Cars

General Motors and its luxury brand Cadillac will enter the growing EV market with the ELR, an extended-range plug-in hybrid coupe, late next year, reports GMInsideNews.com (GMI). We’ve been aware of GM’s plans of bringing a Cadillac-branded plug-in hybrid to the market for while now. Back in 2009, GM introduced the world to the ELR – known back then as the Converj concept – at the North American Auto Show in Detroit. Last August, GM… Read More

Ford’s compact Focus is good for one thing: variety. From the staid base sedan to the all-electric hatchback, there seems to be a Focus for everyone. Everyone, that is, except the performance enthusiast. The 2012 Focus debuted with a brace of green powertrains, but nothing that could be described as “sporty.” That will change soon, because Ford is rolling out another Focus: the ST. Ford announced this sporty Focus last year, and is just about… Read More

When it comes to cars, the simple truth is: looks matter. Regardless of what someone says, nobody really wants to drive an ugly car. In fact, one of the major complaints consumers have about hybrid/electric vehicles is that they aren’t always easy on the eye — often polarizing people’s opinions on just how unattractive they are. But with average gallon of gas at or near the $4.00 mark, consumers have really had to decide over purchasing… Read More

Conventional wisdom says that a car should have four wheels, but why follow the herd? If you want a free-standing vehicle with an odd number of wheels, your only real choice is a motorcycle and sidecar. That is, until now. Morgan, the British sports car company that hasn’t changed its styling since the 1940s, is bringing its new three-wheeler to the U.S. Granted, “new” is not really the best way to describe this vehicle. Morgan started building… Read More

They grow up so fast, don’t they? It’s hard to believe it’s been ten whole years since Toyota unveiled its youth-oriented Scion brand. The Japanese automaker was in it to win it, so to speak, with a concentrated push towards capturing the youth market with its off-shoot brand. But that was then and this is now. The once wide-eyed youth Toyota was chasing are now older and Scion may need to grow up along with them to keep pace. Having just… Read More

It may have a Japanese badge, but the world’s most popular hybrid might soon be made in the good ole’ U.S. of A. Toyota is planning on making Priuses, specifically ones it wants to sell here, at an American plant. The company hopes this move will trim costs and increase availability of the hybrid hatchback. Koei Saga, Toyota’s senior managing officer in charge of drivetrain R&D, told Automotive News that Toyota is looking to start Prius… Read More

You don’t need a fire suit, or a name like Andretti, to own a racecar. All you need is cash. If you want a car that comes with racing numbers as standard equipment, head to Monaco on May 12. RM Auctions will be selling a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, a bona fide racecar that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 908 was the culmination of Peugeot’s campaign to beat perennial champion Audi in the French race. Like its main competitor, the Audi R10 TDI,… Read More

While the overwhelming majority of us will simply have to make do with driving the Bertone Nuccio concept in our dreams, it looks like at least one person won’t have to. Recently, at the Beijing Motor Show, the famous Italian automotive engineering and design firm were on hand to show off their impressive concept where Automotive News reports that the company is currently considering selling the one-off concept to an avid (read: wealthy)… Read More

Last week I was at Dell’s Annual Analyst Conference, but the product at the event I most wanted wasn’t a desktop, laptop, a tablet or even a smartphone. It was a scooter. It turns out that Dell had actually helped create Current Motor’s electric Super Scooter. What makes this particular scooter unique is that it both uses a hub motor, and was designed to use vehicle wraps instead of paint. That last point is something that I think the car… Read More

Self-driving cars aren’t just for future robots and lazy, super-rich humans; they could also prove to be a much safer way to travel for everybody. At least that’s what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration man-in-charge David Strickland said today at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. While delivering his keynote speech, Strickland heralded technology such as autonomous driving and vehicles that are able… Read More

The thought of traffic can shorten people’s life spans. Getting caught in a jam can be the most stressful part of a person’s day; avoiding one has inspired countless tales of heroism from middle-aged men. No matter how many lanes are added to a highway, it never seems to go away. Honda is attacking the problem from a different direction. The Japanese thinks the volume of cars is not what causes traffic jams, it’s the way they are driven. A new… Read More

When it comes to supercars, few countries are as good as Italy. Names like Ferrari and Lamborghini set the standard for cars that are above average. International builders from Ford to Lexus have to tried to beat the Italians, with mixed success. Now, Slovenia is having a go. Tushek, maker of the Renovatio T500 (pictured), is planning a second model to take on the Lamborghini Aventador. Company founder Aljosa Tushek said the new car, called the… Read More

Either driving standards are slipping in Australia, or people are snapping more easily. Whatever the truth, road rage incidents in the country are apparently growing at such a rate that one state — New South Wales — has decided to take a somewhat novel approach to tackling the problem. The National Roads and Motorists’ Association (NRMA), similar to the AAA, is asking drivers in the state, which includes the city of Sydney, to suggest upbeat… Read More

Kim Schmitz a.k.a Kim Dotcom, the man behind Megaupload.com, appears to be keen to relive his days as an international playboy, and has published a video on his YouTube account demonstrating what life was like before his arrest in January 2012. So what does a man with $175 million in the bank and a garage full of exotic cars do? Well, he grabs his friend, heads over to Germany and challenges former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen to a blast… Read More

The day we can jump into our car and drive to work while doing a crossword, engaging in a game of Draw Something or taking a nap may be a step closer, as Google presses ahead with the development of its self-driving automobile. The Mountain View company announced this week that it is currently looking for partners to help bring its project to fruition, hopefully within the next 10 years. And Google’s not the only one believing the roads will one… Read More