In 2006, the American LeMans Series saw a dominating performance in their top LMP1 class from the diesel powered Audi R10s. For 2007 they have announced a partnership with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC), to use ethanol blended…
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Officially Official: 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid
2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
Next week in Geneva, Porsche will officially unveil the all-new second-generation Cayenne with the brand's first ever hybrid powertrain. Like the new Volkswagen Touareg that it…
Audi Mileage Marathon: Day 1 down, Cleveland here we come!
Click above for high-res gallery from day 1 of the mileage marathon
One day down, oh so many to go! Actually, only six more days for me as we prepare to leave Capitol Hill this morning on our way to hook up with Autoblog team captain and coach Mr.…
CAR likes the Mitsubishi i-EV even better than the gas version
The folks are UK magazine CAR got the opportunity to spend some quality time with the Mitsubishi i-EV recently and they came away preferring it to the conventional gas-powered version. The electric car that looks somewhat like a four-door Smart has…
New wind and battery assisted recumbant trike
Pterosail has announced an interesting new way to get around if you live in a place with some wind and not too much traffic. The pterosail trike is based on a recumbent tricycle. The rider can pedal the trike like any conventional recumbent bike or…
Toyota to ramp up 4-cylinder engine production in Alabama
Toyota is preparing for the expectation that fuel prices will continue to climb in the next several years and demand for smaller engines will increase. To that end, the company's Huntsville, Alabama engine plant will add a new line to build…
Toyota starts discussions on who will get PHEV Priuses
Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept — Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota is getting ready to start deploying a fleet of 200 plug-in Prius hybrids in the coming months and the company needs to figure out what to do with them. The cars will…
BREAKING: Early Camaro SS manual transmission failures reported, factory hold issued
2010 Chevrolet Camaro – Click above for a high-res image gallery
Sporadic reports have begun popping up in the Camaro5 forums about issues with V8-powered SS models equipped with the manual transmission. It seems that doing a hard launch or using the…
Frankfurt Preview: General Motors HydroGen4
Click the cutaway for high-res images of the HydroGen4
The General Motors HydrogGen4 will be making its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week prior to being the European representative in Project Driveway. Project Driveway is the largest…
Review: 2009 Lincoln MKS
2009 Lincoln MKS – Click above for high-res image gallery
The 2009 Lincoln MKS may be the marque's last chance at establishing a distinct image after two decades of struggling to find its identity. At one time Lincoln, like its counterparts at…