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 [...]

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 [...]

Each new generation of Lexus hybrids brings with it new gains in efficiency. With the HS 250h, designers and engineers took the opportunity to create a truly unique luxury car that maximizes fuel economy while further shrinking its impact on the planet by using ecologically advanced materials, clever packaging of people and components and eradicating [...]

If you’ve ever seen Chip Foose at work, it’s hard not to admire the guy. He’s got more natural talent in his pinky finger than most of us car guys can dream of, and each of the vehicles he builds ends up being a work of art. He recently got his hands on a brand [...]

In an effort to appeal to its more performance-minded customers, Lexus launched its F-Sport line of accessories at SEMA in 2007. Available for the IS model, the parts ranged from a ceramic brake upgrade to a beefier clutch that could handle 15% more torque. Coinciding with the launch of its IS hard-top convertible, Lexus is [...]

Jake’s Hot Magenta Fiesta (above is the model we drove in NYC during our First Drive) is one of 100 Euro-spec models that Ford has loaned to selected “agents” across the U.S. We don’t have many details, but we have confirmed with Ford spokesman Alan Hall that the car has gone missing. Scott Monty, head [...]

Many entrepreneurs have tried to break into the auto industry over the past century. Since the very early days, almost none have succeeded – or even lasted very long. Most such names have been forgotten and consigned to the dustbins of history. On the other hand, one of the most memorable failures of all time [...]

While Fiat and Chrysler are desperately trying to secure an alliance here in the United States, the Italian side of the duo is also reportedly considering an alliance with General Motors’ core operations in Europe and Latin America. If all goes ahead, a merged Fiat and Chrysler, along with the GM operations, would become the [...]