Archive for August 21st, 2008

We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like… »

Filed under: Hybrid, China

We’re no strangers to Chinese automaker BYD and its upcoming models of electric and hybrid cars. What’s new is the claim that BYD is going to start selling the world’s cheapest hybrid, with prices starting at just ¥100,000 (RNB) which is around $14,000 U.S. The model will be called BYD F3DM, with… »

Filed under: Etc., Green Daily

For those of you who read AutoblogGreen on your iPhone/iPod Touch, we’ve got good news. A new, stripped down version of our site is now available for mobile devices. The new URL is http://i.autobloggreen.com/ and it’s already up and running. Pictures and galleries don’t look quite as impressive in the new… »

Filed under: Etc., On Two Wheels

Every year after the summer break, the first assignment given in English class seems to always be a short essay entitled “What I did on my summer vacation.” Well, maybe not this year. Instead of enthralling classmates with tales of visiting some far off exotic destinations and engaging in cooler… »

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, MPG, Paris Motor Show

At a press conference in Lordstown, OH this afternoon, GM CEO Rick Wagoner officially announced that the Chevrolet Cruze would be built at the plant alongside the existing Cobalt. Wagoner alluded to this in June during the company’s annual meeting. GM will invest $350 million in the Lordstown plant… »

Many years ago, I bought a bunch of used glass 35mm slide mounts at a photography-gear store. Some of them came with transparencies used by Malaise Era Chrysler dealerships, including this classic shot of the 1974 Hang Ten Edition Dodge Dart. See, 1974 was a great car year!

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Filed under: Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, Solar, GM
GM’s hybrid transmission plant goes solar
This sounds like it must have been a really easy decision for General Motors: Install a brand new solar array which will provide 1.2-megawatts of power – enough to cut its electricity bill by 20-percent per year beginning in 2009 – for free. We wish… »

The song “Blame Canada” from the South Park movie was nominated for an Oscar. And even though the Best Picture nod for Crash and many, many other slights makes us doubt the power of the Academy, it is still an impressive feat for an animated film that doesn’t have talking fish in it. Then Canadian… »

In a terrible blow for the Penske Racing team, two of their cars and loads of equipment were lost in a freak trailer fire in transit between race venues. The trailer is believed to have caught fire as a result of a wheel bearing failure and gotten out of control after the drivers where unable… »

We’ve already shown you the surprisingly attractive 2009 Kia Forte and now, thanks to Kia-World, we have a treasure-trove of pictures as well as some more information on the Spectra replacement. According the all-things-Kia site, the new Forte will come with small gas and diesel engine options when it debuts in Korea, with a 2.0-liter… »