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Toyota Prius Minivan In The Works?
From the ‘Well duh, why shouldn’t they’ department comes word (just rumors at the moment) that Toyota, the worlds largest car company, is thinking of making a Prius minivan. Or to be more accurate, it would be a minivan based on the Prius platform. Now, a Prius isn’t a very big car to begin with, […]
Read More »Jaguar and Land Rover To Debut In Indian Market
Believe it or not, Jaguar and Land Rovers have never been officially sold in the Indian market. That’s about to change, officially, and it has everything to do with the fact that, business-wise, Jag and Landy are now Indian brands. As most of you know, Jaguar and Land Rover were acquired not to long ago […]
Read More »Chrysler Plant Closings Mean End Of Viper
Well, that’s that then. Chrysler’s troubles, which are hopefully being resolved, have, in the meantime, meant mass plant closings and temporary idling for many workers. Another casualty, it would seem, would be the Viper, Chrysler’s impressive sports car. The Viper has been the only American car to seriously challenge the Corvette for sports car supremacy. […]
Read More »‘Purist’ Lotus Elise Model On The Way
I know, how can a car as pure as the fabulous Lotus Elise get any purer, well, leave it to the boffins from Hethel to figure out a way, oh, and the newest version will cost you less dough. Reports say that Lotus will soon offer a version of the Elise in the U.S. believed […]
Read More »VW Routan Minivan Reportedly Canceled
Here’s some news that’s not all that surprising, Volkswagen’s Routan minivan, essentially a rebadged Chrysler minivan, is on the chopping block. You could pretty much see this coming from a mile away, almost before the Routan was rolled out. Rather than design and build their own minivan (a class of car that VW invented with […]
Read More »Audi Axes W12 Engine In S8 For 2010
ACK! No more W12 engine for Audi’s big sedan?! Actually, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Since the range topping 8 series is getting a redesign in 2010 and set to debut in the 2011 model year, Audi will discontinue the model only for one year. Audi also announced that they will no longer […]
Read More »2010 Scion xB New Tunes, Same Price
Here’s some solid evidence that Toyota’s Scion brand sure knows it’s market: The 2010 version of the quite popular xB is getting a new and better audio system, and the prices for the car aren’t going up a cent. The 2010 xB which is exactly the same vehicle as the 2009, apart from the all-new, […]
Read More »GM Should Build VW's Car
Ever since I was a kid, American car companies in general, and GM in particular always seemed to be whining about one thing or another. To hear them tell it, it would be the end of the company if the government mandated seatbelts & safety glass (‘they’ll think our cars aren’t safe!’) or, like in […]
Read More »2010 Lotus Elise: Cleaner, More Fuel Efficient And Still Fun
With Earth Day almost upon us, allow me to point out that one of the best sports cars out there, regardless of price or engine size is not only a great performer, but is a very clean and very fuel efficient ride. I am, of course, talking about the Lotus Elise, a car with handling […]
Read More »Saturn Might Be Sold To New Investors
Finally some good news (sort of) from General Motors. It looks like Saturn, one of the GM divisions most often mentioned to be on the chopping block, might actually be spun off into its own independent company. Last week General Motors said that Black Oak Partners
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