Category: Autoblog

British race team ECO Racing has announced their intention to compete in three of this years remaining American Le Mans Series races with a car running on biodiesel. ECO racing is taking up the ALMS's Green Racing challenge with a Radical LMP1…

During Acura's recent 2008 vehicle preview I had a chance to chance with Product Planning Manager John Watts about alternative powertrain plans. While Lexus has produced hybrid versions of several of their models, Acura hasn't incorporated Honda's…

Honda Performance Development will continue its involvement in IndyCar through the 2012 season when new engine and chassis rules take effect. The current, normally aspirated 3.5-liter V8s will be replaced after the 2011 season with smaller…

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Just days after we got our first spy shots of the upcoming Lotus Eagle 2+2 sports car, Lotus has now released an official image. Unfortunately it doesn't give us much of a clue as to what the car will look like, but we'll take what…

All you fans of Who Killed the Electric Car? should avert your eyes or move on the next story now. OK, you've been warned. Time magazine has published another of those staples of the publishing biz, a Top XX whatever of the month/year/decade/all…

BMW 5 Series Touring – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just as the new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series sedan goes on sale in Europe, a new station wagon variant has been unveiled. Like past editions of the 5 Series Touring, this one is…

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If you're a fan of the General Motors F-body cars, particularly the ones with a bow-tie, Ypsilanti was the place to be this weekend. 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of Chevrolet's…

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Porsche has just released more information on the new Cayenne S Hybrid that will finally launch in 2010. The company has changed up its powertrain plans since originally announcing the hybrid. Instead…

High performance cars – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Woodward Dream Cruise is generally considered the province of muscle cars and hot rods. However, the event is open to all comers… and come they do. So that means in addition to the…

That the inexorable movement of downsizing engines would eventually hit the low end of the market is no surprise. With turbo 6 cylinders supplanting V8s and fours taking over for sixes, the current fours are likely to be replaced by boosted twins and…