hybrid

Hybrids can easily make a bad first impression. Take the new C 350 e from Mercedes as an example. When it was dropped off for road test the battery was flat and because I had no opportunity for a quick charge and barely had enough time to acquaint myself...

BMW’s newest edition to the hybrid era has arrived, the 4 cylinder 740e. It’s good but is it a better option than the petrol and diesel equivalents? And are you one of the handful of early-adopters who will help blaze the electric trail? This decade has seen in-car technology...

The pioneer of the green car revolution, the Toyota Prius has certainly come of age with the fourth generation now on sale in South Africa . Finding style from its once boxy design, the 2017 Prius has managed to grow some curves since its original launch almost 20 years ago and...

The extravagant world of fashion takes its inspiration from time to time from the car industry and the end result in most cases is quite odd. That being said, Daniela and Annette Felder working at their London-based design studio Felder Felder have come up with an unusual dress serving...

Our BMW X5 40e eDrive arrived on test with 11 litres per 100km glaring at me from the instrument cluster. That’s a long way off the 3.3l/100km claimed by BMW. So is hybrid all hocus pocus? Let’s dissect the engine specifications of the X5 40e eDrive because frankly that’s...

Volkswagen is still feeling the effect of the emissions scandal with news that the German manufacturer could conclude sales of all diesel models in America. According to a source in the Wall Street Journal reported that Hinrich Woebcken, head of Volkswagen’s American outfit, hinted that the automotive giant is...

Small 4-cylinder turbo engine mated to advanced hybrid systems could yield over 900kW for the R50 to become the fastest production Mercedes ever. Fresh from the release of the ‘Beast Of The Green Hell’ Mercedes-AMG GT-R, the ladies and gentlemen at AMG are out for blood yet again, although this...

We thought we might see Porsche’s Mission E make another appearance at this year’s Paris Motor Show (September) but the firm is busy cracking on with real world testing in a big effort to meet its 2020 launch date. New pictures of the Mission E have emerged although many...

For 2016, Toyota has announced that it will make three all-new Bi-Tone shades available for its Yaris supermini.  The colour combo as per our understanding adds a highly distinctive architecture to the new Yaris, particularly the way in which the narrow upper and gaping lower trapezoidal grilles twist and merge...