Passenger cars with a diesel engine had a 72% market share of the French market in August 2012, but they […]
Archive : Clean diesel
A new reason to drive a Jaguar: fuel economy
Every car enthusiast loves a Jaguar. For more than six decades, the British brand has been setting the standard for […]
Africa to the UK without a refill, when diesel still rules
There are only a few miles between Europe and Africa. The ferry to cross the Gibraltar strait takes less than […]
Peugeot 508 updated, maybe no fun but still a leader
More than a third of all Peugeot 508 cars are sold in China. this is a sign of changing times. […]
Citroën DS3 BlueHDi 100, the most economical car in Europe
A premium small car, the Citroën DS3 is a big seller all over Europe, and a strong competitor for the […]
The Audi A7 TDI ultra, meet the 50 mpg luxury sports sedan
50 mpg cars? We used to know them as boring econo-sedans, the smallest of the lightest models. Then came the […]
Japanese carmakers joining forces to make better engines
Efficiency of internal combustion engines (ICE) is still lagging behind electric motors. The best gasoline engines are about 35% efficient, […]
Gas cars more polluting than diesels because European legislators ordered it
Transport & Environment (T&E), a green-lobbying group based in Brussels, has asked a respected certification agency, TÜV Nord, to measure […]
Small efficiency gains for the Peugeot 3008 and 508 diesel hybrid
Peugeot announces a major upgrade on the software controlling its hybrid models, the 3008 (the SUV) and 508 (the sedan) […]
A thousand miles at 80.5 mpg in a standard Volkswagen Golf TDI BlueMotion
Volkswagen gives the name of BlueMotion to its most fuel-efficient models, and the new generation of the Golf BlueMotion has […]
2982 miles in 24 hours: what a good diesel can do, the Opel Astra CDTI
Quite regularly, there are electric car drivers trying to make records. They lay out a very precise road map, where […]
The Silk Trail, a 10,472 miles trip in a Range Rover diesel hybrid
What better way to show what a car can do than to take it for a long trip? To some […]