Toyota’s Gazoo Racing Master of Nurburgring (GRMN) is a Sports Hybrid Concept which is currently on show at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The model is based on the MR-2, and it is a concept with four-wheel-drive hybrid power. The engine for the GRMN is a 3.30-litre V6 unit connected to Toyota’s THSII hybrid system. At slow speeds the concept will run on an electric...

Honda’s Insight concept will soon be at the Tokyo Motor Salon where it will sit alongside the Freed and Life styling studies. The Insight Sports Modulo Concept has been designed to an “Eco” theme which contains a new front bumper, a new lower grille, a diffuser and a set of LED lights. There will be wheels with a funky, but expensive design, new side...

Fiat, nor Chrysler, released information on the Fiat 500 BEV concept which made its debut next to the 500 Abarth. The models were on show at the Detroit 2010 salon. The new Battery-Electric Vehicle is a pure study and it is not ready for production. There will be a similar bodykit to the Abarth model, except for the tail pipes and alloy wheels. Inside will boast new leather...

Audi has unveiled a brand new full-electric sports car concept at the Detroit 2010 Auto Show. The new Detroit Show Car boasts the Audi e-tron name and it will provide a vision on what small sports cars positioned below the R8 could look like. The e-tron is a two-seater model features a ASF lightweight aluminium space frame and it will boast carbon fibre reinforced plastic...

The 2011 Honda CR-Z has made it’s production debut at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. The three-door hatch from Honda will be available during the second half of this year where it will use a 6-speed manual transmission to obtain an impressive 31/37mpg fuel economy when on the city or in the highway. For better city consumption, buyers will be able to opt for the CVT...

Toyota’s new FT-CH has been introduced at the Detroit 2010 Auto Show. The little green car, in green, is 22-inches shorter than the Prius and it will be a compact hybrid. Unfortunately for acronyms, CH stands for compact hybrid. There will be four-seats with little leg room for rear passengers. Toyota has said that the company used an ‘8-bit’ motif,...

Bob Lutz, that dude from General Motors has said that there will be a production version of the Cadillac Converj concept. Bob said that the Converj will only arrive around 2013 or 2014 where he then added, “You’ll see it when you see it. We have to slot it into the product lineup.” Like a school child. You sir, will see it when you see it! Anyway, we’ve...

The Detroit auto show will see Chrysler and Fiat remove the cloth from the Fiat 500 electric concept. The model will be concept and the companies involved have said nothing about a production model… Just yet. The Fiat 500 Electric will have about 5,000 lithium ion battery cells and it will be able to travel a range of about 150 miles on a singe charge. There will...

Mercedes-Benz has said that they will create a hybrid version of the S-Class model. There will be a other plug-in hybrid technology available across the range very soon, and no model can hide from eco-friendliness. “It makes a lot of sense to bundle the high-price tech option to the sort of customers willing to pay for this sort of thing,” said Mercedes R&D boss...

We recently spoke about Nissan’s GT-R with hybrid power. The latest news about this now states that the hybrid powertrain for 2012 could be a battery powered electric drive unit from teh 2009 Infiniti Essence concept. The GT-R would have to loose some serious weight to use the hybrid powertrain as the battery packs aren’t exactly lightweight. The total power...

Protoscar has created a new all-electric LAMPO concept. The first model was at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, where the second version, the LAMPO2 will be at the 2010 show. The prototype will have improved weight and aerodynamics. There will be a new charging system along with a feature that allows for 100km on 10 minutes of charging. This is still to be tested in real life...

Volvo will unveil an all-electric model based on a production car at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show in January. The Volvo plug-in C30 will be built in a test fleet of 50 models, and they will be used in real life scenario’s from 2011 onwards. The electric C30 prototype will feature full interior styling and new instrumentation. “The first prototype helped us identify...

Toyota has released their new Prius plug-in Hybrid onto the Japanese market. The new plug-in Hybrid will boast a lithium-ion battery which replaces the old nickel-metal hydride unit which Toyota opted to use for many years. The battery can be fully recharged in only 1.5 hours from a standard 230V power supply. There will be emissions below 60g/km, and a new fuel-economy...

The first teaser images of the all-new Toyota dedicated hybrid has been revealed. The new concept will make its debut appearance at the 2010 North American Auto Show where it will become a brother to the Prius model. There are currently no details on this model, but we can say that it is lime green! ...

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that they are indeed working on a SLS AMG with electric drive for 2015. The new reports around this are saying that the electric research is going well, and the model could arrive as soon as 2013. The SLS AMG eDrive will use four-electric motors with a total power output of 392kW with 880Nm of torque. These motors will be connected to the wheels...