This powerful, easy-to-use, environmentally sound cyclone vacuum cleaner offers various features, including a large central spindle and improved circulation, quiet operation, design to keep floors scratch-free, and an upper hose to help clean high spots. To maintain power and aid maintenance, a downward vortex blows dust from the filter into the sides of a dust cup, where it collects; and a separate filter self-cleaning function activates when the handle is grasped. An automatic “eco mode” minimizes power consumption and thereby CO2 emissions. A design based on the spindle and vortex airflow marks a clean break from conventional designs.