Our friend Mike Levine, proprietor of PickupTruck.com, was trying out the new H3T pickup out in Moab, Utah this week and learned that the H3 will finally lose its hoary old five-cylinder base engine in favor of something a little more modern. A new…
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Saab reportedly planning $150M ad blitz for new 9-5, including iPad app
2011 Saab 9-5 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Except for a few very low volume manufacturers, it's almost impossible to sell any significant number of cars without spending some dollars on advertising and promotion. Yet that's exactly what…
Report: Toshiba working with automakers on lithium ion batteries
Toshiba is no stranger to the consumer electronics battery business, but now, like so many other companies, it wants a piece of the burgeoning automotive market. Ryuichi Nakata, head of Toshiba's grid and battery unit, announced that the company is…
Is a VW Rabbit GTD coming? Not officially to the U.S. at this point
This fall, Volkswagen will be bringing the 6th generation of the Rabbit/ Golf to the U.S. market and diesel will definitely be part of the lineup. Last September, at the first drive of the 2009 Jetta TDI VW of America spokesman Steve Keyes confirmed…
St. Petersburg to test 'plug-in' hybrid cars in green partnership
Click the plug-in hybrid Escape for a high res gallery
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida isn't part of Ford's plug-in hybrid test program but it will soon be testing a PHEV Escape anyway. Progress Energy will be partnering with the Florida city to…
Large vehicle sales collapse extends to Europe, SUVs down 44% in 2008
By now we all know that the market for large trucks and SUVs has become a black hole for both U.S. and Japanese automakers here on this side of the Atlantic. It looks like the same holds true over on the continent where fuel prices have approached…
Officially, Official: Mercedes to produce electric SLS gullwing
Mercedes-Benz has officially confirmed the rumors that have been floating around in recent days – it will build an electrically powered version of its upcoming SLS gullwing coupe! The EV version of the SLS will drive all four wheels by means of an…
Bob Lutz joins board of Transonic Combustion
We all knew that when Bob Lutz finally stepped away from General Motors he wasn't ging to fade away into the sunset. Just days after his going away party at the Renaissance Center, Transonic Combustion Inc, has added Lutz to its board of…
Turn Out the Lights: Final Hummer H3 rolls off the line… for Avis
2010 Hummer H3 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Would the last one out the door please switch off the lights? The long strange trip that has been the Hummer brand is just about over for General Motors. The final ever production H3 rolled out…
Hankook aims to play with the big kids in the tire market
Hankook Ventus V12 Evo – Click above for high-res image gallery
No matter what aspect of vehicle performance you're looking at – acceleration, braking, cornering or ride quality – it all comes down to four patches of rubber on the road. You can have…