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The 51% Minority: Women?s Buying Power
2008-03-06 07:50:00 This is a guest post by Jody from AskPatty.com Who is the 51% “minority” that accounts for 85% of all consumer purchases? Women . Women purchase more than 51% of all new cars and influence the purchase decision of 85% of all new cars sold in the U.S., yet shopping for a new car still remains a unpleasant ... More About: Power , Buying , Misc
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Bows In Geneva
2008-03-05 23:02:00 Well alrighty then … Lamborghini , those fine folk from Sant’Agata Bolognese that can’t get over a grudge (who’d a thunk it, Italians that can’t let go) have taken the wraps off the latest Gallardo , named or designated or something LP560-4. Yeah, looks a lot like a Lamborghini, doesn’t it. Smaller & lighter than it’s bigger brother, ... More About: Geneva Auto Show , Geneva , Bows
Bentley Outlines Environmental Strategy
2008-03-05 01:48:00 OK, so Bentley is going green (or so says their PR department), but who isn’t these days. The boys from Crewe (at the behest of their owners in Germany) have laid out a three stage attack on the subject: 1 - Improved efficiency: Average fleet emissions to fall by at least 15% by ... More About: Strategy , Environmental
Ground Zero RX-7: A Gorilla in a Tuxedo
2008-03-04 15:07:00 Question: How do you get a Gorilla into a tuxedo? Well you do what Tamer Kekhia and his boys did at Ground Zero Motor Sport in Tigard, Oregon. They started with a small light sports car and stuffed in enough power to send even the most uptight, rigid man into bouts of uncontrolled school girlesque ... More About: Mazda , Ground Zero
Oh God, They Could Top The V8 Caterham
2008-03-04 04:32:00 As I mentioned a little bit ago, there’s these nice (and by “nice” I mean certifiable) fellows at RS Performance that made a 500 HP V8 out of two joined Hayabusa blocks and installed it into a Caterham 7 chassis. ‘Brilliant, nothing’s gonna top this!’ Well, I was wrong (as usual). Seems that the boys at RS decided ...
2009 Mazda6: A Disappointment
2008-03-01 23:23:00 Over the past several months, Mazda has been showcasing their new mid-size trio with both auto show appearances and photos on the Internet. Called the Atenza in other parts of the world, the new redesign which has been receiving a great deal of positive praise and anticipation of its arrival here in the states. However, ... More About: Disappointment
Caterham Seven RS, They Probably Couldn?t Top This
2008-03-01 00:16:00 At first, I just shook my head, not sure if this was a good thing at all … but then that passed, I came to my senses, and thought, “Yes. Yes, this is a very good thing.” The short version is this. There’s these guys, RS Performance, who are obviously mad as hatters. A while back ... More About: Lotus
Cougar Ace: The Entire Story
2008-02-29 17:30:00 If you are any sort of car enthusiast, then you certainly remember the shipping disaster of the Cougar Ace on July 23, 2006. If you have no idea what I am talking about, here’s a small refresher: Cougar Ace The cloesly-followed event has come back to the mainstream media 18 months after it occured. Earlier yesterday, ... More About: News , Story , Entire
Performance Hybrids: A Modest Proposal
2008-02-28 22:53:00 Following up on Chris’s post from Wednesday about whether a hybrid can be a performance car (I say yes, there’s no reason why they couldn’t be). I have a modest proposal: Take a Caterham 7 chassis (see picture above), no drivetrain needed, just the differential. Bolt an electric motor directly to the diff. Don’t mess around, get ... More About: Performance , Hybrid , Hybrids , Proposal , Lotus
WHAT?! Boyd Coddington dead at 63!
2008-02-28 03:59:00 No details about how, just an announcement. © Gearhead Media - Please visit Automoblog.net for more ... More About: News , Dead , Boyd
Kids On Driver?s Licenses: Meh!
