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It will even have a system cheap enough for Dacia to use

Nissan and Renault are among the market leaders in electric car tech, but oddly they have not done much to exploit that technology for hybrids. Although, Renault’s head of powertrain strategy says that will likely change. It plans to a plug-...

Unfortunately, the drivers' championship is already decided

The 2013 DTM season is coming to a close at Hockenheim on October 20, and it will have a special guest in Lewis Hamilton. He will also be giving a few lucky visitors taxi rides around the track in a Mercedes DTM car. German readers can enter t...

It uses a light hybrid to provide a boost of power when driving away

Peugeot is introducing an even cleaner version of the 208 in the coming weeks that emits 95g/km of CO2. The new version uses the e-VTi 1.2-liter engine with 82hp and 87lb-ft of torque (118Nm) and five-speed ETG5 gearbox to emit 95g/km of CO2 a...

The cars are sold out, except in Europe

McLaren has begun production of the P1 with the first of the 375 cars leaving the factory. The P1 uses the same 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8 as the 12C but tuned to 727hp and with an added 177hp hybrid motor to boost power to 904hp. The P1 has ...

It keeps costs down by using the same platform and engines as the Adam

While Opel is cutting back on Adam and Corsa production for the winter, it is planning a compact crossover version of the Adam, according to an Opel insider. It will be inspired by the Adam Rocks concept from the Geneva Motor Show in March. In...

The vote will not come until the end of the month now.

The German automakers’ industry association has been trying to delay or stop the vote on the EU lowering CO2 emissions averages, and it has been successful in delaying the vote for the third time. The vote will not come until later this mont...

Sales in China are doing especially well for both companies

Volkswagen Cars and Audi are two of the most important brands in the Volkswagen Group family and often show the future of the group. And that future continues to appear to be in Asia, especially China. Both brands saw double-digit sales in China f...

They imagine a hybrid full-size SUV, hybrid compact SUV and small MPV.

Mitsubishi is bringing three new cars to the Tokyo Motor Show on November 20. They are the Concept GC-PHEV, Concept XR-PHEV and Concept AR. All three models have a unified design that is meant to show Mitsubishi’s innovation and environmenta...

The latest generation is nearly a month away

The third generation of the Mini enters production on November 18 at the Plant Oxford in England, and the car will be fully revealed on that day there and in London. Its public debut will come two days later simultaneously at the Tokyo Motor Show ...

It comes standard with Cadillac's CUE Infotainment and a digital gauge cluster

The Cadillac Escalade and its primary competitor the popularized the idea of a luxry, full-size SUV in the United States in the late 90s. Of course, the Range Rover predated them by decades, but it has never had near the love among Americans as t...