November 2009

Recall Alert: 2007 Dodge Nitro

If you’re the lucky (did I really just write that?) owner of a 2007 Dodge Nitro, you’re in luck! Err, wait that’s not right. Dodge is recalling almost 85,000 of these fabulous (seriously, what’s wrong with me today?) SUV’s to fix a little windshield wiper problem. See, if you use the delay function, it may [...]

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2011 Ford Mustang V6 Rocks

Wait, what? A V6 powered Ford Mustang that isn’t a complete joke? You bet. For 2011, Ford is putting a smaller engine in the base Mustang. Instead of the 4.0 that makes the dinosaurs seem young, we get a shiny new all-aluminum DOHC Duratec 3.7 liter V6. Power is up from 210 HP / 240 [...]

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2011 Audi A8

The Audi A8 has always been huge, and the new version just unveiled is still that – huge. Huge grille too, as has become the custom with all the modern Audis. While that massive grille may seem out of place on smaller Audi’s, it seems right at home on the 2011 A8. On either side [...]

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2010 Lexus GX460

Got a thing for huge, luxurious, thirsty, Lexus SUV’s? Me neither. But Lexus doesn’t care about us – they care about the thousands of people who do want a vehicle like that. And that’s what brings us the 2010 GX460, which will be in showrooms Q1 2010. Based on the Toyota Land Cruiser, the GX460 [...]

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2011 Chevy Aveo Spy Shot

Just one image, and this one is a hatch. There will be both 5 door hatchback and 4 door sedan versions of the 2011 Aveo, just like with the current version. That said, there’s still a chance that this car won’t be called the Aveo at all, but rather, the Viva. I’ve never been a [...]

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Aptera 2e to debut in 2010

Aptera has generated a good bit of hype in the green car community, with their upcoming car, dubbed the Aptera 2e. Yesterday, however, they announced a delay in production, and we won’t be seeing a 2e on the roads until 2010. That won’t come as good news to the 4,000 people who have already placed [...]

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Chrysler aims to be quality leader by 2012

I couldn’t make this up. Chrysler Group LLC has a stated goal of being a “quality leader” by the end of 2012. That’s just barely three years away folks. I hate to break it to you Chrysler, but a company doesn’t go from “utter crap” to “best of the best” in 3 years, no matter [...]

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Super GT

Perhaps you’ve heard of the name Super GT or JGTC? If you haven’t that’s ok. I’ll tell you a little about it. The Super GT is a racing league in Japan, it started in 1994 as the JGTC aka Japan Grand Touring Championship. Then in 2005 it evolved into the Super GT, in this league [...]

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