Nismo Leaf Nismo Concept is a look at the future of performance EVs, but don’t expect it too soon

Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric

Sitting inside Nissan’s Smart House perched above the automaker’s booth here at the Tokyo Motor Show was a fitting setting to talk about Nissan’s plans for future electric vehicles. The mock building was being powered by a Leaf, with the EV parked below and connected through [...]

Tokyo: Nismo Leaf Nismo Concept is a look at the future of performance EVs, but don’t expect it too soon

Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric

Sitting inside Nissan’s Smart House perched above the automaker’s booth here at the Tokyo Motor Show was a fitting setting to talk about Nissan’s plans for future electric vehicles. The mock building was being powered by a Leaf, with the EV parked below and connected through [...]

Tokyo: 2012 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack offers crossover capability with wagon style

Filed under: Wagon, Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen

We have a soft spot for rugged wagons like the Volvo XC70 and the Audi Allroad, and while these useful soft-roaders are slowly going the way of the dinosaur here in the United States, they’re still quite popular in Europe. Volkswagen is now getting in on the action with [...]

Tokyo: Subaru WRX STI S206 is a slice of JDM awesome

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru

There was a time when American buyers were routinely forbidden from getting their hands on automakers’ more entertaining pieces of engineering. These days, more and more automakers are turning to global product development, which means we get to play with hardware like the Nissan GT-R and the [...]

Video: Koenigsegg Agera gets official Guinness World Record for quickest 0-300-0 km/h

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg is officially amazing, at least according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The well-known record-keeping organization has granted the Koenigsegg Agera the record of quickest 0-300-0 kilometers per hour by a two-seat production car. The time? A scant 21.19 seconds, recorded at the Angeholm Airfield in Sweden on [...]