Nissan rescues dead electric cars with gas-guzzling diesel trucks [I Feel Gassy]

The Nissan Leaf electric car's advertised purpose is protecting the environment. But with an advertised range of 100 miles-per-charge and a propensity for running out of juice early and with little warning, the company's solution in Japan involves chucking that "save the earth" nonsense out the window in favor of a big ol' diesel-engined five-ton truck. More »

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2012 Honda Civic Ultimate Guide: Reviews, Gas Mileage, Videos

While the launch of the all-new 2012 Honda Civic was slowed somewhat by the after-effects of the Feburary earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 2012 model cars are now in dealerships. Gas mileage has gone up pretty much across the board, with the lowest figures of 22 mpg city, 31 mpg highway, and 25 mpg combined coming from the hot-rod 2012 Civic Si...


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Next-Gen Mazda 6 to Be Built in Japan, Casting Some Doubt on Future of Flat Rock, Michigan, Factory

The U.S. market’s supply of the mid-size Mazda 6 sedan will come from Hofu, Japan, after production of this generation ends, the automaker said in a statement. Mazda’s family sedan is currently built at the Auto Alliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, under the same roof as is the Ford Mustang. Japanese production of [...]

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Making Out With (Giant-Spoilered, Body-Kitted) Frogs: The Impul-Tuned Nissan Juke

One of the Nissan Juke?s dirty little secrets is that?at least in FWD/manual-transmission form, like our long-termer?it?s quite the little hoonmobile. Yes, you can barrel around corners with the inside front tire spinning madly (although a limited-slip diff would be nice). You also can humiliate Golf 2.5 drivers in stoplight drags, a totally frivolous pastime [...]

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700-hp Lingenfelter CTS-V Coupe Tested: A Study in Physics and ?Holy Crap!?

Lingenfelter?s 700-hp Cadillac CTS-V is a study in physics and ?holy crap!? Like Red Bull?quaffing preteens laying waste to digital innocents by the dozen in Grand Theft Auto, we?re being desensitized. It isn?t graphic violence we?re being hardened against, though; it?s gratuitous horsepower. Outputs that once stopped us in our tracks and slackened our jaws [...]

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