Hybrid Cars

Polestar was able to increase the output of the diesel engine by 15hp and 30Nm

The surprisingly successful  V60 D6 Plug-in Hybrid will be receiving a special treatment from Polestar Performance. Thanks to the optimization announced, the power of the model increases to 298hp and 670Nm, making it the most powerful Volvo d...

The problem is making sure it's reliable off-road

Jeep is working on hybrid models for the near future, and will likely start with the newly introduced Cherokee as its first hybrid model. “We are absolutely looking at different things in that field and we are very active behind the scen...

It is almost identical to the concept version

BMW revealed its X5 eDrive Hybrid in August as a concept that was a thinly veiled production model. Recently, a production model has been spotted in Europe, and it looks identical to the concept, other than minor changes to the trim. The third...

The hybrid will be on sale in 2014

Mazda has announced two new powertrains for the Mazda 3 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Mazda 3 Hybrid will go on sale in Japan in very early 2014, and the compressed natural gas-fueled Mazda 3 is a concept for now but is intended for production.&nbs...

The F-Sport gets its own upgrades with new wheels, a rear spoiler and mesh grill

Lexus is refreshing its CT200h hatchback with its new spindle grill, a higher quality interior and lower interior noise. The biggest exterior change to the CT200h is the addition of the Lexus spindle grill that now adorns all of the company&rs...

It is also the first car with its seven-speed dual clutch gearbox

Acura unveiled its flagship RLX sedan at the beginning of the year, and it is finally adding the RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD version at the LA Auto Show. It is promising that the car’s three-motor hybrid system with a V6 engine gives the car V8 ...

It will debut at the Guangzhou Motor Show in November

Lexus is giving the CT 200h its corporate spindle grill in the car’s latest update that will debut at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China on November 21. The car was first introduced in 2010, and the refresh includes an update to the exter...

It uses the same powertrain at a more reasonable price

Volkswagen is bringing a diesel hybrid version of the Up to the Tokyo Motor Show on November 20 called the Twin-Up, and in some ways it is even more impressive than VW’s XL1 efficiency super car. The Twin-Up uses a modified version of th...

It will have emissions around 70g/km of CO2

PSA Peugeot-Citroën says its HybridAir compressed air hybrid that it developed with Bosch will be ready for sale by 2015. It had originally predicted that the technology would be ready for the road in 2016. The system, which it previewed ...

It combines a 2.0-liter four-cylinder and front and rear electric motors

Mitsubishi has started sales of the Outlander PHEV in Europe, where it says that it already has 10,000 preorders. Production began in Japan in August. The car will go on sale in the Netherlands first, followed by Nordic countries and finally i...