October 2006

2007 Nissan Maxima Review – Karl on Cars

Karl from Karl on Cars at Edmunds reviews the 2007 Maxima and writes – ‘But as the weekend wore on I realized that, for $30,000, several cars fit that description in 2007. For most of the Maxima’s history it has represented a somewhat unique offering.’ – referring to Maxima’s 4 door sports car motto. He [...]

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Ford loses $5.8 Billion in 3rd Quarter

Let that sink in for a moment folks. $5.8 Billion – and that’s Billion with a B. That is a very real amount of money – and a very huge amount of money. A significant portion of that loss can be attributed to PAG – Premier Auto Group. Even though the different brands aren’t broken [...]

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2007 Nissan Altima Coupe

This is just a blurry spy-shot, but it shows something never seen before – a Nissan Altima Coupe. Sticking with Nissan’s recent tradition of fantastic styling, this Altima coupe is dead-sexy. In fact, this Altima appears to look quite a bit like an Infiniti G35 coupe, one of my all-time favorites. If Nissan does produce [...]

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Is Honda the true juggernaut in the auto world?

All we’ve been hearing for years is Toyota this, Toyota that. Toyota will beat out GM as the world’s #1 automaker, then they’ll probably take over the world. Quite frankly, I’m sick of hearing about Toyota. Toyota has had numerous quality problems as of late, and if they continue, they could permanently harm Toyota’s “bulletproof” [...]

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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Review – Autobytel

Autobytel has their Driving Impressions of the new 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, and they express their concerns about fuel economy – ‘This engine is sluggish until revs build, and then the engine displays some verve. But it sure drinks fuel like it’s got all those ponies under the hood, despite Ford’s claim that its [...]

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2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid Announced

It has been in the mill for awhile, but Nissan officially announced the Altima Hybrid at the Orange County Auto Show in California. Nissan Altima Hybrid Specs 2.5 Liter Inline – 4 cylinder gas engine – 158 HP Electric motor – 40 HP / 199 lb-ft of torque 0-1500 RPM. Total power – 198 HP. [...]

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Michigan produces the last Ford GT

The last Ford GT ever to be produced rolled out of the Troy, Michigan factory recently. The final assembly of the GT was completed at this plant. Fittingly, the last Ford GT is the classic red with white stripes that we’ve all come to know and love. In some ways, this event is very significant. [...]

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