Category: Autoblog

ZipCar is getting to be pretty well known here in the US and even has a branch in London England. However they aren't the only car sharing service and one located in England is called StreetCar. Streetcar has done a deal with British railway operator…

2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport – Click above for high-res image gallery
Going into the 2010 model year, the Corvette lineup is growing to four models with the revival of the Grand Sport nameplate that slots in between the base and Z06 models.…

In spite of all the promotion from General Motors of E85 as an alternative fuel, the reality for most people has been that is simply doesn't make sense from an economic perspective. As the West Lafayette, Indiana police department found out last…

Even with two completely redesigned models debuting in the coming weeks, Hyundai won't leave its carryover models alone for the 2010 model year. Engineers have tweaked the 4.6-liter V8 in the Genesis sedan and extracted an extra ten horsepower from…

If you've been paying any attention at all, you'll be aware that we hold the G-Wiz electric quadricycle in the same sort of “high” regard that Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson does. What more can be said about a “car” that implodes in a standard crash…

As part of the Los Angeles Design Challenge that goes along with next week's Los Angeles Auto Show, a group of designers from GM has created the Hummer O2. Right now this green Hummer is only a set of drawings and will probably never be built, but…

Click the VW up! for a high res gallery
It's been a busy day in Wolfsburg as VW followed up the release of a sketch of its upcoming mid-sized sedan with an announcement about new electric drive systems. VW and Toshiba have signed a letter of intent…

The folks at HRE Performance Wheels dropped by the Rhys Millen Racing shop to check out the progress on the new PM580 Pikes Peak hill-climb car. Millen and his crew are in the process of building an Unlimited Class racer to crack the all-time record…

The National Farmers Union in Britain has just taken delivery of a new Peugeot 308 that is being fueled by B30. The biodiesel being used in the Peugeot is produced from locally-grown canola and used cooking oil. Jonathan Scurlock, the NFU chief…

Click above for a high res gallery of GM's new 2.4L DI four cylinder
One of the most important new technologies to come to spark ignition engines in recent years is direct fuel injection. Audi was one of the pioneers in applying the system to road…