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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 ...

Smart Fortwo MHD micro-hybrid (2008) CAR review

Smart Fortwo MHD micro-hybrid (2008) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Andrew Noakes, 16 July 2008 12:02

The Smart Fortwo MHD has been available in Europe since October 2007. MHD is Smart-talk for a stop/start system and stands for Micro Hybrid Drive. UK versions of the 61bhp and 71bhp Smart will have MHD from October 2008, while the punchier 84bhp and Brabus models will have it in 2009. Time for CAR to take one out for a ...

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, ...

Microcar MC1 (2007) CAR review

Microcar MC1 (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Jonny Smith, 11 October 2007 10:20

What's this, another weird electricmobile? Weird yes, electric no. It's a petrol-fed, twin-cylinder featherweight city car that claims 65mpg. On paper the vital stats of the Microcar seem to make sense: low weight, low emissions, low insurance, low running costs and tepid performance. Hell, it's not even classed as a car – it's a quadricycle. Doesn't sound like a familiar ...

Audi A8 facelift (2007) CAR review

Audi A8 facelift (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

CJ Hubbard, 03 September 2007 09:09

I'm sorry, did you say this was a mid-life facelift for Audi's luxury A8? Fair enough – the cosmetic changes aren't that exciting. In fact, they're really rather difficult to spot, being limited to some new front grille colours, re-arranged LEDs in the tail-lights, and new LED indicator strips in the door mirrors. Plus a different alloy wheel or two ...

Mini Cooper S gains stop-start (2007) CAR review

Mini Cooper S gains stop-start (2007) CAR review

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 03 September 2007 03:15

Eco hatch Stop-start? Is the Mini doing a little bit of Prius copying? Sort of. Stop-start systems are nothing new (manufacturers have been experimenting for decades) but they certainly have been made fashionable by the hybrid gang, led by the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid. It's a simple premise: when stationary, there's no need for thirsty petrol engines to ...

Lexus LS600h hybrid (2007) CAR review

Lexus LS600h hybrid (2007) CAR review

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Ged Maxwell, 07 August 2007 12:10

Another hi-tech hybrid feast from Lexus? What's on the menu then? Well, if the gadget-laden LS460 isn't quite gadgety enough for you, this green LS hybrid might satisfy your appetite for technology. For a start, it has four-wheel drive, a petrol V8 paired with an electric motor, and an eight-speed continuously variable transmission. It's the full king's banquet. And it's ...

Ford Focus FFV (2007) CAR review

Ford Focus FFV (2007) CAR review

Rated 2 out of 52

Ben Oliver, 31 July 2007 09:30

Aren’t alternative fuel vehicles meant to look like escapees from Buck Rogers? They used to, but Ford has the right idea. The only difference between this and a conventional Focus is a tiny ‘FFV’ badge on its rump. That's if you strip away the OTT stickers from this promomtional test car, that is; ours wasn't for shrinking violets. It runs ...

Lexus RX400h hybrid (2007) CAR review

Lexus RX400h hybrid (2007) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Oliver, 31 July 2007 09:25

It’s the one SUV Red Ken can’t object to… Not quite. Full credit to Lexus for making the RX400h the first car in both the luxury and SUV sectors to have a hybrid powertrain; its impressive CO2 claim of just 192g/km gives it a low company-car tax band and the fact that it’s a hybrid makes it congestion-charge exempt. Others ...

Ford Airstream concept car (2007) CAR review

Ford Airstream concept car (2007) CAR review

Rated 1 out of 51

James Foxall, 17 July 2007 08:32

MPV Airstream. Isn’t that an American caravan? Indeed it is. The sort that even people who hate caravans have to admit looks quite cool. Ford decided they represented the ultimate American journey so it designed a car version and this is it. In the metal – or rather fibreglass as this is a concept car – it’s stunning. That silver ...

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