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Introducing the Expression Motorsport Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG Widebody

Those of you well heeled Halo players looking for an upmarket version of the Warthog, here you are: the Expression Motorsport ML63 AMG. Hailing from Belgium, the gents at Expression planned to "differentiate this ML from those of a more traditional variety," and to that we say, "Mission Accomplished!" Things get a bit tricky up front with a snowplow masquerading as a front air dam, then Lorinser-esque around the front wheels, and just plain thick and juicy in back. Speaking of wheels, we will give Expression credit where it's due: nice ... Read more →

Shreveport, LA mayor lobbies D.C. to close the HUMMER deal, already Jonathon Ramsey

Cedric Glover, the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, went to Washington, D.C. to plead his case for the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong. The only thing is, we're not sure why he went. To be more ...

REPORT: Ford widens cruise control recall by 4.5M vehicles - now biggest in company history Jonathon Ramsey

For the past ten years, Ford has been doing a dance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and consumers over the issue of leaking cruise control switches in certain company ...

Recork the Champagne? China says Hummer paperwork not submitted yet Jonathon Ramsey

Last week, it was reported that General Motors had signed a definitive agreement to sell Hummer to Chinese machinery manufacturer Tengzhong. The Chinese company and its partner in the deal, Lumena ...

BMW planning special-edition X5 xDrive35d as model turns 10 Jonathon Ramsey

To celebrate ten years of X5 sales, BMW is introducing an xDrive35d 10-Year Edition X5. The special edition SUV gets unique wheels, aluminum trim, and a panoramic glass sunroof, along with Nappa ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Infiniti QX56 caught on show 1 month ago on Autoblog

The 2011 Infiniti QX56 went on display in the Middle East and some stealthy soul caught a couple of close-up pics from the front and rear three-quarter. It's a much smoother vehicle than the one it replaces, ditching the arcs for hard angles. It also sheds finicky styling cues like the current ...

Potential deal points leaked concerning Tengzhong's purchase of Hummer 2 months ago on Autoblog

As the Opel transaction takes on Biblical intrigue, the Hummer exchange goes on in another dark corner, laboriously, like the gestation of an elephant. The latest report from a Chinese news website states that General Motors and Tengzhong "might sign an agreement" this week, but that strikes us ...

2010 Toyota 4Runner to get four-cylinder model, third row option for 2010 2 months ago on Autoblog

Thanks to a reader tip, Autoblog has obtained documentation confirming rumors that the nearly-here 2010 Toyota 4Runner will get both a four-cylinder model and an optional third row for added utility. The long-serving body-on-frame SUV finally gets a much-needed replacement for the 2010 model ...

Ford boosts production (slightly) of F-150, Escape 2 months ago on Autoblog

Two of Ford's vehicles are moving well enough that the automaker is adding production to its plants in Missouri and Michigan. Ford says its F-150 and Ford Escape are looking to earn their highest sales of the year in August, with the F-Series truck line looking good for its first year-on-year ...

Land Rover increases production of new Discovery and Range Rover Sport 3 months ago on Autoblog

It's a little difficult to keep track of what's happening at Tata and JLR these days. While the XF sales continue apace and the XJ is promising, the JLR division lost £673.4 million pounds ($1.11B U.S.) last year, and parent company Tata was $520 million in the red at the end of its 2008 ...

Review: The 2009 Mercedes-Benz G550 makes us feel glücklich 3 months ago on Autoblog

The Mercedes G550 is an unlikely niche vehicle. As with perhaps every other military-derived civilian 4x4, it's a box on wheels, all straight lines and fender flares. Yet unlike most other military-derived civilian off-roaders, it comes standard with solid axles front and rear, three ...

BMW recalling 2008MY 1- and 3-Series; plus 2009MY X5 and X6 models over safety concerns 3 months ago on Autoblog

A potential fault with the side airbags fitted to 2008 BMW 1- and 3-Series cars has lead to a recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Apparently, possible fitment of the wrong crimp connector can cause the airbag not to properly deploy. In a separate recall, 2009 ...

