Category: Autoblog

Prior to the mayoral election in London, England earlier this year, former mayor Ken Livingstone had grand plans to expand the scope of the city's congestion charge. Following the election, the man commonly referred to as “Red Ken” was supplanted by…

The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) is one of the most popular forms of motorsport in Germany with Opel, Audi and Mercedes-Benz having participated at times since it's revival a few years back. Currently only the Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class…

Cadillac CTS Recaro Seats – Click above to enlarge
Around the Autoblog campfire, the second-generation Cadillac CTS remains one of our favorite sedans of recent years. For one thing, the interior of the gen-two CTS is vastly better executed than the…

2009 Toyota Venza – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this spring, our own Alex Nunez reviewed Toyota's latest crossover type thingy, the Venza, and came away rather impressed. I do a fair bit of traveling for my day job, which usually…

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Dacia Duster concept
AutoCar is reporting that the Duster concept introduced by Dacia at the Geneva Motor Show a couple of weeks ago will hit the streets in 2010. The four-door compact crossover concept was…

Wayne Gerdes explains hypermiling before the Ford Fusion 1,000 mile challenge
Recently we got a question from a reader regarding the benefit of using the common hypermiling technique of “pulse and glide” with a battery electric vehicle. Given the…

Aston Martin Cygnet – click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this year, we saw photos of Aston Martin designers working on a clay-covered Toyota iQ in the studio and applying typical Aston styling queues to it. Creating a leather clad urban…

Volkswagen wants to expand its presence in the European fleet market and plans to use a new version of the Passat to do it. In early 2008, VW will start building a Passat that can run on compressed natural gas that can be easily refueled at central…

Over the years I've bought numerous repair manuals from the likes of Chiltons and Haynes. I've always like working on cars and when vehicles have needed repair my budget has often not correlated with the labor charges involved. Manuals from either…

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Indy pace cars
On Memorial Day weekend in 2008, General Motors is taking their ethanol promotional campaign to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For the tenth time, a Chevrolet Corvette will be…