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Porsche 918 Spyder Race Track: A leaner green machine

The Porsche 918 Spyder Race Track is a hardcore version of Porsche's upcoming hybrid supercar.
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BMW M3 Coupe Lime Rock Park Edition: Does it live up to the name?

The BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition is the latest car to be named for a racetrack.
2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 3 driver's side view

BMW ActiveHybrid 3 is powerful and eco-friendly, but not cheap

The BMW ActiveHybrid 3 delivers 10 percent more mpg for $6,500.
Land Rover Defender XTech Special Edition 110 Utility Wagon bronze

Land Rover Defender XTech Special Edition: How special is it?

The Land Rover Defender XTech Special Edition is an attempt to improve on a classic.
Kia Optima SX Limited profile view

Baby steps: Kia moves upmarket with the Optima SX Limited

The Optima SX Limited is the most expensive Kia ever.
Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster front three-quarter view

Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster: Big engine, small car

The Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster takes a powerful engine, and adds sunshine.
Lotus Evora 414E hybrid cutaway

Lotus Evora 414E hybrid: A green way to generate lateral g

Lotus joins Audi and Ferrari in the quest to build a green sports car.
BMW i8

BMW and Toyota to collaborate on sports car, fuel cells, and more

The new partnership will yield a new sports car for Toyota, and improved hybrids for BMW.
Ford Traffic Jam Assist

Future Fords may steer owners out of traffic jams

With Traffic Jam Assist, future Fords may steer owners out of jams.

2013 Toyota Avalon gets a hybrid powertrain

The 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid borrows the Camry Hybrid's 2.5-liter engine and electric motors.
Mitsubishi i MiEV review exterior front left plugged in electric vehicle

New York state to install 325 EV charging stations

New York is spending $4.4 million on electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state.

Tauro V8 Spider: Corvette engine, Solstice chassis

Is the Tauro V8 Spider a real car, or just some leftover bits from General Motors?
Peugeot 508 HYbrid4

Peugeot 508 HYbrid4: A diesel-electric hybrid

The Peugeot 508 HYbrid4 has a diesel engine, but does that make it a better hybrid?
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Mini to build Countryman Coupe

A two-door Countryman continues the relentless expansion of BMW's Mini brand. The Mini Countryman Coupe will go on sale in early 2013.

Bowler EXR S is one extreme Land Rover

The Bowler EXR S is a Range Rover Sport-based rally car

Chrysler 300S is “Imported from Gotham City”

Chrysler employs the Dark Knight to promote its 300 sedan.
Novitec Rosso Ferrari FF front three-quarter view

Novitec Rosso Ferrari FF: Improving on perfection?

Novitec Rosso, an aftermarket tuner specializing in Ferraris. And with 702 horsepower, the Novitec Rosso Ferrari FF is all about power.
Pagani Zonda R

Pagani Zonda R Evo: Italian supercar gets one more encore

The insane 2009 Zonda R was supposed to be a swan song, but the V12-powered beast was too good to kill.Can the Pagani Zonda R Evo top it?

Renault sets record for distance driven in 24 hours in an electric car

Renault set the record for longest distance driven by an electric car in 24 hours.
2013 Aston Martin Vanquish spy shot front three-quarter

New Aston Martin caught without camouflage

Aston's DB9 replacement will look like the AM310 concept, and could be called Vanquish.
BMW i8

BMW i8 hybrid sports car engines will be built in the UK

BMW will build the three-cylinder engine for its i8 sports car in Hams Hall, England.
Ford Mustang High Gear

High five: All-female team builds Ford Mustang High Gear for SEMA

Modified Mustang designed and built by five women will debut at SEMA.

NPR’s Car Talk will stop recording new episodes

Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka "Click and Clack," will stop dispensing car advice, but their show will live on through syndication.
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Study says drivers don’t want social media in their cars

Do consumers really want Facebook and Twitter in their vehicles?
Puritalia 427 teaser

Puritalia 427: A new sports car inspired by the Shelby Cobra

Can this upstart Italian company live up to Carroll Shelby's legacy? Or will the Puritalia 427 be automotive sacrilege?
Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG side view

2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG gets the kids to soccer practice with a twin-turbo V8

Building a performance version of a full-size SUV sounds a little strange, but Mercedes's in-house speed shop, AMG, loves a challenge.
Volvo V40 biodiesel racecar

Green speed: Volvo V40 racecar is powered by biodiesel

Despite its conservative reputation, Volvo is quite the innovator when it comes to eco-friendly racing.

Aston Martin AM310: A preview of things to come?

Project AM310 hints at what the DB9 replacement, due this August, will look like.

Lexus GS Coupe due in 2013?

Will subtracting two doors make this Lexus more exciting?

BMW 7 Series gets new engines and options for 2013

BMW's flagship will focus more on economy and comfort than performance and style.
Ferrari SP12 EC front three-quarter view

Ferrari SP12 EC: An Italian stallion designed for Eric Clapton

Clapton is a fan of the 1970s Ferrari 512 BB, so he had Maranello build him a new one.
GoldStorm Mercedes G-Class front three-quarter

Goldfinger’s new ride: GoldStorm Mercedes G-Class

German Special Customs tried to improve the styling of the G-Class, and while the end result is different, it's not better.

Next Mazda Miata could spawn a new Alfa Romeo sports car

Mazda and Fiat are joining forces to co-develop a small sports car. Someone should tell Dustin Hoffman.
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Lexus discontinues HS 250h hybrid

Slow sales caused by in-house competition killed this luxury hybrid.