The i-Miev Evo looks nothing like its production cousin, and packs all-wheel-drive. (Credit: Mitsubishi ) Mitsubishi Evos, performance-modified versions of the Lancer model, became legendary on the offroad rally circuit for their exceptional handling. Now Mitsubishi takes the Evo designation into the future with the first i-Miev Evolution, a performance version of its pod-like i-Miev electric city car. Mitsubishi built the i-Miev Evo for the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb, a race featuring 156 turns over 12.42 miles 4,700 feet ascent. The company says it started with a stock i-Miev, but the specs show heavy modification.

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Mitsubishi builds i-Miev Evo electric car for Pikes Peak

The new 2012 Infiniti G37 Hardtop Convertible continues to offer exceptional value in a package consisting of advanced technology, performance and luxury. The new 2012 Infiniti G37 Convertible, virtually unchanged from the 2011 model year, remains to offer the versatility of a luxury sports coupe and a convertible. Placed in the ring with luxury hardtop convertibles such as the Lexus IS C, the new G37 Convertible manages to offer a slight edge in terms of a more powerful standard V6 engine combined with a 6-speed manual transmission option. As with any other hardtop convertible, the G37 gives passengers the needed isolation from road noise when compared to convertibles with a fabric top. The aluminum folding roof takes a while to fold, about 25 seconds, but is well worth the wait when you get to enjoy the open top and sporty attitude of the 325 horsepower and 267 ft.

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The General Motors page on Facebook. (Credit: Screenshot by Jonathan Skillings/CNET) Yesterday, word broke that General Motors ended $10 million in Facebook ad spending after determining the ads didn’t work for it. The timing of the original WSJ story on the subject was spectacular, coming as it did just three days before Facebook’s IPO. Now folks sympathetic to Facebook are firing back at the automaker, saying GM ran a lousy Facebook campaign and ignored the social network’s advice. Which is not terribly surprising when you think about it, since the GM story has ignited a wider debate about the utility of corporate ad spending on Facebook at about the worst moment possible so far as the company and its backers are concerned

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GM and its Facebook ads: The knives are out