It’s official. The zero-emission 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car has picked up the title of 2011 World Car of the Year at this week’s 2011 New York Auto Show, beating a field of contenders that listed 39 entries all up including the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide, Audi A8, Lexus LFA and...
Nissan is combining two very different elements from the automotive world for its latest concept, which is set to debut this week at the 2011 New York Auto Show. Described as... April 17, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, has signed a deal with automotive parts supplier Bosch to expand their long-standing partnership and cooperate in the... April 13, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
BMW has confirmed it’s poached GM’s former head of product planning, Frank Weber, to fill the role of head of vehicle architecture and integration at the luxury... April 12, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Audi’s next-generation A3 is scheduled to hit showrooms in the second half of next year, in both sedan and hatchback bodystyles, and depending on which market you live... April 12, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Audi is showcasing the potential of its ‘e-tron’ electrified vehicle technology in virtually its entire lineup, with the A3 hatchback finally join the fold of the... April 9, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In the ongoing battle between Tesla and Top Gear, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has finally spoken, comparing the BBC’s popular automotive television program to a Milli... April 7, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
As we first reported several months ago, BMW and its Chinese partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. has developed a new plug-in hybrid version of its 5-Series... April 7, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Following last week’s shock announcement that Tesla is suing BBC’s Top Gear for libel and malicious falsehood stemming from a review of its all-electric Roadster... April 4, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Making its world premiere at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show today is the all-new Kia Naimo, an electric crossover concept penned by the automaker’s design team in South... March 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Tesla is no stranger to lawsuits, having been on both the receiving end and acting as instigator in several nasty cases in the recent past. The Californian electric car... March 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Sophisticated hybrid systems that utilize an internal combustion engine to power one axle and an electric motor spinning the opposing one seems to be all the rage these days... March 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The last we heard of German start-up Artega and its Henrik Fisker designed GT sports coupe, the company had just started building and selling a limited run of its cars, which... March 6, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
If you follow car news, you probably remember when BMW dropped trou on its oddly named Vision EfficientDynamics Concept back in 2009. You might also have noticed BMW's... March 4, 2011 by Richard Read
Lately, the Smart brand has been focusing more on electrified vehicles, releasing its Smart Fortwo Electric Drive minicar and following this up with concept versions of an... March 1, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Silently cruising in a seemingly impregnable fortress of fine leather, sensuous wood and hand-built steel and glass is the ultimate goal of the hyper-luxury automakers like... March 1, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran