Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Dodge, Sports cars on Jul 4th, 2008
Good news speed freaks! Now you can get all the velocity you need right out of the box. Dodge recently announced that it’s performance division, Mopar, would be producing a drag-racing package for the upcoming Challenger muscle car. Dodge says it was inspired by the 1968 Hemi-powered Dodge Dart and Plymouth ‘Cuda package cars. These […]
Posted in Automotive, Recalls, Research, Safety on Jul 4th, 2008
General Motors continues to be under investigation for the reports of engine fires in GM’s full-size SUVs and pickups since early this year. The NHTSA said recently that it has upgraded the effort to an “engineering analysis” in an estimated 2.7 million vehicles. The investigation, which has not reached the recall stage, includes all of […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Future Cars, Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008
Ford Motor Co. has announced that they will start production of the new Mondeo in it’s Russian plant come September. According to some local dealers, producing the Mondeo locally will reduce time spent on logistics and bring down the retail price by 7 percent. “We will launch Mondeo in September this year. We don’t have […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2008
Lamborghini has just announced a partnership with Sirius satellite radio service. The two companies have partnered up and Sirius will now be the exclusive satellite radio provider to the Italian supercar manufacture. Starting with the 2009 Murciélago, the purchase of a new Lamborghini will include a lifetime subscription to Sirius radio service. So while your […]
Posted in Automotive on Jul 4th, 2008
News has been circulating the car world about the next generation Nissan Z car. Most of the rumors revolve around the fact that it will be substantially lighter than it’s predecessor and it will be an overall smaller car. More in line with the roots of the Z. But that’s not the only news. It’s […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Jul 3rd, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future. A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars. “The price of gasoline was changing all […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford on Jul 3rd, 2008
As SUV sales plummet, drivers who need the space and towing capacity are looking for alternatives in the form of crossovers. While it was cool at one time to drive a station wagon or minivan, these vehicles are seldom seen on the roadways anymore. Now that drivers are turning away from mammoth SUVs, some still […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices on Jul 2nd, 2008
With gas prices 38.5% higher than last year, many Americans will be staying home this weekend instead of taking a road trip to celebrate Independence Day. According to a CNN/Opinion Research poll, 31% of Americans have canceled or shortened their planned holiday weekend vacation because of the recent boost in the price of gas. The […]
Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
In one of the most shocking tales of 2008, Japanese auto giant Toyota is being charged with many counts of human abuse and “sweatshop-like” tactics in the building of some of their vehicles. What’s even worse is that the allegations also alleged that Toyota has “ties to Burmese dictators” through the Toyota Tsusho Corporation. The […]
Posted in Automotive, Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2008
Yup, the title says it all. InsideLine.com recently posted an article that really caught my attention. It was about how in the Persian Gulf, certain people were paying upwards of $1 Million dollars for personalized license plates. That’s right, license plates. Now these aren’t diamond studded, gold plated, designer plates or anything. We’re talking about […]
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