Altair ProductDesign announced a partnership with Studio X-Gene to develop a new electric concept vehicle, the Avant GT. The Avant GT is the brainchild of Taiwan-based Studio X-Gene along with partners Delta Electronics, Wistron, and Qisda. Altair ProductDesign joined the project to offer engineering...

The white Vauxhall Vivaro van, its diesel engine rumbling, groans to a stop at a suburban Detroit stoplight. Tom Prucha, Protean Electric Inc.’s engineering executive, is behind the wheel. Protean makes in-wheel electric motors and the Vivaro he’s driving has motors in both rear wheels. At the...

The revamped 2012 Avensis will be unveiled at Frankfurt motor show next week.(Credit: Toyota) Toyota today announced the unveiling of several new and revamped models at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show, which runs Sept. 13 to 25. Toyota plans to roll out the 2012 Avensis, the updated Prius and...

Announced today, the throwback-styled Fujifilm X10 aims to outgun competing cameras in the “premium point-and-shoot” class. Because of its size and feature set, it’s more of a competitor to the larger Canon PowerShot G12 and the Nikon Coolpix P7100 than to more-compact options such as the...

The new 911 gets a seven-speed manual transmission(Credit: Porsche) Unlike many sport luxury carmakers, Porsche has managed to keep its signature model, the 911, small and lightweight. When we tested the current 911 GTS, we were impressed by the car’s ability to dance around corners and out-run BMWs,...