Category: Autoblog

BMW X6 M – Click above for high-res image gallery
Here at the New York Auto Show today, BMW is publicly showing the new X6 M for the first time, resplendent in red. For all the questions that were raised about the X6's own reason for being a year ago…

The new Ford Fiesta that we'll be getting early in 2010 is just now going on sale in Europe and it looks like it will be a better value for customers than the outgoing model. Like the related Mazda 2, Ford has managed to reduce the weight of the new…

You might not equate vehicles used for clearing forests with environmentally friendly technology. Nonetheless Swedish manufacturer El-forest AB has developed a hybrid drive truck for hauling logs out of the forest. Volvo has bought a stake in the…

On Sunday the Renault F1 team revealed its 2010 race car with a color scheme that hearkens back to the team's debut in the late 1970s. The yellow-and-black livery was the traditional pattern used by Renault on its Formula One and Le Mans sports cars…

Evidently Ferrari decided that it couldn't wait to to unveil a track-bred sports car like the F430 Scuderia on a static auto show stage in Frankfurt. Instead Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo was accompanied by F1 drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi…

Click the up! for a high-res gallery
Volkswagen's new super-mini which was previewed as the up! concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month may end up costing quite a bit more to buy than originally thought. While VW had been targeting an 8,000…

The Chrysler proving ground from space
After a six month rebuild program the high-speed oval track at Chrysler's Chelsea Michigan Proving Ground has re-opened. The first official test run on the new track was the 2007 Michigan State Police vehicle…

Panasonic just started manufacturing of its latest 3.1 Ah 18650 format lithium ion cells earlier this month but the Japanese company is already hard at work on its next-generation cells. In 2012, it plans to start production of cells with 3.4 Ah…

Ford Mustang Cobra Jet – click above for high res image gallery
Ford has named Jamie Allison as the new director of its North American Motorsports programs. Set to replace Brian Wolfe, Allison has been working in Ford Racing for six years and has…

Volt body panels being stamped – Click above to watch the videos after the jump
The other day we pointed you at a video produced by General Motors that is part of a series on the building of the pre-production Chevy Volt prototypes. That video showed…