The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS) has just finished the latest round of their long running series of crash tests of new vehicles. This time around they evaluated nine different mid-sized SUVs and CUVs. IIHS does front, rear and side…

While Volkswagen and other carmakers have been complaining bitterly about the new European CO 2 emissions limits and the penalties for not meeting them, at least one company is saying “Bring it on!”. Peugeot is reminding people that their 308 HDi 90…

The next-generation Buick Excelle has been spotted testing in the usual camouflage. The existing Excelle is only sold in China, but now that General Motors has decided that Buick will be one of its four core brands in the U.S. market, it seems likely…

The Ohio State University team that has been working with Ford on setting land speed records for fuel cell powered vehicles passed another milestone on Friday as the August session of salt flats racings drew to a close. The hydrogen=fueled…

Honda next-generation solar hydrogen station – Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda remains firmly committed to the hydrogen fuel cell as the best long-term solution to zero emissions mobility. However, the automaker is also cognizant of the…

It looks like Daimler AG doesn't plan to rely solely on suppliers for lithium ion batteries going forward. Traditionally, automakers prefer to keep most powertrain development in-house as one of the primary differentiators from other manufacturers.…

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Click above for high-res image gallery
AMG has been producing racing versions of Mercedes-Benz cars and high performance street machines for over four decades. That tradition continues with the unveiling today in Mexico of…

The crew of Tesla Motors has discovered the joy that is developing a new car for production. The arduous process of testing a car and making sure that it will actually hold up to the inevitable abuse it'll see in the hands of customers invariably…

Porsche originally pioneered a working version of the dual clutch gearbox concept on some 962 Group C cars in the late 1980s, but it took until 2003 for the design to show up in production vehicles. When Volkswagen introduced the six speed DSG in…

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The Hyundai HED-5 concept made its debut at the 2008 Geneva Motor and Americans will get their first look at the new crossover in Los Angeles. For its North American debut, the company has…