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LA Auto Show Design Challenge entrants reveal Youthmobile 2030 designs

This year's iteration of the annual Design Challenge at the LA Auto Show asks the question: How will a new generation of drivers age 16-23 – raised with cell phones, web cams and online communities – emotionally connect to the automobile in 2030? We don't know the answer either, but at least six designers from some of the world's top automakers decided to give it a go with their own ideas. if you thought the Aptera was futuristic, check these out. First up are the eSpira and eOra from Audi, which are controlled by thought and ... Read more →

Ford Fiesta U.S.-spec gets caught in Mexican factory Jonathon Ramsey

What is reported to be the coming U.S.-spec Ford Fiesta has been photographed during assembly in Mexico, and the minor changes we can glean so far center around the grille. Compared to its ...

VW Golf GTD may arrive with 170 hp, Jetta TDI Cup replica coming in January Sam Abuelsamid

Several months back, prior to the U.S. launch of the MK VI VW Golf, rumors emerged that the American branch was going to offer the GTD version of the hatchback. For those unfamiliar with the GTD, ...

2010 Green Car of the Year finalists - three hybrids, two diesels - announced Sebastian Blanco

Last year, Volkswagen's Jetta TDI was named the 2009 Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, which means that the Volkswagen Golf TDI has a bit of baggage if it wants to try and win the 2010 ...

Officially Official: Lexus reveals the LF-Ch concept, coming to LA show Sam Abuelsamid

Lexus has released a whole batch of exterior and interior photos of the LF-Ch concept that debuts next week in Frankfurt. The C-segment five-door hatchback seems a likely candidate for production ...

Mazda's outlandish electric racer, the KAAN, wins design award 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image above for a high-res gallery of the Mazda KAAN and more from the Design Challenge The collection of outlandish green racing design concepts submitted as part of the "Motor Sports 2025" at the Los Angeles Auto Show has been whittled down and we have a winner: the MAZDA KAAN ...

Nancy Gioia discusses hybrids, plug-ins and battery leases 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Following the reveal of the Ford Fusion Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto show last week, Ford's director of sustainable mobility technology Nancy Gioia spoke with Green Fuels Forecast about a number of topics. Top of the list, of course, was the new hybrid sedan and the fact that Ford has decided not ...

LA 2008: A GEM with a fireball and official custom line 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

So, there's an LA-based custom car service called Fireballed that provides all sorts of vehicles to those who want to experience the "Automotive Hollywood Lifestyle." Designer "Fireball" Tim Lawrence makes some crazy vehicles - see these examples - and so we were somewhat surprised to see a ...

LA 2008: CSULA's Super Eagle II gets 853 mpg 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Far from the major automakers' glitzy unveilings - which, granted, were less crazy than in past years - at the LA Auto Show, the CSULA Supermileage Vehicle sits like an alien's egg on some red carpet in the basement of the LA Convention Center. This sleek bubble is powered by a single-cylinder ...

SoCal Edison gets its Mitsubishi i MiEV 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Right on schedule, Southern California Edison (SCE) and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG & E) have received all-electric Mitsubishi i MiEVs to begin their testing programs with. Although the cars displayed on the LA Auto Show floor were red and white, like the one we drove earlier this year in New ...

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