Archive for August, 2009

Filed under: Coupe, Performance
2010 Noble M600 – Click above for an image gallery
We’ve seen spy shots, spy shots, and more spy shots of Noble’s new M600 supercar. Now the British car builder has finally released official images and details of its latest model, complete with a Volvo-based twin-turbo V8 producing 650 horsepower. Pricing is expected… »

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Videos, Ford, Celebrities

Making of Bullitt – Click image above to watch the video

When megastar Steve McQueen and director Peter Yates set out to make Bullitt, the object was to make a “real” film with one of the most ambitious chase scenes in the history of cinema. And they did it before… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Green Daily

During the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach, California last week, the most passionate advocates for plugging in their cars came out in droves for the public night. Seems that once people get a taste of plugging in their car instead of sucking down fuel at the… »

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Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
The suburban neighborhoods of Durham, NC has a speeding problem. Well, the neighborhood had a speeding problem until citizens in the area decided to take matters into their own hands. Instead of forming a tighter bond with law enforcement, the citizens of Durham decided it was better to take the Charles Bronson… »

Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Green Daily, USA

It may not be a particularly glamorous definition of the automobile, but it’s true on some level that cars and trucks are individual little power generators on wheels, a fact pointed out here by WIRED staff writer Alexis Madrigal. Interestingly, when viewed in that light, the United… »

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Performance, Japan, Chevrolet

2010 Chevrolet Camaro – Click above for high-res image gallery
Sales of the born-again Chevrolet Camaro have been notably strong in its first few months on the market here in the United States, even beating its longtime crosstown rival from Ford in June and July.
Now, word comes… »

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Tesla

Tesla has announced that it’s pulling up stakes and moving its digs from San Carlos, CA to Palo Alto. The EV startup firm will take over a three building complex in the Stanford Research Park formerly occupied by Silicon Valley pioneers Hewlett-Packard and its spin-off Agilent Technologies. The buildings will be renovated… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Miles EV

Coda EV Sedan. Photo by Stefano Paris.

Oh, to live in Southern California, the emerging epicenter of electric car start-ups. This past weekend, one of those start-ups, Coda Automotive, offered a few test rides in the current prototype of the company’s upcoming all-electric sedan to members of the Diamond Bar Electric Vehicle… »

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Bentley

Bentley racecars at the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Click above for high-res image gallery
When they pick a featured marque at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, they really go big. For instance, all of the Ferrari TR59 race cars ever made were gathered together this year.
For Bentley’s… »