Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupes , Auction Action , Ford , Special/Limited Editions Click above for gallery of this special SVT Thunderbird It might not be the very first production Thunderbird ever made, but it is a pretty special T-Bird nonetheless, and it is up for auction, not at Barrett-Jackson,...

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Motorsports , Auction Action , Misc. Auto Shows , Event Alert This year’s Chicago Auto Show should be even bigger than last year despite dropouts Thanks to your suggestions, we added a Google Calendar after the jump so you can bookmark it and constantly receive...

Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Michigan is a state of contradictions. The authorities there are so worried about your focus on the road in front of you that it’s illegal to hang anything on your rear-view mirror . Yet if you want to triple tow - that’s pulling two trailers at one time,...

Filed under: Economy , Hatchbacks , Hyundai , Rendered Speculation It is codenamed “green baby,” and it is Hyundai’s answer to the Toyota iQ . A Hyundai Europe insider hinted that the car could be funkier and “more basic and functional” than the iQ. The iQ Concept had a...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM , UAW/Unions Detroit automakers are frantically working to cut costs in an effort to stay out of bankruptcy court. A very big piece of the puzzle is labor, and leaders from the Canadian Auto Workers Union are reportedly ready and willing to...

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Videos , Audi Click above to see the Audi Abfahrtski ad after the jump Who needs snow? Audi says just use what you’ve got. In its newest Audi S4 ad for the European marke, the German brands shows a downhill skier doing his thing through the streets...

Filed under: Time Warp , Trucks/Pickups , Subaru Click above for a gallery of Ronald Reagan’s Subaru BRAT For reasons unbeknownst to this blogger, he receives Drive, the Subaru owners’ magazine, in the mail. It’s usually good for a 5-minute thumb-through, after which it lands in the...

Filed under: Etc. Jeff Jarvis may be a really smart guy on a lot of subjects, but the auto industry apparently isn’t one of them. In an excerpt from his new book. What Would Google Do? , Jarvis suggests that Detroit follow the Google model, releasing cars in beta and then letting users contribute...

Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising , Videos Super Bowl commercials always generate buzz, and this year, Hyundai’s going to have company in the automotive sector. Bridgestone signed Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head for one of two commercials that will air during the big game, and a teaser video...

Filed under: Sports/GTs , Geneva Motor Show , Videos , Porsche Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 The 2010 911 GT3 might seem like more of the same from Porsche, but that’s hardly a bad thing. The combination of a high-revving flat-six combined with excellent handling...

Filed under: Chevrolet , Lifestyle Click above for image gallery of robots from Transformers: The Game As we get closer to the June 26th release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , we can expect that more and more bits will leak out regarding the various plot lines and, more importantly for Autoblog,...

Filed under: Spy Photos , China , Euro , Hatchbacks , Chery Chery, the Chinese automaker with a sweet-sounding name, is serious about entering the European market as quickly as possible. Proof of such can be seen in the A6 Coupe (we’re sure Audi’s lawyers are keeping tabs on this one too),...

Filed under: Safety , Tech Technology has brought about a great deal of advancements in new vehicles over the last few years. There are some electric nanny aids that many of us do without, but there are others, like rear backup cameras and warning systems , that proponents suggest could save lives....

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups , Commercial Trucks , Chevrolet , GM Click on the image above for a gallery of MetroKing’s new taxi Although the two events seemingly have nothing to do with each other, a new company called MetroKing has sprung up that hopes of manufacturing cabs in America just as...