Rolls Royce at the Paris motor show 2008

Rolls Royce at the Paris motor show By Mark Walton Motor Shows 03 October 2008 16:11 Nothing much happening at the Rolls Royce stand at Paris. There are three cars lined up: the enormous Phantom (still the Daddy); the vast Drophead (with its yacht-style rear decking); and the gargantuan two-door Coupe(launched at Geneva earlier this year). Hey, Rolls-Royce is a tiny bespoke manufacturer - it doesn't just churn out new models like Toyota does, you know.

Ford Fiesta Zetec ECOnetic & Titanium ECOnetic added to Fiesta range

Ford Fiesta Zetec ECOnetic & Titanium ECOnetic added to the Fiesta range Back in early 2009, when we reviewed the first Fiesta ECOnetic, we were suitably impressed with what a decent job Ford had done with their eco-friendly Fiesta. But we said that Ford would ‘…do better making ‘ECOnetic’ an option, not a model’. And it looks like someone at Warley was listening.

JLR announces £16.3m Evoque_e research project

Jaguar Land Rover has announced it will invest £16.3 million into an ‘Advanced Powertrain Research Project’ – which could lead to an electric Evoque_e version of its small SUV. Jaguar Land Rover will work in conjunction with British technology company and race car manufacturer Zytek Automotive to develop new hybrid and battery-electric vehicle technology. On Bing: see pictures of the Range Rover Evoque Find out how much a used Range Rover Evoque costs on Auto Trader Although the collaborative research project has been named ‘Evoque_e’, neither organisation has yet confirmed if an alternatively-fuelled Evoque off-roader is in the pipeline.