Archive for October 9th, 2008

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid
Electric. Hybrid. Plug-in Hybrid, clean diesel and hydrogen fuel cells. With so many differing types of green technology fighting for the chance to lure the green from your pocketbook, you may wonder which of these fuel-saving technologies will end up the winner. Well, that depends on who you ask. Clean diesel holds… »

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Infiniti

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti M35
We slid behind the wheel of the 2009 Infiniti M35 S last week in Napa, California. It was a quick jaunt, but we wanted to try out the newly revised powerplant under the hood. Yes, even thought the nomenclature remains the same,… »

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Infiniti

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti M35
We slid behind the wheel of the 2009 Infiniti M35 S last week in Napa, California. It was a quick jaunt, but we wanted to try out the newly revised powerplant under the hood. Yes, even thought the nomenclature remains the same,… »

Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Mercedes Benz

AMG is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz that transforms mainstream models into super performing beasts. As such it has never been known as a champion of efficiency, but this is about to change. AMG chief Volker Mornhinweg recently spoke to Britain’s CAR about future products that are being developed or… »

Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, BMW, Rumormill

BMW has been aggressively expanding its vehicle offerings, and like most other automakers, crossovers make up the majority of additions. Earlier this year, team Bimmer added the X6, and with the X1 concept unveiled in Paris, mild-to-wild CUVs seem to be the focus for the boys in Bavaria. Automotive News is… »

Filed under: Motorcycles

Click above to enlarge the Confederate Fighter motorcycle
Not sure what to get that motorcycle fan who has everything? How about something that’s never been available before. Joining the first 31 BMW 7 Series models for 2009 in the Neiman Marcus Christmas book are 45 Limited-Edition Confederate Fighter motorcycles. The basic premise of the… »

Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, European Union, Paris Motor Show

French coachbuilder Heuliez, along with Michelin and Orange[TM], have brought with them to the 2008 Paris Motor Show a most unremarkable-looking car. (My apologies to fans of the Opel Agila) And that’s the point. The WILL (pictured above) is meant to seem “familiar and friendly” even… »

Filed under: SUVs, Audi

click for a gallery of shots from Day Three of the marathon
Day Four is upon us and we’re on our way out of Chicago. We’ve got one of our longest days of the trip today, with a 550-mile run to Memphis for some BBQ. In Chicago we had our first driver… »

Filed under: Land Rover, Carbon Offset

Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4_e
While Land Rover does make some concept vehicles that would be cleaner than their current production vehicles (see the LRX and the recently-unveiled Freelander 2 TD4_e), one of the company’s longstanding policies to reduce the impact that their vehicles have on the environment is to… »

Filed under: Hybrid, Citroen, European Union, UK

Click above for more shots of the C3 Picasso
Four years ago, Citroen started the whole stop/start trend when it introduced the technology on its C2 and C3 cars. Since then, many other automakers have picked up on the new green-tech, which shuts the engine off when it is not… »