Filed under: Tech, Hatchbacks, Chrysler, Dodge
Click on the Caliber for a hig-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4
While the new Dodge Caliber SRT-4 was in the Autoblog Garage, I had a chat with Erich Heushele and Kathy Graham from Chrysler. Erich is the Vehicle Development Supervisor at Chrysler’s in-house tuning group and Kathy is […]
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Etc., Supercars, Ford
The rumor that K.I.T.T. will be played by a Mustang in the upcoming Knight Rider TV series appears to be true. That is, assuming someone with a lot of time on his hands didn’t mock up a Hoff-ified Mustang just for the hell of it. That’s extremely doubtful, as […]
Filed under: Garage, Hatchbacks, Dodge, Driving
click above image to view high-res gallery of the 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4
Picture the following scene if you will. It’s early 2004. A meeting comes to order somewhere deep within the halls of a tower adorned with a five-pointed star just off I-75 in Auburn Hills, MI. A group of […]
Filed under: Motorsports, SUVs, Mitsubishi
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The 2008 Dakar Rally, a rigorous off-road endurance test, begins on January 5th in Lisbon, Portugal. The event will end on January 20th in Dakar, Sengal. That is a distance of 9,273 km (or 5,762 miles) full of sand dunes, rocks, mud, camel grass, etc., and […]
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green, Hirings/Firings
Tesla Motors has been operating with an interim CEO since last August when its founder, Martin Eberhard, stepped down as head of the company. Today the start up that promises to herald in a new era of EV motoring (if it can stay on schedule) announced the appointment of a permanent […]
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Euro, Mazda, Australia
The current Mazdaspeed6 has good performance, an attainable price point, and aggressive (if slightly homely) looks, but it hasn’t exactly set the world on fire on the showroom floor. Part of the problem is that car buyers can get 268 hp Camrys and Accords with near-equal performance and superior fuel […]
Filed under: Etc.
var digg_url = \’http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Selfless_Driver_Prevented_Accident_on_Golden_Gate_Bridge\’; We don’t particularly enjoy posting about auto accidents, as totaled cars and injured humans is never a good conversation starter. Every once in a while, though, we get an opportunity to post about a crash that didn’t happen thanks to the quick thinking and selfless nature of a […]
Filed under: Spy Photos, Trucks/Pickups, HUMMER
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Though HUMMER H3 SUT mules have been snapped with the long lens before, they’re usually heavily guarded and tucked away on GM’s proving grounds in Arizona or Milford, MI. For some inexplicable reason, however, this HUMMER H3T prototype has been seen driving around in plain site […]
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Trucks/Pickups, Green, Ford
Five years ago Ford debuted the F-350 Tonka Concept, a big yellow concept truck that portended the design of future Super Duty trucks. Along with the chunky looks, the Tonka concept also featured a trick bit of eco-tech called Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA). The system uses a hydraulic […]
Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, Subaru
Any hope of Subaru surprising us with the 2009 Forester’s new look is gone now thanks to a Japanese magazine cover that’s been scanned on the web revealing in full detail what the new boxy CUV will look like when it soon debuts. Subaru recently went live with a new mini site […]