Source: Next-gen Ford Police Interceptor will debut this Friday in Las Vegas

Filed under: Concept Vehicles, Sedan, Government/Legal, Work, Ford, Specialty

Hold on to your sap gloves and night sticks - it’s that time of the decade! An Autoblog source reveals that Ford is about to release a brand spankin’ new Police Interceptor. Not only is this humongous news for our pals in the law enforcement community, but this is 120-point headline font for taxi companies around the country, as they typically purchase old… Continue reading

Carl Edwards gets three-race probation for intentional wreck

Filed under: Motorsports

NASCAR handed down its ruling yesterday on Carl Edwards’ retaliatory wreck of Brad Keselowski during the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway last Sunday. The Roush Fenway Racing team driver will be subjected to a three-race probation that covers the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21, the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 28 and the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway on April 10. What does probation mean…… Continue reading

Nissan unveils NV commercial van, available in three different flavors

Filed under: Truck, Work, Nissan, Misc. Auto Shows

Historically, America’s commercial car marketplace has been dominated by domestic automakers. Besides a small percentage of Sprinter sales from Dodge while under Daimler ownership, the fullsize van market has really only been occupied by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. Nissan is ready to change all that, and its…… Continue reading

NTEA 2010: Nissan pulls the covers off NV commercial van

Filed under: Minivan/Van, Work, Nissan, Misc. Auto Shows

We’re here in St. Louis attending the National Truck Equipment Association show, and we just watched Nissan officially pull the covers off its NV commercial van for the first time in front of a live audience. Our initial impression: They aren’t kidding when they state there’s an optional High Roof… at 105.5 inches (76.5 of which…… Continue reading

Video: C/D takes the Lotus Evora Hybrid for a virtual spin

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Technology, Videos, Lotus

Two years ago, we wrote about Lotus‘ Safe and Sound hybrid technology which added a V8 soundtrack over the quietude of a hybrid’s electric motor. That demonstrator was a Toyota Prius, but at the… Continue reading

Video: Sears Pointless LeMons crash puts another rollcage to the test

Filed under: Motorsports, Videos

If you were following the news coming out of Infineon this weekend during the Sears Pointless 24 Hours of LeMons race, you might’ve heard about a nasty crash involving the ONSET Cavalier.

Going into turn 11 at about 1 PM on Saturday, the wagon - an simple top ten contender - squeezed through an opening on the back straight before being tapped on the left rear, sent into a wall… Continue reading

Audi begins deliveries of R8 LMS evolution to Euro race teams

Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Audi, Racing

2009 proved to be a very successful opening campaign for Audi’s new customer race automobile, the R8 LMS. Eight vehicles were sold to a variety of teams and between them, the cars won 23 races and three national and international GT championships. For 2010, Audi has produced a new evolution version of the R8 LMS, and by… Continue reading

Who says Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers don’t race each other?

Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford

Last week in The Wall Street Journal, writer Ben Austen publised an article in which he ruminates on why no one appears to be racing the Detroit Three’s neo-muscle offerings - the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. That the piece succeeds… Continue reading

How a Corvette C6.R comes to life: Autoblog tours Pratt & Miller shop

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, GM

Racing improves the breed. How many times have you heard some automaker PR flack spout that line in order to justify a motorsports program? When it comes to NASCAR, which is still the most popular form of racing in the United States, it’s clearly a complete fallacy. Open wheel racing, be it at Indianapolis or Monaco… Continue reading

Report: Morgan to debut 2+2 concept at Pebble Beach

Filed under: Concept Automobiles, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Misc. Auto Shows, Luxury

As if we didn’t have enough reasons to look forward to the Pebble Beach Concours this August - beautiful weather, beautiful machinery and beautiful scenery, to name but a few - news comes by way of Autocar in the U.K. that Morgan plans to debut a new 2+2… Continue reading