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Global Green Challenge Winners

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:07:12 +0000

The Global Green Challenge 2009 has come to an end so here is a table of all the winners for each category. Eco Challenge Awards Production Class Small Car Diesel Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Production Class Small Car Petrol Suzuki Alto GLX Production Class Ute/Light Truck HSV Maloo Ute Production Class Large Car Petrol Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo Production Class Large Car Diesel Skoda Superb Production Class Medium/ Off [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Global Green Challenge Winners

HSV Maloo wins Global Green Car Challenge

George Skentzos — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:03:15 +0000

An unlikely winner has taken out the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge with the new HSV E Series 2 Maloo claiming top honours by achieving a 48.76 per cent reduction in fuel consumption when compared to its fuel rating label figure. Over the entire trip, the Maloo had a combined average fuel consumption of 7.74 litres [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

HSV Maloo wins Global Green Car Challenge

Nissan Land Glider – Tokyo Motorshow

Alborz Fallah — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:49:23 +0000

Nissan Motor Co will be presenting a range of concept cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show but the most bizarre car is the electric Land Glider. The Land Glider is approximately 110 cm wide and looks like it is a motorbike with a glass domed roof. The wheels and guards tilt to allow the [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Nissan Land Glider – Tokyo Motorshow

BMW heat harnessing technology

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:53:04 +0000

Even a highly efficient car engine can still only convert about one-third of the energy contained in fuel to actually propel a car. The majority is lost via heat through the car’s exhaust and radiator. Why not create new methods of harnessing the wasted heat? Technology from the Germans is always technology worth paying [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

BMW heat harnessing technology

Nissan working on lighter cheaper battery

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:16:57 +0000

Nissan is developing a new electric-vehicle battery that will be smaller, lighter and cost less than the current batteries used today. Nissan will release the new Leaf electric-vehicle by the end of next year, but this will be with the current lithium ion battery which is said to deliver 160 km on a full charge. On [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Nissan working on lighter cheaper battery

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe enters Global Green Challenge

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:55:02 +0000

Hyundai has a new R series turbo diesel engine which is being released in the new 2010 Santa Fe seven seat SUV. To promote it’s release Hyundai will be entering two Santa Fe’s in the Global Green Challenge 2009. The new Diesel engine with the six-speed manual gearbox offers 32 percent more power as well as [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe enters Global Green Challenge

2009 Global Green Challenge

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:03:30 +0000

For the first time ever, there is now a proper event whereby manufacturers can compete alongside each other equally to prove which one has the the most fuel efficient car. The Darwin to Adelaide challenge, better know as the Global Green Challenge is set to commence this Saturday (October 24). Previous years have seen the event [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

2009 Global Green Challenge

Ford Fiesta Econetic – Australia’s most fuel efficient car

Alborz Fallah — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:54:13 +0000

Updated 3 pm: Ford Australia has revealed details of Australia’s most fuel efficient car, the Ford Fiesta Econetic. Using just 3.7 litres of fuel per 100km, and producing 98 grams of CO2 emissions per kilometre, the Fiesta takes the title from the Prius and Mini Cooper D. Pricing is $24,990 drive away and the Fiesta comes with [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ford Fiesta Econetic – Australia’s most fuel efficient car

Suzuki Alto completes 3400km NZ economy drive

Matt Brogan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:33:30 +0000

Two NZ motoring journalists have disproved the illusion that Suzuki’s Alto is purely a city car tackling a 3,400 kilometre drive through New Zealand’s North and South islands and back again. Mr Allan Dick and Mr Donn Anderson each drove an Alto, one with a manual and one with an automatic transmission, from Auckland to Invercargill, [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Suzuki Alto completes 3400km NZ economy drive

Mini Cooper D Review & Road Test

Alborz Fallah — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:27 +0000

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Mini Cooper D Review & Road Test

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

Alborz Fallah — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:00:14 +0000

Arguably Toyota’s soon-to-be most important car in the Australian market, the Hybrid Camry is on its way and just a few minutes ago Toyota Australia released the first picture of the car’s interior. Although the single picture is just of the instrument panel, we can clearly see the focus and purpose of hybrid Camry is on [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Camry Hybrid more details revealed

