Category: Autoblog

The Astra isn't the only GM model getting a new diesel option in Australia. The performance Aero model of the Saab 9-3 is now available with a 177hp 1.9L diesel. The 295lb-ft of torque is apparently enough to motivate the 9-3 Aero TTiD at similar…

Winding Road is reporting that Italian design studio Italdesign-Giugiaro will unveil a tandem two seater concept next week the Geneva Motor Show fueled by hydrogen. The engine will sit to the right of the passenger and behind the driver, running on…

2010 Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion – click above for high-res image gallery
When Volkswagen rolled out the all new 2010 Polo last March in Geneva, the automaker also showed a revamped BlueMotion version as a concept. That updated Polo BlueMotion is now…

Ford Focus FCV – click above for high-res image gallery
For the past four years Ford has been running a fleet of 30 fuel cell-powered Focus sedans in several locations throughout the United States and Canada in a program partially funded by the U.S.…

As the National Hydrogen Road Tour rolled through Rolla, Missouri, the first hydrogen filling station in the state was opened. The station – located at the Missouri University of Science and Technology's E 3 (E-cubed) Commons – will be supplied with…

Kangoo be bop Z.E. – Click above for a high-res image gallery
If reports coming from AutoCar are accurate, Renault and Nissan are planning three “energizing” options for customers when its first EVs arrive on the continent in 2011. The first two are…

Former Chrysler Group Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Bernhard (shown above in 2002 with DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche) is apparently taking advantage of his inner circle knowledge of the Auburn Hills-based automaker. In order to keep busy…

Indian electric car manufacturer Reva has just scored additional investments of $20 million from Draper Fisher Jurveston and Global Environment Fund (GEF). Reva's cars are currently available in UK, Italy, Malta, Sri Lanka, Cyprus and Greece, but not…

GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz may speak frequently about hard it will be for car-makers to meet proposed new 35 mpg fuel economy standards but that doesn't mean his employer is sitting on its collective hands. At the Los Angeles Auto Show, the company…

There has been plenty of discussion about plug-in hybrid powered vehicles, and some Prius owners couldn't wait for official plug-in capability and converted their cars to plug-in capability with aftermarket additions. A lot of hybrid fans would love…