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Thursday, Dec 18
Project Car Hell's Hottest Flames! [Project Car Hell]
VW vs Porsche Aston Martin vs Alfa Romeo Ferrari vs Ferrari + Lotus BMW vs BMW Pontiac vs Toyota Nissan vs Aston Martin Honda vs Ford Lamborghini vs Ferrari Fieroborghini vs Bradley Toyota vs Mitsubishi MG vs Porsche Mercury vs BMW Ferrari vs BMW Porsche vs Nissan Kit MG vs Kit Bugatti Fiat v...
2009 North American Car & Truck Of The Year Finalists Feature Two Fords, Hyundai [Detroit Auto Show]
The 2009 North America Car and Truck Of The Year finalists, announced today, features the Hyundai Genesis, the first finalist from a Korean automaker. The awards will be presented at January's Detroit Auto Show. Last year the Chevrolet Malibu and Mazda CX-9 were last years winners in the c...
GM To Auction Near-Classics From Corporate Museum [Carpocalypse Now]
1918 Cadillac 1960 Impala 1972 Impala 1989 Corvette DR-1 1989 Corvette ZR-1 1992 Impala SS 510 1994 Corvette (Teal) 2001 Monte Carlo Drag 2004 Malibu Maxx SS 2007 Silverado OCC Camaro GTZ Camaro LT5 Corvette Trailer Holden Race Car (Red) 1994 Corvette HO 1926 Pontiac Saturn Lola Race Car
Wednesday, Dec 17
IIHS: PT Cruiser Most Dangerous New Small Car In America [Iihs]
The best performer overall was the Suzuki SX4, which received a "Good" side rating and a "Marginal" rear crash rating, followed by the Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe. The 2009 Ford Focus was the only car to achieve a "Good" rating in the rear crash test.
Friday, Dec 12
GM Cutting Q1 Production By 250,000 Units, 30% Of Capacity
Canada: Oshawa Consolidated - Chevy Impala CAMI - Chevy Equinox, Pontiac Torrent Silao - Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra Light Duty Crew Cab, Chevy Avalanche, Cadillac Escalade EXT Ramos 2 - Chevy HHR, Saturn VUE, Chevy Captiva San Luis Potosi - Chevy Aveo, Pontiac G3
Tuesday, Dec 9
The Ten Small Cars Of The Future
GM's previous attempt at a minivan was a massive failure, which is why it is heartening to see the Chevy Orlando concept, which essentially an MPV. Similar in size to the Mazda MPV, the Orlando should offer 7-passenger seating in a much smaller package than a Chevy Uplander. Built on the same...
Monday, Dec 1
1963 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're starting off the new month on a Truck Monday, and we might as well get right back to pickup basics here, with a good ol' Chevy half-ton that lives i...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Chevy Cruze WTCC Racer Fully Revealed [Racing News]
CRUZE-ING TO VICTORY? Chevrolet unveils new WTCC contender 2009 car based on new Cruze global car British driver Rob Huff continues Chevrolet involvement This is the new Cruze WTCC car, which replaces the successful Lacetti as Chevrolet’s contender in the 2009 series. Source: GM]
Thursday, Nov 20
Car And Driver Announces 10 Best For 2009 [Car And Drive 10Best]
• Chevrolet Corvette For the second consecutive year, General Motors was the only American manufacturer to make the 10Best rankings, placing two vehicles on the list. The Cadillac CTS has made its mark among drivers of luxury sports sedans and is on the list for a second year in a row. The Che...
Tuesday, Nov 18
GM Spam Campaign Begs Saturn Owners For Help [Financiapocalypse]
Let me assure you that General Motors has made dramatic improvements over the last 10 years. In fact, we are leading the industry with award-winning vehicles like the Chevrolet Malibu, Cadillac CTS, Buick Enclave, Pontiac G8, GMC Acadia, Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Saturn AURA and more. We offer...
