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- 2011 Mazda Miata MX-5 To Get Fuel Sipping SKY-G Engine
- Toyota To Offer Plug-In Prius In 2011
- All Electric Grand Prix Coming To Paris Next Year
| 2011 Mazda Miata MX-5 To Get Fuel Sipping SKY-G Engine Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:19 AM PST
The Mazda Miata (or MX-5 as it is now called) is one of those quiet-yet-consistent cars that rarely gets much press, positive or negative. Yet it has been leading the roadster revolution for two decades now. It is a light, agile car that dominates autocross and road racing events across the country due to its availability and affordability. But for such a light, small car, it doesn’t get all that great of gas mileage, with the 2010 model averaging about 25 MPG between highway and city driving. But Mazda aims to change that in 2011. Rumors circulating about seem to suggest the 2011 MX-5 will get a Sky-G engine, which Mazda unveiled without much fanfare. This engine could get as much as 70 mpg while still cranking out a respectable 150 horsepower in the featherweight roadster. |
| Toyota To Offer Plug-In Prius In 2011 Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:56 AM PST
Toyota has big, big plans for the Prius, their flagship hybrid sedan. While they play the yes-no-maybe game with the Prius a brand name in-and-of-itself, they are taking the hybrid to the next level by offering a plug-in version of the Prius for the 2011 model year. Called the Prius PHV, it will have a short all-electric range as well as the ability to travel highway speeds under electric-only power. |
| All Electric Grand Prix Coming To Paris Next Year Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST
Most of the technology we take for granted in our daily drivers had to work a long, harrowing course on the race track before every making it to our driveways. The money and competition that fuels high speed races often perfects technology on the track before making it to market. This fact has not gone unnoticed in the Green Revolution and why it needs to cozy up to some speed freaks and show the world that fast and green go hand in hand. The organizers of this years TTXGP electric motor cycle race realize this perhaps better than anyone. Since the TTXGP was such a hit, they are kicking it up a notch with an all-electric race through the Levellois bourough of Paris. Sweet! |
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