Posts Tagged ‘drive configuration’

Inside Line pits Challenger against Challenger in Vanishing Point-inspired road trip

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Click either image for exclusive pics of Inside Line's road tripSeems like you can't revive a modern day muscle car these days without having a classic movie tie-in. The Ford Mustang has got Steve McQueen's classic Bullitt, and the Dodge Challenger has got Vanishing Point. In fact, we've already see......

Royal Enfield Fuel Injection engine

Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Royal Enfield unveiled the first product of its next generation engine. The 500cc UCE (Unit Constructed Engine) or integrated gearbox engine is equipped with Fuel Injection technology. The 500cc EFI will first feature in Royal Enfield Electra. The 500cc UCE still features pushrod operation of the tw......

Queensland highway patrol deputizes the TRD Aurion

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Click image for a gallery of more police AurionsMany thanks to Anton, an Autoblog reader from Down Under, who was kind enough to grab a couple of snapshots showing us one of the Queensland Police Department's new highway patrol cars. We've reported on Toyota Australia's TRD Aurion before -- it's bas......

Brits go un-Challenged: No Dodge Challenger for the UK!

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
The holders of the purse-strings at Chrysler have been juggling and ditching programs since the change of ownership, and the latest move is sure to make fans of American muscle cars over in England particularly sad. When Chrysler announced that they would be building the new Challenger next year, th......

VW’s Up! could be coming to the States

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
High fuel prices have started to change the way Americans look at transportation, and several automakers are rushing to market smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles onto US roads. Daimler Benz is in the final stages of launching the Smart fortwo city car here in the US, and Volkswagen is looking at ......

Camaro to hit the streets before Christmas!

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Don't add it to your Christmas wish list just yet, but according to Holden boss Denny Mooney, the Australian arm of GM is working on hand-built prototypes of the new Camaro right now in conjunction with engineers and designers from Detroit that should be driving around on Australian roads before Ch......

Just for Japan: Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 AMG Sports Edition

Friday, July 21st, 2006
In Japan, where limited-edition special models seemingly outnumber the "regular" versions of the cars they're based on, Mercedes has just announced the availability of the CLS 350 AMG Sports Edition. No power upgrades here, this one's a pure appearance / trim package in the vein of the "Key to the C......

A land speed record of the unusual sort

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
Most land-speed racing takes place in the deserts of the Southwest United States, but that doesn't mean that all land-speed records are set there. Voyage Concepts' Jason De Carteret lead a team from the Antarctica port of Patriot Hills to the geographical South Pole in just over 69 hours - averaging......

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
Toyota continues the hybrid assault with the new Highlander Hybrid. The Highlander uses the same setup as the Lexus RX 400h; a 3.3-liter V-6 mated to an electric engine with a combined horsepower rating of 268 and a 3500 lb towing capacity. The system sends the four-wheel drive SUV from 0-60 in......