Category: Autoblog

Gasoline-fueled cars have long dominated most racing classes around the world. But they have definitely not had an exclusive. As far back 1931 Dave Evans' Cummins Diesel Special, became the first car to complete the Indy 500 without a pit stop. At…

click above for a high res gallery of the Optare Solo EV
British bus builder Optare last week held a demonstration drive of its new Solo EV electric bus at the Millbrook proving ground in central England. The Solo EV is based on the company's…

Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Ford Shelby GT500
When Ford introduced the new 2010 Mustang at the LA Auto Show in November, marketing boss Jim Farley promised the next chapter in the Mustang story would be revealed at the Detroit…

Following more than a week of controversy regarding its livery, Ferrari has capitulated for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. For more than a decade, the Ferrari Formula One team has been sponsored by Marlboro cigarettes. Ever since tobacco…

2011 Ford F-450 Lariat – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ask any economics professor – competition is a good thing. Exhibit A? The large pickup truck market. Ford F-Series trucks have been the number-one selling vehicle line in the United…

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme concept
The inclusion of a pair on-board Segway scooters may have been a questionable design decision for the Opel Flextreme concept, but the packaging was certainly well integrated. The…

Several years back, after Volkswagen and Porsche had announced their intentions to build the SUVs that ultimately became the Touareg and Cayenne, Volkswagen reavealed a concept pickup truck that showed off the styling of the Touareg. More important…

Electric vehicles ( EVs) may be dramatically less mechanically complex than their traditional internal combustion counterparts, but that's where the simplicity ends. The battle that began with Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla over direct vs.…

Vehicles fueled by compressed natural gas have had limited appeal in most of the United States. But, as in many things, Utah is proving to be the exception to the rule. While gasoline is hovering at or above $3 a gallon in most of the country,…

click above for a high res gallery of the Honda CR-Z concept
Following the introduction of the second generation Insight, Honda has recommitted itself to developing hybrid drive vehicles. We now have the Civic and Insight in North America and Japan…