December 2006

2007 Chevrolet Aveo Review

The Aveo is Chevy’s entry into the subcompact ‘mini-car’ segment. The Aveo is currently produced in South Korea, and is nothing more than a Daewoo in disguise. Well, if you consider a plastic bow-tie on the hood much of a disguise. The subcompact segment has been extremely hot this year – and the Aveo hasn’t [...]

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2007 Chevrolet Silverado Review

Chevrolet completely redesigned the Silverado for the 2007 model year. So far, it looks to be a pretty nice machine. At least, Motor Trend was impressed enough to name it the 2007 Truck of the Year. As with all domestic full-size trucks, you can get the Silverado in just about any configuration you can imagine. [...]

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Toyota FT-HS Concept – the next Supra?

Meet Toyota’s latest concept – the FT-HS. Not exactly the most alluring name, but we’ll set that aside for the moment. The side profile of this concept is just striking – and somewhat reminiscent of a Lotus Elise – not a bad thing at all. It’s definitely a daring design, and that’s why it’s strange [...]

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10 Auto Industry predictions for 2007

2006 has been an interesting year for the automotive industry. I have a feeling that we’ll see some truly remarkable things in 2007, and I want it on record that I called it. So here’s my list of predictions for 2007. Toyota will overtake Ford, then GM to become the largest automaker in the world [...]

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2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V

Look at that – 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V. Probably one of the worst names for a car, ever. Way too long, way too many letters thrown together… Nissan needs to work on this pronto. Anyway. It’s no secret that an SE-R and SE-R Spec V version of the new Sentra have been in [...]

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Ford Fusion Hybrid – Spy Shot

Again – Ford is doing something spectacular. The Fusion is already a pretty spiffy little family sedan, and this makes it rock even more. Meet the first picture of a Ford Fusion Hybrid prototype. How do we know it’s a hybrid? Well, one of the photographers caught sight of a label that said “HEV AC [...]

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2007 GMC Acadia Review

The newly released 2007 GMC Acadia is replacing the GMC Envoy, which is going away. The big difference? Well, everything. For starters, the Acadia is a crossover / SUV, based on a unibody ‘car’ type platform. The outgoing Envoy is body-on-frame, a true ‘SUV’ design. The Acadia also has FWD standard, which means better control [...]

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2007 Nissan Maxima Review

For 2007, Nissan’s flagship, the Maxima, got a minor refresh. While you may here it called ‘new’, it’s not really. The platform is the same, and so is the engine and most of the working parts. There are some notable upgrades, with the most interesting being the transmission. Gone are the 6 speed manual and [...]

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