Archive for August 24th, 2008

Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, In The AutoblogGreen Garage, Green Daily
Click the 2009 Escape Hybrid for a high-res gallery
The very first production hybrid from a Detroit automaker has been with us since 2004 and going into the 2009 model year it has finally completed its second generation transformation. In 2007, Ford redesigned the all… »

Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel
Photo by C.P.Storm. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.
Let’s see, two million minus 400,000 is … carry the two … 1.6 million. Alternately, eighty percent of the total. That’s what we’re dealing with with the current status of the Two Million Mile Haul being undertaken by groups like the Iowa Soybean Association,… »

I recall seeing a lot of Mazda ads at the Monterey Historics, thumping their chests about their racing prowess… but not a single mention of the 24 Hours of LeMons anywhere, in spite of the fact that Mazdas have now won three of the last four events (Protege, RX-7) and always contend. If Mazda’s marketers… »

If you’re one of those drivers who likes to bump other cars at the 24 Hours of LeMons- hey, those slow bastids are in your way, right?- you might well find the Grille Of Damocles menacing your radiator. The much-feared Grille is a Volvo unit fitted with long rods, attached to your front bumper in… »

We loved the sound made by the Schumacher Taxi Service’s howling 4AGE engine when we saw it at the 24 Hours of LeMons South last month, and now the team is in New England for more low-budget racing action. Not only that, they’re fielding a two-car team this time around, with an Audi 90 added… »

We loved the sound made by the Schumacher Taxi Service’s howling 4AGE engine when we saw it at the 24 Hours of LeMons South last month, and now the team is in New England for more low-budget racing action. Not only that, they’re fielding a two-car team this time around, with an Audi 90 added… »

Filed under: Hybrid, Honda
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
Last week, Honda officially revealed photos of the 2009 Honda Civic range (which is now on the company website, too), which received a mild facelift as part of its mid-cycle enhancement. As was hinted in the spy shots that came out… »

Looks like the Gawker Server Hamsters start foaming at the mouth when they see a gallery today, so we had to pull a couple of LeMons posts until we could figure out why we were getting a core meltdown in Gawker HQ’s nuclear reactor. No problem, though, because UDMan has sent us a standings update!… »

First the good news: after we reported that Team Vlad The Impala was facing a frenzied all-nighter to repair their garbooned transmission, the team’s wrenches proved to be made of sterner stuff; here’s what VTI member Drumhurrin has to say: By the way, they got that thing out, apart, back to together and back in… »

Filed under: Saturn, Opel
The next-generation Opel Meriva has been caught testing on somewhere on public roads. The Meriva is a tall wagon based on GM’s European B-car platform which also underpins the Corsa. The new Meriva was displayed in concept form at this year’s Geneva Motor Show and the production version doesn’t appear to differ… »