Category Archives: Car News

Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car


Ford’s first all-electric mass-produced car, the 2012 Ford Focus, isn’t yet available to buy in the U.S., but Ford thinks the delay in bringing it to market will be well worth the wait. With what Ford claims will be a best-in-class fuel efficiency of 100 MPGe, and plenty of patented technology designed to help drivers [...] More »

The post Ford Shares More About Delayed 2012 Focus Electric Car appeared first on GreenHybrid.

Honda Civic Natural Gas Named 2012 Green Car of the Year


Green Car Journal announced the Honda Civic Natural Gas as the highly-anticipated 2012 Green Car of the Year® winner at a press conference Thursday morning during the Los Angeles Auto Show’s press days. The cleanest running internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA, the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas is the fifth generation of this [...] More »

The post Honda Civic Natural Gas Named 2012 Green Car of the Year appeared first on GreenHybrid.

Will Electric Cars Lose Value Quickly?


For over 80 years, the Kelley Blue Book has been valuing new and used cars for the benefit of the auto industry. Used by automakers, car dealers and consumers alike, it has become the ultimate go-to guide for realistic valuations on virtually any age or condition of car. But although the Kelley Blue Book is [...] More »

The post Will Electric Cars Lose Value Quickly? appeared first on GreenHybrid.

The Modern Performance Car Drive

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Modern life is full of so much pressure: places to be, bills to pay, drama to sweep up, staying in contact with past friends. It’s almost inescapable, but there are ways. Many acceptable ways to escape reality surround relaxing on a sandy warm beach, sleeping, or just shutting off the mind. Other ways circumvent the [...] More »

The post The Modern Performance Car Drive appeared first on EvolutionM.net.

Car Control Boot Camp at Team O’Neil Rally School

3753466234_93d7fd4b9d

We’ve all seen the insanity of Ken Block’s YouTube videos where he’s blasting his car sideways through an airfield obstacle course coming to near collisions with random objects.  Most can’t believe what they are seeing is real.  The truth is even with great movie editing; Ken Block has amazing car control skills. As a road [...] More »

The post Car Control Boot Camp at Team O’Neil Rally School appeared first on EvolutionM.net.

Lancer Evolution 8.5 Part I – Engine Build and Turbo

3383468682_499f10fe5f

Whenever you are looking to build a monster of a car, you have to start with the heart.  The heart is the center of any project build and in our case our heart is a 2.2 liter balance of performance and reliability.  More specifically, a GSC Power-Division 2.2L XR-1.7 4G63T short block.  Thanks to Westboro [...] More »

The post Lancer Evolution 8.5 Part I – Engine Build and Turbo appeared first on EvolutionM.net.