Category: Autoblog

Evidently, Chrysler has decided to move ahead with production of the Rolls-Royce Phantom wannabe, the Imperial. Chrysler had been planning to add the luxury sedan to the lineup at the Brampton Assembly plant along with all of its LX platform mates,…

When Ford originally announced its Ecoboost engine strategy in early 2008, officials talked about getting fuel efficiency improvements of 15-20 percent over larger displacement, normally aspirated powerplants. However, they also said that as new…

At the Chicago Auto Show, Autoblog was invited to sit down with Bill Kozyra, the President and CEO of Continental Automotive Systems – North America. In 2005, Continental was the thirteenth largest automotive supplier in the world, and is now even…

Click the styling buck for a gallery of other XF rejects
When the Jaguar C-XF concept appeared just before the Detroit Auto Show most observers breathed a big sigh of relief. After the disappointments of the X-Type and S-Type Jaguar fans were looking…

Corvette C6.R GT2 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Back in August when General Motors introduced the all-new GT2 class Corvette C6.R, it ran downsized 6.0-liter version of the 7.0-liter V8 from the long-dominant GT1 car. At the launch,…

BMW Art Car and lead Audi R15 TDI altercation – Click above for image gallery
Just four hours into the 24 Hours of Le Mans, eight-time-winner Tom Kristensen's race almost ended after contact with the BMW M3 GT2 Art Car. Audi R15 driver Kristensen was…

Hyundai started working on their first in-house fuel cell stacks only eight years ago and have worked their way up from 3hp to 134hp. They showed off their fuel cell development vehicle based on the Tuscon crossover at the Seoul Motor Show last…

Mercedes-Benz has delivered the first production version of its Econic tractor-trailer fueled by natural gas. Natural gas is an increasingly popular fuel for commercial applications like this truck because these vehicles typically operate from a…

There are plenty of people in this country who would desperately love to see all unions go away. Over the course of the congressional hearings on an automaker bailout this week many of those people have continually brought up the un-cited “fact” that…

2009 Honda Pilot – Click above for high-res image gallery
When the new 2009 Honda Pilot turned up as a concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January, most observers were decidedly underwhelmed. Unlike many other recent crossovers, notably the GM…