Posts Tagged ‘eco

Start-stop or stop-start?

Start-stop or stop-start?

Stop-start or start-stop: which does your car have? Like so many titles in the car world, each car brand has a different way of describing, er, stop-start. Now, logic to ...

Eco car sub-brands: the full list

Eco car sub-brands: the full list

Green cars and eco sub-brands have to be a staple of any right-thinking manufacturer these days.  If you’re not showing off your eco credentials with a special badge applied to your ...

Land Rover Defender: the great green potential

Land Rover Defender: the great green potential

Land Rover this week launched the Defender version that will give the oldest Landie on sale yet another stay of execution. The old 2.4-litre Ford Transit engine has been replaced ...

VW Golf Bluemotion: Golf GTI for eco greens?

VW Golf Bluemotion: Golf GTI for eco greens?

Golf GTI have usually been The Supercars That Rule for we real(ish)-world folk. Give me a mint Mk2 and I will do anything (anything) for you. I cherish/Tweet Mk1 sightings, ...

BMW 4 cylinder: 6 cylinder smoothness, 5 litre eco

BMW 4 cylinder: 6 cylinder smoothness, 5 litre eco

BMW’s latest 5 Series marks the introduction of 4-cylinder engines into the F10 platform. Until now, it’s been all 6-cylinders or V8s. Powertrain manager Jan Kretschmer revealed what’s been keeping ...

How torque curves will change in the future

How torque curves will change in the future

TORQUE Talking is not only the name of fine industry man Duncan Forrester’s blog, it’s also what I like talking, when I’m not discussing ride. Oh, believe me, it’s a ...

Green car countdown

Green car countdown

Is this the single most important feature a car can have to encourage economical green driving? It is, no less, an ETA for sat nav journeys. No more than that, ...

Audi Q5 economy enough to tyre you out

Audi Q5 economy enough to tyre you out

DON’T buy an S line Audi Q5 if you want the best fuel economy possible. The Q5 scores a Cd drag coefficient of 0.33 – for all engines… fitted with ...