Review: Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP induces grins, wheelspin and wheelies

Filed under: Motorcycle , Reviews Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP – Click above for high-res image gallery We’re going to get ahead of ourselves a little bit with our review of the new Ducati Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP. We spend lots of time riding various two- and four-wheeled vehicles, and very few – indeed, possibly none at all – garner the same kind of ear-to-ear grins as Ducati’s oversized supermoto.

Video: Icon’s ultimate 4×4s from another perspective

Filed under: SUV , Videos , Off-Road StreetFire checks out the Icon FJ 4×4 – Click above to view the video after the jump The vintage FJ Landcruiser tuners at Icon turn out highly detailed 4×4s with custom-designed suspensions comprised of top-shelf parts, powdercoated exteriors and German military convertible tops.

Hummer plant coming back online to fill 849-unit order?

Filed under: SUV , Plants/Manufacturing , GM , Hummer , Off-Road Hummer H3T – Click above for high-res image gallery Unless a buyer for Hummer materializes in the next few months, General Motors will continue to wind-down its environmental group dart board. The slow death of Hummer has actually been in process since before The General announced that the sale of the brand to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery fell through , as the company’s Shreveport, LA facility stopped making H3 and H3T models in January. But while Shreveport has been down for two months, it looks like the plant could dust off the H3 tooling to fill one more big order.

Geneva 2010: Audi A8 Hybrid a concept in name only

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Audi Audi A8 Hybrid Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery In the Them’s Big Words department, Audi is calling its A8 Hybrid “the efficiency standard.” And it’s not exactly untrue since the top-of-the-peak, 211-horsepower 2.0-liter sedan boosted by a 45-hp electric motor has more power than an A3 TDI and a faster 0-to-60 sprint, yet the gas mileage comparison isn’t unfavorable: the A3 gets 34 miles per gallon combined, the A8 Hybrid does 38 mpg. And you get all that A8 size and panache

Geneva 2010: The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is sexy hybrid madness

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Porsche , Luxury Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery We hate to go back to the well-used well on this one but we have no choice: The Porsche 918 Spyder Concept is even hotter in person than it is in photos. About the size of a Boxster, it’s a little wider and a lot meaner. Underneath all that sharkness you get a 500-horsepower V8 in addition to 218 overall horsepower from the two axle-mounted electric motors

Most powerful Buell ever: Staying in the race with the new 1190RR

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Racing It’s only been a few months since Harley-Davidson officially announced the demise of Buell, but the gang at Erik Buell Racing weren’t comfortable hanging up their leathers just yet. In fact, the newly-released 1190RR may be the first time we get to see the team really show off without any higher-ups to please. Reading the specs, it clear that you won’t run into this Buell at a Riders Edge event.

Volkswagen Touareg hybrid costs almost €23K more than diesel in Germany

Filed under: Hybrid , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Volkswagen , Diesel 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen is apparently content to sell lots and lots of diesel Touaregs and sees no need to market the new hybrid model as a loss leader to get market share. While U.S.

Consumer Reports releases annual list of American Top Picks, Ford the big winner

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Truck , Crossover , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , GM 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery Each year that Consumer Reports offers up its annual list of Top American Picks, it seems less and less a consolation bracket and more like a reasonable set of choices.

Videos: The Mercedes F800 from every angle

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Sedan , Geneva Motor Show , Videos , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury The Mercedes F800 Concept – Click above to view the videos after the jump The Mercedes-Benz F800 Concept is bringing its slick silver sleekness to the Geneva Motor Show next month and M-B has animated the concept, showing off the car’s various and progressive components.

Face Off at Center Ice: 2010 BMW S 1000 RR [w/video]

Filed under: Videos , Motorcycle , Specialty BMW S 1000 RR with studs – Click above to watch the video after the break We are amidst one of the most persistent bouts of winter weather many parts of the world have ever seen. Chalk it up to Punxsutawney Phil predicting six more weeks of this dreaded season, or perhaps just a good old fashion case of cabin fever, but either way, the crew at Max BMW Motorsport couldn’t wait another second to give the 2010 BMW S 1000 RR a good Twist of the Wrist .

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