Houston Cars

With the pending release of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, there’s no real room anymore for the Tiburon.  As such, Hyundai has announced that 2008 will be the last model year for this quirky little “sport” coupe. 
All in all the Tiburon wasn’t a bad car.  It certainly won’t become a classic, but it offered a [...]

In a recent interview, Dieter Zetsche ( the CEO of Daimler ) conceded that killing off the Maybach brand might not be a bad idea.  Considering the fact that only 146 new Maybachs found homes last year, that’s not suprising.  Remember, Daimler forecasted yearly sales of 1500 units - so they were about 90% off [...]

The Vehicle Formerly Known As Freestyle will likely call the 2009 model year it’s last.  The folks over at Ford are trying to rush a redesigned Taurus to market for 2009, and calling it “the one we should have made originally”.  There have been no mentions about the next generation Taurus X though.  Considering [...]

It’s not often that I get to add an entire brand to the Deadpool here.  In fact, this is the first time that I can remember.  Isuzu has officially announced that they’re leaving the US market - they are stopping sales of their i-Series truck and Ascender.  Neither vehicle was produced by Isuzu ( both [...]

According to Automotive News, the Ford Ranger will be history by the time 2009 rolls around. This juicy tidbit of info was buried in Ford’s recent UAW agreement, which detailed the closure of Ford’s Twin Cities plant.
The Ranger hasn’t seen a major update in ages, so it’s no surprise that Ford is shutting [...]

Remember two weeks ago when the word on the street was that Chrysler planned to axe up to 5 models from their bloated lineups? They made good on their promise, and today announced that 4 vehicles will mark 2008 as their last production year. The Chrysler Crossfire, Pacifica and PT Cruiser convertible, and [...]

The gussied-up F-150 that bore the name Mark LT will be no more after the 2008 model year. Just like it’s forefather, the Lincoln Blackwood, the Mark LT has had a very short run. The Mark LT had just 3 model years, in fact - it was introduced as a 2006 [...]

Ever since the rumors of a next generation Accord Diesel started, I knew that the future of the Accord Hybrid was just about over.  And today it’s officially official - there will be no next-generation Accord Hybrid, at least not in the near future.  Let’s take a moment to remember the Accord Hybrid for [...]

The Chrysler Imperial, a cheap, blatant, Rolls-Royce Phantom knock-off, has officially been canceled.  Chrysler cites the reasons as having to do with the proposed CAFE gas mileage improvements currently being mulled over by the United States government.  Me?  I call it common sense. 
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A Chevrolet Trailblazer with the ignition key in the middle does not make a Saab.  Everyone on the planet except for the executives at GM knew this, but they produced it anyway.  To date, Saab has managed to peddle approximately 8 of these Trailblazer / 9-7X beasts, which is bad, even for a Saab.  [...]

Pagani has about 5 Zondas left in their production line, and then it’s lights out.  The track only Zonda F will still go forward, but the regular production Zonda is going, going, gone. 
The Zonda isn’t for everyone - after all, it’s styled pretty uniquely.  But it is all kinds of fast, and super exotic.  Let’s [...]

The Chrysler Crossfire, the worst product of the ill-advised Daimler - Chrysler merger, is finally meeting it’s end.  This summer will mark the end of production for this horrid, egg-shaped embarrassment on wheels.
It’s never a good decision to take an outdated platform from a luxury brand, create a new egg-shaped, completely unattractive exterior, and [...]

Just link the Grand Prix, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo is going to a better place. Word on the street is that June 20, 2007 will mark the last day of Monte Carlo production. It seems the good people at General Motors finally realized that there is no market for ugly cars with [...]

So long Grand Prix - we’re going to miss you!  Yes, we’re going to miss your poor quality interior from the 80’s that never really got updated, and your ridiculously large rear end.  We’ll miss the various ugly side molding / groove designs that you’ve had over the years.  Most of all, we’ll miss driving [...]

GM made a good call ( Yup I really said that ) and decided to kill off the Buick Rainer. Production will stop in quarter 2 of this year. It’s really a shame though, for the 6 people who bought Rainiers - they’ll all have to look elsewhere when it’s time for a [...]

Someone at Daimler-Chrysler got the message that the Commander sucks! The word on the street ( and when I say street I mean internet, in case you didn’t know ) is that the Commander is getting the boot after 2009. So we only have to suffer through 2 and a half more years [...]