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Future P2 hybrids developed by BMW, Nissan, Hyundai, Mercedes and Volkswagen could lead to cheaper hybrids in the near future. P2 stands for parallel-clutch hybrid, and it allows for hybrids with a single electric motor to independently power ...

In a conference call to journalists today, Henrik Fisker announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Fisker Automotive to become the company's executive chairman. In his place, former Chrysler CEO Tom Lasorda will become CEO of Fisker A...

Renault has just announced via Twitter that it will have the final, production version of its ZOE electric car at the Geneva Motor Show a week from now. The tweet came from Renault's account for its ZE electric vehicles. The entire tweet r...

Ford will begin offering the Fiesta with the dual-clutch Powershift automatic transmission in some trim levels in India. The model will be among India's most fuel efficient cars using 5.9l/100km, 39.9mpg. It will sell for the current equivalen...

Red Bull and Ferrari have been denied by the FIA changing the days that it would test this week. The teams requested to change their testing days from Thursday to Sunday as all of the other teams to Friday to Monday. The FIA clarified that the tea...

The American NASCAR series is often criticized, often justly, for being technologically backward. What you can not criticize it for is the close racing and constant passing. The Daytona 500 is one of the gems on the NASCAR calendar. It opens the s...

This will hopefully be the last teaser for the new Ferrari GT car before it is revealed tomorrow. It seems like we have seen everything about the new car, except for the car itself.  Rumors are still circulating that the new car will use ...

Ferrari's reveal of its new GT has been spoiled. Autoblog received an image of the 599 successor, and a user of GTSpirit.com spotted the car as well.  We were pretty sure that the car would get the V12 from the Ferrari FF. Reportedly,...

The Marussia Formula 1 team announced major problems with its 2012 car. The MR01 has failed the final FIA test for its new car. While it passed 17 of the FIA's tests, it failed the crash safety test. It will not take part in the final Formula ...

*Update* Volvo apparently realized that the cat was out of the bag in terms of the car's looks. It has released a Youtube video showing off the new, five-door hatchback inside and out.  The first images of the next generation Vol...