March 2008

Blast from the Past – 2004 Mustang SVT Cobra

One of my all-time favorite cars, the 2003-2004 SVT Cobra was a beast.  Ford took their excellent DOHC 32 valve 4.6 liter V8 and strapped an Eaton supercharger to it – the result was incredible.  Officially rated at 390 HP, the real number was closer to 430 HP.  After the over-rated 1999 Cobra, Ford didn’t [...]

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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano vs Ferrari F40

If you like cars at all, take 3 minutes and watch the best car video ever.  Well maybe not the best ever, but it’s damn close.  Do you think a Ferrari F40 is fast?  Well, of course it is – it’s crazy, ridiculously fast.  But that doesn’t stop the awesome 599 GTB Fiorano from smoking [...]

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2009 Jaguar XF Review

So long S-Type, hello 2009 XF.  Ok, so the name doesn’t work for me -but none of the Jag names do.  What’s the 2009 Jaguar XF all about?  Style, style, and more style.  The concept made a big splash when it debuted, and the production model stays pretty close to concept.  The front end has [...]

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Dodge Journey debuts with Cash on Hood

It seems I’m not alone in thinking that the 2009 Journey is forgettable.  You see, even Dodge themselves agree that this all-new vehicle is so ho-hum that they’re going to have trouble selling very many.  To stimulate interest, Chrysler announced a $1,000 cash incentive to anyone who gets talked into an 09 Journey. Wow.  Rebates [...]

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Tata purchases Land Rover and Jaguar for $2+ Billion

Though the details aren’t public yet, this much is for sure – Ford has sold Land Rover and Jaguar to Indian automaker Tata.  The deal is for “over $2 billion” – with Ford contributing $600 million for Jag and LR employee pensions.  Tata did take out a whopping $3 billion loan to finance this purchase. [...]

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2008 Tesla Roadster Review

Any car nut knows exactly what you’re talking about when you mention Tesla Roadster.  The general population?  Well, not so much.  The Tesla Roadster is a unique development.  The fine folks at Tesla Motors started with a Lotus Elise chassis.  Fantastic choice, considering the light weight and dynamic performance of the Elise.  With the nearly [...]

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I knew the 09 Maxima looked familiar….

Thanks to Kicking Tires for showing me where I’ve seen the 09 Maxima face before.  It takes some serious queues from the recently killed-off Infiniti Q45.  For what it’s worth, I think the old Q45 had quite a nice face.

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2009 Cadillac XLR-V

Jalopnik managed to snag a shot of the upcoming 2009 Cadillac XLR-V.  If you’re not up on Cadillac-speak, “V” means really farking fast.  The current XLR-V makes do with a 443 HP 4.4 liter Northstar V8.  The big question on the 09 XLR-V is this – will it stick with the blown Northstar, or use [...]

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