With the Prologue Concept, Audi introduces its new design language. For an automaker that has ridden a wave of unprecedented success on the back of innovative design — definitive, clean and at times audacious — a concept vehicle that promises to usher in Audi’s new DNA is a game-changing moment. Up high in the Hollywood […]


23 Sep
Unveiling an ambitious plan for the top end of its luxury line-up

During our visit to Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last month, our hosts at Infiniti teased us between dinner courses with an enigmatic poster board. The image was of a spot-lit automotive grill, nothing else — the equivalent of showing a flexed bicep to tease the next Dwayne Johnson shoot ‘em up. It revealed absolutely nothing, […]


17 Apr
Also available in naturally aspirated & hybrid powertrains

The leader in hybrid luxury, Lexus now crosses the bridge from luxury full-size vehicles to the compact segment. Their new family of compact SUVs (or CUVs in modern parlance), dubbed the NX, will be available with three power trains: the NX 200t turbo, the naturally aspirated NX 200 (with front or all-weather drive) and the highly efficient NX 300h hybrid. […]


If you were tired of watching Honda Hybrid drivers pitch cigarettes into the coast from their eco-friendly driver seats, it’s time to take driving contradictions to a new level. Make way for the Bentley Plug-In Hybrid Concept, the flagship of alleged “eco” vehicles, which will premiere at the upcoming Beijing Auto Show on April 20th. […]


26 Jun
Not quite cancelled, 5 extremely exclusive cars to be built

Don’t you hate when automakers flaunt engorged stats and titillating images of cars they know they’ll never let you have? It’s the gearhead’s equivalent of going to a strip club: all stimulation, no realization. Such is the case with Jaguar who are releasing new images of its aborted C-X75 Concept. Originally debuted in 2010 at the […]


10 Apr
The hybrid sneaker sandal now in Tarp Green/Volt

Nike’s unique Solarsoft Moccasin gets updated in a new colorway — this time called Tarp Green/Volt. The silhouette has a mesh upper, synthetic side panels and Tarp Green hits on the swoosh, tongue and under the mesh. The sneaker features Nike’s Solarsoft cushioning, which guarantees plenty of comfort on your everyday sojourns. Get the hybrid sneaker/sandals at atmos […]


One of the more anticipated automobiles in the history of four wheels and an engine was just unveiled in Geneva, and boy what an event it was. As journalists clambered over each other, up stairways and spilled over balconies, all were straining to get a look at the fresh cherry red metal once the sheet […]


22 Feb
0-60 mph in just 7.6 seconds, with a top speed of 138 mph

Audi claims the electrification of its drivetrain — above all using plug-in technology — will play a deciding role in the brand’s future strategy. This isn’t just lip service, as the Four Rings will unveil its Audi A3 e-tron at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The five-door model will be able to function solely in […]