The Lotus Europa SE doesn’t have power steering or state-of-the-art electronics, and it’s the better for it You might have read about the new Lotus Evora, a sophisticated Lotus designed to steal sales from Porsche. It was the star of the London motor show, and production of this mid-engined,...

First hi-res images of the Audi A7 Sportback Concept (the nameplate on the car seems to say Audi Sportback Concept) set to be displayed at the Detroit Auto Show tomorrow have been unveiled on the internet. The front-end looks alot like the ones shown on the Audi metroproject quattro and its evolution,...

To hear Honda tell it, the new 2009 Insight coming to market this April is all about making hybrid technology available to Gen-Y. That’s because it’s smaller and less expensive than the class-leading Toyota Prius or Honda’s own Civic Hybrid. We drove the Insight in Arizona recently...

Chrysler President and Vice Chairman Jim Press, left, and Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President – Product Development, introduces Chrysler 200C EV concept car at the North American International Auto Show Sunday in Detroit. DETROIT — Chrysler LLC, the company with arguably the most to prove...

NASHVILLE — A new lighter-weight version of the Nissan GT-R model will be considered for the U.S. market after its limited introduction in Japan next month. Nissan has trimmed 132 pounds out of the just-introduced $70,000 sportscar’s 3,814 pounds. The new SpecV model drops the street racer’s...

Rated at 53.4 US mpg, the 116i is as efficient as the Toyota Prius and upcoming Honda Insight The 1-series has been a popular staple among premium small-car buyers in Europe for some time, but it has only hit the U.S. recently. The fun-to-drive and attractive compact has just gained a new sibling in...

Only 30 cars will be produced each year and most of them are headed to customers in the U.S. The Zolfe Orange is a compact British sports car designed and built for racing enthusiasts looking for a fun and relatively low-cost entry into the world of weekend motorsports. The car was spawned from a collaboration...

Envied worldwide for producing feather-lite supercars just itching to be made into electric torque monsters (even Tesla has borrowed heavily from the Lotus parts bin), Lotus has indicated it wants to enter the world of exotic electric cars itself – perhaps even as soon as late 2009. Ever since...

Fiat has revived the historic Abarth badge for a sporting version of its 500 and Punto minicars and the Italian automaker says it wants to create an entire unique Abarth brand starting with a sports car. As we’ve previously reported, Fiat has been working on a low-slung sports car, but news comes today...

The oil burner will even be coming to the U.S. in the Nissan Maxima, though not until 2010 Diesel engine sales have stagnated in the U.S. because of lingering perceptions of the clattering, foul-smelling contraptions of the 1970s and earlier. Many carmakers have been reluctant to even offer them in...