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LA 2008: A GEM with a fireball and official custom line

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 fairly standard GEM e4 in this booth at the LA Auto Show last week. As far as I can tell, the only addition is a Fireball sticker on the door panel. There was no one in the booth to ask if there were any underhood enhancements, so I'm left with the ... Read more →

LA 2008: Kia's offers ex-Scion buyers a Soulful alternative Jeremy Korzeniewski

Toyota has taken a bit of heat for seemingly ungreening its Scion xB, which used a small, efficient engine housed in a small, efficient package that seated four occupants comfortably with room ...

LA 2008: Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDI, 25 mpg highway Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen is showing off the new Touareg V6 TDI at the LA Auto Show before it goes on sale in around March of 2009. The V6 TDI replaces the old V10 TDI in the lineup and uses the same 3.0L V6 ...

LA 2008: Green Car of the Year is the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sebastian Blanco

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/VW_Jetta_TDI_named_Green_Car_of_the_Year'; 8:45 am - So, the choices for the 2009 Green Car of the Year are: BMW 335d Ford Fusion hybrid Saturn ...

LA 2008: Nissan unboxes its Cube Jeremy Korzeniewski

Although we got an early peek at the new Nissan Cube before its official debut, the boxy little economy car had its formal introduction here at the LA Auto Show today. When it officially goes on ...

LA 2008: Volkswagen's imposing Touareg TDI Trophy Truck 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Seriously, nobody in their right mind is going to suggest that racing across the Baja desert for about a thousand miles in any vehicle qualifies as green, but it takes place each and every year in Southern California and Mexico anyway. This being the case, Volkswagen is planning to tackle this ...

LA 2008: Hyundai rolls out HED-5 i-Mode for first time on U.S. soil 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We first saw Hyundai's rolling CUV shapeship, the HED-5 i-Mode, back in Geneva, but today at the LA Auto Show is the first time the Korean automaker has shown the car in the States. New to the crossover is a 2.0L gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine that Hyundai plans to roll out in ...

LA 2008: Hyundai announces Blue Drive efficiency strategy, 2010 Sonata hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai has joined the "Blue is the new green movement" at the LA Auto Show, where the Korean automaker has announced its "Blue Drive" efficiency strategy. The core of the plan is meet the federally-mandated 35 mpg fleet average economy requirement by 2015 rather than the 2020 date specified in ...

LA 2008: Honda pulls a surprise with FC Sport concept 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/A_Honda_surprise_FC_Sport_is_beautiful_hydrogen_powered'; In an age when there are fewer and fewer surprises at auto shows as embargoes get broken and information leaks out early, Honda pulled off a big surprise at the LA Auto Show this morning. After showing ...

LA 2008: BMW 7-series ActiveHybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click the 7-series ActiveHybrid for a high res gallery BWM showed its new 7-series ActiveHybrid in North America for the first time today at the LA Auto Show. The 7-series hybrid uses the mild hybrid system developed in cooperation with Mercedes Benz. A 20 kW electric motor/generator is ...

LA 2008: Toyota Camry CNG Hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota isn't holding a press conference at the LA Auto Show this year, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have anything to show. The Prius purveyors have built a CNG-fueled Camry hybrid. According to Toyota spokesperson Jana Hartline, the purpose of the CNG hybrid is to demonstrate the ...

LA 2008: Toyota Camry CNG Hybrid Concept gets early reveal 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

All that's missing is an airbrushed portrait of T. Boone Pickens on the hood. Of what, you ask? Of the Toyota Camry CNG Hybrid concept, which explores the idea of combining Hybrid Synergy Drive with natural gas power. It debuts this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and is easily identifiable ...

Nissan Cube makes an early appearance 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Scion may have had a good thing going with the first-generation xB, which proved to be an ultra-popular model here in the U.S. Nissan hopes to capitalize on some of that model's success with the new Cube. While the official unveiling of the latest box-it-came-in-mobile is set for Wednesday ...

