New 2009 MB E-class spy pics
We’ve got the inside story on the latest Mercedes E-Class! Our spies have captured the clearest pictures yet of the BMW 5-Series rivalling newcomer, including the first shots of its interior.As you can see, the cabin is strongly influenced by the S-Class luxury saloon. A large centre console is topped by multi-media display screen, which is controlled by the COMAND wheel located between the front seats.Externally, the saloon takes its cues from the recently launched C-Class, with a steeply rising...

Build your own Tata Nano. You know you want the sticker package.
Click above for a gallery of custom NanosFor the time being, you have to live in India to buy a Tata Nano. The new people's car is slated for domestic consumption only for now, but that doesn't mean you can't unleash your inner Nano shopper. That's right, Tata's website now allows anyone to customize their own version of little fun-sized runabout. While the car's feature set is limited by necessity -- loading it up with options would run up the price, which would in turn defeat its purpose -- you can do...

Now THIS is a garage!
Make no mistake about it, rich people really do have more fun.  The selections available to rich folks goes up exponentially based on how much money you have, better clothes, food, cars and housing.  In the case of housing, there is a new building being built in Dubai which raises the bar so high that it will probably be years until this building is topped.  It certainly isn't the tallest building in the world, but with each apartment having its own garage on the same floor as the...

Seat Leon FR550 diesel hot-hatch
Coinciding with the start of this year’s HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship BTCC season, Spanish carmaker Seat has taken the wraps off a new performance version of its Leon hatch. Inspired by the diesel-powered BTCC Leon race car, the new model also sports a turbocharged diesel motor and a racing themed interior. Under the hood sits the same 170hp 2.0L TDI engine as the regular Leon FR TDI, however upgrading to the new FR550 designation gets you a pair of sports bucket seats with integrated head...

Hybrid sales up 38%, new record reached in U.S.
Are more consumers basing their car buying decisions on their environmental awareness? Or are they merely seeking to save their pocketbooks from the rapidly rising price of fuel? Whatever the cause, more and more motorists are opting for hybrid drivetrains in their new vehicles, with sales of the fuel-saving technology at an all-time high in the U.S. Registrations of hybrid vehicles in the U.S. rose a staggering 38% on levels just one year ago with a record 350,289 hybrids finding a home in the past 12...

Study says sat-nav use can save up to 16% in fuel
We’ve all heard the stories of drivers led into - or under - water, up one-way streets and down too-narrow carriage ways by their well-meaning satellite navigation devices, but a recent study shows the GPS-linked helpers can actually cut your fuel bill by up to 16 percent. The savings comes from trimming extra distance off each trip, according to a study cited by TomTom general manager Giles Shrimpton. The total savings add up - as much as 16 percent of total distance can be cut, meaning less fuel...

2011 MAZDA RX-7
Behind closed doors, far from the public's eye, an anonymous source at Mazda revealed to one of our spies in Japan that there will be another rotary-engine car coming from the Hiroshima-based company. It's still early, but a team is being assembled as you read this to produce such a car. The basis for the future car — we have yet to confirm if it will be called the RX-7 — is the 16X rotary engine, unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. The 16X is an all-new Wankel — an evolution...

Tesla Motors Goes to Europe
Tesla Motors is already preparing itself for 2008 Paris Auto Show in October with a new model for European roads. For a while there was gossip Tesla plans to go to international auto market and according to the sales vice president, Darryl Siry, the company really has plans to go internationally and will do so soon. The new vehicle Tesla plans to offer is electric Roadster. Since different auto makers start paying their attention to the electric autos, Tesla decided to go ahead of their schedule and...

Mint condition Yamaha R6 for sale... just don't buy like this guy did
We always appreciate when folks can give it to us straight. Even if they've done something, um, regrettable, they can at least admit it, give us a no-bull explanation, and we can all get on with the show. Next up in the Please Relieve Me of My Mistake category is a gent in Seattle who got rid of his Ford Explorer for a Yamaha R6, only to realize that sportbikes weren't the must-have accessory he thought they were.After buying it because it had shiny tires due to Armor All, laying it down in the parking...

In the ABG Garage: 2008 Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid
One of the best parts about being a member of the Autoblog team, besides all the chicks and autograph requests, is driving some of the best vehicles in the world and writing about it here. When it comes to hybrids, though, we tend to leave the heavy lifting to our brethren over at AutoblogGreen, and our eco-conscious friends never let us down. Gang green got their hands on a 2008 Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid, and they knocked the review right out of the park. Hit the link below to see how a Tahoe with...