Car Buying
click image above to enlarge The good boffins at Winding Road have come up with a metric called Speed per Dollar (SpD). Its aim is to put straight-line vehicle performance into an easy-to-understand f ... Tags: cars, hp, supercars, perspective, mazdaspeed 3, aim, ariel atom, vehicle performance, bugatti veyron, straight line, boffins, winding road, dollar index
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Click the image above to view photos of some of the world's messiest cars At one point or another, most of us have a messy car. It might be because your schedule is crammed, you were just on a road tr ... Tags: cars, autoblog, back seat, photos, road trip, debris, good chance, mountains, lunch, landfill, gadling, pig sty, trash cans, living in filth, health hazard, slop, digs, hygiene
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When Toyota's youth brand was born, there was an unwritten rule that it wouldn't grow beyond three models. Years later, Scion is an unqualified success having sold 170,000 units of the xA, xB and tC l ... Tags: toyota, car connection, models, scion tc, scion, xb, model lineup, hybrid, execs, parent company, xa, car shoppers, entry level model, toyota scion, xd, 2008 scion tc, unqualified success, unwritten rule
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click above image for the complete high-res gallery of the 2008 Ford Taurus XFord has announced that the new 2008 Taurus X crossover will carrry a $27,364 base price, including destination charges, wh ... Tags: crossover, taillights, ponies, freestyle, automotive news, chicago auto show, base price, destination charges, ford taurus, cvt transmission, time source, bold move, 2008 ford taurus, ford taurus x, new taurus, 2008 ford taurus x, ford prices, xford, shiny chrome, dineros
Honda has released an electronic version of its popular customer rag, dream. The pretty pictures and interesting articles are still there, but the fun begins when one delves into the interactive sideb ... Tags: pretty pictures, jenson button, honda owners, start button, civic type r, honda press, honda uk, new civic type r, rev counter, british antarctic survey, zine version, e zine, email inbox, customer magazine, sidebars, terrain vehicles, interesting articles, interactive features, mouse button, feature articles
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A Las Vegas HUMMER dealer, Dan Towbin of Towbin HUMMER, has been ordered to take down a 30' x 60' American flag he's flown 100 feet above his dealership for a year because his neighbors have complaine ... Tags: auto group, hummer, chopper, controversy, six months, neighbors, american critics, hummer dealer, king of cars, towbin hummer, dan towbin, josh towbin, las vegas review journal, patriotic symbol, concerned citizens, vegas review journal, financial gain, war memorial, american flag, patriotism
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The Canadian province of Ottawa government is learning the hard way that one does not mess with Honda Canada. We reported last month that the automaker was irritated its Fit just missed qualifying for ... Tags: new cars, automaker, honda fit, toyota yaris, rebate program, ad space, fuel efficient cars, double digits, 5 liters, cdn, canadian government, 100km, kilometers, honda canada, canadian finance minister jim flaherty, hiroshi kobayashi, finance minister jim flaherty, s kobayashi, canadian province, glo
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If it's a new Porsche you have your eye on, you've got a new excuse to buy one now. The company says it's raising prices on all but one of its models, effective August 1. The newly freshened Cayenne i ... Tags: porsche, boxster, models, nameplate, convertibles, excuse, 911 turbo, cayenne, cayman s price, august 1, august 1st
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click above image for high-res gallery with 17 more picsThe all-new 2008 VUE is set to go on sale at the end of this month, and Saturn is priming the public by releasing more images of an uplevel XR m ... Tags: speed auto, horsepower, ft lbs, saturn vue, red line, engine choices, chicago auto show, la auto show, high res images, saturn vue green line, 2008 saturn vue, vue saturn, v6 models, traditionalists, hydramatic, shades of white, excellent photography, line versions, xe, sunburst
When sales slow, the old business adage dictates that you either cut expenses or raise rates. For the two big boys left in Detroit and the soon-to-be, if not already, sold off Chrysler corp, the latte ... Tags: dodge, automakers, models, chrysler, saturn, cadillac, jeep, big boys, bump, inflation, sticker price, automotive news, 163, sticker prices, chrysler corp, req, adage, old business, only viable option
