2011

Thanks to Hurricane Earl's impending arrival on the East Coast, we had to cut our 2011 Ford Fiesta World Tour a day short. Our final day began in Boston, and we spent the morning driving south to New York City by way of Connecticut. We were in New Jersey around lunch time, shooting pictures of the...

When I think of power modes, I really think of the ‘80s and ‘90s. I can remember the 300ZX having multiple suspension modes and the introduction of the new Maxima having Power, Comfort and a combination setting (basically changed the shift points and timing). The selectable...

Picture the scene: You arrive home after a long day at work. The lights are on, the dinner is waiting for you in the oven and the kids are watching TV. Before leaving the garage, you plug in your 2011 Nissan Leaf and switch the charger on. And the whole neighborhood goes dark. Your EV was the straw...

It’s not a secret that Hawaii is keen to become the most electric car-friendly state in the whole of the U.S. And now two more electric car companies are laying a claim to the electric vehicle market in the island state. Earlier this week at the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, the...

Epic Electric Vehicles is a little known company based in the U.S. that manufactures all sorts of electric modes of transport including boats, ATVs and now street-legal roadsters. The company’s latest effort is the new Torq three-wheeler, which kind of looks like an edgier, stripped down...

In the green-car world, the leaf is the king of all icons. The 2010 Honda Insight fertilized the idea when it bowed in 2008; it still promotes greener driving with electronically rendered displays of plants that add leaves as the car's computers sense a light, planet-conscious foot on the gas...

We're live today in Washington, D.C., with the first High Gear Media drive of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. We've road-tested the similar Ford Fusion Hybrid, but the Lincoln version promises its own package of distinct styling cues and a finer interior, while still delivering the 41-mpg highway fuel...

Fear is a powerful motivator. It has been used in the past to start wars, persuade kids to study at school and of course, sell life insurance. But now GM appears to be gearing up to use the fear of running out of electricity to give the extended-range 2011 Chevrolet Volt a competitive edge over...

Nissan is taking orders today for the Leaf, the first mass-produced, all-electric vehicle, but it’s only offering up 200 cars for December delivery. Those Leafs will go to five states in the initial rollout market – California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Tennessee — which...

While prototypes of the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt have been running around the streets of America for the past several months, the first customer delivered car won’t be built until production officially kicks off on November 11, 2010. The information comes from people familiar with the...

Recently, I went out to the Las Vegas strip to check out the new 2011 Scion tC. Actually, there were quite a few new tCs waiting for us, with each of them outfitted slightly differently. My first impression of the new 2011 Scion tC was that it seemed more aggressive and muscular. That is probably...

Everyone looks forward to a holiday, especially when it means a couple days off and some travel or relaxation. With the Labor Day weekend coming up a lot of people are traveling to other destinations. This brought the question up of what kind of car you should rent when out of town. Of course, we...

Buying a car is one of those things that I believe you either love or you hate. Some people dread going into a car dealership, especially if they have a limited knowledge of automobiles. AllSmallCars.com is here to help with the following Top Five tips for buying a new small car. Following these...

Electric cars are coming; in fact, it seems like most major manufacturers either has a vehicle coming to market soon or has one in plan. Volkswagen is one of the manufacturers that have a car that is pretty much ready to go to market. However, according Car and Drive, the Golf...

Ceremonial handshakes offer photo opportunities the world over, and so it is with the arrival of the first running Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car in China. And despite earlier reports--including ours--to the contrary, General Motors plans to sell the car as a Chevrolet, rather than as a...

When you think of a green and forward thinking city, San Francisco might not be at the top of your list, but the city has always been considered progressive in this area. From the electric commuter trains above and below ground, electric bus system and, in the past, vast numbers of hybrid vehicles...

Tesla Finds Themselves In Another Fine

It's been the most anticipated all-electric car of 2010 with well over 13,000 pre-orders in the U.S. alone. We've driven one twice and loved the car's well-finished trim, impressive handling and accurate range calculations using the car's built-in GPS. Our very own Marty Padgett is one of the...

Can The New tC Compete With The Honda Si?

With the new 2011 CR-Z, Honda has created a critical firestorm of sorts: Enthusiasts are saying it should be a sportier drive, while hybrid car fans are pronouncing its mileage figures unacceptably low. One outlet went so far as to declare the CR-Z “the worst of all worlds,” while...