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Infiniti Shocks Pebble Beach with Emerg-E, LE Concepts
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While other automakers are showing off ferocious V12 engines and SUV’s, Infiniti is exposing its electric and hybrid strategy to the attendees of Pebble Beach.
2013 Nissan Leaf Aiming for Price Reduction, Longer Range
The Nissan Leaf’s recent sales figures has to be disappointing to the Japanese automaker, but it looks like big changes are on the way for the electric vehicle, and hopefully it won’t be too little, too late.
Toyota Japan Retirees Spending Golden Years Farming
In Japan’s Toyota City, retirees from the automaker that loans it’s name to the city are spending their golden years working on farms.
Nissan NV Cargo Van Compared to the Competition – Video
Nissan is looking to take some market share from several domestic automakers with its new NV Cargo Van. The three-door, two-passenger full-size van comes in a variety of trim levels and can be had with either a 4.0-liter V6 engine with 261-hp or a 5.6-liter V8 with 317-hp.
TGIF[R-S]: One Month In
Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly series: TGIF[R-S], where Features Editor Sami Haj-Assaad details the ownership experience of the Scion FR-S. So far he’s explained his reasoning to buy the FR-S, the delivery experience, the day-to-day driving feel of the coupe, and the car’s track potential and break-in procedure.
Infiniti JX35 Recalled for Inaccurate Fuel Gauge
Infiniti has a home run on its hands with the new JX crossover, which is a rethought approach to the same puzzle Acura solved with the MDX, but a new recall is proving the car isn’t perfect.
Top 10 Cars You’ll Forget Ever Existed, if You Haven’t Already
Lincoln Zephyr Utterly forgettable, the Zephyr went on sale in 2006 aimed at young luxury buyers as a replacement to the rear-wheel drive LS. Generally uninspiring, the 3.5-liter version equipped with all-wheel drive can be had for cheap. That’s probably because sales turned out to be a bigger flop than Stephen Feck’s failed dive at…
Toyota GT 86 Saves the Oppressed in New Commercial
Scion’s FR-S is known as the Toyota GT 86 in Europe, and in this animated commercial from the UK, an Orwellian world is portrayed where pixelated people do not get to feel alive, and the FR-S becomes their salvation.
Lexus Aims to Double Hybrid Line by 2015
With a fresh face and solid product line, Lexus is cleaning up pretty well, but that might not be enough in today’s market as North American product manager Mark Templin recently acknowledged.
Red Bull F1 Car Plays the Star-Spangled Banner – Video
Independence Day is already a month past, but the Red Bull Racing Team is still feeling plenty patriotic. Infiniti and the Red Bull Racing Team took its full-operating Formula 1 show car out to New York, where it did its own rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.
2014 Lexus IS-F Rumored to Trade V8 for Twin-Turbo V6
While far from confirmed, the latest rumors point to a twin-turbo V6 engine for the next-generation Lexus IS-F.
Toyota RAV4 EV Aerodynamics Detailed in Video
Toyota has just released the second part of a video series chronicling the development of the RAV4 EV. This video focuses on the aerodynamics of the electric crossover.
2012 Acura TL Earns ‘Good’ Rating in IIHS Small Overlap Barrier Test
In the new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) small overlap frontal barrier crash test, the 2012 Acura TL earned the highest ranking of “good”, making it only one of two recently tested luxury vehicles to earn the highest honors.
Toyota Returns to WRC with Yaris, Sort of
Toyota’s new TMG performance division is debuting the production model, Yaris R1A racer, at the ninth round of the WRC.
Toyota Enlists Medal of Honor Recipient to Help Veterans
Toyota recognizes that veterans do not have an easy time transitioning to a civilian life. That is why the automaker has launched a partnership to help vets find employment.
Zoom-Zoom Meets Fuel-Efficiency: SkyActiv Explained
Known for making some genuinely engaging cars in the past, with its new SkyActiv technology Mazda is looking to hang its hat on combining fun-to-drive with fuel-efficiency.
2013 Nissan Juke Midnight Edition Gives ‘Stealth’ Look
The “Midnight Edition” Nissan Juke is a new accessory package available that adds some slick styling and stealthy elements to Nissan’s small crossover.
Nissan’s Latch and Glide Makes Third-Row Access Easy – Video
To set its 2013 Pathfinder model apart from the crowd, Nissan equipped it with a ‘Latch and Glide’ system, making third-row seating convenient for everyone.
Lexus LS Wheels Have Sound-Deadening Hollow Spokes
Full-sized luxury cars like the 2013 Lexus LS have interiors isolated from road noise, something the brand took a proactive approach toward by fighting road-noise at the source.
Nissan Celebrates the Birth of Miss Fairlady – Video
What’s in a name? Out in Japan, the name ‘Fairlady’ goes a long way back in a storied sports car history; it belonged to the Datsun Fairlady which eventually became the Z models of today.
Toyota Sets New EV Pikes Peak Record
Toyota‘s TMG EV P002 caught many people’s attention when it debuted in its full livery prior to this weekend’s event. Powered by two axial-flux motors, it packs nearly 470-hp and 664 lb-ft of torque.
Hard Core Nissan GT-R, 370Z Nismo RS Models Hinted by Exec
At least year’s Tokyo Motor Show, Nismo teased things to come with a Juke Nismo Concept model, and an electric Leaf Nismo model. It appears the performance division of Nissan is going full speed ahead with new Nismo performance models, including more extreme RS versions.
Toyota Landcruiser Has Half the Carbon Footprint of a Dog
In a study that will probably make you scratch your head, two researchers from Victoria University in New Zealand concluded that the average mid-sized dog has a larger carbon footprint than your typical large V8-equipped SUV.
Toyota Teases Future Motorsports Plans: Hints at GT86, WRC
This year, Toyota celebrated its 55 years of motorsport heritage by making a return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the hybrid TS030 race car. The automaker is now hinting its future motorsports plan, releasing a video that highlights its storied history on the track.