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Perhaps Chevrolet should see if Ford is done with the "Bold Moves" slogan yet, because some Chevy dealers have grown a pair and are trying a radical move. They're bringing enemy No. 1 right into their ... Tags: mid size, gm, toyota, showrooms, ford, slogan, camry, chevrolet, marketing, automotive news, malibu, chevy dealership, bold moves, death match, chevy dealers, malibus, radical move, catton, steel cage
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The first quarter of 2007 wasn't exactly a banner period for car sales, and the average price of a new car went down $550 vs. the fourth quarter of 2006, so says a study performed by Comerica Bank. Th ... Tags: cars, gas prices, incentives, new car, span, new vehicles, car sales, automotive news, first quarter, fourth quarter, pickup trucks, median family income, housing market, q1, chief economist, comerica bank, dana johnson, comerica
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United Auto Group Inc., the auto retailer charged with distributing the Smart fortwo when it arrives on U.S. shores in 2008, is reporting that 12,600 people have plunked down $99 to become a Smart "In ... Tags: gasoline, mpg, automaker, cnn money, cnn, daimlerchrysler, cabriolet, insider, fuel prices, smart fortwo, united auto group, microcar, sweat, usa website, allotment, line source, united auto group inc, passion model, auto retailer, c note
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Think about everything your mom has bought you in your lifetime. Who paid for those car magazines before you were gainfully employed? Who gave you gas money to get back to campus after a quick visit h ... Tags: auto enthusiast, ford, brand new car, smile, mercury, car magazines, ford fusion, mom, mercury milan, ultimate gift, forum post, lifetime, small stuff, meaningful gift, drivers association, gas money, cardigan, blouse, trusty
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This is possibly the least shocking news of the day when you consider that the housing market, which fuels the full-size pickup segment, is in a slump and gas prices are rising once again. Nevertheles ... Tags: gm, segment, gmc, gas prices, incentives, general motors, size trucks, ford f 150, automotive news, gmc sierra, tundra, chevy silverado, slump, shocking news, news of the day, housing market, motor trend truck, motor trend truck of the year, intros, market pressures
Sometimes news is just too good to keep to yourself. Just ask GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. With his company supposedly claiming 13 spots on Edmund's Consumers' Most Wanted list, Lutz just had to brag a ... Tags: bob lutz, camry, domestics, karl brauer, toyota camry, honda fit, car of the year, toyota tundra, saturn aura, gm fastlane blog, santa monica, toyota camry hybrid, chairman bob, ford edge, category winners, gmc acadia, 2007 gmc acadia, edmunds com consumers, cmw awards, premier online resource
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Brother blog AutoblogGreen just relayed a tidbit about Tesla Motors new dealership strategy that's set to be the most significant change in the way we buy cars since Saturn arrived on the scene. Tesla ... Tags: cars, oddity, saturn, tidbit, brother, analogy, shareholders, starbucks, frustrations, autobloggreen, tesla motors, elon musk, franchise dealerships, apple store, frequent flier programs, club membership, lounges, dining establishments, chefs, airline
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Toyota is quite conscious of its target status, which has been amplified by their topping everyone else in the first quarter of 2007. Sales goals were consistently surpassed as all of the company's of ... Tags: automakers, target, hybrids, prius, sales goals, fuel prices, hybrid synergy drive, mouths, lexi, wares, camrys, drive technology, salespeople, fuel efficency, broadcast personalities, dealer organizations, doggies, newscasts, panacea, magazine articles
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Think a Rolls-Royce Phantom is expensive? Well, yeah...it is. One of the most expensive on the market, as a matter of fact. (Hey, it's a Rolls-Royce. What did you expect?) But if you think the Phantom ... Tags: united states, european union, saloons, rolls royce, automobile, automobiles, rolls royce phantom, united kingdom, hundred thousand, thousand dollars, economist, matter of fact, mac index, equivalent price, tastic, luxe, new friends
When introducing a new product, companies either need good product or good marketing to win over buyers. A third option is the use of incentives. While some automakers lately have chosen to ship their ... Tags: chevy, automakers, cupholders, wear and tear, incentives, press release, confidence, factories, seven days, fleet customers, good marketing, kilometers, Holden Epica, holden dealers, money back guarantee, th apr, st dec, dissatisfied customer, vehicl, car advice
