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Forget the Tata Nano, Oklahomans can get a new electric car for $865!

When automotive talk turns cheap, the most common vehicle that comes up is the Tata Nano, which currently holds the title as the Cheapest New Car in the World and is only available in India. So, Americans, how would you like to snag a brand-new electric car for the low, low price of just $865, right here in the United States? If you happen to live in Oklahoma, you can do just that... sort of. There's plenty of fine print, naturally. For instance, the electric car in question, the Kandi Coco, is really a Low Speed Vehicle (or LSV) capped ... Read more →

NSX no more: Honda HSV-10 GT ready to race in SuperGT Damon Lavrinc

The Honda NSX might be gone, but it's set to live on as the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. Although we don't have an official release or specs yet, we do have the image above and ...

Find of the Day: Barris-built 1972 Lincoln Bugazzi has interior like a dictator's bathroom Jonathon Ramsey

We're beginning to think that George Barris' movie cars were more restrained than his customer cars -- and that Dolemite had the man on speed dial. Barris built the car you see above: a Bugazzi ...

2010 Camaro SS Pace Car ready for Indy 500 Damon Lavrinc

The Indianapolis 500 is still more than five months away, but General Motors is getting a jump on the 2010 season with the unveiling of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car. Shown today at the ...

REPORT: Climax Sports Racer alive, priced to compete with Ariel Atom Jeremy Korzeniewski

Says Climax Cars of its Sports Racer, "We wanted to produce a radically different type of car that would be dramatically desirable as well as being an out-and-out enthusiast's car." Done and done. ...

Jay Leno to cram SLS AMG's V8 into 1969 Mercedes 6.3 5 days ago on Autoblog

Ask us to pick our favorite Mercedes-Benz products of all time and towards the top of that list sits this: The 1968-1972 300SEL 6.3. Introduced at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, the original 6.3 was the product of one rogue Mercedes engineer who took the 109-series Type 300 SEL sedan and shoved the ...

For Sale: Lincoln Town Car Limo/Hearse combo... in case your night on the town goes horribly wrong 7 days ago on Autoblog

It goes without saying that when you think you've seen everything, you ain't seen jack. We were reminded of this the other night while perusing the New York Post's online sports page for the skinny on the Hideki Matsui deal. Frankly, Godzilla's contract status seemed a lot less important once we ...

Race-spec Jaguar XF touring car debuts at Kyalami Superstars 8 days ago on Autoblog

We can thank the Italians for some of the most enticing race machinery ever to grace tarmac. But in this case, the Italians have taken a British saloon and transformed it for track duty. This racing version of the Jaguar XF made its debut this past weekend at South Africa's Kyalami circuit, ...

VIDEO: 1986 Dodge Daytona gets the Back to the Future treatment 10 days ago on Autoblog

If you squint your eyes a bit, and possibly drink a very large amount of tequila, your eyes might find a slight (read: extremely remote) resemblance to the DMC DeLorean in the old 1980s-vintage Dodge Daytona -- minus, of course, the Delorean's trademark gullwing doors. Plus, it seems as if every ...

REPORT: Honda finds loophole, new NSX to run in SuperGT 11 days ago on Autoblog

We knew it was coming and now we've got details. According to the latest reports out of Japan, the Honda NSX will live on, but mere mortals will never get a shot behind the wheel. As previously reported, Honda has been actively petitioning the Japanese Automobile Federation (JAF) -- the ...

Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta revealed, second from Special Projects program 11 days ago on Autoblog

We all remember the hoopla a few years ago when kajillionaire James Glickenhaus revealed he had been working with Ferrari on an updated version of the famous P3/4 race car from the sixties. What resulted was the Ferrari P4/5 one-off. Glickenhaus was $4 million lighter, but that seems like money ...

Nissan announces pricing on 370Z 40th Anniversary Edition, Rogue S Krom Edition [w/VIDEO] 13 days ago on Autoblog

We're not apologizing to Nissan, but we were pretty flippantly dismissive of both the 40th Anniversary Z and the Rogue S Krom Edition. Why? Because both struck as as badge jobs. When we think of special edition Nissans, we think of V-Spec, and that typically entails more power and/or pumped up ...

