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2011 Mazda 2
Mazda

Mazda has big plans for their next generation of the 2

The current version of the Mazda 2, the 2010 model year has been around with us for quite a few years now and while it has what it takes in just about every segment it fails to provide one relatively important thing. That's economy. The Mazda 2 has some decent economy figures but none of them are actually class leading....

2011 Ford F-150
Ford

2011 Ford F-150 gets the first EPA rating

It seems that a general consensus about Ford's latest pickup truck lineup having the best powerplants on the market is getting early confirmation. Actually it's not that early of a confirmation as the car has been available to the media for quite a while now but either way, the EPA's test results have been eagerly awaited. According to the Blue...

Bob Lutz and the 2011 Chevrolet Volt
ChryslerFordGeneral Motors

Bob Lutz joins Transonic Combustion board of directors

Transonic Combustion is a fuel-injection systems startup company that has announced today that Bob Lutz has joined the company’s board of directors. Bob Lutz recently retired from his nine year position as vice chairman of General Motors and, according to Transonic Combustion's spokesman, will be bringing the company's leadership the experience of a career in the automotive industry that is...

Land Rover LRX
Land Rover

News from Land Rover

Land Rover is bombarding us with announcements, after posting a recent success in sales are now reminding us that the LRX based car that is to fit in the market beneath the Land Rover Freelander will come with an option of either 2- or 4-wheel drive. More so, should you go for that front wheel drive version the company ensures...

Lotus Toyota Venza
LotusToyota

Lotus and Toyota show the benefits of lightness

Lotus just released a concept where the Norfolk performance company use the Toyota Venza as a base and start a project where the goal was to trim the fat, ultimately reducing CO2 emissions. Officially, they are trying to show off a project called "viable mass reduction strategy" and the base car will be transformed into two representative models: a 2017...

Chevrolet Volt MPV5
ChevroletGeneral Motors

Chevrolet Volt MPV5

The Chevrolet Volt MPV has now gone from drawings to reality. It's not grown a bit of a longer name but other than that it's pretty much as expected. What we're talking about is that this car will be running with power from a lithium ion T-battery developed by GM and will also use a 1.4 liter engine generator. The...