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| GM's HCCI engines now run from idle to 60 mph!
May 25, 2009 at 7:19 pm
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|   Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI have continued plugging away at the technology in an attempt to turn it into a marketable reality. The basic premise of compression ignition is simple. Based on the Ideal gas law (PV=nRT) if you decrease the volume of a particular quantity of air, the temperature rises to the point where fuel will spontaneously combust.  Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond.  Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands...  NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.  Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept We got our first taste of the Protoscar LAMPO back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric...
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| Electric female string quartet Bond creates mini-album for Peugeot
May 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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|  Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Peugeot touts the car as "the only convertible in its class that is adaptable to every season" because of its Airwave Neck Heating System, à la Mercedes-Benz's Air Scarf on the SL Series.  Jean-Marc Gales, who has been running Citroën since leaving Mercedes-Benz in February, is aiming make Citroën Europe's third-largest brand. During a recent interview with an Italian newspaper...  Mark McNabb, the general marshaling the forces of General Motors' premium channel – Cadillac, Hummer, and Saab – is leaving the company in 10 days "to pursue other job opportunities.
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| Childhood Redeemed: Lego artist creates jaw-dropping four-wheeled creations
May 25, 2009 at 5:36 pm
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| Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands, and while journeyman's results will be acceptable, the master's results will be amazing. Firas Abu-Jaber has a way with Legos that certainly qualifies him as a master in the medium when it comes to building cars. Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren... Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air. Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept We got our first taste of the Protoscar LAMPO back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric...
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| Economy prompts Bosch and Denso to disband DPF joint venture
May 25, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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|  Back in late 2006, two of the world's largest auto suppliers, Bosch and Denso, teamed up to create a joint venture to develop and produce diesel particulate filters. The joint venture was to build a plant in Poland near a Bosch brake parts plant. The partners were to have spent €8 million each on the factory.
 The President told the reporter he wanted the government to get out of the automotive business as soon as possible, and said the government would help any auto workers who lost their job to be effectively retrained.  SHANGHAI - China's auto industry has come a long way since General Motors Corp. set up its first factory here in a brand new industrial zone in Shanghai just over a decade ago.  Volkswagen Bluesport concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Due to the distinct lack of people spending money on emotional purchases, Volkswagen is reportedly...  Although the Volkswagen Quantum never became the institution in the States that its successor, the Passat has, the second-generation model, known as the Santana in China, once again proved that Volkswagen is indeed the "people's car.  Tomorrow morning, May 19, Daimler will be holding an online press conference to make what it calls a major announcement in the EV space. Management board member Dr. Thomas...
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| Spoiler Alert: 2009 Indianapolis 500 race results
May 25, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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|  2009 Indy 500 – Click above for high-res image gallery On Saturday we asked you in a poll if you care about the Indianapolis 500. The number one response with 40% of the vote was, "I never cared in the first place." Well, at least one of us here at Autoblog cared enough to watch the race on TV yesterday, but that couldn't stop long stretches of napping from eating up up dozens of laps at a time. A few interesting things happened while I was awake, including perennial Indy bridesmaid Tony Kannan crashing at the Brickyard for the third time in eight appearances.  Helio Castroneves has won the 2009 Indianapolis 500, marking his third career win here at the Brickyard. It also makes for a record breaking 15th team with for Penske Racing.  While it was great to see Helio Castroneves take home his third win, and watching the cars is always a treat, there are plenty of things to hate about the Indianapolis 500.  It may be 250 laps worth of left turns, but the Indianapolis 500 is a very big race. We've assembled the definitive collection of everything you need to know about today's events.  The car above is the pace car for this year's Indianapolis 500, a special edition 2010 Camaro. If you want to see it in action, then you'll need to watch the race -- Chevrolet...
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| Driving the Protoscar Lampo electric sportscar in Norway. Sorry.
May 25, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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| Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept We got our first taste of the Protoscar LAMPO back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric sportscar has now had some time to make the rounds in Europe and was recently featured at EVS24.  Yesterday, Brammo CEO, Craig Bramscher tweeted that bike #1, meaning their TTXGP entry, the Enertia TTR, was ready for the shipping crate and then went on to mysteriously mention a #2.  Metro Buddy - Click above for a hi-res gallery The Metro Buddy was officially revealed at EVS 24, and we now have a gallery of official renderings, as well as pics from the coming out party, to share with you.  BRUSA Spyder - Click above for a high-res image gallery BRUSA, a Swiss electronics company, recently attended the EVS24 conference in Stavanger, Norway, with an electric sportscar called the Spyder in tow.  Mazda Hydrogen RX-8 - Click above for a high-res image gallery Now that Mazda has shipped the first Hydrogen RX8 REs to Norway, our thoughts naturally turn towards the driving experience.
