What’s the winningest marque in 24 Hours of LeMons history? Mazda! With today’s win by the Ghetto Motorsports RX-7, Mazda now has eight overall LeMons wins (Toyota and BMW are tied for second, with five wins apiece). More
Filed under: Motorsports 2010 British Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery A Formula One World Championship without a British Grand Prix would be almost unthinkable. After all, England claims the mantle of the series’ birthplace, and its GP (along with Italy’s) stands as the longest-running in motor … Read More
Filed under: Etc. , Green Daily Gasoline consumption across the U.S. has steadily declined during the last decade. Analysts have chalked up the drop in gas usage over the last ten years to the rise in more efficient technologies, better public transportation, the stalled economy and steadily increasing gas prices. … Read More
Filed under: Toyota , Tesla , Electric AutoblogGreen had the rare opportunity on Friday to chat with Toyota CEO and president Akio Toyoda . During the conversation, he revealed that a prototype vehicle with a Tesla electric drive unit was under construction. Tesla’s Chief Technology Officer, J.B. Straubel, has confirmed … Read More
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Toyota , Tesla Motors AutoblogGreen had the rare opportunity on Friday to chat with Toyota CEO and president Akio Toyoda where he revealed a prototype vehicle with a Tesla electric drive unit was under construction . Tesla CTO JB Straubel has now told CNN Money that … Read More
Filed under: EV/Plug-in A couple weeks ago, Remy International chief executive officer John Weber offered up his one-sided opinion regarding the shift towards in-house production of vital hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) components. As a discouraged Weber previously remarked: Does it annoy me that GM’s going down this path? It … Read More
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Spy Photos , Coupe , Budget , Europe , Volkswagen , Rumormill , Design/Style Volkswagen NCC patents - Click above for high-res image gallery Take a look at what Carscoop’s managed to dig up . It seems Volkswagen’s been busy securing patents for its … Read More
When a team decides to build a 1956 Renault 4CV race car with mid-mounted VW Fox engine and BMW 1800 suspension, for 500 bucks… well, sometimes such an ambitious project isn’t quite ready when the green flag waves. More
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid The development of the plug-in hybrid Dodge Ram has flown under the radar lately, but we’ve managed to uncover an update or two within the past year. Dodge’s secretive nature regarding the PHEV Ram has left us wishing for more details, but we’ll have to … Read More
Filed under: Diesel , Ford Ford Kuga - Click above for high-res image gallery The Ford Kuga , the company’s baby SUV that’s not yet available in the States, is getting ready for a freshening that includes the addition of two new diesel engines that Ford says will boost performance, … Read More
