Wednesday, January 2, 2008

All-New 2008 Citroen Berlingo MPV & LCV

Citroen has unveiled the all-new Berlingo van which is set to go on sale in the second-half of 2008. The Berlingo will be available in two versions, an MPV-styled passenger car with three independent removable seats in row two, a redesigned Modutop and an overhead storage rack and the professional LCV featuring a loading area of 3.3 m3, up to 850 kg of payload and 1.8 m of useful length. -Details

Utterly Crazy: Renault 4CV With Subaru 2.0L Twin-Turbo Boxer Engine

The 4CV was Renault’s answer to the original VW Beetle and it was built from 1946 to 1961. And even though Renault built a racing car based on the 4CV in collaboration with the Alpine company, the Alpine A-106, that car is nowhere near as radical as this 1957 example that’s for sale on e-Bay. The partially-finished project has been modified for drag racing competition and it is equipped with a

Italy: Milan Introduces City Center Pollution Charge

Starting today (Wednesday, January 2, 2008) and for a trial-period of one year, drivers in Milan will have to pay a “Pollution Charge” in order to enter the city's 8 square-kilometre centre (three square miles) during weekday daytime hours (7.30 a.m. through 7.30 p.m). Depending on the type of vehicle, drivers will be charged between 2 euros ($3) and 10 euros ($15) for the most polluting models.