Colette edition makes Aston Martin Cygnet even more exclusive
June 24, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Design/Style
Aston Martin Cygnet & Colette – Click above for high-res image gallery
Bringing in fashion designers to outfit premium hatchbacks seems to be all the rage these days, whether it’s a one-off like the latest Life Ball Mini, a Fiat 500 decked out by Diesel or any of the dozens of examples in between. [...]
Video: Top Gear EV eco special lampooned even before it airs
June 4, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in
Top Gear Eco Challenge spoof – Click above to watch the video after the break
Facts are facts, right? When you’re talking electric vehicles, a few salient details can completely make or break your experience with the machine; two of the most important being the time it takes to achieve a full charge [...]
BMW 328 Hommage even sexier in motion
May 31, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Europe, Videos, BMW, Design/Style, Luxury
2011 BMW 328 Hommage – Click above to view video after the jump
Last week at the Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este, BMW unleashed its lovely 328 Hommage on the world as a tribute to its legendary 1936 328, the car that still holds the fastest [...]
Hybrid sales drop off for August; even Prius records a 37.5% decline
September 2, 2010 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, Toyota, Green Daily
2010 Toyota Prius – Click above for high-res image gallery
One month of dreary sales does not spell the end of the hybrid, but the numbers reported for August do hint that without a rise in gas prices, sales of hybrid cars and trucks will likely continue to suffer. As [...]
SAE 2010: Next-gen Ford Ecoboost engines to get even closer to diesel with cooled EGR
April 14, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: MPG, Ford
Over the course of 2010, Ford plans to aggressively ramp up its Ecoboost engine strategy with two new four cylinder engines and the first rear-wheel drive application of the boosted 3.5-liter V6. However, this is just the beginning as Ford is already hard at work on the next generation of Ecoboost engines. [...]
