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This driver's urban ultra-mobility cocktail is made of one part Smart car and one part all-terrain Segway. It also has a dash of crazy, for flavor. We're not exactly sure what's going on here, except that we kind of like it and kind of hate it all at once. Perhaps that has something to do with the...

America, get ready for some fun in the dirt. The Global RallyCross Championship is getting ready for its first event at Irwindale Speedway on March 25-26. It will be broadcast on ESPN, so set your DVRs now. If you're unfamiliar with rallycross, you're probably not a fan of the X-Games, Rhys Millen...

A new battle in the car design wars broke out on the floor of the Geneva Motor Show, and CarDesignNews caught it on video. The conflict? Ex-BMW designer and notorious flame-surfacer Chris Bangle's pointed questions to ex-Bertone and new Saab design head Jason Castriota over the shape of the new...

We've known for many months that the Hyundai Equus would get an iPad (perhaps even an iPad 2 now that the release of that model is looming) in the glove box, pre-loaded with the owner's manual and an app to handle service and other customer interaction. Today, Hyundai released a little detail about...

We already expected the next Lancer Evo to appear in a hybrid, not-really-a-sports-sedan form, but now it looks like it might not appear at all. The latest news out of Geneva comes via Autocar, from the mouth of Gayu Eusegi, Mitsubishi's global product director, who says there will be no Evo beyond...

Before you get all excited about the thought of Infiniti fielding a team in the top echelon of motorsport, Formula 1, note that the Japanese luxury brand is only acting as a sponsor for an existing team, in this case championship holder Red Bull Racing. Infiniti has only announced a marketing...

When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, a lot of people got angry. "What are we supposed to do with that?", they asked. "It's not a computer, it's not a phone, it's just another expensive gew-gaw!" Then came iPad apps and magazines and a slew of competitors using the Android platform, and today it's...

It wouldn’t be the Geneva Motor Show without some outrageous creation from Brabus and for this year’s event the German tuner hasn’t disappointed. Brabus has unveiled a new twin-turbocharged version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG supercar that promises an output of 700 horsepower and...

Aston Martin’s motorsports division, the aptly named Aston Martin Racing, has unveiled its new LMP1 race car, which is set to compete in this year’s Le Mans series in Europe. The new race car has been labeled the AMR-One and is just one of six new cars to be built. The Gulf liveried...

Just over a year ago there were reports suggesting Jeep was planning a new compact urban runabout based on the underpinnings of a Fiat model, most likely the Fiat Panda Cross pictured above. Those reports were then followed up by news that Fiat’s C-Evo platform, underpinning cars like the...

An old 1977 Peugeot 504, similar to the one pictured above and belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sold at auction for a staggering $2.5 million. As we reported late last year, the car was being sold at auction in an effort to help raise funds for the Mehr housing project, a...

Wiesmann, the niche German sports car manufacturer, rolled out a new concept vehicle at this week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the brand new Wiesmann Spyder Concept. The vehicle is described as a purist two-seater roadster and previews the next-generation of Wiesmann’s eccentric sports car...

You thought the Fiat 500 was small enough? Zagato disagrees, and has the hardware to prove it. The 500 Coupe Zagato does away with a healthy chunk of the standard 500's rear quarters, going instead with a sloping roof and spoiler to give it a more coupe-like profile. We say coupe-like because it's...

Ford has had online price-configuration models available for a long time, and now the 2012 Ford Mustang configurator has gone live. This means that the new pricing, new options, and even the 2012 Boss 302 can be researched online. Consumers can virtually build their dream Mustang and price it out...

Not to be outdone by Porsche's resurrection of the Semper Vivus, Mercedes-Benz trotted out its 1902 Simplex 28 at the Geneva Motor Show today. A sports car in its day, the 35-horsepower car demonstrated some of the virtues that would later become commonplace in performance four-wheeled hardware...

Want a luxurious, well-equipped pickup that's more manageably sized than the mammoth F-150? We'd point you to this Ford Ranger Wildtrak just introduced at the Geneva Motor Show, but there's a major hitch: It's not going to be offered in the U.S. That said, if the price of gas rises, there might be...

Shedding its funky, lego-man exterior for a sleeker, Touring Superleggera-designed skin, Gumpert has moved past the Apollo and on to the Tornante. It's an upgrade, and it goes deeper than the surface. About 220 pounds lighter than the Apollo thanks in part of a carbon monocoque and composite body...

Last year we told you about the 2012 Ford Ranger that's not coming to the U.S., and you responded strongly. And while we passed along Ford's explanation regarding why it wasn't coming, you overwhelmingly weren't convinced. Now, at the Geneva Motor Show Ford has brought out a new top-of-the-line...

The Jaguar XKR-S is one sexy beast. All of the refinement of the standard XK, with the sport and race additions of the R and, now, S, appendages. Fresh from its debut in Geneva, the XKR-S struts its stuff in the video below. No, it's not the fastest, best value, most outrageous, or even the most...

Yes, it may look a bit like an Isuzu Impulse, but it's actually one of two takes on the next-generation of Volkswagen small cars: the Italdesign Giugiaro Tex Concept. We think it has a bit of Scirocco in it, too, and that's certainly not a bad thing. It also has a bit of a plug-in hybrid...