When I was reviewing websites, looking for a good topic to write about, I had every intention of doing something different—perhaps a part review, or a new car accessory announcement. Just not another new car preview. But, when I saw this car on the NY Times website, I couldn’t resist. So, bare with me as I show the highlights of one more new car, but next week, I promise to bring you some exciting new information about parts and accessories, deal?

At the L.A. Auto Show, Volkswagen announced its “new small family” microcar, the Up Lite. According to the NY Times, this new 4-seater car will have 65 hp, and be the next “green car.”

Weighing in at just 1530 pounds, this car uses some real innovation in its structure. Where it’s most critical, the Up Lite still uses steel (like in the center tunnel and door sills), but it replaces steel with aluminum in the floor. As far as fuel efficiency, you can probably expect to get about 70 mpg.

Production of the Up Lite should occur in 2011.

According to US News, Honda is the automaker with the most fuel-efficient fleet, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, with Hyundai and Toyota rounding out the top three. This definitely didn't come as a shock to us.

Could this possibly be the new Toyota Prius?

We've known for a while that Toyota plans to introduce more Prius body styles to expand the reach of its most recognized and iconic hybrid car. Now, images of a possible 2011 Toyota Prius station wagon have hit the media. At least in Japan. Woody Thompson, proprietor of Woody's Car Site, points us to an image he reproduced from BestCar, a Kanji-language magazine from Japan. Last August, that same magazine had also featured an artist's rendering of a Prius Coupe. New body style and plug-in ?!?!? The most interesting thing about the latest Prius station-wagon image is