Chevrolet Volt - North American Car of the Year

Variety of major publications has been pouring the Car and Truck of the year awards. The 2011 Chevrolet Volt won the best car of 2011 award. Both the Motor Trend and Automobile have announced Volt as the Car of the Year. General Motor's EV is a finalist for the North American Car of the Year award. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata is expected to be one among the finalist for the Car of the Year award but there was no surprise when the Volt was named as the car of the year because everyone expected it.

The Detroit Free Press announced the second and third choices for Car of the Year award and these places were occupied by the Hyundai Sonata and Nissan Leaf. These two vehicles are also the finalists for the North American Car of the Year award.

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Top 10 Concept Cars of 2010

10. Jeep Nukizer Concept

9. Lotus Esprit Concept

8. Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta by Pininfarina

7. Renault Dezir Concept

6. Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break Concept

5. Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Concept

4. Mazda Shinari Concept

3. Jaguar C-X75 Concept

2. Audi Quattro Concept

1. Porsche 918 Spyder Concept

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Update on 2012 Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is ready to be updated and if the rumors are to be believed then 2012 would bring one of the most significant changes to sports cars. Auto Bild, the German automotive magazine believes that the next 911 will undergo changes in the vehicle's proportions and would be different from the current generation. The rear-engine coupe would be over 2.2 inches longer and wear a roof line that's nearly half an inch lower than the outgoing design.

Auto Bild also suggests that the engineers at Porsche have made a new 3.4-liter boxer good for 345 horsepower. As usual, Carrera S models will wear wider flanks, this time with the flares adding some 2.4 inches. The meaner of the two cars will also pack a 3.8-liter boxer six that puts out 395 ponies.

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2010 BMW 760Li Images

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GM launches Sail EV Concept in China

General Motors entered the Guangzhou Motor Show with 23 production and concept vehicles. Out of these the most interesting was the Chevrolet Sail Electric Concept Vehicle. This EV was worked with a partnership between Shanghai GM and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center. While the new EV uses the recently-introduced Sail for most of its bones, it ditches the internal-combustion engine in favor of an electric motor and lithium-ion batteries.

This tiny EV can cruise up to 93 miles before recharging. You need to recharge it everyday since the charge can only be available for 93 miles. As of now, there's no indication whether GM will produce the Sail EV concept, but the General really wants to expand its electric vehicle lineup here in the United States.

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