After cherishing the recent sales success of the Toyota Prius, the Japanese have just announced that they think their hybrid synergy drive vehicle can make it to first place. 2010 Toyota Prius That’s right, Toyota consider that their hybrid will be its top-selling U.S. vehicle sometime soon. Wait, did I say soon? I meant to [...]

It seems that sales figures really make for celebration reasons these days, and why not because when troubled times hit and words like financial crisis, economy and other stuff like that come along selling a car is slowly turning into a bit of a miracle. 2010 Toyota Prius So after Mazda celebrated sales figures of [...]

Volkswagen will unveil its first electric car by 2013, said CEO Martin Winterkorn on Friday. Winterkorn espouses the electric car movement, but has previously mentioned that he thinks it will take 15 to 20 years before EVs comprise a significant fraction of the market. That won’t stop VW from forging ahead with plans to control 1.0 [...]

According to the French research organization IFP, making lithium-ion powered hybrids makes economic sense right now for both the carmaker and the buyer. The research company came to this conclusion after extensively researching a true cost of ownership over the lifetime of a vehicle.  Their comparisons show that lithium-ion plug-in hybrids do not cost significantly [...]

The early season uncertainty about the double-decker diffuser regulations in Formula 1 has been blamed once again for Ferrari’s troubled start to the season. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo remains convinced that the “very grey” regulations relating to diffuser designs was the root cause of why former champions like his team, McLaren and Renault have [...]

The organisers of the Le Mans 24 Hours have thrown the door open for any of Formula 1′s manufacturers to compete in the French classic – and they have even been offered the chance to help shape future regulations. F1 teams are due to meet with FIA president Max Mosley today in an attempt to [...]

VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby recently spoke out about his opinion and the company’s point of view on plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. According to Jacoby, the technology is simply not ready for the masses yet.  There are cost hurdles in the way and although VW and Audi will look into applying these technologies, [...]

Hoofy and Boo: You may or may not have heard of Hoofy and Boo. They’re animated characters from the site Minyanville. Hoofy is the big, confident anchorman that just so happens to be a CGI bull. Boo is a bit more cynical about the world at large, and it appears he’s not very fond of [...]