French carmaker Exagon Motors has confirmed the specifications of the stylish Furtive-eGT fully electric super sports car, which will be on display at the Hurlingham Club Salute to Style event in the UK later this month. What’s most astonishing about this coupe, which kind of looks like a Toyota 86 […]
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2015 Volvo XC90 T8 to feature 300kW ‘Twin Engine’ hybrid
The highly-anticipated 2015 Volvo XC90 is set to be the world’s most-powerful ultra-low emissions seven-seat SUV when it goes on sale later this year. Volvo has developed what it calls Drive-E ‘Twin Engine’ technology for the flagship SUV. The front wheels are powered by a turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder petrol […]
Production Toyota ‘FCS’ revealed, Toyota’s first hydrogen car
The production-ready Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan has been revealed. This will be Toyota’s first fuel cell car, running entirely on hydrogen. It looks remarkably similar to the FCHV concept car, with futuristic angles and sharp details such as slimline headlights, big side intakes in the front with vertical LEDs, and […]
2014 International Engine of the Year Awards, Ford 1.0 wins again
Ford has done it again, picking up the overall International Engine of the Year Award for the third year running. Ferrari’s epic 458 V8 came in as runner up, followed by the Volkswagen 1.4 TSI Twincharger. Another year has passed and more engines are dissected, analysed and rated by a […]
MINI Superleggera Vision concept revealed
MINI is exploring even more possibilities of the Cooper, and has come up with this little piece of magnificence. It’s called the MINI Superleggera Vision concept, and it shows off a very cool bespoke body which makes it look like a roadster straight from a boutique coachbuilder. And that’s exactly […]
Don Garlits runs record quarter mile with electric dragster (video)
A new world record has been set for an all-electric dragster, showing us the full potential of electric vehicle technology and giving us a possible preview into the future of drag racing. Don Garlits, also known as Big Daddy, took a 420-volt dragster down the quarter mile at the Bradenton […]
BMW i3 on sale in Australia in November from $63,900
BMW’s first ‘i’ brand vehicle, the BMW i3, will launch in Australia in November, bringing all-new levels of efficiency and performance to the city car segment. Not only is the i3 an advanced step for BMW, being its first production range-extendable electric vehicle, the i3 demonstrates automotive sustainability thanks to […]
New BMW Concept X5 eDrive revealed
An updated BMW Concept X5 eDrive has been revealed with a number of detail changes and an updated plug-in hybrid system. The concept gives us a preview of what to expect from BMW in the near future in regards to super-economical large SUVs. Power comes from a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder […]