Archive for August 27th, 2008

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive
A prototype of Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost engine. Click to enlarge.
When Ford announced the EcoBoost idea at this year’s Detroit Auto Show, the main message was that this was a reasonable technology that could be implemented soon, would save people money by improving fuel economy without decreasing performance and that… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, Legislation and Policy

As we stated a few months ago, automakers always get tax credits from cities in an effort to get them to build new plants or retool existing plants. As we know, the upcoming Chevy Volt is likely to be assembled in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant where the Buick… »

The Crisis Of Confidence feel of the last mid-70s Chrysler promotional slide seems to have struck a nerve, so today we’re going to look at Chrysler’s 1974 answer to high gasoline prices: the 318 V8 Engine! Put one of these in your Monaco and enjoy the penny-pinching feeling of 14 MPG highway!

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Jalopnik reader Nick M. didn’t expect to see the Shelby GT500KR Road Trip in person when visiting the Shelby HQ on the long road between California and Texas. Nick was shocked to see the bright blue GT500KR in person and grabbed some photos of the car next to another Shelby Stang. Of course, he also… »

Filed under: Etc., Chrysler, Dodge, USA

The trend away from gas guzzlers, as well as the need for cash, is causing GM to search for a new home for its Hummer brand and now in a stroke of mad genius, Chrysler has realized it could probably get some cash for its long time sports car superstar,… »

Today we made our way over to Ford’s Beech Daly Technical Center, a nondescript building along the Dearborn side roads which houses what is, for lack of a better term, Ford’s engine skunk works. Capable of doing everything from rapid-prototyped vinyl intakes to turning out fully functioning engines, the tech center is where all Ford’s… »

Filed under: Ford

The new Ford Fiesta that we’ll be getting early in 2010 is just now going on sale in Europe and it looks like it will be a better value for customers than the outgoing model. Like the related Mazda 2, Ford has managed to reduce the weight of the new Fiesta by about… »

The old-school shifter gurus at Hurst are back in the custom vehicle business, choosing the 2009 Dodge Challenger as their latest canvas. The Hurst/Hemi Challenger is scheduled to make its debut at the 2008 SEMA show in Vegas, after which it’s expected in dealerships during the first part of next year. A Hurst shifter is… »

For those who grew up after the mid 1970s, the television show The Wonder Years was our best window into the turbulent period in American history between the Chicago Democratic Convention and the resignation of Richard Nixon. Even for those individuals uninterested or unversed in the history, the show captured most of the touchstones and… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Acura, USA

A while back we somewhat cynically informed you of an Acura TL converted to all-electric that was being made available for the low low price of *cough $185,000. It seems no one took advantage of the offer but that has turned out to be a good thing for Luxury Electric A.K.A…. »