Hybrids

We’ve known for some time that a C-Class hybrid was coming, and now we have new spy shots of a prototype. The prototype is for Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class Plug-In Hybrid, which features technology borrowed from the recently revealed S-Class Plug-In Hybrid and is due on the market...

The experimental XX version of Ferrari’s LaFerrari flagship has been spotted once again at the Nürburgring, and this time our spy photographers have managed to score some video footage. The car looks absolutely ballistic as it’s pushed to its limits on the German track, and the...

The striking styling of BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has captivated us for quite some time, but the technology sitting under its skin is if anything even more intriguing. BMW has now allowed us a little more insight to the car's 'LifeDrive' module, central to the i8's construction. MUST SEE...

We’ve just driven the 2015 BMW i8 and found it to be quite impressive, although we have to concede that it doesn’t feel like a finely-tuned sports car but rather a luxurious tourer with the ability to run on pure electricity. Here’s what Chris Harris from across the pond thinks of...

Porsche's new brand ambassador gets a ride in the company flagship.

The push for more efficient vehicles is leading automakers to develop new and ingenious ways to save fuel--without detracting from the driving experience of their vehicles. Many of these systems operate without the driver ever knowing anything is happening--which is just how Mercedes's new...

The head of Ferrari’s newly-established Sporting Activity Department, Antonello Coletta, has confirmed that a track-only XX version of the LaFerrari supercar is already being developed. The XX designation is used by Ferrari for its experimental vehicles, which form the basis of the...

Lexus’s first compact crossover, the 2015 NX, has finally been revealed. First previewed in concept form a year ago, the production version of the NX will make its debut on the world stage at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show next week before sailing into showrooms in the fall. Key rivals for the NX...

Bentley has hinted at the launch of a hybrid for the past couple of years and confirmed at the reveal of its EXP 9 F in 2012 that an electrified option was being considered for the SUV concept’s eventual production version. Now the British automaker has previewed its hybrid system in a...

At this point, it's no secret: The British luxury automaker Bentley has confirmed that it's developing a plush luxury sport-utility vehicle, based on the 2012 EXP 9 F SUV concept and slated to go on sale in 2016. While that's set, we're still waiting on a production design and...

The 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid offers all-weather traction and V-8-like performance, with the fuel-efficiency of a four-cylinder. That's one way to sum up this tech-loaded luxury flagship, which will begin reaching Acura dealerships next spring. But after spending a few hours driving it, we can...

The Jets and the Patriots. Prost and Senna. Ford and GM. Fierce rivalries are everywhere, but for gamers there's an even bigger one: Forza Motorsport versus Gran Turismo. Full details for Gran Turismo 6, the latest game in the series, have only just landed--and now we're getting our best look at...

A senior Nissan executive has finally confirmed what we’ve already known for some time; that the next-generation GT-R, an R36 to all the fans, will feature a hybrid powertrain. Speaking with Autocar, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said hybrid technology was beneficial for sports...

No matter which of the hot new trio of hybrid hypercars you're most infatuated with, the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 or Porsche 918 Spyder, you have to admit they're all massively impressive machines. And unlike most hybrids, this group sounds pretty great--especially the LaFerrari. This video...

Honda is hard at work developing a new hot hatch with 276 horsepower derived from a turbocharged 2.0-liter four and directed to the front wheels only. The car is the latest version of the Civic Type R that the rest of the world enjoys, but as with the previous generation the new one will be...

Out on the Interstate, barely ten minutes into our first drive of the 2014 Infiniti Q50, my co-driver and I had already found something to marvel about in this sport sedan: We could carry on a quiet conversation. That might sound like a low bar—and there's much more truly marvelous...

Porsche is going hybrid—with plug-in hybrid versions of all its major models, eventually. And yes, that means not just the upcoming 918 Spyder and the 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, but also upcoming versions of the Cayenne, and even the 'sacred' mid- or rear-engine sports cars—the...

In the old days, SUVs were crude, truck-derived vehicles, purchased by those with a need to go where the busses don’t run, or a need to get from point A to point B regardless of weather. Families bought station wagons, or later, minivans. Then the SUV and crossover craze hit, and suddenly...

It may have a silly name but there’s nothing silly about the new LaFerrari hybrid supercar that made its world debut earlier today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The car is the newest flagship from Ferrari [NYSE:F] and joins the rarefied list of the automaker’s "special series" cars...

This is the McLaren P1 supercar as it will appear at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on March 5 and in McLaren showrooms all around the globe later in the year. The production version looks almost identical to the concept version unveiled last year in Paris, with only a few subtle details to tell them...