Friday, April 2, 2010

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Frugal Shopper: Trucks And SUVs Still Deeply Discounted

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Just a few years ago, full-size trucks and body-on-frame sport-utility vehicles were the vehicles you weren't going to get a great deal on. These popular vehicles were among the most profitable vehicles for dealerships (and for automakers), and they didn't have to budge much at all on the price. But with spiking gas prices, followed by the throes...


2010 New York Auto Show: Worst Performance/Luxury In Show

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 01:17 PM PDT

It's hard to really get down on a car these days. Even the most basic economy budget box is generally good, reliable and fairly safe transportation--though a few exceptions do remain. But in the performance and luxury car realm, we ask our cars to do more than just get us from A to B. We ask them to do it with style, bravado and a zest for the...


2010 New York Auto Show: Best Performance/Luxury In Show

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

If you'd taken the pulse of the average hack with media credentials at this year's New York Auto Show, you'd probably have found signs somewhere between comatose and ambivalent. Sure, early reveals and drip-fed teasers spoiled some of the surprise, but it's the cars themselves that we get excited about. After all, that's what we're in it for. Not...


Sarah Palin Shilling for Socialist Subaru Liberals? Not So Much

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Usually it's a good thing when a major political figure mentions an automotive brand. Unless, perhaps, it involves tax dollars and automaker bankruptcy rescues, but hopefully we're past that now. Still, some Subaru drivers may wonder whether they should feel a little nervous now that telegenic right-wing icon and former Vice-Presidential candidate...


Obama and EPA Launch 34.1-MPG Fuel-Economy Rules for 2016

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT

The other shoe has dropped: Yesterday, two U.S. government agencies jointly announced the final fuel-economy rules for model year 2012 through 2016 vehicles, giving automakers a single national set of standards and averting the threat of state-by-state regulation. Starting with 2012, automakers must improve the fleet average fuel economy of their...


A Great Ad For Good Friday: Kia's New Clip For The 2011 Sorento

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:52 AM PDT

The problem with most car commercials is that they try to do too much. They have narrators rattling off features, bullet points touting even more features, the requisite "Do not attempt. Professional driver on a closed course" pasted at the bottom of the screen, and catchy-but-distracting indie tunes playing in the background. Upper-management may...


Mercedes Aims For The Ladies With Sex And The City II

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz has made some surprising announcements in recent weeks, perhaps the best example being its hybrid-only lineup of S-Class vehicles. The automaker also lifted the veil on a number of vehicles at the 2010 New York Auto Show, including the E-Class wagon and the revamped R-Class. To spread the word about those rides, however, Mercedes has...


NY Auto Show Puzzler: 'Darker Side of Green' = New Lexus Hybrid ??

Posted: 02 Apr 2010 03:13 AM PDT

Hmmmmmm. First Sarah Silverman, now "The Darker Side of Green." What exactly is going on with Lexus these days? The ominous message is the tagline for an interactive web video called, logically enough, Lexus Dark Ride. It'll be released May 13. "Young, energetic, tech-savvy" It's meant to attract some new and different buyers--members of Gen X...


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