Archive for July 21st, 2008

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, USA
The General, along with the rest of the American automakers, has a long established history of making the most profits from the largest vehicles. Small cars from the Detroit 3 have therefore fallen way behind the imports when it comes to desirability. GM Global Design Chief Ed Welburn went so far… »

Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, Green Daily, USA
Click above for more high-res shots of the 2007 Toyota Prius Touring
There is more than just the high price for a gallon of gasoline which is weighing heavily on the nation’s economy. The housing slump has been hitting hard as well, with many homes sitting unsold for much longer… »

Filed under: Diesel, MPG, USA

Let us introduce the Tiger Champ. One of the truck models gets 37 mpg with a three-cylinder diesel engine from Caterpillar. The design is Chinese, by Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., but it’s assembled in Oklahoma by Tiger Truck LLC and available at 70 dealerships nationwide. The only problem is that the… »

Here are the official details and press photos of the 2010 Chevy Camaro, which has become a bit of an afterthought given the giant friday leak and the Camaro live blog. Below the jump is a full gallery of the official (leaked and un-leaked) shots of the new Camaro, as well as full details on… »

Those grumpy old Chinese guys who gripe about how the current generation of young people in China is a bunch of spoiled slackers who’d have been totally useless during the Great Leap Forward- well, here’s the proof that they’re wrong. The good ol’ improvisational spirit hasn’t been forgotten in the Middle Kingdom! This guy had… »

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, BMW, MINI, Fiat

We’re not sure that a bigger MINI Cooper is exactly what the buying public at large has been waiting for, but it is exactly what they might get. We would certainly hope that the small-size MINI would remain in the line, though that would certainly negate whatever savings BMW is… »

We’ve already seen the big-nosed front end reveal of the 2009 Acura TL, but Flickr user buckeye01 managed to snag a beautiful close-up set of pics while out at the links. We finally get an up-close look at the rear of the new TL and also a peek inside. Unfortunately, all we see in the… »

Being fans of scripted television, we’ve been generally unimpressed by reality television shows. We recognize the entertainment value and cultural impact of shows like American Idol, and Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days has given some cred to the genre. We’d also totally watch MILF Island. All that being said, we can’t understand the appeal of shows… »

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that’s the coolest… and the most hellish! I really wanted to call today’s matchup Édition Débâcle, but the heads of our beloved Server Hamsters tend to explode when they’re forced to deal with weird furrin letters in our headlines, and headless… »

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lightweight, UK

It’s been a long road for MyCar to make it to the public but now NICE Car Company will call the orphan its own and show it off to the hopefully adoring crowds at the upcoming British International Motor Show (BIMS). First displayed at Motor Show Bologna 2003, the Italian-designed city… »