Hybrids

  • Veritas RSIII Roadster plug-in hybrid. Photo by Translogic.

    If you're a fan of limited-production, borderline ridiculous and highly impractical speed machines, the wild, one-seater Veritas RSIII Roadster is no stranger to you. The latest addition, the Veritas RSIII Roadster Hybrid, however, may be. Using plug-in hybrid power and a F1-style Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) the RSIII Hybrid sports all-wheel drive, a BMW-sourced V-10 engine, and up to 31 miles of electric-only power. Acceleration is suitably brutal: 3.1-seconds to 62 mph, thanks to its combo of 507 horsepower from the V-10 engine and a 105 kilowatt electric motor mounted between the...

  • 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
    Don't Want The Mitsubishi Evo To Die (Or Go Hybrid)? Join The Cause

    There are many great causes in the world. Causes to fight the many kinds of cancer, to help end hunger, to bring literacy and access to the Web to the poor. This isn't one of those causes. Instead, it's an entirely meaningless cause, but one we're half in support of: to save the Mitsubishi Lancer...

  • 1900 Porsche Semper Vivus recreation live photos
    Porsche 1900 Semper Vivus Hybrid Live Photos: 2011 Geneva Motor Show

    Recreating the past isn't something you often think of when hybrid or electric vehicles are the topic of discussion, but Porsche did exactly that for the Geneva Motor Show, unveiling a painstaking recreation of the 111-year-old Semper Vivus, the first fully-functional full-hybrid car ever built...

  • 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid live photos
    2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Live Photos: 2011 Geneva Motor Show

    A couple of weeks ago, we made the case that the 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid is the best value in the performance/luxury hybrid game, despite its $95,900 starting price. We stand by that analysis, as the new Panamera S Hybrid even manages to look good--as good as any Panamera, anyway--in the...

  • 2011 Infiniti Etherea Concept
    2011 Infiniti Etherea Concept Live Photos: 2011 Geneva Motor Show

    A performance car that's small, yet luxurious, may sound like a series of paradoxes to the American buyer's mind, but Europeans have been proving the combo possible for years. Soon, the Japanese may join them, as previewed by the Infiniti Etherea Concept. The live photos show off its arched...

  • Nissan ESFLOW Concept
    Nissan Z Hybrid Rumors Revive, Headed Toward Oblivion?

    The Nissan 350Z was an impressive, affordable, and minimalist sports coupe. The 370Z that followed it added power and amenities. As we've reported before, it looks like the next-gen Z could go hybrid, possibly sporting a Mercedes-sourced 3.5-liter V-6 and electric assist drivetrain. But is it the...

  • 1900 Porsche Semper Vivus full hybrid recreated

    In-wheel electric motors, a full-hybrid drivetrain, and a Porsche logo: it sounds like a modern car, but it's 111 years old. It's the Porsche Semper Vivus, and it has been recreated in time for the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche says it was the first fully-functional full-hybrid car in the world, created and built by Ferdinand Porsche in 1900. Through a meticulous process, Porsche's present-day engineers have made as near an exact recreation of the car as possible. It will be housed in the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart after the show. The teaser video below gives you an idea of what to expect. The...

  • 2012 Infiniti M35h
    2012 Infiniti M Hybrid Priced From $53,700

    Power, efficiency, luxury--you can have it all, and the entry price is just $53,700. That's the price of the 2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid, announced today ahead of the start of retail sales March 16. Infiniti bills the M Hybrid as the only car in America to offer 350 horsepower in combination with a...

  • 2012 Honda Civic
    2012 Honda Civic Preview

    Fresh from its "preview" in "concept" form at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Honda Civic is here, and it looks pretty good. It also offers the all-important 40 mpg in two trims--HF and Hybrid. The entire 2012 Civic lineup is more efficient, but it's the HF and Hybrid that headline: the...

  • 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid
    2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Priced From $95,000

    Earlier today Porsche took the sheet off its 2012 Panamera S Hybrid, revealing a 333-horsepower, supercharged V-6 powerplant supplemented by a 47-horsepower electric motor in the familiar long-back sedan shape. Now we have its starting price: $95,000. That's a steep point of entry, but considering...

  • Porsche Panamera S
    Geneva Preview: Porsche To Unveil New Hybrid, Probably Panamera

    A new "parallel full hybrid model" will be on display at Porsche's Geneva Motor Show stand, and we're expecting it to be the Panamera S Hybrid. The V-6 models arrived last year, as did the new Cayenne S Hybrid, so a new production hybrid makes most sense in the humpbacked four-door. Power for the...

  • 2011 Ford Fiesta
    Ford Planning 'Groundbreaking' New Vehicle For Geneva Motor Show

    Alongside a wide range of updated, new, or new-to-Europe cars and concepts at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Ford is planning to reveal an all-new vehicle it calls "groundbreaking." The debut happens at 2:30 p.m. local time March 1 in Geneva. Ford of Europe Chairman and CEO Stephen T. Odell will host...

