<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Automobile Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join the Automobile Magazine car blog to read the latest industry news, view expert opinions, or just discuss cars with enthusiasts from around the world.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/index.html]]></link><image><title><![CDATA[Automobile Blog]]></title><url><![CDATA[Join the Automobile Magazine car blog to read the latest industry news, view expert opinions, or just discuss cars with enthusiasts from around the world.]]></url><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/index.html]]></link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Premium Plush, Regular Gas]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6620237/car-ramblings-reviews/premium-plush-regular-gas/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Back in 2000, I was one of those people who, when General Motors announced that it planned to phase out the Oldsmobile brand, loudly decried the decision. Oldsmobile had a hundred year history and was just starting to find...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:02:33 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6620237/car-ramblings-reviews/premium-plush-regular-gas/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the recalls are just what Toyota needed]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6637650/editors-soapbox/why-the-recalls-are-just-what-toyota-needed/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Ready for a massive understatement? Here it comes...It’s been a bad month for Toyota. The proud Japanese automaker that taught the auto industry the value of “kaizen” now finds itself drowning in safety recalls. It’s...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:23 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6637650/editors-soapbox/why-the-recalls-are-just-what-toyota-needed/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Née Dodge: A week with the 2010 Ram 3500 Mega Cab]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6602971/car-ramblings-reviews/n-e-dodge-a-week-with-the-2010-ram-3500-mega-cab/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ I never imagined myself a pickup kind of guy — particularly a heavy-duty pickup kind of guy. I am not from Texas. I'm not a general contractor or a park ranger. I have no Airstream or horse trailer or cabin cruiser to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:02:13 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6602971/car-ramblings-reviews/n-e-dodge-a-week-with-the-2010-ram-3500-mega-cab/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ezra Dyer: Bentley's Continental Supersports In The Real World]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6634413/car-ramblings-reviews/ezra-dyer-bentleys-continental-supersports-in-the-real-world/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Last month I got a chance to drive a Bentley Continental Supersports at the World Class Driving 200-MPH Club event outside Miami. My dominant memory of the Supersports wasn’t even from behind the wheel, but standing...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:01:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6634413/car-ramblings-reviews/ezra-dyer-bentleys-continental-supersports-in-the-real-world/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyer Consequences: Chill Rides]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6605393/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-chill-rides/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Chill Rides: Some cars quicken your pulse, but others calm your nerves. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:01:49 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6605393/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-chill-rides/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vile Gossip: The ten all-stars on our cover aren't the only winners of 2010]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6593002/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-the-ten-all-stars-on-our-cover-arent-the-only-winners-of-2010/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The ten all-stars on our cover aren't the only winners of 2010. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:01:47 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6593002/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-the-ten-all-stars-on-our-cover-arent-the-only-winners-of-2010/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Opel Is Saved. But Was It Ever in Jeopardy?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6605366/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-opel-is-saved-but-was-it-ever-in-jeopardy/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ It isn't often that a humble member of the Fourth Estate gets the chance to alter the course of industrial history. So I won't take all [or even some - Ed.] of the credit, but I am certainly gratified to learn that General...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:01:56 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6605366/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-opel-is-saved-but-was-it-ever-in-jeopardy/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Flex Gets Some Muscle]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6599248/car-ramblings-reviews/the-flex-gets-some-muscle/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  For 2010, the biggest change to the Flex, Ford's retro-classically styled people mover, is the option of a turbocharged V-6. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:01:28 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6599248/car-ramblings-reviews/the-flex-gets-some-muscle/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Will Focus on Increased Sales Before New Vehicles]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6611294/car-news/smart-will-focus-on-increased-sales-before-new-vehicles/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Without any immediate product freshening plans, Smart hopes to boost interest in the small ForTwo with stronger marketing efforts for 2010, according to Jill Lajdziak, president of Smart USA. While sales dropped from...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:01:01 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6611294/car-news/smart-will-focus-on-increased-sales-before-new-vehicles/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyundai Elantra Touring]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6611273/car-ramblings-reviews/hyundai-elantra-touring/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[   The Elantra Touring may not be exactly what Hyundai thinks it is, a racy hot hatch, but it's an interesting small car nonetheless. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:01:12 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6611273/car-ramblings-reviews/hyundai-elantra-touring/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q & A: Tony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevrolet Volt]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610583/auto-shows/q-a-tony-posawatz-vehicle-line-director-for-the-chevrolet-volt/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Another auto-show season is upon us in Detroit, which means there's another raft of announcements regarding the Chevrolet Volt. We sat down for a few minutes with the head of the Volt team to discuss the car's rollout,...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:01:11 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610583/auto-shows/q-a-tony-posawatz-vehicle-line-director-for-the-chevrolet-volt/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla's Roadtrip Ends In Detroit]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628563/green/teslas-roadtrip-ends-in-detroit/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ It made it! The Tesla Roadster that departed from Los Angeles almost three weeks ago arrived in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show unscathed -- albeit a little dirty. