Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid
Both lease finance companies and owners trying to sell gas-guzzling trucks have been taking a bath on re-sale values of those vehicles. With so many trucks and SUVs suddenly showing up on auction lots and used car lots, the value of these vehicles has simply tanked as supply far exceeds demand. We’ve… »
We were pretty excited to see that a front-wheel-drive Chevy Impala, of all things, was breathing down the necks of the Top Five… but now comes the word that a blown transmission seal is spraying the red stuff where it doesn’t belong, and so Vlad The Impala begins what promises to be an all-night wrenchathon…. »
Fuel efficiency was the deal closer for the city of Nottingham in the UK, which just purchased over 300 Citroën Dispatch and Relay LCVs. The new fleet vehicles have HDi diesel engines which are certified to use biodiesel blends up to 30 percent. Nottingham City Homes’ procurement & operational support manager, Peter Smith, said in… »
The lastest word from UDMan is that the Team Endurance Karting Miata is now the lap leader. Those damn Mazdas just can’t be stopped, apparently (note to self: make all Mazda teams pay huge bribes at Houston). Vlad The Impala, all dressed up in what appear to be Romanian police colors, is getting the last… »
Filed under: Hybrid, Chrysler, Dodge
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This week Chrysler launched full scale production of the new Aspen and Dodge Durango hybrids at the Newark, DE assembly plant. The SUVs are Chrysler’s first production hybrid vehicles and they use the same Two-Mode hybrid system that’s installed in GM’s full-size SUVs. The… »
Can you believe it? Flogging mercilessly on a cheap-ass race car can lead to mechanical woes! According to UDMan: Well, all the entries are still on the track, and we are in hour 4. However, there have been some close calls. Team Pro-Crass-Duh-Nation (an Alfa Romeo) was black flagged because the Battery was on FIRE…. »
Some of us spent a large portion of our youth preparing for the coming apocalypse. No, not in the creepy “our mom was Sarah Connor†sense, but in the totally normal and respectable type of advanced weapons and survival training that everyone does when they’re 12, right? Understandably this has created a significantly high level… »
Some of us spent a large portion of our youth preparing for the coming apocalypse. No, not in the creepy “our mom was Sarah Connor†sense, but in the totally normal and respectable type of advanced weapons and survival training that everyone does when they’re 12, right? Understandably this has created a significantly high level… »
Are we seeing the start of a new LeMons trend here? Rather than endless BMW E30s, Mazda RX-7s, and Honda CRXs, the Alfa Romeo Milano will become the can’t-lose car of choice for LeMons teams? We know there will be at least one at the next LeMons South race, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed… »
The 24 Hours of LeMons New England race has been on for a couple hours now, long enough for the concept of “leader” to be relevant. According to UDMan, the Kielbasa Kids Honda Civic is in first place. And- wait a second, this can’t be right- there’s a Camry in second! Not only that, a… »