The recently introduced E-Class got a new suite of driver-assistance hardware and software (internally dubbed version 4.0) aimed at further reducing driver workload when traveling on well-marked highways. This gear leapfrogged that of the current range-topping W222 S-Class—an untenable imbalance Read more
Filed under: Green,Alternative Fuels,Emissions Fewer emissions, fewer contrails. Continue reading NASA finds biofuels make air travel 70 percent greener NASA finds biofuels make air travel 70 percent greener originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:35:00 EDT. Please Read more
If you need any more evidence that sedans are losing favor in the U.S., here’s this. According to Automotive News, Buick will replace its Regal sedan with a five-door hatchback, and of all things, a wagon. The new Regal lineup Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Fuel Efficiency,United States,Electric,Future,Hybrid Will the easing of fuel mileage standards be a good thing for the auto industry? At least one experts thinks not. Continue reading Trump CAFE review: Automakers, be careful what you ask for Trump CAFE Read more
From around the upper Midwest, tech inspectors and promoters convened at Five Star Race Car Bodies on a Saturday morning to discuss and address common issues regarding body tech inspection. It was a great instance of promoters, inspectors, and the Read more
In 1950, the novel Hot Rod, by Henry Gregor Felsen, showed young people that hopping up cars was cool, but racing them on public roads could be deadly. In the intervening years, beginning with Santa Ana in California, sanctioned tracks Read more
Without fail, the middle of winter in the frigid Midwest creates a hunger in car crafters that cannot be satisfied by reruns of Overhaulin’. The Detroit Autorama at the expansive Cobo Hall is a welcome feast for the Midwest’s winter Read more
Date: circa 1950s Location: unknown (source suggests a U.S.-Canada border crossing) Source: Alden Jewell on Flickr What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: Outstanding two-year restoration of an original 1967 Cougar GT 4 speed A/C car. Originally painted in Inverness Green Metallic with Light Ivy Gold Crinkle interior. Car is now painted in mirror-like Black basecoat/top coat with matching Read more
Image by Syd Mead. The 1964 Ford Falcon Futura’s taillamp might go down in history as an attractive but otherwise unremarkable automotive styling feature save for the fact that futurist Syd Mead points to it as the only design of Read more