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16 May 2007 posted in Concept Cars 5 views
Chevy Sequels go the distance!  Over 300 miles on one tank of hydrogen On the day some people were boycotting gasoline purchases to protest high prices, two Chevrolet Sequel fuel cell powered concepts each traveled over 300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. AutoblogGre ...
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18 April 2007 posted in Government/Legal 8 views
Gov't forgot to change Gas Guzzler tax Back in December, we told you about the new method the government would be using to calculate fuel mileage. For the first time in twenty years, they decided to make changes to better reflect real-worl ...
Tags: fuel economy, minivans, mileage, window stickers, consumers, nissan, carmakers, real world, fuel mileage, nissan 350z, gas guzzler tax, driving conditions, twenty years, backlash, estimates, sport utilities, apparent drop, epa website, scofflaw, tax bracket
9 April 2007 posted in Government/Legal 6 views
Carmakers respond to new stability control mandate Last week, the NHTSA announced its final rules that will require electronic stability control on all light duty vehicles by September, 2011. For once, a new regulation on cars from the National Highwa ...
Tags: automaker, nhtsa, insurance institute for highway safety, highway traffic safety, traffic safety administration, electronic stability control, national highway traffic, national highway traffic safety administration, national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa, national highway traffic safety, stabilitrak, driving conditions, safety belts, rollover crashes, car makers, light duty vehicles, control technology, vehicle occupants, safety policy, transportation dot
9 April 2007 posted in Driving 6 views
Tog Gear could be U.S. bound with British hosts Is The Stig headed to the States? It appears that the wildly popular automotive TV show, Top Gear, could be heading to these shores (again). The BBC and The Sun newspaper have reported that there are ...
Tags: jeremy clarkson, driving conditions, american cars, blokes, american audience, american roads, lads, million viewers, stig, jet car, richard hammond, car crash, video top gear, international emmy, negative impressions, emmy winner, american cousin, next uk, remarkable recovery, darndest
9 April 2007 posted in Driving 4 views
Top Gear could be U.S. bound with British hosts Is The Stig headed to the States? It appears that the wildly popular automotive TV show, Top Gear, could be heading to these shores (again). The BBC and The Sun newspaper have reported that there are ...
Tags: jeremy clarkson, driving conditions, american cars, blokes, american audience, american roads, lads, million viewers, stig, jet car, richard hammond, car crash, video top gear, international emmy, negative impressions, emmy winner, american cousin, next uk, remarkable recovery, darndest
15 March 2007 posted in Motorsports 3 views
Nissan's Motegi test center goes off-roading three high-res pics available by clicking image aboveLooks like Nissan is SHIFTing even more heavily into its truck development. With the popularity of crossovers, SUVs and pickups expected to stay st ...
Tags: four wheel drive, nissan, road test, slope, high res, driving conditions, proving grounds, test facility, degree incline, rough mountain, motegi, road track, extreme off road, parsec, test center, tochigi prefecture, track segments, desert road, rocky section, mountain terrain
26 February 2007 posted in Supercars 2 views
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera revealed! Click the image for five high res imagesThe cat, errr, bull is out of the bag, with both images and the press release about the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera circulating the web. The 'purist' Gall ...
Tags: steering wheel, carbon fiber, lamborghini, gallardo, gearbox, performance car, lambo, high res, driving conditions, lamborghini gallardo, weight reduction, grit, high performance sports, errr, power ratio, increased power, bolognese, agata, lamborghini gallardo superleggera, production volumes
18 October 2006 posted in Concept Cars 3 views
Ford assembles $6 million worth of Focus hydrogen sedans... ABG drives one AutoblogGreen's Sam Abuelsamid recently had a chance to drive one of Ford's new test fleet cars. And it wasn't just any new car. It was one of the new fuel cell powered Focuses (Foci?). The test drive ...
Tags: diesels, test drive, calipers, speed transmission, sedans, fuel cell, full tank, new test, foci, driving conditions, hydrogen filling station, attendees, autobloggreen, fleet cars, cell battery pack, faint hum, nimh d cell, grabby, glow plugs, automatic focus
25 September 2006 posted in Japan 7 views
Honda reveals the Advanced VTEC engine Honda's engineers have been busily figuring out how to make their VTEC engine better, and today the auto giant released the first details about the next-generation powerplant, which they're calling Ad ...
Tags: fuel economy, production car, electronic control system, honda motor co, honda motor, driving conditions, gasoline engine, variable valve timing, intake valve, vtec engine, current 2, honda motor co ltd, additional photos, control system technology, honda honda, cylinder gasoline, variable phase, optimum control, phase control, ulev
16 July 2006 posted in Aftermarket 5 views
Über Cayman! TechArt GTsport looks great, packs punch German tuning firm TechArt has unleashed their latest creation, the Porsche Cayman S-based TechArt GTsport. Underhood, the Cayman's 3.4L six gets the full once-over. Bored out to 99mm, it receives lar ...