2008-02-28 03:33:00 Well this is really odd: according to statistics from the Federal Highway Administration, there are less teens with driver’s licenses then a decade ago. It used to be one half of 16 year olds had them, now it’s a third. Demographically speaking, that’s a HUGE drop. I guess what I want to know is, what’s the driver… ... More About: Kids , Misc , Driver , Licenses
Performance Hybrids: an Oxymoron?
2008-02-27 14:58:00 This is a guest post by Mike from Hybrid Car Review Although they are not known for it, hybrid engines can actually be used to enhance performance, rather than fuel economy. Given the current climate (and fuel prices!) it’s understandable the more successful hybrid cars (i.e. the Toyota Prius) gets more air time, but there ... More About: Performance , Hybrids , Oxymoron
Paul Frére: 1917 - 2008
2008-02-26 21:37:00 How unfortunate … Paul Frére recently passed at the age of 91. You should know who Paul Frére is. Not only did he win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1960 driving a Ferrari with the great Olivier Gendebien, but he was a very well respected author and auto journalist. One of Mr. Frére’s best ... More About: News , Racing , 2008
Peace In Our Time: IRL/Champ Car Unification!!
2008-02-25 20:48:00 Rumoured for days, it seems that, for once, those rumors are true. Last Friday, Tony George, IMS & the Champ Car principles (Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerry Forsythe) put out a press release saying that as of the 2008 season, there will be a single North American open wheel racing series. This is, with out a doubt, very ... More About: News , Peace , Racing , Time
Ford?s BFT Marketing Campaign
2008-02-25 00:11:00 Ford recently launched a new viral marketing campaign at BFTRules.com. It’s a spoof on the TV show COPS, except the “cops” in this case are members of “BFT” - or Built Ford Tough. They have 10 rules that Ford truck owners have to follow: 1) NO ROLLER LUGGAGE 2) NO SCOOTERS 3) NO PUNY DOGS 4) NO MEAT SUBSTITUTES 5) NO PINK SHIRTS 6) NO FANCY COFFEE 7) NO ... More About: Video , Marketing , Ford , Campaign
Jeep Wrangler Information
2008-02-25 00:10:00 I was recently asked to review TheJeep Wrangler .com. Frankly, there really isn’t too much to write about; they’re a definitive source of information regarding the Jeep Wrangler and provide that information in a very simple way. They give information on the Jeep Wrangler History, Reviews, articles, and a Photo gallery. Regarding page design, it’s a very simple ... More About: Information
Logitech?s Driving Force GT Wheel For Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
2008-02-23 03:03:00 Logitech has been working with Polyphony Digital for a whole number of go-rounds of the GT series, and they’re at it again for the up coming Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. GT 5 Prologue, by the way, is launching on April 17th. To me, having a wheel and peddle controller for driving sims is simply something you ... More About: Driving , Logitech , Force , Video Game
Mister Zumbi?s ?Road Zombie?
2008-02-21 17:52:00 Oh man … how bitchin’ is this?! Seriously, if I was 8 instead of 48, my car/Lego oriented brain would be frying on something like this. Yeah, I know, it’s a kit, or something, so using specialized parts is kind of, well, cheating to a Lego purist. And I got to say, I’m not all that hot ... More About: News , Road , Zombie
Evolution of Car Logos
2008-02-20 19:27:00 Over at Neatorama there’s a really cool bit about the evolution of car company logos over time. They look at the logos for Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi (and Auto Union), BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Fiat, Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Renault, Saab and Volkswagen. For a lot, there’s a nice through-line from where the company started, and ... More About: News , Evolution , Logos
Rolls-Royce To Reveal Phantom Coupe at Geneva
2008-02-19 23:02:00 The Geneva auto show is always an interesting event. For some reason, it always seemed to have a lot of British involvement; like they were trying to show the boys on the continent what the Brits could do, maybe it has something to do with Swiss neutrality, I don’t know. At any rate, Roll Royce has ... More About: Geneva Auto Show , Phantom , Rolls Royce , Coupe
Auto Repair in the Houston, TX Area