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| Entrepreneur pushes idea of air-powered cars
May 25, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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|  NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air. Zero Pollution Motors is trying to bring a car to U.S. roads by early 2011 that's powered by a combination of compressed air and a small conventional engine. Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren... Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands... Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept We got our first taste of the Protoscar LAMPO back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric...
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| VW and BYD partner up for electric cars
May 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm
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|  Last week, Volkswagen and Chinese automaker BYD signed a memorandum of understanding to work together "in the area of electric mobility" and vehicles that use li-ion batteries...
NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.  These are some confusing times in the automotive world. For the past few years, it seemed as though Porsche was primed to rule the world. It was selling plenty of product...  A reader posed us an interesting question the other day about air intakes and grilles. Specifically: do electric vehicles need them at all and why do many internal combustion vehicles have such large examples.  After Tesla fan-boy Dave Letterman brought Tesla's Elon Musk on the Late Show and both of them ripped into GM, CBS called Letterman, saying, "Hey, jackass, don't you know...
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| Rendered Speculation: Honda set to release Acura coupe in 2010?
May 25, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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|  Rumor on two continents – Germany in Auto Motor und Sport and Japan in Holiday – has it that Acura is developing a sleek four-door to join the lexicologically questionable segment known as "four-door coupes." The various translations equate to a car built on the forthcoming ZDX crossover's architecture, with reports suggesting that the new model will slot in between the TSX and the TL. Longer than the TSX by a few inches, the coupe is expected to also be wider, lower, and have a longer wheelbase than the small sedan.  Volkswagen is preparing its 2011 Touareg, and the company's most expensive expensive Stateside offering is slated to lose weight. Although the German automaker is reportedly aiming for a 600 pound drop...  BMW's interpretation of a gran turismo may differ from the traditional - think Aston Martin, Jaguar and Maserati - but judging by the specs released by BMW (and leaked onto the Web two days ahead of schedule)...  Ariel Atom - Click above for a high-res image gallery Ariel, our favorite purveyors of minimalist motoring this side of a Se7en, are reportedly working on an all-new vehicle...  BMW plans for boosting and lifting automotive rear ends continue with the BMW 5-Series GT. While we already saw the concept in Geneva, these are the first official shots of the production version...
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| REPORT: Porsche facing dire times, actually skirted bankruptcy in March
May 25, 2009 at 12:01 pm
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| These are some confusing times in the automotive world. For the past few years, it seemed as though Porsche was primed to rule the world. It was selling plenty of product, and more importantly, it was quickly gobbling up shares of German juggernaut Volkswagen. Dried-up credit markets and slow sales have conspired to put a big wrench in Porsche's plans, though.  Toyota supposedly wishes to offer GM the technology that underlies the Prius and other Toyota vehicles should GM go into bankruptcy. The intellectual property under...  A story in the New York Times shines a light on some reasons for the Committee of Chrysler Affected Dealers to challenge the car company's bankruptcy efforts. The element... The President told the reporter he wanted the government to get out of the automotive business as soon as possible, and said the government would help any auto workers who lost their job to be effectively retrained.  As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors.
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| Movement afoot to resurrect British Motor Show sooner rather than later?
May 25, 2009 at 11:10 am
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|  A gent in Britain with a load of can-do spirit and a personal fortune has decided that the British Motor Show must go on next year. Scuttled this year after a long decline, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has an eye toward resurrecting the show in 2013, even though some believe it might never return at all.  According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo.  Used-car sales took a leap upward in April, and the trend is expected to continue at least until midyear as pent-up demand for affordable pre-owned vehicles jacks up at least one segment of the car marketplace.  Please, to the powers above, and in Washington and on Wall Street: Do not condemn General Motors to fail. I have driven the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, and one thing I know: This is not an automaker that deserves to die.  The long-awaited 2010 VW Scirocco R debuted today, sans the Italian flag, with a more powerful 265 HP 2.0 TSI, new body kit, upgraded suspension and the spirit of Germany.
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| CarBuddy.com helps match up carpool partners and manage costs
May 25, 2009 at 11:05 am
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|  With gas prices on the rise again, those of who still have jobs to commute to might well be looking for a way to save some money. Given the often limited mass transit options in the United States, car pooling is often an excellent option. However, finding people to car pool with can be problematic as can sharing costs fairly.  While fuel prices are nothing like they were last summer (but they are climbing), there are still plenty of reasons to want to make your own biodiesel. Homebrew biodieselers are...  The Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car at roughly $2,000, could soon have apartments to match. The Tata Group, which owns Tata Motors and has interests in everything from luxury hotels to tea...  As of Monday, May 11th, the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the U.S. was 2.216 cents while the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline was 2.
