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Spy Shots: LHD Toyota Mark X Zio for the U.S. market? {Autoblog}
Jul 23rd 2008 7:14AM Rumor is that the next-gen Mark X will also be the next-gen Lexus ES, so this thing is basically Lexus's answer to the Infiniti EX.
GM's Plan: Small cars making a big profit {Autoblog}
Jul 21st 2008 7:04PM Way back when the Cobalt was new, GM completely botched up the 'official' weights for the car and those are the numbers that everyone else uses. GM eventually fixed their numbers, but no one else noticed (or cared).
First Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego {Autoblog}
Jul 21st 2008 6:57PM Kia will sell more Rios in a month than Borregos in a year, though it should be interesting to see if that changes when the diesel shows up here.
2010 Chevy Camaro - Official Details and Images {Autoblog}
Jul 21st 2008 6:40PM Who said it has to be big? I wish I could find that old pic showing the concept car next to the '69 Camaro the designers had in the studio. The '69 would fit inside the new one.
In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Porsche Cayman S {Autoblog}
Jun 30th 2008 8:34PM The Boxster wasn't underpowered per se, but I'd imagine Porsche owners weren't too happy to have their asses handed to them a few years later by a Honda convertible that cost half as much.
GMC cutting next-gen Acadia and Lambda-based SUT? {Autoblog}
Jun 30th 2008 4:01PM That's all they are now, but it wasn't always that way. Back in Ye Olden Tymes, GMC had its own displacements of the stovebolt I6, used Pontiac V8s in the late 1950s, and had its own massive V6 through the 1960s. GMC had its own factories, wiring harnesses, used Dana axles instead of the usual corporate twigs, and for a few years in the '60s they had rear leaf springs standard when Chevy was using coil springs and trailing arms. GM steadily killed off the features that set GMC apart in order to reduce costs beginning in 1967 and the job was basically completed by 1973.
2009 Corvette ZR1 starts at $103,300 {Autoblog}
Jun 17th 2008 12:01PM Pretty much every Tahoe and Suburban sells for over $35k, and so do a good chunk of Silverados. Given the total collapse of the large truck and SUV segments of late, that stat may not be true anymore. Under $35k is probably Toyota territory, thanks to the tidal wave of Corollas and Camrys.
Sigh. Pontiac G3 may be headed for U.S. {Autoblog}
Jun 2nd 2008 4:16PM If Pontiac is going to get an Aveo rebadge, it should be the 3-door hatch with a more aggressive suspension, so it at least offers something not found at the Chevy dealer down the road.
eBay Find of the Day: Porsche 928 T -- as in "Turbine" {Autoblog}
May 14th 2008 11:02AM "16 MPG
RUNS ON GAS, DIESEL, JET-A, JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, OLD DRAIN OIL,
"
Haha. I wonder if I can convince people to give me their old motor oil instead of recycling it?
Most gas stations I know of have a kerosene pump hidden somwhere, usually off to the side or in back of the store.
IIHS releases official results on the smart fortwo {Autoblog}
May 14th 2008 10:55AM The 2008 EPA standard says your Mazda gets 22/29. And if you don't need that extra $50-60 a month, I'd be glad to take it off your hands.