Thursday, Nov 13
Bernie Carbo Says The Cavalier Deals Are Great In Chicopee
When you're going for a celebrity endorsement of your car dealership, you have to pay extra for a celebrity who will show some enthusiasm for your lineup of Celebrities and Sprints and/or enunciate clearly. In this case, Casey Chevrolet opted for the no-frills delivery of Red Sox hero Ber...
Thursday, Nov 6
GM-Chrysler Merger Talks Suspended, Hummer And AC Delco Still For Sale
Although the timing of several vehicle programs will be revised, key product and technology programs remain on track. GM has a robust pipeline of competitive new vehicles over the next two years. In GM’s largest markets, U.S., China and Europe, 22 new vehicles will be launched in 2009, and 19...
Monday, Nov 3
Chevy Hits SEMA With Four Camaro Concepts And A Load Of Accessories
“The new Camaro is a 21st century sports car for the young and young at heart,” said Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet. “Wherever your automotive passion lies, the Camaro complements it with world-class design and an exciting driving experience. The concepts unveiled...
Friday, Oct 31
Chevrolet GPiX Concept Revealed In Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil - General Motors revealed the Chevrolet GPiX crossover coupe concept today at the 25th edition of the Sao Paulo International Auto Show. The Chevrolet GPiX concept was developed by General Motors Design in Brazil and represents a potential new segment for GM in the Merc...
Thursday, Oct 23
Study Shows McCain Winning Over Hummer Moms, Obama Cleaning Up With Hatchback-Owning Gay Art Students
In addition, vehicle segments have a direct correlation to car-owners' preferred presidential candidates. McCain receives the highest support from full-size truck (66 percent), full-size SUV (61 percent) and luxury SUV (61 percent) owners. Obama leads McCain among luxury station w...
Monday, Oct 20
1966 Chevrolet Pickup Truck
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Truck Monday again, and we might as well make it Chevy Truck Monday while we're at it! I found this work truck parked on a busy East End street, quit...
Friday, Oct 17
GM Offering Dealers $250 For Every Customer They Don't Send To GMAC
An end date isn't specified, but the incentive applies to all 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Saturn and Hummer vehicles. If you buy a new GM vehicle with an outside lender, make sure you negotiate for some of that spiff off your your purchase price. [Automotive News...
Thursday, Oct 16
2010 Camaro SS, Third Car Off The Line, To Be Auctioned By College Of Creative Studies
Dear Chevrolet Dealers: Design. It is the number one reason people purchase a sports car. It is the reason the Camaro concept was a smash hit. And it will be one of the primary reasons the 2010 Camaro will be such a success starting in 2009. GM]
Monday, Oct 13
GM Vs. Chrysler: Product Lineup Fantasy Draft [General Mopar]
Subcompact Car (B-Segment) Mid-Size Car Compact SUV Midsize SUV Full-Size SUV Real Off-Road SUV The sports car market is easy. GM makes the Kappa-based Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice and Chrysler makes nothing — at least since they got out of that marriage of unequals with Daimler.
Sunday, Oct 12
Chevy Cruze Crashing 2009 World Touring Car Championship Series
ZÜRICH / WELLINGBOROUGH – Chevrolet Europe has shown the first glimpse of the marque’s 2009 World Touring Car Championship contender, today. The all-new Chevrolet Cruze, which recently premiered at the Paris Motor Show, will continue Chevrolet’s presence in the WTCC, in which the mar...
Thursday, Oct 2
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Detroit-ish Uber Gallery
00: Ded Aardvarks, Chevrolet Cavalier 2: Sofa King, Toyota Supra 3: eLEMONators, Chevrolet Monte Carlo 14: Pink Ribbon Riders, Chevrolet Lumina 30: Track Addict, Toyota Supra 69: Team Von Gayrod, Pontiac Fiero 85: Seven Lap Fiero, Pontiac Fiero
Chevy Dealer Dominoes Keep Falling: Alameda's Good Chevrolet Closes Without Warning
Even as mega-dealerships keep going under, the older urban car dealerships that had managed to stave off the edge-city auto malls clung to life somehow… but all the personalized customer service and convenient locations in the world couldn't save Good Chevrolet in Alameda, which had o...
