There have been a lot of new technologies introduced in recent years to help improve efficiency of vehicles. While we spend a lot of time here at ABG trying to explain how these technologies work, Audi is stepping up to try and help as well with a…
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Chrysler considering diesel minivans for 2010
Click on the image for a gallery of high res photos of the new Chrysler vans
Chrysler has offered oil burning engines as an option in almost all the vehicles they sell in Europe since the late nineties including the minivans. Up until sales of the…
Geneva '08: Toyota Urban Cruiser mini-SUV
Another vehicle that Toyota will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in a few weeks is the Urban Cruiser. The Urban Cruiser is a new compact SUV that, at least for now, is destined for the European market. But take a look at that body. Does it look…
Video: Autocar drives the Ferrari 599 GTO, calls it “best value”
You have to love the human being's ability to rationalize almost anything. After all, how else can you explain calling a near half-million-dollar sports car a “best value?” Yet that's exactly what Autocar has done in evaluating the new Ferrari 599…
Ford holds job fair so other companies can hire their people
While General Motors held a job fair a couple of weeks ago to hire 400 more engineers and technicians, Ford just held one for companies looking to hire some of the thousands of people that they've let go in recent months. To be fair, GM bought out…
Not all the electric cars were killed
A couple of years back fans of the GM EV1 electric car got very upset when GM decided to take back all the cars that they had leased. Someone even made a movie about it. There was a big uproar over the fact that the EV1s were the be crushed. However,…
Ford dismisses battery swaps
One of the favored concepts among many electric vehicle proponents (and, most prominently, Better Place) is replaceable battery packs as a means of “rapid refueling.” However, aside from Nissan-Renault, no other major automaker has expressed any…
Rumormill: BMW may bring diesel 5 Series to America
2011 BMW 5 Series – Click above for high-res image gallery
The new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn't even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW might add a diesel engine option. According to Inside Line, BMW will add diesel…
How you can tell that all NASCAR machines look too much alike
As NASCAR has tightened the aerodynamic restrictions on cars over the past decade to the point where they now use common templates for all “makes” of cars, they have become increasingly difficult to distinguish. Now it appears that even Chrysler…
Studs on bikes
In the not-too-distant future those of us in more northern climes will be back into the cold heart of winter. If you have ever driven a car in the winter with studded tires you will know that there is just no substitute. All-season tires can't…