The BMW DTM drivers stopped in at BMW Plant Leipzig (DE) on their way to the eighth race of the DTM season in Oschersleben (DE). Bruno Spengler (CA), Dirk Werner (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR), Joey Hand (US), Martin Tomczyk (DE), Andy Priaulx (GB), Marco Wittmann (DE) and Timo Glock (DE) started their visit with an […]
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The brand new GKN Multi-Mode eTransmission makes its debut on the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV – the world’s first Twin Motor 4WD Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with ability to charge on-the-go – being showcased at the Frankfurt Motor show this week. Mitsubishi Motors’ new Twin Motor 4WD Plug-in Hybrid Electric crossover is powered by two 60kW
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Today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW unveiled on of the most widely anticipated cars in its history – the BMW i8. On most levels, this plug-in hybrid 2+2 sports car is unlike any car ever introduced. It is was also announced that the BMW i8 will have a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of
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On the eve of its global public Motor Show debut this week at Frankfurt, the Porsche 918 Spyder has conquered the 20.6 kilometre Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany in less than seven minutes. At the same time, it set a new lap record for a vehicle with global road homologation. Achieving a time of exactly six
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The Porsche 918 Spyder is celebrating its debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, 10 – 22 September. The super sports car with plug-in hybrid drive is not only a technology pioneer but also marks the beginning of a new era for sports car manufacturing. Never before has a super sports car
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Want to save money and fuel? Toyota plans to help consumers do both. Promising continued gains in fuel economy, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Managing Officer Satoshi Ogiso outlined the launch of a new era in hybrid technology with the arrival of the next-generation Prius, while Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) Senior Vice President of Sales Bob
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I remember watching repeats of Roger Moore’s portrayal of The Saint as a youngster during summer holidays. To be completely honest, I don’t remember any part of the story line – or even why he was called the Saint – but I do remember the car he drove, a Volvo P1800. Later in life, having
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Peugeot was the 2012 European leader with low CO2 figures of 121.5g/km. In 2013 Peugeot has been reducing the weighted average emissions of CO2 of its European range still further and at the end the May this figure stood at 116.3g/km. New technologies have allowed Peugeot to achieve an ambitious CO2policy target of 95g per
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Yesterday saw the announcement of Land Rover’s Range Rover Hybrid models being launched, the world’s first diesel hybrid 4×4 vehicles in their class. Today sees the launch of what BMW call their SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) in plug-in hybrid form. The impressive figure with this vehicle over the Range Rover’s 44mpg, is the official mpg
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The third hybrid model of the new S-Class, the S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID, sets new benchmarks with regard to efficiency as well as drive-system and climate comfort. With CO2 emissions of 69 g/km and returning 94.2 mpg the S-Class sets a new benchmark for luxury saloons that just a few years ago was thought virtually impossible. In
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