Category: Autoblog

Stuttgart – While one car boasts outstanding driving performance and high fuel efficiency, the other offers high fuel efficiency and good handling. What is the difference between the two? The sporty handling dynamics set the tone in the all-wheel…

Infiniti FX30d – Click above for high-res image gallery
Back in 2008, Nissan announced that it would introduce a diesel V6 in the U.S. market Maxima sedan right about … now. Last we checked, there are no diesel vehicles available at American Nissan…

Here in the car journalism biz, this is that time of year when everyone is evaluating all the recently introduced cars to determine which ones truly stand out. Here in town, the crew from Car and Driver are doing their 10 Best testing this week.…

Click on the Saab 9-4x BioPower concept for a high-res gallery
When it comes to seriously promoting ethanol as a motor fuel, two countries jump to the forefront and neither of the them is the United States. While the U.S. government provides a lot…

Nissan doesn't have an official presence at the New York Auto Show this year, but that doesn't mean the automaker is completely absent from the festivities. Even without an stand, the automaker still needs to show of its wares and that's exactly…

Last fall, Hyundai announced that for every Genesis sedan sold during the 2009 model year it would make carbon offset grants equivalent to the CO 2 emissions of those cars. Six months into the program, Hyundai Motor America is now paying out the…

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
After decades of decay, Cadillac began a transformation in the waning years of the last century that would allow the brand to compete against modern luxury brands. Decrepit beasts like the…

Hyundai is already far closer to meeting the new corporate average fuel economy standards than most automakers thanks to their current fleet averages of 32.4mpg for cars and 25.5 for trucks. Under the new footprint-based formula that sets individual…

German transmission manufacturer ZF presented their new eight-speed automatic transmission at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week. The new gearbox is designed for use in passenger cars in a longitudinal configuration. The eight speed has greater…

From the perspective of the average environmentalist, the Hummer brand and its products personify everything that is wrong with the automobile industry. The reality is Hummers remain thirsty, brutish and not particularly utilitarian vehicles. The H2,…