Last summer, Karl Stracke, the vice president of global vehicle engineering of General Motors, said the company planned to test three battery-electric vehicles in different global regions. This morning, the company’s Opel unit announced that it would test a fleet of Opel Meriva small minivans converted to electric power in Germany. Opel is…
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Chances are good that you’re reading this from an office cubicle somewhere in America. Or Canada. Or maybe Australia. Or any other place on the globe that isn’t the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Not to worry, though — many of us are right there with you, scarfing down Lunchables from the vending machine and […]
Just last week, Jaguar turned 75, celebrating the occasion with a tour of their most historic models. That was then; this is now. Today the company unveiled perhaps its most radically futuristic design ever, the C-X75 Concept, at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. For more photos of the stunning 2010 Jaguar C-X75 Concept, see […]
After weeks of thumbnail-photo teases, the covers come off the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, a new concept car on display tonight with other new vehicles from the Volkswagen Group as a part of the 2010 Paris auto show. The name derives from Italian for “sixth element” on the periodic table, carbon–and the Sesto Elemento is […]
Ford opened its 2010 Paris auto show festivities with a crash–of a snare drum as it gave its new Focus ST performance hatchback a rock-star introduction near the Champs-Elysees a few hours before the show opened to the media. The Focus ST will be on top of the model range, and alongside it in […]
Remember the June rantings of British motoring journalist Mike Rutherford, who warned in his column for the Telegraph that cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf would retain just 10% of its original value three years after purchase? While Rutherford ‘s original article was based on figured provided by Glass’ Guide, the british equivalent to…
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Today’s the day: we’re prepped, penned and all charged up for the rollercoaster that is the 2010 Paris Auto Show. [MotorAuthority] Some of the embargoes seem to have leaked already, anyway. [AllExoticCars] A big part of the Paris show will include electric and green car reveals from some surprising sources. Did you say a […]
Kia is on track to set an all-time sales record in the U.S. this year, beating its previous 305,000 sales, and it’s no surprise how: lots and lots of product. Over the past year, the company has launched the new Soul, Forte, and Forte Koup small cars, all-new Sorento and Sportage crossovers, and now […]
By now you’ve read all about our experiences on the Fireball Run from the participant perspective. But there’s another side to the Fireball Run that’s more important: the mission to help find missing kids. Today’s stop in Dodge City may have even led directly to the location of one of the children we Fireballers […]
2011 Ford F-150 V-6: First Drive 2011 Ford F-150 5.0 and 6.2: First Drive 2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost: First Drive 2010 Ford F-150 full review When the 2011 Ford F-150 begins to arrive in showrooms this fall, it will mark the most extensive overhaul of the big pickup’s powertrains in almost 62 years of […]
