Category: Autoblog

Over at Celsias there's a fairly long article on biofuels with the title “Biofuels – From the Frying Pan Into the Fire?” It looks at the huge expansion in biofuel production that's taking place around the world and some of the detrimental effects of…

With Mercedes-Benz launching its first hybrid this summer in the form of the S400 hybrid, it's only a matter of time until BMW rolls out its own equivalent. Last year in Paris, BMW debuted a concept version of the 7-Series ActiveHybrid using the same…

General Motors first showed off its prototype Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines last summer in an Opel Vectra and a Saturn Aura. We had the opportunity to drive these vehicles at GM's Milford Proving Ground at a very early stage…

Mercedes-Benz E250 and C220 BlueEfficiency – Click above for high-res image gallery
At the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has launched two new BlueEfficiency versions of the C and E class. Both cars are powered by Mercedes' 2.2-liter inline-four…

Honda FF engine demonstrator – click above for a high res image
As Formula Ford celebrates its 40th birthday this weekend at Road America, Honda is stepping up to the plate with a proposal for a new engine. The entry-level, open-wheel class has been…

Saturn Vue Two-Mode hybrid – click above for high res gallery
When word came in the last few days that General Motors had reached a tentative deal to sell the Saturn brand to Roger Penske, the obvious question then became, “What about product?” The…

Mitsubishi i-MiEV – Click above for high-res image gallery
When Mitsubishi launched the production version of the i-MiEV electric car in Japan last year, it came in at a frighteningly high price – almost $50,000 before tax incentives. That's a lot of…

Audi A1 e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi officials remain firmly convinced that Internal combustion engines will remain the powerplant of choice for the vast majority of drivers for the foreseeable future. Nonetheless,…

Natural gas has a lot of potential advantages as a fuel because its simple molecular structure and gaseous form at ambient temperatures helps it burn very completely. Unlike gasoline and diesel fuel it emits virtually no unburned…

2012 Ford Focus wagon – Click above for high res-image gallery
With the debut of the 2012 Focus Wagon at the Geneva Motor Show, Ford has reached the halfway point in the roll-out of its new C-segment platform. When Ford first announced the new C-Max…