Ford vehicle dynamics manager, Norbert Kessing
Ford has announced the availability of a new adaptive damping system for the latest generation Mondeo in Europe. Although Ford is calling it an active suspension system, what it has described clearly…
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NASCAR pays some lip service to being “green”
Traditionally, the only green associated with NASCAR was the color of money. While Formula 1 has allowed teams to add hybrid systems to cars for 2009 and the American Le Mans Series explicitly encourages alternate fuels, NASCAR has been in the alt…
Jason Calacanis borrows Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
That's Jason at the wheel – Photos by CK Sample III
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EnerDel claims two year payback for future hybrids
While everyone these days wants a more efficient vehicle, and we know that for many applications hybrids are a good way to get that efficiency, the inescapable reality is there is an up-front price premium that must be paid. Hybrids are more complex…
Detroit 2008: 2009 LSA 6.2L supercharged V-8 in depth
We've now had a couple of weeks to digest the new 620+hp LS9 V8 in the Corvette ZR1, it's time to see what else the GM Powertrain team has up its sleeves. The other half of the GM power duo to be displayed at the 2008 North American International…
Europe won't get the Lexus HS250h
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It looks like Japanese and American consumers will be the only ones that get access to the new Lexus HS250h, at least through normal distribution channels. Toyota's European communications chief Serge Gachot…
Paul Drayson reflects on the “greening” of Le Mans
Drayson Racing Lola-Judd – Click above for high-res image gallery
While the basic premise of “green racing” is certainly open to debate, it's hard to argue that any form of motorsports has done more to promote the idea that efficiency and alternative…
Chicago 2008: Acura reveals 2009 RL with more style, more power, more…
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Acura RL
Here in Chicago this morning, Acura unveiled the redesigned 2009 edition of its flagship RL sport sedan. One of the main criticisms of the current RL has been the anonymous face and rather bland…
NRDC slams Toyota for Greenwashing and supporting Hill-Terry
For most of this decade, Toyota has been the darling of the environmentalists (if such a thing is possible for a car company) due primarily to the Prius and the addition of the company's hybrid system to their other models. That honeymoon seems to be…
Nokia lets you monitor the emissions coming in to your car
Have you ever been sitting in your car stuck in a traffic jam with the smell of all the fumes wafting into your car? Nokia has now built a concept mobile phone with a built-in air analyzer. The Eco Sensor concept can detect carbon dioxide, carbon…