Category: Autoblog

Click the new XF Diesel S for a high-res gallery
Over in Europe, the Jaguar XF has been available with diesel power since its debut last year. However, as well regarded as the old 2.7-liter V6 oil burner was, its 207 horsepower couldn't run with the…

Fisker Automotive has been quiet for the past two months since the announcement that the cars would be built in Finland by Valmet. As we know, mass producing cars is an enormously expensive proposition which means any company that wants to get into…

We first got our first official look at the new Mazda2 mini-car last March at the Geneva Motor Show. This week at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China, Mazda is taking the wraps off of a sedan version of the new car. The sedan version will be built at…

Lotus Elise – Click above for high-res image gallery
Anyone who's picked up a Lotus Elise or Exige before the kids from Hethel began offering a factory supercharged engine, help is at hand. Drivers of normally aspirated Lotuses can now get a factory…

Now that we are somewhere between Chicago and Salem, IL you might be wondering what the final tally was for the first wave of the our little cross country trek. My co-driver for the New York to Chicago run flew home last night and I'm now riding with…

Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard went to his first congressional hearing this week to testify at the same Senate hearing that DCX VP Mark Chernoby was at to plead for more diesel tax breaks. As you might expect Martin's focus was a little different.…

The game of musical chairs in the GM product lineup seems to be continuing unabated with the latest casualty being the Chevrolet Orlando. The Orlando won't even be introduced until next month's Paris Motor Show and is still scheduled to go on sale in…

With a rapidly appreciating yen and an expected loss of almost $3 billion for the 2008 fiscal year, Nissan is shifting some small car production to Mexico from Japan. The Versa/Tiida (as it's known elsewhere) is expected to be built south of the…

Kyocera in Japan has announced plans to replace their entire company fleet with hybrid vehicles. The vehicles are currently used for transportation between factories and for sales activities. The 194-strong fleet already includes 15 hybrids. The…

Cadillac Sixteen Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
This morning at the media preview hosted by General Motors in its design dome, VP of Design Ed Welburn showed off full-size styling bucks of the next two models from Cadillac. Rounding…