Dodge Circuit EV concept – Click above for a high-res gallery
In a report primarily focused on future product plans for British sports car maker Lotus, AutoCar happens to mention at the end the Dodge Circuit program has been killed as a result of the…
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Saab 9-3 TTiD gets sampled – 40mpg combined!
The Saab 9-3 was redesigned for the 2008 model year with styling updates, a new all-wheel-drive system and refreshed gasoline engines. Unfortunately for American consumers, perhaps the most impressive power-plant isn't available here. European buyers…
Audi R10 TDi to stay in ALMS for the remainder of the 2007 season
It looks like Audi won't be running away from the American LeMans series just yet. Although, the Ingolstadt automaker has dominated the LMP1 class for several years now, the diesel powered R10 will run at least the rest of the 2007 series. Audi is…
Video: Cars aren't the only vehicles being electrified, check out the new 787
Over the past several years and this year in particular, automakers have been making a major push into electrifying cars. That includes developing parallel and series hybrid drive trains but it also refers to converting accessories from mechanical,…
Electric car builders can still love speed
Just because Tesla Motors is going to build plug-in electric cars exclusively, it doesn't mean the people involved in the company see cars as a necessary evil like some environmentalists do. In an AutoblogGreen interview CEO Martin Eberhard explained…
Spy Photos: 2009 Ford Verve – Slightly obscured but camo free!
Although we've been seeing heavily camouflaged versions of Ford's Fiesta replacement for several months, It was only a couple of weeks ago that we got our first official look at the Ford Verve concept. Now, an attentive photographer has managed to…
Detroit Grand Prix 08: Acura racing with the big boys, enters LMP1 for 09
Acura has announced at the Detroit Grand Prix that they will enter the LMP1 class in the American Le Mans Series in 2009, adding to its existing LMP2 effort. Honda's premium brand entered ALMS in the lighter LMP2 class at the beginning of 2007 with…
Automakers offer an option out of CAFE regs
US Senator Carl Levin, D- the State of Cars, will be offering an amendment to the proposed new fuel economy regulations next month that would provide a way out for carmakers. Under the new proposal, carmakers that commit to power using alternative…
Geneva Preview: Mazda2 three door coming
A year after it debuted in Geneva as a stylish little five-door hatchback, the Mazda2 is adding a new member to the family at this year's Geneva Motor Show. A three-door hatch will be joining the Mazda2 lineup for the first time. The three-door gets…
One fifth of all McLaren F1s head home for a party
Since the McLaren F1 finished its GT competition career in the late 1990s, seeing more than one of them in any single location has become an increasingly rare event (unless you happen to be in the Sultan of Brunei's garage). Only about 100 McLaren…