Honda Civic Type-R – Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda Europe has announced that sales of the Civic Type-R throughout most of the Continent will cease by the end of 2010. The 2.0-liter, 198-horsepower hatch debuted as a production model in…

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Volkswagen has been offering their 1.4L TSI engine range in several of their European models for the past several years but has yet to make them available in the U.S. The TSI engines are reduced…

Click on the image for a high-res image gallery of the HySeries Edge
Last week Ford unveiled an experimental version of the Edge CUV powered by the HySeries drive-train that they first showed in the Airstream concept at the recent North American…

2010 Plug-in Prius Prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
Not all plug-in vehicles are created equal. As we finally start to see mainstream, commercially available plug-ins arrive, the market is developing into a continuum. At one extreme…

US Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is saying that a deal is very close on a compromise fuel economy bill in the US Congress. As we reported the other day, the 35 mpg by 2020 standard from the previous Senate bill will be retained with separate averages…

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Atmospheric carbon may be bad for us and the planet, but that doesn't mean the element is totally evil. When incorporated into other materials carbon can add a tremendous amount of…

click above for high-res gallery of the E85 Chevy HHR
Apparently, the movement toward smaller cars in the US market also includes the Chevrolet HHR. According to GM, HHR sales jumped 73% last month compared to 2007 with a total of 9,650 being shipped…

2010 Acura ZDX – Click above for high-res image gallery
Needless to say, the 2010 Acura ZDX is a peculiar beast. And after a week's worth of testing, we're still not sure what to make of it.
But just for some context, let's begin with the fact that…

It looks like dealers of mainstream high volume autos aren't the only ones struggling with the current credit freeze. Plenty of car dealers across the country have turned out the lights this year as sales have dried up and costs for borrowing to…

Jim Press's enthusiasm for his new job as Vice Chairman of the new Chrysler apparently got the better of him during one of his first commutes to Auburn Hills. As Press was trolling along with the flow of traffic on I-75, the velocity of his new Dodge…