THE GLOBAL GREEN CAR Challenge has come to a close, with more than a few carmakers claiming victories and company records. Based on best percentage improvement over the vehicle’s official fuel consumption figures, the event’s surprise result came from the HSV Maloo, averaging 7.74 l/100km. The Maloo’s official fuel consumption figure [...]

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THE GLOBAL GREEN CAR Challenge kicked off on Saturday, and now that the 3000km event is around the halfway mark, it’s time for an update on the teams’ efforts.

HSV’s unlikely entry, the V8-powered E-Series II Maloo ute has so far achieved a remarkable average fuel consumption of 7.35 l/100km - a 51 percent improvement [...]

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THE ALL-NEW 2010 Kia Sorento, to be launched in Australia this week, is set to take on the 3000km trek from Darwin to Adelaide in this year’s Global Green Car Challenge.

The two Sorento SUVs destined for Darwin will be powered by the new 2.2 litre R-series turbo diesel engine developing 145kW and 422Nm of [...]

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POWERED BY the Korean carmaker’s new R series turbo-diesel engine, two new 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs will form the thrust of Hyundai’s attack on the 2009 Global Green Car Challenge.

Offering 32 percent more power and a 10 percent reduction in emissions over the previous model, the Santa Fe SUVs will go up against [...]

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THE PINT-SIZED Suzuki Alto, powered by a 1.0 litre three-cylinder petrol engine, will play ‘David’ to an army of Goliaths in this year’s Global Green Car Challenge.

Suzuki expects the Alto, which returns a fuel economy rating of 4.8 l/100km, to perform even better on the open roads after recent international economy runs showed results [...]

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KIA AUSTRALIA is set to enter this year’s Global Green Car Challenge, where it will take on the field with its Kia Forte LPI Hybrid, sold locally (in petrol-engined form) as the Kia Cerato.

The Global Green Car Challenge sees manufacturers and groups from around the world trekking 3000km down the centre of Australia in a [...]

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SKODA HAS TODAY announced plans to enter the all-new Skoda Superb in this month’s Global Green Car Challenge.

The Skoda team will cover the 3000km trek down the centre of Australia in the 2.0 litre TDI version of the Superb, paired with parent company Volkswagen’s six-speed DSG transmission.

Returning a fuel economy of 5.4 l/100km and [...]

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DEMONSTRATING ITS COMMITMENT to the company’s all-new Spark Ignition Direct Injection (SIDI) engine technology featured in the 2010 Commodore range, Holden will enter an Omega Sportwagon in this year’s Global Green Challenge.

A 3000 kilometre trek down the centre of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, the Global Green Challenge will put the SIDI technology to [...]

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THE ANNUAL Global Green Car Challenge is shaping up to be a good one this year. Scheduled to begin in Darwin on October 24 and finish 3000km away in Adelaide on October 31, this year’s event will see environmentally-friendly production cars battling for the title of “most eco-friendly” alongside the usual experimental solar-powered.

Originally a solar-only [...]

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