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Green]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:01:38 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628563/green/teslas-roadtrip-ends-in-detroit/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit:  The Future of Cadillac’s V-Series Performance Line]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6596236/future-cars/2010-detroit-the-future-of-cadillac-s-v-series-performance-line/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Cadillac’s V-series line continues to grow with the introduction of the 2011 CTS-V Coupe at the Detroit auto show. Eager to know where the V badge might show up next, we spent some time with Ed Piatek, manager for...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Future Cars]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:01:57 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6596236/future-cars/2010-detroit-the-future-of-cadillac-s-v-series-performance-line/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Why brown is the new white]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628521/auto-shows/2010-detroit-why-brown-is-the-new-white/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  "Brown is the new white," says Audi chief designer Stefan Sielaff, commenting on the sudden ubiquity of a car color that has been reviled for the past 30 years. The question is, why? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:01:45 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628521/auto-shows/2010-detroit-why-brown-is-the-new-white/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Flash drives get creative]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628500/auto-shows/2010-detroit-flash-drives-get-creative/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[   It used to be that automakers put all their information for the press into big binders, but now it all goes onto a little flash drive, which leaves less room for creativity. Less, though, is not to say none. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:01:29 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6628500/auto-shows/2010-detroit-flash-drives-get-creative/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Ford's leaders speak]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610523/auto-shows/2010-detroit-fords-leaders-speak/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  I attended a dinner on the night of the first media preview day of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show with Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally and two of his top executives, CFO Lewis Booth and recently appointed head of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:01:52 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610523/auto-shows/2010-detroit-fords-leaders-speak/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Chevy's Small Car Plans]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6595681/auto-shows/2010-detroit-chevys-small-car-plans/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  "The Golden Age of Small Cars," says Margaret Brooks, Chevy's Small Car Marketing chief. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:01:27 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6595681/auto-shows/2010-detroit-chevys-small-car-plans/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A: Robert Davis, head of product development, Mazda]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610409/auto-shows/q-a-robert-davis-head-of-product-development-mazda/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Q&A Robert Davis, senior vice president, product development and quality, Mazda ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:01:22 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610409/auto-shows/q-a-robert-davis-head-of-product-development-mazda/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Mercedes-Benz Diesel Hybrid Likely Coming to the U.S.]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610295/car-news/2010-detroit-mercedes-benz-diesel-hybrid-likely-coming-to-the-us/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Mercedes-Benz could be the first to sell a diesel hybrid in the U.S.
with its E-class mid-size sedan. Herbert Kohler, chief environment
officer of Daimler, told us in an interview that Americans would likely
be able to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:01:07 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610295/car-news/2010-detroit-mercedes-benz-diesel-hybrid-likely-coming-to-the-us/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Is the future in the basement?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610151/auto-shows/2010-detroit-is-the-future-in-the-basement/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ If Shaquille O’Neal’s sneaker were a car, it’d probably be the diminutive, shoe-looking Tango T600, an 8.5-foot long, 39-inch-wide, $150,000 tandem-two-seater in the basement of the 2010 North American International Auto...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:01:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6610151/auto-shows/2010-detroit-is-the-future-in-the-basement/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiat brings a touch of glam to Chrysler's stand]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609854/auto-shows/fiat-brings-a-touch-of-glam-to-chryslers-stand/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ At the European auto shows, the Italian brands can be counted on to have the hottest auto show models. At Detroit, that Fiat influence could be clearly seen in the quality of the presenters on the Chrysler stand. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:01:53 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609854/auto-shows/fiat-brings-a-touch-of-glam-to-chryslers-stand/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A: Robin Page, Head Interior Desiger, Bentley]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6627870/auto-shows/q-a-robin-page-head-interior-desiger-bentley/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[   Q&amp;A with Robin Page, Head of Interior Design, Bentley ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:01:10 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6627870/auto-shows/q-a-robin-page-head-interior-desiger-bentley/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Detroit: Chevrolet Malibu to receive improvements to combat Ford Fusion]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6627636/auto-shows/2010-detroit-chevrolet-malibu-to-receive-improvements-to-combat-ford-fusion/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  The Chevrolet Malibu will receive improvements in advance of its next redesign in effort to revive its flagging sales. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:01:17 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6627636/auto-shows/2010-detroit-chevrolet-malibu-to-receive-improvements-to-combat-ford-fusion/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CES 2010: What does the future hold for the car?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609161/tech-talk/ces-2010-what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-car/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  We’ve spent the past two days at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as automakers have laid out plans for the next ten years of in-car information and entertainment. Put together, it’s a bit of Orwell, a touch of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Tech Talk]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:01:05 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609161/tech-talk/ces-2010-what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-car/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CES 2010: Pandora Pandemonium]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609053/tech-talk/ces-2010-pandora-pandemonium/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ As automakers work to bring mobile applications and web connectivity to the car, Pandora Internet Radio is the new satellite radio. At the Consumer Electronics Show, aftermarket companies, suppliers, one major automaker,...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Tech Talk]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:01:02 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6609053/tech-talk/ces-2010-pandora-pandemonium/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>


