Category: Autoblog

Click the Jettas for a high res gallery from VIRginia International Raceway
Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup series will be returning to the racetracks of North America at the end of April with 30 diesel-powered sedans in the hands of young up and coming…

Click above for high-res gallery of the Cadillac Sport Wagon
Please note the spelling, this a Cadillac and not a VW, therefore it's “Sport Wagon” rather than “SportWagen”. What we have here is the result of a fission reaction on the Cadillac SRX.…

Peugeot 908-HY hybrid prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Automobile Club de L'Ouest (ACO), which organizes the 24 Hours of Le Mans, announced some new technical regulations this week that mirror what has been happening in the…

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS – Click above for high-res image gallery
It looks like customers opting for the upper trim levels on the Chevrolet Camaro will have to pay a little bit more when the 2011 models roll into showrooms this fall. According to a…

Renault Zoë ZE – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault's VP of sales and marketing, Stephen Norman, has told Car magazine in the UK that when the Zoë ZE electric city car arrives in two years it will be priced under £13,000 (about $18,500)…

Volkswagen IROC Concept – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Mazda has a new leader for its North American design efforts courtesy of Volkswagen and Audi. Derek Jenkins is moving to Irvine, California to head up the studio that created concepts…

There's no doubt that there are a lot of advances in powertrain technology that will improve the efficiency of vehicles over the next few years. There are near-term features like direct fuel injection, turbocharging and dual clutch transmissions.…

Aside from the traditional red double decker bus, the other iconic transportation image from London England is the classic black taxi. The purpose-built taxis have been use in London and other British cities for decades, trundling around powered by…

A bipartisan group of senators has drafted a new energy bill that includes a mandate that all vehicles sold in the United States would have to be flex-fuel capable by 2020. During the GM BioFuels summit last Friday in Detroit, one of the subjects…

The Daily Telegraph reports Mercedes-Benz is considering purchainsg a stake in the Brawn GP team. The Brawn team was born out of the ashes of Honda F1 at the end of 2008 when the Japanese automaker decided to withdraw. At the time, Brawn was able to…