<?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[We Drive International's Harley-Davidson LoneStar]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6527848/car-ramblings-reviews/we-drive-internationals-harley-davidson-lonestar/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Did the neighbor just pull a Ford Harley-Davidson F-450 into the drive? If your cycle-loving ego can’t stand to be surpassed, we’ve got the ultimate way to settle the score in your favor: the International LoneStar...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:07:01 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6527848/car-ramblings-reviews/we-drive-internationals-harley-davidson-lonestar/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise, Vibration, and Harshness: Think Small]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553284/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-and-harshness-think-small/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The current state of the automobile industry - so grim and dismal, it's grismal - is on one level very easy to explain. For a single fact reveals all: car sales have crashed, falling from about 17 million in the U.S. in...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:07:48 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553284/editors-soapbox/noise-vibration-and-harshness-think-small/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Showdown in the parking lot: Dodge Ram vs. Ford F-150]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6526705/car-ramblings-reviews/showdown-in-the-parking-lot-dodge-ram-vs-ford-f-150/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Everyone seemed a little shocked when I, the office’s token transplanted New Yorker, expressed interest in driving the two largest vehicles currently in our fleet, the Dodge Ram and Ford F-150. “Have you ever driven...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:06:08 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6526705/car-ramblings-reviews/showdown-in-the-parking-lot-dodge-ram-vs-ford-f-150/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Golden Age]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6554322/car-ramblings-reviews/our-golden-age/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Did car enthusiasts in the late 1960s know they were in a swiftly passing golden age? Were they able to appreciate it? This I wondered as I hustled through a back road the other day in a Subaru WRX, tasting the bittersweet...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:06:45 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6554322/car-ramblings-reviews/our-golden-age/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston-badged Toyota iQ?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553956/editors-soapbox/aston-badged-toyota-iq/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Aston has announced that they're grafting their signature grille onto a Toyota iQ and selling it as the Aston Cygnet. What's with the April Fool's joke in June?  ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:06:59 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553956/editors-soapbox/aston-badged-toyota-iq/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original auto trademarks]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6526405/antique-classic-cars/original-auto-trademarks/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Every brand name and logo used in the United States must be registered with the patent and trademark office in Washington, D.C. Naturally, that includes all the automobile makes, both the current ones and (many, many more)...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Antique & Classic Cars]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:06:48 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6526405/antique-classic-cars/original-auto-trademarks/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck diesels clean up even more than those in cars]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553017/green/truck-diesels-clean-up-even-more-than-those-in-cars/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Most people know that today’s passenger-car diesel engines are much cleaner than those of even a few years ago, but the surprising results from recent testing shows that the heavy-duty diesel engines in big trucks have...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Green]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:06:49 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553017/green/truck-diesels-clean-up-even-more-than-those-in-cars/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Speed Louise Gives Jesse James a Piece of Her Mind]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6524941/motorsports/land-speed-louise-gives-jesse-james-a-piece-of-her-mind/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Jesse James claims he has set a new Land Speed Record for a hydrogen vehicle. "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth, the most prominent Land Speed Record journalist alive today, says, um, not so fast, Jesse.   ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Motorsports]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:06:56 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6524941/motorsports/land-speed-louise-gives-jesse-james-a-piece-of-her-mind/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pontiac G8 to die because GM is "not a fan of rebadging."]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6555284/editors-soapbox/pontiac-g8-to-die-because-gm-is-not-a-fan-of-rebadging/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Sometimes, you just have to shake your head and ask, “why”? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:06:14 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6555284/editors-soapbox/pontiac-g8-to-die-because-gm-is-not-a-fan-of-rebadging/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Improve the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6522850/car-ramblings-reviews/how-to-improve-the-2010-ford-taurus-sho/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Driving and testing the new Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO has underscored the tectonic shift that has taken place at FoMoCo. We are convinced that Ford has forgotten critical knowledge it once knew.  Here are the top...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:06:34 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6522850/car-ramblings-reviews/how-to-improve-the-2010-ford-taurus-sho/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Kia Soul: Another hip square]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6555104/car-ramblings-reviews/2010-kia-soul-another-hip-square/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Some may remember when “boxy” was an automotive insult, hurled at Chrysler K-cars and old Volvos. Lately, though, boxy is foxy, or at least trendy.  ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:06:13 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6555104/car-ramblings-reviews/2010-kia-soul-another-hip-square/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diesel vs Hybrid]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6554942/green/diesel-vs-hybrid/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Mercedes' first-ever hybrid is about to drop, in the form of a luxury sedan. But if  you look at the S-class roster, there's a big problem: the diesel.  ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Green]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:06:45 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6554942/green/diesel-vs-hybrid/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's this ’73 Chevrolet Impala doing at a classic car auction?