Volvo Trucks Testing Methane Gas on Diesel Engines
1 Apr 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish truck maker Volvo revealed today it is currently working on a solution that may form a bridge between fossil and renewable fuels, namely diesel engines running on methane gas. The specialist...
Volvo Trucks Tests Diesel Technology for Alternative Fuel
21 Mar 2010, 11:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo is currently working on several solutions that could help Sweden and EU achieve their target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent until 2020. Volvo Truc...
2011 Renault Kangoo Maxi Pricing & Equipment Levels
17 Feb 2010, 21:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Renault has introduced the trim levels and the French Market Pricing for the upcoming 2011 Kangoo Maxi. The light commercial vehicle can be ordered with one of the two trim levels available: Confort...
Warsaw Gets London Taxis
30 Jan 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Polish Dufort London Taxis company yesterday organized a launching ceremony for the introduction of the London Taxi Service to Warshaw. The event was housed by the company at one of its location...
Next-Gen VW Beetle to Get Clean Diesel in the US
8 Dec 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen will offer a clean diesel option in the United States for the next-generation Beetle as well as an electric version of the Up! hatchback, Volkswagen Group of America President Stefan Jaco...
Golf BlueMotion Goes to Australia as 77TDI
13 Nov 2009, 13:31 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Australia finally got the most fuel efficient Golf from the Volkswagen range. The car is powered by a 1.6 liter diesel engine which is mated to a five speed manual gearbox, so the Golf 77TDI can cov...
Outback Diesel Goes to Australia
2 Nov 2009, 11:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The world’s first flat boxer diesel engine for a passenger car just got to Australia in the Subaru Outback 2.0D on the new generation platform. Like all Subaru cars, the diesel Outback has a S...
Chevrolet Cruze Gets 2.0l VCDi Engine
24 Sep 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced the addition of a new engine for the Cruze range, to be slotted right under the top of the range 150 PS unit. The new diesel, developing 125 PS, will be priced fro...
Ford's New Diesel Engine Significantly Quieter
23 Sep 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diesel engines, often criticized for the disturbing noise they are generating, are getting closer to reaching another important milestone in their evolution. Ford's new 6.7-liter Power Stroke d...
Toyota Launches Verso D-Cat 150 Automatic
11 Aug 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As were telling you a few months ago when we reported on the MPV pricing for the third-generation seven-seater, a new engine configuration has recently joined the Verso lineup. The Japanese automake...
Volvo Demo Fleet to be Powered by Ener1 Batteries
14 Jul 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We were telling you last month about the partnership between Volvo and the Swedish energy company Vattenfall in developing the carmaker’s first plug-in hybrid set to be launched in 2010. Since...
MINI Cooper D Lands in Australia
20 May 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first diesel version of the MINI to reach Australian shores, the Cooper D, has also become the country's most fuel efficient car. The Cooper D eats up 3.9l of fuel every hundred kilometer (...
Peugeot’s 308 CC "Nudeinascarf" Commuters Take Over London
24 Apr 2009, 14:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Advertising is always a creative challenge, but Peugeot’s marketers outdone themselves with the "Nudeinscarf" campaign in the UK. What could be more appropriate in order to promote t...
Mini Plans a Diesel for the US Market
11 Feb 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Already present in other parts of the world with diesel engines, BMW's Mini now turns its attention to the American market. Tighter car emission regulations that are in effect in the US have ke...