Hybrids

BMW’s new 3-Series, the sixth generation of the automaker’s entry-level sedan, is now bigger, bolder, and with a revamped engine lineup including a hybrid option, more fuel efficient than ever. Set to go on sale in February as a 2012 model, the ‘F30’ 3-Series also debuts...

It’s official. Toyota has announced its intention to compete in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, the highlight of which is the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans taking place on June 16 and 17 of next year. The Japanese automaker will compete with a new gasoline-electric hybrid...

Fisker's range-extended hybrid Karma and recently unveiled Surf are undoubtedly stylish, attractive machines. But the next generation of Fisker, the Project Nina sedan, could be even more impressive. A report from Auto Express says the Nina will be sized about the same as the BMW 5-Series yet be...

Last month a mysterious Acura concept sporting a similar shape to the mid-engine Audi R8 supercar was spotted on the set of the upcoming The Avengers movie. In the movie, the Acura concept will serve as the personal ride of Robert Downey Jr.’s character Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man. You may...

With auto giants Ford and Toyota recently announcing a partnership for the development of a new rear-wheel drive hybrid module that will ensure their respective SUV and pickup models have a bright spot in a world of rising oil prices, it was only a matter of time until some of their major rivals...

BMW has gone hybrid once again, and this one looks like a lot of fun: 335 horsepower, 335 pound-feet of torque, plus some all-electric range, all wrapped in the 5-Series package. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, thinks you need to smell better, and U.K. traffic officials want to scan your tires...

The ActiveHybrid 5 joins the BMW lineup as the third hybrid for the brand. Packing plenty of power and advanced technology, it should prove an interesting choice from green-minded luxury buyers.

Lotus surprised many at the 2010 Paris Auto Show by unveiling a range of new sports car concepts, all of which, at the time, were claimed to be headed for production. But quietly, the automaker from Hethel also announced plans for a new minicar to be called the Ethos that would be based on a model...

Luxury, hybrids, and SUVs: so far no on has hit just the right mix of these three, and it shows in their survival rates. Like the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class drops the ML 450 Hybrid this year, BMW has decided to ditch the ActiveHybrid X6. That's not all the ML 450 Hybrid and ActiveHybrid X6 have in...

Hybrids aren't just for granola-snacking Birkenstock wearers anymore, and Infiniti is on a mission to prove it with the 2012 M35h hybrid. To do so, the luxury sedan has set a new Guinness World Record for the quickest-accelerating full hybrid on the market. We already knew the M35h was quick;...

Revealed in detail yesterday ahead of its official unveiling in Frankfurt today, the 2013 Lexus GS 450h shows its hybrid mettle in a metallic silver paint job. Will it have the right stuff to take on the Infiniti M35h? It certainly looks the part. The 3.5-liter V-6's high compression ratio and...

The 2013 Lexus GS 350 was just revealed a few weeks ago at Pebble Beach, and now it's time for it's bigger, hybrid brother to take the stage: the 2013 GS 450h has made its debut ahead of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 sporting an Atkinson Cycle valve timing, 13:1...

The 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will get 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of torque. Yeehaw! [MotorAuthority] Has Maserati's SUV concept leaked ahead of Frankfurt? [MotorAuthority] The 2012 BMW X6's facelift has been spied. [MotorAuthority] Have a taste for retro electric cars? How about an electric...

Saab has been denied bankruptcy protection by a Swedish court. [MotorAuthority] The abandoned Acura NSX in Dubai has been sold for parts. [MotorAuthority] Audi's TT RS race car is ready for sale. [MotorAuthority] Beware hippies: black bears may steal and wreck your Prius. [GreenCarReports] The 2012...

GreenCarReports took the 2011 Cayenne Hybrid S for a spin and found it's not just kidding around with its hybrid system--and it's a fun-to-drive luxury SUV to boot.

The Lexus LS 600h L sedan was the first vehicle to bring fuel-efficient gasoline-electric hybrid technology to the luxury segment when it went on sale for the 2008 model year. Since then the full-size sedan has only undergone minor changes, and 2012 will be no different. The LS 600h L hybrid...

Not exactly known for eco-friendly offerings, ultra-premium brand Bentley will soon be offering plug-in hybrids and diesels.

Once again, Europe gets the diesel goods that Americans don't.

A few years ago Lexus announced that it would be the first mainstream automaker to launch a production model fitted with LED headlights, in this case, the LS 600h. Around the same time, Audi announced that it would be launching LED headlights on its R8 and that its lights would include LED elements...

We first saw the 2012 Audi A8 Hybrid back at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but at the time Audi was short on details and coy about when the car might be launched. We can now confirm that the A8 Hybrid is set for sale in Europe next year, complete with its four-cylinder and electric motor hybrid combo...