With the advent of the Galibier, Bugatti is touting new technologies. A “green” flex-fuel engine. It’s powerful, to be sure — capable of propelling the big sedan to a projected top speed over 230 mph — but the “green” aspect of the powerplant is mentioned in the same breath, as is the recyclability of the polished aluminum doors and the improved efficiency brought about by the new lightweight carbon body panels.

Several weeks ago, I filled you in on Bentley’s upcoming ethanol supercar, promised to be the fastest, most powerful Bentley ever offered. In the days since, Bentley has kept the world’s journalists hungry for more details, releasing only this “Project Victoria” teaser video, a March reveal date, and precious little else… but has one of Volkswagen’s lesser-known suppliers inadvertently given away Project Victoria’s horsepower secrets?

It’s happened more than a few times - I’m chatting with a fellow gearhead about the latest sports cars, old muscle cars, or whatever I’m in the mood for at the time. Then, the inevitable question: “What kind of car do you drive?” I ask. “Well,” he says as he looks at his feet, “I used to have a [insert cool car here] but had to sell for a minivan when we had kids.” Ouch! This has been happening all over America for years, folks, and we have to put an end to it.

Ford has finally unveiled its 2009 Ford Flex crossover. Based on the 2005 Ford Fairlane concept, the Ford Flex is essentially a family van in a CUV's cloth.

To a certain extent, the new Ford Flex embodies todays Western society, personifying excess in one of its most pleasing forms.

Tokyo, June 21, 2007 — Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and local production and sales company MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda (MMCB) today announced the development of the first full-feature four-wheel drive flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) to be released in the Brazilian market. The vehicle, called the Pajero TR4 Flex, will be launched in July of this year.