Report: Porsche intent on building 918, if it’s profitable Don’t rush to your dealer, as it could still take five years. Fisker says 100,000 plug-in hybrids a year could be built at Delaware plant Export hopes are high. Work Truck 2010: Nissan working to bring NV200 to U.S., electric version...

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet a smooth Spanish Fly(er) Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste. Devotees steadfastly defend the unique sensation of… 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon slots in right below ZR1 For the truly hard-core Corvette fanatic who likes...

We, like just about everyone else in the automotive world, were blown away when Porsche took the wraps off the 918 Spyder hybrid supercar . The wizards in Stuttgart built the plug-in hybrid on the QT and kept it super-secret until rolling it out in Geneva, where it almost literally stopped the show....

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Hybrid , Performance , Porsche Porsche 918 Spyder Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery We still haven’t stopped drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept , a car that debuted at this year’s Geneva Motor Show . It’s a sexy infusion...

Filed under: Hybrid , Recalls , Hatchback , Toyota Not one day after a high-profile incident involving a Prius taking off on its owner in Southern California , we’re hearing reports that another one of Toyota’s popular hybrids has suffered unintended acceleration in New York. This time,...

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Safety , Infiniti , Lexus , Toyota , Luxury , Off-Road First the Oscars and now this! The envelope please! The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a bevy of scores for the Infiniti M , Lexus HS 250h and Toyota 4Runner and it was nothing but...

Filed under: Hybrid , Recalls , Safety , Hatchback , Toyota In the wake of yesterday’s “runaway Prius” in San Diego , Toyota says it’s still working on a fix for the thousands of hybrids included in the 4.36 million vehicles recalled last November. The source of the unintended...

Filed under: Concept Cars , Geneva Motor Show , Technology , Hatchback , Kia , Electric Kia Venga EV concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Apparently, we we missed at least one interesting machine from the recently concluded press days at the Geneva Motor Show . Kia showed off a battery electric...

Filed under: Coupe , Budget , Hybrid , Hatchback , Honda 2011 Honda CR-Z - Click above for high-res image gallery Norio Tomobe, chief engineer of the Honda CR-Z , said “The CR-Z is supposed to be an intelligent sports car.” We can spend a fair bit of time debating the ‘intelligence’...

Filed under: Hybrid , Performance , Maserati , Rumormill , Luxury What’s the world coming to when two of Italy’s most storied supercar manufacturers - we’re talking Ferrari and Lamborghini here, in case you couldn’t tell - are planning to launch hybrid automobiles? Well, actually...

Filed under: New York Auto Show , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Chevrolet , Kia , Mercedes-Benz , Porsche , Toyota , Volkswagen , Ferrari , Diesel The votes from 59 international journalists have been counted and the finalists for World Car of the Year have been named. The Detroit News...

It’s become clear Porsche is all in with hybrids. The company rolled into the Geneva Motor Show with the 918 plug-in hybrid supercar concept, which followed right on the bumper of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid slated to compete in the 24 hour race at the Nürburgring. For the faithful fearing the dilution...

The numbers are in, and they’ve been certified by the feds, so it’s official: The 2011 Mustang V-6 puts down 305 horsepower and gets 31 mpg on the highway. The Environmental Protection Agency completed testing the V-6 Mustang this week, and Ford said Thursday it’s the first time a...

Both vehicles are still concepts, but Audi executives are promising to deliver on electric-drive vehicles. Audi A1 Plug-in Hybrid Concept Earlier this week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen promised to lift hybrids out of its niche status and to produce electric cars. Audi, Volkswagen’s luxury...