New Outlander Previews Mitsubishi’s Future, Next Evo Outlined
6 Nov 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mitsubishi is one of the car companies that places engineering at the core of its activities and now that we find ourselves in a time when the carmaker is introducing a new product cycle, one that ...
2012 Model-Year - Greenest in US Automotive History
5 Nov 2012, 10:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The number of green cars, as well as their efficiency numbers, are on the rise, on US roads, and it is beginning to have a widespread effect throughout the country. According to automotive analyst A...
Three Toyota Prius Models Also Caught Fire in New Jersey Port Incident
5 Nov 2012, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the recent fire incident, which took place in the New Jersey port, was thought to have been limited to the 16 Fisker Karmas which suffered important fire damage during the worst part of Supers...
Toyota Prius Persona Series Launched in the US
2 Nov 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those who want to stand out from the crowd of silver and white Toyota Prius models, the Japanese manufacturer is now offering a more style-oriented version of the car, aptly named the ‘Per...
Lexus Planning NX Crossover to Sit Below RX
2 Nov 2012, 13:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has filed a patent in order to trademark the ‘NX 300h’ and ‘NX 200t’ names, for the North American market (the US and Canada). The ‘X’ in the name suggests...
VW Explains Advantages of Jetta Hybrid, Despite Not Having Best-In-Class Economy
31 Oct 2012, 13:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hybrid vehicles are always bought for their promise of superior economy and efficiency figures, over their conventionally-powered stablemates, or most other regular cars, for that matter. Manufactur...
Honda HPD Supercharged CR-Z Concept Pleases 2012 SEMA
31 Oct 2012, 13:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Artists on stage shouting "let me hear you say [insert cool exclamation here]!" and getting a response from the public are nothing compared to what happens to car enthusiasts when they hea...
CARB Approves $1,500 Rebate for Ford C-Max Energi
24 Oct 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recently-launched Ford C-Max Energi has officially been approved by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB), as well as the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program...
Toyota Prius Is Doing Great in California - 25% of US Sales
22 Oct 2012, 10:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The fact that the Toyota Prius is popular in California is no secret, but it seems that the ever-increasing gas prices are really beginning to affect the way in which the American car buyer thinks. ...
Watch the Kepler Motion Hybrid Supercar in Action
22 Oct 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since it was first shown some three years ago, the Kepler Motion hybrid supercar has largely been ignored, and we had not heard of it in a while. Well, now, it wants to demonstrated that it is still...
Be Properly Green - Don`t Buy Any New Car!
20 Oct 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Extensive marketing campaigns have slowly but surely indoctrinated us to believe that we need to change the car that we drive every three-to-five years, and replace it with something that is new, an...
Mitsubishi Justifies Hybrid Evo XI with EV Racing Success
19 Oct 2012, 16:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the 2012 Australian International Motor Show (AIMS), Mitsubishi Motors’ global president, Osamu Masuki said the company is considering a next Mitsubishi Evolution, however one that will be ...
New Lexus LS Gets US Price Tag
18 Oct 2012, 09:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We now have the pricing information for the heavily-revised LS, bound for US dealers. Prices now range from $72,885 and go all the way up to $120,805. The most desirable version which is also semi-a...
Cadillac ELR Will Enter Production in 2013, Shown at Detroit 2013
16 Oct 2012, 16:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After a number of electric-powered concepts, Cadillac will have it’s very first production EV in the form of the ELR, a coupe based on the drivetrain of the Chevy Volt. The latest reports f...
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Gets Official EPA Rating of 45MPG
16 Oct 2012, 13:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s official, the Lincoln MKZ is one of the most efficient cars in its class, having been rated at 45 mpg (5.22 l/100km) combined. The figure is achieved with a 45 mpg city rating and a 45 mp...
Honda Hybrid Sales Reach 1-Million Mark
15 Oct 2012, 12:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda has announced that it has managed to sell one million hybrid vehicles, some 13 years after the first generation Insight went on sale in Japan, which at the time was the world’s most fuel...
Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Officially Rated at 100 MPGe
11 Oct 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid has surpassed expectations, as it has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a very respectable 100 MPGe combined, thus making it America...
Software Update Brings Citroen DS5 Hybrid Emissions Down
9 Oct 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Citroen has decided that the DS5 is not clean enough, and they have updated it recently, in order to drop its emissions figure slightly - they have succeeded. It now gets new and improved battery ma...
47 MPG Ford C-Max Hybrid First Gets Commercials
4 Oct 2012, 15:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might seem that Ford has already designed a hybrid MPV that’s better than the Prius V, but as we all know, “Prius” is synonymous with “hybrid”, and the things sell l...
Volkswagen Announces 2013 Jetta Hybrid US Pricing
4 Oct 2012, 13:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has announced that the 2013 model year Jetta Hybrid will cost US buyers $24,995. That’s not bad considering the most fuel efficient Jetta ever sold in the US will do 45 mpg highway ...