April 2009

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid gets 1,445 miles on one tank of gas

Ford’s recent publicity stunt with their excellent Fusion Hybrid had a lofty goal – 1,000 miles on a tank of fuel.  What happened was nothing short of spectacular.  With some neato hypermiling tricks from the experts, the team blew away the goal by over 40%.  When the tank finally ran dry, the Fusion Hybrid had [...]

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1000 HP Club

One Thousand Horsepower.  It’s a number so huge that it boggles the mind.  If you’ve ever driven a 500 horsepower car, you know what ridiculously fast is.  Now imagine a car with twice the number of ponies over the hood.  There really aren’t words in the English language to describe the force we’re talking about [...]

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Chrysler files for Bankruptcy

None other than The Great Obama himself announced it, to top it all off.  Chrysler, LLC is officially under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  Just to clarify, this is a “restructuring” type of bankruptcy, not the liquidation that occurs in Chapter 7.  This bankruptcy is, of course, with the blessing of the United States government.  They [...]

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Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

There hasn’t been a Corvette Grand Sport since the limited edition 1996 run – but it’s back, baby.  The Grand Sport package will replace the Z51 package, with some new upgrade goodies.  Horsepower will remain the same at 430 / 436 ( with the optional exhaust ) – but it’s not as though power is [...]

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Houston Cars post #997

That’s right, Houston Cars is just 3 posts away from the magical 1,000th post.  I’ve heard that when a car blog hits that number, amazing things happen.  Free cars for all, turbochargers falling from the sky, that sort of thing. OK, maybe none of that is true.  But I’m working on a great post for [...]

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GM officially down to 4 brands

In an announcement that surprised no one today, GM officially announced the end of Pontiac as a brand, by the end of 2010.  So that’s Pontiac, Hummer, Saab, and Saturn that are toast – GM is now down to 4 brands that will carry on. Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick are the so-called “Big 4” [...]

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Spy Shots

Hyundai has gotten really good, really quickly over the past few years.  These shots of the new 2011 Sonata seem to follow along that design.  Though it’s covered in cool camouflage,  we can get a good view of the profile.  Though I hate the term, you have to think “four door coupe” when you see [...]

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2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor – SVT is Back, Baby!

I’m not sure if this is the right time to introduce a new pickup truck.  Hell I’m not even really a big fan of trucks, at least not “play” trucks.  So forgive me if I’m completely enamored with the all-new 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor.  That’s right, SVT is no longer hiding in the shadows building [...]

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