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Just say No: Nissan GT-R convertible {Autoblog}
Jul 24th 2008 1:37PM that angle does look awful. this one isn't much better.
(http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/nissan-gt-r-convertible-rendering.html)
First Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego {Autoblog}
Jul 21st 2008 1:42PM Not that I disagree with the theory that this is a TERRIBLE time to introduce a new body-on-frame full size SUV with a V8..... but, are the actual real life costs worsened just because of its vehicle classification? Actually, they're not. Check out the fuel economy comparison of the Borrego and Hyundai Veracruz, a large vehicle - yes; but a crossover.
(http://autoenergy.blogspot.com/2008/07/kia-borrego-v8-4x4-vs-hyundai-veracruz.html)
More Kia Soul images revealed in London {Autoblog}
Jul 16th 2008 10:57AM The Soul has some crazy appeal. Amazing how function and style, when married, make people forget the badge; care not about the horsepower; and write off previous iterations of the type. I say bring on the Roomster. (http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/kia-soul-competitors.html) Wicked boxes.
Jetta TDI = hotcakes, Tiguan, not so much {Autoblog}
Jul 15th 2008 11:06AM Tiguan's recall as soon as it arrived probably didn't help. Minor or major, not being permitted to sell the Tiguan's on your lot because of a need to repair them - brand new vehicles - ain't gonna please the buyers. http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/06/volkswagen-tiguan-and-passat-recall.html
Ford considering four-cylinder EcoBoost for F150 {Autoblog}
Jul 14th 2008 8:10AM The mileage would have to provide a significant improvement. If nobody buys the vehicle, it won't help with CAFE for long. No automaker can afford to develop and produce a vehicle that nobody will buy just to help it meet gov't regulations. On the consumer's side, didn't Top Gear just prove it's not what you drive but how you drive it? Remember, Prius vs. M3? (http://autoenergy.blogspot.com/2008/07/bmw-m3-vs-toyota-prius-top-gear-test.html)
F150s don't need to achieve 14mpg if the driver doesn't want it to.
(http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2007/04/previous-pei-road-trip.html)
In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Nissan Cube {Autoblog}
Jun 3rd 2008 9:12PM Good review. The 22mpg figure, however, isn't so good. Large frontal area + poor CoD? Or just a brick like front end? What a design, though eh? Hopefully the uniqueness of the box won't be completely lost on the next-gen. Not that it'll happen, but with the recent Chrysler/Nissan alliance (http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/04/nissan-chrysler-pros-and-cons.html), imagine the box-tastic Cube with a crosshair grille and SRT4 badges. Ha.
Euro-bound Infinitis get more power, better equipment {Autoblog}
May 27th 2008 11:09AM Good cars, 'finitis. But don't expect Europe to just hop on the bandwagon. Infiniti is low-balling their expectations and know beforehand that they're pressed into a unique effort to sell cars, especially in the UK. (http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/infinitis-unique-approach-in-uk.html) Part of that is giving Europeans exactly what they want: perceived quality is a major part of the game over there, and it's something that Infiniti sometimes lacked, especially with the first G35 and FX.
Geo Metros going for big money on high gas prices {Autoblog}
May 16th 2008 2:46PM I have driven two different three-cylinder cars, one of which was a diesel-fired smart fortwo. The more powerful triple in my past was a 5-door Geo Metro which is rated at 41mpg now but at the time was considered a 47mpg car.
Every time a Toyota Prius passes me on the highway making faster progress than my admittedly lofty pace, I get angry. Then I remember that what was once great mileage became approximately 4.62L/100 km at 120km/h or 5.1 L/100km at 130km/h, making it about as efficient as a '95 Geo Metro.
$2.3 million VUE would get GM back in black in a hurry {Autoblog}
May 16th 2008 9:00AM It is odd to me that on the same day, I see a Vue for $2.3million and a Sky Red Line (http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/kijiji-find-new-2007-saturn-sky-red.html) for $11,000 off. What did Seinfeld say? Bizarro world?
Nissan/Infiniti releases new business plan, confirms G37 convertible {Autoblog}
May 14th 2008 8:10PM It's time for more renderings of the droptop. GCBC photoshopped: http://goodcarbadcar.blogspot.com/2008/05/infiniti-g37-rendering.html
