Hybrid Car

If you want a hybrid that boasts great gas mileage and is more comfortable to drive than a Toyota Prius, the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is for you. Although it doesn't get as good as gas mileage as the Prius, it is definitely the better option if you would prefer ...    Read more

When Fiat took over Chrysler back in 2009, there were rumblings that the Italian automaker would bring the Pentastar back to Turin. Now, as Italy's economic turmoil rages on, it appears that Fiat is kicking around the idea of ditching its home of more than 100 years in Lingotto--and its ...    Read more

Porsche is undoubtedly one of the most iconic automakers, and its sports cars have been pleasing enthusiasts for decades. So when Porsche began deviating from its tried and true recipe of classically styled performance coupes, more than a few in the industry raised an eyebrow. In an effort to expand ...    Read more

The discontinued Infiniti G sedan fell a little further back in the rearview mirror today, as the first production 2014 Infiniti Q50 rolled off the assembly line at the Tochigi plant in Japan. Infiniti CEO Johan de Nysschen was on hand, as was Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. The future of ...    Read more

Like Acura and the second-coming of the NSX, fellow Japanese automaker Infiniti has plans to roll out a flagship sports car that will rely on a hybrid powertrain. This unnamed sports car is expected to feature technology previously seen in the Emerg-e and Essence concepts. Infiniti hasn't confirmed anything yet, ...    Read more

We're starting to wonder what sort of person approved the $529 million Department of Energy loan Fisker Automotive that ended last month at the time when the federal government had to ...    Read more

It's been an uphill battle for General Motors ever since it released the Chevrolet Volt into the wild back in late 2010. From being a political punching bag to a few batteries that ...    Read more

British off-road legend Land Rover is celebrating its 65th anniversary today, and to mark the occasion, it will be launching a limited-edition Defender, the "LXV." Only 65 of these special edition Defenders will be with a hard top and will include the usual 2.2-liter diesel engine and six-speed manual transmission. ...    Read more

The final full week of April 2013 has come to a close, but before it goes away forever, you'll want to check out all of this week's important happenings in the automotive world. The week began with news from Germany as BMW is pondering the possibility of a 1 Series ...    Read more

It all comes down to personal preference. Do you want a beefy V-8 engine? Or are you more concerned with your carbon footprint? Do you want smartphone integration? Or do you like left being left alone while you drive? According to a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates, when ...    Read more

A new study from R.L. Polk and Company reveals that between 2010 and 2012, diesel car registrations have increased 24.3 percent, with similar increases happening throughout the country. Polk compiled data for all passenger vehicles in all states. Diesel car and SUV registrations went from 640,779 in 2010 to 796,794 ...    Read more

Remember when we told you Volvo was planning on discontinuing its five- and six-cylinder engines in favor of four-cylinder engines and hybrids? Volvo obviously isn't messing around, releasing information about its new kinetic energy regeneration system (KERS) today that will ...    Read more

Embattled Fisker Automotive looks like it's falling farther down the proverbial mine shaft, missing its scheduled $10 million repayment to the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday for a loan of $192 million it took out to fund its green luxury car startup. And yet, somehow, the DOE recovered $21 million ...    Read more

The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is an all-new model that enters a segment still void of a concrete identity, but with the Jetta Hybrid, Volkswagen looks to shape our notion of hybrids for the better. The German automaker is determined to become the world's largest, and if wants to woo ...    Read more

Brash and outspoken, we've got to say we miss Bob Lutz and his candidness, which have been missing on a regular basis since he retired from General Motors in 2010. The former executive spoke this week at SAE International's World Congress, a consortium of auto companies and their engineers, to ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz will reportedly expand its bread-and-butter C-Class offerings to better compete with the BMW 3 Series. Potentially looking to further differentiate between the C and the newly debuted, entry-level CLA, Mercedes will add diesel, hybrid, and convertible versions to the C-Class. The current C-Class is only ...    Read more

The 2014 Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid is ditching the traditional paddle-shifter route and taking a page from the Fisker Karma, of all things. Unlike traditional paddle shifters that allow the driver to upshift and downshift, the Cadillac ELR's steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters let the driver temporarily regenerate energy and store ...    Read more

The whole Fisker Automotive loan debacle is just becoming inane now, if it wasn't already. U.S. House of Representatives member Darrell Issa, R-California, is now seeing if the money that went to Fisker could have been better served going to another start-up automaker ...    Read more

Regretfully, Fisker Automotive has cut three quarters of its staff today in a signal that the end is nigh. We can't joke about that; those are real people with families to support who are now unemployed, and our hearts go out to them. Fisker has run into financing ...    Read more

The 2014 Infiniti Q50 sedan replaces the current G37 sedan, and while you won't be able to buy one until later this year, you can order one online, now. Infiniti has launched a configurator tool complete with pricing, which the automaker will honor through June 30, 2013. You can first ...    Read more

The Lexus LFA supercar may now be done and gone, but the Japanese luxury brand isn't about to lay over. According to a report in Wards Auto, Lexus has confirmed that it will indeed build a production version of the LF-LC concept car--the very car that wowed us--and the ...    Read more

Things aren't looking good for Fisker Automotive. First, we hailed it as innovative and fun while being green. They we questioned the company's stability and the $100,000 Fisker Karma's reliability. And now onto its ...    Read more

For the first time ever, Subaru is introducing a production hybrid set to debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show this week. Together with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and 13.4 horsepower electric motor, the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid delivers the same level of performance and capabilities as its ...    Read more

The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid makes its debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show, boasting power and roominess. With 250 horsepower, this hybrid is able to tow a load of up to 3,500 pounds when properly equipped. The Pathfinder Hybrid keeps its title as the perfect family adventure vehicle. Coming ...    Read more

You're a cutting-edge guy or gal. You believe in weening yourself off oil and driving an electric car. Or at least you'd like to, but you don't think you can because your pacemaker will receive electromagnetic interference. And that wouldn't be good at all. Fret not, though, as the Mayo Clinic ...    Read more