This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS) is hotting up already with Honda having already stated their intent to show off the new hybrid NSX and now today’s news sees BMW’s i8 hybrid sports car make an appearance at the famous event too. The event takes place over the 26-29 June 2014. Touted as being […]
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The ground-breaking NSX supercar, powered by an innovative three-motor Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system, and set for launch in 2015, will take centre stage at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (27-29 June) when it takes on the world’s most famous hillclimb in front of a capacity crowd. The Festival will provide
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In 2014, Porsche is returning to the top class of endurance racing after an absence of 16 years. Consequently, the engineers had to develop the new Porsche 919 Hybrid from scratch. The new WEC regulations for LMP1 race cars gave them an unusual degree of freedom, while focusing on such technologies with great future potential
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One year after unveiling the original concept, Subaru has today revealed a new version of its two-door, four-seater future technology and design showcase vehicle – the Subaru VIZIV-2 Concept – at the 84th Geneva International Motor Show. The VIZIV-2 is a next generation crossover concept inspired by the phrase ‘Vision for Innovation’ and has been created
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With the completion of development work and final preparation for production at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the launch of the BMW i8 approaches its peak. Delivery of the first customer cars will start in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets. Beforehand, special public events will be held in various regions all
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The XLV is a ‘smart user interface’ B-segment SUV concept featuring significantly lower CO2 emissions thanks to its hybrid system which combines a 1.6-litre diesel engine with an electric motor powered by a lithium ion battery. XLV is the latest iteration in a series of multi-interface concepts which were first seen with the XIV-1 presented at
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The latest Honda FCEV concept model makes its debut European appearance at the Geneva Motor Show, taking over from the highly acclaimed FCX Clarity (Honda’s first attempt at a fuel cell electric vehicle; FCV). With an ultra-aerodynamic body, the concept points to the potential styling direction of Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle which launches in the
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As any fans of the actor Joshua Jackson will know, fringe science is nothing new to him. The star of hit TV series ‘Fringe’ has been driving around in a not so science fiction Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL, a fuel cell powered B-Class. Likewise, actress Diane Kruger has been doing the same for over two years.
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Before the Audi R18 e-tron quattro is allowed to contest its first race, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has to approve it. The required homologation documents had to be submitted by February 15. When the Audi Sport squad headed by Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich tackles the construction of a new race car, a challenging task
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The upgraded Kia Optima Hybrid was unveiled by Kia Motors at the Geneva Motor Show, marking the European debut of this streamlined saloon with a drag coefficient of just Cd 0.26 in its latest form. Visually, the new Optima Hybrid is little changed, with only new bumper designs and a revised grille. However, the subtle
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