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In 2009 Aston Martin made the bold decision to launch a minicar based on the humble Toyota iQ, a decision that resulted in the Cygnet minicar that went on sale recently in Europe. While at first the news seemed preposterous, with governments across the globe introducing strict new fuel economy and...

Fisker Automobiles will begin using Bridge of Weir Leather, both for its quality and for its low-carbon-emissions manufacturing process.

We’re now just a day out from the first press day of the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the news has started breaking hard and fast. Earlier this morning we saw the covers come off the updated 2013 Ford Mustang, which once again is coming in V-6, GT, Boss 302 and Shelby GT500 trim, and we...

Two brothers from the UK have driven a luxurious Jaguar XF sedan across the U.S., crossing 11 states, three time-zones, and some 2,884 miles in the process. While this in itself is nothing spectacular, the fact that they did it while averaging a fuel economy of 52.4 mpg is nothing short of amazing...

Following its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Rolls-Royce’s 102EX electric Phantom prototype has been touring the globe in order to not only gather vital data for engineers but also to gauge potential customer reaction to such a vehicle ever being launched by the...

Honda has given its Insight Hybrid the four-door coupe treatment and has come away with the rather stylish and somewhat sporty Advanced Cruiser-X concept, or AC-X for short. Set to debut at the end of this month at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the AC-X packs the latest version of the Honda’s...

The 2011 Tokyo Motor Show is still several weeks away but we’ve already got details on many of the new model and concept debuts planned by the major Japanese automakers. The latest to announce its wares is Honda, which like many of its rivals has adopted an electric theme for most of its...

The theme for this month’s 2011 Tokyo Motor Show is quickly shaping up to be an electric one, with Nissan and Suzuki showing off a handful of new electric car concepts recently and today Mitsubishi revealing an updated version of its Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid SUV. The aptly named Concept...

Just a day after Nissan brought us news of several of exciting electric car concepts it's planning to unveil at the upcoming 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, rival Japanese automaker Suzuki has come out today with the first details on its own electric concepts as well as the oddly named Regina. The Regina...

As we get closer to the November 30 press day for the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, more and more concept and new model announcements are starting to appear. Yesterday it was the 2013 Nissan GT-R and today we have another Nissan. Also making waves is the announcement of American race car driver Alexander...

Toyota is showing just how serious it is about its 2012 endurance racing comeback by announcing today its driver lineup for the newly established World Endurance Championship. Driving the automaker’s new hybrid LMP1 prototype race car will be Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima...

Remember Nissan’s quirky Pivo 2 concept from 2007? Or how about the original Pivo from 2005? Well, Nissan has now taken the wraps off the third iteration of its Pivo electric car concept line, the aptly named Pivo 3, which will be making its debut later this month at the 2011 Tokyo Motor...

Audi's electric city car concept is working its way into production.

Motorsports’ main sanctioning body, the FIA (Federation Internationale De L'Automobile), is serious about launching a new Formula E category for zero-emission electric race cars and has even issued a call for “Expressions of Interest” in just such a series being developed. In...

Despite sinking hundreds of millions of dollars in developing its upcoming 2013 Tesla Model S sedan, the second and soon-to-be only model in the Californian startup’s lineup, CEO Elon Musk is confident his company will return to profitability by as early as 2013. The main reason, Musk states...

After recently announcing its 2012 comeback to endurance racing, including a stint at next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota has this week confirmed that it will be partnering with French motorsports group Oreca for support in the new endeavor. Oreca is known for its experience in...

There’s no doubt electric motors can match or even outperform their internal combustion rivals, which is why we’re glad to see more and more companies developing electric cars with supercar-like performance. The latest is the evR450 prototype from Australian firm Varley Electric...

Mercedes will be bring exotic materials to new cars.

As of today, 20 Audi A1 e-tron electric car prototypes are on the roads of Munich, Germany, as part of a new pilot program to gather data on driver behavior, electric infrastructure requirements, and a new communication network between drivers and electric charging stations using smartphones. The...

With the pioneering Tesla Roadster bowing out of the market place, Californian startup Tesla will be without a model until its Model S electric sedan arrives in the first half of next year. Beyond the Model S, however, Tesla has plans for a whole new array of zero emission electric cars, including...