Rising demand for subcompact-sized SUV-styled models caused Kia to put more emphasis on the Soul’s crossover characteristics.
Kia introduces high-spec Picanto Quantum
Kia has added a new Quantum variant to the Picanto range. Priced from £11,895, the Quantum comes with 15-inch alloy wheels, automatic air conditioning, keyless entry and start, six-speaker audio, automatic headlights and a sunroof, plus electrically folding and heated door mirrors.
Renault sales slip as strong Euro offsets delivery gains
Renault reported a 0.1 percent decline in first-quarter revenue as the strong euro offset deliveries.
Renault Sport teases a mysterious new model with a sub 8-minute Nürburgring lap time
Porsche 918 Spyder is the quickest car with global road homologation to lap the 12.8 mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in just six minutes and 57 seconds.
higher octane standard fuel in US could lower fleet fuel consumption & GHG an extra 4.5-6% by 2040
| Baseline vehicle sales mix for fleet model. Data from Chow et al. | Vehicle sales mix for fleet model including high-octane (HO) vehicles. Data from Chow et al. |
Offering a higher-octane fuel to the consumer market in the US as the standard grade could deliver an incremental 4.5% to 6% reduction in fleet fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, on top of a projected 26.8% reduction by then in the baseline case (i.e., without higher octane fuel, but with other projected vehicle and powertrain technology improvements), according to a new analysis by a team at MIT.
