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TTAC: green concept cars are no fun

Click above for live shots of the Golf TDI Hybrid from Geneva Remember when Jim Press used vegetables as an illustration for green cars? TTAC writer Alex Kambas manages to make the same comparison, but for completely different reasons. "Like the vegetables of my childhood era, shoving green cars down my throat just because they're good for me won't make me want to buy them," Kambas opines. It seems that he feels that the Geneva Motor Show focused solely on green news, with nothing exciting to show the performance-minded drivers among us. ... Read more →

VIDEO: Saab designers discuss the aerodynamics of the 9-X BioHybrid Sam Abuelsamid

When Saab debuted the 9-X BioHybrid concept at the recent Geneva Motor Show, aerodynamics was a big part of the equation. The compact 9-X has a smooth, rounded nose, a raked back wrap-around ...

Geneva 2008: Subaru wants to be tops in EVs Alex Nunez

Click image for hi-res photos of the Subaru's EV display at Geneva While the Legacy Boxer Diesel was technically the big showpiece for Subaru at Geneva, a glance at the automaker's booth showed that ...

Geneva 2008: ?koda shows off the Superb GreenLine Alex Nunez

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Škoda Superb GreenLine The latest version of the VW Passat-derived Škoda Superb is making its official debut in Geneva this week, and the Czech ...

Geneva 2008: Italdesign-Giugiaro Quaranta shows off hybrid drivetrain Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image above for more pictures of the Quaranta "Nature has never been so powerful." So sayeth Italdesign Giugiaro. Hmmm, nature has a tendency to be pretty darn powerful, but we suppose ...

Auto Bild reveals the VW Golf TDI Hybrid ahead of Geneva! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a gallery of the Golf TDI Hybrid German buff mag Auto Bild has spilled the beans on the Geneva-bound Volkswagen Golf TDI Hybrid concept. As we reported earlier, the car will average 69 US mpg in the European cycle and emit just 90 g/km of carbon dioxide, but we now know more details ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Rinspeed sQuba Roadster/Submarine - Bond can go green! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a huge photo gallery We all had a chuckle at the idea of the Rinspeed sQuba Concept when the initial renderings of the Geneva-bound concept emerged. The Swiss tuner and specialty manufacturer gets the last laugh, however, as it has released photos and video of the actual car ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Suburu officially brings diesels to the Legacy and Outback 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

From what we've heard, the new 2.0L Boxer Diesel engine from Subaru is quite a powerplant. We've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of these cars in the U.S. Unfortunately, we don't have any hard data on its arrival in the States to report, but we do have confirmation that the Legacy and Outback ...


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