2010 Porsche Panamera – Click above for a high-res image gallery
With the addition of Porsche, the Volkswagen Group now has ten brands in its stable. Over the last decade, VW has become pretty adept at sharing platforms and hardware. Porsche and the…
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Detroit 2008: Who says the Chinese don't have a sense of humor?
After strolling around the displays of some of the Chinese manufacturers here at the Detroit Auto Show, I've found that you certainly can't accuse the Chinese of not having a sense of humor. Located in the center of the lower hall is the display…
Biofueled Aston Martin makes British motorsport history with ethanol
Click on the Aston Martin for a high-res gallery
Lord Drayson and Jonny Cocker drove their Aston Martin DBRS9 to victory during the British GT championship race at Snetterton England last Sunday. That much is not new. What is new is that this is the…
First Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Golf evolves the German hatchback
2010 Volkswagen Golf – Click above for high-res image gallery
Outside of North America, the Golf has been Volkswagen's bread-and-butter model for more than three decades, making the diminutive hatch one of the best selling global vehicles since its…
As Formula 1 prepares to launch KERS, safety concerns mount
The opening of the 2009 Formula one season is only a month away in Melbourne, Austraiia and, for the first time, teams will be able to compete with KERS hybrid drive systems aboard. It's not clear yet how many of the teams are actually ready to run…
Land Rovers to get same new diesel V6 as Jaguar XF, but not here
The Jaguar 3.0L V6 diesel engine that we learned about last week will also find a home under the hood of the leaping cats corporate siblings at Land Rover. The Land Rover Discovery (now sold in the US as the LR3) and the Range Rover Sport will both…
BREAKING: Detroit 2009 – GM building Volt battery packs with LG Chem cells
After showing off its latest cars and concepts yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show, General Motors reserved its second press conference today for battery news. As has been rumored for months, South Korea's LG Chem has been selected to supply the…
GM's Hybrid/EV engineering director Bob Kruse resigns
Bob Kruse is going freelance. Kruse has been executive director of global vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries at General Motors since early 2008. He has overseen the teams led by Denise Gray, Larry Nitz and Micky Bly that…
We may yet see Cadillac's new 2.9L V-6 diesel in the US
Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, General Motors unveiled a new 2.9L turbo-diesel V-6 intended for the European market version of the new Cadillac CTS. The 250 hp oil-burner would make a great addition to the US market CTS as well as numerous GM…
Spy shots: Kia No 3 concept headed for the road as the c'eed plus
It looks like the No 3 concept that Kia unveiled at the Geneva Motor show last month will soon be headed to the streets. Judging by the looks of the lightly camouflaged prototype caught by a spy photographer, the c'eed plus will stay very true to the…