Episode #250 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. This week Chris, Zach, and Dan are joined by Autoblog Executive Editor Chris Paukert. Topics include the rumor of an upcoming Lamborghini Crossover vehicle, a small Porsche with a 1.9-liter four cylinder, Google’s autonomous cars, and an effort to embed tire scanners in road surfaces to rat [...]
The city of Frankfurt has banned two chapters of the Hells Angels motorcycle club and confiscated their assets, according to Reuters. The city pointed to a history of offenses as the reason behind the move, saying that many members are known to authorities to have violent, drug- or weapon-related offenses on their records. In fact, [...]
The Fiat/Chrysler relationship has yet to spawn any post-marital offspring, but that will soon change. Automotive News reports that one of those vehicles could come in the size and shape of a “baby” Jeep that will be sold in Europe. The B-segment Jeep, which we told you about back in August, will also be badged [...]
The world is filled with curious questions. Why are we here? Why do we hate tomatoes but love ketchup? Why do Americans love crossovers? Why are there 150 brand-new 1997 Dodge Neon models with zero miles on the odometer up for sale in Singapore? That last one is particularly perplexing. Arete Trading Pte Ltd. has [...]
Need For Spee and Sports Illustrated have paired up to melt the minds of our nation’s amorous and adrenaline-addicted young men. Need For Speed: The Runwill feature a number of notable characters, including a pair of ladies based on genuine Sports Illustrated swimsuit models. Irina Shayk and Chrissy Teigen have lent their computer-generated effigies to [...]
It’s not every day that concept cars go up for grabs. The automakers and design studios that craft them typically hold on to their show cars for posterity, putting them away in archives that we’d imagine resemble the end scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark or else putting them in their own museums for [...]
Volvo has announced that it will cease production at the company’s joint-venture plant with Pininfarina Sverige in Uddevalla, Sweden, according to Ward’s Auto. That means manufacturing of the C70 convertible is without a home. As of right now, Volvo isn’t saying where, if anywhere, production of the C70 will head next. In the meantime, the [...]
Think you’re paying too much at the pump? Perhaps you are – but not as much as those gassing up in Maine. No, the Pine Tree State doesn’t have the highest gas prices in the land (that would still be Hawaii), but it does have a problem with out-of-spec gas pumps. According to state inspection [...]
The gasoline-powered 2012 Chevrolet Spark, shown Wednesday in Detroit. General Motors introduced the 2012 Chevrolet Spark subcompact four-door hatchback in Detroit on Wednesday. The news was swiftly upstaged, however, by the subsequent announcement that a purely electric version would be available to American customers in limited quantities in 2013. The Spark is already sold in [...]
The Cue infotainment system, as simulated in the Cadillac XTS. Screen-swiping, pinching to contract, tapping an icon — these actions, popularized on smartphones, have become so ingrained in our mobile society’s muscle memory that Cadillac has decided to build its new infotainment system around them. Called Cue, for Cadillac User Experience, the system will have [...]
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