I'm sorry, Katherine. And I'm ready to admit the truth: You are insightful, while I am shortsighted. Civic Hybrid is a technological tour de force and Honda deserves my never-ending admiration for advancing the cause of cleaner combustion. By the...
LA JOLLA, CA Curves! We have curves on a vehicle. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s Darrel Ida, product planning manager for the all-new Murano cross/utility vehicle, says the Murano's sleek sheetmetal is all about sending the message Murano isn't a cookie...
Closing in on a decade of Ward's 10 Best Engines competitions, 2003 represents the ninth installment of the auto industry's first awards program to annually recognize outstanding engine performance. Since its inception in 1995, Ward's 10 Best...
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems sees a huge potential market for the same sort of automotive storage batteries that once were seen as a critical component for now-defunct EVs. In a word, that market is hybrids. President and Chief Operating Officer...
Forget about electric vehicles, hybrids and fuel cells for the moment. The diesel is the best alternative we have on the horizon. And that's different than I thought a month ago. Thanks to an in-depth discussion on diesel engines recently...
MONACO Turn the key and there's a quiet whirring noise as the system powers up. Wait about five seconds, put your foot on the brake and push the forward-facing arrow that sits on the center console where the gearshift lever normally would be. Now...
We've been writing about new-generation diesels for a few years now yet the only modern diesels we can test are in heavy-duty pickups. I don't breed horses, so I don't have much need for the Power Stroke's 560 lb.-ft. (759 Nm) of torque. We also...
Auto makers are spending some cold days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month trying to heat up a cooling U.S. new car and truck market. No fewer than 13 production vehicles and a like number of concepts are making...