Purely from a personal financial perspective, if you have a older car that is paid off, it makes a lot more sense to maintain that vehicle and keep it running than to buy a new vehicle. This is especially true when you look at the price of new cars…
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Geneva Preview: Bentley Supersports Convertible, all Continentals get E85 compatibility
Bentley Continental Supersports convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
A year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, Bentley took its first tentative step toward being ever-so-slightly greener with the introduction of the Continental Supersports…
Detroit Grand Prix 2007 Wrap: IRL Behind the scenes
Marco Andretti's crew swapping gears, click for more
During the Detroit Grand Prix weekend, we got a backstage tour of the IRL paddock area and learned about some of what goes on. The tour kicked off in the tech inspection area, where every car has…
General Motors joins Toyota and jumps into the Friedman fray
In the past New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has made his disdain for the US Domestic auto industry clearly known and the other day the pro-globalization writer fired off a salvo at Toyota for their current stance on new fuel economy…
VIDEO: While Top Gear waits, Fifth Gear runs Tesla at Goodwood
A couple of weeks ago we told you that Tesla was talking to the producers of Top Gear about having Jeremy Clarkson try out the Roadster. At the time Darryl Siry told us nothing had been finalized yet and we don't know if that has changed. What we do…
First renderings of Rhys Millen's Hyundai-powered Pikes Peak challenger
RMR Hyundai Genesis PM580 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Last week, we learned that Rhys Millen has been busy preparing a new unlimited class challenger to try to recapture the overall Pikes Peak Hill Climb record that his father held for…
Is Toyota developing a Smart competitor in Michigan?
For at about the last six months there have been at least four Peugeot 107s running around in the vicinity of Livonia and Ann Arbor, MI with manufacturer plates. Since Peugeot doesn't sell their products in the United States, it was unclear why they…
Porsche to offer proper paddle shifters on all models?
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo – Click above for a high-res image gallery
The new Porsche 911 Turbo is packed with sports car goodness, primarily with the inclusion of a new steering wheel with proper paddles for tapping your way through the gearbox. The…
Analysis: Company offers aftermarket brake override for Toyotas
With all the news reports about issues with unintended acceleration in Toyotas in recent months, it was only a matter of time before an aftermarket company stepped up with a purported solution. Santa Barbara-based Solutions Group Inc. is now…
Review: 2009 Honda S2000 is a champ to the end
2009 Honda S2000 – Click above for high-res image gallery
It's been ten years since Honda released the S2000 to celebrate its golden anniversary, but since Autoblog's inception, we have somehow never managed to publish a proper review of the…