from FutureCars In brief: Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson advises would-be Prius owners to “grow a pair” before getting into a hybrid car. The word Famous for his World Wrestling Entertainment stint as “The Rock” in the 1990s, Dwayne Johnson has been building a career as a Hollywood action star. During an interview for his latest film, Fast [...]
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Porsche Taking Orders for the 918 Spyder PHEV
March 22nd, 2011 
Aaron Turpen Looks like Porsche plans to build the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid that made the huge splash in Geneva. This killer car will be hugely expensive ($915,000EU with VAT, $845,000US) and only 918 of the cars will be made. With the kind of jang required to purchase one, I won’t hold my breath that they’ll all [...]
Toyota’s New Prius Models
January 14th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Toyota introduced a couple of new designs for the Prius family that it plans to bring to market in the next couple of years. One is a larger, roomier, more family-practical Prius called the Prius v (V for Vendetta Versatility) and the other is a smaller, sportier commuter called the Prius c (C for Compact). [...]
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Comments OffNeil Young’s LincVolt to Make Rock Star Comeback
December 22nd, 2010 Aaron Turpen One of my favorite vehicles to follow for the past couple of years has been the LincVolt – Neil Young’s special project to take one of the world’s heaviest production cars (a 1958 Lincoln Continental) and turn it into a green cruiser running on biodiesel and electric motors. It’s cool, it’s beautiful, and it friggin [...]
BMW’s New Paint Job On the Vision ED
December 1st, 2010 Aaron Turpen I’m a little behind on this one, since it was shown off last month. BMW’s supercar, the Vision ED, is pretty cool. I don’t think many people are going to argue with that. It’s kick ass. Except for the paint. Actually, to be honest, my only real problem with the paint are the colors. Blue [...]
Russian Billionaire Brings Russian Style to Hybrids
October 21st, 2010 Aaron Turpen The Russians have always been well known for their sense of style, aesthetics, and beautiful color schemes. Or not. Here’s a new hybrid electric design from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, called the Town Car. It’s also been nicknamed the People’s Hybrid. The photo below should show you the powerful beauty of this unique and unusual [...]
