Archive for August 28th, 2008

newVideoPlayer(”/TransformersChevyVolt.flv”, 494, 400,””); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt, complete, and in-motion on the set of the still-in-production Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out… »

newVideoPlayer(”/TransformersChevyVolt.flv”, 494, 400,””); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt, complete, and in-motion on the set of Transformers 2. We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even… »

newVideoPlayer(”/TransformersChevyVolt.flv”, 494, 400,””); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt, complete, and in-motion on the set of Transformers 2. We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even… »

It appears the top half of the 2010 Chevy Volt has been photographed on set at the filming of the new Transformers 2 movie and it gives away a lot of the styling cues which have been hidden from view up until now. The front of the greenhouse on the production Chevy Volt bears little… »

It appears the top half of the 2010 Chevy Volt has been photographed on set at the filming of the new Transformers 2 movie and it gives away a lot of the styling cues which have been hidden from view up until now. The front of the greenhouse on the production Chevy Volt bears little… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM
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var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/autos/Has_the_production_Chevy_Volt_been_spotted_in_Transformers_2′; Is the vehicle pictured above the production Chevy Volt? It sure looks like it. It has the right greenhouse profile and judging from the head and tail-lights it looks an awful lot like the teaser shots that GM has been releasing… »

Filed under: Etc., MPG, Ford, USA
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Ford and Pro Performance Group took a group of volunteers from Phoenix, AZ and gave them some lessons on eco-driving. The results? Average fuel economy savings of 24 percent (ranging from 6 to 50 percent) simply by changing driving style. Volunteers learned specific driving behaviors such… »

Filed under: Toyota, Green Daily, European Union, Japan
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Ever since seeing the concept Toyota iQ last year and then the prototype version earlier this summer, we’ve been wondering how the asymmetrical configuration of the 3+1 seating arrangement and the iQ’s overall small size would work for an average driver…. »

When this surfaced, we all kind of sat around, slack-jawed at the compositional perfection that is this picture. It’s Russian, it’s a woman on a pony waiting for McDonalds, and it’s bookended by Soviet-era steel. We literally had to shoot down dozens of headlines for this one so we figured you hucksters would enjoy taking… »

Filed under: Diesel, Ethanol, Hybrid
The Detroit Grand Prix is back at the city’s Belle Isle Park this Labor Day weekend and Saturday’s activities will be dominated by the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. The Sports Car Challenge is the 9th race of the 2008 American Le Mans Series. We spoke to ALMS President Scott Atherton this… »