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SEMA 2008: Nissan Altima Hot Rod Hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

SEMA's tuner crowd and the green culture seem at first to clash. Starting last year, though, and continuing even stronger in 2008 are green performance cars infiltrating the gas-guzzling ways of the typical SEMA show car. A prime example of this green mind meld is the Nissan Altima Hot Rod ...

SEMA 2008: Toyota Yaris Tailback runs on CNG 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has brought a really, really green concept with it to the SEMA Show that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. That first bit of green comes courtesy of a compressed natural gas conversion that allows the driver to switch from gasoline to CNG for the otherwise stock four cylinder engine ...

SEMA 2008: Gale Banks Sidewinder diesel dragster 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Horsepower guru Gale Banks just unveiled his finished diesel-powered Sidewinder dragster here at SEMA. As a follow-up to their diesel D-Max Type-D Pro Stocker pickup, Banks Power designed and built this NHRA Top Diesel Dragster with motivation coming from a 1,200 hp GM Duramax 6.6L diesel V8. The ...

SEMA 2008: Volkswagen CC Eco performance concept 27/33 mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Out in sin city at the SEMA show, Volkswagen - like everyone else - is showing off modified versions of its everyday products. Most of what's on display is either about bling, power or both. Volkswagen however, has one car on display that adds efficiency to the mix. The Performance CC is based ...

SEMA 2008: VW Jetta TDI Street concept, live from Vegas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Our team of crack journalists at SEMA have located the Jetta TDI Street concept, so we can now bring you some live shots of the car along with all of the assorted details. As we expected when we first heard that VeeDub was working up the concept, there are no powertrain changes to speak of. ...

SEMA 2008: Honda shows Civic HFP Concept, announces Mugen accessories for Fit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda is accessorizing its two smallest, most efficient models. Debuting at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the Civic HFP Concept, which starts life as a stock Civic Si sedan. To this extremely-capable platform, Honda adds a series of aero-tweaks designed to improve the car's efficiency, such as ...

SEMA 2008: Ronn Motors shows off its Scorpion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ronn Motors has delivered on at least one of its ambitious promises by delivering a real concept car to the SEMA Show that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. For its next trick, the fledgling automaker will try and convince those of us who are skeptical that its on-demand hydrogen ...

VW to offer Jetta TDI Cup Street edition 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been covering Volkswagen's Jetta TDI cup races since the very beginning of the series. We've also heaped some high praise on the efficiency of VW's 50-State clean diesel technology. Unfortunately, you can't take one of VeeDub's racers off the track and on to the street, but perhaps the ...

SEMA Preview: Hyundai experimenting with cylinder deactivation and supercharging 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing that Hyundai has big plans for its new V8 engine, despite the fact that fuel efficiency has just recently become paramount in the U.S. market. As the Korean automaker's first-ever V8, the company has plenty to learn. That's fine, since it appears as if Hyundai is truly serious ...

SEMA 2008: If a Hummer and a snowmobile had a baby... 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The unholy child of a Hummer and a snowmobile has been found! Located somewhere at the SEMA show that starts today in Las Vegas, the front end shot of this biodiesel-powered truck thing was snapped by our friends at Autospies. With treads instead of front wheels, what look like flat screen TVs ...

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