Dartz creates car to commemorate Russian SUV whale penis debacle 13 days ago on Autoblog

Warning: if reading the word "penis" over and over again makes you uncomfortable, you might want to avert your eyes. First of all, the real story here is that Russian super-SUV maker Dartz never wanted to use whale penis skin to cover the seats in their ultra-lux Prombron. They wanted to use ...

Bertone Mantide goes from blush to pale, looks better for it 13 days ago on Autoblog

Love it or loathe it, the Bertone Mantide is one of the most striking automotive designs of the decade, and coupled with the Corvette ZR1's performance, Jason Castriota has created one of the most exclusive supercars in recent memory. The second of ten Mantides has been delivered to its new ...

Donkervoort tweaks the D8 GT for 24-hour race debut in Dubai 14 days ago on Autoblog

While fanatics around the world debate the supremacy of one sportscar over another based on numbers alone, here at Autoblog we postulate that such exotic machinery is only as good as its capacity to transport you to another place, if not in body then in your mind. So bear with us and imagine ...

Last Will and Testimony: Brimstone Quadracycle is a DeathwishMobile with a Bullet 14 days ago on Autoblog

Power-to-weight ratio – that metric might be the most meaningful performance measurement to consider when judging exactly what piece of machinery you should or shouldn't strap yourself into/onto. If you're the type that wants to leave this world with a giant smile on your face and bugs in ...

Street Legal Racer: Renaultsport launches entry-level rally-spec Twingo 14 days ago on Autoblog

For such a tiny car, Renault's punchy little Twingo RS sure has been getting a lot attention lately. First came the launch of the Twingo Gordini edition, reviving a long-dormant racing nameplate for the French automaker. Then Jeremy Clarkson took it for a ride (and a swim) around (and under) ...

Meet Garia, the World's Most Exclusive Golf Cart 15 days ago on Autoblog

Normally, we might associate the so-called "World's Most Exclusive Golf Cart" with Tiger Woods, but he's surely got more important things on his mind at the moment. Plus, it's Cadillac that's supposed to be The Standard of the World, not Buick, the GM-owned automaker that Woods shills for. So ...

Rendered Speculation: Ferrari 458XX developmental track-car 17 days ago on Autoblog

Ferrari has stumbled upon one heck of a formula with its XX development programs. They've found that their most wealthy clients aren't just willing to help Maranello develop new components for future supercars, they're actually willing to pay for the privilege. And pay big, too – as in $2 ...

LA 2009: Toyota and Billabong craft one funky Venza 19 days ago on Autoblog

No, this isn't a leftover post from SEMA, although to be perfectly fair, it is a leftover vehicle from SEMA. While reporting on the Hot Rod Toyota Tundra and Tacoma All-Terrain Gamer, we somehow missed this tricked-out Venza. Kitted out by the Australian surfwear mavens at Billabong, it's called ...

LA 2009: Allard J2X MkII drops our jaw 19 days ago on Autoblog

Tucked away into the nookiest cranny of the LA Auto Show and literally parked behind a Morgan sits the Allard J2X MkII, perhaps the most breathtaking car in the joint. You nerds out there might be saying, "They dragged an admittedly concours-condition J2X out to Los Angeles? Big deal." Which is ...

LA 2009: Luna and Toby model the 2010 Honda Element Dog Friendly package 19 days ago on Autoblog

Honda certainly can't be accused of running a dog and pony show here at the LA Auto Show, because there were no ponies. They did, however, have the adorable Luna and Toby on hand to demonstrate their clever Dog Friendly system on this Honda Element. It's essentially a collapsible ramp and pup ...

Best Buy Geek Squads to start testing Mitsubishi i-MiEV 19 days ago on Autoblog

While Mitsubishi didn't unveil any new vehicles at the LA Auto Show today, company president Osamu Masuko did announce the latest step in his company's plan to bring plug-in vehicles to North America. The vehicle – well, one of them – is an all-electric i-MiEV plastered with Best ...

LA 2009: Mini owns its inner Bulldog 20 days ago on Autoblog

Mini may be many things, but stuffy they're not. When your business consists of selling tiny hatchbacks with sports car handling at a near luxury price, you really can't take yourself too seriously all the time. Mini ad campaigns have capitalized on that cheeky spirit to great effect. While at ...

