Report: Toyota plans budget sports car line

Filed under: Aftermarket , Concept Cars , Coupe , Budget , Hybrid , Japan , Hatchback , Toyota Toyota MR2 Sports Hybrid Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Akio Toyoda may want to bring driving excitement back to Toyota , but he and his team have two major hurdles to overcome: The brands’s limited enthusiast base and the fact that Japan’s youth have very little interest in cars. To combat both fronts, Toyota plans to launch a new line of budget-oriented vehicles that offer a modicum of sport.

Video: Sheik’s custom six-wheeled Nissan SUV is a thing that makes us go ‘Hmmm’

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Paris Preview: Hyundai ix20 MPV sketched

Filed under: Concept Cars , Minivan/Van , Paris Motor Show , Hyundai Hyundai ix20 Concept – Click above for high-res image When it comes to designing an MPV, it’s difficult to move beyond the standard two-box form. That’s where Hyundai’s “fluidic sculpture” design language comes into play

2011 Dodge Durango unveiled

Filed under: SUV , Crossover , Dodge 2011 Dodge Durango – Click above for high-res image gallery Chrysler has just pulled back the curtain on the 2011 Dodge Durango , and the newest iteration of the Auburn Hills brawler looks to have all of the bones it needs to be competitive in one of the industry’s most crowded segments. For next year, the vehicle will ride on a new unibody platform wrapped in freshly-minted sheetmetal. More importantly for those looking to ferry their brood about town, it will also boast a full three rows of seating.

Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro

Hollywood movies are chock full of kick-ass superhero cars. There are radical vehicles, like the Batmobile and Mach 5, and then there are the gussied-up street cars like Eleanor, Greased Lightning and Austin Powers’ Shaguar.

Video: Jeep accidently shows off Fiat-based CUV

Filed under: Concept Cars , SUV , Videos , Jeep , Design/Style , Off-Road Jeep shows off Fiat-based CUV – Click above to watch video after the jump There have been plenty of murmurings about how Fiat’s partnership with Chrysler will impact the Jeep brand. Exactly how much platform sharing will occur between the Italian automaker and the Pentastar’s globe-roaming purveyor of SUVs has been a hot topic amongst the Jeep faithful for some time.

Report: Jaguar sports car concept bound for Paris

Filed under: Concept Cars , Performance , Europe , Paris Motor Show , Jaguar , Rumormill , Luxury With the Paris Motor Show a mere month away, automakers from around the globe are unleashing a barrage of teasers and rumors that hint to what will be on display. According to Auto Express , Jaguar is the latest company to let slip what it has planned. The murky report says the Leaping Cat will pull the covers off of an XK -sized sports car inspired by the Porsche 918

That was quick – Ferrari 599 Roadster preview confirmed

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Ferrari , Design/Style That didn’t take long. As soon as the Ferrari 599 Spyder post went live this afternoon we started hearing from multiple sources that Ferrari did indeed preview a 599 “Roadster” in Monterey a few weeks ago and that the letter posted on Luxury4Play is authentic. It shouldn’t be that surprising, after all, we did a post predicting the unveiling a while back.

MotoGP 2010: Winds of change blow into the Brickyard [Spoilers]

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Racing The hype, the drama and one final chance to perform in front of the home town crowd made Indianapolis Motor Speedway a forum for several American riders to “leave it all out on the track ” before MotoGP departed the U.S. for the remainder of the season. But with so much happening off the racetrack, when all the cast members were in place, who really had what it took to steal the spotlight?

Spy Shots: Hyundai HED-5 making the rounds

Filed under: Concept Cars , Spy Photos , Minivan/Van , Wagon , Crossover , Hyundai , Design/Style Hyundai HED-5 prototype captured by Rich Truesdell of Automotive Traveler Our buddy Rich Truesdell over at Automotive Traveler was out at one of his favorite spy shot locales and came across some Hyundai prototypes under wraps. Among them was a hatchback that Rich initially figured was the new Accent. It turns out it’s more likely the production version of the Hyundai HED-5 undergoing testing

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• Report: Toyota plans budget sports car line
• Video: Sheik’s custom six-wheeled Nissan SUV is a thing that makes us go ‘Hmmm’
• Paris Preview: GM unveils Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for Europe
• Paris Preview: Hyundai ix20 MPV sketched
• Ferrari to release Virtual Academy online driving simulator [w/video]
• 2011 Dodge Durango unveiled
• Report: Volkswagen Touareg R will be sold in U.S. with a diesel by 2012
• Quick Spin: FireBreather Camaro
• Video: Jeep accidently shows off Fiat-based CUV
• Report: Jaguar sports car concept bound for Paris