Category: Autoblog

The German auto club ADAC (German equivalent of AAA) has published total cost of ownership survey comparing new cars and trucks equipped with gasoline and diesel engines. They factored in the initial cost of the vehicles and the cost of fuel based on…

Over on Autoblog, veteran auto writer and new contributor John McElroy provides an interesting take on gasoline prices and the potential for the bubble to burst. Looking at gasoline pump prices in real terms (factoring in inflation) as recently as…

While his former employer and their competitors have been rolling in record profits for yet another quarter, Sir Mark Moody-Stewart thinks things need to change. Moody-Stewart was the former chairman of Royal Dutch Shell until his retirement in 2005.…

Chrysler may be slow to the party in introducing production hybrids and electric vehicles, but that doesn't mean they haven't been working on cleaner energy. The company has been cooperating with university researchers on growing biofuel feed stocks…

Following the close of the 2008 racing season, Audi announced that after three years competition in North America and Europe, the groundbreaking R10 TDI would be retired. At the time of the December announcement, the German company declared that the…

2011 Ford C-Max – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford has just provided more details about its first European market hybrid models. The company's plant in Valencia, Spain will be building both regular and plug-in hybrid versions of the new…

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The last time we saw Airstream involved in a concept vehicle was two years ago when Ford unveiled it's trailer inspired concept van with a HySeries drive powertrain. This time around, Airstream is providing an actual trailer…

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
In the 12 years since the original Prius went on sale, Toyota has sold over two million hybrid vehicles worldwide. Over that time, Toyota has now moved on to the third generation of the…

Toyota hasn't had a sports car in their lineup since the demise of the Supra coupe and the MRS roadster in recent years and they don't like to leave a market segment unfilled. To that end, they are working something more performance oriented. Last…

The upcoming BMW 335d has been spotted again being tested here in the U.S. This time the car was spotted sitting at a diesel pump somewhere in the southwest. The engine in the 335d, as well as the X5 diesel that is launching at the same time, is…