2008-02-19 22:18:00 I was recently contacted to review an automotive repair website. Domestic Auto Experts is a full-service auto repair with three shops located in the Houston , TX area (Houston, Katy, and Humble, TX.) While the Domestic Auto Experts website could use some work regarding design and navigation, it’s good to see local repair shops get into marketing ... More About: Area , Repair
Auto Insurance Research and Quotes
2008-02-19 10:02:00 With a domain name like CheapAuto sInsurance .com, you might expect cheesy articles, bad web site design, and less-than-reputable insurance companies being pushed. Not so with CheapAutosInsurance.com - they provide plenty of information and tips about saving money on car insurance and provide free quotes. The site design is clean, with information that’s actually useful beginning on the ... More About: Research , Auto Insurance , Quotes
Newman/Penske Win Daytona 500
2008-02-18 20:37:00 First off, let me just apologize for not being very present on the site lately, but I’ve been trying to fend off an amazingly stubborn case of the flu. Anyway, it lifted enough yesterday for me to catch most of the Daytona 500. The 500 is, more or less, the start of the racing season (I know, ... More About: Racing , Penske
Porsche Cayenne GTS at the Chicago Auto Show
2008-02-15 09:55:00 The overpriced but undeniably excellent Porsche Cayenne just brought a new member to the team. Show n to us at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show Porsche breakfast, the new GTS will fall in-between the Cayenne S and the top-of-the-line Turbo model. The GTS will be the most powerful naturally-aspirated Cayenne available. Using a tuned version of the ...
Roy Scheider: 1932 - 2008
2008-02-14 05:30:00 This is not exactly news by now, but Roy Scheider recently passed away at age 75 due to cancer. A brilliant character actor, he can justifiably be remembered for a bunch of great roles. Doctor Benway in Naked Lunch, Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, Doc’ Levy in Marathon Man, Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws, Det. ... More About: Video , 2008
A Diesel Subaru WRX?
2008-02-12 21:53:00 Well, I’ve heard wackier notions, but according to Australia’s Drive.com Subaru is considering producing a diesel version of the far-too-fun WRX sport sedan. Personally, I like diesels on a number of levels, and as I recall, there was a North American rally team running a Golf TDi with some success for a while. More, fun to ... More About: Diesel
MPG-Based Car Taxes In Washington State?
2008-02-11 22:36:00 The guys over at AutoblogGreen report that the legislature in Washington state is considering taxing cars based on their EPA mileage figures - the lower your MPG, the more you get taxed. This as a way to encourage people to buy more fuel efficient cars, which would be taxed less. Fine, so far as it goes … ... More About: News , Taxes , State , Washington State
Intelligent dynamism - The Next Mercedes-Benz SLK
2008-02-08 20:47:00 My brother’s girlfriend has one of the latest SLKs, the type that looks like a midget version of the current SL (seems like they planned it that way, doesn’t it). He said it’s actually a fun car, once you forget about how it looks. ‘Surprisingly quick, given how much it weighs,’ he said. And that’s not all ... More About: Mercedes , Mercedes Benz , Mercedes-Benz , Intelligent , Benz
Mitsubishi Shows the New 2009 Galant and Eclipse
2008-02-07 17:27:00 Mitsubishi showcased the new 2009 Galant, Eclipse , and Eclipse Spyder today at the Chicago Auto Show . The 2009 Galant will come in 4 different trims; The top-of-the-line Ralliart with a 3.8L MIVEC V6 and 18″ wheels, the V6 Sport with 17″ wheels and a 3.8L V6 (not the MIVEC,) and the ES and Sport models, ... More About: Mitsubishi
Hyundai Gives Next Generation Sonata a Facelift
More articles from this author:2008-02-06 21:44:00 Hyundai’s next step in becoming less boring is a facelift for the Sonata. While actually a bit less sharp-looking than the 2008 version, it has a more premium feel inside and out, and starts at only $18,795. On sale later this month, the 2009 Sonata has an updated interior, more power, and better fuel economy then ... More About: Hyundai , Facelift , Chicago Auto Show , Generation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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