Posted in GM, Technology on Dec 21st, 2008
General Motors is one of the first American car companies to dabble with direct injection technology. Their 260hp Ecotec 2.0-liter turbo that powers the Soltice GXP and Cobalt SS is a great engine and proved that the General knew how to get DI technology right the first time around. Now the company is expanding their […]
Posted in Ford on Dec 21st, 2008
Ford is in the process of shutting down ten of its assembly plants in North America until the week of January 12th after which eight of the ten will resume production. “All but two of the active plants will resume production the week of Jan. 12”, Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski said Wednesday. The also company announced […]
Posted in Honda, Sports cars on Dec 21st, 2008
After recently announcing their withdrawal (for the time being) from the sport of Formula-1 racing, Honda Motor Co. has recently announced that they are now canceling the NSX sports car successor. The next NSX would have surely been a world class supercar had it reached production. With a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V10 under the hood […]
Posted in Auto loans, Automotive, Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2008
Looks like it’s not the end of the world after all. President Bush announced on Friday that he was making loans available to give aid to General Motors and Chrysler. The two companies could get a first initial installment of a $17.4 billion dollar federal emergency loan as early as December 29th. Stating that it […]
Ford is gonna stick it to Toyota and Honda. While the Japanese pride themselves by being the first to market with hybrid vehicles, Ford has just released a ringer in the 2009 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Forget the new Mustang, this could be the car that helps Ford stay afoat during these trying times. Why is […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for 6,680 2009 Kia Rondo minivans. The problem seems to be with the Rondo’s fuel pump which might fail. Here is the recall summary posted by the NHTSA: KIA IS RECALLING 6,680 MY 2008-2009 RONDO LX AND EX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.4 LITER […]
Lexus has been pretty much alone in the luxury hybrid SUV market for quite some time now. That’s ok, they like it that way anyways. The company is now on the eve of unveiling their newest line of RX vehicles, and wouldn’t you know it, there is a new hybrid RX too. Now called the […]
Posted in Ford, Muscle Cars, Sports cars on Dec 16th, 2008
Remember the newer Gone in 60 Seconds movie with Nicolas Cage? Do you remember “Eleanor”, the 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500 which becomes the star of the film once it comes into the picuture? Well that awesome ride was made by a company called Total Performance Products, and they have a new pony in the corral. […]
Posted in Safety on Dec 16th, 2008
The HANS device has revolutionized motor racing safety. It works buy restricting certain movements of the next to prevent serious injury in the event of a racing accident. The devices have proven their worth countless times during competition use. It’s no surprise then that when HANS Performance Products found out a competitor was producing a […]
While GM takes time to think what it’s going to do with itself come next year, people over at the company’s sporty Pontiac division already are focused on streamlining the Pontiac lineup. They plan to bring Pontiac down to the most just three models. All three would be specialized niche vehicles, and would be sold […]
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