Thursday, January 8th, 2009
While the latest presidential limousine has yet to be revealed, we do have a spy shot of it along with some guesses on its specifications. (more…)
Tags: cadillac, cadillac one, general motors, gm, presidential limousine
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
They may not be as sexy as the sheetmetal that surrounds them but engines can account for more than 30 percent of a vehicles cost and define its marketing niche. (more…)
Tags: 10 best engines, 135i, 335d, a4 avant, accord coupe, audi, BMW, cadillac, cadillac cts, challenger, Chrysler, dodge ram, escape hybrid, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, hyundai genesis, jetta tdi, lexus is 350, oscar, Toyota, Volkswagen, vw, wards, wards automotive
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released its Top Safety Picks for 2009 and the big winners this year are Ford Motor Company and Honda. (more…)
Tags: audi, BMW, buick, cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, ford motor company, gmc, Honda, Hyundai, iihs, iihs top safety picks 2009, infiniti, insurance institute for highway safety, KIA, lincoln, mazda, Mercedes-Benz, mercury, mitsubishi, ncap, Nissan, saab, saturn, scion, subaru, Volkswagen, Volvo
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Since this is an election year, the car guys at Hagerty Insurance, a company that specializes in collector vehicles, have put together a list of their favorite vehicles from eight past presidents and the two current candidates. (more…)
Tags: baker electric, barack obama, bill clinton, cadillac, cadillac cts, Chrysler, chrysler 300c, chrysler imperial, corvette, dwight eisenhower, escape hybrid, Ford, franklin roosevelt, harry truman, jay leno, Jeep, john f kennedy, john mccain, mustang, oldsmobile, packard, richard nixon, ronald reagan, t-bird, thunderbird, william taft
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
The results of the 2008 Texas Truck Rodeo have been released and, once again, the Texas Auto Writers Association has bestowed top honors on a Ford truck. (more…)
Tags: 2008 truck of texas, 2009 f-150, america, blue tec, cabela's, cabela's edition, cadillac, Dodge, dodge ram, escalade hybrid, explorer, Ford, ford expedition, ford explorer, Ford F-150, ford f-350, ford flex, gmc, king ranch, laramie, lincoln, lincoln mkx, mazda, Mazda CX-9, Mercedes-Benz, ml320, subaru, Subaru Forester, Suzuki, suzuki grand vitara, tawa, texas, texas auto writers association, Toyota, toyota tacoma, yukon hybrid
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
With the bi-annual Paris Motor Show due to open in just over two weeks, we set about going over the offerings from the American manufacturers. (more…)
Tags: cadillac, Chevrolet, chevrolet cruze, chevrolet volt, chevy cruze, chevy volt, CTS, cts sport wagon, fiesta, Ford, gm, ka, kiyora, mazda, miata, mondial de l'automobile, north american international auto show, paris, paris motor show
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Beginning yesterday, automakers began releasing their sales figures for the month of August and, for the most part, they were dismal. Lower year over year sales declines were the common thread among the reports from Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Honda and Chrysler. (more…)
Tags: buick enclave, cadillac, cadillac cts, camry, challenger, Chevrolet, chevrolet aveo, Chrysler, chrysler sebring, Chrysler Town and Country, civic, civic hybrid, cobalt, dodge avenger, dodge charger, dodge grand caravan, dodge journey, escape, f-series, fit, focus, Ford, general motors, gmc acadia, Honda, Hummer, jeep patriot, Lexus, pilot, pontiac, Pontiac Vibe, prius, pt cruiser, saab, saturn outlook, scion, Toyota, tundra, Volvo, yaris
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The General hasn’t had much to celebrate lately, but on September 16th, the storied Detroit automaker will mark 100 years of operations.
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Tags: aveo, buick, cadillac, chevy, Chevy Malibu, Chrysler, Ford, g8, general motors, gm, gmc, malibu, pontiac solstice, saturn, traverse, vibe
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
As part of General Motors 100th Anniversary, this year’s Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance featured vehicles from the GM Heritage Center.
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Tags: , astro i, astro ii, cadillac, corvette mako shark, corvette stingray, general motors, gm heritage center, manta ray, meadow brook concours, monza gt coupe, monza ss
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
While Ford didn’t have much of anything new to present, we were able to get closer to some of the models coming out of Dearborn this summer.
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Tags: cadillac, CTS, Ford, ford flex, lincoln mks, MINI, SAE, SAE World Congress, saleen, saleen mustang s281 supercharged
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