Another exciting discovery at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) was Ford’s EcoBoost platform and the unveiling of their Explorer America concept. Dan Kapp, Ford’s Director of Powertrain Research, introduces me to this next-gen SUV and it’s performance enhancing technologies that will boost power and ...

During the keynote address at CES, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner unveiled the company’s newest fuel-cell concept vehicle on the E-Flex platform and the first vehicle introduction ever at CES, the Cadillac Provoq. Featuring GM’s fifth generation fuel cell technology, the Provoq includes a solar ...

I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In America, about GM’s

At this year’s Tech Museum Awards, presented by Applied Materials at The Tech, NASA’s MathTrax team was one of five carefully selected 2007 Microsoft Education Award Laureates. The team, including Robert Shelton, Terry Hodgson and Stephanie Smith, designed tecnology to teach abstract mathematical concepts to blind and ...

Another auto show and another concept car from Kia, following in the design style of the concepts Kia Kue and Kia Soul. After the KND4’s unveiling, I spoke with Kia’s public relations manager Alex Fedorak at the LA Auto Show.

During the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, we had the chance to be on-hand for the unveiling of GM Europe’s Opel Flextreme hybrid concept, the European version of the Chevy Volt. The concept uses the monocab design popular in Europe and comes with a loading bay ...

The concept of car sharing is growing. Not a rental car company, the model is to pay for only the time you use a vehicle. In Madison, Wisc., Community Car has been around for four years and continues to expand. At Hybridfest, I spoke with the ...

GM’s history dates back to the 1960’s with the concept ElectroVan. In this episode, at the Heritage Center, outside Sterling Heights, Mich., HC manager Greg Wallace shows us the Impact, EV1, Skateboard and the insides of the Chevy Volt.

While at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights Mich., the HC manager introduced me to two Cadillac concept cars that debuted during the Motorama period in the 1950’s, including the Cadillac Cyclone.

After WWII, Americans were intent on looking to the future to see what was possible, rather than looking back at the horrors of the war. Auto manufacturers were doing the same. Thus, the Firebird concept cars were built to show what was might be possible in cars of ...

For 54 years, Corvette has been a symbol of the quintessential American sports car. It’s come a long way since its debut in 1953. During my tour of the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., HC Manager Greg Wallace introduced me to several models of this icon, including ...

My most favorite car of all time has to be the 1957 Chevy Nomad (and the ‘57 Belair…). So I was definitely in car heaven when I visited the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Height’s, Mich., for an up-close and personal tour of this living repository of automotive history with ...

There are days I consider myself one of the luckiest people on earth. When I visited the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., I knew it was one of those days. More than just a museum, it’s a living repository of automotive history, housing such famous classic, antique ...

AeroVironment is a Monrovia, Calif.-based pioneer in the conception and development of alternative energy vehicles, having helped to develop the solar-powered GM Sunraycer and the all-electric GM Impact, a prototype for General Motors’ EV-1 electric automobile, and others. If you watched the movie, Who Killed the ...

I’m no racecar driver, but I got to play one on TV (sort of)! While we were at the Willow Springs International Raceway near Rosamond, Calif., I had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a 2004 Pontiac GTO with a GM Performance Parts LS7 crate ...

At the GM Concept & Performance Drive event at California’s Willow Spring’s International Raceway, I had the opportunity to strap myself in next to John Heinricy, noted race car driver and director of high-performance vehicle operations for General Motors’ Performance Division, for a couple of laps around ...

During the GM Concept Ride & Drive event at California’s Willow Springs International Raceway just outside Rosamond, we caught up with Product Integration Manager for GM Performance Parts, Dr. Jamie Meyer, who introduced us to the 1969 Reggie Jackson Camaro. Our only disappointment with this classic ...

During the Detroit Auto Show, I had my first glimpse of the EFIJY, GM’s tribute to Australia’s 1953 Holden FJ. So, I didn’t have to be asked twice if I wanted to ride along in this stunning vehicle at the equally stunning Tejon Ranch. In ...

I met Brian Smith, exterior design manager for GM’s 2007 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, at the Detroit Auto Show, and it was a pleasure speaking with him again about the vehicle at Willow Spings International Raceway, outside Rosamond, Calif., for a ride and drive in the $2 million ...

Micah Jones is lead interior designer for GM’s 2007 Chevrolet Camaro convertible. Up on the Tejon Ranch in Lebec, Calif., he gave us a ride in the concept car — then he let us get behind the wheel. It was perhaps one of the most incredible experiences ...

Ford Marketing Manager Kate Pearce is confident the new Flex production vehicle will redefine the crossover SUV market when it comes to market in summer 2008. At the New York Auto Show, Kate introduced me to the vehicle, reminiscent of the Ford Fairlane concept car I saw at ...

GM’s Creative Designer, Chris Webb, is a colorful character. His job is to find the hottest trends in color and to translate that to vehicles. His work is evident in the Chevy Beat, Groove and Trax, the three concept Global Triplets that GM unveiled at the ...

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As an avid antique and classic car buff, I was thrilled to meet with Bruce Benson, chief operating officer of the LeMay Museum, during the New York International Auto Show. At the show, the museum had on display several cars, including a 1913 vintage buggy, a beautiful Hudson ...