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| Happy Memorial Day from Autoblog
May 25, 2009 at 11:04 am
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|  Like you, we at Autoblog will be out and about today, enjoying the day off with family and friends, but we still have posts scheduled throughout the day for you. Before we usher in summer with the parades and cookouts and camaraderie, take a moment with us to remember the American servicemen and women for whom this day has been set aside. Their ultimate sacrifice is something we humbly honor as we salute the departed.  For as long as there has been traffic enforcement, drivers from different states have gathered to compare notes on whose police and legal systems are the most oppressive and toughest to deal with.  John McElroy has returned as the host of this week's Autoline After Hours, and in addition to being joined by the show's two regulars – former PR man Jason Vines...  Not everyone gets car buying advice from the Autoblog Podcast (Ford can't build that many Fusions), so where do car shoppers turn for recommendations? Many potential buyers ask around among friends and acquaintances...
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| Drawing Awesome Hot Rod Sleds On A Nintendo DS
May 25, 2009 at 11:00 am
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|   Christian Pearce, illustrator extraordinaire, sees no limits when it comes to his hot rod art, proving that even the touchscreen-enabled Nintendo DS and the homebrew app, Colors can be a deadly combo for imaginative creation. Christian Pearce isn't just some random illustrator with a knack for unusual media... Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren... Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands... NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.
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| Eyes on the Road: AT&T bringing CruiseCast in-car satellite tv to market
May 25, 2009 at 9:29 am
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|  AT&T is starting to work with pockets of customers to test its CruiseCast satellite-based entertainment service before officially putting the TV/radio service on wide offer. When the whole clan is on the go, it may work to keep everyone calm and quiet, and when your Prevost motor coach is loaded up with everything else, you might as well go for the TV service, too... Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren... Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands... NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.
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| Citroen gunning to be Europe's no. 3 automaker?
May 25, 2009 at 9:18 am
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| Jean-Marc Gales, who has been running Citroën since leaving Mercedes-Benz in February, is aiming make Citroën Europe's third-largest brand. During a recent interview with an Italian newspaper, Gales stressed the importance of collaborating with other automakers and focusing on product, not just volume. "It's not important for us to produce 6 or 7 million cars to survive... We have another strategy, we believe in alliances, we cooperate with Ford and BMW on engines and gears, the most expensive parts to develop in a car," Gales said. Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Click above for a high-res gallery of the Protoscar LAMPO concept We got our first taste of the Protoscar LAMPO back in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric...  Click above for a gallery of Style Your Garage door motifs A German firm called Style Your Garage creates posters for garage doors that make it look as if your garage is where the action is. As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors.
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| Toyota Reportedly Planning to Give its Hybrid Technology to GM
May 25, 2009 at 9:11 am
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|  Toyota supposedly wishes to offer GM the technology that underlies the Prius and other Toyota vehicles should GM go into bankruptcy. The intellectual property under consideration is patented technology for "increasing fuel economy by controlling the movement of the engine and the motor." Such a move reportedly would benefit Toyota by allowing its technology to become the de facto world-wide standard thereby continuing to accelerate its improvement and cost effectiveness. NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air. The President told the reporter he wanted the government to get out of the automotive business as soon as possible, and said the government would help any auto workers who lost their job to be effectively retrained. According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo.  The project aims to optimize the combination of both components to maximize efficiency and minimize cost. At this point, proof of concept of the hardware has been demonstrated.
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| VIDEO: London mayor nearly killed on cycle while doing recon for new city bike routes
May 25, 2009 at 8:18 am
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|  Click above and scroll down to watch the video On AutoblogGreen, we regularly promote the idea of parking your car and using an alternative form of transportation whenever it's practical. For those living in urban environments, cycling is a common and often faster approach compared to driving, and congested cities the world over have been working to make it more viable in recent years. One of those cities is London, England which has been battling traffic through such means as a congestion charge. A story in the New York Times shines a light on some reasons for the Committee of Chrysler Affected Dealers to challenge the car company's bankruptcy efforts. The element... As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors.  Click above and scroll down to watch the video We've talked to and about Dr. Andy Frank many times here on AutoblogGreen, but we haven't yet made a music video tribute to the man behind the plug-in hybrid.
