General Motors has been selling the Chevrolet Aveo in the US market since shortly after they bought a controlling interest in South Korean auto-maker Daewoo a few years ago. The Aveo is GM's smallest and cheapest (as well as least expensive) car in…

There is a 2008 Scion xB in the Autoblog Garage right now that you'll be hearing all about soon. One of the cool features of the new xB is a standard iPod interface that you can control from the head unit. Just plug in the iPod and the ID3 tag…

All too often, government policies are set by politicians and bureaucrats based solely on ideology rather than facts. With this week's announcement that the Obama administration will impose the equivalent of the California greenhouse gas emissions…

Scott Sharp driving the Highcroft Acura ARX-02a at Mid-Ohio 2009 – click above for high-res image gallery
A mere 42 hours after Scott Sharp walked away from a horrific 3.5-revolution crash during practice for the Petit Le Mans, a freshly-built Acura…

It's been known for many months now that Volkswagen is working on a new small car meant to challenge the Smart ForTwo as a super-compact city car. We've even known that they would be showing it at least in concept form next month at the Frankfurt…

2010 Ford Shelby GT500 – Click above for high-res image gallery
In recent months, rumors have been rampant that the next generation of Ford's Shelby GT500 Mustang would dump the existing 5.4-liter supercharged V8 in favor of a twin-turbo version of…

A new study commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership and NorthEast Biofuels in England has concluded that switching from the ultra low sulfur diesel that's now being phased in the US to biodiesel could almost completely eliminate net carbon…

Four of Agent 007's Aston Martins
Before the original Aston Martin DB5 Bond-mobile goes on the auction block this Fall, it and three other Astons from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s will get together for a party in the UK. The DBS, Vanquish, and V8…

Click above for a high-res gallery the Honda Accord Tourer Type-S
The vehicle above represents some of our favorite features in a main-stream car, but we're fully aware that we're in the minority when it comes to drivers in the U.S. market. This is…

Chevrolet Volt Integration prototype – click above for high res image gallery
When automakers are getting a new vehicle ready for production, the main specifications are generally locked down about 18-24 months before production starts. After that…