Spy Shots: Next Toyota Landcruiser Prado/Lexus GX caught in the Middle East? 4 months ago on Autoblog

A tipster in the Middle East has sent pics of what looks to be the area's next Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (known as the Lexus GX stateside). If it is the next version of the SUV, Toyota has gone for a massaging routine as opposed to brute force change. A reshaped front fascia contains swoopier ...

HUMMER hanging on: Tengzhong in talks with Chinese government to clear sale 4 months ago on Autoblog

Chinese National Radio recently reported that Tengzhong wouldn't be allowed to purchase Hummer due to environmental concerns. The company released a statement after that news broke saying that while there was no "definitive agreement," the CNR report wasn't based on facts from the government ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Volkswagen Touareg spotted 5 months ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen is preparing its 2011 Touareg, and the company's most expensive expensive Stateside offering is slated to lose weight. Although the German automaker is reportedly aiming for a 600 pound drop, shedding 300 pounds is said to be more realistic, and the going speculation is that the mass will ...

Rumormill: New Lexus GX foretold for Fall 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to Ward's Auto, Lexus' GX SUV will finally be relieved of duty when a new model comes calling this autumn. The mid-size body-on-frame GX has been serving essentially unaltered since 2003, and dealerships have been struggling to sell them in recent years, with April deliveries down some ...

VIDEO: New Audi ad takes crack at domestics and SUVs 6 months ago on Autoblog

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you know the traditional body-on-frame SUV is all but dead. The car-based crossover has been inserted in the SUV's stead, and just about every automaker has jumped on the bandwagon. That non-exclusive group includes Audi, which ...

REPORT: NHTSA investigating if 2002-05 Ford Explorers/Mercury Mountaineers can slip out of park 6 months ago on Autoblog

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun looking at Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers from the 2002-2005 model years. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, out of some 1.4 million SUVs produced, more than 200 complaints have been filed with the government agency ...

Toyota recalling nearly 40k Highlanders fitted with... optional stainless exhaust tip?! 6 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are announcing an equipment safety recall on the Japanese automaker's 2008 Highlanders and Highlander Hybrid models. On the 2008 model year crossover, the optional stainless steel exhaust tip retention clamp apparently has a ...

VIDEO: Audi Q7 V12 TDI versus BMW M5 6 months ago on Autoblog

Autocar decided to find out which was faster among two unlikely bedfellows sharing one common trait: 500 horsepower. In one lane you've got the BMW M5, with ten petrol-powered cylinders. In the adjacent lane there's the Q7 V12 TDI, with twelve oil-burning cylinders. The M5 is much lighter. The ...

Review: 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser - A SUV good enough for Dr. Evil and his wife 6 months ago on Autoblog

Once upon a time, if you were expecting company and they drove a Toyota Land Cruiser, you'd have Teva prints in your carpet and the smell of patchouli filling your house. Their refrigerator cheese selection probably included one with the word "Whiz" in it, and if things got too warm, your ...

Jeep recalling more than 47,000 Liberty, Commander, Grand Cherokee, and Wrangler models 6 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler is recalling over 47,000 models, including the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Commander, and Wrangler four-door that may have reversed wiring on the driver's airbag controller, a defect that may inhibit the airbag's deployment. Additionally, the 2002 and 2003 Jeep Libertys sold in New England ...

New York: Muscled-up 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will take the stairs, thank you 7 months ago on Autoblog

First thing this morning at 12:01 am, we gave you a deep dive into the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and earlier we sneaked a few snapshots while the truck lazed about before its press conference. Now, we've just returned from Chrysler's press conference to bring you live shots of a polished silver ...

New York Preview: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover is awash in new power and tech 7 months ago on Autoblog

While Land Rover's sales have been flagging like almost every other automaker in this economy, it has been the company's venerable Range Rover SUV that has held down the fort, maintaining its share better than any other product in the British automaker's empire. This is a particularly ...

