The diesel engine is a very old story at Mercedes-Benz. It started way back in 1936, and it’s been a […]
Archive : CO2 emissions
The European Opel Insignia gets a downsized engine, will the Buick Regal follow?
Regal is an old name at Buick, but today’s Regal is a very modern car. It started as the Opel […]
An unexpected green star for Frankfurt, the Mazda CX-5 diesel
This is Mazda’s new compact SUV. It’s a brand new model, with new engines on a new chassis, its name […]
Next Volkswagen Golf should come with a CNG option and that should make it a leader in low CO2 emissions
The next generation of the Volkswagen Golf should be introduced at next year’s Paris motor show, in October. As always, […]
BMW 520d EfficientDynamics Edition, the 52 mpg non hybrid family sedan
Exactly 3 out of 4. 75% of all new cars registered in France last month were diesels. I know gas […]
Could that be true: Americans are getting reasonable? Is this the end of the V8 engine?
Since 1932, the U.S. is known as the country of the V8 engine. Ford was the first to mass-market a […]
The Magna Mila, sexy light engineering for the future with natural gas a fuel
This is another car that was introduced at the motor show in Geneva, but it’s not a runner, and it […]
The greenest car without a plug in Geneva was a Fiat 500 on CNG
The motor show in Geneva has ended, with shiny concepts grabbing all the attention, so much that most people forgot […]
How could that be? The greenest car in the world would come from Korean Kia?
I had always thought Europe was leading the world when it comes to cars with low CO2 emissions. The Japanese […]
The Suzuki Swift will get cheaper with a Stop & Start in Paris
Suzuki is launching a new generation of its popular Swift model, a model that unfortunately, won’t be available to U.S. […]
Embarrassed, Bentley announces its downsizing plan
Cars have to get greener, all of them, even Bentley cars. That is no small feat. Among all cars, Bentley […]
Skoda Superb 1.6 TDI, what a small diesel can do
Unknown in the US, Skoda is a Czech brand that belongs to the Volkswagen group. The Superb is its flagship, […]