In the old days we relied on people like Jim Dunne and Hans Lehman to hide in the bushes near automotive test sites in order to get previews of upcoming vehicles. Now, thanks to camera phones and tiny point-and-shoot digital cameras, our very own…
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Big trucks not the only victims of $4 gas, minivans hurting, too
Somewhat lost last week among all the news of collapsing truck and SUV sales, was the continued decline of the minivan segment. Minivans have seen sales declines for years as their obvious functional advantages over SUVs has been overwhelmed by their…
BMW M1 reborn as the new tii!
The M series cars are now a staple of the BMW lineup, representing the high-performance iterations of several of the “mainstream” models. However, back in 1978 before the M3 or M5 or M6 were ever conceived, BMW had a desire to compete against the…
Super-secret photo of Tesla Whitestar leaks out of San Carlos
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A super-double-secret source deep within the bowels of the Tesla Motors engineering operation in San Carlos CA, has risked life and job to provide you, the readers of AutoblogGreen, with an early look at the upcoming Model S. While…
Nick Heidfeld tackles the Nordschleife in a BMW F1.06
UPDATE: Video of the event can be found after the jump.
Once upon a time, fragile little grand prix cars raced on circuits that had no huge run-off areas, no enormous corporate hospitality suites, and lots of blind corners. Then the 70s happened..…
NYT interactive tool maps out which vehicles are “domestic” and which ones aren't
Now that the ” Cash for Clunkers” bill has passed Congress is ready for President Obama's signature, the next question is: What car should you buy with your trade-in bonus? There were two primary motivations behind this legislation, economic and…
Video: AC Propulsion TZero vs Viper at the drag strip
As Martin Eberhard told ABG, one of the inspirations for creating the Tesla Roadster was the AC Propulsion TZero. He wanted a TZero but AC Propulsion wouldn't build him one so he and his partners got Tesla going. The TZero has been around for several…
GM Biofuels manager responds to Minnesota E20 study
Over on the GMnext blog, Coleman Jones has posted a response to the recent push to go from E10 to E20 at regular gas pumps in Minnesota. Jones is the Manger of Biofuels Implementation at GM Powertrain. While GM has obviously been a huge proponent of…
Moderate speed crash in Indian EV likely to be fatal
Several months ago we reported on an Indian-built Reva electric car that was crushed in Australia because the vehicle had never been crash tested. The same vehicles are sold in England as the G-Wiz and like the Zap Xebra sold in the United States it…
Times of London plays with another cool diesel we can't have! BMW 123d
You may find this hard to believe, but there are lots of really cool and fun-to-drive cars available that get great fuel economy. Unfortunately for American drivers most of them can't be bought here. One prime example is the new BMW 123d coupe. While…