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  Seven-seat Prius+ due here in 2012 4 Mar 2011 (News)
  in zero fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions. ECO mode maximises hybrid system efficiency and fuel economy, while POWER mode sharpens response and boosts performance. Toyota also aims to bring Prius Plug-in to the global market in the second half of 2012 and in preparation for this around 600
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  Scrappage brings New Suzukis Down to £4,795 12 May 2009 (News)
  Under the scrappage scheme you can now Own a new Suzuki Alto SZ2 for just £4,795. The Alto is the cleanest five-door City car on sale in the UK with emissions of just103g/km, 64mpg fuel consumption and £35 Annual Road Tax. The Swift 1.3 GL three-door
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  Jaguar recognised For Exceptional Dependability by J.D. Power 19 Mar 2009 (News)
  success," he continued. "Just this year we've introduced two outstanding new engine series that set the standard for performance, fuel economy and emissions, while our new super high-performance models, the XFR and XKR, are getting excellent reviews from the world's motoring writers. "Stand
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  HONDA TO LAUNCH JAZZ HYBRID 21 May 2008 (News)
  at an affordable price. Mr Fukui made the point that it is now time to shift penetration from creating awareness of hybrid towards making it popular across the world. Encouraging more customers to drive more fuel efficient, low-emission hybrid cars would in turn help to reduce global CO2 levels
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  Toyota Prius Avoids Congestion Charging 16 May 2002 (News)
  for congestion charging. TransportAction PowerShift is a government-funded initiative run by the Energy Saving Trust, which aims to create a sustainable market in the UK for vehicles which run on clean fuels such as LPG, natural gas and electricity. Since it was started in 1996, the programme has
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  Ford makes connected vehicle services free 26 Jun 2020 (News)
  - including checking on vehicle health, fuel level and oil levels, as well as locking or unlocking doors, and de-icing the windscreen. The FordPass app can also show the vehicle’s precise location so it's easier to find in a busy car park. Owners can view and download
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  New Hyundai i20 revealed: tech-heavy small car to rival Ford Fiesta 20 Feb 2020 (News)
  as value alternatives like the Skoda Fabia and Kia Rio, the new i20 will be sold in the UK solely with a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 100PS. This uses a 48-volt mild-hybrid system to provide an improvement of fuel economy of around three per cent, says Hyundai - although official
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  November marks four months of lower petrol prices 4 Dec 2019 (News)
  As of November, the average price of petrol in the UK has been falling for four months with a litre of unleaded petrol falling half a pence to 125.9p-per-litre. RAC Fuel Watch data also shows that a litre of diesel fell by a similar amount from 130.27p to 129.83p
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  A Grand Monday: Vauxhall Nova 10 Mar 2014 (News)
  until the end of April and eight months left on its MoT. We also think there’s room to negotiate on the asking price, with a faulty fuel gauge listed in the advert. The big bugbear of the Nova was rusty wheelarches, but this hatchback looks clean and solid from its pictures, with striking
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  Paris Motor Show 2012: SEAT debuts the new Leon 27 Sep 2012 (News)
  wheelbase. Despite being larger, the new Leon is lighter by approximately 90kg model-for-model. Prices start at £15,670, rising to £22,375 for the FR TDI.  The lighter weight helps towards lower emissions and better fuel economy. The Ecomotive model will achieve sub-100g/km
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  Michelin Energy Saver Tyre is 'Which?' Best Buy 13 Apr 2012 (News)
  wet and dry handling and braking, external drive-by noise, fuel consumption and wear. The Michelin Energy Saver is the Company’s fourth generation of “green” car tyres which replaced the previous Energy range and is designed to improve fuel consumption, and thus reduce
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  Maserati unveils high-performance GranCabrio Sport 22 Feb 2011 (News)
  , the GranCabrio Sport uses a more powerful yet fuel-efficient version of Maserati's 4.7-litre V8 coupled with the ZF six-speed automatic transmission. The naturally aspirated engine produces 450bhp and peak torque of 510Nm. Maserati's 'Friction Reduction Program' has made the GranCabrio Sport's
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  2009 was worst years for used car sales 12 Mar 2010 (News)
  sales throughout 2009. Alternative fuel and hybrid-powered cars become more popular in 2009, helped by rising fuel prices. However, used cars aged between 0- and 3-years old also endured lower sales as the scrappage scheme encouraged more buyers to purchase a new car instead of a used one
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  New Engines and Specs for Alfa 156 8 Jun 2002 (News)
  stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric. Alfa has abandoned twin spark plugs in favour of directly injecting the fuel air mixture to the combustion chamber, running at lean burn to 1,500rpm and a stoichiometric 14.7:1 air:fuel mixture thereafter. Compression ration is raised to 11.3:1, power is up 15bhp
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  Top 10: Euro6 compliant vans 13 Mar 2019 (News)
  Save money on fuel and avoid Ultra Low Emission Zone fees with these great Euro6 vans.
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  Top 10: Most popular cars on the road 1 Jun 2016 (News)
  The UK car market is booming as thousands of buyers t ake advantage of record low rates on finance, lower fuel prices and a glut of new models. As a result, n ew registrations  are at a 10-year high and  2.4
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  Teenage Special Citroen C2 Just £7,758 29 Apr 2005 (News)
  New 1.1i C2 Furio comes with low Group 2E insurance, and 'We Pay The VAT' discounted price of £7,758. 61bhp 1.1 engine offers combined fuel economy of almost 50 mpg. Kit include rear spoiler, fog lights, colour-coded mouldings, two-tone bolstered sports seats
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 16-5-2015 16 May 2015 (News)
  last week and had to be recovered. The garage we bought it from is saying we have to pay for the draining of the tank because of water in the fuel and the damage it has caused to the injectors, because we put the fuel in the tank. We have contacted our filling station (a supermarket) that confirmed
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  Hyundai gets into the funeral business, BMW's political roundel badges and a SEAT Leon with a 10,000-mile range 1 Apr 2010 (News)
  SEAT is today unveiling the first details of an exciting new Leon Ecomotive Prototype which adds a radical twist to the idea of maintenance-free motoring. The one-off prototype has been cleverly re-engineered to include a 545-litre (120-gallon) fuel tank which, working on the basis of the new
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  Toyota Gets Serious About Solar Power 5 Jul 2019 (News)
  of  Lightening One, the World's first practical solar powered car , Toyota is getting deeper into solar assisted PHEVs. Unlike plug-in electric cars, solar power has the potential to provide greater range with smaller batteries so could be the breakthrough to free fuel for every car on the roads