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| The Ten Coolest American Military Land Vehicles
May 25, 2009 at 8:00 am
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|  Is there a better way to honor those who served than honoring the vehicles they served in? Probably. But there's no more Jalopnik way of doing it than with a list of fierce olive American metal. Deuce-And-A-Half Capable of towing over 7,000 pounds while simultaneously transporting a dozen NATO troops, the M35 "deuce-and-a-half" is one mean machine... Since our first encounter with GM's HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in Warren... Bond String Quartet - Click above for a high-res gallery To kick off the launch of the 308 CC, French carmaker Peugeot has enlisted the musical services of the high-heeled female string quartet Bond. Firas Abu-Jaber's Lego cars - click above for a high-res gallery This is how you tell the master from the journeyman: Give them a common task, place the same tools in each of their hands... NEW YORK - Most car companies are racing to bring electric vehicles to the market. But one startup is skipping the high-tech electronics, making cars whose energy source is pulled literally out of thin air.
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| AutoblogGreen for 05.25.09
May 25, 2009 at 6:28 am
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|  Americans "need" big trucks, says Sen. Hatch
This plug-in HUMMER is the answer to a lot of questions, says the Republican Senator from Utah. Dirigo three-wheeler now up to 99 mpg, wood panels look good Click above and scroll down to watch the video On AutoblogGreen, we regularly promote the idea of parking your car and using an alternative form of transportation whenever it's practical.  Elon Musk and Dr. Thomas Weber with the Tesla Roadster and the smart ed Not everyone think the big Daimler-Tesla deal announced last week is a win-win. In fact, Jay Yarow...  Dirigo - Click above for an image gallery One of the cars participating in the One Gallon Challenge is the Dirigo three wheeler. Built by Bill Buchholz, the Dirigo is...  Stating next week, a little thing called the Hydrogen Road Tour will visit 28 cities over nine days. The Tour will cruise north along the West Coast, starting in Chula Vista, California and ending in Vancouver, British Columbia. BMW plans for boosting and lifting automotive rear ends continue with the BMW 5-Series GT. While we already saw the concept in Geneva, these are the first official shots of the production version...
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| Toyota denies mulling hybrid deal with GM
May 25, 2009 at 3:41 am
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|  TOKYO ? Toyota denied a Japanese media report Monday that it was studying a possible deal to offer its hybrid technology to General Motors Corp. if the U.S. automaker expresses any interest. The Yomiuri, Japan's largest newspaper, said Toyota was looking into the possibility of offering its hybrid technology to GM, without citing sources, as is common in Japan. Toyota sees it as an opportunity to make its hybrid technology more widespread, the report said. Toyota supposedly wishes to offer GM the technology that underlies the Prius and other Toyota vehicles should GM go into bankruptcy. The intellectual property under... According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo.  WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.  A woeful sales environment and the financial struggles of General Motors and Chrysler will set the auto sales hierarchy on end in 2009. At least that's how IHS Global Insight sees things.
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| A fresh start for Chrysler is near
May 25, 2009 at 3:30 am
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| As early as Wednesday, the judge in charge of Chrysler's historic Chapter 11 bankruptcy case could approve a new life-saving partnership with Fiat -- a move that signals the automaker could emerge from bankruptcy by the end of June, as originally planned. It also ushers in a new era of Italian leadership at the Auburn Hills automaker.  Patty Shanks and her husband live just 10 miles from GM headquarters in Michigan and have felt anguish for their friends and neighbors affected by the automaker's continuing turmoil.  The U.S. Treasury continued to mold Detroit's auto industry Wednesday, appointing C. Robert Kidder as chairman of the restructured Chrysler Group LLC, the new name being used for the Auburn Hills automaker.  Formula Drift Mopar Dodge Viper - Click above for a high-res gallery In an unsurprising turn of events, Chrysler has pulled its sponsorship of Sam Hubinette's drifting team as part of the company's restructuring plan.  With General Motors cutting some 1,100 dealers next year and Chrysler unceremoniously killing off nearly 800 retailers, all eyes turn to Ford – the only domestic automaker not suckling off the federal teat – to see what...
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| Honda is suppliers' favorite, study shows
May 24, 2009 at 10:52 pm
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| A study evaluating the relationships between auto suppliers and six major automakers shows that Honda Motor Co. has the best rapport with its parts makers, and that Ford Motor Co. has made strides to improve its relationship with suppliers. In its eighth annual study, Birmingham-based consulting firm Planning Perspectives Inc. surveyed 231 suppliers between February and April, asking them questions such as how much they trust their customers and how often customers make last-minute changes. Jean-Marc Gales, who has been running Citroën since leaving Mercedes-Benz in February, is aiming make Citroën Europe's third-largest brand. During a recent interview with an Italian newspaper... As of Thursday, Porsche and Maserati are the latest two brands to pull out of the biennial Tokyo Motor Show. That brings the tally to 22 foreign brands sitting out the Japanese showcase, leaving Hyundai, Ferrari, and Lotus to duel for import honors. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he hopes General Motors and Chrysler emerge from their restructuring as "leaner, meaner" companies that are more competitive.
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