Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 29, 2007
It's well known that after having successfully sold off Aston Martin, Ford is looking to rid itself of the other two British marques in its Premier Auto Group (PAG): Jaguar and Land Rover. The...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 29, 2007
[Image source: CAR] With 512 bhp and 470 ft/lb of torque churned out by an all-American V8 (said to be sourced from Corvette's mighty Z06) Cadillac is ready to up the ante against the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 28, 2007
[Image Source: Jalopnik] How does 306 horsepower coming from a lightweight magnesium straight six push you? From standstill to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 5.3 seconds if it's in a BMW 135i. Which it...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 28, 2007
[Image Source: Edmunds] Parent company VW-Audi Group is looking to boost Lamborghini sales. And what better way than to drop the price? But in order to lessen the sticker shock to would-be first time...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 26, 2007
[Image Source: Motor Authority] Apparently, Jeremy Clarkson likes poached eggs on toast. I write this knowing full well that few should care about Mr. Clarkson's gastronomic likes and dislikes,...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 26, 2007
[Image Source: Motor Authority] As Motor Authority rightly stated, we've not seen hide nor hair of Maserati's latest GranTurismo. That the 405 horsepower, two-door GT that premiered at the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 25, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] CAR magazine has reported on what is likely to be the first significant effort on the part of an old school sportscar manufacturer to become eco-friendly or "Green". The...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 25, 2007
[Image Source: Top Gear] It wasn't all that long ago that what seemed like the entire Ferrari enterprise lined up to be pictured with the former Pope, His Holiness, John Paul II. But with the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 22, 2007
I'm still flabbergasted. Some of these vintage commercials are just too bizarre. Here we see a Dr. Jekyll character turn into a Mr. Hyde the moment he gets behind the wheel of a '65 ford...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 22, 2007
Your very own Batmobile! By [the] Marx [brothers]! Some of these classic commercials are actually scary. They're a kind of time capsule insight into the marketing hysteria of yesteryear that give...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 21, 2007
In a recent FoMoCo press release, Jaguar's unloved, entry-level (old Mondeo based) X-Type sedan has been commended for winning some award somewhere out West for most best "aspirational...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 21, 2007
[Image Source: AutoExpress] Ford's Euro Focus is getting a serious facelift - drawn up by auto design guru Martin Smith - to Transform the Focus with new Mondeo-like styling ques. From the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 20, 2007
[Image Source: Channel4.com] Saab's badge engineered 9-7X is taking its final bow next year (at last!) after just three years of poor sales. Few of the Saab party faithful were swayed by the 9-7X...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 19, 2007
[Image Source: BMW] As far as badge-specific nameplates go, BMW drivers have among the most Notorious of reputations on the world's highways and biways. And for good reason, most of their cars go...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 19, 2007
[Image Source: AutoBlog] With the exit of one supercar comes the promise of more from another sterling source. Perhaps it was coincidence of timing? I doubt it. Bugatti has announced that it is going...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 19, 2007
The folks over @ AutoBlog seemed to have one hand on the keyboard and the other firmly clutching to handkerchief today as they wrote the "obit" for the Pagani Zonda. Pagani has been...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 18, 2007
According to a report from the Financial Times, GM's premier nameplates are not doing at all well in Europe (no surprise). Cadillac is doing especially poorly, there's little incentive for...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 18, 2007
Stuttgart's latest entry-level Luxury Sedan - the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class - has won praise far and wide for its sharp angled looks and the automaker's highly publicized promise that the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 15, 2007
Austin Healey, the venerable British marque that produced glorious 2+2 sportsters in the 60s, went the way of the Hudson and the Hispano Suiza pretty much by the turn of the 70s. It had its day and...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 15, 2007
[Image Source: Audisport.co.za] Or lack thereof. We should thank our lucky stars (all four of them in some cases) that we in these United States have groups like NHTSA and Consumer Reports watching...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 14, 2007
You really know how bad gas prices are when people will drive miles out of their way to get free gasoline. Apparently, All-State Insurance has awarded the citizens of Warren for being the safest...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on June 14, 2007
[Image Source: Ford] It's almost comical. In response to the hyperbole of questions that surround rumors that Ford Motor Company will sell off Jaguar and Land Rover in a bid to raise funds, Ford...
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