Nissan Leaf iAd on 4th generation iPhone – Click above for high-res image gallery
One or two of you may have noticed that Apple CEO Steve Jobs “officially” revealed the new fourth-generation iPhone today at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference.…
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Ford confirms that new B-Car will be based on Mazda2
Click on the photo for a high-res image of the new Mazda2, suitable for wall-paper
Ford has said for some time that they are working on a new B-Class car, smaller than the Focus for the North American market. I also recently spotted a Ford Fiesta…
2007 Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale: Hemi Superbird and Daytona Sold at $750,000
Click on the image for a high-res gallery of photos of this pair
Once upon a time, the “SC” in NASCAR actually stood for stock car and the machines that raced at Daytona and Talladega actually were based on production vehicles. In the late sixties…
Malcolm Bricklin filing a multi-billion RICO lawsuit against Chery Motors
Back in 2004 serial automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin announced plans to collaborate with “rogue” Chinese automaker Chery Motors to bring new cars to the US market. Chery is referred to as “rogue” because the company never actually got…
2008 Jetta TDI Cup season will start airing on Speed October 26
Action from the first Jetta TDI cup race
The inaugural season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup wrapped up a couple of weeks ago at Road Atlanta with Josh Hurley taking home the gold. For those of you that didn't get a chance to see the eight races,…
American Le Mans Series moving further into biofuels
As the American Le Mans Series prepares for the tenth annual Petite Le Mans at Road Atlanta this weekend organizers released a plan for the series for the remainder of the decade. Aside from the diesel-powered Audi R10s, this year all other cars are…
Alternative fuels at the Detroit Grand Prix
The Detroit Grand Prix is taking place this weekend at a temporary course on Belle Isle in the Detroit River. While the diesel-powered Audi R10s are well known in these parts for their dominance, all the racers here this weekend are running…
Fiat stops production of 1.3L Multijet diesel because of quality problem
Fiat has suspended production of their popular 1.3L MultiJet diesel at the plant in Poland where it's built. They also halted some production of the cars the engine gets installed in. According to Fiat, the stoppage was due to quality issues with…
Tata looking for fuel cell and hybrid power-train suppliers
Tata Motors (you can stop snickering anytime now) of India wants to build more environmentally friendly vehicles than they do now. Since they have limited development resources and knowledge as only the third largest car-maker in India, they are…
BREAKING: Penske walks away from Saturn deal, brand to “wind down”
Saturn fans will be saddened to hear that the brand is about to be history. Penske Automotive Group (PAG) and General Motors have been in the final stages of negotiations to transfer the brand, but late this afternoon, both parties issued statements…