Category: Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS) has just finished the latest round of their long running series of crash tests of new vehicles. This time around they evaluated nine different mid-sized SUVs and CUVs. IIHS does front, rear and side…

General Motors gave embattled Flint, MI a rare bit good news today with the announcement that the truck assembly plant in the company's home town will add some additional production. The truck plant on the south side of the city currently builds…

Hucksters have long espoused the power of magnets to cure all manner of ills from arthritis to depression. Any time that these claims have been exposed to actual scientific testing, though, they have been debunked. However, the latest claim for…

After Ford VP Barb Samardzich officially announced that the 2.0-liter four cylinder EcoBoost engine that's coming next year, a correspondent for the Examiner.com postulated that this engine was in fact nothing more than a re-badged version of the…

Shelby Supercars has just issued its second release this week about its miraculous new project, the Ultimate Aero EV. As we read the announcement, it was obvious that it was exactly the same release from just a few days ago and the hyperbole was in…

In conjunction with the launch of its diesel engines in the U.S., Audi has created a Facebook Causes page to benefit the Nature Conservancy. For every person that joins the cause, Audi has committed to donating a dollar to the Tensas River basin…

If the Nissan GT-R isn't high tech enough for you, you might want to consider waiting around for the middle of the next decade. According to Autocar, Nissan is considering producing a sports car with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The rationale…

In Lansing MI yesterday Democratic presidential aspirant Barack Obama outlined his plans for an energy policy, including have at least 1 million plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015, having at least half of federal government vehicle purchases be…

At this years Detroit Auto Show, General Motors made a major effort to reach out to bloggers as a way of getting its message heard through new and alternative channels. After the introduction of the Chevy Volt concept, GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz…

2011 Renault Wind – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault debuted its all new Wind coupe-convertible at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and now that summer is here, it's time for it to hit the streets. At just over 12.5 feet long, the Wind's…