Volkswagen is now halfway through the first season of its new Jetta TDI cup series and so far it's apparently been a big success. We attended the first race at VIRginia International Raceway back in late April and the racing was great fun to watch.…
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Ford reminds world that it didn't “willfully” violate wiper patent
Engineer Bob Kearns had been granted a patent for a design of intermittent windshield wipers in 1967, two years before Ford introduced them in production. Unfortunately for Kearns, Ford had “developed” its own system rather than licensing Kearns'…
Volkswagen Golf and Polo hybrids could be ready by 2009
It looks like Volkswagen may have hybrid versions of the both the Polo and Golf on the market by 2009. In an interview with German magazine AutoBild, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn seems to indicate that following the introduction of downsized engines like…
Volkswagen launches Golf Plus Bi-Fuel in Germany
VW Golf Plus – Click above image for high-res gallery
Volkswagen has added another LPG-fueled model to its lineup with the new Golf Plus BiFuel. Like most other vehicles capable of running on liquified petroleum gas, the Golf has a dual fuel setup…
Meadow Brook Concours 2009: McLaren racers, 40 years later
1971 McLaren M8F Can-Am – click above for high-res image gallery
These days, McLaren is mostly known for the silver and red Mercedes powered Formula One cars and the SLRs it has built for its German partner. However, founder Bruce McLaren started…
An electric tourist wagon prowled Toronto in 1903
We all know that electric vehicles are nothing new. Battery-powered vehicles began appearing not long after Karl Benz drove out of the garage in his first MotorWagen in the mid-1880s. The crew over at Hemmings Auto Blogs stumbled across this example…
smart fortwo Limited 2 on sale this September
Click above for a high-res gallery of the smart fortwo Limited 2.
A very limited car is now available in a new limited edition. The smart fortwo Limited 2 is the sequel to the 2006 original. The only significant mechanical change from a regular…
Ford SVT Truck update: Harley F-150 coming in early '09
Our good friend Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com is participating in Ford's long-lead preview for the new F-150 this week in Michigan. As part of the festivities, Ford took the gathered media on a tour of the Dearborn truck plant where preparations…
Vectrix electric bikes coming in early 2007
GroovyGreen.com has a video up about the new Vectrix electric scooter. They got to tour the new Vectrix assembly plant in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and take one of the pilot production scooters for a test ride. Vectrix has designed this scooter to…
Spy shots: Bentley gets ready to run the 'Ring in the E85 Continental Supersports
At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Bentley unveiled its first-ever flex-fuel car, the Continental Supersports. Not only is this car the first production Bentley that will be capable of running on either gasoline of E85 ethanol, it also happens to be…