Vauxhall launches powerful 1.0 petrol engine
Mon, 17 Feb 2014OLD-FASHIONED 1.6-litre petrol engines in Vauxhall cars are about to be replaced by a clever new 1.0-litre alternative. The tiny newcomer has only three cylinders, but thanks to a turbocharger it coughs up more power and torque than many normal 1.6-litre equivalents. It’s set to debut in Vauxhall’s funky Adam supermini, although the new engine will be display-only when it emerges at the Geneva Motor Show next month.
New Citroen 2CV – is that the Citroen Nouveau tease?
Tue, 08 Sep 2009The latest Citroen tease of a new car for Frankfurt This image is of hardly more help than the one we’ve already seen. And Citroen are being absolutely no help at all. They’re obviously hoping for a bit of viral speculation – and they’re getting it.
Suzuki Regina, Q-concept, Swift EV (2011) first pictures
Thu, 10 Nov 2011Suzuki is showing its vision for an aerodynamic city car at the 2011 Tokyo auto show: the regally named Regina. It's pitched as a radical 'next-generation global compact car', which sounds suspiciously as if it could have production intent. The new Suzuki Regina is all about minimalism: it weighs just 730kg, so it only requires a small capacity petrol engine, which brings emissions down to 70g/km and appetite for unleaded at a rate of 90mpg.