Category: Autoblog

BorgWarner has developed a new turbocharger design that it claims will help reduce diesel emissions. One of the methods used to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from diesel engines is to recirculate some of the exhaust gases (EGR). Low pressure…

2011 Chevrolet Volt interior – Click above for high-res image gallery
For over a decade, General Motors has been giving customers one year of free OnStar service when they buy a new car. After the initial free period, drivers have to pay a $199…

Drivers of late-model Ford vehicles equipped with Sync Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI) will soon be able to plot out their routes using Google Maps on their home computer and then download turn-by-turn directions directly to the car. TDI is…

Hyundai Genesis by Street Concepts – Click image to enlarge
Over the years, thousands of cars with custom paint jobs have littered the floor at the Specialty Equipment Market Association ( SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. But almost all of them arrive…

Toyota has just introduced a new generation of their Crown luxury sedan. The Toyota Crown is a model that is only available in the Japanese market and a few other Asian countries. The rear wheel drive or all wheel drive sedan has been a staple of the…

If you've ever spent any time trying to drive in any big city, you know the meaning of frustration. As I write this I'm sitting in the back seat of a New York city cab trying to get back to La Guardia airport. According to Google Maps the distance…

Continental and A123 Systems are due to deliver their first prototype battery packs for the Chevy Volt the GM Tech Center later this month. In preparation for that moment, A123 has just unveiled the new prismatic cell that will be used. Previous A123…

We'll be getting our first in-person look at Porsche's newest hard-core 911 version when we arrive at the Geneva Motor Show in just over four weeks time. However, we've now got more photos and details on the 911 GT3 to share with you thanks to the…

A few months back, Tesla Motors revealed that its upcoming WhiteStar sedan would be available in two variants, a pure battery electric like the Roadster and a range-extended electric more like the Chevy Volt. We still don't have many details on the…

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Chrysler LLC model changes
All recent indications point to Chrysler LLC's days as a going concern being numbered. Nonetheless, the engineers and marketers who remain on staff are still tweaking the…