Wednesday, Oct 1
Chevy Cruze Unveiled in Paris
Paris – Today General Motors President and Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson and Ed Welburn, vice president of Global Design revealed the all-new Chevrolet Cruze at a special premiere event at the “Le Pavillon Dauphine”, located in the heart of Paris. GM]
Monday, Sep 29
1965 Chevrolet Suburban
Sometimes you need to do a little Field Expedient Engineering to keep your doors shut, once you've turned over the odometer a few times. This truck has plenty of harmless surface rust, with every indication being that it's still about as solid as it was when LBJ was president (though the int...
Sunday, Sep 28
EXCLUSIVE: Inside The Fall Of Bill Heard Chevrolet, The World's Largest Chevy Dealership
A line of unsold trucks sitting unattended on the Bill Heard Chevrolet lot in Sugar Land, Texas. A History Of Problems An engine light shines in a truck recently purchased from Heard. The owner's paper plates are expired and he said no one let him know the dealership was closing.
Tuesday, Sep 23
Ten Cars With Better Fuel Economy Than A Toyota Camry Hybrid
Essentially a 2009 Chevy Cobalt with a few light tweaks, the Cobalt XFE is modified ever so slightly to improve fuel economy — and prove that an American car can make the grade without a hybrid drive. Adjustments are mostly under the hood where the engineers tweaked the intake and exhaust va...
Friday, Sep 19
PCH, Rebadged Japanese Turbo Edition: Chevrolet Sprint Turbo or Dodge Colt Turbo?
Three cylinders? That just seems… wrong. You're even willing to pay more for that extra piston, but you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that you can get yourself a turbocharged, four-cylinder, badge-engineered Japanese subcompact for even cheaper than the Sprint. Really! Head on ou...
Tuesday, Sep 16
The Top 52 Lemons Of The 24 Hours Of LeMons Detroit-ish
1: Sofa King, Toyota Supra 14: Pink Ribbon Riders, Chevrolet Lumina 24: Dai Mondai, Toyota Celica 28: eLEMONators, Chevrolet Monte Carlo 29: Ded Aardvarks, Chevrolet Beretta 47: Rubber Biscuit Racing, Chevrolet Caprice 50: Team Cavette, Chevrolet Cavalier
We Hit The Slovenian (And Croatian) Jackpot: 12 Vehicles Down On The Adriatic Street
Located just south of Austria and in the northern portion of what was once Yugoslavia, Slovenia is an ideal place to find street-parked cars from all over Europe, East and West, not to mention the occasional Detroit truck. Nicjasno, the guy who brought us the rescued Slovenian Peugeot 504...
Thursday, Sep 11
2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: First Drive
When the chief (at the time, chief-in-training) took a close up look at the then-new 2007 Chevy Silverado, the major improvements made in the areas of ride-and-handling, body control and interior design were fairly evident. We got to wondering, given the Silverado is now competing agai...
Tuesday, Sep 9
New Nationwide Series Dodge Challenger Looking Muscular On Track, Unlike Rest Of Field
David Ragan and reigning series champion Carl Edwards for Ford and Roush Fenway Racing; David Reutimann for Toyota; Scott Wimmer for Chevrolet and Richard Childress Racing, the defending series owner champion; and Morgan Shepherd for Davis Motorsports also turned laps throughout t...
Chevy Orlando Concept Unveiled Ahead Of Paris Motor Show
Following the recent announcement of the all-new Cruze sedan, the Orlando show car hints on another step forward in Chevrolet’s product portfolio and plan to offer customers around the globe impressive value in terms of quality, fuel efficiency and content. via GM]
Monday, Sep 8
1932 Ford Model B Pickup
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. So far, we've seen mostly 1960s and 1970s vehicles in this series, but we've seen a couple of 1930s machines (a 1937 Cadillac and a 1939 Chevrolet). Tod...