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6521653/antique-classic-cars/whats-this-73-chevrolet-impala-doing-at-a-classic-car-auction/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  At the Bonhams collector-car auction in Greenwich, Connecticut in early June, there were many highly regarded classic cars for which the well-heeled bidders might raise their paddles: a 1931 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Antique & Classic Cars]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:06:56 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6521653/antique-classic-cars/whats-this-73-chevrolet-impala-doing-at-a-classic-car-auction/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driven: Smoother, quieter new Bridgestone third-generation runflat tire]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6521296/tech-talk/driven-smoother-quieter-new-bridgestone-third-generation-runflat-tire/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ In central Italy, modern Mini Coopers are mid-size and pizza is supposed to come with crispy, even slightly charred, crust. It is here that the Bridgestone tire company opened a state-of-the-art, 346-acre proving ground in...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Tech Talk]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:06:46 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6521296/tech-talk/driven-smoother-quieter-new-bridgestone-third-generation-runflat-tire/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vile Gossip: Driving Like Crazy by P.J. O'Rourke]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545640/features/vile-gossip-driving-like-crazy-by-pj-orourke/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ What Happened in Baja Just Won't Stay in Baja (And More P.J. O'Rourke) ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545640/features/vile-gossip-driving-like-crazy-by-pj-orourke/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China bans Renault!?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553088/editors-soapbox/china-bans-renault/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ This morning, Automotive News reported that China's quality inspection agency has banned the import of several Renault models for what it calls "serious safety risks." Is this the twilight zone? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6553088/editors-soapbox/china-bans-renault/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noise, Vibration, & Harshness: Won't Someone Save Saturn?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6546195/car-ramblings-reviews/noise-vibration-harshness-wont-someone-save-saturn/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ When Bad Things Happen to Good Brands: Won't Someone Save Saturn? ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:06:07 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6546195/car-ramblings-reviews/noise-vibration-harshness-wont-someone-save-saturn/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyer Consequences: Bentley Continental GTC Speed]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6549911/car-ramblings-reviews/dyer-consequences-bentley-continental-gtc-speed/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The kings of One-Upmanship: All-Stars of a different breed. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:06:39 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6549911/car-ramblings-reviews/dyer-consequences-bentley-continental-gtc-speed/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2010 Chevrolet Camaro: Sure it’s good, but is it really a Camaro?]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6519058/car-ramblings-reviews/2010-chevrolet-camaro-sure-it-s-good-but-is-it-really-a-camaro/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The routine for getting into a new press car is pretty simple: adjust the seat, adjust your mirrors, start the car, check your fuel gauge. But before I did any of that in our red 2010 Camaro SS, I rang up my father and...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:06:47 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6519058/car-ramblings-reviews/2010-chevrolet-camaro-sure-it-s-good-but-is-it-really-a-camaro/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken Wings and a 2010 Nissan GT-R Can Fix All Your Problems]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545184/car-ramblings-reviews/chicken-wings-and-a-2010-nissan-gt-r-can-fix-all-your-problems/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ At 2:35 pm on a Monday afternoon it occurs to me I'm in possession of the key for a 2010 Nissan GT-R, I have absolutely no plans for the evening, and chicken wings are quite possibly the only thing that will drown out the...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:06:25 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545184/car-ramblings-reviews/chicken-wings-and-a-2010-nissan-gt-r-can-fix-all-your-problems/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lutz, departing GM, speaks to journalist group]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6517564/car-news/lutz-departing-gm-speaks-to-journalist-group/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ My friend Kirk Seaman attended the Detroit Automotive Press Association lunch yesterday and filed this report on Bob Lutz's speech. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:05:12 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6517564/car-news/lutz-departing-gm-speaks-to-journalist-group/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is surprisingly compelling, recession-priced]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6543597/car-ramblings-reviews/the-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-is-surprisingly-compelling-recession-priced/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ You could be forgiven for thinking that Mitsubishi’s enthusiast offerings begin and end with the Lancer Evolution. I certainly did. But that preconception, like most, turns out to have been overly simplistic. First of all,...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:20 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6543597/car-ramblings-reviews/the-mitsubishi-lancer-ralliart-is-surprisingly-compelling-recession-priced/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Point-and-shoot convertibles: The Mini Cooper S and Mazda MX-5 Miata.]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6517354/car-ramblings-reviews/point-and-shoot-convertibles-the-mini-cooper-s-and-mazda-mx-5-miata/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Two yellow convertibles have joined the fleet at 120 E. Liberty just in time for summer! The Mini Cooper S convertible and Mazda MX-5 Miata are cabrios of the point-and-shoot variety: Just point them in the direction you...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 21:05:49 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6517354/car-ramblings-reviews/point-and-shoot-convertibles-the-mini-cooper-s-and-mazda-mx-5-miata/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo MR: Getting excited about Mitsubishi again.]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6516856/car-ramblings-reviews/the-2008-mitsubishi-lancer-evo-mr-getting-excited-about-mitsubishi-again/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ I recently moved from the suburbs of New York City to work as a summer intern at Automobile Magazine in Ann Arbor, and found myself at a rental car desk upon landing at Detroit Metro Airport earlier this week. As Sunday...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Car Ramblings & Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:05:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6516856/car-ramblings-reviews/the-2008-mitsubishi-lancer-evo-mr-getting-excited-about-mitsubishi-again/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking the EcoBoost Lincoln MKS Out on the Strip]]></title><link>http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545141/editors-soapbox/taking-the-ecoboost-lincoln-mks-out-on-the-strip/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Q: What do you get when you mix a new 2010 Lincoln MKS, Ford's new 355-hp, twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6, and an open test-and-tune night at a local dragstrip? A: One pass down the quarter-mile marred by driver error... ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editors' Soapbox]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:05:56 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6545141/editors-soapbox/taking-the-ecoboost-lincoln-mks-out-on-the-strip/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>