The Amatoya: Meet the next generation of fire fighting vehicles 22 days ago on Autoblog

Designer Liam Ferguson's vision of how to fight fires almost makes us wish we were firemen – as long as we could have the keys to one of these. The Amatoya is a site recon and light tanker vehicle designed with a philosophy much more military than civilian. The seating position is like ...

Essen 2009: 1,050-hp 1956 Mercedes Gullwing drag car 22 days ago on Autoblog

This ungainly little creature had an area all to itself at this year's Essen Motor Show. Built over four years by Swiss drag racer Stefan Winter – who is a roofer by trade – the most important thing to say is this: Winter did not mangle a genuine 1956 Mercedes 300 SL to create this ...

Not-so-shocking admission: Zap kills Xebra, slows development of Alias 22 days ago on Autoblog

Our sleuthing colleagues over at The Truth About Cars have dissected electric car maker Zap's latest 10-Q filing, and they unearthed the following little tidbit: "The decrease of $1.5 million (in revenue) is primarily due to the phase out of our three wheeled Xebra vehicle with reduced selling ...

Bentley does a double-decker bus for charity 23 days ago on Autoblog

We haven't met anyone who works in the Bentley factory. (At least, this writer hasn't.) But we like them already. Because while workers at other assembly plants go on strike or to Eminem concerts when they've got no more work, the crew from Crewe puts their energy and considerable talents into ...

Chevron staging a comeback with new GR8 25 days ago on Autoblog

The history of the British automobile is littered with dozens upon dozens of small, independent cottage-industry automakers. Names like Lotus, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Land Rover have stood the test of time. And in recent years companies like Ascari, McLaren Automotive and ...

VIDEO: Formula for Safety? Abu Dhabi Police unveil the F999 26 days ago on Autoblog

Wednesday evening before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month, crowds gathered along the Corniche, Abu Dhabi's seafront boulevard. Two police cars sped down the road, swerved to a stop, an officer got out, pulled out his gun and began opening fire at a masked man pulling a checkered ...

FerrariChat: P4/5 Competizione still aiming for Nürburgring 24 1 month ago on Autoblog

A few months ago, the internet started to rumble with rumors of a race car being built out of the incredible Pininfarina Ferrari 612 P4/5 that James Glickenhaus had commissioned at a staggering (but understandable) $4 million. A thread on Ferrari superforum FerrariChat.com put those rumors to ...

Romeo Ferraris 500 Abarth packs 360 tarmac-munching Italian stallions 1 month ago on Autoblog

Think you've seen the most hardcore 500 already? Sure, Abarth has churned out some pretty wicked versions of the retro-hatch, but even the 695 Tributo Ferrari and R3T rally machine can't hold a candle to the beast above. Given the name, you might think this latest Cinquecento was the result ...

Snow Drift: Dacia Duster debuts for Trophée Andros with Alain Prost 1 month ago on Autoblog

Let's set one thing straight here. The retirement of a leading Formula One driver is often portrayed as some sort of tragedy – for the driver himself especially. But the truth of the matter is that for a former World Champion, the world is his oyster. Retired F1 drivers can go on to ...

New reality series Family Armor combines vehicle bulletproofing and Mormons 1 month ago on Autoblog

We're not precisely sure how to treat this one, so we're going to go ahead and use the "jump in with both feet" method. TLC is launching a new reality show called Family Armor that follows the exploits of two Mormon brothers-in-law that build bulletproof cars for a living. That doesn't sounds so ...

BREAKING: Ford announces it will build all-new Police Interceptor for 2011 1 month ago on Autoblog

In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will pursue the development of an all-new Police Interceptor model. The move comes on the heels of General Motors' announcement that it plans to challenge the Crown Victoria's law enforcement dominance with its own heavy-duty Chevrolet Caprice ...

Renaultsport launching new Formula 2.0 car 1 month ago on Autoblog

No single automaker occupies more steps on the formula racing ladder than Renault. In addition to running their own Formula One team (for the time being, at least) and powering both the GP2 Series and the upcoming GP3, the French automaker's motorsport division organizes the Formula Renault 1.6 ...

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Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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