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President Obama will inherit a lot of things when he takes the oath of office on Tuesday. So good, some… not so good. And while his new digs on Pennsylvania Avenue are the…

That the inexorable movement of downsizing engines would eventually hit the low end of the market is no surprise. With turbo 6 cylinders supplanting V8s and fours taking over for sixes, the current fours are likely to be replaced by boosted twins and…

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Porsche has just released more information on the new Cayenne S Hybrid that will finally launch in 2010. The company has changed up its powertrain plans since originally announcing the hybrid. Instead…

BMW 5 Series Touring – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just as the new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in Europe, a new station wagon variant has been unveiled. Like past editions of the 5 Series Touring, this one is…

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Just days after we got our first spy shots of the upcoming Lotus Eagle 2+2 sports car, Lotus has now released an official image. Unfortunately it doesn't give us much of a clue as to what the car will look like, but we'll take what…

HERNDON, Va.– Volkswagen's Hydrogen Fuel Cell concept vehicle, the HyMotion Tiguan, will travel from Portland, Maine to Los Angeles, Calif. over the next 13 days as part of the National Hydrogen Road Tour, sponsored by the U.S. Department of…

Fans of hybrid vehicles have been clamoring for carmakers to add plug-in capability to those models so that they can grab some juice off the grid and leave more in the tank. The problem is that making a useful PHEV is actually not as simple as just…

Several years ago, the Indian supreme court mandated that all public vehicles in Delhi, should be converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as means to fight the rising pollution levels. In turn all of the government operated buses, motorized…

At the Geneva Motor Show this week Mercedes-Benz has been showing a slew of vehicles with assorted fuel saving technologies. The collection has included diesels, hybrids, aerodynamic improvements, low rolling resistance tires and more. While GM Vice…

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Making powertrains more efficient is only one part of reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. The energy required to mine and process raw materials into the components that comprise a…