A carbon fiber-bodied, Corvette-inspired biodiesel hybrid that opens like a clam has to be one of the coolest cars ever entered in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize competition....

The Progressive Automotive X Prize has drawn a lot of impressive cars, but one of the coolest has to be a carbon fiber-bodied, Corvette-inspired biodiesel hybrid that opens like a clam. Lightning Hybrids says the LH4 will achieve 100 mpg and do zero to 60 in 5.9 seconds. Power comes from a 90-horsep...

There's no two ways around it. The Gumpert Apollo Speed is hideously ugly. But the fact it does zero to 62 in 3 seconds flat, tops out at 225 and handles like a Formula 1 car makes it sexy as hell. That's the beauty of German boutique automaker Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur - everything about its car...

There is no doubt in our minds that we'd bust our asses on this insane mashup of a snow mobile and ATV, but given that it does zero to 60 faster than a Ferrari Enzo, we're willing to risk it.......

The country that gave us Volvos, Saabs and ABBA has developed what it claims is the world's first fully operational stealth warship that is essentially invisible to radar. The two Visby-class corvettes will enter service by the end of the year. They are made from composite materials and use Rolls-Ro...

The ECOnetic Fiesta that Ford sells in Europe is a sporty little five-passenger hatchback that gets 65 mpg and emits less CO2 than a Toyota Prius. It is the greenest family car sold in Britain and just the thing to boost Ford's sales - and image - at home. But Ford has no plans to bring it to Americ...

People who drive Hummers receive almost five times as many traffic tickets as the average driver, according to a new study. Quality Planning Corp., which helps insurance companies identify risk, surveyed data from 1.7 million drivers and found the Hummer H2 and H3 are the most frequently ticketed ve...

General Motors has once again built the First Limo, which isn't so much a car as an armored personnel carrier wrapped in Cadillac bodywork. It is code-named "Stagecoach" but given its weight, wheelbase and bunker-like level of protection, Caddy One has been nicknamed "the Beast."...

Ford knows people aren't going to buy the new Taurus because it offers thrilling performance. So in an attempt to draw buyers back to the large sedan many industry watchers call vital to the company's success, Ford has packed its flagship with a slew of gadgets. Oh sure, the Taurus is good looking, ...

Hollywood is probably the last place that you expect to go green. It talks a good game, but there is something about Botox, breast implants and reality TV that doesn’t say “eco-friendly.� Cruise Car, which bills itself as the only company mass producing solar-electric cars, hopes to change tha...