Graham child's hearse – Click above for high-res image gallery
We headed down to the 2009 Orphan Car Show in Ypsilanti, MI on Sunday and the first orphan we stumbled upon was this unusual hearse. This one off was built in 1927 as a prototype for a…

It's been confirmed for some time that Mercedes-Benz is developing a new two-door coupe version of its C-Class to replace the current hatchback CLC model. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that Autocar is reporting that Mercedes-Benz…

If you've ever driven on Michigan roads you know that they are just about the worst in the United States. Crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor is like night and day when comparing the condition of the pavement. Unfortunately, the…

Click the HUMMER HX for a high res gallery
Almost since the launch of the HUMMER H2 in 2003, the brand has been the whipping boy of environmentalists everywhere and the hero of global warming deniers. As a company that has a fiduciary responsibility…

We learned of Raser Technologies' extended range electric vehicle architecture that it had developed for larger truck applications at last year's SAE World Congress. The company has received an order from Pacific Gas and Electric for two SUVs…

Volkswagen Passats for the Herndon Police Department – Click above for high-res image gallery
There's been a long tradition of automakers giving cars to the police departments in whatever municipalities they have facilities in and Volkswagen is no…

PSA automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen have now built over 10 million vehicles powered by their HDi diesel engines. They've reached that threshold in only nine years. HDi is Peugeot's nomenclature for their common rail diesel injection system. The…

Amtrak has long been the red-headed step-child of the American transportation system and has been an almost continuous money loser since its inception in the early-1970s. 2010, though, has so far been a very good year for Amtrak. Over the first six…

This time of year my refrigerator is so full that I just can't fit more than half a dozen magnums of Veuve Cliquot in there. Fortunately, the purveyors of this bubbly liquid have come to the rescue with the help of Porsche Design. Taking material…

For the vast majority of businesses in the United States and elsewhere, 2008 was an annus horribilis. However, one sector did OK in spite of their continued inability to harness all of the hot air coming out of the halls of Congress. In 2008, the US…