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New Renault Clio, the most fuel efficient non hybrid car in Europe
This is the new Renault Clio. The French people have been buying more than 10,000 each month for more than […]
Downsizing the cat: Jaguar replaces its V8 with a supercharged V6 in the XJ luxury sedan
All drivers enjoy a big engine but few of them enjoy spending big money at the pump. We know hybrids […]
Fuel economy rules! The rotary engine is dead
It doesn’t come as a surprise. Everybody in the industry knew it was bound to happen, but that doesn’t make […]
BMW 114i, a new base model with an incredible turbocharged slow revving gas engine
BMW introduced a new generation of its 1-series last year in Frankfurt. The model was unveiled in a 5-door hatchback […]
Ratan Tata keeps on investing in turbines at Bladon Jets
Everybody remembers the fabulously beautiful Jaguar C-X75 prototype that was the star of the Paris motor show in 2010. Besides […]
Less worse: diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee and Porsche Cayenne for America
To most Europeans, with climate change less and less of a doubt (2011 has been the warmest year on record), […]
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 […]
More successful than hybrids: 75 million diesels with a Bosch common rail diesel fuel injection
Something big happened in 1997. The first car with a common rail fuel injection system was sold. It was a […]
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. […]
Better than the Germans: Mazda gets a 25V current from its i-Eloop regenerative system
You don’t need an hybrid car to get regenerative braking. BMW made the technology a cornerstone of its EfficientDynamics package, […]
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 […]