One of the great things about a sunny summer afternoon is hopping into a pristine car and hitting the open road. The only problem is after a few hours of fun, the windshield is usually covered with little splatters that get increasing hard to see…
Category: Autoblog
Three good reasons to invest in electric vehicle companies – and three reasons it's a bad idea
Fisker Karma Sunset – Click above for high-res image gallery
Does it make sense to invest in electric vehicle startups? That is a question that only the individual investor can answer for him or herself. Nonetheless, our friend Jim Motavalli tries to…
New details emerge on BMW's 2013 Megacity vehicle
BMW Megacity – Click above for high-res image
British car mag Autocar has more technical details on the construction of the 2013 BMW Megacity electric vehicle. As we learned last month, the Megacity reverts back to a body-on-frame construction…
ALMS 2008: Fernandez Racing may drop Lola chassis in favor of Acura
The Acura AXR-01 will appear in Fernandez Racing colors in 2008
When Acura decided to get into the American Le Mans Series this year, it hooked up with three teams. The Highcroft team used a chassis that started off as a French Courage unit that they…
Porsche Panamera diesel may yet become a reality, along with hybrid
Porsche Panamera – Click above for high-res image gallery of the tech briefing
When Porsche's new four-door Panamera goes on sale this fall, it will have two powertrains available: a 4.8-liter V8s with and without turbochargers. The only other…
Zytek gets powertrain innovation prize for its racing hybrid/KERS
Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek 09HS – click above for high-res image gallery
Zytek Engineering of the UK has been involved in the development of hybrid drive systems since at least the mid-1990s and motorsports has been part of the effort much of…
Welcome to Geneva! Meet the 2010 Chevrolet Spark! 47 mpg (U.S.)!
Click image above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Chevy Spark
The Autoblog/ AutoblogGreen team is just rolling into Geneva this morning for one of the biggest auto shows of the year, and look what we found before we even got out of the airport:…
VIDEO: Shawn Fanning tells the Beetle clean diesel is cooler than free music
In case you haven't noticed, Volkswagen of American has a new spokesbug in their commercials. A couple of weeks ago, the German brand started running a series of ads featuring a black fifties era Beetle as the host of a talk show with the likes of…
Nissan's new models to get fuel efficiency gauges
As part of the Nissan Green Program 2010, the Japanese carmaker will be adding fuel efficiency gauges to all of their new models over the next few years. The first US models to get the new gauges are the Infinity G35 and Nissan Altima. The Altima…
Monster Tajima won't be letting Millen go unchallenged at Pikes Peak
Monster Tajima and his Suzuki SX4 hill-climb special – Click above for high-res image gallery
While Rhys Millen and his new Hyundai V8 powered Pikes Peak challenger have been getting the most attention, Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima has no intention of…