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Phil Floraday
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Posted June 25 2008 04:32 PM by P_Floraday
Hummer fans can't catch a break these days. The latest news indicates General Motors has canceled the next H3 program and put the future of the H4 in limbo. Oh, and there's a brokerage firm hired to handle the (potential)...
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Filed under: Future Cars, Phil Floraday, Hummer, SUVs
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Posted June 25 2008 04:13 PM by P_Floraday
It's no secret that Ford has been working on a new family of Boss engines, scheduled to appear in upcoming Mustangs and F-series trucks. Now comes word that Ford has ditched the Boss engine for Mustangs and F-150s,...
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Filed under: Car News, Phil Floraday, Ford, Pickups
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Posted June 20 2008 12:25 PM by AutomobileStaff
For some reason, there is a group of people who believe putting premium fuel in a vehicle engineered to run on 87-octane will make the vehicle last longer or run better.
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Filed under: Green, Phil Floraday
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Posted June 20 2008 11:27 AM by P_Floraday
I had the chance to sample Ford's 2009 F-150 earlier this week and, unfortunately, I can't share my driving impressions with anyone at this time. But Ford just sent out a press release that announced the on-sale date for...
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Filed under: Car News, Phil Floraday, Ford, Pickups
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Posted June 17 2008 08:56 AM by P_Floraday
Hyundai is preparing to launch a hybrid Avante sedan, the Korean-market Elantra, in 2009. The Avante hybrid will be the first Hyundai hybrid offered to the general public. Hyundai has been building hybrids for government...
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Filed under: Green, Phil Floraday, Hyundai, Sedans, Hybrids
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Posted June 13 2008 08:51 AM by AutomobileStaff
Chrysler is jumping into the plug-in hybrid frenzy with a little help from General Electric. Chevrolet, Toyota, and Ford are already working on plug-in hybrids and have plans that vary from selling the vehicles to...
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Filed under: Green, Phil Floraday, Chrysler, Hybrids
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Posted June 9 2008 02:01 PM by AutomobileStaff
According to PickupTrucks.com, the average price of a used diesel pickup truck has fallen $5900 since January. This is monumental since diesel trucks used to command huge price premiums over used gas-powered trucks. The...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Phil Floraday, Pickups, Diesels
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Sampling the entire range of BMW passenger cars
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Posted June 6 2008 08:47 AM by P_Floraday
I recently had the chance to sample the entire range of BMW passenger cars. Okay, that's a bit of a stretch, but I did drive our long term BMW 135i for a night and then the range-topping BMW 760Li the next night. It was...
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Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews, Phil Floraday, BMW, Sedans
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Posted May 22 2008 12:51 PM by P_Floraday
Alan Mulally blames gas prices for the instability in the U.S. vehicle market. Once consumers faced $3.50 per gallon gas, SUV and truck sales started to lose steam. Mulally doesn't see the trend reversing in the near...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Phil Floraday, Ford, SUVs
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