Over in the British isles where they still use the beta version of the language, they refer to renting a car as hiring a car. Now a new company called ElectricCarHire is making, wait for it, electric cars available for hire. The cars are available…

Click on the photo for a high-res image of the new Mazda2, suitable for wall-paper
Mazda will be taking the wraps off the all-new Mazda2 at the Geneva Motor Show in a few weeks and they just released the first official photo. This isn't just a new…

2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
The production of the Chevrolet Volt marks an important transition for General Motors. It marks the first plug-in electric drive vehicle that the automaker is building for sale to anyone…

In Germany there is a long history of small aftermarket companies that specialize in taking production vehicles from one of the big German automakers and transforming it into something special. That something special usually amounts to taking cars…

Click the Fiesta for a high-res gallery
We now have confirmation that when Ford's new B-class car arrives on U.S. shores in 2010, it will share an old name with versions sold worldwide. The little Ford will remain the Fiesta everywhere starting this…

Click the RDX for a high res gallery from the track
What's pictured above looks like a stylish, if conventional, compact crossover utility vehicle. As is so often the case, however, appearances are deceiving. While the vehicle has four doors and a…

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. One prime example is the government's newly minted ” Cash for Clunkers” program, or CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) that launched yesterday.
As the rebate program kicks into gear, dealers that are hoping to…

Over the past decade, affinity credit cards have become increasingly popular as the groups who sign up get a cut of the healthy profits and issuing banks can encourage card holders to use the cards more often. The latest organization to jump on the…

Click on the photo for the Toyota Hybrid-X concept gallery
With a new third-generation generation of the Toyota Prius due to be released sometime in 2008, it looks like the lineup is going to expand. Rather than just one car, there is expected to be…

It is being reported that officials in Bremen Germany are imposing a speed limit of 120km/h on the Autobahn in the area. The change is part of an environmental initiative, with the hope being that slowing cars down will reduce fuel consumption and…