Click above for more high-res shots of the Chevy Cobalt SS
Less than 2 months ago the headline here was GM ramps up Cobalt production to meet demand. It's amazing how quickly things change in this crazy environment. Just months after adding a third…

The 2008 Detroit Auto Show is opening up to the public on Saturday and the media previews were chock full of announcements of new flex-fuel and diesel vehicles. The flex-fuel reveals ran the gamut from the wild race car based concepts like the Mazda…

Click on the photo for a high res gallery of the Saturn Outlook
By coincidence it turned out Alex and I were both scheduled to spend some time with a new Saturn Outlook at about the same time. Alex is working on a full review, so I'll try and give a…

2010 VW Golf BlueMotion – click above for high-res image gallery
After announcing the BlueMotion version of the new MK VI Golf last month, Volkswagen has now put the new high efficiency model on sale. BlueMotion is VW's branding for its ultra-low CO…

The Automotive X-Prize organizers are gearing up to officially kick off the competition early this year and people will get their first opportunity to meet some of the competitors next week at the Detroit Auto Show. Seven of the teams that have…

Click the G8 for a high-res gallery
The G8 is the most important new model that Pontiac has had in many years, and it could in fact be a make-or-break car for the brand. For several years, GM has been planning to transition the “performance” brand to…

You might expect the Marketing VP of the best-known electric vehicle company in recent times to be promoting pure battery electrics as the only answer to our transportation problems. However, Darryl Siry is much more realistic and pragmatic than…

In recent years civilian Hummers like the H1 and H2 have become symbols of extravagance and disregard for the environment. While the H2 is essentially a re-bodied version of the last generation Chevy Tahoe, the H1 was a barely civilized version of…

Consumer availability of natural gas vehicles in the U.S. market tends to be very limited. The only regularly available factory CNG car on sale right now is the Honda Civic GX and that's only available in California and New York. Other than that it's…

2011 Lotus Elise SC RGB edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
Aside from founder Colin Chapman, there is probably no other individual that's had a greater influence on Lotus over the past four decades than Roger Becker. Until his…