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More Images: Audi A5 and Audi S5
2007-04-17 15:48:00
Here are some brand spanking new images of the Audi A5. The Audi A5 will be offered in two petrol engines including a 1.8T FSI that produces 170 horsepower and a 3.2L FSI V6 that produces 265 horsepower giving it the ability to do 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds. The Audi A5 powertrain features a six-speed ...
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Brand Spankin? New Images: Audi A5 and Audi S5
2007-04-17 15:48:00
Here are some brand spanking new images of the Audi A5. The Audi A5 will be offered in two petrol engines including a 1.8T FSI that produces 170 horsepower and a 3.2L FSI V6 that produces 265 horsepower giving it the ability to do 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds. The Audi A5 powertrain features a six-speed ...
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Around the world in 142 days in a VW Caddy EcoFuel
2007-04-17 15:12:00
Filed under: Volkswagen , Natural Gas We don’t get any VW Caddy ’s here in the U.S., and definately none powered by natural gas. But, they do sell them in other parts of the world. Speaking of other parts of the world and the VW Caddy (excellent segue, right) it took Rainer Zietlow and its team only 142 ...
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Car Buying Tips: Feeling Used
2007-04-17 13:27:00
Every year, over ten million vehicles pass through U.S. auto dealer auctions. Every vehicle enters a free market that’s red in tooth and claw; prices can no more escape the laws of supply and demand than dealers can avoid the need to buy low and sell high. Although the rules of the game don’t change, ...
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Malcolm Bricklin high on himself, plans Chinese built Luxury PHEV
2007-04-17 11:12:00
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid Malcolm Bricklin undoubtedly has a pretty opinion of himself and a shallow knowledge of automotive history. In a recent interview he talked about his plans to create a new Chine se manufactured luxury plug-in hybrid vehicle. He claims to be the only human in history to create a new car from the ground ...
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VW Aims at 200-mpg Car, Again
2007-04-17 00:18:00
If you thought the media hysteria surrounding high-efficiency autos was something new, you?re mistaken. Five years ago, Volkswagen took the wraps off its ?1-Liter Car? concept that could get 222 mpg out of a meager 8.5-hp diesel engine. Now the company is rethinking the frugal concept, as the cost of parts now looks to be ...
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Think a Prius is a shoo-in to pass an emissions test? Not quite
2007-04-16 23:18:00
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota Here’s a beauracratic boondoggle beyond belief: the 2004 Toyota Prius can’t pass the Georgia emissions test. The fault lies not in what comes out of the tailpipe, but an outdated test system. Thanks to the hybrid engine shutting off when the car is idling, the test computer read the test as a failure. ...
More About: Emissions , Missions , Miss , Emission , Think

Continental sees shortage of hybrid engineers
2007-04-16 22:34:00
Filed under: Hybrid With General Motors looking for 400 engineers to work on their advanced powertrain programs, now it’s Continent al’s turn. With the move to limit CO2 emissions in the European Union accelerating this year, carmakers have been looking at all possibilities including ramping up hybrid and electric programs. In addition to the hardware, those vehicles ...
More About: Engine , Engineers , Continental

That?s Absurd: Prius fails Georgia emissions test due to fuel saving featur
2007-04-16 22:15:00
They say you have to keep moving forward with the times, but Georgia unfortunatelly is milking its outdated systems for all their worth. The Toyota Prius is one of the most eco-friendly cars out there, so why does it fail emissions test in Georgia? Well, when the Toyota Prius is set to 2,500 rpm on the tester, it shuts off ...
More About: Fuel , Emissions , Hat , Missions

Lexus LX570 to be sold as Land Cruiser Amazon
2007-04-16 21:57:00
The new 2008 Lexus LX570 made its debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show, but when it arrives next year in the UK the car will wear the Toyota bade and will be branded as the Land Cruise r Amazon . The Land Cruiser Amazon will debut in the UK with new front lights and Toyota ...

