Category: Autoblog

Sometime in early 2008, about when it became clear that Honda was planning to price its then upcoming Insight hybrid very aggressively, rumors began to circulate that following the release of the redesigned third-gen Prius, Toyota might continue…

Volkswagen E-Up! Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
As Volkswagen looks to move forward with plans to build electric cars like the e-up! in the next several years, it apparently doesn't want to restrict itself to a single battery…

Renault looks set to be the next automaker to bail out of Formula 1, and it appears that there are two serious bidders in line to take over the operation. Renault will hold a special board meeting this week to decide on the racing team's fate, and it…

Kia's compact cee'd hatchback will be getting a new automatic start-stop system starting this spring in Europe. The system which switches off the engine when the car comes to a stop and restarts it when the clutch pedal is pressed down should give…

Mugen is a name long associated with Honda Motor Co. as a specialist in tuning cars from that brand. Mugen's latest effort is targeted at the new Insight hybrid. Unlike their usual programs that include all manner of mechanical upgrades, this one…

For several years, Ford has been working to reduce waste, energy use and emissions generated by its manufacturing facilities around the world. Its latest step has been to join to the Climate Registry, a non-profit group that is developing standards…

In a move that would have come as a surprise only if it hadn't happened, Chrysler has announced that the Aspen SUV will join the Dodge Durango early next year in getting a hybrid drivetrain. The Durango hybrid had already been announced and Chrysler…

Automotive factories tend to be very large buildings, more often than not on a single level in order to aid internal logistics. A byproduct of such a configuration is a large, flat roof. Such a surface can be be ideally suited to the installation of…

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In the course of my career, I've spent plenty of time driving all kinds of vehicles on frozen lakes and snow fields, the most powerful being an all wheel drive Lamborghini Diablo that I flung around on a lake in Northern Sweden some years ago.
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General Motors reported its second straight quarter of profitability this morning, something it hasn't done in many years. In fact, the first half of 2010 has been the automaker's best since 2004. In the April–June quarter, GM earned net profits of…