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2010 Hyundai Tucson makes the drive to America

Hyundai's second big unveiling for the LA Auto Show is its next-generation Tucson, its compact crossover. Like the Sonata sedan, we've actually already seen the Tucson for some time now, as it previously debuted South Korea and Europe badged as the ix35 or Tucson ix. We actually first saw this shape as the ix-onic concept at Geneva last March and the production model is only mildly toned down. Even toned down, though, this is a major departure from the outgoing Tucson. Like the Sonata, that model was a competent but utterly invisible ... Read more →

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A RADICALLY NEW TYPE OF ENGINE When oil prices shot over $100 a barrel a year ago, I was inundated with press releases from inventors claiming they had an engine that would solve the energy crisis. ...

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How to Raise the Gas Tax Raising taxes on gasoline is political suicide in the United States. Any politician foolish enough to propose raising the gas tax would be hounded out of office, or never ...

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CHRYSLER CONSIDERS GETTING BACK INTO BIG RIGS One of the more intriguing tidbits that dribbled out of Chrysler's grueling 8-hour press conference on Wednesday is that the company is considering ...

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Brazil's E100 Drives Innovative Fuel Injection A few weeks ago Rio de Janeiro landed the 2016 Olympics largely thanks to the fact that Brazil is climbing up the rank of nations. It has grown to ...

Autoline After Hours with John McElroy: Demise of Saturn Edition 2 months ago on Autoblog

On this week's Autoline After Hours, John McElroy, Peter "Autoextremist" DeLorenzo and BusinessWeek's David Welch are joined by Erich Merkle, President of Autoconomy, to discuss the week that was in the world of automobiles. We suspect a large part of the discussion will center on the imminent ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 2 months ago on Autoblog

Why Saturn Failed In the early 1980s General Motors launched a top-secret program to figure out how it could build a small car to successfully compete against the Japanese automakers. It was called the S-car program and the results of this study shocked top management at GM. It conclusively ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 2 months ago on Autoblog

Why Car Names Really Matter What's in a name? Does it really matter what you call a car, or will a car sell well as long as it's well designed? As an enthusiast, I always felt that the name of a car never really mattered all that much. I was always more interested in the design and the ...

Autoline Detroit LIVE with special guest Tom Stephens, GM VC of Global Product Development 2 months ago on Autoblog

Join John McElroy and his journalist colleagues for an all-new LIVE webcast discussion with Tom Stephens, GM Vice Chairman of Global Product Development. First, you'll get to see a LIVE taping of Autoline Detroit starting at 10AM EST, then we will hand the mic over to the audience, and Tom Stephens ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 2 months ago on Autoblog

TOYOTA'S HYBRIDS COULD BE BANNED FROM THE AMERICAN MARKET In a shocking development Toyota faces a lawsuit filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission that seeks to ban the import of all hybrids to the American market. Toyota is being sued by Paice LLC for patent infringement on its hybrid ...

Autoline After Hours with John McElroy, Peter DeLorenzo, David Welch and David E. Davis, Jr. 3 months ago on Autoblog

In this week's episode of Autoline After Hours, John McElroy, Peter "The Autoextremist" DeLorenzo, and David Welch of BusinessWeek are joined by the dean of automotive journalism, David E. Davis, Jr., for an unusually candid discussion about the issues and events affecting today's auto industry. ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 3 months ago on Autoblog

Cash For Clunkers Conspiracy? To hear the government tell it, foreign automakers and compact cars were the big winners in the Cash for Clunkers program. The Department of Transportation makes it look like consumers all wanted small fuel-efficient cars, particularly from the import brands. But ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 3 months ago on Autoblog

THE CLUNKERS PROGRAM EXCEEDED EVERYONE'S EXPECTATIONS Despite a lot of skepticism from industry analysts, the "Cash for Clunkers" program exceeded just about everyone's expectations. It brought in new customers, cleaned out a lot of old inventory, and started putting auto workers back to work. ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 4 months ago on Autoblog

Why Are German Automakers Exempt from U.S. CO2 Standards? If you've ever wondered why the American automakers have such a hard time competing in their home market, all you have to do is look at the latest move from the American government. It's going to exempt the worst gas-guzzling European luxury ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 4 months ago on Autoblog

Ford Says Series Hybrids (Chevy Volt) Are a Mistake The Ford Motor Company is not going to chase GM and do a plug-in series hybrid like the Volt. In fact, the Blue Oval thinks that approach is a mistake. Instead, Ford is taking a three-pronged attack to developing hybrid and electric vehicles, with ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 4 months ago on Autoblog

GM DON'T NEED NO CULTURE CHANGE If I have to read another article about how GM needs to change its culture, I think I'll puke. It seems that every analyst and pundit in the business feels the need to write an article about GM's need for culture change. They wring their hands about how this is ...

Autoline After Hours with John McElroy, Jason Vines, and Peter DeLorenzo 5 months ago on Autoblog

In this week's episode of Autoline After Hours, John McElroy, newly minted Christian publishing mogul Jason Vines and Peter "The Autoextremist" DeLorenzo gather for another unusually frank discussion about the motoring industry's ups and downs. You can even join in by submitting questions to the ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 5 months ago on Autoblog

Hybrids Stumble While Diesels Surge The new-car sales figures for June must be a cause for concern for fans of hybrids. But at the same time they're very encouraging for diesel proponents. You don't want to read too much into one month's sales numbers, but the numbers do tell a story. Ever since ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 5 months ago on Autoblog

Ford Transit Connect: Case Study in Overregulation The Ford Transit Connect is a cool little van unlike anything else on the American market. In fact, I think it has the capability of becoming something of a cult car. But it's also a shining example of why the auto industry faces too much ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 5 months ago on Autoblog

Unlocking GM's Inner Value Even though it's bankrupt and the price of its stock has collapsed, General Motors is worth a lot more money than most people realize. And if the company were to take a radically new approach to how it runs its business the payoff could be enormous. GM's market ...