  • 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid, at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Luxury hybrids are storming the marketplace, and bringing with them a new era of hybrid chic. The 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid hopes to snatch some of that market, and today's official EPA rating of 27 mpg city and 32 mpg highway should bolster its chances. Those figures yield a combined average fuel economy of 29 mpg. Before you say, "But 32 mpg isn't exactly impressive!" let us compare it to the competition. Well, there isn't really any direct competition. Lexus' HS 250h scores 34 mpg highway and 35 mpg city, but it's a size smaller than the Infiniti M Hybrid. Lincoln's MKZ Hybrid sedan is also a...

  • BMW minicar rendering
    BMW To Launch FWD Hybrids In 2014

    Yes, it's true--and to some, sad--but BMW will in fact be building a small front-wheel drive car that wears the roundel rather than the MINI badge. Worse yet, for some, there will be hybrids. We're not opposed to either front-wheel drive or hybrid drivetrains as a strict rule, but as lovers of all...

  • 2005 Ford GT
    Ford GT Successor To Go Hybrid?

    Electric-assisted drivetrains are here to stay, and they've even made some inroads into legitimate supercar territory with the Porsche 918 Spyder, and in mechanical-hybrid terms with the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. But could a hybrid power the next Ford GT? That's the story slinking around the Web...

  • 2011 Buick Regal
    Report: Buick Regal Hybrid Coming To Chicago Auto Show

    Buick has yet to officially confirm the plans, but reports are breaking that the Buick Regal Hybrid will be on display at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show. Borrowing the eAssist hybrid system from the LaCrosse, the Regal Hybrid is expected to turn in 25 percent gains, reaching as high as 24 mpg city and...

  • 2011 Volvo V60 wagon
    2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid

    Only yesterday we reported that Volvo may bring its V60 wagon to the U.S. as a hybrid vehicle aimed at niche markets, and that the stylish wagon would be the ideal platform to launch the automaker’s plug-in hybrid technology. Today, we have confirmation that a production ready V60 Plug-In...

  • 2012 Infiniti M35h
    2012 Infiniti M35h Specs Released--For Europe

    First revealed last summer, Infiniti's 2012 M35h hybrid has been awaiting full specs and details for almost six months, despite a small dose of info from the L.A. Auto Show--but the wait is over. The first hybrid from Infiniti won't be a wimpy little green thing: the 2012 M35h's specs, released...

  • First factory-built Fisker Karma live photos

    First shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Fisker Karma has led a typical life for a performance plug-in hybrid concept: delays followed by reassurances, followed by more delays. Originally to be in production and on sale by late 2009, the car will finally start rolling down the line in March according to an Orange County dealer. Fisker of Orange County, based in Irvine, California, announced the production date this week. As the cars will be built by Valmet in Finland, the first deliveries won't arrive until about a month later, in April. According to Fisker OC, "improvements are still...

  • 2012 Ford C-Max live photos by Joe Nuxoll
    Video: 2012 Ford C-Max Live Unveiling At 2011 Detroit Auto Show

    The U.S. set to fall in love with a whole new generation of minivans, ones that fit into a smaller segment than we’re used to, and ones with a little bit of European flair. Of course, we’re talking about the new 2012 Ford C-Max, which made its North American debut this week at the 2011...

  • Toyota Prius C Concept
    2011 Detroit Auto Show: Toyota Prius C Concept

    The Prius family just gained its first new member, the Prius V, and a preview of its second: the Prius C. As V is for versatility, C is for city (though compact also works), and the Prius C delivers. Slotting four seats into a small B-segment body, the Prius C Concept is an outline for what to...

  • 2012 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti successor test mule spy shots
    Montezemolo: Ferrari Unveiling 'Very Different' Model At 2011 Geneva Show

    Hybrids in Ferraris might sound like blasphemy--especially if you listen to their Formula 1 engineers--but despite all the moaning, the company has actually embraced the development of hybrid powertrains, seeing it as the road into the future of tight emissions controls. To that end, Luca de...

  • 2011 Cadillac SRX
    Cadillac Working On SRX Plug-In Hybrid? Maybe

    As far back as two years ago, Bob Lutz was dropping hints that Cadillac could get a plug-in hybrid or Volt-based crossover. Today, a new report brings those hints back to live, with the plug-in project getting the nod, using--surprise--some technology from the Volt. Cadillac isn't confirming or...

  • 2011 Lexus CT 200h
    2011 Lexus CT 200h Priced From $29,995

    Lackluster is perhaps the best description for Lexus' hybrid offerings thus far, with the RX 450h and HS 250h returning unimpressive efficiency and high prices. The 2011 CT 200h aims to change that with a starting price of $29,995 including delivery. At 42 mpg combined EPA-rated fuel economy, the...

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