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Chrysler kills rebadge of Dodge Journey to work on small car {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 2:56PM Oh, and I should add that this is probably the best thing for them to do right now. By the time a Chrysler version would be ready to launch, the crossover market might well be drying up. Would suck if they got all dressed up without a party to go to; which incidentally was one of the problems that Chrysler had while under Teutonic rule.
Chrysler kills rebadge of Dodge Journey to work on small car {Autoblog}
May 13th 2008 2:49PM This is news? They've been saying this since they announced the death of the Pacifica and Magnum.
Japanese firms working to make carbon fiber mainstream {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 7:18PM "think F1 crash, they use carbon.
It's pretty safe, it shatters/breaks up instead of crumpling"
"Shattering" is not a good thing in this case; it would defeat the entire purpose of crumple zones. When you get into a collision, you *want* the front or rear of the car to fold up like an accordion. Reason being that plastic deformation of steel dissipates a lot of energy; energy which doesn't get transferred to you or your passengers. A brittle material like carbon fiber/epoxy won't deform like that, and it will either 1) shatter uselessly and not dissipate much energy, or 2) remain rigid and dump most of the energy into you. Feel like a broken neck?
Enter the Rumormill: Ford considering F-100 small pickup {Autoblog}
May 12th 2008 1:30PM I have to think this is a bad idea; being only a little smaller than the full-size truck is almost entirely why Chrysler can't sell Dakotas anymore.
Hyundai exec talks engine sharing with Mercedes-Benz {Autoblog}
May 9th 2008 4:12PM "But seriously, hasn't the aforementioned World Engine been derided in many reviews as being harsh and unrefined? I seem to remember this particularly in the Avenger/Sebring reviews. I'm not saying Hyundai isn't making progress, but it sounds as though they still have some work to do."
yeah, it's also been groused about in Mitsu Evo reviews.
Spy Shots: 2010 Chevy Cobalt {Autoblog}
May 8th 2008 11:59AM "This needs to be offered as a hatchback to if they want to be taken seriously. "
They already have the Astra. GM really doesn't need even more overlapping models.
SYNC retrofit kit now available for 2008 Navigator, Mustang next {Autoblog}
May 2nd 2008 1:31PM The Town Car is too old; this version only works with the GAP architecture radios. The TC is a generation back (SCP-based.) It's the last one, so there's no benefit to spend the money to develop a SYNC module.
SYNC retrofit kit now available for 2008 Navigator, Mustang next {Autoblog}
May 1st 2008 8:24PM "With >$4/gal and going thru the roof...The big question is:
WHY?"
er, 'cos someone *who already owns* a 2008 Navigator might want it? What do you think _retrofit_ means?
Scion picks a partner for HD Radio {Autoblog}
Apr 18th 2008 11:35PM er, who else were they going to partner with for HD Radio? Ibiquity is the one behind the tech.
In the Autoblog Garage: Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 SE {Autoblog}
Apr 9th 2008 1:28PM "but it'd be much better if the mp3 player interface was using standard ports like USB"
You mean like Ford's Sync?
