2009


Pull Over: Broward County Sheriff gets a full-dress Challenger R/T

We like police cars. Seriously. Just not when they're filling our rearview mirrors, blue-and-reds ablaze. Then, our fanboy status diminishes markedly. In the meantime, however, we get pretty jazzed when a department does something a little different and cool. This week's example comes from the Broward County Sheriff's office, which appears to have added a fully-marked Dodge Challenger R/T to its fleet. Decked out in the BSO's familiar green-and-white livery, the muscular Mopar looks like it means business, ready to take down speeders and ... Read more →

On Veterans Day, a word of thanks Alex Nunez

We'd like to take a brief pause from the normal frivolity around here to acknowledge and salute America's veterans. Thanks to all the men and women who have served our country, for the innumerable ...

Review: 2009 Lexus LX570 is three tons of luxury with a dollop of off-road mastery Michael Harley

While the Lexus LX570 is the flagship SUV in the automaker's lineup, its glory is often overshadowed by the best-selling RX. With proven Land Cruiser bloodlines, and the Tundra's V8 muscle under ...

Confirmed? Gran Turismo 5 hits stores on Dec. 29 Alex Nunez

Well, we can put all the rumor-mongering to rest. Reader Larry Spector emailed us this morning with confirmation that Gran Turismo 5 will hit the shelves (and obliterate the productivity of ...

REPORT: Hyundai shaves $1,800 off price of 2010 Elantra Touring Michael Harley

If the Hyundai Elantra Touring is singing your song, the music just got quite a bit better. The Korean automaker has announced a price reduction on the 2010 base model to the tune of $1,800. The ...

Comic-Con 2009: The Green Hornet's Black Beauty looks ready to roll 3 months ago on Autoblog

Frankly, we're a little concerned about whether funnyman Seth Rogen will be able to pull off the action-star thing when he takes the lead role in next year's big-screen adaptation of The Green Hornet . Then again, we remember thinking Michael Keaton would utterly tank as Batman in 1989, but that ...

Comic-Con 2009: The Batpod makes a field trip 3 months ago on Autoblog

The San-Diego Comic Con is now in full swing, and amidst all the panels and personal appearances, there's no shortage of static displays to check out either. Our man Drew Phillips strolled through the halls to see what's what and sent back some photos of the wheeled attractions dotting the ...

Hyundai trumps BMW and Jaguar in J.D. Power 2009 APEAL study 4 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche grabs the top spot for the fifth year in a row in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) Study. For this year's study, the team at JDPA gathered information from more than 80,900 purchasers and lessees of new 2009 model-year cars and ...

Happy Father's Day from Autoblog 5 months ago on Autoblog

For all the family vacations, he drives to practice, the trips to the burger stand, letting us "help" when we weren't really helping, and for not yelling at us too much when we shot cap guns at other cars out the open back window from our rear-facing seats in the family station wagon: Thanks, Dad. ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Dusk descends 5 months ago on Autoblog

The air is thick and the sun is setting over the Circuit de la Sarthe as the competitors press on deep into their eighth hour of racing. By the time these words hit the screen, the No. 9 Peugeot will have done over 120 laps, with the No. 1 Audi R15 trailing by a full lap. The final five LMP1 slots ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: Pit Walk 5 months ago on Autoblog

Before the action at Le Mans got underway, we went for a quick walk through the pits moments before it went hot. Unfortunately, before we could make it down to the Audi crew, we were shuffled away, but we still managed to snag some up-close shots of dozens of cars, including the front-running ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans begins... 5 months ago on Autoblog

The green flag dropped a few moments ago on one of the hottest days in Le Mans history. The No. 8 and 7 Peugeots are in the top two slots, followed by McNish in the Audi R15. We're assembling a few galleries from yesterday's Driver Parade and our walk through the pits this morning, so stay ...

2009 24 Hours of Le Mans: What's on Where 5 months ago on Autoblog

Good morning everybody. Here's the rundown for you U.S.-based readers on where and when to find Le Mans coverage today. Sadly, the salad days of the old Speedvision are now a distant memory, and live 24-hour TV coverage is not happening for us. Without further ado: TELEVISION SPEED TV Saturday ...

