Several months ago we first reported on the new Seat Ibiza Ecomotive. Ecomotive is Seat's branding for their most efficient, lowest CO 2-emitting models, similar to parent company Volkswagen's BlueMotion. The Ibiza is actually based on the platform…

Chevrolet Spark turbo – Click above to enlarge
Chevrolet has built a special edition of its new Spark runabout for use as a pace car during World Touring Car Championship races this year. The Spark is powered by the new 1.4-liter turbocharged…

Speaker of the House of the Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is tired of waiting for action on an energy bill including new fuel economy standards. Just as her home state of California filed suit against the EPA, she has called for a vote next…

At the Geneva Motor Show next month BMW will unveil another new car that American drivers won't be able to get their hands on. The new 320d convertible will hit the streets right after the show and its mileage will put most cars available to American…

Ever since its debut in the US market two years ago, the Honda Fit has proved enormously popular and sales have been limited by supply from the Japanese factory that produces the Fit. With the continuing decline in sales of the Pilot and Odyssey,…

One of the few car companies that has remained profitable through the current economic downturn is the Volkswagen Group. Among the group's brands, Audi is doing particularly well and plans to spend big bucks on both redesigned and additional models.…

Henrik Fisker gives an update on the Karma – click above for high-res image gallery
Henrik Fisker provided an update on his eponymous car company here in LA today. No one but the hopelessly naive will be surprised to learn that production Karma's…

Volkswagen recently built twenty prototype diesel plug-in hybrid Golf prototypes for a field test of the technology. AutoExpress magazine in the UK recently had an opportunity to try out the so-called Twin-Drive Golf. The Twin-Drive combines a 1.5L…

2010 dog-friendly Honda Element – click above for high-res image gallery
In spite of being functionally outstanding, Honda's odd looking Element crossover has never lived up to sales expectations. The funky box never approached the initial sales…

2010 Audi Q7 – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Casual observers probably didn't notice it, but Audi has released a face-lifted version of its Q7 SUV. On the outside a lot hasn't changed, with the updates mostly focused on the lighting,…