Click above for high-res gallery of the Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4
Peugeot has been showing diesel hybrid concepts at auto shows for the past several years, and the latest is the new Prologue HYmotion4. Unlike the previous versions that were based on…

2011 Dodge Durango teaser site (test version) – Click above for high-res image gallery
Magnum? Durango? There's been plenty of banter about which nameplate Dodge's new unibody SUV will ultimately wear, but now it seems we can put the debate to rest.…

BMW M3 GT4 – click for high-res image gallery
In recent months, AMG, the high performance gurus at Mercedes-Benz, have hinted at some future plans for reducing CO 2 emissions including hybrids and possible diesel engines. Similarly, Audi has built…

Here in North America, the only non-gasoline fueled cars offered by Honda are the natural gas-powered Civic GX and the hydrogen-fueled FCX Clarity. You can buy diesel-powered Hondas in Europe and, in Brazil, ethanol is the preferred alternative.…

In a particularly bleak sales month in June, there were some surprising numbers hidden deep in the sales reports. A month ago, sales of small cars like the Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Toyota Corolla all had record sales. All three of those cars had…

As the official vehicle of the South, the Texas State Fair has become the prime venue for automakers to show off new pick-up trucks. In two weeks, Ford will use the fair to debut the 2011 Super-Duty range, which will receive the new 6.7-liter…

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Last night, Mitsubishi released the first sketches of its next concept car, the iMiEV Sport Air that will debut in Geneva in March. It looks like this one is little more than an update of last year's iMiEV…

Most drivers in North America old enough to remember the first wave of diesel cars that came our way in the early to mid-1980s have unpleasant memories of those cars. They were slow, smelly, smoky, noisy and did I mention slow. They got great fuel…

Mazda was granted a new U.S. patent this week for a design of an offset wheel-mounted motor for electric and hybrid vehicles. In previous wheel/hub motor configurations, the motor has typically been mounted concentric with the wheel. The essence of…

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a report on how the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar against almost all other currencies is prompting car makers to take a new look at exporting vehicles built here. Almost as an aside deep within the…