The rumored extended range electric crossover we saw revealed in General Motors’ design patent drawings is now a reality. The Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept will make its debut tomorrow at the Beijing Motor Show, and just as we suspected from seeing Volt design chief Bob Boniface’s name on the patent, this five-passenger crossover rides on the same Voltec architecture as the Volt. The new Chevrolet concept integrates design elements from the Volt, including the headlight, taillamps and... 

We’ve been hearing the rumors for over a year, and it’s now looking increasingly likely that Toyota is getting ready to launch a new hybrid minivan that will wear the Prius nameplate. If true, this would be the first completely new vehicle added to the Prius stable, where it would join the well-known hatchback sometime in 2011. According to Reuters (which is citing the Japanese Nikkei), this new Prius hybrid minivan may very well be the first such vehicle from Toyota equipped with an... 

According to our sources from Lexus, it appears that the petrol versions of the GS range the GS 300 and GS 460 will no longer be produced and the customers who want one will have to choose the remaining GS 450h. This decision came after Lexus registered poor sales of the petrol versions of the GS. For those who don’t know, the Lexus GS 450h is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine but also by an electric motor and has a total output of 345 hp. The price tag will remain the same, €67,000. ... 

According to the latest reports from Automotive News, it appears that Daimler executives are considering making the flagship S-Class a hybrid-only lineup. According to the same sources, Daimler is considering the same change even for the high-performance AMG models, offering no models with only internal-combustion engines. The switch is reported to take place with the next-generation S-Class, which will make its European debut in 2013 while in the North America will come a year later. The German... 

Hyundai Motor Co. listed the advantages that the 2011 Sonata Hybrid, its first US hybrid, has over its rivals from Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Hyundai would like to emphasize the edge of its model when it comes to cost and performance. Scheduled to be available this year, the 2011 Sonata Hybrid utilizes a system that’s lighter than those in hybrid versions of Toyota’s Camry or Ford’s Fusion. At the New York Auto Show, John Krafcik, CEO of Hyundai’s U.S. unit, said... 

Porsche showcased at the New York Auto Show, the next generation Cayenne sport utility vehicle. With this occasion, the company is also presenting its new high-tech gas-electric hybrid model, a version which will register higher performance using less fuel and improving emissions. The new North American Cayenne range offers 4 models- the 2011 Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo and the Cayenne S Hybrid. The S and Turbo models go on sale in July, with the 2011 Cayenne and Cayenne S Hybrid hitting the... 

Volkswagen has just unveiled its 2011 Touareg for the first time in the States, giving us Americans a chance to see the slimmed down SUV and its hybrid sibling that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. This second generation Touareg will still have a diesel option, but for those who like to feel even better about themselves while they gently crush wildflowers in the Arctic National Preserve, there’s also a hybrid model offered for the first time in a VW SUV. The hybrid... 

After releasing the first teaser on Friday, Hyundai revealed today the all-new 2011 Sonata Hybrid at the New York Auto Show. The new car carries the Hyundai-developed Hybrid Blue Drive architecture which is a full parallel hybrid drive system. With this system the car can operate on an electric motors, gasoline internal combustion engine or , as you imagined, using a combination of those two. The new system uses lithium polymer battery technology – leapfrogging competitive in-market nickel-metal... 

At the 2010 New York Auto Show will be where the all-new 2011 Porsche Cayenne will make its North American debut. What this means is that this technically advanced Cayenne S Hybrid will arrive in local showrooms before the year ends. Typically, the situation had been that the US doesn’t get the ‘niche’ models like hybrids and diesels. US fans who were waiting for the Cayenne Diesel to arrive will be disappointed as there are still no plans for its arrival but maybe the almost-as-efficient... 

Honda Motor Co.’s new CR-Z sporty hybrid went on sale starting Feb. 25 but already, there have been 7,000 orders received in Japan. This figure is more than half of Honda’s target of 12,000 units each year in its home market. This many orders mean that there is a three-month waiting time for delivery in Japan. In the US, the model will arrive at showrooms this summer. The two-seater CR-Z is equipped with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine that’s mated to an electric motor, resulting to...