Category: Autoblog

Click the Euro Accord for a high-res gallery
Judging by the almost uniformly negative reaction in the comments following the introduction of the facelifted 2009 Acura RL in Chicago last week, the grille on the car shown above could quickly become a…

MyFord and MyLincoln Touch EcoRoute – Click above for high-res image gallery
At the closing banquet of the SAE World Congress in Detroit today, Ford chairman Bill Ford announced some additional enhancements to its in-car information systems for the…

Perhaps the most talked about new car to appear in recent years that almost no one has actually driven yet is the Tesla Roadster. The impressive thing about this is that they have managed to pre-sell hundreds of these cars without spending a dime on…

2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
The long-running legal battle between Toyota and Alex Severinsky over who “invented” a critical piece of hybrid technology is heading into a new phase. The automaker and the Russian engineer…

The new Smart ForTwo diesel will not be the only internal combustion engined car in Europe t o emit less than 100g/km of CO2 for long. The next generation of the Daihatsu Cuore will have an Eco model that is expected to be the lowest emitting…

Click the photo to see our high res gallery of the c-XF debut in Detroit
At their sixth annual concept car of the year awards last week, South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO) recognized the Jaguar C-XF as the best Production Preview…

Volkswagen will be debuting a new BlueTDI version of the mid-sized Passat at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The BlueTDI Passat uses the same 2.0L common rail injected turbodiesel as the new U.S.-spec Jetta TDI. However, unlike the smaller Jetta which…

We know that ocean-going shipping is actually one of the largest transportation sources of green house emissions so anything that can reduce that is a plus. The vessel pictured above won't make much of a dent by itself but if all goes well it could…

Along with GM's announcement that it will build a battery pack assembly factory in Michigan later this year, CEO Rick Wagoner also announced that a new battery lab will be built in Michigan. At 31,000 sq ft, the lab will be the largest advanced…

Mercedes-Benz debuted the new GLK compact SUV at the Detroit Auto Show in January with a 2.2L four-cylinder Bluetec diesel. For its European coming out party in Geneva, the company will reportedly fit the GLK with a diesel-hybrid powertrain.…