Archive for September 15th, 2008

GM’s 100th birthday celebration kicks off in a few short hours featuring their revival of the semi-electric car in just a few hours with the official unveil of the Chevy Volt on a very MTV Unplugged-like stage. Click here to get electric with us tomorrow at 8:30 AM EST as we watch Chevy’s exercise in… »

Ford saved money and wished GM a happy 100th birthday not by cake and card, but by spelling it out in lights on the side of their world headquarters in Dearborn, MI. Whether it was penny-pinching or creativity, one thing’s for sure — it was a total class act. Check out the memo sent around… »

Filed under: Videos, Supercars, Ferrari

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Much has been written about the one-off Ferrari created by Pininfarina for wealthy car collector James Glickenhaus. Named the P4/5 after the famous Ferrari racing machines from the 1960s, this Enzo-based bespoke supercar is a modern day legend not just because it’s gorgeous, rare… »

Filed under: Green Culture, HUMMER, Legislation and Policy, Pacific Region

Hummers may be a bit controversial due to their highly conspicuous consumption, but it is exactly that prominence that Aussie Police hope to make use of in order to fight crime. Really, Hummers are hard to miss, and a fleet of five of them, even in… »

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, BMW

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For high-value targets that aren’t willing to be seen in the X5 Security, BMW has decided to fortify its 5-series to Security spec in both 530i and 550i trim.
The 5er gets many of the same technologies originally found in its SUV counterpart… »

Filed under: European Union

By now we all know that the market for large trucks and SUVs has become a black hole for both U.S. and Japanese automakers here on this side of the Atlantic. It looks like the same holds true over on the continent where fuel prices have approached $10 a gallon in many… »

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Honda

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As anyone with a less-than-enthusiastic spouse can attest, getting your better half in the passenger seat during a hard track flogging takes the kind of intestinal fortitude normally reserved for Lutz’s PR team. Apparently, it doesn’t get any easier even if you’ve got some Formula One… »

Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, Chrysler, LLC., Lifestyle

A man who purchased Chrysler’s uConnect in-car wi-fi recently gave his impressions… and he wasn’t exactly impressed. His three main issues were: it’s slow, there are no instructions for encryption, and you’re limited to 1 GB for downloads.
The Autonet site lists speeds as 600Kbps-800Kbps, and the reader didn’t give… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, UK

Dale Vince of Ecotricity has posted some musings and video on his Zerocarbonista blog about the progress his team have made with his wind-power Exige we we’re telling you about a few months back and things seem to be coming along quite nicely. His team seems to be more than up for… »

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, China, Green, Chery

As it currently stands, gas in China costs about half what it does in most other countries, and the government spends billions to keep it that way. This being the case, expensive hybrids like the Toyota Prius don’t sell in very large numbers. Still, there are a number of… »