2011 Hyundai Elantra / Avante – Click above for high-res image gallery
Hyundai has been very busy lately as it progresses through round two of its 24/7 product renewal program. Just days after unveiling the new Accent/Verna in Beijing, Hyundai has…
Latest Blogs
Frankfurt 2009: Volvo introduces C30 DRIVe with 99 g/km of CO2
2010 Volvo C30 – click above for a high res image gallery
Volvo has introduced its latest high efficiency model at Frankfurt Motor Show in the shape of the refreshed C30 DRIVe. The C30 shares its C1 platform with the current European-spec Ford Focus…
ALMS champs Highcroft headed to Le Mans with Acura
Highcroft Acura ARX-01b at 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge – Click above for high-res image gallery
2009 American Le Mans Series LMP1 champions Patron Highcroft Racing are heading to France this June. The team's season championship has earned it an…
First prototype Chevy Volt battery packs arrive
GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz spoke to the Detroit Free Press on a wide range of product topics today and revealed some very important news. The first prototype battery packs for the Chevy Volt have arrived at GM's test labs this week. Compact Power was…
SAE Congress '08: Panel projects 20% diesel, 10% hybrid by 2020
During a panel discussion at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit today, a group of industry executives projected that diesel engines with grab 20 percent market share in the US by the end of the next decade. BorgWarner CEO…
Review: 2009 Mazda RX-8 R3, return of the “hummer”
Hard as it may be to believe, the word “hummer” didn't always bring up visions of obnoxious, polarizing SUVs. In fact, there was a time not so very long ago that uttering that word evoked something entirely different, namely cars powered by Wankel…
In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2008 Toyota Highlander hybrid
Click the Highlander for a high-res gallery
Toyota unveiled the second generation of their Highlander crossover last February at the Chicago Auto Show and it followed the all too familiar pattern of bigger, wider, heavier. Fortunately it didn't grow…
French rail company offers eco-comparator
SNCF, the French rail company that operates the famous TGV trains, now has a new eco-comparator on their site. When you fill in your departure and arrival cities and dates, it does the usual search for available trains similar to what you get on…
Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg
Click above for a high-res gallery of the NLV Quant by Koenigsegg
The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today at the Geneva Motor Show is in many ways…
Frank Klegon on Chrysler's diesel future
Over on the new Chrysler Blog, Product Development boss Frank Klegon has put up a post about diesels at Chrysler. Chrysler has said on several occasions that they expect diesels to eventually make up fifteen percent of the US market over the next…