Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Detroit Auto Show, Green Daily, BYD
BYD’s F3DM plug-in hybrid is already on sale in China, but that won’t stop the Chinese automaker from trying to make a big splash with the PHEV in Detroit on Monday. BYD will unveil the car to the North American audience just before 11 am that… »
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, BMW
Click the 123d for a high res gallery
Recently, BMW added a fourth, even more efficient diesel variant to the 1-series lineup in Europe. The new 116d joins the 118d, 120d, and 123d. The 116d uses the same 2.0L four cylinder engine as its more powerful siblings but this one only produces… »
Filed under: Hybrid, Legislation and Policy
In 2006, California passed proposition 1B that authorized the state to sell $20 billion in bonds to fund a variety of transportation projects. One of those projects was helping to pay for lower emission school buses. Unfortunately, the lack of resolution to the current budget crisis in California means that… »
Here we are with another 24 Hours Of LeMons Ãœber Gallery, with photographs of every single entrant that managed to get some laps done before spitting connecting rods in all directions.
I think this is going to be the last-ever Ãœber Gallery using this format, because the increasing popularity of the race means the number of… »
If Richard Nixon were still alive he’d be celebrating his 95th birthday today. Though a figure who still prompts conflicting emotions, a living Nixon would surely provide interesting insight into the problems of China and the Middle East. Despite his political problems, and a general disinterest in domestic policy, Nixon had a brilliant mind when… »
Filed under: Chrysler, Dodge
Click above for a gallery of the Dodge Rampage concept
Upcoming CAFE regulations may sound the death knell that renders the mid-size pickup segment officially spent. Sales of the not-quite full-size trucks have been dwindling at an even faster pace than their larger brothers, and much of the blame can be attributed to… »
The Kicking Tires blog has a spy photo of an electric vehicle based on an existing platform we’ll see at the Detroit Auto Show this weekend. It looks strangely familiar. Any thoughts? [Kicking Tires]
Original post by Ray Wert… »
Our belief is enough is never really enough, which is why we absolutely support RDP Motorsport’s idea to twin-supercharge the Dodge Challenger SRT8. You can hear the ear-splitting results in the video below.
The stock 6.1-liter 440 Hemi V8 in the Challenger STR8 is good for a stout 425 horsepower which, for most, is… »
Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, Green Daily, UK
Click the RX 400h Limited for high res photo
If the standard Lexus RX 400h just isn’t enough high-priced hybrid handsomeness for you, then a Lexus sales representative would like to speak to you as soon as possible. Lexus has just announced two new Limited Edition RX 400h models… »
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Remember the Lelouch film exceprts we saw yesterday?
Well, it turns out that the 1966 Mustang from Un Homme Et Une Femme was restored a few years back, and we’re pretty… »