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2011 Lexus HS 250h

Slow-Selling 2012 Lexus HS 250h Hybrid Killed, Very Softly

Beware, green luxury shoppers: If you like the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan, get one now—and you might even score the rare discount on a Lexus. Lexus has confirmed that the HS 250h is no more. And it's evidence that even Lexus can make product missteps, and that not every hybrid that Toyota or...

May 17, 2012 by  3
 
Volkswagen Polo Blue GT

Volkswagen Polo Blue GT Is First Car With Four-Cylinder Deactivation Tech

Volkswagen is setting out to prove that green econo cars can be sporty too with its latest Polo Blue GT model that is making its world debut today at the 2012 Geneva Motor... March 6, 2012 by 


 
Volkswagen EA288 TDI four-cylinder turbodiesel engine

Volkswagen Unveils EA288 Diesel Engine Family

Volkswagen is introducing two highly innovative engine ranges this year, both of them comprised of four-cylinder units and some of which are potentially headed to the U.S... March 5, 2012 by 


 
2012 Audi A3 e-tron prototype

Audi Confirms A3, A4, And Q7 Plug-In Hybrids For 2014

Audi is quickly becoming a leader in the field of electric cars, having already shown off a barrage of zero-emission concepts and established the standalone e-tron electric... March 2, 2012 by 


 
2012 Hyundai i-oniq Concept

Hyundai Reveals i-oniq Electric Concept Ahead Of Geneva Show

Hyundai seems to embrace change like no other automaker on the planet. Its “fluidic sculpture” design theme is only two years old, and has only just been employed... March 1, 2012 by 


 
2012 Audi A3 e-tron prototype

Audi Announces A3 e-tron Electric Car Trials For U.S.

A small fleet of all-electric A3 e-tron prototypes will soon be driving across some major U.S. cities, with Audi announcing this week its latest e-tron pilot program. Audi... February 28, 2012 by 


 
Ford Fiesta ST Concept, to be shown at 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Ford’s 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine Capable Of 177 HP: Report

Ford’s upcoming Fiesta ST will debut with a new four-cylinder EcoBoost engine displacing 1.6 liters and delivering around 177 horsepower, but in the future we may see... February 23, 2012 by  4


 
2009 BMW 7-Series

Next-Gen BMW 7-Series To Feature Carbon Fiber Components

BMW is revolutionizing the way it builds its cars in an effort to converge with increasing environmental consciousness as well as ever-tightening emissions regulations coming... February 23, 2012 by 


 
Smart? Not so much.

Remember, A Car Is Only As Smart As The Driver: Video

In Europe, motorized bollards are often use to restrict traffic flow or limit access at certain times of the day. When a bus or emergency vehicle approaches, the barrier is... February 22, 2012 by 


 
2012 Toyota FT-Bh Concept teaser

Toyota Teases FT-Bh City Car Concept Ahead Of Geneva Debut

Toyota has released more details and images of a new concept car it plans to unveil at next month’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The concept, which goes by the name FT-Bh... February 22, 2012 by  1


 
2012 Rinspeed Dock+Go Concept based on the Smart ForTwo

2012 Rinspeed Dock+Go Concept Revealed In Full

It wouldn’t be the Geneva Motor Show without some weird and whacky concept from Rinspeed, and thankfully 2012 won’t disappoint on the weird factor as this preview... February 21, 2012 by  2


 
2011 Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-Cell battery electric vehicle (Europe only)

Tesla And Mercedes-Benz To Collaborate On Third Model

Tesla and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, have been in close ties ever since Daimler bought a stake in the Californian electric car company. As part of its... February 17, 2012 by  2


 
2014 BMW i8 spy shots

2014 BMW i8 Spy Video

BMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. And today we have an exclusive spy video of a prototype as it completes some... February 16, 2012 by 


 
Tesla Model X

2014 Tesla Model X Sees $40M In Advance Sales

Tesla's Model S electric sedan hasn't even hit the streets yet, but its crossover brother is already causing a buzz in the auto market. Following the Model X unveiling a week... February 16, 2012 by 


 
2011 Tesla Roadster Sport 2.5

Launch Of Second-Gen Tesla Roadster Pushed Back To 2015

The Tesla Roadster was forced to bow out of the market last year due to Lotus choosing to end production of its own Elise and Exige sports cars, with which the Tesla shared a... February 13, 2012 by 


 
2012 Acura ILX 2.4

2013 Acura ILX Preview: 2012 Chicago Auto Show

At January's 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Acura showed off a thinly-veiled sedan concept dubbed the ILX Concept. Now, just a month later, it's revealing the production version of... February 7, 2012 by  1


 
 
 

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