It seems that within a short time the Porsche is about to put on the market the first model with a diesel engine, we are talking about the Porsche Cayenne SUV.

That version will mount, in all likelihood, the V6 engine 3.0 TDI Audi sprigionerà that a power of 320 horses against 240 of the current one. This will also allocate the vehicle to the American market with good results.

It was thought at first to use the V8 engine, but has subsequently opted for the V6 as a propeller so big it could compromise the handling that has always been one of the strengths of the vehicle.

In addition, the V6 engine ensures a fuel consumption is not very high compared to V8 and also CO2 certainly lower.

The Porsche Cayenne SUV in diesel version will arrive on the market by the end of next year. Unknown yet the price.

It has been published in recent days an important judgement of the Court of Cassation which has punished a driver who was caught while driving his car consulted the directory of your phone.

The malcapitato driver was defended by saying that the highway code prohibits only phone while driving if not through the use of earphones, the Supreme Court has, however, ruled that even consult the phone’s address book or send text messages “causes a distraction causing the diversion of sight from the road “with consequent slowing of reflexes while driving as the use of cellular committed at least one of two hands.

It must be said, however, that this ruling will lead to many discussions because there are other devices used by drivers while driving that are not prohibited by the code of the road and which result in a slowdown of reflexes, we are talking about, for example, satellite navigators to be operated requiring the use of at least one of two hands available.

At the Paris Motor Show which will open its doors next October, the Ferrari is willing to submit to public its new creature, we are talking about the model California.

The car in question is characterized by the fact that it is midway between a coupé and a cabriolet and, for the first time in a Ferrari, the rigid hood that is closed behind the trunk in just 14 seconds.

Regarding the engine, California mount the propeller from 4.3 liter V8 that releases an output of 430 horses well ensuring top performance despite consumption is not very high because, according to the parent company, the vehicle can travel 100 km with 12, 3 litres of fuel. In addition, the engine is to report the new exchange to double clutch.

In these days California has been tried in the circuit of Fiorano directly by the chairman of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, who remained enthusiastic about how the vehicle behaved on the track.

It seems that even the Volkswagen group has understood the importance of achieving vehicles that operate solely for electricity.

The confirmation comes directly from Martin Wintekorn, the number of a German house who said that his group’s intention to focus very much on the implementation of engines which do not require fuel work but only through electric batteries.

These words have also received feedback practical in what is news these days that Volkswagen has signed an agreement with the Japanese Sanyo house that provides for the establishment of powerful batteries lithium ion that will be used to recharge the next electric motors.

A clear objective, then, that he found his first feedback to the Golf TDI Hybrid recently presented, which, besides having a diesel engine, has also form “full hybrid” that allows the operation even through electricity.

The Piedmont region for many months working on a project that aims to develop a completely environmentally friendly and sustainable. This work seems to have reached its first results since the region has made in these days “Phylla”, a car completely powered with electricity thanks to photovoltaic cells installed on the vehicle.

The new vehicle has compact dimensions and can carry up to a maximum of four passengers. Through the photovoltaic cells, you can go up to 18 km per day while recharging the batteries through electric current, the vehicle can travel up to 200 km before having to be recharged again.

The objective in the region who has worked on the project with other major companies in the Piedmont including Fiat, is to develop the first prototype by July, while production should start from 2010 onwards. A very important project that can make a serious contribution to the problem of air pollution.