In conjunction with the upcoming 15th annual National Engineers Week in mid-February, the event organizers are again holding a design competition for seventh and eighth grade students. This year's competition involves designing a city of the future…
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The Opel Calibra could be reborn from the GTC concept
Back in 1990, Opel introduced a sleek new front-wheel-drive Vectra-based coupe called the Calibra to replace the old Manta. The Calibra was popular in Europe through most of the decade and formed the basis for Opel's DTM efforts in the early to mid…
New Ford Falcon won't be exported to the States
So here's how the story goes. Back in early 2006, Ford and the Australian government announced that the automaker would invest $100 million (Australian) to develop a left-hand-drive version of the next generation Falcon. The LHD Falcon was intended…
Autoblog talks hot wheels with Ford's Performance Vehicle leaders
Fans of Ford's American SVT and European ST and RS models will have plenty to look forward to in the next few years. As part of the company's One Ford program to consolidate its platforms and designs, SVT and TeamRS have been brought together under a…
GM delays introduction of next generation large trucks
With sales of full size pickup trucks and SUVs shrinking far faster than even the most pessimistic industry projections one year ago, GM has decided to delay the successor to the current GMT900 models. The current generation of large trucks debuted…
New York 2008: Ferrari 2008 612 Scaglietti One to One launches in North America
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Ferrari previously announced their One to One personalization program back at the Geneva Motor Show a few weeks ago and now it's coming to North America. One to One is for those who just can't…
South Koreans choosing SUVs over hybrids
In recent months, it seems that South Korean buyers have been increasingly less enamored with hybrid vehicles… at least when it comes to buying them. In February, nationwide sales of hybrids dipped to only 591 units, a mere 0.5 percent market…
General Motors Continues to Spread the Ethanol Love
Last week in Florida it was announced that General Motors will continue to expand their promotion of E85. This time they are teaming up with the state of Florida and operators of Inland Food Stores to expand the availability of E85. Inland will be…
VIDEO: Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen talks about diesel
Over at Carlist.com, Lou Ann Hammond is continuing to roll out some of the video interviews that she did during the wave 1 of the Audi Mileage Marathon. In the latest installment, she chats with Audi of America Executive VP Johan de Nysschen about…
Phoenix Motorcars trying to raise some venture capital cash
Last week Phoenix Motorcars revealed that they are delaying production of their sport utility truck until at least the early part of 2008. One of the reasons mentioned for the delay was due to finalizing their financing package. Apparently they have…