Category: Autoblog

BMW's Board of Management met this week and voted to to wind down its Formula One team at the end the of the 2009 series after just four seasons. According to a statement from BMW, the resources that had been expended on the company's F1 program will…

Roush Yates Engines has announced that it will be offering up a race-prepared version of Ford's 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 for American Le Mans Series prototype competition in 2011. Roush Yates is developing the engines for use under the new 2011 LMP2…

Cubic zirconia isn't just for the Home Shopping Network anymore. University of California-Davis Chemical Engineering Professor Zuhair Munir and his research team have developed a process for fabricating very small crystal cubic zirconia. They have…

Hot on the heels of word that Holden Special Vehicles was looking at alternative drivetrains for future high performance models for the GM Australian lineup comes news that Holden will introduce a mainstream hybrid within two years. Nick Reilly, GM…

Currently Bentley shares US headquarters space in the same Auburn Hills, MI offices as Volkswagen and Audi. With VW of America already having announced plans to relocate its offices to the suburban Washington D.C. area, those offices in Auburn Hills…

2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
We had the opportunity to chat about the new Touareg with Volkswagen of America communications director Steve Keyes at the New York Auto Show this week. The all-new and much…

There are a number of devices on the market that can plug into a car's OBD II diagnostic communication port to extract vehicle data. The latest to appear is PLX Devices' Kiwi. Unlike most of the others, which simply display raw mileage data, the Kiwi…

Audi R15 TDI leading Petit Le Mans – click above for high res gallery
The American Le Mans Series ran half of its annual flagship race this past weekend at a rain-saturated Road Atlanta track in Georgia. The race marked the first anniversary of the…

Ever since General Motors announced this spring that it was killing the Pontiac brand as part of its restructuring, fans of the Holden-developed G8 sedan have been clamoring to save it as a Chevrolet. After company officials repeatedly said over the…

click above for a high res gallery of the Audi R15 TDI
Following its annual meeting today in Germany, Audi released photos and more details of its all-new R15 TDI race car. After some spy shots and one official pic of the R15 being tested in…