Tags: carbon fiber, lb ft, lightweight wheels, body kit, driving conditions, gt3, crankshaft, porsche cayman, porsche cayman s, apron, german tuning, peak torque, intakes, exhaust systems, coil over suspension, info photos, baddest, techart gtsport, contisportcontact, cornerstones
9 April 2006 posted in Concept Cars 12 views
Jeep announces production ready Patriot This is the kind of sub-$20k SUV we expect from Jeep, rather than the Compass that’s barely trail rated to cross the street let alone a rocky fjord. The Patriot, however, will share much of its ...
Tags: fuel economy, sport utility vehicle, ft lbs, safety features, five speed, interior features, traction control, driving conditions, skid plates, mechanicals, hill descent control, auburn hills, jeep patriot, compact sport utility, rsquo, nannies, belvidere assembly plant, passable job, freedome, fjord
13 March 2006 posted in Car Buying 15 views
2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS: In the Autoblog Garage Day 4-5 Our time with the Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS is about to come to an end. With a thorough static examination of the vehicle completed (see Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3), it's time to get into this vehicle, wr ...
Tags: muscle car, exhaust system, roar, speedometer, driving conditions, chevrolet trailblazer ss, chevrolet trailblazer, slushbox, halfway point, rumblings, 2006 chevrolet trailblazer, 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ss, 10 percent, weenies, traffic situation, fellow drivers, tbss, mechanical noise, ferocity, no apologies
10 January 2006 posted in Trends 5 views
New miles per gallon testing figures to be announced The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce this Thursday its new testing standards at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The standards, according t ...
Tags: mileage, acceleration, prius, international auto show, north american international auto, american international auto show, north american international auto show, toyota prius, hybrid vehicles, air conditioning, driving conditions, auto manufacturers, window sticker, environmental protection agency, detroit michigan, consumer advocates, government body, anonymous sources, stage one, discrepancy
4 January 2006 posted in Car Buying 7 views
Audi releases pricing for Q7 4.2 Quattro Early this morning Audi announced pricing for the 2007 Q7 4.2 Quattro model, which will have a starting MSRP of $49,900. The SUV will come with Audi’s 4.2L V8 FSI engine that delivers a stout 35 ...
Tags: steering wheel, los angeles auto show, luxury suv, power delivery, american debut, six speed, driving conditions, speed tiptronic transmission, cold weather package, option packages, injection technology, luxurious appointments, dynamic performance, voice control, rsquo, 2007 audi q7, gasoline direct injection, rearview camera, audi of america, technology package
11 December 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 10 views
Hybrid successor? Or rival? New Hampshire inventor Dale Van Cor recently presented his latest invention, the symbiotic drive, to   the Electrical Energy Storage and Application Conference in San Francisco. The drive runs bo ...
Tags: gasoline, torque, mercury montego, mercury, nissan, prius, ford five hundred, toyota prius, nissan murano, driving conditions, variable transmissions, 4wd, inventor, new hampshire, electrical energy storage, latest invention, application conference, variable output, amplification, cor
13 September 2005 posted in Gadgets 10 views
Motorola introduces OK, I admit it. I talk on my cell phone while driving. It's not a good excuse, but it's one that most people use — there's just not enough time in the day, so you gotta multi-task.   Motoro ...
Tags: motorola, 911, excuse, airbag, driving conditions, cell phone use, voicemail, phone numbers, making decisions, white list
15 August 2005 posted in Hybrids/Alternative 12 views
Hybrid Attack Just as I was complaining about there not being any hybrids that I'd buy, here I've stumbled upon one by accident.  It's called "The Attack" and it's a hybrid supercar with ov ...
Tags: hp, hybrids, wheels, supercar, biodiesel, batteries, driving conditions, west philadelphia high school, philadelphia high school, capacitors, mad props, high school kids, electric vehicle team, rears
10 February 2005 posted in Chicago Auto Show 12 views
Dave hits the Chrysler test track Actually for my foray around Chryslers major indoor test drive course I chose the Dodge Charger for my ride so I took to the "Dodge" section of the course. Chrysler and Dodge are similar real-world dr ...
Tags: dodge, brakes, chrysler, hemi, magnum, jeep, test drive, dodge charger, tad, potholes, speed bumps, dodge truck, srts, daytonas, driving conditions, subtle differences, tedium, foray, young lady, allude