Spy Shots: BMW X5 M caught in South Carolina... but will it debut in NY? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Two alert readers caught these latest snapshots of BMW's forthcoming X5 M near the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina facility. With that stance, six front intakes, and that enormous rubber, it looks like the perfect vehicle for a group of Bavarian hitmen, albeit in silver. Some cyber ...

Spy Shots: Is this the next Porsche Cayenne? 7 months ago on Autoblog

Porsche's Cayenne is starting to show its age. With the arrival of the Panamera, it's no longer the most controversial looking vehicle in the company's product portfolio, though its road-scorching edge remains undiminished in turbo form. A new Cayenne is coming in gas, diesel, and hybrid flavors, ...

Ford celebrates production of 100,000th hybrid SUV 8 months ago on Autoblog

Today, Ford celebrates a new milestone in the life of its hybrid SUV platform as the 100,000th vehicle rolls down the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Assembly Plant in Kansas City. This production total includes all Ford Escape Hybrids, Mercury Mariner Hybrids and Mazda Tribute Hybrids ...

First Drive: Sailing in Stuttgart with Porsche's Cayenne S Hybrid 8 months ago on Autoblog

While charging along at 85 mph with a particularly poker-faced Porsche engineer riding shotgun, traffic begins to cluster on the horizon. Not willing to risk our seven-figure prototype, I gently roll off the accelerator, at which point a funny thing happens: Without warning, the tachometer ...

Despite market shift, Toyota confirms next 4Runner in development 8 months ago on Autoblog

With the U.S. market's pronounced shift away from body-on-frame SUVs towards crossovers and tall wagons, you could be excused for thinking that Toyota would be content to let its 4Runner wither away to dust. After all, the midsize SUV has been toiling away essentially unchanged since an updated ...

Land Rover, Jaguar get Chinese order for 13,000 vehicles 8 months ago on Autoblog

China just gave the folks at Tata the best news they've probably had all year: an order for 13,000 Jaguars and Land Rovers. Sources say the breakdown is 10,000 Land Rovers and 3,000 Jaguars to be delivered over the next three years. The value of the deal for Tata: £600 million. That's almost ...

2010 Kia Sorento teased ahead of Seoul Motor Show 8 months ago on Autoblog

There isn't a ton of new information since we first spoke about it last July, but Kia has released the first "official" image of the upcoming 2010 Kia Sorento. As reported earlier, the SUV's body-on-frame platform has been dumped in favor of a unibody platform. This will improve the ride at the ...

World's longest fingernails clipped in SUV accident 8 months ago on Autoblog

Seatbelts save lives... and prevent broken fingernails, too. An apparently unbelted Lee Redmond was ejected from her SUV during an accident earlier this week. While the noteworthy Utah resident somehow survived the crash, her record-setting fingernails didn't fare as well. The Guinness Book of World ...

Geneva Preview: Hyundai HED-6 to presage future Hyundai crossovers 9 months ago on Autoblog

Hyundai's first post-Joel Piaskowski concept will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month. And while the HED-6 compact crossover concept was likely fully realized before the designer bolted for Mercedes-Benz, the HED-6 was actually penned in the company's European Design headquarters in ...

Spy Shots: Mazda CX-7 nip/tuck spotted 9 months ago on Autoblog

Please To our eyes, Mazda's CX-7 crossover still manages to look fresh despite having been on the market since mid-2006. While it has aged gracefully, the Japanese automaker is readying a facelift for 2010, and some early mules have just been caught by spy shooters roaming in wintery Michigan. While ...

When foul weather falls, dealership loans SUVs to police 9 months ago on Autoblog

Anyone that's ever driven a Ford Crown Victoria in four inches of snow will tell you that the generations-old police interceptor doesn't exactly grip when sitting atop the white stuff. That can leave police just as stranded as the motorists they're out to need help. Coast Pontiac GMC in Portsmouth, ...

Land Rover celebrates 500,000 sales in U.S. 9 months ago on Autoblog

Land Rover first clambered onto our shores in March, 1987. It took almost ten-and-a-half years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles in the U.S., but it took only five more to move the next 150,000. And now with an expanded lineup and the Range Rover still stalking the countryside as the king of the ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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