2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible starting at $43,850 5 months ago on Autoblog

As our First Drive revealed, Infiniti's first folding tin-top is a decent performer and markedly more attractive in appearance than its Germanic competition. And now that pricing has been revealed, the 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible just got a bit more desirable. The seven-speed, ...

2009 LeMons Reno: Goin' for Broken, Day One 6 months ago on Autoblog

We've finally wrapped up our "inspection" and "judging" of the LeMons Reno "racers," and as suspected, there's a motley assortment of cars, contenders and bribes. The adjudication duties have been two parts entertaining and one part grueling, covered with a nice helping of faux outrage, bad ...

Lexus LF-A dons new livery ahead of Nürburgring 24-hour race 6 months ago on Autoblog

This time last year, the Lexus LF-A that competed in the ADAC Nürburgring 24 wore a decidedly un-glamorous "test-mule matte black" finish. This year, Toyota's entering two of its ten-cylinder supercars in the race, and as we inch closer to the Lexus LF-A's eventual production debut, it ...

Wörthersee 2009: 408-hp Audi Q5 Custom Concept 6 months ago on Autoblog

Every year, Europe's Volkswagen and Audi faithful head to Austria and descend upon the Wörthersee for the annual GTI Meet, a huge annual gathering of the brands' aficionados. Over the past few years, the Wörthersee Tour has been home to the unveilings of several concept cars, such as ...

2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to feature Terrafugia flying car among the classics 6 months ago on Autoblog

If you're an Autoblog reader and plan to be in the New York metropolitan/tri-state area the weekend of June 6 and 7, you ought to be making tracks to Connecticut for the annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. The concours is this blogger's favorite event of the ...

Gumball 3000 comes to a close in South Beach 6 months ago on Autoblog

Well folks, it's over. The wacky/insipid/annoying (all-of-the-above?) 2009 edition of the Gumball 3000 wrapped things up with the drivers' arrival in Miami Beach. Freelance journo and friend of Autoblog Myles Kornblatt was there, and he ends his coverage with one final photo gallery and this ...

Review: 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro, too good for its own good 6 months ago on Autoblog

Like nearly every other automotive outlet on the planet, we've become increasingly enamored with Audi's recent product portfolio. From the A3 to the S8, the Q7 to the R8, with all the accolades Audi's received you'd think the crew from Ingolstadt simultaneously cured cancer, rid the world of ...

ZR1 Sedan: Hennessey releases 600-800 hp packages for 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 6 months ago on Autoblog

As far as we can tell, John Hennessey and his crew have somehow warped time and space to create the 36-hour workday. With all the products the Texas-based tuner is coming out with, there's no other explanation. So in addition to creating the 705-hp Corvette ZR700, 715-hp GTR700 and a duo of ...

New Toyota chief to race in Nürburgring 24 7 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota scion (pun intended) and new company president Akio Toyoda will don a helmet and Nomex late next month as his company returns to Germany to compete in the annual Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race. Toyoda will be part of the four-driver lineup taking the wheel of the Lexus LF-A (hey, ...

First Drive: 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible, MI6's sultry secretary has a new ride 7 months ago on Autoblog

As enthusiasts, many of us are quick to dismiss convertibles as the preferred conveyance for hapless poseurs (BMW M3 cabrio) or fake-bake hairdressers (Toyota Solara). And with good reason. When you lop the top off a coupe, the result is often a floppy, overweight chassis that provides all the ...

Retrolicious: Chrysler unveils 2009 Dodge Challenger SE Rallye 7 months ago on Autoblog

Attention ponycar people: the V6-powered Challenger SE is now available with a pretty slick new dress-up package. The Challenger SE Rallye takes the base car and adds stripes, an R/T-style chrome fuel door, black-accented 18-inch wheels, and a rear decklid spoiler. The Rallye also introduces ...

