Category: Autoblog

Our leader John Neff over on the parent site AutoBlog has the scoop on another broken embargo for a Detroit Auto Show concept. This time it's the Jeep Trailhawk. The technical details on the long wheelbase (116 inches) big wheeled SUV are available…

For the 2008 model year Audi is adding the Volkswagen's 1.4L TFSI engine to the A3 lineup. This is the first application of the smaller TFSI engines in an Audi vehicle. The A3 is getting the 125hp variant with direct injection and turbocharging. The…

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Santa Rosa California based Zap has expanded its relationship with Chinese automaker Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. to include manufacturing of the Alias electric trike. The Alias is a…

At ZENN annual shareholder meeting in Toronto yesterday, company officials made a big announcement about their plans to move beyond mere neighborhood electric vehicles. They plan to launch a model called the cityZENN which will be a fully certified…

Saab has just tweaked the diesel versions of the 9-3 to reduce the fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Over in Europe, the Saab is available with a 1.9L turbodiesel four in two power flavors. The milder single turbo 150 hp variant is now rated at…

Daimler is now building its own version of the two-mode hybrid transmissions that were co-developed with General Motors and BMW. The Daimler-built transmissions are used in the Mercedes-Benz ML450 and BMW X6 hybrids. Inside of each of those…

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Did you know that going from a vehicle that's rated at 34/30 mpg to one that gets 21/22 mpg is helping to “fight global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions?” That's what Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) deputy chief…

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Hyundai has just launched a new Equus limousine in its home market designed to appeal to executives that really need extra stretch-out room. The new Equus VL500 has had 12 inches of…

Ever since Ford's U.S. operations decided to forego the second-generation Focus in favor of a freshened version of the first generation model, Americans have been complaining that we can't get the best Focus. In fact, the essential underpinnings of…

The EPA has posted the official mileage numbers for the new Two-Mode hybrid variants of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks. The open bed crew-cab hybrid trucks scored the same numbers as their full bodye SUV siblings. The rear…