Video: Crash testing the Volvo FE Hybrid
May 27, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Hybrid, Volvo
Crash testing the Volvo FE Hybrid – Click above to watch video after the jump
Before Volvo releases a vehicle, whether it be a passenger sedan or a heavy-duty hybrid truck, the automaker always subjects it to a rigorous set of crash tests. Well, the Volvo FE Hybrid is no exception. With its [...]
Spy Shots: Next-gen Ford Mondeo spotted testing
April 5, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Ford, Design/Style
Next-gen Ford Mondeo spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery
Ford is hard at work on the next generation of its Mondeo mid-size sedan. Spy photographers caught a snow and camo-covered version of the new mid-size sedan as it waits to be shuttled to its next testing location. [...]
Video: 2012 Porsche 911 spied cold-weather testing
March 27, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Porsche
2012 Porsche 911 – Click above to watch video after the jump
The upcoming 2012 Porsche 911 has been caught cold-weather testing in preparation for the production car’s debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The big news with the 2012 911 is its slight increase in [...]
Video: Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina undergoes high-speed testing
January 5, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Etc., Videos, Ferrari, Design/Style
Ferrari P4/5 hits the track – Click above to watch video after the jump
It’s no secret that we wish James Glickenhaus would adopt us (Hell, your author would barely have to change his last name) and we’ve always been quite smitten with his one-off Ferrari P4/5. The Pininfarina-bodied car has [...]
Automakers testing both large- and small-format battery cells in today’s electric cars
December 16, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, Toyota, Tesla Motors, Daimler
Toyota RAV4 EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota, Daimler and BMW have all turned to the laptop battery cell technology utilized by Tesla in the Roadster to power at least one of their electric car models. For Toyota, the laptop-style cells will find a home in [...]
Chevy gets cracking on Cruze EV fleet testing
September 24, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Technology, Chevrolet, Electric, South Korea, Daewoo
Chevrolet Cruze EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Chevrolet Volt hasn’t yet gone on sale, but General Motors is looking at ways of expanding its electric vehicle lineup. Chevy, along with partner LG, is employing a group of all-electric cars in the form [...]
Spy Shots: New Saker GT supercar caught track testing
September 13, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Spy Photos, Performance, Design/Style, Racing
Saker’s latest supercar has been caught testing and by the looks of things, the New Zealand-based sports car company has a new contender on its hands.
For the uninitiated, Sakar was founded in 1992 by engineer Bruce Turnbull and named for the Saker Falcon. In the intervening years, [...]
Toyota reportedly testing all of its SUV’s stability control systems
Filed under: SUV, Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Toyota, Luxury
2010 Lexus GX460 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Further proof that Toyota is taking Consumer Reports’ recent test and subsequent Do Not Buy rating of its Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle seriously is a report from AutoWeek that the Japanese giant is testing all of the [...]
GM subjects 2011 Chevrolet Volt to cold-weather testing in Canada, eh?
February 17, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Green Daily, North America, USA
2011 Chevy Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Olympics aren’t the only interesting and noteworthy event currently taking place in Canada. General Motors says it has shipped its fleet of 2011 Chevrolet Volt test vehicles to the cold and snowy climes of Kapuskasing, [...]
