Unlikely Ire: Dan Neil excoriates 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Porsche , Design/Style 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder - Click above for high-res image gallery When we look at the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder rap sheet, it’s hard not go get a bit excited. It looks seriously terrific, it weighs but 2,811 pounds, and it … Read More

Report: China to require mild hybrid technology on all new vehicles by 2012

Filed under: Hybrid , Green Daily , China A report from the Chinese-based Global Times suggests that the automotive industry in China is about to take a dramatic turn. As reported, Chinese lawmakers are discussing a revamped automotive policy that includes a requirement for all new passenger vehicles to come … Read More

2011 Audi A7 Sportback shows its shapely rump in Munich

Filed under: Sedan , Hatchback , Audi , Design/Style , Luxury 2011 Audi A7 Sportback - Click above for high-res image gallery There’s a new automotive segment being born as we speak. Previewed by the Porsche Panamera , Aston Martin Rapide and BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo , modern four-door sportback … Read More

Audi A7 breaks cover:

This is Audi’s new A7–the sleek, upmarket liftback previewed by the Sportback concept at the 2009 Detroit auto show.

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Nissan invites Leaf hand-raisers to join online research panel, sends out free charger notices

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , Green Daily As Nissan’s launch of the Leaf electric vehicle draws near, the company is ready to get public input to help guide the process through the final steps. Nissan recently launched the “Leaf Online Research Panel” and emailed hand-raisers in hopes that their … Read More

The first look at the 2011 Ford Explorer, and recapping the Meadow Brook concours, in News Brake for Monday, July 26:

In News Brake: The 2011 Ford Explorer is revealed, Porsche tests electric Boxsters, and we revisit the Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook . . . But Wait, There’s More!

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2011 Audi A7 Preview

After an ignominious and un-detailed early leak over the weekend, the 2011 Audi A7 was officially unveiled just over an hour ago at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. The photos released after the unveiling, though a bit anti-climactic, show the car off in far more detail, and we now … Read More

Study: Americans prefer tolls over fuel taxes… how about you?

Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials One fact seems indisputable: Americans have come to hate taxes and any suggestion by a politician to raise them is tantamount to political suicide. The problem is that public infrastructure requires funding - and lots of it. Critics of this disparity would argue that a … Read More

BYD misses the mark, hybrid and electric future called into question

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , China , BYD BYD E6 - Click above for high-res image gallery Numerous reports have suggested that China envisions a future in which it leads all nations in the race towards developing and producing hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs). Given the … Read More

Report: Nissan considers relaunching 200SX as a fuel-efficient, affordable fastback

Filed under: MPG , Nissan , Green Daily Autocar is reporting that Nissan is seriously considering relaunching a reborn 200SX (Silvia) fastback to compete with the likes of the current Mazda RX-8 , possible upcoming RX-7 , Volkswagen Scirocco and Renault Megane . The reborn 200SX would slot in beneath … Read More