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Toyota FT-Bh Concept: A Light Hybrid With Unusual Lights



These photos are cryptic, but they're a little better look at the Toyota FT-Bh -- a small, subcompact hybrid concept car that will fully be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March -- than the sketch we previously published. A B-segment hybrid Toyota isn't a new idea ( ...    Read more


Leaked: Next-Gen Volvo V40 Revealed Before Geneva Unveil



After various leaks and teases, we now have the real deal: Polish magazine Motodziennik has fully revealed the all-new Volvo V40 well ahead of schedule. The new hatchback is officially slated to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. We already had a pretty good look at the V40's ...    Read more


Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: Now With 1200 Horsepower!



If you made a list of all of the problems with the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport convertible and your first item was “it’s too slow,” there’s now a solution to your qualm. It’s called the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which ...    Read more


Report: GM and Peugeot-Citroen May Be Considering Alliance



General Motors and French automotive conglomerate PSA Peugeot Citroën may be in talks to form a manufacturing alliance. According to Automotive News, the two automakers are considering a manufacturing alliance to share new vehicles and parts, primarily in Europe. The proposed alliance would reportedly have huge benefits for each side. PSA ...    Read more


Feature Flick: 2012 Audi TT RS Put To The Test



Until recently, many of the highest-performance examples of European models were reserved for customers on the continent, but things have changed recently, and Audi has introduced the highest-performance of its TT compact sportster to the States, with one slight caveat. But despite the lack of the Europe-only dual-clutch transmission, the ...    Read more


Spied! 2013 Lexus ES 250 Parked in China Ahead of Beijing Debut



In much the same fashion as the Lexus GS last year, a quick camera snapper in China has broken the cover of Lexus’s latest mode, this time the 2013 ES250. As you can tell, the forthcoming ES gets the family’s all-new hourglass face. The six-sided grille sports a chrome border ...    Read more


Ford Tourneo Custom Concept: The Shape Of Full-Size Ford Vans To Come?



Ford will use the Geneva Motor Show to unveil the Tourneo Custom concept, a large passenger van that gives us our first look at the next version of the Transit commercial van. Ford says the design "communicates very clearly" the styling direction of the company's next-generation Transit, although this particular ...    Read more


Production for 2013 Infiniti JX Well Underway at Nissan Smyrna Plant



Production for the all-new 2013 JX luxury crossover has officially begun. The first production 2013 JX, dressed in Emerald Green paint, rolled off the assembly line today at Nissan's assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. Infiniti has been most excited for the seven-seat crossover, as the JX is ...    Read more


Feature Flick: Mercedes-Benz Highlights Aerodynamics of B-Class



Which is more aerodynamic: a Mercedes-Benz B-Class hatchback or a bullet? As this video explains, the B-Class actually has a lower coefficient of drag than a flying bullet. Mercedes demonstrated the car's aerodynamic properties by filming it in a wind tunnel. It's important to note that a Mercedes B-Class still ...    Read more


Finally: Photos Emerge Of Honda’s European Civic Touring Car



Honda may have already shown design sketches for its next-generation Civic NGTC touring car, but now we have photos of the actual thing undergoing testing prior to its debut in this year's British Touring Car Championship. Good news: it looks as good in reality as the design renderings ...    Read more


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