Think "Elfin" and you're liable to (quite aptly) conjure up images of point-eared fantasy creatures (thank you Mr. Tolkien and Jackson). But to Lotus and Caterham fans, enthusiastic group as to its realm as hobbit geeks are to theirs, Elfin is another beast entirely. Sprightly though they are, Elfin Sportscars offer some of the best power-to-weight ratios on the market. But as we reported previously, the Australian niche automaker is preparing to bust out of the confines of the Super-7 kit-car scene with an entirely new model of its own.

Known internally as the Type 5, the new vehicle is targeted at the likes of the Lotus Elise and Ariel Atom as an open-air track-car. Power will come from the turbocharged four in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline, packaged in a completely new chassis with styling penned by HSV sister company's design studio. Pricing, released along with the design sketch you see above, is pegged at AUS $ 65000 (approximately $ 63k in today's devalued American greenbacks). That's significantly less than a Supercharged Elise, but with more power and even less weight, sources suggest which should allow it to hit sixty in a scant 3.7 seconds. We'll be watching closely to bring you the latest once the Elfin Type 5, or whatever Tom Walkinshaw's outfit chooses to call the vehicle, makes its anticipated debut down under sometime next month.

The undisputed champion of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs at the Nurburgring has been crowned: the Nissan X-Trail FCV. The winning time: 11:58. Of course, it's the winning time because it's the only time - a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has never ran the 'Ring before.

After piloting the 120 bhp X-Trail around the world for two years, Nissan engineer Frank Eickholt, decided it was time to take it to the track. The € 1.3 million X-Trail was apparently hampered by moist tarmac, so you can expect a redo at some point in the future. Just when you thought the 'Ring craze was as hot as it could get, here come the hydro-powered vehicles to ... pour some water on it ...

You read that right folks. The 2010 Ford Mustang will make its official debut at the LA Auto Show on November 19th. According to a source speaking with InsideLine, the new 'Stang will not be shown in Detroit as originally rumors, conceivably as a response to the Camaro hype-machine we've had to endure over the last two weeks.

When the wraps are pulled off the 2010 Mustang, expect all-new front and rear fascias, including a new grille, headlamps and taillights, along with a hood and tweak a few questions to be pulled rumors of the Guigiaro Mustang concept.

Speculation about powertrains has been running rampant for months, but a reworked V6 and V8 is part of the package, and possibly a new turbocharged, six-EcoBoost bent further down the line. Sales will begin late early next year.

Cuando Jaguar lanzó la actual generación de XK en toda su ferocidad felina, que presuntamente prometió que el coche sólo se ofrece con motores de gasolina. Pero eso fue hace un par de años, aproximadamente al mismo tiempo que Audi empezó a dominar las carreras de Le Mans con su R10 TDI, cuando BMW poner los 3 litros TurboDiesel en la Serie 6, pero lo más importante, antes de que el actual combustible crujido hizo los consumidores reexaminar la posibilidad de conducir un coche deportivo diesel.

Es por eso que ahora los informes indican que Jaguar está preparando una versión diesel del XK. Sobre la base del 2.7 litros V6 TurboDiesel utilizados en su sedanes, el XK es inclinado a recibir una versión más potente de 3 litros versión con 250 CV - todavía por debajo de la BMW 635d de 290, pero todavía capaz de devolver más de 30 mpg con el par de repuesto . Si el diesel XK haría para el mercado americano sigue siendo dudoso, sin embargo.