Earlier this month we got our first glimpse of the Nissan Land Glider, a concept vehicle that features the unique ability to lean into turns for increased stability. While we’re sure to hear more about the concept during this week’s Tokyo Motor Show, there have been no words on North American availability.

However, reports have just surfaced that say the vehicle may be coming to the U.S. with an Infiniti badge. Considering Infiniti is Nissan’s luxury line and the Land Glider is an all-electric vehicle, it most definitely won’t come cheap.

We’ll keep you posted.

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Reports have today surfaced regarding a new market that Nissan plans to bring their all electric Leaf to. We already know that there are several places in the US that will be getting the Leaf, Tennessee, Oregon, California etc, but have yet to hear of regions out of the country.

Well said reports come from Globe and Mail that say that Vancouver inhabitants will be the first Canadians to get their hands on the Leaf in late 2010 with it hitting dealerships in British Columbia sometime in 2011.

Since this is right around the time the Chevy Volt is expected to hit the market we will have to see how the two cars compare.

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GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson has today done to honors of letting us know that there is in fact a convertible Camaro in the works and that it will hit the market in Q1 of 2011.

There were virtually no details as Henderson was quite mum when asked about the convertible Camaro but as Q1 2011 draws closer we are sure to hear a lot more of the vehicle.

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Recent reports have surfaced that BMW has a brand new 0 Series in the works based on the Mini platform. Seeing as the entire Mini lineup is, well, mini we’re going to guess that this new 0 Series will be a quite small one.

The need for such a series apparently came about by the demands of consumers looking for increasingly smaller vehicles. You know, the smaller the car, the better gas mileage? Yeah, that kind of thing. Further reports suggest that there will be several vehicles in the 0 Series lineup including a 3-door and 5-sdoor hatback along with some sort of convertible model.

As always, we’ll keep you posted.

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Autoblog has just gotten news that Porsche is currently working on a convertible version of their Panamera model. As you can see above, this is essentially the same car expect for the fact that it has a drop top roof. Then again, it does have just 2 doors instead of 4, which was one of the Panamera’s selling points.

Unfortunately that is about the extent of news we have regarding this convertible Porsche Panamera but as soon as more information is made known we will certainly get back to you.

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The first thing you think of when you hear of the DeLorean Motor Company is most likely the Back to the Future series where their DMC-12 was used as the iconic time machine. Well, the company ceased to exist due to bankrupcty but if recent rumors are to be believed it may be looking to make a comeback with the Pontiac Solstice in tow.

These rumors come from the above rendering that shows a Pontiac Solstice inspired vehicle manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company. Further kindle was added to the fire by reports that the company got their hands on a Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe for evaluation.

Let’s see how this one unfolds.

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If recent reports are to be believed we may be seeing a police cruiser based on the late and great Pontiac G8 get unveiled at some point on Monday, October 5th. Make note that back in April we told you that GM would be killing off the Pontiac brand by 2011 but perhaps one of its models will live on.

The reason we point to Monday as its assumed release is because that is when the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention will go down in Denver, CO.

Of course, GM hasn’t actually said that this new cop car would be based on the G8 so until they do we will stamp this as a rumor.

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If recent reports are to be believed we may in fact be seeing a drop top convertible version of the Ferrari 458 Italia entitled the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider appear at some point in the near future.

WCF says that reports come to us out of Italy where buzz is circulating that Ferrari will in fact begin producing the 458 Italia that surfaced after Ferrari’s Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was quoted to have said the Spider is coming withing the next couple of years.

Those who plan on purchasing the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider better start saving up now as it’s not going to be cheap. I mean, it is a Ferrari, after all.

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Opinions regarding the looks of the 5 Series Grand Turismo are usually pretty clean cut in the sense that you either love it or hate it. Well, if you are one who loves the design but don’t want to make the 5 Series jump you are in luck as recent reports suggest that BMW is also working on a 3 Series hatchback.

There aren’t many details regarding this 3 Series hatchback other than that it is expected to launch sometime before 2011 and the assumption that it will feature diesel and gasoline trims.

However, like always, we’ll keep you posted.

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It seems that Auto Express recently sat down with an anonymous spokesperson who told them that Rolls-Royce is in fact working an all electric version of this iconic Phantom. There aren’t many details regarding the fabled car but reports suggest that it will feature a very large lithium-ion battery (similar to the ones found in the BMW’s Mini E) along with a range extender (as found in the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept).

Now before you get too excited and started whipping out your Black AmEx, make note that this is just a rumor which means we won’t put my stock in it until we hear official word from Rolls-Royce or anyone involved.

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Buzz has officially begun circulating regarding Audi’s plans for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Latest reports suggest that Audi will unveil an RS3 hatch back.

According to WCF, under the hood of the Audi RS3 will be a turbocharged 2.5-liter engine found in in the TT RS. If the RS3 does feature this engine it will be capable of 340 hp and 450 Nm or torque. If however, the engine is tuned for this model, which is likely to happen, we may see those numbers reach as high as 400hp.

As of now we’ll just have to wait until the Frankfurt Motor Show next month to see if Audi will showcase their RS3.

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If the Wall Street Journal is anything to go by, Chinese automaker BYD may be looking to release an all electric vehicle in the US as early as next year. This goes against the company’s previous claims that America would be seeing an all electric vehicle in 2011.

The vehicle in question is the e6 five-seat crossover that will reportedly sell for around $40,000 and sprint from 0-62 mph in 10 seconds and reach a speed of 99mph all while maintaining a range of 186 miles.

There’s not telling if we will be seeing this car hit dealerships across the nation or just a limited launch. We’ll keep you posted.

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Earlier this month we were given word that GM could potentially be seeing a drought of Chevy Volts due to limited production. Today, however, buzz suggets that GM will be producing a lot more cars than previously though.

If/when the public takes to the Volt, CNET sees the Chevy Volt reaching production of up to 70,000 vehicles each year. This would be after the ~400 GM plans to build in 2010 alone so it will most likely be a ways off until we see these kind of numbers.

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If recent reports are to be believed, we may be seeing two different hybrid versions of BMW’s newest 5 series models. Speculation comes to us from BMW Blog who says a company insider has notified them that the 2011 5 Series models will feature 2 different hybrid power trains. One model will reportedly feature the same power train used in BMW’s X6 ActiveHybrid while the other will feature the power train found in BMW’s latest 7 series vehicles.

Whatever the case, BMW is sure to have a hit with high level consumers who are looking for a fuel efficient and stylish looking vehicle.

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Lamborghini has long been known as been an automaker that focuses almost entirely on speed. Sure, there cars look nice but they aren’t exactly the most fuel efficient vehicles on the road.

That may all change very soon as recent rumors suggest that Lamborghini is working on a hybrid vehicle for 2015. Our sources tell us that the car itself could possibly be based on the Lamborghini Gallardo and have fuel saving technology coupled with a V10 or V12 engine.

Then again, with that big of an engine, it’s going to be hard for Lamborghini to get respectable numbers but it’s the effort that counts, right?

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