Mitsubishi Concept-X (Autoblog) Oh, yea! We re just getting over the

Mitsubishi Concept-X (Autoblog)
Oh, yea! We re just getting over the sweetness that was the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback, now Mitsubishi is unleasing the sedan version. It smells of Evo X, hence the name and the AWD rally-inspired specs. Even if the regular Lancer comes across 3/4 as cool as the production version of these concepts, it will be a success. This is what Japanese cool should look like. Check out the press release

Next-gen Scirocco (Autoblog)
GermanCarBlog is one of the blogs that we frequent, for two reasons: 1. we love German cars; 2. we don t speak German. Luckily, Christian does and we find his blog to be a great source of late-breaking German car stories. The latest one to catch our attention is Auto Motor und Sport s article about the 2008 Scirocco. The old Scirocco was a cool ride in its time and judging from this rendering,

Hybrids Are Hot
Carmakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Country is cool with 'redneck' (USA Today)
At a time when, a study says, the country format's average market share is at its highest point since the late '90s, singers and their audiences are turning words coined as pejoratives into, as another current hit puts it, "something to be proud of." Case in point: the term 'redneck.'

Cool Reception for Porsche-VW Link (New York Times)
FRANKFURT, Sept. 26 - The chief executive of Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking, said two weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show that his company had two options for growth: sell more sports cars, which would mean competing on price, or try to break into the broader luxury market, building on the success of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

ITV Motoring - FIAT CROMA - Motoring News, Features, Road tests and Launches (CARkeys)
The problem with most executive cars is that while they look sleek and sexy, they just don t have enough space when it comes to packing up the children and heading away on holiday.