Category: Autoblog

Amtrak has long been the red-headed step-child of the American transportation system and has been an almost continuous money loser since its inception in the early-1970s. 2010, though, has so far been a very good year for Amtrak. Over the first six…

PSA automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen have now built over 10 million vehicles powered by their HDi diesel engines. They've reached that threshold in only nine years. HDi is Peugeot's nomenclature for their common rail diesel injection system. The…

Volkswagen Passats for the Herndon Police Department – Click above for high-res image gallery
There's been a long tradition of automakers giving cars to the police departments in whatever municipalities they have facilities in and Volkswagen is no…

We learned of Raser Technologies' extended range electric vehicle architecture that it had developed for larger truck applications at last year's SAE World Congress. The company has received an order from Pacific Gas and Electric for two SUVs…

Click the HUMMER HX for a high res gallery
Almost since the launch of the HUMMER H2 in 2003, the brand has been the whipping boy of environmentalists everywhere and the hero of global warming deniers. As a company that has a fiduciary responsibility…

If you've ever driven on Michigan roads you know that they are just about the worst in the United States. Crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor is like night and day when comparing the condition of the pavement. Unfortunately, the…

Any time you spend $100,000 or more on a vehicle, it's clearly an emotional decision. It's hard to rationalize an expenditure of that magnitude on, say, a Bentley, when a Chevy Cobalt will get you to the grocery store just as easily. Sure, it's not…

It's been confirmed for some time that Mercedes-Benz is developing a new two-door coupe version of its C-Class to replace the current hatchback CLC model. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that Autocar is reporting that Mercedes-Benz…

As we head into the final weeks of yet another year, that means it's time for everyone to pick out their favorites. In this business that means its time to select cars, trucks and SUVs of the year. Over at Popular Mechanics, the editors have put…

Lotus Engineering has at one time or another worked with many of the major auto manufacturers in the world to develop their vehicles. The company is generally highly secretive about the work they do because their clients prefer that customers think…