Recall Alert: Honda Recalls 378k vehicles

Is Japan trying to kill us or something? It seems Toyota is not alone with the rolling death-mobiles. Honda announced a recall of 378,000 cars in the US (437k globally.) The affected vehicles include Accords, Civics, Odysseys, and CR-V’s from the 2001 and 2002 model years. A few Acura vehicles are also affected.
The issues is [...]

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2011 Nissan Juke

Introducing the 2011 Nissan Joke Juke. I try to be fairly objective when reviewing new models, though my need to be brutally honest tends to take over most of the time. Today Nissan announced the 2011 Juke. It’s a crossover type thingy, smaller than the Nissan Rogue, which is already a compact CUV.
I’m not even [...]

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2011 Shelby GT500 Video Clip

Angels singing. Yes, this is what angels sounds like when they sing.

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2011 Ford Shelby GT500

What are the two things car guys want?  More power and less weight.  The 2011 Shelby GT500 has both.
First up, Ford has replaced the cast iron, supercharged 540 HP 5.4 liter DOHC V8 engine that we all know and love.  What did they put in it’s place?  Why, an all-aluminum, supercharged 550 HP 5.4 liter [...]

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Recall Notice: 2010 Toyota Prius Brakes

Toyota is very quickly losing it’s bullet-proof reliability reputation.  First the whole gas pedal / unintended acceleration thing.  They’re still trying to figure that one out, by the way.  Now, Toyota announced that they’re recalling 270k of the 2010 Prius for a brake issue.  About 100k of these Prioria are in the United States.
The issue [...]

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1963 Ferrari 250 GTO For Sale

The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most coveted automobiles in the entire world.  Just 36 250 GTO’s were made, between 1962 and 1963.  Thirty six.  That’s it.  Somehow, every one of these examples survives today, at least according to legend.  If you’ve been wanting to add one to your collection, you may finally [...]

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Recall Notice: 2007-2008 Honda Fit

This is no Toyota-level recall, but 646,000 Fits is not exactly minor.  About 141k of the affected Fits, from model years 2007 and 2008, are in the United States.  In some cases, water (probably from rain) can get into the driver’s window switch, possibly causing a fire.
No cases have been reported yet, and the recall [...]

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Toyota Camry vs Toyota Yaris Crash Test

Before you watch this video of a Camry and Yaris crashing head on at 40 MPH, let me give you a little hint: The Yaris is utterly destroyed..  The driver’s compartment is completely crushed, along with any human who may have unfortunately been sitting there.  I’m a fan of small cars, but after watching this… [...]

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2011 Dodge Charger Spy Shots

In the market for a new Dodge Charger? Maybe you should hold off for a few months if you can.  The 2011 Charger that you see all camo’ed up to your left is due out later this year.  Chrysler did a great job of covering this puppy up, so there’s not a whole lot [...]

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2011 BMW Alpina B7

With the success of the M3, M5, and M6, many have wondered why BMW doesn’t make an M7?  After all, the M series is very well recognized as a serious performance division.  It just makes sense for BMW to carry this thinking to their top of the line model, right?
Almost.
See, there’s already an M7.  It’s [...]

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