Category: Autoblog

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Fiat will debut a new concept version of their Panda mini-car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week dubbed the Panda Aria. Although the Aria looks much like any standard Panda on the outside, it has been heavily modified to…

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Pagani, makers of one of the hottest supercars on the planet, have now built an all-out track version called the Zonda R. The Zonda R is not a racer, but rather like the Ferrari FXX, it was…

Audi A3 1.6 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery
Audi has kicked off its latest efficiency marathon in northern Norway this week with a fleet of A3, A4, A5, Q7 and TT models to demonstrate what they can do in the real world. Leading the pack…

The Cadillac Sixteen concept from 2003
General Motors has released another in a series of videos of senior managers and executives answering questions from readers of their FastLane blog. This time Vice-Chairman “Maximum” Bob Lutz answers the…

Over the past couple of decades, compressed natural gas has become increasingly popular as a fuel for large vehicles because it doesn't produce the sooty black smoke that emanates from older diesels. This week, the city of Palm Desert in California…

Back in August, in the wake of General Motors emergence from its pre-packaged bankruptcy, the automaker gave select members of the media a preview of several upcoming products. Among those was the next Chevrolet Aveo, which will take up the B-segment…

In yet another blow to both General Motors and the hard-hit city of Flint MI, it appears that the automaker has canceled construction contracts on its new Flint MI engine plant. Local TV station WJRT-12 reported the news late last night and we're…

In May 2007, Mitsubishi Motors announced that they would be collaborating with Mitsubishi Corporation and battery supplier GS Yuasa on the development of large format lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications. The three companies have now…

The second member of the Two-Mode hybrid partnership to bring a vehicle to the streets following GM's launch of the Tahoe/ Yukon hybrids will be Chrysler. The Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen Hybrids don't actually go on sale to the the public until…

For the last year and a half, Ford has repeatedly discussed EcoBoost as its high volume, mainstream technology for reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. While Ford is putting a lot of effort into developing hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery…