Two eco-friendly bays...
Two eco-friendly bays in London"s West End offer a three-hour stay. That"s enough time to recharge most cars, according to Westminster council. Interested owners of electric cars first need to register on the borough"s eco-mark scheme. It already has 280 members, but for a ÷£50 deposit, they get a special cable to plug into the sock-ets. The UK has the world"s largest number of electric vehicles, currently at more than 10,000.
Spot the difference!...
Spot the difference! Does the glitzy three-door SUV pictured above seem familiar? Thatò€™s because itò€™s SEATò€™s Tribu concept, first seen at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year. However, the monochrome design sketch on the right is how the final production version of the Tribu soft-roader will look!
In similar circumstances to the Mazda MX-5 sketches we revealed in Issue 1,026, these production-ready drawings were registered by SEAT at the patent office ò€“ only to be leaked to the worldò€™s press soon after from an unknown source.
The most significant change in the transition from show car to production is the addition of two extra doors. But aside from a more practical layout, the distinctive SEAT front grille, flared wheelarches and gently tapered roofline remain largely unchanged.
Predicted to go on sale in early 2010, the Tribu will be based on its VW Tiguan stablemate. Customers can expect a similar choice of 1.4 and 2.0-litre TSI petrol engines, or a 2.0 TDI.