Automobiles
Toyota Auris Hybrid New Variant Boasts Less CO2 Emissions
It has been only a few months since the Toyota Auris Hybrid hit the European roads. But the car maker is showing off some enthusiastic figures on its first quarter sales board for 2013. Sales were 27 percent up in the Americas and 31 percent in the UK region. In a short span of time, Toyota has done some face-lift on ...
Renault Closer Building High Performance Electric Hybrid Vehicle
Renault is reportedly considering the manufacture of a high-performance green vehicle. The Renault Group which develops, designs, manufactures and sells environment-friendly vehicles under three brands has been a die-hard supporter of electric vehicles. The new high performance green car is likely to take several years, though. As stated by Francis Champod, Renault Sport motorsport technical manager, the company will not be ...
Range Rover Hybrid Set for Frankfurt Debut
The Range Rover Hybrid will be making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept of Range Rover hybrid drivetrain was previewed two years ago when the Range E made its run at the Geneva Motor Show. We also get to know that the Range Rover Sport will also be arriving by the year-end. Stuart Frith, chief program engineer for ...
BMW i8 Hybrid Supercar Not to Get an M Version
BMW enthusiasts are counting on their favorite automotive company to drive out the new i8 hybrid supercar next year. Many were pretty sure that the BMW i8 would be getting an M version as well. But the German automotive manufacturer has confirmed that there wouldn’t be an M version to come after the i8 hybrid. Early speculations led some to believe ...
Volvo to Launch Hybrid Supermini When it Gets a Suitable Partner
Volvo is ready to start on a supermini provided it can find a suitable partner who would be able to share a conducive platform that makes use of an electric or hybrid powertrain. The Swedish company is looking to deliver a better and affordable alternative that would fulfil the supermini segment. Lex Kerssemakers, Volvo’s head of product planning, said that they ...
Audi R18 E-tron Quattro Long Tailed Prototype Tested for Le Mans
Audi R18 E-tron Quattro’s third prototype for the Le Mans tracks is designed with low downforce and sports a long-tail body. In short, it is aerodynamically modified from the older two versions. Going by the manufacturer’s words, the rear extension aka “long tail” is optimized for performance in high-speed Le Mans tracks. The third version will make a 6 hour run ...
Electric Tuk-Tuks to Takeover Manila Roads
The three-wheeled auto rickshaws or Tuk-tuks are common means of transportation in Asia. Like any other gas guzzlers, tuk-tuks are also suppliers of adversities to the environment. The tuk-tuk emits a much larger amount of CO2 than other vehicles in a particular region. Things seem to be changing for the better now. Terra Motors, a Tokyo-based startup, craves to make Earth ...
Majority of Hybrid Vehicle Owners Well-heeled, Says Research
The automotive market scene holds a very small cluster of hybrid vehicles, compared with fuel drinkers. Some value them between one and two, and that’s the approximate percentage of hybrids among the whole running vehicles around the world. Figures are not big to include these eco-friendly vehicles in the complete commercial circle. But it’s not a worse-case scenario. The depicted number ...
Nissan to Recall 2013 Pathfinder and Infiniti SUV Over Faulty Brakes
Nissan’s crossover SUVs - Pathfinder and Infinite JX – which have been built between December 2012 and January 2013 at the Smyrna manufacturing plant have reported faulty brakes. A field report has clarified that there indeed is a defect with the front brake torque member casting. The reported has been forwarded by Nissan to the National Highway Traffic Safety department, ...
Shanghai Motor Show to Feature Citroen Wild Rubis Concept SUV
French automaker Citroen has announced their new stylish concept car Wild Rubis, a forerunner of the future DS SUV. The vehicle will be on display at Shanghai Motor Show starting next week. In French, Rubis is the word for Ruby and here it indicates the purple/red paint of the vehicle. The Wild Rubis shares Citroen DS5's platform and the wheelbase is 2900mm ...
