2009 Nissan 370Z Spy Shots

A member of the VW Vortex forum managed to pry himself away from Jetta worship for a moment, and snagged some fresh new 2009 370Z shots.  The camo is getting lighter, which means we should be closer to a debut.  The new 370Z is, of course, expected to grow wider, while losing a few [...]

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2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid to start at $71,685

Sadly, that is not a typo.  Some bigshot exec at GM gave this $71k Caddy the green light – and I can’t for the life of me figure out why.  In case you’re doing the math, that $71,685 is darn near $15k more than a base model Escalade.  Sure, 20 MPG in the city is [...]

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2009 BMW 335d Diesel – Coming to the US

BMW is bringing the 335d to the States this fall – and that’s some of the greatest news I’ve heard from the auto world in awhile.  Why the big deal about diesel?  Well, a couple reasons.  The one that I’m going to focus on is a number.  And that number is
425

That number you see [...]

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2009 Toyota RAV4 Revealed

The folks ( geniuses? ) over at Toyota have unveiled the 2009 RAV4, complete with it’s minor changes.  The front end is revised, and comes off looking much more modern.  New wheels of course, across the line.  Contrary to what was previously though, the spare tire does remain on the outside of the vehicle.  [...]

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2009 Ford F-150 tows up to 11,300 pounds

That huge number – eleven thousand, three hundred pounds, puts it a cool 500 lbs above the previous top dog Tundra.  Impressively, Ford manages to top Toyota while falling way short in horsepower, and slightly short in torque. 
However, one has to ask a question – when was the last time you needed to tow [...]

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2009 Nissan Maxima Review

Pre-2009, the Maxima had gotten soft.  Pudgy.  Fat.  Non-sporting.  Any number of unflattering adjectives could be used to describe the last generation Nissan Maxima.  The point is, it was no longer a Four Door Sports Car.  Enter the all-new 2009 Maxima.  The styling is bold and powerful.  Ignoring the love/hate headlights, the grille looks [...]

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2010 Chevy Cruze Interior Spy Shot

Take a look at this.  Chevy has been playing up the Chevy Cruze hype pretty strongly lately.  With the utter failure that the Cobalt is, I’m not surprised.  Based on the exterior shots, the Cruze really didn’t impress me much at all.  Sure, it’s better looking than the Cobalt.  But that’s not really saying [...]

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2010 Toyota Prius Spy Shots

 
On first glance, the 2010 Prius looks like, well, a Prius.  There’s no mistaking the distinct cheese wedge profile.  The design is freshened, to be sure, but still retains it’s “Prius-ness”.  Unfortunately Toyota decided that the current Prius, despite its huge sales numbers, was too small.  To that end, the 2010 Prius is [...]

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2009 Subaru WRX gets HP upgrade

The 08 ‘Rex came in with 224 HP – not unhealthy.  For 2009, Subaru’s engineers got to work, and the result is brilliant – 265 horses from that little boxer engine.  That’s not too far from the top dog STI, for the record.
The bigger turbo is the big news of course, and accounts for [...]

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Recall Alert: 2007-2008 Nissan Sentra

Nissan put out a recall on the 07-08 Sentras.  Well, about 170,000 of them anyway.  That’s a pretty hefty number of Sentras, to be sure.  What’s the big fuss, you ask?  Nothing major.  Unless you consider a faulty brake cylinder major, that is.
Potentially, the cylinder could leak, which will illuminate the brake light on the [...]

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