Spy Shots: Porsche Panamera suddenly not so bad

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Porsche

Click above for gallery of reader-submitted Panamera spy shots
We know when it happened, we just don’t know why it happened. Autoblog reader Joshua Silverman sent in some cellphone pictures of a Panamera he drove by in Denver, Colorado. And all of a sudden — like the Grinch’s heart growing [...]

Automotive X-Prize recommends EPA adopt MGEe rating

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Contests, Government/Legal, Green, Chevrolet, GM

Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt
Now that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has an agreement with General Motors regarding how to measure the fuel mileage of the 2011 Chevy Volt, our attention turns to the EPA, which now has to decide [...]

Ford reminds world that it didn’t “willfully” violate wiper patent

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Chrysler, LLC., Ford

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Engineer Bob Kearns had been granted a patent for a design of intermittent windshield wipers in 1967, two years before Ford introduced them in production. Unfortunately for Kearns, Ford had “developed” its own system rather than licensing Kearns’ design. Needless to say, litigation ensued and it took [...]

Enthusiast designs four-door Ferrari PanaQuattroMeraPorte

Filed under: Supercars, Ferrari, Rendered Speculation

Click above for high-res gallery of Krasnov Igor’s four-door Ferrari
Since everyone else is getting in on the four-door supercar game, Ferrari might as well give one of its cars the taffy pull treatment. Rather than wait for one of the design houses classically associated with the Prancing Horse to apply [...]

SEMA Preview: Performance West goes smaller with F-150 Striker R

Filed under: SEMA, Trucks/Pickups, Ford

If the super-tuned F-350 Striker diesel dually doesn’t float your boat, the specialty tuners at Performance West will have a tire shredder of smaller proportions for you at SEMA next month. The F-150 Striker R will be unleashed on attendees of the Las Vegas tuner spectacular with Shelby GT500KR-inspired styling similar [...]