Next Audi A4 to Be Lighter and Use e-quattro AWD
21 Aug 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The next generation of the Audi A4 is expected to arrive in two years’ time and the vehicle is expected to be some sort of a technical revolution, so we’re more than eager to share the f...
PES: Have You Seen the Toyota Anime?
21 Aug 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don’t think you’re really ready for this. Toyota, the same company that makes a sober and serious cars (for boring people), has made an anime, one of Japanese cartoon series. It&rs...
2013 Nissan Leaf May Get 25% Range Extension
20 Aug 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main hurdle faced by the Nissan Leaf, which is otherwise an excellent all-round car, is its weak battery pack, which is only capable of taking the car 73 miles (116 km) from its destination befo...
Production Version of Cadillac ELR to Debut At Pebble Beach Next Year
20 Aug 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This year’s edition of the Pebble Beach Concours D’Eegance has yet to end, but Cadillac have announced that they would be revealing the production version of the ELR at next year’s...
Ford F-150 Hybrid Coming via JV with Toyota
17 Aug 2012, 09:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford is currently working with Toyota to develop a hybrid version of the F-150 truck, with a company engineer telling Ward’s Auto that the project has already begun. The F-150 hybrid will comp...
Mercedes E400 Hybrid Gets US Pricing
16 Aug 2012, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes Benz has announced US pricing for its latest green offering, the 2013 model year E400 sedan. This car offers a V6 gasoline engine working with an electric motor, plus plenty of German luxur...
Fisker Reacts to Recent Karma Fire - Battery Not to Blame!
14 Aug 2012, 11:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Fisker has officially issued a response to the recent fire-related incident from Woodside, California, regarding one of their Karmas. It took place this weekend and according to Fisker officials, th...
Google Self Driving Cars Rack Up 300,000!
9 Aug 2012, 13:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Google made history recently when they managed to obtain the first license for a self driving car, in Nevada. Now, they are adding the Lexus RX450h to their line-up, in order to expand their possibi...
Awesome Tuned Prius G From Japan
9 Aug 2012, 12:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s not every day that you see a tuned Toyota Prius in the US or Canada, but for the last decade or so, they’ve been huge hits in their domestic market of Japan. This one is no ordin...
McLaren F1 Successor to Use Hybrid V8, Not V12
8 Aug 2012, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The McLaren F1 was the king of supercars in the mid-to-late 90s, and one of that car’s defining features was the BMW-designed and built 6.1-liter V12. This is why fans of the brand, and all pe...
UK Plug-In Sales On the Upswing
7 Aug 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The year 2011 should have represented the year when plug-in cars took off in the UK, and signs in the first part of 2011 were good, with 680 such vehicles registered until June 30th. However, the se...
Honda CR-Z Gets Supercharger Kit from Jackson Racing
6 Aug 2012, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When we drove the Honda CR-Z, we had a little bit of fun, but we would’ve like some extra muscle and now US aftermarket developer Jackson Racing is here to solve that problem. The company i...
Michael Douglas - Not Too Pleased About His Prius?
6 Aug 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all (should) know that movie stars and celebrities in general don’t really drive ‘green’ cars to save the planet. It is simply an image booster for them, which gets them talked-...
Internal Combustion Engines - Still Predominant in 2050
6 Aug 2012, 08:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you as a 10-year-old what the car he will drive in 2050 will be like, he’ll draw you a pretty picture of a rocket or a hovering machine. After all, it’s hard to imagine things will st...
Ford Starts Production of the Only FWD Hybrid Transmission Made in US
3 Aug 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ford have just announced the commencement of production of the only front-wheel drive hybrid transmission, currently made in the US. It will be used in a variety of cars, like Ford’s C-Max Hyb...
150 MPH Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel-Hybrid Gets UK Pricing
3 Aug 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mercedes-Benz E300 BlueTec hybrid has just gotten its official UK pricing information. First off, the question on everybody’s mind - what is the price? Well, it starts off at £39,645...
Volt Considerably Outsells Leaf in July
2 Aug 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that the Chevrolet Volt range-extened EV has gotten a considerable sales lead over the all-electric Nissan Leaf, despite the Japanese car arriving on the market first. After a less than con...
2013 Ford Fusion Pricing Starts at $22,495
2 Aug 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ford has recently released the pricing for the all-new 2013 Fusion, a vehicle that is schedule to hit the market this fall.It all starts with the FWD Fusion S, which uses a 4-cylinder 2,5-liter engi...
‘Long Range Electric Holden Volt’ Gets Heart-Touching Ad
31 Jul 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After receiving its $59,990 AUD price tag at the beginning of the month, as well as securing a deal with battery-swapping company Better Place, the Holden version of the Volt also gets Australia-spe...
Lexus Try to Sell Us the New LS With a Bit of History
31 Jul 2012, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We spoke in great detail about the 'new' Lexus LS, and we must admit we weren’t really that impressed with what it has to offer over its predecessor - if a pre-facelift car can even ...