Audi has had quite an agreeable reaction to the new A8 as production for their flagship sedan has increased. A new iteration is just around the corner in the form of a hybrid and if the fuel efficiency numbers are...
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Is There Still Hope For the EVO?
Volvo CEO Hints at V60 Coming to North America
Much to the dismay to most North American Volvo wagon enthusiasts, when Volvo debuted the V60, they also said it would not be coming to North America due to poor V70 sales. However it now seems there is a possibility...
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O Rly? Mazda Toying With Diesel For Next Generation Mazdaspeed3
The Mazdaspeed3 is one of the few pocket rockets that actually deliver on the performance end. The Honda Civic Si and Chevrolet Cobalt SS might try their damndest, but they really don't measure up to the Mazdaspeed3 or the GTI.
As...
Official: Porsche Will Build 918 Spyder!
YES!
Thanks to all those luck enough to afford a 918 Spyder writing in to Porsche. It's because of that that Porsche was able to build a business case to build the 918 Spyder and now it has officially been...
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Chevrolet Volt Uses… Premium Gas?
GM, GM, GM. What were you thinking?
Why would you go and develop a car that is supposedly going to be your saviour as well as an industry game changer for fuel...
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And The Cheapest Hybrid Award Goes to…
The Honda CR-Z.
Previously Honda themselves held the honour with the very unimpressive and underwhelming Insight which starts at $24,900. Honda even scared Toyota with that price and had them scrambling to make a hybrid version of their Toyota Yaris so that...
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Hybrid Only S-Class Line Up Will Include AMG Versions
Last week we reported that Mercedes-Benz had decided to make the flagship of their lineup, the S-Class, hybrid only meaning every single trim level offered would be a hybrid.
Mercedes-Benz assured us that the only exception would be the high...
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Mercedes-Benz to Produce First Ever Diesel Hybrid
A lot of people tend to wonder why no one has thought of combining a diesel with hybrid technology, as oppposed to a regular gasoline combustion engine, since diesels are inherantly efficient to begin with. Seemingly combining two forms of efficient...
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Oh Hi: 2011 Lotus Elise, Lowest CO2 Emitter For a High Performance Car
Congrats to the 2011 Lotus Elise where the big news is that it is the the best performance car for CO2 emissions.
It's able to achieve this mostly by its light weight (just under 2,000 ounds) and it's new small 1.6 litre...
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