Click the Cross Cabriolet Quattro for a high-res gallery
At the Los Angeles Auto Show today, Audi carves out yet another niche in the market by attempting to answer the question of what happens when a TT roadster and a Q7 head behind the barn for…
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US Senate considers caps on vehicle power
The US Senate held a hearing on new fuel economy standards yesterday and members from both sides of the aisle were unhappy with the Bush Administration proposals. Republican Senator Ted Stevens is sponsoring a bill to require fuel efficiency of 40…
ALMS reveals rules for new Green Challenge
At the Detroit Auto Show this past January the American Le Mans Series began promoting itself as the Global Leader in Green Racing. Since Audi debuted its R10 TDI diesel racers in 2006, the ALMS had been one of the few major league racing series that…
San Francisco could soon be first US city with a congestion charge
The city by the bay could soon be the first American city to get a congestion charge, and if current plans go forward it will be complex. San Francisco is currently debating a plan that would charge motorists not only for entering the congestion…
New York 2010: Kia adds five-door hatch to Forte lineup
2011 Kia Forte five-door – Click above for high-res image gallery
Since Americans seem to be finally latching onto the concept of the compact five-door hatchback, Kia is jumping into the fight with a new variant of the Forte. The five-door Forte…
Patent drawings reveal 2012 Chevrolet Aveo sedan
2012 Chevrolet Aveo patent drawings – Click above for high-res image gallery
The public got its first look at the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Aveo at this year's Detroit Auto Show, but the RS Concept was only shown as a five-door hatchback, and as we all…
Pose your questions about cellulosic ethanol to a Coskata executive
GM will be holding another in their series of on-line chats this week on the GMnext.com site. This time around they will have Wes Bolsen, VP of Coskata available to answer questions from participants. Coskata is the company that has developed a…
Paris 2008: Pininfarina goes from Ferrari to batteries with B0 Concept
Click above for high-res gallery of the Pininfarina B0
Pininfarina is the Italian design studio perhaps best known for penning almost every production Ferrari over the last half century. The firm, however, does much more than just design exotic…
Time tackles 50 worst cars of all time
One of the staples of the magazine business is generating lists. There are lists of sexiest, richest, overrated, upcoming and more. Time magazine is no stranger to such lists and their latest effort is a list of Top 50 Worst cars of all time. They…
President signs bill expanding ATVM program to three wheelers
Aptera 2e final design rendering – Click above to enlarge
When congress established the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program in the 2007 energy bill, it explicitly said that it applied to making cars that come under the federal…