To the enthusiast, fuel-economy and emissions mandates that push automakers to develop small cars are bad news. After all, there's no replacement for displacement, right? Well, fifty years ago, the Mini showed the world that big fun was possible in

The drive to make vehicles more efficient is causing engineers to re-think the standard ways of doing things. | |

Since its debut some eighteen months ago, the redesigned Forester has been the little engine that could, powering Subaru sales to new heights despite the general collapse in auto sales, caused first by the $4-a-gallon gas panic and then Wall

There's one thing missing in love-it-or-hate-it cars like the Mazdaspeed 3: apathy. Whether you adore its tire-shredding, blistering acceleration or loathe its torque steer and turbo lag, you'll never get out of this hatchback feeling nothing. Redesigned for 2010, the

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There exists no conceivable occasion for which the standard 750Li's 400 hp is insufficient. With two turbochargers strapped on presumably just for fun, its V-8 produces so much grunt that only someone afflicted with a congenital cognitive defect would require

has motored down a long and winding road to its centennial this year. The highlights of that century follow: Photo Gallery: | |

Electric cars have their supporters. Want proof? How about the so-called EV Corridor that now links Los Angeles to San Francisco. There are now five (!) 240-volt, 70-ampere stations spread out between California's two most major cities. Wow! Great! |

Having just spent the week on vacation, I arrived at Detroit Metro airport to find the new 2010 Jaguar XKR Coupe waiting for me. How lucky we are. The car looks amazing from all angles and is attractive to a

Turbine-powered cars have fascinated generations of car enthusiasts. It all started when the U.S.A.F.'s first deployed jet fighters in the Korean War. It didn't take long for the jet-based turbine engines to find their way into the imaginative minds of

s fate is sealed. The brand will die alongside and seems to have a plot next to lined up. Here are the most significant moments in Saturn's brief history: Photo Gallery: | |

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The electrification of cars is coming. It became inevitable when F1 rules were opened up to allow hybrids. Once Bernie Ecclestone says something is OK, the world follows... Seriously, F1 rules now allow for a kinetic energy recovery system that

The Mini Cooper Clubman is the epitome of a niche vehicle. As such, it's a car that works for some but will leave many people cold. For my part, I think it's pretty cool, but I'd have to think long

Aside from Bob Lutz, who's still punching the clock at General Motors, outsized personalities in the car business are an endangered species. That's what makes the rare sighting of Malcolm Bricklin so appealing in The Entrepreneur, a new documentary that's

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While the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight are darlings of the environmental movement, perhaps greenies should show a little love to some common looking delivery | |

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