Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Chevrolet Camaro SS (GM)
Motor Trend says, "We were expecting more from the Bow-Tie bunch's all-new hot rod, what with it dismissing the Ford Mustang GT and the Dodge Challenger R/T in a June comparison. Alas, in this obnoxiously competitive field, the rear-drive, 426-horsepower Camaro SS could muster only...last place."
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Friday, September 4th, 2009
Ford Shelby GT500 (Ford)
Motor Trend says, "Compared with archrival Camaro, the Shelby offers far and away the better-looking cabin. And by better looking, we mean it's better for looking out. It's amazing how visibility from the driver's seat plays into making a good driver's car."
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - General Motors, Chrysler and the auto industry -- not the banking industry -- continue to be the whipping boys for members of the far right who paint the Obama administration not as post-supply side Keynesians, but as unmitigated socialists. Ron Bloom, the new chairman of the ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
DETROIT - Our European correspondent, Paul Horrell calls the 2010 Opel Astra "one of the best compact hatches the world has to offer." His story asks; will it come here? The answer is "yes," in a way. Buick's 2012 Cruze-based compact (on the Delta platform), designed to anchor the lower ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
As we profiled on Friday, Nissan Motor Company chose August 2, 2009 to debut its groundbreaking, game changing zero emission electric vehicle at its new corporate headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, and we were here to check it out. Nissan calls it the Leaf (Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car), and ...
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