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Ford B-Max to get 1.0 litre 3-cylinder EcoBoost

2012 Ford B-Max - will get new 3-pot EcoBoost Reports of the imminent demise of the internal combustion engine have been greatly exaggerated. There’s plenty of life left in old technology yet, certainly enough to throw a spanner in to the benefits of hybrids and BEVs. And if an illustration of how the ICE is developing to cope with the needs of economy and emissions in this frugality motivated motoring landscape we now found ourselves inhabiting, we need look no further than the 1.0 litre, 3-pot EcoBoost engine Ford has developed.

SECOND-HAND CAR MARKET REVS UP

THE SECOND-HAND car market is accelerating again, according to latest figures. A total of 1.8 million used cars were sold in the period July to September 2010 - a 4% rise on the same period in 2009, statistics from information services company Experian showed. The summer 2010 figure was 1.1% higher than the figure for the previous three months of April-June 2010.

Porsche 918 Spyder crashes in Germany

Porsche is in hot water with German authorities following an accident involving a prototype version of the gasoline-electric hybrid-powered 918 Spyder on a public road last month, according to reports in the German media. The accident, which took place between the towns of Bietigheim-Bissingen and Ludwigsburg (close to Porsche's research-and-development center), saw the 875-hp 918 Spyder spin out of control and collide with a guard rail. Parts of the new $845,000 Porsche flagship are said to have broken loose in the collision before being collected by an oncoming car.