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Oh no, they just have a bit of a penchant for stuff that can fly. Remember the Reventon based on the old Murcielago? It was designed with a jet fighter in mind.

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Now, though, as hybrids and plug-in cars are slowly growing their share of the market, Prius sales have fallen--not just as a share of the "alternative powertrain" segment, but in raw numbers.

She's helped to protect our country's freedom, and now she's getting the keys to her own piece of freedom... A new set of wheels.

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Making a battery for an electric car is more like assembling microelectronics than the kind of auto-plant scenes we think of, involving huge steel stamping presses and battalions of automated ... (more)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has risen more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000, thanks in part to the falling yen.

Spotted running hot laps around the Nurburgring, the next-generation Volkswagen Golf R looks plenty capable of occupying the top spot in the Golf lineup.

In heavy rotation for the new Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is a 30-second TV spot in which an RV passes a Japanese manufactured hybrid.

Vik is an Editor at High Gear Media and contributor for a number of sites within the High Gear Media network.

In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp.

May is more than half way complete. Summer is inching closer and the time we spend outdoors will increase during the next few months.

Zoom Zoom is a great advertising tagline and it applies to Mazda . The 2013 Mazda3 I 5-Door Grand Touring was impressive.

My wife and I drive a perfectly good 2002 Nissan Sentra with 127,318 miles on it.

Vik is an Editor at High Gear Media and contributor for a number of sites within the High Gear Media network.

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

After this summer, Hyundai will see one nifty product-placement platform disappear but is doubling down on another.

New Acura NSX , Honda's new version of its Acura NSX sports car will be produced at a new plant inside one of the automaker's former facilities in central Ohio, Honda said Tuesday.

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump with a track-record Funny Car run Saturday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

Schumacher, the series points leader in the 8,000-horsepower category, had a 3.769-second run at 326.08 mph to top the 16-car field.

The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year.

Joel oversees High Gear Media's social media channels, video, and OEM outreach, while also reporting the latest automotive news.