Wednesday, Sep 3
GM August Sales Down 20.7% From August 2007; Still Best Sales Month In 2008
GM hybrid vehicles continue to gain in popularity in the marketplace with 530 hybrid Chevrolet Tahoe, 267 GMC Yukon and 1 Cadillac Escalade 2-mode SUVs delivered. There were 388 Chevrolet Malibu, 26 Saturn Aura and 417 Vue hybrids sold in August. For the month, a total of 1,629 hybrid vehic...
1973 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Normally I'd prefer to see a car like this without the "custom" touches such as the bullet taillights and weird rocker panel moldings, but the idea of making Corvette purists (who are rivaled only by Porsche purists for their obsession with numbers-matching nonsense, though I've seen M...
Tuesday, Sep 2
2010 Chevy Camaro SS, Officially Unveiled...Sort Of
That's right folks —never mind the ad supplement, or the leaked pictures — now the first official press photo — or press rendering, we guess — of the new Chevrolet Camaro SS was just revealed on GM's Media site. We can't seem to find any other press release or official documentation accompan...
Sunday, Aug 31
The 24 Hours Of LeMons New England 2008 Uber Gallery
64 Legion Of Doom, Chevrolet Malibu After a Malibu finished second at Altamont we had high hopes for the Legion Of Doom. A high-ranking finish wasn't in the cards for the Legion this time around, but they can hold their heads up high after a 14th place finish and the Fastest American Car troph...
Friday, Aug 29
GM Recalls 950,000 Vehicles For Heated Washer Fluid Problems
2008 Buick Enclave, 2006-2008 Buick Lucerne, 2006-2008 Cadillac DTS, 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV, 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT, 2007-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban, 2007-2008 GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL...
Friday, Aug 22
Intellichoice August Deals List Shows Toyota Corolla, Yaris Offering Cash Back
Subcompact Car Toyota Yaris Hatchback Midsize Car over $21,000 Toyota Prius Midsize Car under $21,000 Toyota Prius Large Car Toyota Avalon Sports Car Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Full-Size Pickup 4WD One Ton Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD Crew Cab 4WD
Wednesday, Aug 20
Katech Corvette Z06 Clubsport Priced Like ZR1, Missing 126 HP
To purchase a brand new ClubSport Z06 from Les Stanford Chevrolet – “America’s Corvette King” – call 800.699.VETT or visit www.lesstanford.com. Already own a 2006-2009 Z06? Bring your Vette to Katech to get started on the ClubSport plan. Call 866.KATECH1 or visit www.katechengines.com.
Tuesday, Aug 19
GM Offering 12-Month, 12,000-Mile Bumper-To-Bumper Warranty On Certified Used Cars
DETROIT, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ — General Motors today announced that it will provide consumers with a fully transferable 12-month/12,000-mile* "bumper-to-bumper" warranty with no deductible on all GM Certified Used Vehicles and all Saturn Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles sold in the U...
Monday, Aug 11
GM Crate Engines Available Direct From GM...For A Price
Of course, one plus that does come with purchasing direct from GM Performance Parts is the ability to have your engine shipped directly to your local GM dealership, saving the $150 or so in truck shipping fees required with an engine purchase from other online retailers. That makes your pr...
Thursday, Aug 7
Lexus, Mercury and Cadillac Top New J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study
Cadillac 155 Toyota 159 Acura 160 Buick 163 BMW 164 Honda 177 Jaguar 178 Porsche 193 Ford 204 Audi 207 Nissan 224 Pontiac 225 GMC 226 Mazda 228 Subaru 228 Chrysler 229 Dodge 230 MINI 233 Chevrolet 239 HUMMER 241 Scion 243 Volvo 244 Saturn 250 Jeep 253 SAAB 254 Isuzu 274 Kia 278 Suzuki 302
Wednesday, Jul 30
2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part Three
• Non-Hybrid Chevy Tahoe • Chrysler Aspen / Dodge Durango Hybrid • Non-Hybrid Chevy Tahoe • Cadillac Escalade Hybrid • Non-Hybrid Chevy Tahoe • Did we mention the non-hybrid Chevy Tahoe? Also See: 2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part One 2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part Two
Thursday, Jul 24
1970 Chevrolet Impala
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today's car is our fourth Chevy Impala; we've seen a '65 sedan, a '65 Super Sport, and a beautifully wretched '70 prior to today.