Rumormill: Production Lexus LF-A, Toyobaru coupe coming to Tokyo 8 months ago on Autoblog

With the D-3, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Lamborghini and other automakers, pulling out of this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota is rumored to have a big showing to capitalize on the lack of reveals this October. According to InsideLine's correspondent in Japan, Toyota will unveil the production ...

Officially Official: 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI coming Stateside this summer 8 months ago on Autoblog

The 2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mark VI) is upon us, and as suspected, the thinly-veiled "concept" shown in Paris is an exact duplicate of the production model we'll be getting in the States this summer. With redesigned front and rear fascias, artfully sculpted haunches and Scirocco-inspired ...

Review: 2009 Nissan 370Z 8 months ago on Autoblog

The first Datsun 240Z rolled into American showrooms in 1969. Four decades later, we've got our hands wrapped around the thick, leather, multi-function steering wheel of its direct descendant, the all-new 370Z. With a 332 hp V6 and a six-speed manual transmission directing power to the rear ...

Review: 2009 Honda Fit Sport is still frugal, slightly less fun 8 months ago on Autoblog

Evolution's a funny thing. We like our thumbs, enjoy walking upright and are thankful Ivanka Trump doesn't have a tail (although there's some debate about where she hides her horns), but when adaptation turns to automobiles, Darwin's dictum occasionally goes astray. There's a long list of ...

Geneva Leakage: 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo sneaks out 8 months ago on Autoblog

The 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo will join the B6 GT3 race car on the stand in Geneva, and thanks to AutoZeitung, we've got a singular photo and some preliminary specs on the uber-sedan from Alpina. The B7 Bi-Turbo is essentially the M7 BMW forgot to build, packing a twin-turbocharged, 4.4-liter ...

2009 Nissan GT-R rumored to clock 3.3-second 0-60 time 9 months ago on Autoblog

When the Nissan GT-R launched last year, the automaker stated an official 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds. Shortly thereafter, the buff books began reporting faster sprints to the magic mark, ranging from 3.3 to 3.4 seconds. Although they rarely divulged how they accomplished the feat (some admitted ...

First Drive: 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible 9 months ago on Autoblog

As far as we can tell, the 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible draws cold air wherever it goes. First came the drop-top's ironic unveiling in Detroit, where we had the misfortune of experiencing one of the coldest, snowiest shows in recent memory. Just over a month later, we found ourselves in the ...

Geneva Leakage: 2009 Alfa Romeo 159 9 months ago on Autoblog

If anything comes out of the Chrysler/Fiat partnership (and we doubt anything will) we're desperately looking forward to a range of Alfa Romeo products in the States. Right behind the Brera on our imaginary wish-list is this: the 2009 Alfa Romeo 159. Due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show ...

Chicago 2009: 2009 Nissan Cube starting at $13,990, Cube Krom unveiled 9 months ago on Autoblog

Nissan has finally put a price tag on the 2009 Cube: $13,990. That's what the 1.8 model equipped with a manual transmission will set you back when sales begin in early May. Four versions of the Cube will be offered: the 1.8, 1.8 S, 1.8 SL and the model you see above, the 1.8 Krom. The ...

Geneva Preview: Mazda3 MPS, Mazda3 i-stop to officially debut 9 months ago on Autoblog

Next month at the Geneva Motor Show, we'll finally get a look at the highly-anticipated Mazda3 MPS (that's Mazdaspeed3 in Americanized English for y'all), as well as the new Mazda3 i-stop, which features the automaker's fuel-saving stop/start system. The i-stop system, combined with Mazda's MZR ...

Geneva Preview: Bentley teases biofuel supercar 9 months ago on Autoblog

When the curtain rises on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Bentley will take a large share of the spotlight with the vehicle you see above. It has no name yet (it's simply referred to as the "Extreme Bentley" for now) and no technical specifics have been released, but what Bentley has revealed is ...

2009 Nissan 370Z convertible to debut at New York Auto Show 9 months ago on Autoblog

The 2009 Nissan 370Z has already proven itself as one of the best performance bargains on the market, but for those who crave the wind-in-your-hair experience that only a drop-top can deliver, a convertible variant is right around the corner. Nissan will unveil the 370Z convertible at the New ...

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