In recent weeks there have been several safety related incidents during the development and testing of the new kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) that will be rolled out in Formula 1 in 2009. Teams are working along two different development…

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 – Click above for high-res image gallery
The full-on competition version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is now officially available to order for race teams in preparation for the 2011 season. Mercedes-Benz will start…

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As Ford was getting ready to make its big announcement this week in Detroit that it would build and sell a battery electric car beginning in 2011, I got a call asking if I'd like to come down and drive…

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AutoBlogGreen has information on the impending US market launch of the Smart ForTwo. Here's the gist: sub-$15,000 base price, three trim…

It's Monday afternoon and you know what that means. It's time to submit your questions for this week's podcast. We've got a list of topics to discuss below, starting with a supercar question to get our resident curmudgeon warmed up. Got a question…

The International Panel on Climate Change has reached consensus on a report that gives a very dire warning on climate change. Over 2,500 scientists have converged for the conference to approve a report that will provide guidance to governments on how…

One week into the big Mercedes-Benz diesel marathon from Paris to Beijing, the fleet of 36 E320s have completed the first leg by arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia. The team of drivers will be replaced by a whole new group for the second leg going on…

The other day Mike wrote a bout Global Green offering a fleet of environmentally friendlier vehicles to shuttle the glitterati to the red-carpet shooting gauntlet, at the Oscars. Reader Tormod wrote in to tell us of a regular car service known as…

When the American Le Mans Series held their annual winter open test session at Sebring last week a newcomer showed up for the party. Peugeot brought over one of the 908 HDi diesel race cars that dominated the Le Mans racing series in Europe in 2007.…

The Midwest has not traditionally been one of Toyota's strongest markets although the new Tundra pick-up has been showing good percentage growth in the region. In spite of that growth, total volumes are still pretty low. To try and boost demand…