Category: Autoblog

2010 Ford F150 Raptor R – Click above for high-res image gallery
Does the idea of a $100,000 pickup truck give you heart palpitations? If so, you might want to skip over the rest of this text. For the past year Ford has been using off-road races like…

Over in Europe, Hertz has updated its “Green Collection” rental car fleet. The expanded fleet is available in more countries and all of the vehicles that fall under the “green” banner have CO 2 emissions below 140 g/km and more than half of the…

I don't know how long it's been live, but Yahoo! has added a green center to their autos page. They have reviews and ratings of alternative fuel vehicles and articles explaining different technologies. They've also set up some discussion groups…

At the opening of the 2007 SAE World Congress in Detroit yesterday, Toyota Technical Center President Yasuhiko Ichihashi spoke about the role of hybrid technology for his company. According to Ichihashi, hybrid technology will evolve and be a core…

Nissan Light Commercial Electric Vehicle sketch – Click above to enlarge
At the Work Truck 2010 show in St. Louis today, Nissan Americas president Carlos Tavares announced that the company is working to bring its recently launched NV200 compact van…

Since 2003, London, England has had a congestion charge for drivers who want to go into the central part of the city. Drivers have to £8 per day to drive in the area, in an attempt to discourage cars from coming into Central London, and use public…

Porsche's CEO may be threating to shutdown production of his vehicles in Europe if new mandatory CO2 emissions standards come into force, but BMW is ready to push ahead. In spite of their reputation as a builder of performance cars, BMW already sells…

Click image above for a photo gallery of the Fiesta Zetec S
We're only a week away from the British Motor Show and we've got some info on the sportier version of the new Fiesta. The Zetec S will be officially unveiled in London with a brand new 1.6L…

A Trabi-Safari in Berlin – click above for high-res image gallery
For all the high tech engineering wizardry that symbolizes the modern German car industry, the Trabant 601 was the absolute antithesis of it all. The slow, smoky Trabi was a perfect…

Formula One impresario Bernie Eccelstone wants to bring his series back to the United States, but he's apparently not keen on returning to Indy, site of the U.S. Grand Prix from 2000-2007. Instead, he hopes to stage the race in a big media market…