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Archive : downsizing
Alpine A110 50, a missed opportunity to make a green sports car
The Monaco Grand Prix took place last week, and just before the race, that week-end was also the unveiling of […]
Updating the Renault Megane with something new: a small gasoline engine
Diesel is the leading engine by far in Europe, and Renault knows it well. When unveiling the mid-life facelift of […]
The Bentley Continental GT V8, no longer a dinosaur after a diet
Could you believe it’s still possible today to buy a new car that gets only 9-MPG? Believe it, it’s real. […]
The Pininfarina Hybus, an incredible hybrid bus with a small Fiat diesel car engine
Now that Pininfarina has ceased all its production work, the Italian company is free to concentrate on its core activities: […]
2 new engines from Hyundai, downsizing and clean diesel for better fuel economy
The Veloster 3-door sedan has just arrived in showrooms across the country, but Hyundai already talks about the engine it […]
Small Ecotec gas engines, GM gives the reins to the Chinese
Every driver knows that downsizing is a very big thing now, with every manufacturer replacing old low tech big engines […]
BMW 525d and 528i: who needs more than a 2-liter inline-four?
BMW built its reputation on the excellence of its inline 6-cylinder engines, yet today it introduces new generations of its […]
A large Jaguar XJ powered by a small diesel 4-cylinder? Get ready for the green limo
Mercedes launched something big last year. An S-class, its biggest model, with a small 4-cylinder turbo-diesel engine. The S250 CDI. […]
Volvo kills the 6-cylinder, all its future models will have inline fours
The Volvo Concept You (above) wasn’t a star of the Frankfurt Motor Show. Sure it has a nice coupe-like roofline, […]
Ford’s leading the world in the downsizing trend with a 3-cylinder Focus
The Ford stand was one of the best at the Frankfurt show. A stunning plug-in hybrid concept, the Evos, a […]
Downsizing the upper-class, a turbocharged V8 to replace a V10 in the Audi S6, S7 and S8
Past versions of the sportiest sedans from Audi had a screaming Lamborghini V10 engine. A very impressive and great sounding […]