Category: Autoblog

When Chrysler revealed the new Jeep Grand Cherokee this week in New York, it marked the first public appearance of the company's new V6 engine family. What had previously been referred to as the Phoenix is now officially dubbed the Pentastar V6. Over…

Chrysler's co-president continued to talk up his employer's plans for electrically-driven vehicles this week at a media luncheon in California. Press told the gathering that he had driven three different producible prototypes of plug-in hybrid…

Carbon Motors E7 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Back in 2007 when Carbon Motors announced it would build the first purpose-designed police vehicle, the spec sheet called for a twin-turbocharged inline-six cylinder diesel engine. As any…

For those that can't wait until next January to pick up a Smart ForTwo, Great Lakes Auto Sales of Saginaw, MI will have an option in the next couple of weeks. Unlike the official Smart which only manages to get mileage in the low 40s, the FlyBo plugs…

BMW could attack the new EU carbon dioxide emissions limits by adding a tiny BMW-branded car to the lineup. The new model would likely share a platform with the British-built icon but be even smaller and wear the roundel badge and twin grille.
Such a…

Autoblog tours Pratt & Miller shop – Click above for high-res image gallery
Racing improves the breed. How many times have you heard some automaker PR flack spout that line in order to justify a motorsports program? When it comes to NASCAR, which is…

Click the Camry hybrid for a high res gallery
Automotive desirability is a strange thing. If you ask any statistically significant number of people to choose any car they desired, surely a large number of them would name Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston…

Click on the photo for high-res images of the Ford E85 cop car
On Monday at the Alternative Fuels and Vehicles National Conference in Anaheim, California, Ford will take the wraps off the updated 2008 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. The biggest…

Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi started its big push for clean diesel here in the U.S. market this spring when its big Q7 TDI finally went on sale. While the Q7 TDI is one of the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUVs…

The latest entry on the Tesla Motors corporate blog focuses on the heart of the new Roadster. The range and performance capabilities of the Roadster wouldn't be possible without a way to store a lot of energy on board and the Tesla energy have…