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Posted October 29 2009 11:57 AM by Phil Floraday
GM's Bob Lutz offered to race a CTS-V against anyone with a production sedan and he found several takers. The event took place at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, New York on a very nice 4.1-mile track.
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Filed under: Hoonery & Hooliganism, Phil Floraday, Cadillac
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Posted October 20 2009 10:19 PM by Phil Floraday
One of the recurring themes of the Tokyo motor show is the concept of urban mobility, which is no surprise given the population density and utter lack of parking around Tokyo. In order to buy a car here, you have to prove...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday
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Posted October 20 2009 08:45 PM by Phil Floraday
An obvious point of collaboration between Suzuki and General Motors: the SX4 FCV uses the same fuel cell as GM vehicles but a hydrogen storage tank produced by Suzuki. The FCV also includes a capacitor that captures energy...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday
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Posted October 20 2009 08:24 PM by Phil Floraday
While Suzuki isn't announcing any future U.S. powertrains at this point, we do know the company has advanced technology like plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles undergoing development.
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday
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Posted October 20 2009 04:53 PM by Phil Floraday
It's virtually impossible to overstate the importance of the Suzuki Kizashi in terms of the brand's strategy in the U.S. market. During a recent discussion with journalists at the Suzuki headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan,...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday
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Posted October 16 2009 11:57 AM by Phil Floraday
Jay Lamm's 24 Hours of LeMons races have been covered in great detail since the inaugural race in 2006. The formula is quite simple -- take a $500 car, install several thousand dollars worth of safety gear, buy several...
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Filed under: Motorsports, Phil Floraday
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Posted October 9 2009 12:01 PM by Phil Floraday
The sale of General Motors' Hummer brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. is all but finalized, and this will surely upset a few of the brand's diehard fans. I, for one, think the sale is a great...
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Filed under: Editors' Soapbox, Phil Floraday, Hummer
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Posted September 16 2009 05:15 AM by Phil Floraday
Not everything shown in Frankfurt is electric or a supercar. Bentley classed up the affair with its new Mulsanne sedan. Though we've seen the Mulsanne at Pebble before, now we have a lot more details to go with our...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday, Bentley
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Posted September 15 2009 06:40 AM by Phil Floraday
If it seems like the Aston Martin Rapide has been right around the corner for a few years now, that's because it has been. Certainly Ford putting Aston up for sale caused a bit of a delay in the program, and we can't even...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday, Aston Martin, Sedans
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Posted April 27 2009 11:58 AM by Phil Floraday
It's funny how history has a way of repeating itself. Last June I sampled a BMW 135i and a BMW 760Li back-to-back and had a chance to reflect on the entire BMW range. Over the past weekend I sampled our Four Seasons BMW...
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Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews, Phil Floraday, BMW
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Posted April 9 2009 05:47 AM by Phil Floraday
Mercedes dropped the first official information on the SLS AMG Gullwing supercar just before the Geneva motor show last month, but kept the wraps on the interior until today. At an off-site press event during the New York...
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Filed under: Auto Shows, Phil Floraday, Mercedes-Benz, Exotic Cars
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Posted March 20 2009 11:13 AM by Phil Floraday
It's interesting to watch the automotive industry right now and listen to pundits harp on Detroit-based automakers for building products nobody wants to buy. Historically, the Ford F-series and Chevrolet Silverado have...
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Filed under: Green, Phil Floraday, GMC, Pickups, Hybrids
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