August 2009

2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid

The difficult to spell midsize SUV from Volkswagen is getting a tad bit greener, either for the 2011 or 2012 model year. Well, just a tad bit anyway. Volkswagen is planning to use the Audi S4′s engine to start – a supercharged 3.0 liter TSI V6. Add in a 38kW electric motor and an 8 [...]

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2011 McLaren P11

McLaren’s last car, the legendary F1, was so incredible, so dominant, that’s still one of the fastest production cars ever created, 17 years after it debuted. McLaren hasn’t announced their intention to build a new supercar, but they’re doing it just the same. You can get a rough idea of the looks from this shot, [...]

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2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Spy Shot

Hyundai has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success here in the US over the last few years.  They have avoided the hybrid market segment so far – leaving it to Toyota.  Well, it seems they’ve re-thought that strategy, and plan to introduce a Sonata Hybrid in 2011, as a 2012 model. Word is that Hyundai [...]

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2010 Nissan Leaf EV Electric Car

Nissan hasn’t really played the hybrid game. Besides the Toyota-technology very limited production Altima Hybrid, Nissan has nothing for sale with an electric motor. Before you assume that Carlos Ghosn and company have been asleep at the wheel, Nissan has been planning something bigger. Rather than compete against the hybrid Juggernaut that Toyota has become, [...]

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