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Lotus goes Honda hybrid racing

Lotus goes Honda hybrid racing

Rated 4 out of 54

Glen Waddington, 25 September 2008 15:46

No, it’s not a Norfolk-based competition to grow the tallest rose varieties. Lotus Engineering is developing a Honda Civic Hybrid for stage rallying and circuit racing. Yes, you read that right. Hold on! Lotus is racing a Honda hybrid?  It turns out there’s a lot of untapped performance potential lurking within Honda’s petrol-electric commuter car, and Lotus has the key ...

Kia Ceed 1.4 ISG (2008) CAR review

Kia Ceed 1.4 ISG (2008) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Jesse Crosse, 24 September 2008 12:00

Kia will go electric, in a small way at least, when it introduces the Ceed with a stop-start system early in 2009. The Ceed ISG (Idle Stop and Go) will be the first of a series of new, green, technologies on the way from Kia which is also working on hybrids and fuel cell cars. How does this Kia Ceed ...

Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 17 July 2008 17:42

BMW has Efficient Dynamics, Mercedes has BlueEfficiency and Audi has… what? On the surface, Audi seems to have missed the green boat entirely, having not created an eco-brand to act as an environmentally friendly halo for its mainstream range. Audi says this isn’t the case; it’s not late to the party – it’s not coming at all. Surely it’s just ...

VW Golf Bluemotion 1.9 TDI 5dr (2008) CAR review

VW Golf Bluemotion 1.9 TDI 5dr (2008) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Dan Trent, 08 July 2008 11:30

Blue is the new green and Volkswagen's eco-friendly line-up continues to grow. Alongside the Polo and Passat, the Golf has now had the Bluemotion treatment – but at what price? If you want that silver sliver badge on the front, it'll cost you as much as £1290 over the price of a comparable regular TDI Golf. Order a five-door Golf ...

Finnish electric scheme

Finnish electric scheme

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Nick Gibbs, 17 June 2008 10:30

An organisation in Finland is looking to make an electric car out of the greenest vehicle on the road: yours. Working on the basis that the most environmentally acceptable car is the one that’s already been built, the Electric Car Now! initiative plans to electrify used cars by replacing the internal combustion engine with a lithium ion battery and electric ...

Ford Focus 1.6 Econetic (2008) CAR review

Ford Focus 1.6 Econetic (2008) CAR review

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Glen Waddington, 30 April 2008 12:44

Ford’s gone green with the Focus Econetic, so you can put that order for a Toyota Prius on hold. Stick a pair of sill extensions and narrow tyres on a Focus, lower it, and you get a drag factor of 0.31 and a class-leading carbon output of 115g/km. It even comes with a natty little Econetic badge on the bootlid, ...

Lotus Low CO2 test car (2008): first ride CAR review

Lotus Low CO2 test car (2008): first ride CAR review

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Ben Pulman, 18 March 2008 08:30

Lotus is a name you associate with sports cars from Norfolk. And in our eco-conscious times the light weight of the Elise et al makes Hethel's cars an increasingly environmentally friendly proposition for the sporting driver. But what about the rest of us who need to transport a family of four, or can’t afford a lithe little Elise? Lotus Engineering, ...

Brits pledge green 2008

Brits pledge green 2008

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 02 January 2008 11:02

A third of Britons plan to be greener in 2008, a new survey claims. Honda reckons that the extreme flooding that blighted many parts of the UK last year has prompted more people to take a bigger interest in environmental matters - including the sort of car they drive. If true (and let's face it, polls like this can easily ...

Honda Civic IMA (2007) CAR review

Honda Civic IMA (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Oliver, 27 June 2007 12:44

The poor man’s Prius? The Civic IMA is certainly cheaper than the better-known Prius, starting from £16,300 to the Toyota’s £17,765. Its propulsion principle is the same; IMA stands for Integrated Motor Assist. Both cars are petrol-electric hybrids and use batteries to store the energy that would otherwise be lost during braking. That energy is then sent to an electric ...

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