Filed under: Etc. According to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Monthly Statistical Report, U.S. gasoline deliveries for the first half of 2010 averaged 8.88 million barrels per day, 0.6 percent lower than the corresponding period a year ago. Though the drop in demand is minuscule, it...

Plug-In 2010: Bill Nye, Chelsea Sexton return for public night panel Who loves electric cars? These folks. 2011 Chevrolet Volt requires… premium gas? Yup. What else would you put in a $41,000 car? Is the Toyota Prius’ history a way to predict the Chevy Volt’s long-term value? The question...

Filed under: Europe , Videos , Hatchback , Audi , Luxury Audi A7 Sportback - Click above to watch video after the jump It will still be awhile before you can get an up close and personal look at the new Audi A7 Sportback . Since Audi recently flooded the interwebs with an array of images , you’ve...

Filed under: Videos , Specialty , Racing Pagani Zonda R runs the ‘Ring - Click above to watch video after the jump The visuals to go with the “record.” Pagani blasted its Zonda R over the Nürburgring for the purposes of testing production components. Removing all the mystery from...

First Drive: 2011 Nissan Leaf doesn’t change the game, just the players We finally score some seat time in a production version of Nissan’s all-new Leaf, and come to realize that an EV isn’t just a low-mileage toy. Mini confirms entry into 2011 World Rally Championship with Countryman...

Filed under: Aftermarket , SUV , Europe , Land Rover , Specialty , Design/Style , Luxury Design Q Q-VR - Click above for high-res gallery What do you do when you find the $79,275 Range Rover just too common to tolerate? Sure, you could take your mountains of money to any number of positively plain customization...

Filed under: Budget , Hatchback , Kia Kia Soul’ster concept - Click above for high-res image gallery If you’ve been crossing your fingers for a production version of the Kia Soul’ster concept from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show , prepare to be disappointed. According to a report from Ward’s...

Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Infiniti , Nissan , Middle East , Luxury , Off-Road 2010 Nissan Patrol - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan has issued a recall for more than a thousand Nissan Patrol models in the Middle East, citing electrical problems that could affect the engine’s...

Filed under: Etc. Car Town Facebook game by Cie Games - Click above for high-res image gallery For those of you who partake in the world of Facebook games, you’ve probably noticed a dearth of auto-related fun. That’s about to change with the introduction of Car Town , a new Facebook app...

Filed under: SUV , Truck , Toyota 2010 Toyota Sequoia - Click above for high-res image gallery At it’s peak in 2002, Toyota was selling over 70,000 Sequoias . Last year, that number dropped to below 20,000 units. So it comes as little surprise that ToMoCo will be nixing its Tundra-based SUV at...

Filed under: Spy Photos , Coupe , Performance , MISC Pagani C9 prototype - Click above to enlarge Another day, another spy shot of the upcoming Pagani C9 hypercar…and another revelation, this time from Autoweek.nl . We’ve been waiting rather impatiently to see what Horacio Pagani will give...

Filed under: SUV , Ford 2011 Ford Explorer Live Debut in Southern California - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s been quite a day for the new 2011 Ford Explorer . After teasing , more teasing , and even more teasing , Ford finally unveiled what it thinks will “reinvent the SUV...

Filed under: Crossover , Mazda , Rumormill Mazda Kazamai Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda spoke of expanding its line with a small crossover as far back as 2008, with such talk led by the appearance of the Kazamai Concept . According to Autocar , Mazda is preparing to have said...

Filed under: Convertible , Porsche , Electric 2010 Porsche Boxster - Click above for high-res image gallery Porsche has been ramping up its vehicle electrification program, ranging from the plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder concept and the 911 GT3R Hybrid racer to the new Cayenne hybrid that recently went into...