Posted in Auto loans, Luxury vehicles, Technology on Sep 18th, 2008
Acura has recently posted the official prices of it’s new for 2009 TL sports sedan. The TL will start at a base price of $35,715, including a $760 destination charge. That amounts to a $1,230 increase over the outgoing 2008 Acura TL, which started at $34,485, including shipping. The all-wheel-drive 2009 Acura TL will hit […]
Posted in Automotive, GM, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars on Sep 14th, 2008
Cadillac has released the official numbers for the new CTS-V performance sedan and they don’t disappoint. While the first CTS-V was rated at about 450hp, this new one makes a whopping 550 ponies according to SAE testing. Thats a 100 horse increase! GM is always a little off in their horse counting, and usually to […]
Posted in Automotive on Sep 14th, 2008
It started with Mazda’s ok selling 626 sedan. With the 626 Mazda had a small-midsize car to compete with the likes of the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord. Though it did not fair so well, it eventually evolved into the Mazda-6 which did sell well enough for Mazda to stick with the name for […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Muscle Cars, Sports cars on Sep 14th, 2008
Ford recently announced it had reached a milestone in American automobile production. A few days ago it rolled the 9 millionth Mustang of its Detroit assembly line. Ford said that this achievment proves with out a doubt that the Ford Mustang is an American icon. In fact Ford claims one out of every two sports […]
Posted in Automotive, Sports cars, Volkswagen on Sep 14th, 2008
Volkswagen has some bold ambitions. The company has shied away from motorsports lately outside of a few small concentrated efforts. As far as any global championship is concerned, VW is absent from the field. But Volkswagen knows racing is important, it improves the breed. So in an effort to develop it’s more sporting models the […]
Posted in Automotive, Luxury vehicles, Sports cars on Sep 14th, 2008
The new Quantum of Solace James Bond flick will see the return of one of the previous movies stars, Bonds Aston Martin DBS. The Aston Martin brand has long been associated with the character of James Bond, and with this new movie the company plans to keep it that way. This time Bond manages to […]
Posted in Dodge, Technology, Trucks on Sep 13th, 2008
There was much cause for celebration at the production launch of the all new Dodge Ram pickup truck. The truck is what the company is calling a “game changer”, and it introduces a lot of innovation to the truck world, most notably the new multilink coil spring rear suspension system, an industry first. To handle […]
Posted in Automotive on Sep 13th, 2008
Previously unreleased raw data on accidents, injuries and vehicle or property damage will now be made available online to the general public on a Web site set up by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Collecting this raw information was mandated by Congress after the Firestone tire tread-separation debacle of 2003. NHTSA notes that […]
Posted in Automotive, New cars on Sep 13th, 2008
Saab has recently announced that it is introducing it’s newest all-wheel drive system on it’s current 9-3 models. Drivetrain specialists Haldex co-developed the system directly with Saab. The system is a fully automatic on-demand setup. First introduced on the limited edition 2008 Turbo-X sport sedan and the 9-3 Aero with V6 engines, for 2009 all […]
Posted in Automotive, Mini, SUV on Sep 13th, 2008
I cannot believe I’m writing this, but as I type these words pictures are flooding all over the internet showing the newest Mini concept to come out of it’s design studios and it’s a Mini SUV. That’s right, a Mini SUV. All oxymoron jokes aside, the Mini brand is serious about establishing serious reach […]
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