The soap opera that has been the recent history of TVR has taken another turn. The administrators of PKF Partners have announced the sale TVR's asset's to none other Nikolai Smolenski, the previous owner who oversaw the failure of the company in the…

The very first practical automobile was the 1886 Benz Motorwagen created in Stuttgart by Karl Benz. That first car was powered by a small gasoline fueled engine that ran on a four-stroke cycle developed by fellow German Karl Otto. Later another…

Last fall, Hyundai announced that for every Genesis sedan sold during the 2009 model year it would make carbon offset grants equivalent to the CO 2 emissions of those cars. Six months into the program, Hyundai Motor America is now paying out the…

Nissan doesn't have an official presence at the New York Auto Show this year, but that doesn't mean the automaker is completely absent from the festivities. Even without an stand, the automaker still needs to show of its wares and that's exactly…

Click on the Saab 9-4x BioPower concept for a high-res gallery
When it comes to seriously promoting ethanol as a motor fuel, two countries jump to the forefront and neither of the them is the United States. While the U.S. government provides a lot…

Here in the car journalism biz, this is that time of year when everyone is evaluating all the recently introduced cars to determine which ones truly stand out. Here in town, the crew from Car and Driver are doing their 10 Best testing this week.…

Infiniti FX30d – Click above for high-res image gallery
Back in 2008, Nissan announced that it would introduce a diesel V6 in the U.S. market Maxima sedan right about … now. Last we checked, there are no diesel vehicles available at American Nissan…

Stuttgart – While one car boasts outstanding driving performance and high fuel efficiency, the other offers high fuel efficiency and good handling. What is the difference between the two? The sporty handling dynamics set the tone in the all-wheel…

Cleanova is a unit of the Daussault Groupe in France and they are currently testing series hybrid vehicles with an eye toward offering them to the public in 2008. The vehicle they are working on is a small minivan type vehicle based on the Renault…

At meeting this week at Michigan State University on “green collar job” creation, Governor Jennifer Granholm floated the idea of state income tax credits for residents that buy hybrid or electric cars. While the IRS and a variety of states already…