Articles tagged with: hybrid
First Look: Toyota’s 53 mpg City Prius c Hatchback
The new Toyota Prius c gets an astounding 53 mpg (4.43 l/100 km) in city driving, a figure that is the highest fuel economy rating for any non plug-in vehicle. The Prius c is the …
First Look: BMW ActiveHybrid 5
Finally, a BMW Hybrid for the Masses
Last month, the all-new BMW AcitveHybrid 5 celebrated its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. BMW already offers the ActiveHybrid 7, a mild hybrid, and the ActiveHybrid X6, …
Infiniti M Hybrid (M35h) Review and Road Test
Hybrids are boring, lackluster automobiles that simply cannot deliver great performance and fuel economy – at least that’s the typical perception your average new car buyer might have. Enter Infiniti with the M Hybrid, a …
Study: Record Jump in Emissions in 2010
An analysis released by the Global Carbon Project showed that worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels jumped 5.9% in 2010, the largest absolute increase since the start of the Industrial Revolution and the …
Jaguar’s New Hybrid Sports Car: The C-X16 Production Concept
The Jaguar C-X16 sports car is a hybrid albeit a rather unusual one. The high-performance hybrid system is activated via a red button on the steering wheel, adding 70 kW (95 hp) and 235 Nm …
Jaguar Land Rover to Offer Diesel Engines in the U.S.
Jaguar Land Rover will offer U.S. customers the option of a diesel-powered Land Rover in the next few years, although the timeframe has yet to be determined and it is likely not to be imminent.
The …
Lexus CT 200h First Look, Road Test and Review
While the Toyota Prius has long reigned as king of the hybrids, its relatively barebones interior and quirky design have left some buyers wanting a more luxurious Prius, more on the order of a Lexus. …
Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4: World’s First Production Diesel Hybrid
Peugeot has unveiled the world’s first production hybrid diesel-electric passenger car, the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4. The 3008 is a “crossover of a different kind” according to Peugeot. It incorporates elements of an MPV (multi-purpose vehicle), …
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Review
BMW’s quest for fuel efficient engines goes back to the BMW 132 aircraft engine of the 1930s. More recently, for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, BMW provided a fleet of orange-colored BMW 1602 sedans …
Toyota Prius Review
From time to time, The Diesel Driver test drives non-diesel powered fuel-efficient automobiles. Here is one such review.
The Toyota Prius, the world’s first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid automobile, was first introduced to the domestic Japanese …
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Review
One of the most remarkable things about the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6, besides its performance (0-60 in 5.4 seconds) and fuel economy (20% better than the standard X6), is that the driver might never know …
