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Issue 3, June/ August 2009

ECO Car magazine number 3 has finally made the grade after waiting behind the scenes for the past couple of months until the economic situation settled down. Our thanks to all our readers for being so patient and we hope the wait was really worth it. This new issue is bigger than ever and packed with even more features and details of the latest in ECO friendly motoring.

We welcome two of Australia’s top motoring writers into our ECO Car group as Karla Pincott and Chris Riley join us a guest editors. Both Karla and Chris bring their unique experience to full value as they identify the good and the bad of the new car market.

This is ECO Car of the Year time and after exhaustive evaluations and discussions you can check out just which vehicles made the grade to win the awards. And you’ll be surprised at the outcome.  

Our writers drive a wide selection of the latest cars on the market and also benefitting the environment. We also interview the engineers and designers that are responsible for the latest models and tell you their thoughts on where the market is heading and what new developments you can expect in the future.

In this issue we look closely at the Audi A3 1.4 tsi, the Audi A4 quattro, the BMW Hydrogen 7-Series, Hyundai’s i30cw, Santa Fe and Grandeur diesels, the Kia Cerato, Mazda 2, Mazda 6, Nissan Micra and Nissan X-Trail. We also drive the stunning Jaguar XF diesel and find frugal economy has gone to the upper luxury level.

We know that not everyone likes to get very technical about the pros and cons of new and future technology so when we discuss these options you'll find it all explained in an easy to understand manner. We'll follow the trends of the various fuel technologies and we'll report back on whether it's better to go with fuel efficient petrol, LPG or diesel engines, hybrid technology or maybe even hydrogen in the future.

If you want the information about saving fuel costs and keeping the environment clean and green you should be reading ECO Car. It's published quarterly and on sale through all good newsagents.

Kind regards

Chris Mullett

Managing Editor/ Publisher