Click for a high res gallery of the Aspen and Durango hybrids
Those who have had a hard look at their needs and still come to the conclusion that a full-size SUV would fit the bill officially have a new option. The Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango…
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VW not building V-6 diesel GTI, Passat R30 TDI maybe?
During a launch event for the updated version of the Volkswagen Touareg, the company showed the version powered by the 3.0L TDI V-6 with BlueTec. According to VW of America Public Relations Manager Steve Keyes, the engine which has already been shown…
Renault finalizes design of Fluence ZE and Kangoo ZE, starts taking reservations
2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. – Click above for high-res image gallery
Renault has just revealed the final production designs for its first two electric vehicles, the Fluence Z.E. sedan and the Kangoo Express Z.E. van. Both of these battery-powered…
Honda loves hybrids. No they don't. Yes they do!
Toyota may have brought the first modern hybrid gasoline-electric car to market in Japan 10 years ago, but Honda beat them to the US market by a few months with the Insight. The Insight was discontinued last year after several years of slow sales.…
Corvette and Acura win first Canadian Green Challenge race
Corvette C6.R GT2 – click above for high-res image gallery
This past weekend, the American Le Mans Series headed north of the border for its annual outing at Mosport northeast of Toronto. This is the first Canadian race since the Michelin Green X…
Yokohama to debut orange oil race tires at Sebring
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Tire companies like Yokohama have been experimenting in recent years with replacing petroleum in tires with other materials and next week's race weekend at Sebring will see one of these products at work. All the cars in the…
Berkeley-Stanford EV conference coming up in November
If you're in the Bay Area on November 19 and you're interested in up and coming technology, you might want to swing by the UC-Berkeley campus. University of California – Berkeley and Stanford University are teaming up to conduct a series of…
Lotus 125 track car to debut at Pebble Beach
Lotus Evora Cup – Click above for high-res image gallery
Lotus will be more active than usual during next week's festivities around the Monterey historic races and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Along with the North American Debuts of the Evora…
Tokyo Preview: Subaru releases more pics of Hybrid Tourer Concept
Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept – click above for high-res image gallery
Subaru has just released a bunch of new images of its Hybrid Tourer concept that will debut next week at the Tokyo Motor Show. The gull-wing wagon/hatch/shooting brake thingy is…
Review: 2009 Nissan Maxima, return of the four-door sports car?
2009 Nissan Maxima – Click above for high-res image gallery
Once upon a time, labeling anything other than a two-door, two-seater a ” sports car” would have been anathema to enthusiasts. And calling a mid-size sedan by the same name would have been…