Vehicle: April 2011

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Nissan Leaf: 2011 World Car of The Year

Nissan Leaf: 2011 World Car of The Year

The Leaf,
Nissan's zero emission electric car,
is the 2011 World Car of the Year.

By Octavio Blanco, online editorApril 21, 2011: 1:17 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The all-electric Nissan Leaf was named the 2011 World Car of The Year at the New York Auto Show on Thursday.

Luxury, Electric Cars in Auto Show's Spotlight

Luxury, Electric Cars in Auto Show's Spotlight

De Zir

Auto makers are using a major Shanghai trade fair to tout their environmentally clean vehicles of the future, as well as the luxury vehicles they say will power sales in China.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Shanghai 2011: new Volkswagen Beetle

Shanghai 2011: new Volkswagen Beetle
Third generation of VW’s long-running bug makes world debut. Now ‘sportier’…
Posted by: Vijay Pattni, 18 April 2011

This is the new Volkswagen Beetle, unveiled today at the Shanghai motor show. Yes, new.

Autos: 2011 winners and losers: Winner: Ford Motor

Autos: 2011 winners and losers (so far)
Winner: Ford Motor

Ford Focus Electric

USA Today: Subaru: New Impreza all-wheel mpg champ with 36

Apr 07, 2011
Subaru: New Impreza all-wheel mpg champ with 36
By Fred Meier, USA TODAY

Here's news for you in the bad-winter belt who love all-wheel drive, but hate the penalty at the gas pump: Subaru announced today that its coming, redesigned 2012 Impreza will deliver 36 miles per gallon on the highway.

800-horsepower Mustang on the way

800-horsepower Mustang on the way

The 2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be available with an upgrade kit enabling it to produce 800 horsepower.

by Peter Valdes-Dapena, senior writer April 7, 2011: 4:36 PM ET
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- An 800-horsepower version of the Ford Mustang will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show later this month.

WSJ: Putting on the Brakes: Mankind Nears the End of the Age of Speed

THE A-HED|APRIL 7, 2011
Putting on the Brakes: Mankind Nears the End of the Age of Speed
As Space Shuttle Nears Retirement, Flyboys Pause to Reflect on a Slowdown

By DANIEL MICHAELS

The last commercial flight of British Airways' Concorde took off
from JFK airport in New York, Oct. 24, 2003.

The human race is slowing down.

WSJ: A Ferrari for Dhoni?

APRIL 5, 2011, 5:36 PM IST
A Ferrari for Dhoni?

By Margherita Stancati

Ferrari SpA recently announced it will step into the Indian market in a matter of weeks. It also said it would take up to a year before an Indian buyer can finally get his or her hands on the steering wheel of one of its supercars.