Ian Warhurst, Melett’s former Owner and Managing Director wins Top Gear’s ‘Man of the Year’.

Ian, now Bloodhound LSR CEO won the prestigious award in recognition of his rescue of the Bloodhound Land Speed Record car and the successful completion of high-speed testing which saw the team reach a staggering 628 mph / 1,010 km/h.

Picture source – Bloodhound LSR

Check out the full story on the Bloodhound LSR website – https://www.bloodhoundlsr.com/bloodhounds-ian-warhurst-is-top-gears-man-of-the-year/

[Source – Bloodhound LSR – 6th December 2019 – https://www.bloodhoundlsr.com/bloodhounds-ian-warhurst-is-top-gears-man-of-the-year/]

 

Improving global air quality by speeding up the introduction of cleaner fuels and the newest generations of diesel tech.

Tremendous progress has been made in virtually eliminating criteria emissions from today’s generation of diesel engines.  Okumaya devam et “Diesel technologies enhance the overall quality of life”

The Sportage is Kia’s global and European best-selling model and here it represents a quarter of the brand’s sales.

The updated version gets a new front-end design for sharper looks and an EcoDynamics+ power train cuts Co2 emissions by 4pc under the new, strict WLTP rules, helped by the addition of Stop&Go.

Okumaya devam et “Kia hopes to buck trend with cleanest-ever diesel”

ACEA reported over the first eight months of 2018, passenger car registrations across the EU grew by 6.1% to reach 10.8 million units, boosted by a strong summer performance.

Spain (+14.6%), France (+8.9%) and Germany (+6.4%) have posted strong results, with a contraction in the UK of -4.2%

Okumaya devam et “EU pass car registrations up 6.1% in 2018”

From September 2018, WLTP now applies to all new car registrations. EU measures were introduced to allow a limited number of end of series, unsold cars, that were approved under the old test (NEDC), to be sold until September 2019. Okumaya devam et “WLTP now applies to all new car registrations”