Category Archives: Product Development
Merc’s hybrid E-class on sale in September
Mercedes is the latest executive car manufacturer to confirm it will launch a hybrid-powered model. Next September will see the diesel-electric Mercedes E300 BlueTec go on sale. Available in both saloon and estate bodystyles, the newcomer will be engineered around … Continue reading
Escape gives first hint of new Ford Kuga
Ford will give us the first indication of how its next generation Kuga will look when it reveals the US market Escape at next month’s LA Motor Show. The two cars, first previewed by the Ford Vertrek concept (pictured)at January’s … Continue reading
Nissan Planning 480bhp ‘Super Juke’
Time to take a deep breath. Just days after we told you about the revised Nissan Juke range, and how it has become even more fuel-efficient, the Japanese manufacturer has confirmed it’s planning a ‘hardcore’ 480bhp version of the little … Continue reading
Audi Reveals Next-Gen A2; It’s Electric
Audi has today finally, officially confirmed it plans to launch a new lightweight, all-electric successor to the A2, probably as soon as 2013. The announcement comes six years after production of the pioneering first generation model was stopped. The first … Continue reading
Peugeot’s 2020 MPV vision
Nine years before it’s expected to hit showrooms, Peugeot has revealed its vision for a 2020 MPV. Named the HX1, the low-slung diesel-electric plug-in hybrid — which comes with the most advanced version so far of Peugeot’s all-wheel-drive diesel-electric Hybrid4 … Continue reading
London’s calling … into Eterniti
You will probably have noticed over the past coupe of weeks, that the Frankfurt Motor Show takes place next month; and the latest pre-event press release is definitely one of the most enigmatic to land on my desk. The teasing … Continue reading
Tesla to go global with Small Executive EV
The growth of electric cars is set to accelerate even faster after American manufacturer Tesla — already responsible for the ultra-fast Roadster sports car — confirmed it plans to launch a small executive car, currently labelled Model S, globally from … Continue reading
Mudplugging Defender gets Jaguar diesel power
The ubiquitous 4×4, the Land Rover Defender, is to get a new 2.2-litre Euro V compliant diesel engine lifted straight from the Jaguar X-Type … and the Ford Transit. Now, ok, while it’s nice to say your Landie is powered … Continue reading
Cleaner diesel engine for next-gen Honda Civic
Honda has confirmed its ninth generation Civic range will feature a cleaner, more powerful and economical 2.2-litre diesel engine which will emit 110g/km of CO2 while still producing 148bhp. That’s the same power output as the more polluting unit in … Continue reading
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