January 2009

Ford loses $14.6 Billion in 2008

The final numbers are in for Ford, and they’re not good.  For the entire year of 2008, Ford posted an incredible $14.6 Billion loss.  $5.9 billion of that loss came in the 4th quarter – when the stuff was really hitting the fan.  This performance was worse than 2007, when Ford managed to lose $11.8 [...]

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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid eligible for $3400 tax credit

Ford announced today that the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid ( And the Mercury Milan Hybrid twin ) are eligible for a whopping $3,400 tax credit.  That’s a serious incentive to buy this already impressive hybrid sedan.  Remember, the 2010 Fusion Hybrid already gets an incredible 41 MPG city / 36 MPG highway – far better [...]

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2011 Chevy Volt – New Pictures

Chevy released some new official images of the 2011 Volt – so here they are.  I didn’t show all of them – just a couple, to show the Volt’s cargo area a little better, and also some of the chassis / hardware layout.

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Cadillac XLR – It’s been nice knowing you

The latest vehicle to get the axe is the Luxo-Corvette , sorry I mean Cadillac XLR.  A luxury, wildly styled car based on the excellent Corvette hardware – what’s not to like?  Nothing, really.  The XLR ( and especially the XLR-V ) was an excellent vehicle.  Unfortunately, it’s apparently not a profitable vehicle.  And with [...]

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2010 Honda Accord Crosstour Spied

I’ll start off by saying that the name is a total rumor – Crosstour is not set in stone, nor official.  I included Accord in the name simply because as you can see from the photo, the 2010 Crosstour is clearly based on the Accord platform.  I think by the name Crosstour, people are considering [...]

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Honda S2000 – So Long, So Long

Honda has officially announced that 2009 will be the last model year for the S2000 Roadster.  Introduced in 1999, Honda has found homes for over 65,000 of these four-cylinder powered drop tops.  While I’ve never been a fan of high powered 4 cylinder cars, (I can’t stand the sound ), I’ve always respected the S2000 [...]

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2010 Honda Insight Review – Jalopnik

Jalopnik reviews the 2010 Honda Insight and has this to say – ‘The Econ button is capable of making the Insight about 10% more efficient on its own. Think of it like Prozac for cars, evening out the peaks and valleys of your throttle inputs, turning the engine off earlier when coming to a stop, [...]

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2010 Toyota Prius

This right here, folks, is the reason for the new Honda Insight.  The 2010 Toyota Prius, rebuilt and upgraded.  The design is no surprise at all – you can tell this is a Prius from a mile away.  The same basic cheese wedge shape sticks around – and why not?  It’s about as aerodynamic as [...]

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