Monday, Jul 21
How GM Killed The Crossover: The Brief Life Of The Chevy XT-2 Concept Truck
Then the news we were all waiting for: GM announced the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck in 2008. The Pontiac G8 ST will be built on the Zeta platform that underpins the 2010 Chevy Camaro, giving it essentially the same setup as the Chevy XT-2. The Pontiac G8 ST proves Peter's maxim about originality.
Thursday, Jul 10
A Jalopnik Study: Does Car Logo Badge Size Correspond With Buyer Bulge Size?
Our third place goes to two vehicles on the same platforms as the fourth place holders, each sporting a humongous 10.25 inch ornament to a lack-of-johnson size are the Chevrolet Silverado pickup and the Lincoln Navigator SUV. Sounds about right to us.
Wednesday, Jul 9
HHRamino Makes Chevy HHR Seem Palatable
In any form other than the Chevy HHR SS, the too-retro, too-small station wagon "High Heritage Roofline" leaves a strange aftertaste. It borrows liberally from Chevrolet design themes of the fifties, and yet pays no respect to what made them timeless classics. It's a car with a stolen iden...
Monday, Jul 7
GM To Get More Layoffs, Lose A Brand
GMC: GM's truck brand sells rebadged Chevrolets almost exclusively, and Acadia is reportedly already a goner. But the division has a strong brand presence among site foremen who enjoy driving the same vehicle their workers drive, but at a 10% premium. Will that be enough? We give GMC a 50/5...
Monday, Jun 30
1968 GMC 2500, With Bonus GM Pickup Poll
Say, how about a poll to start the week? We've seen quite a few pickups from GMC and Chevrolet in this series, and we want to know which one is the crowd favorite. Will the mid-60s trucks split the vote? Will the '71 Chevy with the rare "double cab" option take the win? Vote, and vote some more!
Sunday, Jun 29
GMI: GMC Acadia, Lambda SUT Cut Like Bad Fraternity Pledges
The next GMC product program to get sliced was the GMC Lambda SUT program. GM is currently working on two Lambda SUT's to combat the truck market with higher fuel efficiency. Chevrolet and GMC were both going to get a variant of the Lambda truck around the 2011-2012 time-frame. However, like i...
Monday, Jun 9
1969 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Truck
A few months have gone by since we had a Truck Monday featuring a Chevy truck of this era (by the way, Alameda native Belvedere Adrian is old friends with the owner of the '71 Chevy pickup, and he reports that a 454 lurks under its battered hood). For some reason, Alameda has many more mid-60s Ch...
Monday, Jun 2
Derive More Pleasure From Owning And Using The 1955 Ford!
When was the last time you saw a car ad with some geeky intellectual explaining how the styling builds the "feeling of motion" into the shape of the car? It's impossible to imagine a present-day Ford being pitched with the line "When the design of a car expresses its function forcefully and...
Wednesday, May 7
250 Vintage Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street, Trailer Queens Need Not Apply
1941 Chevrolet Pickup 1950 Ford 1963 Porsche 356 1964 Chrysler 300 1968 Porsche 912 1971 Chrysler Newport Royal 1971 Chevrolet Blazer 1974 Chevrolet Camaro 1975 Chevrolet El Camino 1979 Porsche 928 1982 Toyota Corolla 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT 1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
Monday, May 5
1965 Chevrolet C10 Pickup Truck
The standard engine on the '65 Chevy pickup was the good ol' reliable 230-cube six-cylinder. Hey, wouldn't it be fun to swap in the Pontiac OHC version of this engine? OK, not as much fun as putting that engine in a Nova. It ain't a pickup if the bed ain't got no crap! Shovel, busted-up pallet- st...
