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Following its unveiling at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March, the Peugeot 908 HYbrid4 underwent its first track test at Estoril on October 11.
A positive maiden test
One month after its convincing shakedown run at a private PSA Peugeot Citroën venue on September 16, the 908 HYbrid4 underwent its first genuine track test at Estoril, Portugal, in October. The car completed a little more than 300km in the hands of Nicolas Minassian, Stéphane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz. ”Our aim wasn’t to put... [more]
Road presence and specific design immediately place Peugeot's 508 RXH in the world of top of the range all road vehicles. Unique, refined, higher and wider (than a 508 SW), the versatile diesel-electric HYbrid4 vehicle is also distinguished by a singular visual signature, with its distinctive LED lights visible both day and night, giving an impression of three vertical ‘lion claws’ on each side of its ‘floating’ grille, the style of which is even more striking.
To reinforce its exclusive char... [more]
The 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé and Cabriolet goes on sale in the UK in July 2011, priced from £83,145 for the Coupé and £90,024 as a Cabriolet.
The 911 was first offered with four-wheel drive in 1989 and the drivetrain has been a popular option ever since. Now, the 911 Carrera 4 GTS broadens customer choice in 2011, building on the success of the two-wheel drive Carrera GTS that went on sale in December last year.
The new Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS combines a 408 hp 3.8-litre flat six engine w... [more]
Porsche's new Cayman S Black Edition costs from £50,420 and is on sale in the UK from September 2011. The new model will be limited to 500 examples worldwide
The new Porsche Cayman S Black Edition combines performance and style, with a 3.4-litre flat-six engine tuned to deliver 330 hp, distinctive 19” alloy wheels finished in black and a luxurious interior. Production is limited to 500 examples worldwide, and UK sales begin in September.
The extra power is produced at 7,400 rpm (an additio... [more]
Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2010, Porsche has confirmed further details regarding the 918 Spyder super sports car with its innovative plug-in hybrid drive. Thanks to its unique hybrid technology, the 918 Spyder is estimated to consume a mere three litres of fuel per 100 kilometres (94 mpg) based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Its V8 engine delivers more than 500 hp, assisted by two electric motors with a total of at least 160 kW (218 hp).
To ensure the exclusivity of the 918... [more]
Some new electric car owners find it difficult getting quotes to insure their new greener form of transport while others maybe shocked at the cost. This tends to confirms that the insurance industry is still adjusting to the presence of electric cars on the UK roads.
Investigating how ready car insurance firms and their websites are for electric cars, TheGreenCarWebsite found that, as the first electric car models make their first UK deliveries, just two of the four biggest price comparison w... [more]
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Holden drives national car sales
IMPROVING car sales figures have ended a week of woes for the automotive industry.
Research and Markets: China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011
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NADA: Economic Conditions Jell for Higher New Car Sales in 2012
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sales of small cars, SUVs and other light trucks will lead the way toward what Paul Taylor, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, predicts ...
China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: China Car Navigation Industry Report, 2011 http://www.reportlinker.com/p079213/China-Car-Navigation-Industry-Report-2011.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Auto_ElecCar ...
New car prices rising along with sales
From the Wall Street Journal: Emboldened by stronger sales, U.S. auto dealers are now selling vehicles at historically high prices, sending the industry's recovery into the fast lane.
New car sales up 1.5% on first month of last year
NEW CAR sales in January reached 21,313, up 1.5 per cent on the first month of last year.
Private buyers prefer small cars
AUSTRALIANS who pay for a car with their own money are only interested in small cars, according to confidential sales figures obtained by Drive.
Car, truck sales up 11 percent in January
DETROIT — U.S. auto sales are off to a strong start this year, continuing their brisk pace from late 2011. Sales of cars and trucks rose 11 percent to 913,287 in January, kicking off what is expected to be the strongest year for the industry since before the recession ...
Oil industry sees no threat from electric car
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest oil companies in the world have calculated that few, if any, of today's drivers will see electric cars outnumber gasoline and diesel models in their lifetimes. ...
Research and Markets: China Car Electric Window Regulator Industry Report, 2011
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Car Electric Window Regulator Industry Report,
