Audi rolled out the fixed-head version of its new TT-RS a couple of weeks ago at the Geneva Motor Show, but a topless version was nowhere in sight. There's a reason for that: this weekend at Germany's Leipzig AMI show, the automaker will be expanded…
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Video: Chief TWIT Leo Laporte drives, digs the Chevy Volt
Over this past weekend, thousands of the most influential geeks in America gathered in the middle of Texas for a huge party conference called South by Southwest Interactive. Being fully aware that most of these people are early adopters of new…
Milan, MI biodiesel plant to start up within 2 weeks
Michigan's third biodiesel plant should start producing fuel within the next two weeks in Milan, just south of Ann Arbor. The plant has been in the planning and construction phases for fifteen months and will produce 10,000 to 20,000 gallons a day of…
Deep-Dive: Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center, Part 1
Behind the scenes at Toyota's R&D center – Click above for high-res image gallery
The last 18 months have been a particularly painful period for Toyota Motor Company. Starting in early 2009, with the automotive industry facing a global economic…
Corning to supply particulate filters for Navistar diesels
Corning has been selected to provide particulate filters to Navistar for its diesel engines. The traps and ceramic substrates will allow Navistar's engines to meet tougher 2010 EPA emissions standards for heavy duty trucks. Corning worked with…
Geneva 2008 Preview: 2009 Euro Accord/Acura TSX, coming to US with diesel
Click the photo for more teaser images of the new Euro Accord
At the recent Detroit Auto Show, Honda showed off their new 2.2L clean diesel engine and revealed that it would debut in 2009 in an Acura model. Although they wouldn't say which model,…
Don't forget about the Alternative Fuel Cars Forum in Ann Arbor on Tuesday
If you are in the Southeast Michigan area on Tuesday, June 12 (tomorrow), come on over to Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan is putting on an Alternative Fuels Cars forum at the Power Center on central campus downtown. The presenters will include…
Audi Mileage Marathon: Audi's boss not worried about Toyota diesel cancellation
Over dinner in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday night, we sat at a table with Audi of America EVP Johan de Nysschen and discussed a range of topics. Among them was his impressions of other manufacturers backing off on diesel plans for the U.S. market.…
Porsche ceramic brake rotor, part of display for 300th anniversary of porcelain
A new exhibit is opening this week at Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen, Germany to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the discovery of porcelain. As part of the show, Porsche will be displaying one of several ceramic applications that they have…
Auto industry opinions on California CO2 rules not unanimous
Most executives in the auto industry speak with one voice when it comes to California's efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks and it's not a positive tone. Carmakers don't like having a patchwork of regulations to meet…