All Entries in the "Green Cars" Category
Bentley earns green credentials with Geneva show car
The revised Continental will have to make more than 600 hp from its 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 and is likely to have a top speed of more than 200 mph–the figures achieved by the current fastest Bentley, the Continental Speed.
“Delivering supercar performance, this new model is very much the extreme Bentley,” says the company.
Bentley released a [...]
Diesel is good alternative for fuel-conscious Americans
Later this year Ford will be bringing it’s fuel-sipping green car, the Fiesta to America. However, there will be no diesels. According to Ford executive, Mark Fields, this is due to a theory that Americans will not buy diesel.
True, that conviction is easier than ever to defend these days. While Europeans were where we are [...]
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid more about show than saving fuel: A short stint review
OUR TAKE: The first thought when driving this huge mass is of that snobby pitchman driving an Escalade in the television ad saying, “They ought to hybrid this.” Aside from the horrible use of “hybrid” as a verb, after driving this allegedly environmentally friendly machine, we’re not convinced.
It’s not that it doesn’t work well enough, [...]
Italdesign to unveil fast but frugal hybrid car at Geneva motor show
Italdesign Giugiaro will unveil a green concept , a fast but fuel efficient hybrid coupe at the Geneva auto show.
The Italian design and engineering company says the two-seater can reach a top speed of 186 mph (300 kph) and accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in less than 4 seconds.
The still unnamed concept will travel [...]
Porsche Cayenne S hybrid: More techs and specs released
Porsche is serving up a few more details on the Cayenne S hybrid. This green car is expected to arrive in 2010.
It should be green–and mean to the tune of 385 hp and 545 lb-ft of torque. And carbon-dioxide emissions are expected to be reduced by 20 percent over a comparable combustion engine.
The gaudy output [...]
Toyota plans Yaris-based hybrid
The green car race between Toyota and Honda is heating up.
Toyota Motor Corp. plans a new small hybrid car to take on the Insight, the inexpensive Honda hybrid that just reached the United States.
The small gasoline-electric car being planned will be a low-priced spinoff of the Toyota Yaris, said Akihiko Otsuka, chief engineer of the [...]
Porsche Cayenne S hybrid: More techs and specs released
Ferrari unveils new 458 Italia
A Rolls-Royce Knock-Off From China
How Rick Wagoner Lost GM
G.M. and Chrysler Defend Dealer Closings to Senate Panel 