On a Saturday in mid-August for each of the past dozen years, thousands of classic and not-so-classic cars have taken to Woodward Avenue in Detroit and the northern suburbs for the Woodward Dream Cruise. Over the years the businesses in the area have…

Click above to view high-res gallery of the Saturn VUE 2 Mode Hybrid
We've been eagerly anticipating the launch of the two-mode hybrid version of the Saturn Vue but it now appears we'll have to wait a little longer. The Vue marks the first…

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has generated a lot of controversy with his plans to revamp the London congestion charge. He wants to replace the flat fee for being able to drive into central London with a sliding scale based on vehicle emissions. Cars…

Since Honda started offering a natural gas-powered version of the Civic (the GX) several years ago they have also offered buyers a device called the Phill. Phill is a home natural gas compressor that hooks up to the household gas supply and fuels the…

Back in October, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI cup wrapped up its second season in fine fashion during the Petit Le Mans weekend at Road Atlanta. While the ten-race series was not broadcast live, cameras from Speed TV were on hand for each event. If you,…

Volkswagen has now built the perfect vehicle for the unrepentant deadhead. If you ever attended a Grateful Dead concert, as I did in my youth, you would have seen probably the largest traveling collection of vintage VW micro-buses anywhere. They came…

Electric carmaker Th!nk Global could be on the road to returning to the US market as soon as 2008. The second-generation Th!nk will begin production this fall at a plant in Norway and sales will begin at home. Once they ramp up, they will spread to…

Click one the Ale for a high-res gallery of the X-Prize competitor
Three wheelers seem to be all the rage lately for automotive startups. This probably has something to do with the fact that they are classed as motorcycles and therefore not subject…

Compared to most brands, MINI had an exceptional year in 2008, with a 28 percent increase in U.S. sales. In other parts of the world last year, however, things didn't turn out as well, with sales dropping overall – particularly in the latter half of…

Click the Focus EV “mule” for a high res gallery
There's been a lot of discussion in recent days about which debut was the most significant vehicle of this year's Detroit Auto Show. Most of the attention is, of course, paid to the new…