Upwardly Mobile Hybrids: Splurging While Saving Gas

By JERRY GARRETT

The Lexus HS 250h, above, has no gas-only counterpart.

The Lexus HS 250h and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid seem to target affluent buyers who want their environmental credentials swathed in cowhide.

Slide Show: Hybrids, With a Touch of Luxury

Handlebars

ENIGMA The hard-to-categorize Diavel has few links to Ducati's design heritage.

Clothed as a Cruiser, A Ducati for the Fringe

By DANIEL McDERMON

The Diavel is Ducati’s latest attempt to expand the company’s product line beyond the track-ready sportbikes that built its reputation.

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CARRY ON A 1959 Fiat transporter that once carried Ferrari team racecars.

Supporting Acts Making a Move to Center Stage

By DONALD OSBORNE

Retired racecar transporters, with their connection to famous marques, have begun to spur more collector interest.

Slide Show: Arriving at the Race in Style

No. 0666 TR, the Ferrari Testa Rossa prototype heading to auction next month.

Ferrari Testa Rossa Prototype Seeks an Auction Record at Pebble Beach

By STEFAN LOMBARD

Chassis No. 0666 TR, recently consigned by Gooding & Company, could sell for more than $12.4 million, the current record for the highest sale price paid for a car at a public auction.

Riding Alfresco, Motorcyclist Sets Record With 311.94 M.P.H. Run

By DEXTER FORD

A fish farmer from Florida rode his modified Suzuki Hayabusa at over 300 miles an hour, becoming the first person to do so on a nonstreamliner motorcycle.

N.H.T.S.A. Investigates 4,400 Lotus Elises for Oil-Cooler Leaks

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN

The safety agency said that owners reported leaks that caused oil to coat their cars' tires.

For Its Future Shape, Ferrari Turns the Reins Over to Design Students

By PHIL PATTON

The sports-car manufacturer selected a team from Seoul as the winner of its long-running design competition.

The Ford Transit Connect, photographed in Times Square for a story that ran in The Times in April.

For a New York Minute, Ford Transit Connect Is a Taxi of Tomorrow

By STEPHEN WILLIAMS

Despite losing to the Nissan NV200 in New York's competition to designate a new taxi for the city's fleet, the Ford has been granted a license to operate while the NV200 is being prepared for service.

Wheelies: The Charge-Level Edition

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Toyota sets sales goals for its plug-in Prius, Nissan plans to build electric motors in Tennessee and AAA shows off its E.V. roadside-assistance truck.

E.V. Batteries Can Have Second Lease on Life, Automakers Assert

By JIM MOTAVALLI

General Motors, Nissan and smaller brands are developing strategies for using partially depleted lithium-ion batteries for nonautomotive applications.