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BMW reveals plans for Efficient Dynamics Mk2

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Ben Whitworth, 09 March 2009 09:49

BMW is pushing ahead with its second-generation Efficient Dynamics green car technology – with help from space scientists at NASA. Employing a thermoelectric generator similar in principle to those developed to power satellites will, according to BMW’s head of development Klaus Draeger, boost economy by some 5% on the combined cycle. Expect to see the new Efficient Dynamics tech in ...

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BMW reveals plans for Efficient Dynamics Mk2

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Ben Whitworth, 09 March 2009 09:49

BMW's Project-i will build 'premium vehicles'

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Ben Whitworth, 05 March 2009 16:02

BMW’s much vaunted Project-i will adopt a radical new approach to mass transport for growing urban populations – but only for those that can afford it. 'These vehicles will be premium vehicles,' Project-i leader Dr Ulrich Kranz told CAR at the Geneva motor show. 'They will not be Tata Nano rivals – no way! We can and will only build ...

Chevrolet Spark first official pictures

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Ben Whitworth, 10 February 2009 10:05

When it goes sale in the UK in January 2010, Chevrolet will pitch its Spark supermini at well below the £7000 mark to undercut its Hyundai i20, Suzuki Swift and Ford Ka rivals. The Matiz replacement will make its global debut at the Geneva motor show in March, and these are the first images of the car’s rear and cabin. ...

Hyundai HED-6 concept car for next Tucson

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Ben Whitworth, 09 February 2009 14:09

This is a drawing of Hyundai’s concept car that we’ll see at Geneva that will then transform itself by the end of the 2009 into the ix35, the Tucson replacement. Called HED-6, the Hyundai soft-roader is the work of its European design team and the sleek wedgy styling is a world away from the bulbous and anonymous looks of the ...

Mercedes at the Paris motor show 2008

Ben Whitworth, 02 October 2008 12:04

Mercedes’ new Project Fascination – easily the best-looking car from Stuttgart in a long while – took centre stage on Daimler's stand, followed by the new S400 Blue Hybrid, a grenade-proof Pullman stretch limo, en electric smart and a new biturbo diesel. A busy stand. No wonder it took almost half an hour to unveil them all! Tell me more ...

Mazda at the London motor show 2008

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Ben Whitworth, 22 July 2008 13:50

Mazda's not a company afraid of striking out on a limb every now and then. And it rammed home its rotary-engined know-how with a brace of sports cars featuring its Wankel motor at the London show. Shame there were no real world debuts, though...What's new on Mazda's London motor show stand? Mazda’s incredibly cool Furai concept car makes its European ...

Hummer HX concept previews H4

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Ben Whitworth, 13 December 2007 10:00

Hummer has unleashed three of its newest and youngest designers to create the HX concept that will make its debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January. Fresh out of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, designers David Rojas (he created the blue concept), Min Young Kang (the red and black creation) and Robert Jablonski (the grey car) were assigned to create ...

Mazda Furai concept sneak preview

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Ben Whitworth, 12 December 2007 11:37

Mazda will pull the wraps of yet another concept car at Detroit – and has released this teaser shot to whet our appetites. Called the Furai – that’s Japanese for ‘the sound of the wind’ - the car was inspired by Mazda’s claim that on any given weekend, there are more Mazdas and Mazda‑powered racing cars in action on circuits ...

Peugeot Bipper Beep Beep

Ben Whitworth, 05 December 2007 10:00

A Bipper Beep Beep... now there's a name to be proud of Yes, indeed. We thought Citroen's Nemo was a bit of a joke name, but the Beep Beep takes the silly name game on to the next level. Unveiled at the Bologna Motor Show today, the Beep Beep is a thinly disguised concept of Peugeot's van-based people carrier that ...

Ford Verve concept (2007): first official pictures

Ben Whitworth, 24 August 2007 06:00

The new Fiesta? You're having a laugh, aren't you? The Verve – due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show – signposts Ford’s fresh design direction for next year’s new Fiesta. It's the next step in Ford's kinetic design theme we’ve already seen in the S-Max and Mondeo. So is it really the new Fiesta with a nifty paintjob, ...

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