Posts Tagged ‘v10 engine’

Australian government asks for hybrid, promises to buy it

Friday, June 6th, 2008
The Australian government has both feet firmly planted on the hybrid bandwagon, and the blokes down under are looking for more of the automotive combo platter in its fleet. The government already has 355 Toyota and Honda hybrids in its fleet, but Aussie lawmakers would like to utilize its own home-......

NYC congestion charge gets blocked by state

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Manhattan's latest attempt at disguised taxation has ground to a halt in the most trivial fashion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed congestion charge for cars and trucks headed into the city below 60th street was summarily ignored by lawmakers. Rather than a contentious fight in the state assembly......

Melling Hellcat to join supercar ranks later this year

Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Legendary British engine designer Al Melling (right) is reported to be in the final stages of developing an all-new British supercar - the Melling Hellcat - for a November launch.The Hellcat will be powered by a 700-hp Melling-developed 6-liter V10. Rather than using conventional castings, the engin......