Politically correct automotive wisdom insists Porsche has no business in the SUV business. Almost since the day it was known management at Porsche AG had green-lighted an SUV, the preferred sport of automotive writers and Porsche faithful became...
Officials from Cummins Inc. and the California Air Resources Board agree to disagree on some issues when it comes to diesels, but still are able to share a few laughs following the sparring during a panel discussion at the SAE World Congress. John...
CARLSBAD, CA The former Chrysler Corp.'s Dodge and Plymouth brands carried the performance-car banner in the 1960s and 1970s, leaving the Chrysler badge positioned for the premium buyer. Until now, the company has more or less faithfully ascribed...
French chemical supplier Rhodia SA says Ford Motor Co. will adopt its fuel-borne catalyst technology on the entire range of diesel engines it manufactures in Europe that are equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPFs). The technology will...
81 YEARS AGO On April 7, 1922, Sigurd Olson Haugdahl is the first person to reach a speed of 3 miles per minute, driving a custom-built Wisconsin Special racer to a land-speed record of 180 mph (290 km/h) at Daytona Beach, FL. Although 24 mph (39...
Telling it like it is Ward's is to be commended for telling it like it is (see WAW Jan. '03, p.9). Bob Lutz may not like the fact that glitzy marketing no longer works quality and reliability do. Perhaps he should read the just published J.D...
Siemens VDO Automotive AG is talking with Volkswagen AG about building a diesel engine plant together that would use Siemens' high-tech diesel injectors. The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports the factory would involve a E500...
Porsche Cayenne. BMW X5. Mercedes ML55 AMG: These aren't names competitors usually toss around lightly. But Infiniti, which is the latest luxury marque to attempt a U.S. turnaround through a recreated identity, is confident its new FX45 cross...