Hyundai apparently has a mole in its midst, and the insider has revealed that the "Tau" 4.6L V8 destined to power the all-new rear-wheel-drive Genesis luxury sedan will produce a stout 380 horsepower. This is according to a post on the HyundaiExhchange.com forums by forum member Delphi, who has gotten rumors right in the past. The power figure reportedly comes from the head of Hyundai's R&D, Hyun-Soon Lee, who revealed the information

With a lot of attention being focused on the hot new GranTurismo, Maserati decided to add some spice to its existing Quattroporte so it wouldn't fall off people's radar. It will be showing a new Quattroporte Sport GT S in Frankfurt next month, which will push the performance envelope a little further with a 6-speed automatic gearbox, revised suspension for better handling, upgraded brakes and a fresh

The debate over which iconic vehicle - the Hummer or the Prius - uses less energy over the course of the vehicle's lifetime comes up again and again. See the example posts, in chronological order, here and here and here

We just told you about Mitsubishi's upcoming Concept-cX that we'll be seeing next month in Frankfurt, but someone found an actual image of the car, rather than a sketch, so we'll update our gallery to share it with you.

It's easy for a car maker to take one of its econoboxes, shoehorn in a more powerful engine and call it sporty. It's another thing entirely to make it enjoyable to use with minor touches like the 2007 Volkswagen GTI's leather-covered owner's manual stored out of the way on a shelf above the glove box, or the lighted door lock switches, and the little plastic flap that covers the

I've gotta be honest here: I knew that chopsticks were popular in Japan, but I had no idea to what extent they are consumed. Really, really, quickly. Our friendly neighborhood sister site, Gadling, sent us a tip which includes this piece of trivia: The Japanese people use 90,000 tons (81,646,000 kilograms) or approximately two-hundred pairs per person per year. From the article, I glean that after

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Ricardo Bazzarella and his partner Akos Toth founded Hymotion only two years ago. In that time they have developed a conversion kit for retrofitting Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes to plug-in hybrid capability and were bought by A123 Systems last May. Since launching they have converted and delivered 35 vehicles, mostly to various governments and fleets for testing purposes; another 30 are due to be delivered in the next few months.

Next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Honda will unveil the Accord Tourer Concept, which the automaker says will give us a glimpse of the next generation European Accord (current model shown at right). For those who don't know, the European Accord and the Accord sold in the States are two very different cars. The current Euro-spec Accord is actually a version of the Acura TSX. The new European Accord will reportedly be wider and l