Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News, GM on 01 26th, 2010 | No Comments
Are There Too Many Kinds Of Corvettes, Or Not Quite Enough? [Question Of The Day]
Are There Too Many Kinds Of Corvettes, Or Not Quite Enough? [Question Of The Day]
To mis-paraphrase Henry Ford: The original Corvette came in any performance variant you wanted, as long as it was slow. No longer. There are at least three different “performance” Vettes, none of which really sell worth a damn. Why? We’ve asked the always loquacious and often-times...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News, GM on 01 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Did You Know Packard Built A Twin-Six? [Classic Cars]
Did You Know Packard Built A Twin-Six? [Classic Cars]
We’ve all heard of GM’s industrial-grade Twin-Six , but did you know Packard built a Twin-Six decades before and put it in passenger cars? Indeed, and here’s a runabout with one in the nose for sale in Houston. Packard’s Twin Six was designed using the lessons of the legendary...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, Honda on 01 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Jalopnik Commenters Hold Comment-a-thon For Accord Wagon Owner-In-Need [Announcements]
Jalopnik Commenters Hold Comment-a-thon For Accord Wagon Owner-In-Need [Announcements]
In response to our question ” What Car Would You Preserve Forever? ” commenter RyGuy chose the 1993 Accord Wagon he’s unable to afford the repairs for. Jalopnik commenters moved quickly, helping him raise the money right here . Read the original:  Jalopnik Commenters Hold Comment-a-thon...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 01 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Cadillac CTS-V + ZR1 Supercharger = Fastlane’s 630 HP CTS-VR1! [Tuner Cars]
Cadillac CTS-V + ZR1 Supercharger = Fastlane’s 630 HP CTS-VR1! [Tuner Cars]
Hoping to bring the Cadillac CTS-V closer to its reputation as the four-door Corvette ZR1 , the mad tuners at Fastlane swapped the larger 2.3-Liter blower off the ZR1 into CTS-V sedan to create this tire-shredding. Depends-wetting CTS-VR1. Taking a look at the dyno it appears the CTS-V may actually...
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Posted by Horisly in Audi, Auto Blog, Auto News on 01 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Peugeot scoops top prize at What Car? awards
Peugeot scoops top prize at What Car? awards
Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs , Contests , UK , Peugeot , News Peugeot scooped the top prize at the prestigious What Car? awards in London’s Grosvenor Park Hotel last night as the 3008 was named Car of the Year. Reaction to the Peugeot 3008’s victory is likely to be mixed. The car beat off...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News, GM on 01 14th, 2010 | No Comments
GM ends Tiger’s access to free cars
GM ends Tiger’s access to free cars
Filed under: Celebrities , GM , News GM has terminated an arrangement that allowed Tiger Woods free access to its cars. The world-famous golfer had been an official spokesman for GM’s Buick brand in 2008, but was allowed to continue using cars after that contract ended. GM has since claimed the...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News on 01 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Cruze gets its own race championship
Cruze gets its own race championship
Filed under: Motorsport , UK , Chevrolet , Racing cars , News If there is one way to guarantee your car finishes on the podium it is to eliminate the competition, so it is certain that the Chevrolet Cruze will be racking up a few victories in 2010 with the announcement of a one-make series. To be fair...
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Posted by in Auto News on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Volkswagen: No Plans To Build Jetta Coupe
Volkswagen: No Plans To Build Jetta Coupe
Contrary to what we’ve heard recently from other sources–which might, admittedly, have been building on rumor–Volkswagen currently has no plans to build a Jetta Coupe.That’s what VW of America director of public relations Steve Keyes told Motor Authority. But the NCC concept’s...
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Posted by in Auto News, Honda on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments
2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Honda CR-Z
2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Honda CR-Z
What do you get when you take some of the inspiration of Honda’s much-loved CRX two-seater from the 1980s and cross it with the also-much-loved Insight coupe from the past decade, then give it the latest version of Honda’s hybrid system? The 2011 Honda CR-Z. After plenty of anticipation,...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 01 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Healthcare: Even Pie-in-the-Sky Starts to Smell Bad After a While
Healthcare: Even Pie-in-the-Sky Starts to Smell Bad After a While
The finest healthcare in the world, with the possible exception of that provided for people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Bernard Madoff, was that embodied in the union contracts with our domestic automobile industry. With each round of negotiations, the United Automobile Workers union got sweeter...
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