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Photo of the week (2008): Ferrari California crossed up

Photo of the week (2008): Ferrari California crossed up

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 20 October 2008 12:36

Does the new Ferrari California drive like a real Ferrari should? Road test editor Chris Chilton tested the California V8 last week and thought it a brilliantly judged new addition to the Ferrari range (read his review here). But our eyes opened wider when an email landed today with a photo of European correspondent Georg Kacher behind the California's wheel ...

Eco cars named and shamed

Eco cars named and shamed

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 26 September 2007 10:19

A new report today exposes the real green cars - and there's not a hybrid in sight in the top 10, according to researchers at Cardiff University. Conventionally engined superminis dominate the top ranks. The scientists gave half their score based on each cars' emissions of CO2, NOx and other pollutants; the other half of the score was calculated from ...

Land Rover Landie teaser

Land Rover Landie teaser

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 11 September 2007 11:24

Land Rover Landie: the lowdown Land Rover flashed up this tantalising glimpse of the Landie at the Frankfurt Motor Show today, confirming the long-rumoured lower-priced SUV to slot beneath the Freelander. Cynics might accuse the company of distracting show-goers from the fact that there was nothing especially new on its stand. It seems that Land Rover – currently up for ...

Toyota iQ

Toyota iQ

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 11 September 2007 02:53

Toyota iQ: the lowdown The Japanese scored one of the very few surprises of the Frankfurt show this year, with the titchy iQ concept car that previews Toyota’s new sub-Aygo city car. It’s one of our favourite cars at the show, bristling with intelligent new thinking and design flourishes to make small cars interesting again. And the best news is ...

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 ...

Nissan Mixim

Nissan Mixim

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 29 August 2007 02:30

Nissan Mixim: the lowdown This outlandish electric sports car will form the centrepiece of Nissan's Frankfurt Motor Show stand. As you can tell from its squashed insect looks, the Mixim is no production car in prick-tease show-off mode. This is a far-flung fantasy on the long-distance radar of Nissan's product planners. Now we've cleared that up, what's the point of ...

Hybrids 'just a stepping stone'

Hybrids 'just a stepping stone'

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 13 June 2007 11:13

The chairman of Bosch's automotive group - the world's biggest supplier to the car industry - today crushed any hope that hybrids could become a major tool to cut CO2 emissions in Europe. Dr Bernd Bohr told CAR Online that even by 2015, fewer than 5 percent of all new cars sold in Europe will be hybrids. 'We are talking ...

Mitsubishi i

Mitsubishi i

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 16 February 2007 12:29

So they're going to bring the i to Britain, are they? They certainly are. It's Mitsubishi's answer to the Smart ForTwo - a diminutive four-seater that's 155mm narrower than a Peugeot 107. It was conceived as a K-car for Japan, under the tax breaks for small cars stretching less than 3.4 metres long, 1.48 metres wide and with engines under ...

Tough emissions laws for 2012

Tough emissions laws for 2012

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 23 January 2007 05:53

Every performance car, MPV and large saloon on sale today is under threat from proposed legislation limiting CO2 emissions to an average of 120g/km by 2012, CAR Online has learned. EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas is expected to announce the shock new directive in the next few days - it's designed to force companies to meet tough targets or face ...

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