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Scrapyard Find: 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso VTR+

The Truth About Cars

The selling points are plenty of passenger and cargo capacity with a small footprint, plus good fuel economy; the downside is a goofy appearance that even Pininfarina wasn't able to fix. This is a type of vehicle that never caught on so well on our side of the Atlantic, though Japanese manufacturers did their best for a while.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

Designed by Pininfarina VinFast VF 8 gave the designers at the famed Pininfarina studio a blank sheet. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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California, NHTSA lawsuit; Karma GT; Canada tax credits; self-driving mpg: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

California filed another lawsuit against the Trump administration over proposed fuel-economy rules, this time about fines. Karma plans to show off its GT by Pininfarina coupe at Monterey Car week this month. And a new study by Volvo hints at how much fuel.