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LA 2007: Lotus the 2-Eleven to the US!

Click the Lotus 2-Eleven for a high-res gallery Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced a new track car based on the Elise called the 2-Eleven. The stripped-down 1,474-pound 2-Eleven reduces the already spartan Elise to its bare essentials. Any semblance of a roof has been stripped away while the supercharged Toyota 1.8L puts out 252hp. The aerodynamics have been modified to maximize downforce, and sixty miles per hour comes up from a standstill in 3.9 seconds. Alas, the US has no single vehicle type certification rules like those ... Read more →

LA 2007: Porsche Cayenne Hybrid can go 75 MPH on battery power alone Sam Abuelsamid

Porsche has been trotting out its prototype Cayenne Hybrid in Europe for much of this year, but yesterday in Los Angeles we got our first look at it on U.S. soil. Porsche management board member Dr. ...

LA 2007: Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid wins 2007 Green Car of the Year Sam Abuelsamid

Surprise, Surprise! Founder of Green Car Journal Ron Cogan announced that the third annual Green Car of the Year Award would go to the big GM Hybrid SUV for its innovation in demonstrating that a ...

LA 2007: Honda unwraps the 2009 FCX Clarity! Sam Abuelsamid

Click the FCX Clarity for a high res gallery Two years after unveiling the fuel cell-powered FCX concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda today revealed the production version of the car that will be ...

LA 2007: Lotus the 2-Eleven to the US! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the Lotus 2-Eleven for a high-res gallery Last March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced a new track car based on the Elise called the 2-Eleven. The stripped-down 1,474-pound 2-Eleven reduces the already spartan Elise to its bare essentials. Any semblance of a roof has been stripped ...

LA 2007: Porsche Cayenne Hybrid can go 75 MPH on battery power alone 2 years ago on Autoblog

Porsche has been trotting out its prototype Cayenne Hybrid in Europe for much of this year, but yesterday in Los Angeles we got our first look at it on U.S. soil. Porsche management board member Dr. Wolfgang Duerheimer told us about the Cayenne Hybrid, which will go into production toward the end ...

LA 2007: Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid wins 2007 Green Car of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog

Surprise, Surprise! Founder of Green Car Journal Ron Cogan announced that the third annual Green Car of the Year Award would go to the big GM Hybrid SUV for its innovation in demonstrating that a vehicle with lots of people and cargo hauling capability could still offer fuel economy equivalent to ...

LA 2007: Honda unwraps the 2009 FCX Clarity! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the FCX Clarity for a high res gallery Two years after unveiling the fuel cell-powered FCX concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda today revealed the production version of the car that will be available next summer, along with a name and a price. The car now known as the FCX Clarity will be ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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