DEARBORN, March 31, 2008 – Ford Motor Company has made a commitment to fit 80 to 90 percent of its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products with electric power steering (EPS) systems by 2012, improving the overall fuel economy, performance and reliability…
Category: Autoblog
In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2007 BMW 535d. Yes, it's a diesel!
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At the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, BMW was prominently displaying their diesel engine technology, particularly the latest 3.0L twin turbocharged in-line six cylinder. At the time, BMW spokesman Daniel…
Detroit 2010: Ford sweeps NA Car and Truck of the Year
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
In a pleasingly succinct presentation this morning at the Detroit Auto Show, Tony Swan announced that Ford had swept the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. After a…
Hydro Quebec joins Ford Escape PHEV test program
Ford plug-in hybrid Escape – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford's Escape plug-in hybrid test program has found another electric utility partner for its field test program. Hydro-Quebec has been selected by Ford and the Electric Power…
Detroit 2008: Saturn Vue Two-Mode, with and without a plug
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Saturn publicly showed two versions of the new Two-Mode hybrid Vue cross-over today using different battery technologies. One is the standard model that will go on sale toward the end of the this…
2009 Ford Ka spy photos
While the first generation of the Ford Ka was derived from the Fiesta platform in Europe, the Gen 2 model will be based off the new Fiat 500. The 500 was launched for sale at the Frankfurt Motor Show but the Ka will be running about six months…
Audi launches diesel-specific web site
Audi is kicking off a big diesel push in the US market this year, with the launch of several models powered by BlueTec equipped oil-burners, starting with the big Q7 SUV. Audi's new diesel site features videos of the LeMans winning R10, and various…
Bremen Germany to impose 75mph autobahn speed limit
It is being reported that officials in Bremen Germany are imposing a speed limit of 120km/h on the Autobahn in the area. The change is part of an environmental initiative, with the hope being that slowing cars down will reduce fuel consumption and…
GM not sending any bailout money to Brazilian operation
A story has surfaced on the Latin American Herald Tribune (a publication we hadn't previously heard of) stating that General Motors was planning to invest $ 1 billion in it's Brazilian operations to update its South American products. So far, that…
Toyota Prius to get smaller! No bigger! Oh, let's just build them all!
Click on the photo for the Toyota Hybrid-X concept gallery
With a new third-generation generation of the Toyota Prius due to be released sometime in 2008, it looks like the lineup is going to expand. Rather than just one car, there is expected to be…