Thursday, October 21, 2010

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2011 Dodge Challenger Gets 305-HP Version Of New Chrysler V-6

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:20 PM PDT

Chrysler is doing a little powertrain housekeeping, and it's doing so in a way that should leave no one disappointed. The automaker has already introduced its all-new Pentastar V-6 in the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the engine, Chrysler says, "will gradually phase out seven V-6 legacy engines ranging from 2.7 – liters, up to 4.0 –...


October Auto Sales Looking Bullish, But Real Recovery Still Distant

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:02 AM PDT

For much of this year, automakers overall have become smarter about controlling inventories and slowing production to match still-tepid demand at dealerships. But it looks like some assembly plants are (or will be) roaring back to capacity for a while: A number of new 2011 models, such as the Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Ford Explorer, Ford...


Toyota, Lexus Recalling 740,000 Vehicles In U.S.

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:22 AM PDT

When you make more than 10 million cars per year, if something goes wrong on a significant batch of them, the recall size is going to be pretty big. Toyota has been a case study in this concept over the past year or so, today adding another 740,000 vehicles in the U.S. and over 1.5 million worldwide to the recall rolls. Owners of 2006 Lexus GS300...


Google Street View Raises Questions About Privacy, We Provide Answers

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT

Last spring and summer, Google was embroiled in a brief but heated scandal involving data collection for its Street View service. America hasn't seen much fallout from the debacle, but courts in other parts of the world have dealt the folks from Mountain View a few setbacks. What does this mean for Google, for satellite navigation, and individual...


2011 Chevrolet Volt

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:00 AM PDT

The Basics: About exactly four years after GM first showed the Volt as a tech-exotic concept, it's going on sale as a real production car. We've driven the 2011 Chevrolet Volt in a variety of conditions, and can report back that the Volt is indeed a real car. GM admits the Volt has evolved from the evocative concept shown at the 2007 Detroit auto...


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