LA 2008: Live reveal of the MINI E 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

This afternoon BMW representatives took the wraps off the first "production" MINI E, #1 of a run of 500 that will be leased to customers in the southern California and metro New York areas starting in January. Dr. Friederich Eichiner presented the electric car to the press on the roof top ...

In the Wild: 2009 MINI E in Beverly Hills 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The electric MINIs have arrived! While getting ready for today's festivities here in Los Angeles, we spotted one of the 500 MINI Es that will be leased starting in January. Apparently international media are trying them out today and we'll have our opportunity in the next couple of days. The ...

LA Preview: hydrogen fuel cell Passat Lingyu 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Shanghai VW, is bringing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of the Passat Lingyu to the LA Auto Show. The Shanghai Securities News, via Gasgoo, says this is the first China-made "new-energy car model" from VW to make an appearance at an auto show. It's also the first-ever hydrogen Passat. The ...

MINI executives talk about the MINI E 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over at the MINI micro-site (is that redundant?) MINISpace the editors have posted an interview with Dr. Wolfgang Armbrecht, Senior Vice President Brand Management MINI, and Ulrich Kranz, Head of Project i about the company's new electric car. The MINI E will be officially unveiled next ...

LA Preview: Kia to debut fuel cell-powered Borrego SUV 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently the production version of the Kia Soul won't be the only debut on the Kia stand next week in Los Angeles. Kia will also be featuring a version of its new Borrego SUV with electric drive and a hydrogen fuel cell. The fuel cell stack is the fourth generation of Hyundai's in-house developed ...

MINI E will reportedly cost $850/month for one-year lease 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For those of you hoping to snap up one first electrically powered MINIs, we have what may be bad news. The price of the MINI E keeps creeping upward. The other day, Automotive News reported that the battery-powered prototypes were going to cost over $500 for the lease. Today however, another ...

9,500 people sign up to lease MINI E, will cost over $500/month 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Since MINI USA opened up the MINIspace.com site a couple of weeks ago to allow people to register their interest in leasing the new MINI E next year, over 9,500 people have signed up. Unfortunately most of them will not actually have the opportunity to get one. BMW is only building 500 of the ...

POLL: 2009 Green Car of the Year finalists announced 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The editors at Green Car Journal have announced their picks to succeed the Chevy Tahoe hybrid as the Green Car of the Year. The five finalists for 2009 cover all the bases including hybrid, diesel and really small. The vehicles up for the award include the Ford Fusion hybrid, the Saturn Vue 2 Mode ...

Tech Analysis: 2010 Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan powertrains, 38 mpg hybrid! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The long-awaited redesign of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan is almost upon us and we got our first look at the new powertrains this week in Dearborn. As expected, increased fuel efficiency has been the number one priority for Ford's engineers, followed by power and refinement. In the ...

WTF will racing be like in 2025? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The indie rock band The Flaming Lips has a compilation album called Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid, and if ever there was a collection of automotive concept car designers about which we could say the same thing, it's the folks who designed the race cars in the 5th Annual LA Auto Show ...

2010 Lexus RX to debut at LA Auto Show, including hybrid 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lexus is set to bring its 2010 RX-series of crossover utility vehicles to the LA Auto Show, including an updated hybrid model. Details are scarce, but there may be a clue or two we can glean from the LF-Xh concept that was shown back in late 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Recent spy shots ...

LA Preview: Officially, official: the MINI E! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has now released official details of the MINI E that will rolling out at the LA Auto Show next month. As we learned last night, the MINI uses a 204 hp, 162 lb-ft electric motor for drive purposes with a single-speed helical gear, transmission. Energy gets stored in lithium ion battery pack ...

LA Preview: Officially, official 2010 Mazda3 sedan pics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've been seeing spy photos of the next generation Mazda3 for months and now we finally have official photos of the new compact sedan that will debut at the LA Auto Show next month. While I recently speculated that the new 3 might just be a refresh rather than a full redesign based on the ...


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