Tuning Truck

After the Ford Fiesta, the 2010 Ford Transit Connect is the second most lust-worthy European Ford to make it Stateside. Can a small, practical cargo van appeal to big, burly American workers?

The Transit Connect occupies the same territory as the old-as-nails Econoline van, but manages the same job in a smaller, lighter, friendlier way. That old Econoline is a hulking beast of a vehicle, stuffed mostly with tried-and-true F-series pickup truck parts. It's reliable and completely foolproof as it's

Seat Ibiza Bocanegra road ready version has been unveiled at the Barcelona International Motor Show. Based on a concept that was unveiled a year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, Seat Ibiza Bocanegra comes with a distinctive front fascia featuring a central grille with honeycomb mesh, black surround and new air vents, also completely black double headlights.

Seat Ibiza Bocanegra is powered with a twin charged 1.4 TSI engine coupled with a seven-speed DSG gearbox. However, Seat Ibiza Bocanegra is available in two power levels,

So what’s it like driving a gas-electric Mercedes Benz that costs as much as four Toyota Prius hybrids? Pretty sweet, actually.

Popular Mechanics spent some time behind the wheel of the new S 400 Hybrid and walked away impressed. The car is noteworthy for being the first hybrid Benz and the first production hybrid to use a lithium ion battery.

Mercedes outfitted an extensively modified S 350 (not available in the states) with a 20 horsepower electric motor mounted

This is the latest and greatest ride from American super car manufacturer Mosler, but like all the best cars it is available only in Europe. That’s fitting, because this 600 horsepower beast should be right at home on der autobahn.

The car is saddled with the improbably long name MT900 GTR XX, the XX denoting the firm’s 20th anniversary. In honor of that occasion, the Florida company made the already quick MT900 even quicker. The first of them will be

General Motors started building the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles today. The significant milestone marks the first time engineers are assembling a vehicle that looks like the car slated to start rolling off an assembly line next year.

These cars, known as integration vehicles, are key to the Volt’s development because they are used to refine things like driving dynamics. They also get shaken down and beaten up to ensure the range-extended EV is

Oh how we hope this is true - rumor has it Audi is bringing an electric version of the awesome R8 to the Frankfurt Motor Show and parking it alongside a drop-top.

Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport says Audi will finally unveil the R8 Spyder at the show. French moto-mag L’Automobile says it will be available with the 4.2-liter V8 producing 420 horsepower or the lovely 5.2-liter V10 good for 525.

As if that weren’t cool enough, Auto Motor says Audi also has an

Jaguar wants to bring a little style and panache to the lowly cruiser, a vehicle that tends to be as tough a rottweiller and as engaging as a goldfish.

The venerable British automaker has developed a high-performance “police pursuit vehicle” - please, don’t call it a squad car - based on the XF diesel. Its 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine produces 275 horsepower. Stomp on the pedal to chse down a miscreant and she’ll do zero to 60 in 5.9 seconds. Not bad. Even