When I talked to high performance engine impresario Gale Banks at the Detroit Grand Prix a couple of months ago, he mentioned a new project his team is working on. The follow up to the diesel-powered Pro Stock pickup truck is a diesel-powered…
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Revealed: ING Renault F1 R27 and new title sponsor ING Group
Click on the image for a gallery of high-res photos of the new Renault R27
For 2007 the Renault Formula 1 team gets a new primary sponsor and returns to the once traditional color scheme of yellow, white and black. Now that tobacco money has been…
Tata to unveil India's first fuel cell car in 2008
Tata Motors is teaming up with the Indian Space Research Organization to produce the country's first fuel cell car early in 2008. With an estimated ten percent of Indians already suffering from respiratory diseases like asthma, air pollution…
Detroit Diesel engines certified to meet 2010 emissions standards
Detroit Diesel's newly selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-equipped DD-13, DD-15 and DD-16 truck engines have just been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as meeting the EPA 2010 emissions standards. The Bluetec-badged engines use SCR…
Next Tesla will definitely be a sedan not a crossover
The other day I posted a story based on an article from TheCarConnection that speculated that the next Tesla model could be a crossover vehicle. One of the commenters wondered whether such a vehicle might be based on the Lotus APX concept that was…
Cadillac to set up new distribution network in Europe, diesel dead
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery
Amidst all the turmoil at General Motors last year, Cadillac lost a large chunk of its European distribution with the collapse of its partner, the Kroymans Group. General Motors has…
LA 2007: Honda unwraps the 2009 FCX Clarity!
Click the FCX Clarity for a high res gallery
Two years after unveiling the fuel cell-powered FCX concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda today revealed the production version of the car that will be available next summer, along with a name and a…
Brits to sample the new VW Tiguan TDI
Volkswagen introduced their new compact crossover Tiguan last fall and now UK mag AutoExpress has a first test of the diesel version. The Tiguan is available with a choice of 2.0L four cylinder engines for its European launch. A 148hp 1.4L twin…
Autoworkers picket in Chicago in defense of their jobs
About 200 (or 275 depending on who you believe) UAW members from area Ford and Chrysler plants rallied at Federal Plaza in Chicago in support of the Hill-Terry fuel economy bill. That particular only calls for increases up to 32-35 mpg by 2022 rather…
Phoenix Motorcars cancels UQM Technologies motor order!
A friend who spends more time than I do perusing the financial statements of various companies alerted me to the latest release from UQM Technologies. UQM you might recall makes electric motors that have appeared in a variety of prototype and…