Ford shows off its 2013 Fusion at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Race fans and manufacturers have been begging NASCAR to run race cars that more closely resemble production vehicles in the Sprint Cup Series.

The first glimmer of that hope becoming a reality appeared at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday when the new Ford Fusion took to the track. The cars are expected to make their competition debut in the 2013 Daytona 500.

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The Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe outperforms most cars in a crash test

A HYBRID car has won Australia's most coveted motoring prize, the Wheels magazine Car of the Year Award.

The Honda CR-Z sports car took the gong from five other finalists including the latest Ford Focus, the Audi A6, the Skoda Yeti and the Volkswagen Scirocco.

German automotive engineering personified, the Shreyans Hall at Auto Expo made room for two very special cars from the house of Porsche, the Cayenne S Hybrid and the stunning new 911 Carrera sports car

Last year (yes that’s right it’s now 2012, for those of you who have been passed out for the past few days) was a good year for new cars and 2012 looks set to be even better. Here are the Top Five cars to watch out for in 2012.

Toyota/Subaru FT-86 Sports Car

The Toyota/Subaru FT-86 Sports Car (pictured above) will definitely become a talking point in 2012. The two Japanese manufacturers are teaming up to create what is basically the newest purpose built drift car, made for going sideways. Obviously, that’s not what the FT-86 is penned as, but that’s what they’re going for.

Donkervoort has recently revealed its new generation of the D8 GTO sports car, which is powered by Audi’s 2.5 liter TFSI engine.

According to the manufacturer, the Donkervoort D8 GTO has been developed in a close collaboration with Quattro GmbH, Audi’s high performance subsidiary. Donkervoort has chosen Audi’s 2.5 liter five-cylinder turbo engine fitted onto the Audi TT-RS and the unit is developing a total output of 335 horsepower in the German vehicle, but on the D8 GTO0, the total output is going up to 395 horsepower and a peak torque of 450 Nm.

Mercedes Benz is not going to sully the SL’s bloodline by offering hybrid or diesel variants of the car.

That’s a relief to be honest because these days they even offer luxury saloon such as the S-Class, or sports cars such as the SLK, with small diesel engines. The SL however is safe for now.

And in spite of the reports that suggested Mercedes is going to ditch all V12s for good, the 2013 Mercedes SL is going to get it. In fact the engine lineup for the car will be the same as before consisting of V6, V8 and V12s. The V6 is for the entry-level SL350, but the new 430 hp V8 is not the only 8-cylinder unit to be placed under the SL’s sleek bonnet.