Tuesday, Apr 29
Engine of the Day: Ford Windsor V8
Since we've already seen the Chrysler LA and Chevrolet small-block engines in this series, we're about due for the V8 Ford made by the millions during about the same span of decades: the Windsor small-block. Starting with the 221- and 260-cubic-inch versions in 1962, Ford put Windsors in...
Tuesday, Dec 18
150 Old Cars Down On Alameda's Street [Down On The Street]
1937 Cadillac V8 1954 Chevrolet 210 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon 1962 Corvair 95 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS 1965 Chevrolet Impala 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Nomad Station Wagon 1970 Chevrolet Impala 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon 1977 Chevrolet Camaro 1978 Chevrolet Camaro
Monday, Dec 17
U.S. News & World Report Names Best Cars for 2010, Only Two American Cars on the List [Industry News]
Economy Cars: Honda Fit Midsize Cars: Honda Accord Compact SUVs: Honda CR-V Midsize SUVs: Honda Pilot Large SUVs: Chevrolet Tahoe Luxury Midsize SUVs: Lexus RX 350 Full Size Pickups: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Affordable Sports Cars: Mazda MX-5, Honda S2000, Mazda Speed3 (tied)
Sunday, Dec 16
Chevrolet HHR SS, Part 1 [Jalopnik Reviews]
Chevrolet is pretty serious about their new HHR SS, so they schlepped out the biggest gun in their arsenal to introduce the fast wagon to us; Maximum Bob Lutz. While he did admit that SS is "an unfortunate badge" in Europe, Lutz's talk was your standard corporate hyperbole. Chevrolet has rei...
Thursday, Dec 13
Chevy Lumina SS Named Best Sports Saloon in Middle East, Yes we said Lumina [News]
According to Shahzad Sheikh, Editor of CAR Middle East, "The Chevrolet Lumina SS has a 6.0-Litre V8 Corvette engine under the bonnet. Need I say more? This all new-car from 'down under' is a fantastic reinterpretation of the cult Lumina SS. No other car offers this level of practicality, per...
Friday, Nov 30
Automobile Magazine All-Star Cars Revealed, Refuse To Hand Over The Crown
It's the time of the year when everyone and their grandmother hands out a "Best Car Ever...of the Year" award. Just over a week ago Motor Trend named their Car of the Year. We already showed you the Car & Driver top ten for '08 and now Automobile Magazine has released their category-less Autom...
Car & Driver Reveals Top Ten Cars For 2008
We just saw Chubby Checkers Sabra Sarah Csaba Csere, zee editor-und-chief of Car und Driver revealing the top ten cars for 2008 live on CNBC, 'merica's business channel. Hmm, maybe we need a top ten list to give out as an exclusive...hmm, not so shabby of an idea — we'll have to look into that. In th...
Tuesday, Nov 13
LA Auto Show Preview: 2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 [La Auto Show]
LOS ANGELES - Proving that fuel solutions can be wrapped in bold, fun packages, Chevrolet unveiled the 2009 Aveo5 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The redesigned challenger to the economy segment delivers exceptional, EPA-estimated fuel economy of 26 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway...
Sunday, Oct 28
Opinion: SEMA 2007: Chevrolet Major League Baseball Silverado 1500 Lets You Look Even More Silly When You Play Wii Baseball
The only thing missing from this home-run Silverado is the apple pie - because the baseball and Chevrolet are covered. The Silverado 1500 crew cab is decked out in a baseball theme - with a paint scheme that incorporates all major league team logos - to support Chevrolet's ties to Major Leag...
Tuesday, Oct 16
Toyota Drops In Consumer Reports Annual Car Reliability Survey, Ford Improves
Cadillac STS (V6) Chrysler 300 (V8) Ford Explorer (V6) Ford F-150 Ford Mustang Kia Sportage Mazda RX-8 Porsche 911 Saab 9-3 BMW 6 Series Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet Tahoe Chrysler 300 (V6) GMC Yukon GMC Yukon XL Kia Amanti Kia Sedona Pontiac G6 Toyota Camry (V6) Toyota Tundra (V8, 4WD)
Monday, Oct 15
Workhorse Engine of the Day: Volkswagen Air-Cooled
We saw the Small-Block Chevrolet engine in the last WEOTD, which means it's time to take a look at what may be the only engine that can rival the Chevy in terms of longevity and units built: the air-cooled VW. In one form or another, it was manufactured for 70 years; while it had its weaknesses (...
