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Honda Jazz Hybrid
The Honda Jazz also called Fit is Honda new Hybrid model.
The Jazz has the same drivetrain as the Insight. When you do normal accelerations in the city you can really feel the electric motor helping. The petrol motor does not run very fast, it feels like someone is pushing the car. It takes a while to [...]
Test of the Honda CR-Z
Can a Hybrid be a lot of fun?
The CR-Z is the first Hybrid with a manual transmission. It has 3 drive modes:
ECO, normal and sport.
The 3 modes change the cars behavior a lot. This makes a lot of senses when you get used to it.
I tested the CR-Z on a 25 km track with about 5 [...]
First impressions of the Honda CR-Z
I have only had the car for one day, but it has already lived up to the expectation of being able to handle two disciplines very well:
Eco mode: If you carefully the car can do more than 20 km/l
Sports mode: The car is very fast responding and handles life a real sports car.
I managed to [...]
Honda CR-Z Hybrid
I just found this very positive test:
I have just got a chance to sit in it today at a dealer showroom.
The car is so small that it is possible to drive the front seats all the way back so there is no leg room for rear passengers. If you need to have kids in the [...]
What to look forward to test in 2011
This a nice list of cars we can expect to see in 2011:
http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/27/12-plug-in-cars-you-can-drive-by-2011/
High tax on cars: House and Lexus is same price
I have just tested Lexus RX450h with the largest comfort packaged.
It is a really nice car with a powerful hybrid drive, but the price is not so nice in Denmark. With the highest comfort packaged (Konfortpakke VI) – the price is then DKK 1,609,230 this is about $292,000 or EURO 216,000. See the pricelist here:
http://innovisio.ipaper-cms.dk/Toyota/Lexus/Priser/
The [...]
3 technologies in 3 weeks
Electric Vehicle: Citroen C1:
“Green” Diesel: VW Golf BlueMotion:
Hybrid: Toyota Prius 2010:
“Fill it up please”: Power, Diesel or Petrol.
I have had the opportunity to test these cars in 3 weeks. Not only are the car very different, but the technology are also very different.
The C1 EV is a fantastic city car that can also be [...]
Ford Fusion Hybrid
A relay nice looking car that we will not see here in Europe.
Michael Block from the Orlando Auto Examiner made a detailed test of it:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1060-Orlando-Auto-Examiner~y2010m1d24-Testdrive-2010-Ford-Fusion-Hybrid–Examinercom-Car-of-the-Year
Lexus CT200h test