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Infiniti Etherea concept (2011): Shiro Nakamura's guide

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 08 April 2011 15:52

The global unveiling of the Etherea concept car and a tie-in with reigning F1 champions Red Bull Racing made for a busy start to the year for Infiniti. In between endless meetings and flights, we collared Nissan and Infiniti design chief Shiro Nakamura to get the low-down on the Etherea… When did you start work on the Etherea? 'It was about 18 ...

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Infiniti Etherea concept (2011): Shiro Nakamura's guide

Infiniti Etherea concept (2011): Shiro Nakamura's guide

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 08 April 2011 15:52

The global unveiling of the Etherea concept car and a tie-in with reigning F1 champions Red Bull Racing made for a busy start to the year for Infiniti. In between endless meetings and flights, we collared Nissan and Infiniti design chief Shiro Nakamura to get the low-down on the Etherea… When did you start work on the Etherea? 'It was about 18 ...

Honda gives CR-Z hybrid hot-hatch the green light

Honda gives CR-Z hybrid hot-hatch the green light

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Ben Whitworth, 13 July 2009 12:18

Honda has confirmed that its nifty CR-Z hybrid hatch will get the production go-ahead for a UK debut early next summer. The announcement was made by new Honda boss Takanobu Ito – the engineer behind the NSX – and the CR-Z will join Honda’s line-up of Integrated Motor Assist-powered cars alongside the Insight and Civic hybrid. This is great news ...

Peugeot Unveils Hybrid Le Mans Racer

Peugeot Unveils Hybrid Le Mans Racer

Rated 0 out of 50

Ben Whitworth, 07 October 2008 13:03

Peugeot used the final round of this season’s Le Mans Series at Silverstone this weekend to show off its new hybrid-powered 908 HDi FAP racer, which features a similar kinetic energy recovery setup to next year’s Formula 1 system.The 908’s ‘HY’ undertook a number of demonstration laps in front of the packed grandstands and showed how Peugeot’s passenger car technology ...

Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid (2008): first official pictures

Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid (2008): first official pictures

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 18 September 2008 17:00

These are the first pictures of the new Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid. With a combined economy figure of 35.8mpg and a CO2 rating of just 190g/km, Mercedes claims it is the world’s most economical petrol-powered luxury saloon. But put your chequebook away – it’s not coming to the UK. The BlueHybrid has been developed primarily for the diesel-disliking US market, where ...

GM 'will lose money' on the new Chevrolet Volt

GM 'will lose money' on the new Chevrolet Volt

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Whitworth, 18 September 2008 14:39

Despite hanging its future on the make-or-break Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car, GM has confirmed that it doesn’t expect to make a profit from it – at least not on the first-generation model. The Chevy Volt was unveiled this week amid much hoopla at GM's centenary. 'I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a situation where we make money, particularly ...

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid: first official photos

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid: first official photos

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 16 September 2008 15:08

This is the first official photograph of the new Chevrolet Volt – GM's landmark petrol-electric plug-in hybrid car, unveiled today to mark the General's centenary. CAR Online dropped into the centenary event and has the full photographs and details of the Chevy Volt and the other announcements made today. New Chevrolet Volt: is it the car to save GM?Amid an ...

Peugeot unveils hybrid Le Mans racer

Peugeot unveils hybrid Le Mans racer

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Whitworth, 15 September 2008 12:20

Peugeot has unveiled a new hybrid-powered 908 HDi FAP racer at the final round of this season’s Le Mans Series. Shown off at Silverstone this weekend the hybrid 908 features a similar kinetic energy recovery setup to next year’s Formula 1 system. The 908’s ‘HY’ undertook a number of demonstration laps in front of the packed grandstands and showed how Peugeot’s passenger ...

Lexus sales up but Toyota's profits tumble

Lexus sales up but Toyota's profits tumble

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Whitworth, 13 August 2008 13:25

With spiralling fuel prices, luxury off-roaders may be seen as the devil on wheels in the UK’s current cash-strapped economic climate – which would explain why last month saw a sharp drop in SUV sales at BMW, Audi and Mercedes. But not at Lexus. July 2008 sales of the company’s RX400h hybrid off-roader climbed 28 percent over the same period last year, ...

Chevrolet Volt visits the wind tunnel

Chevrolet Volt visits the wind tunnel

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Whitworth, 13 December 2007 10:00

Back in January the Volt was easily the surprise of this year’s Detroit motor show. Chevrolet reckoned its radical electric four-seater was such a breakthrough that it would transform the way we drive when it arrived in showrooms by the end of the decade. And it’s just announced that the production model will be significantly more efficient at scything through ...

Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept

Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 08 March 2007 08:56

The world's first 80mpg sports coupe Green doesn’t have to mean dull and worthy – that Honda’s message behind its intriguing-looking Small Hybrid Sports Concept, star of its show stand and likely to enter production within the next two years. Sitting on a modified Civic platform, the European designed SHSC is powered by 1.4-litre VTEC petrol and electric engines, that ...

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