The message at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show was simple: it’s as good a time to enjoy driving as it is to care about the environment. Carmakers from budding Fisker to established Audi had a slew of future-minded technology on display. While Germany hasn’t been the biggest proponent of hybrids and EVs in the past, the land o’ lederhosen put...

There’s an off chance that you haven’t heard of Allan McNish. But then again, if you haven’t then you probably haven’t heard of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, either. McNish has stood on the podium following the hardest race in history more times than you’ve been in line at Whole Foods – and that just barely scratches the surface of the man’s racing career. Along...

Young racers go for the green – and we’re not just talking about cash. By now you’ve probably caught word of Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI Cup. The company with the cutest anthropomorphic spokesbeetle has been slinging diesel-powered race cars around tracks all over the country for almost two years, and the series doesn’t show any signs of letting up soon. The concept...