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The Truth About Cars
JUNE 30, 2025
It was the last domestic convertible at a time when consumer interest in them was at a low point , but Cadillac’s marketing people made quite a hubbub about its departure. Downsizing arrived in a big way at GM in 1977. Note: The teal Eldorado is a 1976, the light blue is a 1977.) We’ll review those in our next installment.
EV Central
APRIL 24, 2025
If you want to tell electric from hybrid, the latter electrified combustion-powered ES features the slimmest air intake above the downsized trademark Lexus spindle grille. Far more striking than the car it replaces, the new ES picks up where the 2023 LF-ZC concept left off, with a sleek low-drag look and sportier fastback rear styling.
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EV Central
JUNE 17, 2025
Introducing mildly updated looks, the new G6 gets a full width ‘Starlight Wing’ LED light bar that integrates the indicators, while at the rear there’s a new diffuser. Fresh tech include a digital rear-view mirror and trick ambient lighting. Designers also overhauled the cabin with up to 60 per cent of the interior all-new.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
HyBoost achieves this by combining aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance, and a micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems, Boggs said. Downsizing the 2.0-liter Micro-hybrid market. Click to enlarge. —David Boggs.
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2012
The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., Automakers are heavily focused on providing the US market with appealing smaller models, and buyers may be surprised at just how good some of them are. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2012
The results represent a light-load indicated efficiency improvement of 15-30% (up to 40.9%). The engine architecture has two different configurations: a fixed-geometry lower content version targeted at markets in developing countries (e.g., There is no ISFC improvement at high load. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2021
C in any ambient condition—could support a well-rounded solution for mass-market EVs, the researchers said. We developed a pretty clever battery for mass-market electric vehicles with cost parity with combustion engine vehicles. The very fast charge allows us to downsize the battery without incurring range anxiety.
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