Did Hyundai pull MPG claims from Super Bowl ad due to watchdog group pressure? [w/video]
February 5, 2012 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: MPG, Hyundai, Videos
Hyundai has been targeted by Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit advocacy organization, over the automaker’s 40 mpg fuel efficiency claim on the Hyundai Elantra. The group says Elantra owners have seen fuel economy averages of 18 and 19 mpg instead of the the 29 mpg city and 40 mpg highway reported by [...]
BMWism.com chronicles BMW designers through the eras
February 5, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Classics, Etc., BMW, Design/Style
Chris Bangle may be the name most recently associated with BMW design, but he’s just one of many men and women who have sketched and sculpted automobiles for Bayerische Motoren Werke. BMW enthusiast website BMWism.com has gone all the way back to the beginning of the brand, when a BMW [...]
Suzuki Regina concept renamed G70, production version coming?
February 5, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Suzuki, Design/Style
The Suzuki Regina concept shown at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show was an unusual little car. We don’t want to get our hopes up about production (especially since we’d probably never get it in America anyway), but the Regina will return to the spotlight at the [...]
Switzerland-based Catecar extended-range vehicle is tested in Geneva
February 4, 2012 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
A Switzerland-based company is testing an extended-range plug-in mini-vehicle that it says gets more than 200 miles per gallon and has a single-tank range of more than 300 miles, according to website TechnologicVehicles.com.
The company, Catecar, tested a prototype of the vehicle at the Geneva Airport this week. The car weighs less than [...]
What we know about the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, next-gen GTI
February 4, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Wagon, Crossover, Hatchback, Audi, Volkswagen, Design/Style
The next GTI will be an order of magnitude better, bringing it back in line with the original hot hatch.
Lighter, faster, stronger, better. That’s what we can expect from the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, due to be unveiled at the 2012 Paris Motor Show before it hits [...]
Jonathon Ward talks about his Icon Derelicts in latest eGarage video
February 4, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Classics, Videos, Design/Style
There are very few things that get the unanimous approval of everyone here at Autoblog. One of them is Icon 4×4, which makes impossibly expensive yet worth-every-penny reimaginings of history’s best off-roaders. For this year’s SEMA Show, Icon debuted something new that had nothing to do with off-roading, yet still had [...]
Who was for, who was against CARB’s ZEV mandate “over-compliance” rule
February 3, 2012 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy
What impact will the “over-compliance” rule – some would say loophole – in the California Air Resources Board’s recent changes to the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate have? The short and obvious answer is that only time will tell, but one can make [...]
Infiniti names Geneva-bound range-extended sports car concept EMERG-E
February 3, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Technology, Infiniti, Design/Style, Electric
Infiniti has named its electric concept car headed for next month’s Geneva Motor Show the EMERG-E. The company says that its showcar will be a coupe powered by a 1.2-liter gasoline engine with a range-extending electric motor. The powerplant will be mounted amidships [...]
Mercedes-Benz gets sketchy with Citan urban delivery van
February 3, 2012 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Minivan/Van, Work, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style
Though the Ford Transit Connect may be a niche player in the North American market, the small van market is big business in Europe. According to Mercedes-Benz, it accounts for some 700,000 units annually, and that’s a pie of which Daimler wouldn’t mind getting a bigger slice. And so it [...]
Volkswagen BlueSport roadster still on-track after all?
February 2, 2012 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Etc., Volkswagen, Diesel
The on-again, off-again Volkswagen BlueSport roadster is, well, on again according to EVO Magazine. The publication reportedly spoke with Uli Hackenberg, head of engineering with Volkswagen, who said the company’s dealers are mistaken when they say there won’t be a market for a vehicle like the BlueSport. Hakenberg [...]
