VW’s 2.0L TDI Engine Named a 2010 “Ward’s 10 Best Engines”
VW’s 2.0L TDI Engine Named a 2010 “Ward’s 10 Best Engines”
At last month’s Detroit Auto Show, Ward’s Automotive Group named Volkswagen’s 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel engine one of their “10 best” for 2010. The 2.0-liter TDI engine is now featured in the Jetta TDI sedan and SportWagen, as well as the 2010 Golf. The engine complies with...
20th Anniversary Edition Mazda MX-5 to Premiere in Geneva
20th Anniversary Edition Mazda MX-5 to Premiere in Geneva
Mazda will be rolling out a special 20th anniversary edition of the beloved MX-5 (nee Miata) at this March’s Geneva Motor Show. Sadly, this will be a European only version, but it’s still worth looking over. The most notable thing about the 20th Anniversary Edition Mazda MX-5 is that the...
Art Students Create Four “Bentleys of the Future”
Art Students Create Four “Bentleys of the Future”
Eighteen students from London’s Royal College of Art have teamed up with luxury car maker Bentley to create design concepts for an upcoming Bentley coupe. Four of the student’s designs were chosen by Head of Exterior Design Raul Pires to move their designs into further development with Pires...
Toyota President Dodges Questions about Sticky Pedals
Toyota President Dodges Questions about Sticky Pedals
Earlier today in Manhattan, ABC News had a chance to hassle Toyota’s US President Jim Lentz into answering a few questions about Toyota’s sticky pedal issue that’s been all the drama lately. Although ABC News’ reporter was pushy, as reporters tend to be, Mr. Lentz seemed to dodge...
AutoMD.com Helps You Fix Your Own Car
AutoMD.com Helps You Fix Your Own Car
Most of us don’t know shit about our cars. We drive them every day, fill them up with fuel once a week, and keep them clean (some of us, anyway.) But what happens when something goes wrong? Most people can’t even change their own oil or windshield wipers, let alone repair anything. Like...
The Toyota Recall: Just How Bad Is It?
The Toyota Recall: Just How Bad Is It?
OK, if you’re a gearhead, and haven’t bee living in a snow cave at the polar cap for the last while, you know that Toyota, the world’s largest auto manufacturer, is recalling cars by the millions. Main man Chris covered the story here at AutoMoBlog when it first started. Then it turned...
Ford Hybrid Sales Up 147% Over 2008
Ford Hybrid Sales Up 147% Over 2008
Yet more evidence that Ford Motor Company continues to go from strength to strength and seems to the American auto brand to beat. Yes, car sales have been almost unanimously down in 2009 compared to 2008, but Ford has justifiable reasons to brag about its December sales figures: They are up a third...
Mercedes Begins SLS AMG Production
Mercedes Begins SLS AMG Production
Looks like Mercedes is moving forward with production of their non-McLaren-related supercar, the SLS AMG Gullwing. This high-powered supercar is slated for market launch on March 27th this year, but the first model is now being hand-built in Mercedes’ Sindelfingen (that’s fun to say) plant. The...
New BMW 5 Series Sedan
New BMW 5 Series Sedan
Dynamic Performance from the Start, Driving Pleasure in Perfection. That’s how the BMW press release for their new 5 Series sedan starts. BMW also uses phrases like ” The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is set the conquer the market.” Sweet Jesus. The last time some guys from Bavaria started...
Limited Edition Corvette Auction Proceeds go to Haiti Earthquake Relief
Limited Edition Corvette Auction Proceeds go to Haiti Earthquake Relief
Chevy will be auctioning off a limited edition 2008 Corvette Z06 at this weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, AZ. All proceeds from the sale, in addition to $100,000 from GM will be donated to the American Red Cross Haiti relief fund. The ‘Vette being sold is the...
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