ForbesAutos picks the 12 greenest cars
2007-04-16 21:48:00
Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, Hybrid, Honda, Saturn, Toyota, Carbon Offset, Natural Gas In selecting the 12 greenest vehicles, Forbes Auto s editors split the roster between hybrids and traditional gas engines that are small and well-tuned. The editors also used EPA data to factor in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The Prius and Civic Hybrid are ...
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Top 10 Sexiest Cars
2007-04-16 21:38:00
Forbes has put together a list of the top 10 sexiest cars that are related to personality types like hip-hop moguls, mobsters, Hollywood agents, NBA players, divorced dad, divorced moms and even plastic surgeons. Check out the list below. Forbes Top 10 Sexiest Cars Gallery:            Forbes Top 10 Sexiest Cars List:     - Sexiest Car for Hip-Hop Moguls: Rolls-Royce ...

Volkswagen emphasizes efficiency at the Shanghai Motor Show
2007-04-16 21:02:00
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Volkswagen , Natural Gas At the Shanghai Moto r Show opening later this week in China, Volkswagen will be emphasizing cleaner emissions and higher fuel economy in line with their recent pledge to reduce consumption and emissions by twenty percent by 2010. They will be showcasing four new products beginning with the Magotan which ...

Watch ?Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Fuel? for free
2007-04-16 20:14:00
Filed under: Etc. With all the communication that the Sundance folks have been having with those of us in the media over promotion of The Green, you’d think they’d have sent out a note that the first episode of “Big Ideas for a Small Planet ” (the fuel episode) is now available for free from the iTunes ...
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Volkswagen developing a 200+ mpg car, within three years?
2007-04-16 19:41:00
Filed under: MPG, Volkswagen Clearly the Polo BlueMotion is just not enough. For years in Europe the barely attainable goal for cars was to get mileage of 3L/100km, but now it appears the Volkswagen wants to shoot for 1L/100km. Volkswagen fuhrer Supervisory Board Chairman Ferdinand Piech being interviewed for his 70th birthday claims that such a ...
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Plug-In Hybrids Weaken the Case for Hydrogen Vehicles
2007-04-16 19:39:00
The U.S. DOE continues to fund hydrogen research, a long term proposition that could be mute if plug-in hybrids become commercially successful. The Department of Energy just issued grants for $8.2 million for four projects at university and national research labs. Yes, that is a piddling amount as far as the national energy budget goes, ...
More About: Hybrid , Hybrids , Hydrogen , Vehicles , Vehicle

