click above image for a high-res gallery of the Chevy Tahoe 2-mode Hybrid
Over the past several months, General Motors has been trotting out its new full-size hybrid SUVs at every press preview and auto show telling us all about how great they are.…
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2011 Ford Mustang V6 gets 31 mpg highway, first ever for 300+hp
2011 Ford Mustang V6 – Click above for high res image gallery
After years of complaints about the ancient old 4.0-liter V6 engine in the base Mustang, Ford has finally replaced it for 2011 and it will be paying dividends at the pump for owners. The…
VIDEO: Elon Musk talks to Fox Business News; who needs accuracy?
Yesterday we told about news from Tesla Chairman Elon Musk that the Silicon Valley EV startup had struck some sort of deal with Daimler. We speculated that it might be an engine supply deal for the range-extended version of the WhiteStar. Tesla…
Audi R10 TDI clinches American Le Mans Series P1 championship
Audi has clinched its third consecutive P1 class championship in the American Le Mans Series with the diesel-powered R10 TDI. The driver pairing of Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner came out on top after a disappointing race at the Detroit Grand Prix this…
Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek hybrid running this weekend
The Corsa Motorsports Ginetta-Zytek 09HS hybrid LMP1 car is running in competition for the first time this weekend at the Utah Grand Prix at Miller Motorsports park. The new car arrived from the UK just last weekend and prior to hitting the track in…
Road Trip: 2009 Toyota Venza a few refinements short of a great ride
2009 Toyota Venza – Click above for high-res image gallery
Earlier this spring, our own Alex Nunez reviewed Toyota's latest crossover type thingy, the Venza, and came away rather impressed. I do a fair bit of traveling for my day job, which usually…
Cadillac CTS gets Recaro seats just like V model
Cadillac CTS Recaro Seats – Click above to enlarge
Around the Autoblog campfire, the second-generation Cadillac CTS remains one of our favorite sedans of recent years. For one thing, the interior of the gen-two CTS is vastly better executed than the…
VIDEO: M.B.'s DTM C-Class disaster
The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) is one of the most popular forms of motorsport in Germany with Opel, Audi and Mercedes-Benz having participated at times since it's revival a few years back. Currently only the Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class…
Miles Automotive plugs in an all-new web site
If you're in the market for an electric vehicle and you want to check out specs and see what's available, Miles Automotive has launched an all new site. The new virtual showroom has pics and specs on their current lineup of low-speed neighborhood…
Xcel Energy and NREL announce wind powered hydrogen production
Xcel Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory showed off a new hydrogen production facility that derives its power from the wind. The plant, located between Golden and Boulder in Colorado, uses two wind turbines linked to the electrolyzers…