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Friday, Nov 13
2010 Car of the Year - The Year the Car Biz Changed
BMW 7 SERIES BMW Z4 BUICK LACROSSE CHEVROLET CAMARO FORD FUSION FORD MUSTANG FORD TAURUS HONDA INSIGHT KIA FORTE KIA SOUL LEXUS HS 250H MAZDA3 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS NISSAN 370Z NISSAN CUBE PORSCHE PANAMERA SUBARU LEGACY SUZUKI KIZASHI TOYOTA PRIUS
Wednesday, Nov 4
Payoff for GM as it Posts its First Year-Over-Year Sales Increase Since January
Nissan-Infiniti: 60,115, up 5.6 percent. Nissan was at 53,664, up 7.7 percent. Infiniti sold 6,451, down 9.3 percent. Sentra was up 39.3 percent (6,128), while Versa fell 1.5 percent (6,786). Nissan sold 2,097 Cubes. Altima dropped 16.8 percent, to 14,773.
Monday, Nov 2
What AMG's Dev Chief thinks about SLS, SLR, LFA, and CTS-V
MT: So does this gullwing design mean there will be no convertible SLS? MT: So you consider the 911 Turbo a competitor, but not the GT2? SLS VS THE MERCEDES SLR MCLAREN VS THE LEXUS LFA MT: So how about the Lexus LFA? Do you think it is an SLS competitor? MT: IS F?
Friday, Oct 30
Toyota's Floor Mat Fix -- Our Tundra Zip Tie Experience
Toyota followed up with its own Consumer Safety Advisory that advocated essentially the same thing and recommended courses of action in case of unintended acceleration. Toyota adds a simple printed tag to the inboard zip tie that states:
Tuesday, Oct 27
American Car Quality Improves, but Asians Still Dominate
The new Honda Insight is the best-rated model, its reliability results 91 percent higher than average. The Toyota Prius is second. Scion was the most-reliable make. Honda, second place, was up one spot from last year, as was third-place Toyota. Infiniti, in fourth, was up two spots.
Thursday, Oct 15
The Kiinote: Subaru Outback 2.5i -- Legit or Lame?
Initially, no one cried foul, perhaps because Volvo sent us only its turbocharged XC60, Chevy shipped just its 2.4 FWD Equinox, and Toyota delivered only its V-6 Trail Edition 4Runner. Thus, Subaru had some company. But maybe it was more because no one really expected the Outback to win, esp...
Tuesday, Oct 13
2010 Motor Trend Sport/Utility of the Year: The Contenders
These trace elements are what link the 11 vehicles eligible for this year's award -- Acura ZDX, Audi Q5, Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain, Lexus RX, Lincoln MKT, Mercedes-Benz GLK, Subaru Outback, Volvo XC60, and, of course, the 4Runner. Look past the edgy lines of the ZDX, th...
Thursday, Oct 1
September Sales -- Ford Strengthens, Hyundai is up 27 Percent
Chevy Equinox was up 93.7 percent, to 6,840. Big modern wagon/crossover faceoff continues: Chevy Traverse, 6,863; Honda Pilot, 5,438 (+0.5%), Toyota Highlander, 5,216 (-12.6%), Dodge Journey, 2,989 (-38%), Ford Flex, 2,033 (+3.8%).
Tuesday, Sep 1
August Sales: Will Cash For Clunkers Help Autumn Numbers?
Of the premium manufacturers, BMW Group, including Mini, was off 21.3 percent, to 24,343. BMW brand sold 19,232, off 24.5 percent. Mini was off 6.5 percent, to 5,111. Compare this with results for small cars at other manufacturers, and it's obvious that C4C brought in bargain-hunters more so t...
Tuesday, Jun 2
May Sales: Hummer Outsells Civic … to Chinese Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturer
Nissan-Infiniti: 67,489, of 33. 1 percent. Infiniti was off 38.1 percent, to 6,496. Jaguar Land Rover saw a 29-percent drop, to 3,391. Jaguar fell 34 percent, to 1,168 and Land Rover dropped 26 percent, to 2,223, but LR2 was up 23 percent, to 613 units.
Thursday, May 28
Gettin' Jetson: 2010 Toyota Prius
Meantime, this Prius has got my attention. As it turns out, Chez St. Antoine needs a new automobile in the garage. The Prius wasn’t on my original shopping list, but after driving the 2010 . . . the price is do-able; just over $28K with leather, premium audio, Bluetooth, etc. Fact is, the futurist...
Gettin' Jetson: 2010 Toyota Prius
Also on board is a new version of the self-parking system seen on the Lexus LS, plus radar-guided pre-collision with automated braking capability. Above all, though, is the 21st Century driving experience this Prius affords. Luddites will lament that ...
Wednesday, May 27
New Cadillacs Could Launch During GM's Bankruptcy
Cadillac design director Clay Dean calls the rear daylight opening line, or inside of the roofline, "almost coupelike." Cadillac figures it has an expressive, stylish midsize luxury crossover in a segment in which the main competition (e.g., Lexus), is too conservative.
Monday, Dec 29
IS-F: At Last, A Lexus I Could Love
Given Toyota's odd ambivalence towards Lexus -- it was 16 years before the company could bring itself to use the Lexus name in Japan -- I find it remarkable the Lexus IS-F exists at all. The cynical view is the IS-F was built purely for marketing reasons; that it exists only because BMW has the...
Tuesday, Dec 2
The "B-Word" Hits Car Sales: GM down 41%, Toyota down 33.9%, Ford down 30%
Toyota: 130,307 deliveries, off 33.9 percent. Infiniti was off 28.0 percent. Others: BMW Group sold 19,762 vehicles, off 26.8 percent. Mercedes-Benz USA sold 14,102, and said it was off 8.6 percent for the year to date. Hyundai sold 19,221, off 40 percent.
Wednesday, Nov 12
2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: Hyundai Genesis
Yogi Berra's great line, "deja vu all over again," has often been repurposed to automotive occasions, but it's hard to think of a better one than this case of the new Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan. Way back in 1989, Toyota introduced a big luxury sedan it called the Lexus LS 400 -- a car, Toyota...