HSV LPG Performance car on the way

Alborz Fallah — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:52:38 +0000

Of all the cars you’d expect HSV to make, one powered by LPG wasn’t on the top of our list, in fact it doesn’t seem to be on the top of anyone’s list. Surveys by current HSV owners has shown that fuel economy is not in the top 10 concerns, HSV dealers have also said [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

HSV LPG Performance car on the way

Ethanol, petrol cars emit same emissions – report

Matt Brogan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:50:25 +0000

Cars running on sugarcane derived ethanol can produce as many harmful pollutants as those using ordinary petrol, according a study published by Brazil’s environment ministry. But the report on the emissions of the cars on Brazil’s roads did not count carbon dioxide emissions. “We want to make sure that customers are aware of pollutant emissions when they [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ethanol, petrol cars emit same emissions – report

Citroen Revolte stars at Frankfurt

David Twomey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:04:11 +0000

Citroen has set out to prove to the automotive world at the Frankfurt Motor Show that it still has credentials as a bold, forward-looking brand with the concept car Revolte, an ultra-chic city car combining luxury with a touch of cheek. The French carmaker says that a compact city car, Revolte sidesteps the difficulties of dense [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Citroen Revolte stars at Frankfurt

Audi e-tron revealed at Frankfurt

David Twomey — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:03:47 +0000

German manufacturer Audi has revealed the highlight of its efforts at the Frankfurt Motor Show with the unveiling of the Audi e-tron, a high-performance sports car with a purely electric drive system. Four motors, two each at the front and rear axles, drive the wheels, making the concept car a true Audi quattro. Producing 230kW of power [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Audi e-tron revealed at Frankfurt

Hyundai i30cw wagon – 1012 kilometres on a single tank

Anthony Crawford — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:00:17 +0000

Family holidays travelling in your own family chariot, have never been as cheap as they are in Hyundai’s new i30cw CRDi wagon. Fancy being able to drive a mid-size wagon more than 1012 kilometres on a single tank of diesel, and in thoroughly real world conditions? By real world, I mean no over inflated tyres, two robust [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Hyundai i30cw wagon – 1012 kilometres on a single tank

Ford Falcon EcoBoost on schedule: Burela

David Twomey — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:35:51 +0000

Ford has moved a step closer to the four-cylinder Falcon with the news that the first test prototypes using the EcoBoost engine have begun running. Ford’s President and CEO Marin Burela told a media briefing in Melbourne this morning that the first Falcon ‘mules’ running the 2.0-litre, direct-injection, turbocharged, four cylinder were in operation. Questioned by CarAdvice [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Ford Falcon EcoBoost on schedule: Burela

Peugeot-Citroen to sell Mitsubishi i-MiEV

David Twomey — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:33:54 +0000

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motor Corporation has formally signed an agreement, confirming a previously announced tie-up, to build electric cars in co-operation with France’s Peugeot-Citroen. The car, which will be based on the Mitsubishi i-MiEV that was launched in Japan in June, will be sold by Peugeot-Citroen . Peugeot has revealed its version will be called iON and wil [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Peugeot-Citroen to sell Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Hyundai i30cw Challenge – 1000km on one tank?

Alborz Fallah — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:11:26 +0000

Anthony Crawford and I are setting off on a bit of a challenge tomorrow morning, we will be driving a bright red manual Hyundai i30cw diesel from Anthony’s house in Sydney to my house in Brisbane, a distance of exactly 934 kilometres. By Alborz Fallah According to the Hyundai’s official fuel efficiency figures, the manual variant can [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Hyundai i30cw Challenge – 1000km on one tank?

Toyota Hybrid Camry begins pilot build

David Twomey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:24:50 +0000

Toyota today moved a step closer to local production of the Hybrid Camry that it will introduce to the Australian market in February next year with the commencement of the pilot build program. It has also indicated that it hopes the program, which is a mid-life move for the current model, will lead to the next [...]

Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.

Toyota Hybrid Camry begins pilot build