Category: Autoblog

The cover of the latest issue of Auto Express in the UK features one of the first renderings of the next-generation Ford Mondeo, which as we all know will be basically the same as Ford's future replacement for the Fusion in the States. If this…

2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
Lincoln has dropped a bit of a surprise with the pricing of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid. Unlike most other hybrid vehicles, there will be no price premium compared to the cheapest…

Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Peugeot's first production hybrid is finally coming to market next spring, but most of the technical details are out now. The 3008 Hybrid4 is the first light-duty diesel hybrid to come to…

2011/2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 prototype – click above for high-res image gallery
It's no secret that Chrysler is unleashing redesigned versions of the 300 and Dodge Charger sedans this Fall and we've seen numerous images of them prowling the streets…

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General Motors has a twenty-year history with the World Solar Challenge, having won the original with their Sunraycer. Ever since then they have been a sponsor of teams competing in the race across the Australian Outback. This years…

When the second generation X3 goes on sale early next year BMW wants more of its American customers to start special ordering the crossovers rather than buying them off the lot. Custom orders are more the norm in Europe where about half of all BMWs…

Coda sedan – Click above for high res image gallery
When we spoke with Coda Automotive's marketing director Kara Saltness a few weeks before the unveiling of the new electric sedan, she mentioned that although Lishen would be providing the batteries…

Since the demise of the affordable British sports car industry, the Mazda Miata has inherited the mantle of ideal car for a sunny Sunday afternoon blast. Much like its British forebears, the Miata has never been excessively powerful. What it has is…

One of the big arguments that EV proponents make against the concept of range anxiety is that businesses and public parking areas can install charging stations allowing drivers to top up when parked. Businesses could even offer free charging as an…

During an interview at the New York Auto Show last week Bob Lutz let it slip that there would be another concept car based on the E-Flex platform that underpins the Chevy Volt coming out at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The fact that the car…