Archive for August 14th, 2008

“Stop Speeding Yanks!” “Slow the f#*k down!,” “Go home!” Something about the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX makes you want to speed. And here in Canada, where they take the law literally, blatantly flouting limits really stands out. Of course, something about the WRX will always sit uncomfortably with the surrounding world, no matter the pace…. »

This weekend, the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon is set to debut at the Pebble Beach Concours, but we had our advance preview of it here in Detroit. We’re going to be honest here — the CTS Sport Wagon’s the most awesome wagon Cadillac has ever built. Okay, that’s a pretty sparse field to compare… »

The 2010 Cadillac SRX we first saw in the accidental debut by Rick Wagoner has again upgraded its pixel count with full resolution images of the next generation crossover. The next SRX moves away from the wagon-like version we now have and onto the Theta platform while showing off some Cadillac Provoq concept styling ques…. »

Filed under: Ford
Click the Ka for a high-res gallery
The world will get its first official look at the new Ford Ka at the Paris Motor Show in about 6 weeks. However the production crew of the new James Bond flick have been seeing and driving it for months. Ford’s new city car will be wielded… »

Filed under: MPG, USA
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the fleet of cars sold in the U.S. through the first half of the year averaged 26.8 mpg. That’s a new record, and it is being pushed by the rapid move from larger cars, trucks and SUVs into smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. For… »

The 2009 Ford Ka is apparently going to be making a cameo appearance in the worst-named Bond movie in history — Quantum of Solace. We’re a little terrified by the graphical shenanigans on the side of this car — “Green Planet?” — which we assume means there’s going to be some kind of trendy Earth-friendly… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Solar, Transportation Alternatives, Green Daily, European Union

I’ve had the pleasure to visit the beautiful island of Tenerife a few times, which is the largest of the Canary Islands. Being a very mountainous island, it’s a difficult place to build a railway system, but they’re catching up with a new tramway line which… »

Yesterday, we drove the 2009 Corvette ZR1 both at GM’s Milford proving grounds and on the road. Even though we can’t tell you about it yet (check back Wednesday, August 20th at 12:01 am) we can show you the pictures and take a look at how it stacks up against the competition…by the numbers. Want… »

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, China
With the world intently watches the Olympic Games currently taking place in Beijing, China, the country’s policy-makers are concerned with the quality of the city’s air. As has been widely reported, Beijing took drastic measures to ensure that its air quality was safe for the world’s best athletes, including cutting… »

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Volkswagen, Germany

Although the current signature for the “greener” VW Golfs is BlueMotion, there have been at least two models in the Golf’s past that should be considered green for their time. German’s Auto-News has published a complete report about special-edition Golfs and there are two green variants: One is an ancestor… »