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Main > Car Makers News > Infiniti > Infiniti announces the FX35... still not the FX37 Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Infiniti FXIt is official. The all-new 2009 FX50 will not share the showroom floor with a rumored "FX37." Instead, Infiniti has chosen to keep the less-powerful sibling designated as the "FX35." That means the engine is the award-winning VQ35HR right out of the Infiniti G35 sedan -- not the sweet 3.7-liter 330-hp gem from the G37 Coupe. Under the hood of the FX, the slightly smaller six-cylinder is rated at 303 hp down just a few horses from the sedan's... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 611 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs NEW YORK -- Toyota Motor Corp. has cut its forecast for the U.S. auto market this year and now expects overall industry sales of around 15.5 million cars and trucks, according to Toyota executives at the New York car show. That range "is looking to be a more reasonable and realistic view," Randy Pflughaupt, vice president for marketing at Toyota Motor Sales USA, said at the auto show. At the start of the year, the Japanese automaker had predicted the market would be flat in 2008, with sales totaling... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:34 Article Views Rating: 252 Main > Car Makers News > Mini > Mini to the max: Clubman is bigger, and even better It's my considered opinion that the BMW Mini Cooper is the most successful car design of the last 20 years. What can touch it? Here's a car that puts a spearmint thrill through you every time you turn the key, a larking, capering, glass-and-steel nymph that nicks past other traffic like it's mired in molasses. On top of the giddy charge of merely wheeling the thing, you've got this utterly charismatic styling, a po-mo masterpiece, a rolling tribute to the iconic Mini 1959 to 2000 designed by Alec... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:33 Article Views Rating: 237 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Classic 'Vette, modern guts The 1963 Chevrolet Corvette had dramatic styling, living up to its Sting Ray badge with a design that included gill-styled side sculpting, sharp creases, hidden headlamps and that famous split rear window on the first Corvette coupe. Still, there are those who are nostalgic for the original 'Vette, which for the last few years of its production was characterized by deep, tapered "coves" that flowed from just behind the front wheels back into the door panels. But as often is the case, nostalgia can blur... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 344 Main > Car Makers News > Other > America's faltering economy may bolster auto industry So, gas is speeding toward $4 a gallon, the dollar is headed downhill equally as fast, people can't afford to keep their homes, the national economy is tanking -- with Michigan leading the way. What is to like about this situation? Actually, for those of us involved in the auto industry, the short-term pain may bring some long-term gain. For amid all the gloom and doom, there could be a bright side for the U.S. auto industry and for Michigan itself. The steep decline of the dollar against the euro has... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 328 Main > Car Makers News > Pontiac > 2009 Pontiac Vibe is a fresh look at a 5-door hatchback Spring begins precisely at 1:48 a.m. Thursday. We've shuddered at the lion's roar announcing March's arrival, and now we can almost taste the minted rack of lamb served up upon its departure. Out of all the months of the year, March leaves the worst first impression. But if you give it a few weeks -- and try the green suds halfway through -- things will be looking up before you know it. The 2009 Pontiac Vibe is the March of new cars. Without the hangover on the 18th. My first impression of the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:32 Article Views Rating: 220 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW 1-series can fly; too bad it's heavy and ugly Let's begin with a verity, an undeniable truth that is evident from 3 feet away or from the cold distance of outer space: The new 1-series BMW is ugly. Seriously ugly. Ugly with X-wings locked in attack formation. I know an ugly car when one blows past me at 100 mph. Ugly cars are unusual, for very good reasons. Auto companies are vast organizations, with billions of dollars invested, and tens of thousands of employees, some of whom can actually pick out their own ties. Also, in an age of computer-aided... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:31 Article Views Rating: 225 Main > Car Makers News > Mitsubishi > Mitsubishi crossover delivers surprising luxury The Mitsubishi Outlander is one smooth ride, which is a little surprising for a vehicle bearing a name like that. Outlander sounds akin to "Rough Rider," or maybe something closer to Dodge's rugged Durango or Jeep's Wrangler. However, there's nothing rough about the Outlander. The engine is so quiet that I didn't know it was running when I first got behind the wheel. The 2008 model has one of those electronic keys that you don't have to insert in the ignition. Just have it on you or in the car, then... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:31 Article Views Rating: 222 |
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