By The Numbers: March Sales Figures; Trouble Ahead for GMT900 Pickups?
2007-04-16 19:10:00
Beware the Ides of March! OK, relax. The sales figures are in for Julius Caesar’s final month. While it's hard to find new ways to say "GM, Ford and Chrysler sales are sinking while Toyota's eating their lunch" month after month, it's not impossible. How about this: The Big 2.5 look more and more like ...
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This Week in Photos: 04-09-2007 - 04-13-2007
2007-04-16 00:08:00
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well we don’t know how many words we actually typed this week but here are the photo galleries we posted throughout the week. Take a look at the official images of the 2008 BMW M3, Volvo S40, Volvo V50 and some new photos of the Audi A5. Click ?View ...
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Jamaica to reduce import taxes for hybrid vehicles
2007-04-15 22:11:00
Filed under: Hybrid , Legislation and Policy Jamaica will join the list of countries or states that are rewarding hybrid vehicle purchasers with lower taxes on the importation of the cars. According to Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Omar Davies, “Our estimate is that this led to revenue loss of approximately $550 million during the last fiscal ...
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Heavy PHEV developer Odyne partnering up to sell to fleets
2007-04-15 20:24:00
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid Odyne Corporation, developers of advanced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, have revealed in their financial statements for 2006 that they have established an important new partnership with Nassau Suffolk Truck. Odyne develops proprietary electric and hybrid electric propulsion systems for advanced heavy PHEVs including trucks and buses ranging in ...
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Starting kids off on the right foot by having them build solar cars
2007-04-15 18:53:00
Filed under: Solar I think it’s a good idea to get kids, even as young as 9-to-11 like these ones, thinking of alternative sources of power for their future transportation choices. When I was young, I was really interested in cars and trucks of all sorts, but the green trend had not yet started. Now, as ...
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Hamilton, Ontario gets 12 new hybrid transit buses
2007-04-15 17:24:00
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid When I was growing up in Hamilton, Ontario the local bus system known as the Hamilton Street Railway had a long history of clean operations. They ran electric trolley buses in the lower part of the city as recently as the early 1990s and were one of the first operators of natural ...
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E85 Viper goes 189mph; see video in link
2007-04-15 16:05:00
Filed under: Etc., Ethanol, Dodge Karl Jacob took his E85-fueled, 1,100-horsepower to the Mojave Friday and came away with one world record in the standing mile. With car builder Ron Misjak Jr. behind the wheel, the Viper hit 189 mph to set an E85 mark but missed the gasoline-powered street car record of over 217 mph. ...
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Sundance Channel?s The Green, episode 1 - Crude Awakening - reviewed
2007-04-15 15:41:00
Filed under: Biodiesel, Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, Green Culture, Hydrogen, Vegetable Oil, HUMMER, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy “A Crude Awakening” is not a documentary for the weak. The folks over at the Sundance Channel were kind enough to send AutoblogGreen a screening copy of the documentary, which will be broadcast tomorrow night (9 p.m. EST) as ...
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Write, Buy, Link: TTAC Needs You!
2007-04-15 15:15:00
Someday you’ll boast “I read TTAC before reading TTAC was cool.” Back when the website looked like a parked URL site. When reviewers had to pretend to be new car buyers. When the TTAC’s “take no prisoners” editorial stance was diss-missed as AWAK (Anyone With A Keyboard) ravings. Back before the site threw auto show ...
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VW to introduce Euro5 compliant Phaeton TDi
2007-04-15 14:20:00
Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen When Volkswagen introduced their Mercedes pretender the Phaeton here in the US a few years ago it landed with a resounding thud. For some reason the idea of an $80,000+ VW went over so poorly that VW of America dropped it after barely two years on the market. The Phaeton however lives ...
More About: Euro , Comp , Intro

Renault hatches the Megane Renault Sport dCi
2007-04-15 12:44:00
Filed under: Diesel, Renault Click image for high-res photo gallery One day, car shoppers will be able to buy a performance-oriented sport hatch or sedan here in the United States. Unfortunately, that day is not today. If you live in Europe, on the other hand, spry, diesel-fueled cars are nothing new. The latest to arrive is the ...
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Cal Poly wins Shell Eco-Marathon with 1,902.7 mpg!
2007-04-15 11:22:00
Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, MPG Click the photo for a hi-res gallery from the Shell Eco-Marathon The team from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, won the 2007 Shell Eco-Marathon. The team’s vehicle (shown above) recorded a best of 1,902.7 mpg to win the Grand Prize and the first in the Combustion Engine Group. Next ...
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Peugeot 908 HDi making its competition debut this weekend
2007-04-14 23:35:00
Filed under: Diesel, PSA As the Audi R10 diesels hit the streets of America’s Monaco in Long Beach for the first time this weekend, their French challengers will take to the track in anger for the first time at Monza in Italy. The LeMans Endurance series has its first race this week, and the Peugeot 908 ...
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An early look at some of the Shell Eco-Marathon competition vehicles
2007-04-14 22:03:00
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hydrogen, MPG, Solar Do you remember when we ran an article about the Shell Eco-marathon? Does the sound of 6,792 miles per gallon jog your memory? Think that’s high? That can’t hold a candle to the all-time record of 10,705 miles per gallon set in 2003! That kind of mileage is impressive, ...
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