Click on the new Golf for a high-res gallery
The sixth generation Volkswagen Golf won't be shown publicly until October's Paris Motor Show. However, VW has just officially released the photos we already saw a couple of days ago along with a slew of…
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Magna Steyr talking EVs with BMW, Mercedes
At the Geneva Motor Show earlier in March contract vehicle assembler Magna Steyr unveiled a concept for a small, lightweight off-roader called the Mila Alpin. The Mila Alpin was designed to accommodate a variety of different power-trains including…
Report: Nissan still committed to full-size pickups
For all the success that Japanese automakers have had in the U.S. market over the past thirty years, there remains one very important segment they've never really managed to break through: full-size trucks. The big pickups from Ford and General…
Rumormill: Jaguar to build extended range-EV version of new XJ in 2011
Jaguar is apparently planning to attack the upstart Fisker Karma head-on with an extended range electric version of the all-new XJ. The completely reworked XJ is due to arrive in July and hit dealers in December with a look heavily influenced by the…
So you think Toyota invented the modern hybrid? Think again!
With the debut of the third generation Toyota Prius just over a week away at the Detroit Auto Show, it's time to take a look back. To the vast majority, the name Prius is synonymous with hybrid and many people think Toyota invented the concept.…
2007 Orphan Car Show: The Foreigners
Last of the Triumph line. A pair of remarkably rust free TR8s
We already showed you the American contingent at the Orphan Car Show in Ypsilanti, MI a few days ago but it wasn't a completely domestic show. Over the years, there have been many…
2012 Ford Focus Wagon to be shown in Geneva
2012 Ford Focus wagon – Click above for high res-image gallery
With the debut of the 2012 Focus Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max…
Larry Burns promotes natural gas as an alternative
Natural gas has a lot of potential advantages as a fuel because its simple molecular structure and gaseous form at ambient temperatures helps it burn very completely. Unlike gasoline and diesel fuel it emits virtually no unburned…
Audi Sees 5 Percent of its New Cars as Electric-Drive Models by 2020
Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi officials remain firmly convinced that Internal combustion engines will remain the powerplant of choice for the vast majority of drivers for the foreseeable future. Nonetheless,…
Saturn Vue two-mode dead, Chevrolet Equinox hybrid unlikely to hit until 2011
Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid – click above for high res gallery
When word came in the last few days that General Motors had reached a tentative deal to sell the Saturn brand to Roger Penske, the obvious question then became, “What about product?” The…