Category: Autoblog

Kia Ray concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
There won't be a lot of action at next week's Chicago Auto Show, so Kia is trying to amp up the energy level. The highlight of Kia's Chicago display will be a new plug-in hybrid concept called…

BMW Concept 5 Series Activehybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
BMW Chairman Dr. Norbert Reithofer spoke at the company's annual general meeting this week and confirmed that the next hybrid from Munich will indeed be based on the new 5…

BMW will be showing the production version of the 5-series Gran Turismo next week in Frankfurt and we'll have driving impressions coming in the next few weeks on Autoblog. The folks at AutoCar in the UK however, have already had an opportunity at the…

2010 Ford Fusion SEL – Click above for high-res image gallery
Last month at the LA Auto Show, Ford finally took the wraps off its refreshed 2010 Fusion and this week we returned to LA to actually drive it. For a car meant to compete in the heart of…

Dodge EV
Now that we've had some time to find the spec sheet for Chrysler's new EVs on the company's media site and then perusing it, we can answer some of the questions that initially came to mind from the press release. You might have noticed that…

This week, BMW unveiled the refreshed 2009 3-series, but unfortunately, we only have specs for the European models so far. Nonetheless, those details give some hints about we can expect from the diesel-powered 335d that arrives at U.S. dealers this…

Ford Escape PHEV prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toshiba announced yesterday that it will be expanding a factory in Houston, TX to add production of electric traction motors for hybrid and plug-in vehicles. The first customer for…

Volkswagen has made it clear that they intend to build a future small car based on the New Small Family concept cars they've displayed this fall. Given that the up! is targeted a low $7,500 price point, manufacturing it in Germany would likely be a…

Click on the Mercedes F700 for a high-res gallery
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off their F700 concept featuring their DiesOtto engine. Like the engine recently demonstrated by General Motors, this one is a…

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan – Click above for high-res image gallery
Along with a refreshed Phaeton, Volkswagen also pulled the satin off a refreshed Tiguan here in Beijing. Like the flagship, the Tiguan has adopted the new corporate horizontal bar grille…