Click above for high-res gallery of the new Mazda3 and MazdaSpeed3
The latest car to qualify for SmartWay designation from the Environmental Protection Agency is the 2010 Mazda3. The EPA assigns scores of 1-10 for all new cars based on pollutant…
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Detroit 2009: BMW pulls the cover off the new Z4
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 BMW Z4
BMW had a Cirque du Soleil wannabe hanging upside down from a curtain to pull the sheets off of the 2010 BMW Z4 at the Detroit Auto Show. The Z4 is the third generation of BMW's small roadster…
Panoz teases new Abruzzi “Spirit of Le Mans” sports car
Panoz Abruzzi teaser – Click above to enlarge
After nearly two decades of building cars, Panoz Auto Development is just now getting ready to introduce its third new model. The Abruzzi “Spirit of Le Mans” will officially debut next month in…
Spy Shots: Next generation BMW 3 Series pops up swathed in swirlies
2012 BMW 3-series prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
This morning we get our first “clear” look at the next generation BMW 3 Series as one of our intrepid spy photographers captured one sitting on a trailer somewhere in Germany. The…
Rendered speculation: Jaguar XE roadster
It's no secret Jaguar is working on a small roadster dubbed the XE, and according to AutoCar, the design staff at Jaguar are struggling to finalize the look of the BMW Z4-sized drop-top.
Apparently, the original plan was to give the XE an oval shaped…
2011 Lotus Elise is lowest CO2 high performance sports car
2011 Lotus Elise – Click above for high-res image gallery
Efficiency. Getting more from less. Since 1948, that's what Lotus has been about. Of course, for decades, the sports car maker's primary goal was to squeeze more performance from less car and…
Paris 2008: Peugeot RC HYmotion4 Concept gets 52.3 mpg
The RC HYmotion4 concept is one of several hybrid concepts using a new through-the-road hybrid system being shown in Paris by Peugeot and Citroen. Unlike the hybrid systems used by current production vehicles, this one has no direct mechanical…
BMW announces new 123d with 45mpg but not for US
BMW just officially announced the US introduction of their small 1-Series but as usual it doesn't look like we will be getting the most efficient models. It looks like the US market will only be getting the 3.0L inline 6 with and without…
GM working on small car to challenge Tata Nano
We told you recently about a car looking very much like last year's Chevy Beat concept being spotted testing in China. We still don't know if that car was actually a GM prototype or copy from one of the countless Chinese automakers who have no qualms…
General Motor Heritage Center: Hood Ornaments Gallery
Click on the photo for a high res gallery of aviation inspired hood ornaments
Once upon a time, car designers just drew up whatever looked good to their eye, and added all kinds of ornamentation. Thoughts of what might occur to a pedestrian who was…