Click on the image for a high-res gallery of the Two-Mode Hybrid GM SUVs
Back in 2004 General Motors first announced plans to partner with DaimlerChrysler and later also BMW to develop a full parallel hybrid drivetrain system. This system, referred…
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Report: 2011 Euro Range Rover to get 4.4L diesel, the ex-F-150 engine?
A recent report says the 2011 Range Rover (in Europe at least) will be getting a new 4.4-liter V8 diesel engine with 308 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque to replace the current 3.6-liter V8 diesel. When the the current F-150 was launched back…
Nissan refreshes Rogue crossover for 2011
2011 Nissan Rogue – Click above for high-res image gallery
The 2011 Nissan Rogue is a getting a slight efresh when it goes on sale in mid-August. The most obvious external changes are a nose job that brings with it an eggcrate grille shaped more like…
Bosch signs environmental pact with Bavaria
Several German states have recently implemented environmental impact standards to try and proactively minimize pollution. Robert Bosch GmbH has signed an agreement with the state of Bavaria to follow those standards at all of their facilities in the…
Fuel costs shift Toyota product plans, FJ Cruiser and new Supra dead
The Detroit-based automakers aren't the only ones making rapid and dramatic changes to future product plans. Mighty Toyota is shifting its future mix directly in response to the reality on the ground. At the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, the company…
Eaton will start production of hybrid drive system for medium duty trucks
Eaton Corp. has been developing a hybrid drive-train system targeted at medium duty delivery trucks for the past seven years. Eaton has now decided to begin full scale production of the system. There are currently 167 FedEx, UPS and other trucks…
Land Rovers to have stop-start tech by 2008
Hopefully the start/stop can be disabled for stuff like this
Automatic start-stop capability is continuing it's inexorable march through the European automotive fleet with a stop at Land-Rover. Beginning late in 2008 Land-Rover vehicles will get a…
A123 Systems' struggles highlight how hard it is to go green in America
Massachusetts-based A123 Systems has been one of the rising stars of the lithium battery field in the last several years. In spite of that, the company that was started by a team of MIT researchers has struggled to raise cash to manufacture…
Lotus appoints Ferrari designer Donato Coco as new design director
The upper echelon at Lotus continues to evolve, with today's announcement that Donato Coco has been appointed as the new director of design at the UK sports car maker and engineering consultancy. The Italian designer is moving to Hethel from Ferrari…
A Life Bus in Pictures: The Volkswagen Bus turns 60 *Updated
Volkswagen Bus turns 60 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is…