Mini D Global Green Challenge final update

It’s all over. After six days and more than 3,140 kilometres, the Global green Challenge cars crossed the finishing line in Adelaide’s Victoria Square with the South Australian Premier Mike Rann greeting contestants and delivering his welcome-to-the-new-technology speech.

And according to the winning criteria – the best percentage improvement over the manufacturers’ claimed fuel consumption figures [...]

Mini D Global Green Challenge update

Cars in the Global Green Challenge have reached Adelaide after six long days on the road and 3000km under their carefully inflated tyres.

Yesterday’s run was a comparatively straightforward 302km leg from Port Augusta and the wind gods relented, swinging the breeze from the headwinds encountered for most of the journey to a tail wind. Admittedly [...]

Mini D Global Green Challenge update

The sparkling waters of the top end of Spencer Gulf were a welcome sight today for drivers in the Global Green Challenge who had crossed the country from north to south, from the Northern Territory to the coast of South Australia.

After some 2500km the rivalry has become desperately intense. All that remains is a run [...]

Volkswagen launches greenest Golf yet

In July, CarAdvice brought you news that Volkswagen had announced a new, highly-efficient Golf model which returns 3.41L/100km on the combined cycle and emits just 107 g/km of carbon dioxide. Now a new model is available to order (not yet available in Australia) – the most efficient production Golf ever – which achieves 3.16L/100km combined [...]

Mini D Global Green Challenge update

Today was the longest day of the Global Green Challenge and after nine and a quarter hours in the cars, the novelty was starting to wear off.

The 685km journey down the Stuart Highway south from Alice Springs to the frontier-like Opal mining town of Coober Pedy should have been a piece of cake.
But long hours [...]

BMW 120d Review & Road Test

BMW 120d: the economic hot-hatch
Model Tested:

2009 BMW E87 120d; 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-diesel; six-speed manual; five-door hatch – $46,790*

Options Available:

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Strong & frugal engine; intelligent stop-start system; on-road manners
Rear leg room tight for adults; some option pricing a little dear
CarAdvice Rating:
by Matt Brogan & Alborz Fallah
Marrying sharp driving dynamics and strong [...]

Mini D Global Green Challenge Update

The Global Green Challenge has reached Alice Springs, the psychological half-way point in the 3000km journey from Darwin to Adelaide, and the nerves are starting to show.

People are getting snappy, jumping on the poor bloke whose job it is to try to refuel the cars accurately and in a short space of time. Everyone is [...]

Mini D update from Global Green Challenge

Day One: Katherine – Vern Schuppan won the Le Mans 24-hour enduro in a Porsche 956, finished third in the Indianapolis 500, has won the Rothmans Formula 5000 championship – but until yesterday had never driven in an economy run. Or an Eco Challenge as organisers like to call them now.

“So, Mr Schuppan – how [...]

Kia Sorento diesel leads in Global Green Challenge

At the end of day one of the Global Green Challenge Kia Australia are leading the medium SUV class with the two of its new next-generation Kia Sorento diesels. The first day saw the group travel 317km from Darwin to Katherine in the Northern Territory.

The new Kia Sorento shows off the new R-series CRDi turbo-diesel [...]

Kia Cerato LPI Hybrid to enter Global Green Challenge

Following the global launch of Kia’s EcoDynamics sub-brand at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia Australia have announced that they will enter two cars in the Eco Challenge category of this month’s 2009 Global Green Challenge.

To be run from Darwin to Adelaide from 24-31 October, Kia will enter two Kia Cerato LPI Hybrid vehicles, the same [...]

2010 Holden Cruze CDX Diesel

As of the end of September Holden had sold 6,144 Cruzes, so when the announcement came in today that Holden will add a highly specified diesel variant “due to popular demand”, it wasn’t just a marketing ploy!

The diesel Cruze makes the most sense by far with fuel economy ratings of 5.7L/100km so it was always [...]

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