tokyo Motor Show. The rumors include a few likely details, including the fact that the car will be powered either by a 1.5 or 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine and [...]
And it’s a plug-in. The company plans to unleash 500 of these dove and daisy-slathered cars on the world for global testing. Around 200 are staying home for the trials, with the rest split equally between the U.S. and European market. So what does that fancy pink and purple paint scheme win you? Aside from [...]
The Fiends over at Wired have gotten their hands on a quick clip of Mission Motors new track heathen during shake down at Infineon. The company has been working to get their Mission One electric moto in fighting form for the TTxGP green motorcycle grand prix June 12 on the Isle of Man. It’s hard [...]
Audi just announced plans to roll out a new diesel engine for the A3 and A3 Sportback. The 1.6-liter turbo four-pot dishes out 105 horsepower and 170 lb-ft of torque in its most meaty form and returns a little over 57 mpg US. Holy hell. Part of that fantastic fuel economy is thanks to a [...]
Volvo’s been strangely silent during the new surge of green cars and trucks. Aside from a plug-in hybrid concept of its C30 hatch, we haven’t seen too much in the way of eco-fighting goodness from the land of Ikea. Now the company is boasting it should have a plug-in diesel electric hybrid by 2012. To [...]
