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Lexus SC Bites the Dust

The Lexus SC when from being a very stylish sporty / luxury coupe to an extremely expensive, oddly shapen hardtop convertible.  Sales were never really all that great, and Lexus has decided to pull the plug.
The only reason this news is even remotely sad, is that it drains the single ounce of excitement from Lexus’ [...]

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Kia Borrego may be on death row

When it was made public that Kia was introducing an all-new body on frame SUV in 2009, I called them crazy.  Well, sales haven’t exactly been hot, or even lukewarm.  Kia will not be making a 2010 Borrego – which all but promises that the Borrego is toast.
Lots of vehicles arent’ renewed after a single [...]

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Ford Explorer Sport Trac to cease production

So long, farewell, goodbye. Ford will stop production of the once-fairly-popular Explorer Sport Trac in 2010, after 10 years in production. Essentially a Ranger Crew Cab, no one quite knows why Ford named the Explorer Sport Trac the way they did.
These days, there aren’t a lot of buyers for this type of truck. Very [...]

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Chevy Malibu Hybrid Ends Production

Good game, Malibu Hybrid.  In stark contrast to the excellent new Malibu, the Malibu Hybrid was a poorly conceived, poorly performing, and overpriced car.  Managing a feeble 2 MPG more than the vanilla Malibu, and costing several thousand dollars more, this vehicle never made sense.
I have never recommended this car to anyone – and now [...]

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Mercury Sable Bites the Dust

After going from the Sable, to the Mercury Montego, and back to the Sable, with all the costs and trouble involved, Ford is finally going to axe the Sable once and for all.  The official announcement is reportedly going to come this Thursday. 
Ford recently re-made the 2010 Taurus ( and if looks are [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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So Long, Ford Taurus X – We won’t miss you

As of February 2009, Ford will retire the rebadged and failed Taurus X.  The vehicle that started life as a bland and poorly designed Freestyle, and later went through a mid-life crisis / name change to the Taurus X will be no more. 
Some vehicles I’m sad to see go, as they were once [...]

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So long, Lexus SC430

Toyota has made the call to axe the Lexus SC convertible due to extremely slow sales.  Considering the fact that Lexus only moved 1200 or so SC430’s in the first half of this year, it’s no surprise.  They had already pushed back a redesign to 2011 – so an axe really isn’t a surprise.  Moving [...]

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Hyundai Tiburon to go the way of the Commander

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 [...]

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