Geneva Preview: Proton shows new Giugiaro designed hybrid concept
Filed under: Concept Cars, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Crossover
Malaysian automaker Proton has released the first image of a new compact hybrid concept it will show off next month at the Geneva Motor Show. At this point, we don’t have a name or any technical details, but the body was apparently designed by Italian studio Italdesign [...]
Video: 2011 Nissan Juke to get 1.6L gas-turbo-direct-injected I4
Filed under: Technology, Crossover, Nissan
When Nissan’s new Juke compact crossover hits the streets later this year, it will be powered by the automaker’s first gasoline-turbocharged-direct-injected (GTDI) engine. Following in the same technical path blazed by the Volkswagen Group, General Motors, Ford and others, the new engine uses the high-pressure injection system to execute multiple injection [...]
Opel Vauxhall coming to Geneva with new concept
Filed under: Concept Cars, Budget, Hybrid, Minivan/Van, Geneva Motor Show, Opel, Vauxhall
Opel/Vauxhall concept and cars for Geneva – Click above for high-res image gallery
Vauxhall will be trailering the new Meriva and the coming Ampera to next month’s Geneva Motor Show, along with a concept that the company won’t say a word about yet. A teaser [...]
Tanner Foust Moving To European Rallycross Championship for 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Europe
Does this guy ever sleep? – Click above for high-res image gallery
Tanner Foust has about the most solid “car guy” curriculum vitae there is. Drift king, stuntman, rally champ, X Games legend, TV star, momentary Top Gear USA host, two-time U.S. representative for the International Race of Champions and of most important/impressive, [...]
Chicago 2010: Chevrolet rolls out Caprice Police Car
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Concept Cars, Sedan, Chevrolet, GM, Police/Emergency
Chevrolet Caprice PPV – Click above for high-res image gallery
Late last year, General Motors announced that it would build a Zeta-based Police Car for North American duty. Though there was already a perfectly good Pontiac G8 available before GM decided to shutter the brand, this [...]
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 2.12.10
Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 4 [w/video]
In the fourth installment of our Ice Racing series, we take to the track for two rounds of the AMEC 2010 season and come back with plenty of footage to show how it’s done.
BMW announces start-stop system and Competition package for M3, M Sport for X5
BMW has imbued the [...]
Lamborghini celebrates 4,000th Murcielago made
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Lamborghini
The 4,000th Lamborghini Murcielago – Click above for high-res image
It’s been a long time since Lamborghini introduced the Murcielago. In it’s original form the Diablo replacement came with a 6.2-liter V12 putting out 580 horsepower and 480 lb-ft torque. Since then Lamborghini has continuously upgraded the car with more horsepower, limited [...]
What would a new VW Corrado look like? Patrick Moczarsky thinks he knows…
Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Coupe, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Volkswagen, Design/Style
Patrick Moczarsky’s take on a new Volkswagen Corrado – Click above for high-res image gallery
Just about every Volkswagen aficionado who knows the Corrado has thoughts about the chunky coupe. Introduced in 1988 to replace the aging-yet-still-cool Scirocco, VW first “full-blooded sports car” went nuts with tech [...]
Autoblog Weekender: Full-of-Questions Edition
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, China, Videos, Hummer, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Smart, Citroën, Australia, Middle East
The Autoblog Weekender – Click above to check out what you missed
This slightly belated Weekender is extra full of the week’s car news, starting off with a union of cars and alcohol that only Aussies would think of putting together. [...]
