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Click above to view video of the 2008 Smart fortwo crash testAnybody who watches Autoline on Detroit or reads our Autoline on Autoblog posts will know that John McElroy is a certifiably nice guy. Bob Lutz is known more as a brash talker who isn't afraid to make his views known, regardless of what o......
Ford developing next-gen, ethanol-boosted engines under Bobcat codename
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Ford has yet to release its first EcoBoost engines but is reportedly already hard at work on the technology's next phase. Rumors indicate that the new engine technology is codenamed Bobcat and uses small amounts of ethanol injection to improve power and reduce emissions. Ethanol carries a very high ......
Paris Preview: More Kia Soul images, engine specs
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Kia SoulIn the lead up to the Kia Soul's production debut at the Paris Motor Show, we've seen dozens of images, a trio of concepts and a spy shot or two, but today we finally get a taste of what Kia's answer to the Scion xB will be packing underhood.When the......
Tata launches Indica Vista
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Tata Motors has finally launched the much awaited next generation indica which was shown at the Delhi Auto Expo. This new Indica vista is the nth incarnation of Indica vista since its launch in 1998. However this new Indica vista can be called as a next generation vehicle. Though the changes seems t......
GM and Toyota first in line to buy Hyundai Genesis
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Hyundai Genesis.Hyundai sold a healthy amount of Genesis sedans after it went on sale last month, and of the 800 models running around the U.S., General Motors and Toyota were two of the first to pick up the new luxury sedan from the Korean automaker.Accord......
General Motors dedicates new powertrain engineering center
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of GM's new powertrain facilityGeneral Motors dedicated its new Powertrain Engineering Development Center in Pontiac, MI on Friday. On hand were CEO Rick Wagoner, Powertrain EVP Tom Stephens and the usual array of elected officials trumpeting their involvement in mak......
Insignia will come to U.S. as a Saturn, with new sheetmetal, interior
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.Despite repeated rumblings from industry sources (including Lutz himself) that the Opel Insignia's transformation into a Saturn model was on hold, Bob Lutz now indicates that work is indeed proceeding on making that model ready for the American......
Mahindra Renault’s new Logan edge
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Mahindra Renault today launched the limited or special edition of its mid size sedan Logan.What’s new in Logan Edge?* The new Logan Edge comes with stylish body graphics and also gets a sophisticated Mystique purple shade.* Logan Edge sports attractive features like Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) ......
Biggie MINI could use Fiat platform
Monday, July 21st, 2008
BMW and Fiat have already announced their intentions to collaborate on a new small car platform that will underpin the next MINI, due in 2012 or 2013, along with the successor to the Fiat Grande Punto and Alfa Romeo MiTo. However, a new platform developed by Fiat and dubbed the C-Evo will be used as......
Mitsubishi will build Concept-cX SUV
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Concept-cXIt comes as no surprise that Mitsubishi will be making a production version of the Concept-cX SUV first shown at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The design was well received and will slot right beneath the Outlander in size and price. Equipped w......