One of several interesting little surprises to come out of this week's GM product technology showcase was the upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax V8. Unfortunately, the 4.5-liter diesel developed for the light duty applications remains on the shelf for now,…

After reports earlier this summer that Mercedes-Benz and BMW might collaborate and use a common platform for the next-generation of the A-Class and the MINI were promptly denied, the story might be back on again. Mercedes needs to cut the…

With the growing popularity of electric vehicles in England adding public charging stations seems like an obvious idea. Electricity producer EDF is partnering with manufacturer Elektromotive to install 250 new charging points over the next six months…

Jaguar has long offered diesel engines in the European market where oil burners are popular thanks to the high fuel prices. They briefly offered an XJ with a BMW diesel in the US market in the early 1980s before falling gas prices made the bottom…

Citroen has just introduced a revised version of the C3 Picasso compact MPV in the UK with a re-calibrated engine to reduce the CO 2 emissions. The VTR+ and exclusive models equipped with the 90 hp diesel engine are now rated at 119 g/km CO 2…

The British government is moving forward with their Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Programme (RTFO) which is meant to expand to the use of biofuels. Originally introduced in 2005 the programme is currently in a consultation period that lasts…

Click on the photo above for a gallery of high-res images of the 2008 Cadillac CTS
General Motors upper-crust Cadillac division has been trying to make some headway on the home ground of its rivals from Stuttgart, Munich and Ingolstadt for over a…

It's that time of year when all the carmakers want to show off their latest wares for the upcoming model year and Ford invited the media out to their Dearborn Development Center to try out some of what's new for 2008. Before we got a chance to…

One of the rights of passage for American high school students is getting their driver's license and getting a car. That's where the trouble starts. I'm not even going to get into the wisdom or utter lack thereof of letting kids start driving at 14…

Canada is the largest foreign supplier of petroleum to the United States and a large proportion of that oil originates in the province of Alberta. Unlike places like Texas and Saudi Arabia, most of the oil in Alberta doesn't squirt out when you jab a…