By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I’m very excited that we’re finally getting the European Focus in 2011, and like a lot of people, I’m really curious what it’s gonna look like. Well the losis Max concept unveiled in Geneva should give us a pretty good idea of where Ford plans to take its next generation C-segment car. So what do you think? Love it? Hate it? More pics at Autoblog

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Help the Autoblog folks out and vote for them before 5 PM Eastern today so they can win the Best Major Blog in the Weblog Awards. John Neff has promised to build a ride page on CarDomain for his new 1991 Ford Taurus SHO. So vote now!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Last week Autoblog ran a cool little feature called Top 10 Mid-Engined Hatchbacks. Now, the first car I think of when I think of mid-engine hatches is the Renault 5 Turbo. However, it failed to make Autoblog’s list. So did Theon Parseghian’s awesome Ford Festiva. What gives?

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Some guy in Montreal built an H1 on an old F150 frame. He fabricated everything you see here. Truly amazing. Read the 46+ page thread on the build at Full Size Bronco, and you can see a full photo gallery at Autoblog.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

The guys over at Autoblog just finished their first full review of the 2010 Mustang. They took some amazing photos, and I have to say that this car looks awesome in Grabber Blue (which is pretty darn close to Petty Blue if you ask me). In a nutshell, it sounds like the interior is a bit more refined, and the GT is now as nice as the Bullitt I reviewed a short while back. Ford also fixed some of my pet peeves—painting the mirrors and moving the antenna to the rear quarter (I assume it still has the cheesy prop rod for the hood, though). Anyway, while I still prefer the looks of the 2005 – 2009 car, I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these bad boys.

Two weeks back we told you about the new RWD coupe that Subaru and Toyota are developing together. Well, it sounds like some people (including some folks at Subaru) are worried that this new car may dilute the brand (source: Autoblog). I understand the concern, but I think it’s a bit shortsighted. First of all, I think that the Tribeca did more to dilute the Subaru brand than a RWD coupe could. Second of all, gas prices are going up, and if Subaru sticks to AWD cars with sucky gas mileage, they’re gonna be in trouble. They should probably add a cheap FWD econobox to their lineup, and it’s about time that someone built an affordable RWD 2+2 coupe–personally, I’m glad that Subaru is the one that’s gonna do it. Sure, they will have to market it correctly, but ultimately I think it will be good for Subaru and the Subaru brand. What do you guys think?

John, Jen and Sean are all out of the office today, which makes it kind of lonely here at CarDomain world headquarters. It also means I don’t have anyone to delegate the crap work to. Here’s the news:

• F1 champ Michael Schumacher crashed his Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle on the French track of Bresse. Maybe he should stick to four wheels. Jalopnik.
• Looks like the Tiburon is going bye bye. I guess that’s not a huge surprise with the hot new Genesis Coupe coming out soon. Autoblog.
• Chrysler will remain unprofitable for 2008, but they’re, like, totally cool with that. Motor Authority.
• The Hemmings guys had this amazing slab side Cobra pull into their shop today. I’m jealous. Hemmings Blog.
• Looks like DUB edition Chargers and 300s will be hitting the showrooms this spring in limited quantities. Upgrades include 20 inch wheels and Kicker surround sound stereo. MotiveMag.

The ZEO, an acronym for Zero Emissions Operation, is a rear-wheel drive EV that’ll put out 268 hp and boast a 0-60 time—less than 6 seconds—that promises to give even the current Hemi a run for its money. The aggressive lines give the ZEO a family resemblance to other recent Mopar eye-candy, including the Crossfire and the Charger. Clearly, Dodge is serious about getting its feet wet in the green-performance segment, though it remains to be seen whether they’re serious about pushing such a sexy and muscular EV to production. If they did, it just might outshine Chevy’s gorgeous Volt—and I’m betting that more CarDomain members would want a ZEO than a Prius! Check out more pics over at Autoblog.

Shots of the Hummer HX concept got out early and now they’re all over the net. GM calls it a "youthful, open-air entry-level-size Hummer" and it’s powered by a 3.6 liter V-6 E85 FlexFuel engine mated to a six-speed automatic tranny. It’s good to see a reasonably sized Hummer that might actually venture off road. More over at Autoblog.

Well, that didn’t take long, did it?  More at Autoblog.