Thursday, Oct 11
Workhorse Engine of the Day: Small-Block Chevrolet
Let's face it: an engine that was in front-line service for 50 years, with more than ninety million built, reliable, cheap to build, and easy to modify for performance... well, do we even need to mention the small-block Chevy in this series, given that we all know it pretty much sets the Workho...
Design Challenge, Robocar 2057: Mazda Motonari RX [Los Angeles Auto Show]
Now, this here is what we call next-level thinking. Imagine a car in which the driver is indistinguishable from his conveyance. Where the two entities merge to become some manner of cyborganic motoring organism that allows the driver to experience the feel of the road as if the car was an ext...
Monday, Sep 10
The Jalopnik 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show Cheat Sheet
Cadillac Cadillac BLS Cadillac to Show New European Models in Frankfurt Chevrolet Aveo Live Reveal! Chevrolet Aveo To Debut In Frankfurt As Kalos Replacement Opel Opel Agila Subaru Subaru Justy Live Reveal! Suzuki Splash Toyota Toyota Endo
Friday, Aug 17
1972 Dodge Challenger [Woodward Dream Cruise]
Driving about in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 it's easy to forget that while the formula for American muscle cars is still very much alive, refinements in technology have changed the experience drastically. Case in point is this 1972 Dodge Challenger. I drove this beast last year from Carlisl...
Wednesday, Jul 11
So-Cal LS7 Chevelle
Former GM CFO John Devine needed a vehicle to spend his retirement bux on. And Pete Chapouris of So-Cal Speed Shop is a pretty reliable guy to spend a lot of money with. We've been fans of most everything that has rolled out of Chapouris' various shops over the years, we can't take much exceptio...
Wednesday, Jun 27
We're An American Brand...But Are Our Cars American?
The boffins over at Cars.com have compiled a list of the essentially Americanosity of vehicles on today's domestic market. Ford, Chevy, Pontiac and Toyota all made the list, with the Blue Oval scoring three entries on the list, the Tin Indian one, the Bowtie three and the boys over from Niho...
Tuesday, Apr 24
Jalopnik Fantasy Garage: Volkswagen Phaeton W12
There are those who call the Phaeton a mistake. Some refer to it as "Pi ch's Folly." Worse, there are those who say Volkswagen had no business building a car that competes with the likes of BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. This type of "know your place" thinking is reactionary, wrongheaded conse...
Wednesday, Apr 4
New York Auto Show: Chevy Leverages The Sexual Appeal Of Faux Hipsters, Reveals Trio Of Minicars
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit , GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006...
Sunday, Jan 7
Sweep the Leg: GM's Silverado, Aura Nab NACTOY
The General's likely got its party bus on call and decked out with Cristal, tequila shooters and the phone numbers of local talent (and their "representatives") on speed dial. The company made quick work of the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, this morning, accepting a...
Friday, Dec 1
Wa Hey! C/D Announces 10Best!
Car and Driver's 2007 10Best List 2007 BMW 3-series 2007 Chevrolet Corvette 2007 Chrysler 300 2007 Honda Accord 2007 Honda Fit 2007 Infiniti G35 sedan 2007 Mazda MX-5 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 2007 Porsche Boxster and Cayman 2007 Volkswagen GTI Related: Car and Driver Announces 10Best
Wednesday, Oct 18
More From the Car Carnivale: Chevrolet's Prisma Y Concept in Brazil
Lest we forget there's a car show going on south of the equator — ladies, don your sequined thongs and fruited headgear in honor — check out Chevrolet Prisma Y Concept, which the company unveiled at the Sao Paulo auto show in Brazil yesterday. It's another take on the 4x4 crossover genre, whi...
