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Camaro SS: Hit the throttle and hang on! | detnews.com | The Detroit News Despite some published reports, the 2010 Camaro SS is not really what you'd call a sports car, unless you tend to shave with a chain saw or sign your name with a piece of burning timber or make scrambled eggs by dropping a piano on a chicken. The consonant quality of this car, from the moment you turn the key to the moment you gratefully leave it in the chiropractor's parking lot, is a wanton and cheerful disregard for finesse and delicacy. This is exactly right. You have to understand, after four... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:14 Article Views Rating: 129
Detroit cars still in teens' daydreams | detnews.com | The Detroit News "Dad, would you buy me a Camaro?" Before I could muster an answer to my 17-year-old daughter's question, she spotted a new Ford Mustang. "That's a cool car, too," she said, as I drove her to school one morning. There followed a brief and poorly received lecture from me on why a powerful rear-wheel-drive sports model is probably not the best choice for a teenager's first car. Further efforts to ascertain what makes the Mustang and Camaro "cool" in a 17-year-old's opinion did not reveal much. But the... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 78
Solar-powered car draws stares in cross-country trek | detnews.com | The Detroit News It's a glimmer of gold and black topping out at 75 mph. No stops for gas. Just food, rest and friends. But it's a looker. Power of One, a solar-powered car trekking across North America on three wheels, stopped at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Creator and driver Marcelo da Luz told his story to students and faculty members before continuing a tour to extend his world record for distance traveled in a solar car. For this odyssey, da Luz quit his 10-year job as an Air Canada flight attendant... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 69
2010 Camaro gets more power | detnews.com | The Detroit News With a V-6 as powerful as some competitors' V-8s, and with a V-8 developed for the Corvette, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is not short on performance. Still, some people want even more, and John Hennessey hopes to provide it. Hennessey built his reputation as a high-performance car tuner with his version of the Dodge Viper. He's branched out into other makes and models and recently launched his spin on the new Camaro. Tuning cars, said Hennessey, was "a hobby that got out of control" for 15 years. But five... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 80
Auto dealers: Ease up credit | detnews.com | The Detroit News The banks need to loosen up. That's the message from a month's worth of interviews with consumers and automobile dealers nationwide. It's also the conclusion of a new study by Accenture, a global management consulting company. The banks need to be less stingy with credit. That would do as much to help the struggling automobile industry as the latest government bailout. Tight credit is strangling the industry, putting suppliers, dealers and consumers at risk. It's not so much that consumers are on strike... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 98
Autos help, carbon limits tied | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- The 2010 budget that President Obama outlined Thursday promises a 10-year, $150 billion effort that could help domestic carmakers produce fuel-efficient cars. But the money is tied to a plan to limit carbon emissions that opponents say could cripple the industry. The money will help "build more efficient cars and trucks right here in America," Obama said Thursday. To pay for the effort -- as well as for a middle-class tax cut -- Obama's budget would collect more than $600 billion in... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 214
Survival of the fittest trumps everything at Geneva this year | detnews.com | The Detroit News GENEVA, Switzerland - You can forget the environment, electric cars, fuel cells, hybrids which plug in and those that don't; the theme at the annual Geneva Car Show this year will be survival of the fittest. The European industry faces the worst downturn in living memory, as consumers put off buying cars, worried sick about job security. As they prune their budgets and brace for stormy economic weather, the last thing people are about to do is buy a new car. The current wheels will surely last another... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 197
Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC will put up to 150 employees of its Kenosha, Wis., engine plant on indefinite layoff starting March 23. The move is in response to languishing auto sales, said Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan. To avoid closing the plant completely the company will reduce the speed of the two assembly lines, a move that requires fewer workers, Morgan said. The plant employs about 800 workers, including about 630 members of the United Auto Workers union. The moves do not affect Chrysler's plans to introduce... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 181
2009 Geneva Auto Show: Lumma Design CLR X 650 GT Auto shows exist not only for the manufacturers’ presentations, but for tuners as well. 2009 Geneva Auto Show will be hosting the debut of Lumma Design CLR X 650 GT next week. The German tuner has already worked on BMW X6 crossover last November, but after a few months some features were revised and modified. Just one look at the new vehicle makes great impression: the exterior is made in cookie-and-cream style: white body is trimmed with black stripes on the sides, carbon-fiber spoiler, black window... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 214
Only one U.S. vehicle makes Top 10 picks | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Japanese automakers dominated Consumer Reports influential annual survey of the most reliable vehicles, with Toyota Motor Corp. nabbing five of the 2009 Top 10 Picks released Thursday. Japanese automakers held the top four overall spots in the magazine's survey, which is based on more than 50 tests of 80 different vehicles. The winners ranked high in road tests, reliability and safety requirements. American vehicles were pummeled in the magazine's April survey, which goes on sale Tuesday... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:36 Article Views Rating: 218 |
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