During Acura's recent 2008 vehicle preview I had a chance to chance with Product Planning Manager John Watts about alternative powertrain plans. While Lexus has produced hybrid versions of several of their models, Acura hasn't incorporated Honda's…

British race team ECO Racing has announced their intention to compete in three of this years remaining American Le Mans Series races with a car running on biodiesel. ECO racing is taking up the ALMS's Green Racing challenge with a Radical LMP1…

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The Mercedes Benz B-Class is still at least three years away from a complete redesign, so Chrysler's former overlords have decided to give it a thorough refresh. The new B-Class doesn't look…

Audi e-tron concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Those with a passion for torque were disappointed when it became clear that Audi was unlikely to ever build a production version of the R8 V12 TDI that was shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto…

Using a bicycle as an alternative mode of transportation to a car can certainly be an appealing proposition sometimes. But if you live in a city that's got a lot of hills it can be pretty tough going too. In those times a little assist can come in…

With gas prices on the rise again, and the fact that Nissan Titan sales have never really taken off, Nissan has apparently abandoned plans to create an even larger heavy-duty truck. The Titan platform also currently underpins the big Armada and…

2010 PickupTrucks.com Heavy-Duty Shootout – Click above for high-res image gallery
When it comes to all things pickup truck-related, our pal Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com has his finger on the pulse of what's happening. Every year, Levine gathers…

We recently got the following query from reader Felipe about electric vehicles ( EVs) and we thought the answer would be of interest to many readers who are considering purchasing or leasing one of the upcoming crop of plug-in vehicles:
Hi, do you…

click the Dodge EV for a high-res gallery from the show
While strolling around one of the smaller exhibit halls at the Los Angeles Auto Show I ran into an old acquaintance I hadn't seen in about 15 years. I met Roger Becker early in my engineering…

Over at the Truth About Cars site today Robert Farago dumps all over Bob Lutz and General Motors over their emphasis on fuel cells. Farago takes issue with Lutz's efforts to direct even more development resources toward fuel cells. The article goes…