Thursday, Aug 17
Oh-Ho-Ho, It's The 2007 Chevy Aveo! [New Cars]
ALL-NEW 2007 CHEVROLET AVEO SEDAN: YOUTHFUL REFINEMENT INSIDE AND OUT The redesigned Chevy Aveo sedan represents the new global face of Chevrolet design for the more than 120 countries where Aveo is being introduced. Streaming Aveo: Lunchtime Webcast for the Littlest Chevy [internal...
Wednesday, Aug 16
Jalopnik Precast: Oklahoma, MG! Two New Sportsters from Japan
On today's Jalopnik Precast, Spinelli and Farago wonder if a new, Chinese MG will be more or less reliable than the British one, thanks to the great state of Oklahoma. They also look at two new sportscar entries, from Nissan and Lexus, that may or may not keep the Chevrolet Corvette and Aston...
Showdown 2008: Nissan GT-R to Meet Lexus LFA on Corvette's Turf
AutoWeek, deep into its future products predictions, reports on a couple of Japanese performance cars that could redefine the sportscar landscape. The first is the long-awaited, all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R, which AW says will arrive as a 2008 model. It'll largely be a competitor to the...
Friday, Jul 21
Fiat Afloat: Panda 4X4 Attempts English Channel Crossing
Want to see a Panda swim? (No, LingLing, get down from that diving board.) Earlier today, a modded Fiat Panda 4X4 left Folkestone, Kent in the UK bound for the French coast — in an attempt to cross the English Channel. The car, wrapped in a set of water wings fit for a car, isn't an ordinary Panda,...
Monday, Jan 30
Ford Launches 2007 Expedition at Houston Auto Show
Considering two in ten sales of Ford's Expedition come from Texas — and so not to distract from the company's environmentally friendly message at the Detroit show — Ford chose the Houston auto show to launch its newest large SUV late last week. Gaining much-needed cues from the latest F-Se...
Thursday, Dec 29
Wither the Coupe?: The Fall and (Maybe) Rise of an Icon [News]
Yoostabee that every household had a station wagon for mom and a sport coupe for dad. TV reflected this trend: "The Brady Bunch" was all Mopar, with a 'Cuda or Challenger for Mike and a Polara/Coronet for Carol, while "Bewitched" saw the USA in their Chevrolets — a Camaro for Darin, a Bel Air/...
Wednesday, Dec 28
Car and Driver Announces 10Best [News]
BMW 3-series - Best Luxury Sports Sedan Chevrolet Corvette - Best Performance Car Chrysler 300 - Best Full-Size Sedan Ford Mustang GT - Best Muscle Car Honda Accord - Best Family Sedan Mazda MX-5 - Best Roadster Mazda RX-8 - Best Sports Coupe Porsche Boxster - Best Luxury Sports Car
Tuesday, Nov 22
Chevrolet's Daewoo SUV for Europe to be Named Captiva [News]
Chevrolet announced the name of its Daewoo-based SUV for Europe -- introduced earlier this year as the S3X concept -- the Captiva, which will debut at the 2006 Geneva auto show. It'll be the first compact Chevrolet SUV to get diesel power and the first model in Chevrolet Europe s line to be av...
Monday, Nov 14
Opinion: Between the Lines: Road & Track on the Chevy Impala [Between The Lines]
The Chevrolet Impala embodies everything that s wrong with GM. It s not a bad car; it s just not a great one. The Impala struggles vainly to make a marque in a class filled with deeply-entrenched, top-notch competition. Road & Track s First Drive review of the new Chevrolet Impala embodies...
Monday, Oct 10
A Lincoln Mark IX?: FoMoCo Ponders a New Luxury Coupe
Ford reportedly considering building Mustang-based sporty Lincoln coupe [AutoWeek] Related: Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger Concepts Being Readied for '06 Detroit Show; The Ghosts of Lincoln Town Car Future [internal]
