Click for a high-res photo gallery of the new Touareg V6 TDI
Volkswagen is showing off the new Touareg V6 TDI at the LA Auto Show before it goes on sale in around March of 2009. The V6 TDI replaces the old V10 TDI in the lineup and uses the same 3.0L…

Chrysler is expanding the availability of flex-fuel vehicles during the 2008 model year and expects to build about 500,000 of them in total this year. Among the vehicles that are capable of running on E85 are the 3.3L-equipped minivans, 4.7L V-8…

Coda sedan – Click above for high res image gallery
Another element of Coda Automotive's electric car program has been confirmed today with the announcement from UQM that it would be supplying motors to the startup company's new EV. The two companies…

If they consider surfing at all, most people certainly wouldn't consider it a sport susceptible to rising oil prices. Unfortunately for those in search of the perfect wave, the exact opposite is true. Unless you are one of the few who can afford to…

The hopes and dreams of electric car aficionados for a purely battery powered successor to the late, lamented EV1 may soon be satisfied. Or not. It all depends on … you guessed it, the battery. However, the latest utterings from Maximum Bob have…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the Pontiac G8 GT
The Pontiac G8 has received mainly positive reviews since it first hit roads here in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, what it hasn't gotten a lot of is actual sales. The usual combination…

2009 Dodge Charger SX 3.5 – Click above for high-res image gallery
It's been almost a year since a Dodge Charger passed through the Autoblog Garage, and this go-around was very different from the last. Comparedto our last Charger, this one is…

Casualties are nothing new in the history of the Dakar Rally, and unfortunately the 2010 event has already claimed a life. During the opening stage of the 32nd running of the 9,000-kilometer race this weekend, 28 year-old Natalia Sonia Gallardo was…

What do ESP, VSC, VSA, VDC, ESC, YSC, Stabillitrack, IVD and assorted other names and acronyms have in common? They all describe essentially the same functionality on cars and trucks provided by various car makers around the world. Every one of these…

Back in the spring of 2008 when General Motors took us on a tour of its wind tunnel facility, chief engineer Frank Weber emphasized the importance of aerodynamics in maximizing the electric driving range of the Volt. At that time, all we got see was…