Autoline After Hours with John McElroy and GM's Mark LaNeve 5 months ago on Autoblog

In this week's episode of Autoline After Hours, General Motors V.P. of Sales, Mark LaNeve, joins the intrepid trio of John McElroy, Jason Vines and Peter "Autoextremist" DeLorenzo for another "unusually frank" discussion about the motoring industry. You can submit questions to the panel at ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 6 months ago on Autoblog

Three Ways to Save the Big Three Now that the Big Three are finally brooming out all their old legacy costs, they're going to be in the best fighting shape they've been in for nearly 40 years. But how do we make sure they don't slip back into their bad habits like they have after every other crisis? ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 6 months ago on Autoblog

Does Killing Off Dealers Really Help? Thousands of GM and Chrysler dealers are getting wiped out as part of each company's bankruptcies. And while the surviving dealers will be much better off, GM and Chrysler are likely to see less revenue, lower market share and fewer service parts sales as a ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 6 months ago on Autoblog

BOOM TIMES COMING IN THE USED CAR MARKET The future looks so bright for the used car market that I'm almost tempted to try and get into that business myself. Even though car dealers are going through tough times trying to sell new vehicles, they are going to more than make up for that on their ...

Autoline After Hours with John McElroy, Robin Miller and our own Sam Abuelsamid 6 months ago on Autoblog

John McElroy has returned as the host of this week's Autoline After Hours, and in addition to being joined by the show's two regulars – former PR man Jason Vines and Autoextremist's Peter De Lorenzo – Robin Miller of SPEED and Autoblog's engineering wunderkind Sam Abuelsamid join the ...

VIDEO: DeLorenzo hosts Autoline After Hours, with C&D's new EIC, Eddie Alterman 6 months ago on Autoblog

This week's Autoline After Hours is missing the show's traditional host, John McElroy, so instead, Autoextemist's Peter DeLorenzo will take the helm, with AAH regular and former Chrysler PR man Jason Vines. Joining the intrepid duo is BusinessWeek's David Welch and Car and Driver's new ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 7 months ago on Autoblog

PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN THE PISTON ENGINE There are all kinds of ways to boost the fuel efficiency of a vehicle. Hybrids are becoming more and more popular. Clean diesels seemed poised to make major inroads in the market. And even though they're a ways down the road, hydrogen fuel cells sure look ...

Autoline After Hours: TTAC's Robert Farago joins McElroy, De Lorenzo and Vines 7 months ago on Autoblog

If you haven't caught an episode of Autoline After Hours, this is the show to watch. Joining AAH's host and Autoblog contributor John McElroy is Autoextremist's own Peter De Lorenzo and former Chrysler PR man Jason Vines. For an additional bit of flavor, The Truth About Cars' founder and editor, ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 7 months ago on Autoblog

They're After Your Freedom You've undoubtedly read the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's report and seen the videos it released when the organization pitted sub-compacts against mid-size sedans (if not, one is posted below the fold). They really went after the safety of small cars, trying to ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 8 months ago on Autoblog

IT'S A FUEL PROBLEM, NOT A FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEM Every single day, the United States ships $600,000,000 out of the country. That's what it costs us to pay for the oil we buy from other countries at $50 a barrel. It is the single biggest cause of our massive trade deficit. The U.S. uses roughly 20 ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 8 months ago on Autoblog

WHY OBAMA AXED WAGONER Rick Wagoner is no longer CEO of General Motors for two reasons. First, he failed to come up with a plan that satisfied the government that GM would be viable going forward. Two, President Obama needed political cover before he poured more money into the auto industry, a ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 8 months ago on Autoblog

BREAKTHROUGH AUDIO SYSTEM, ALL THANKS TO SOFTWARE I just experienced one of the most amazing sound systems that that I ever heard in a car. What makes it so amazing is that it doesn't use a power booster, or equalizer, or better speakers, or anything like that. Instead, it's all done with ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy - 2010 Chevy Camaro Edition! 8 months ago on Autoblog

2010 CHEVY CAMARO: DRIVING IMPRESSIONS I'm sure there are a lot of Autobloggers out there who know the specifications of the new Camaro far better than I do. But numbers on paper don't mean much until you experience them through the seat of your pants. So here are my driving impressions of the new ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 8 months ago on Autoblog

BIG THREE SITTING ON $10 BILLION GOLDMINE There's no question that the Detroit-based auto industry needs a lot of help. There's a 100-year history of how it got into the problems it's in, and some of those problems are beyond management's control. But there is one area where General Motors, Ford ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 9 months ago on Autoblog

THE AMAZINGLY STUPID DETROIT CITY COUNCIL Nobody reading this blog needs to be told how much trouble Detroit is in. Whether it's the Detroit Three, the city of Detroit, or the greater Detroit area, the story's the same: we're in trouble! One of the very few events that provides positive media ...

Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy 9 months ago on Autoblog

HYBRID BATTERIES SURPASS ALL EXPECTATIONS When Toyota's Prius first hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, I was highly skeptical that hybrids would catch on. Not only was the technology really expensive, I thought the nickel-metal hydride batteries would prove to be the Achilles Heel in the system. ...

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