<?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[The Plan]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6588314/car-news/the-plan/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Regardless of what you may read and hear in the coming days, not one of the countless journalists, analysts, and community leaders who gathered in Auburn Hills to hear Chrysler's new business plan yesterday really knows...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:11:59 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6588314/car-news/the-plan/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Land Rover Defenders and the Family Vacation]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6563386/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-land-rover-defenders-and-the-family-vacation/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The Noise of the Realm: Land Rover Defenders and the Family Vacation. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:11:53 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6563386/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-land-rover-defenders-and-the-family-vacation/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Ram Heavy Duty Trucks A Possibility? 10-4, Good Buddy]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6587882/editors-soapbox/are-ram-heavy-duty-trucks-a-possibility-10-4-good-buddy/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Of all the various news tidbits stemming from Chrysler’s business plan roll-out, the possibility that the (Dodge) Ram brand may delve into class 8, semi trucks is more than a little surprising. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:07 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6587882/editors-soapbox/are-ram-heavy-duty-trucks-a-possibility-10-4-good-buddy/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My name is Ram.]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6574060/car-news/my-name-is-ram/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ That's the message you'll likely hear several times over tonight if you plan to watch your television tonight, as the newly-crafted Ram brand launches a marketing offensive to establish itself. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:47 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6574060/car-news/my-name-is-ram/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking Into Dodge's Future]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6574021/events/looking-into-dodges-future/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Chrysler began its marathon day of unveiling its five-year business plan by fleshing out the product future of its Dodge brand. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Events]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:11 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6574021/events/looking-into-dodges-future/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum on the new Jaguar XJ]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6603060/auto-shows/jaguar-design-director-ian-callum-on-the-new-jaguar-xj/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The new Jaguar XJ is a lot of things – groundbreaking, fresh, and of course, luxurious. But don’t call it beautiful. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:46 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6603060/auto-shows/jaguar-design-director-ian-callum-on-the-new-jaguar-xj/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vile Gossip: Rockies Five-Car-Hill-Climb]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6589488/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-rockies-five-car-hill-climb/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The not-so-simple art of pulling off a five-car hill-climb in the Rockies. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:53 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6589488/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-rockies-five-car-hill-climb/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The convertible: a car for all seasons]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6587132/car-ramblings-reviews/the-convertible-a-car-for-all-seasons/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  It used to be that convertibles demanded so many compromises, they were
cars you drove in summer only. But having just spent a late autumn week
in an Audi A5 Cabriolet, I am reminded how incorrect that idea has
become. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:11:39 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6587132/car-ramblings-reviews/the-convertible-a-car-for-all-seasons/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyer Consequences: Why do certain out-of-fashion cars suddenly get hot?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6589470/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-why-do-certain-out-of-fashion-cars-suddenly-get-hot/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Zero to Hero: Why do certain out-of-fashion cars suddenly get hot? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:11:24 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6589470/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-why-do-certain-out-of-fashion-cars-suddenly-get-hot/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Ford Flex - Flex Time]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598155/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-ford-flex-flex-time/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ To the Hamptons in my first-ever favorite minivan. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:10:48 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598155/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-harshness-ford-flex-flex-time/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cadillac CTS-V Challenge: Privateer BMW M3 Posts Best Time of Challengers]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6586070/hoonery-hooliganism/cadillac-cts-v-challenge-privateer-bmw-m3-posts-best-time-of-challengers/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hoonery & Hooliganism]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:34 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6586070/hoonery-hooliganism/cadillac-cts-v-challenge-privateer-bmw-m3-posts-best-time-of-challengers/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyer Consequences: A brief history of getting lost]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583751/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-a-brief-history-of-getting-lost/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Points of Interest: A brief history of getting lost. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583751/editors-soapbox/dyer-consequences-a-brief-history-of-getting-lost/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[But what's with the crazy Aussies?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6585395/editors-soapbox/but-whats-with-the-crazy-aussies/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ What's with these crazy Australians? A few months ago, an Australian couple set a Guinness Record for fuel consumption, averaging 68 mpg in a Volkswagen Jetta TDI. And now another Australian duo traveled 313 miles on a...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:08 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6585395/editors-soapbox/but-whats-with-the-crazy-aussies/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vile Gossip: Fiat makes a solid case as Chrysler's Savior]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583721/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-fiat-makes-a-solid-case-as-chryslers-savior/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ In a brutally hot, sweltering July day in Orbassano, a suburb of Turin, Italy, a room full of Fiat Powertrain Technologies engineers in suits and ties carefully explained to a group of visiting auto journalists from the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:10:10 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583721/editors-soapbox/vile-gossip-fiat-makes-a-solid-case-as-chryslers-savior/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Porsche Cayenne S]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598659/car-ramblings-reviews/2009-porsche-cayenne-s/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ I've driven pretty much every flavor of Porsche Cayenne , and every time I get behind the wheel of one, I feel the urge do something heroic, like lap the Nürburgring or cross the Continental Divide or navigate the Mall of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:10:42 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598659/car-ramblings-reviews/2009-porsche-cayenne-s/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2011 Lexus LFA Supercar]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6584198/car-news/2011-lexus-lfa-supercar/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Want to get your hands on one of the only 500 Lexus LFA supercars that will ever be built? Here's how. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:10:12 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6584198/car-news/2011-lexus-lfa-supercar/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Honda’s Performance Future]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6570565/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-honda-s-performance-future/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  The 2009 Tokyo show was something of a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty affair for American Honda enthusiasts. On the one hand, there was the unveiling of the near-production CR-Z, easily the most exciting new Honda...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:10:55 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6570565/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-honda-s-performance-future/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Mitubishi PX-MiEV Concept]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583490/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-mitubishi-px-miev-concept/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Who said concept cars had to be exciting to look at? Oh, wait…  ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:10:07 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583490/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-mitubishi-px-miev-concept/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Mitsubishi iMiEV Cargo]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583478/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-mitsubishi-imiev-cargo/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Because everyone needs to haul stuff. Even Oompa Loompas.  ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:41 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583478/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-mitsubishi-imiev-cargo/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Lotus Exige Stealth/Scura]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598068/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-lotus-exige-stealth-scura/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Fast is the new black.   ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598068/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-lotus-exige-stealth-scura/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Daihatsu e:S Concept]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598053/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-daihatsu-e-s-concept/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Coming soon to a gardening shed -- er, Japanese city -- near you. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598053/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-daihatsu-e-s-concept/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Welcome to Normal]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6569806/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-welcome-to-normal/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  When the going gets weird, the weird go to Tokyo. Just not to the auto show. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:48 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6569806/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-welcome-to-normal/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598038/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-subaru-hybrid-tourer-concept/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Gullwing doors, a hybrid powertrain, and a surprising amount of elegance. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:10:47 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6598038/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-subaru-hybrid-tourer-concept/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: The Bubble Has Burst]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6597840/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-the-bubble-has-burst/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  If you have never visited Japan, it's probably tough to understand how embarrassing the 2009 Tokyo motor show is. In a country fueled by respect and honor, this show certainly looks like a joke when compared to the last...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:10:28 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6597840/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-the-bubble-has-burst/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2009 Tokyo Show: Lexus LFA]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583244/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-lexus-lfa/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Amidst the bevy of electric concepts and minicars that naturally dominate the Tokyo show, it was nice to hear the distinct, fuel-sucking sound of a high-strung V-10. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Auto Shows]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:10:18 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6583244/auto-shows/2009-tokyo-show-lexus-lfa/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>


