Welcome back. To quote Samuel L. Jackson, “Hold on to your butts.” I’m primed to ask Ford CEO Alan Mulally a question and I intend to grill him like a whopper. “So who’s your favorite literary character?” “The cowboy from ‘Indian in the Cupboard.’” That…
It’s a bittersweet feeling to know that my career as an automotive blogger most likely reached its pinnacle this week at the tender age of 24. “Do you own a Mustang yet?” Ford CEO Alan Mulally asked me as he shook my hand. “Not yet,”…
You know you’ve had too much when: Throwing a drained keg out the window of your vehicle seems like a good way to improve the situation whilst being chased by police. But that’s what twenty-one year-old Kevin Schleicher did in Cassel, Wisconsin. He was arrested…
It’s about time. The 2011 Ford Mustang will be getting the extra punch it needs to duke it out with the new Chevrolet Camaro SS, Dodge Challenger SRT8 and their V6 counterparts. For the 2011 model year, new engine options for the Mustang will include…
Every so often, just before a blogger kicks the chair out from under themselves, something wonderful happens to justify their existence. This week I was invited to the Summer of Taurus 100-City Tour for a media roundtable with Alan Mulally. Yours truly and a dozen…
Police in London borough are taking valuables from unlocked cars in hopes of teaching civilians the importance of safety. The legal ‘thefts’ are being conducted in Richmond, where ‘real’ thefts from cars are up 40 percent in a year. Disturbingly, one-fifth of the increase were…
You heard, on Wednesday, August 26th, any Camaro owner who drives to their nearest Papa John’s will be rewarded with a large one-topping pizza for free. In 1983 Papa John’s founder John Schnatter was forced to sell his beloved 1971 & 1/2 Chevy Camaro Z28…
Cash for clunkers is over and it's being called a great success, but the the real winners are debatable. As of August 25 at 8pm, car dealers submitted a grand total of 690,114 rebate applications amounting to $2.88 billion, just under the $3 billion budget…
Every so often an unfortunate-looking car will slither down the pike and leave an embarrassing skid-mark on the underpants of its manufacturer. Judging by the wide-smeared cries of disgust on Internet comment boards, it’s going to be an embarrassing day at the Laundromat if GM…
Military tanks are to Prius' as the NRA is to PETA, right? Maybe not – The U.S Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center began construction this week on a 30,000-square-foot facility that will be used to test military vehicles ranging from HMMWVs to…
Barely two weeks after GM Product Development Chief Tom Stephens announced plans to slap a plug-in hybrid option on a new compact crossover from Buick, General Motors bailed on the project, in part because of Twitter. From Jalopnik: “We spoke with two unnamed sources at…
While the Chevy Volt is hogging most of GM’s press time these days, word is out that General Motors is also scheming to take on the Tata Nano with an uber-cheap compact city car expected to retail in the area of $4,000 – their cheapest…
Europe’s largest carmaker wants to be the biggest in the world and after nearly a year of tussling they’re now one step closer. On August 13, Volkswagen AG agreed to purchase a 42 percent stake in Porsche for up to 3.3 billion euros ($4.7 billion).…
If all goes as planned at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 will make its world premier as BMW’s first full hybrid model, and the world’s most powerful hybrid vehicle. Oh yeah, and fuel economy is expected to improve 20…
Hoping to cash in on the explosive success of the Cash for Clunkers program, a group of more than 60 car dealers across the country have funded the '2009 Automotive Stimulus Program.' Unlike the government-run clunkers, the dealers are offering consumers with a qualifying trade-in…
Anyone who likes looking at cars on the internets may have recently seen a teaser ad depicting the number 230 with a smiling electric plug outlet as the “0,” set against a friendly green background. Underneath were the numbers 8-11, and nothing more. As it…
What do you do when a 76 percent drop knocks your car company in its second-quarter profits? BMW announced they plan to resurrect the iconic Isetta “bubble car," publicized by Steve Urkel on the show “Family Matters.” Ever notice “Family Matters” is a double entendre?…
For anyone out there who doubted the potential success of the “Cash for Clunkers” program, for shame! Barely a week after its launch so many people lined up to cash in their guzzlers for new cars it was reported that the program was going to…
Mustang fans will be happy to know that the legendary muscle pony will officially be entering NASCAR for the first time in the 2010 Nationwide Series. "We're excited about Mustang coming to NASCAR," said Brian Wolfe, director of Ford North America Motorsports, "It's the most…
Want a $9,000 voucher for buying a new car, or an assault rifle? No problem, just head to a participating Chrysler dealer or down south to Max Motors in Missouri. It’s a tense buyer’s market and we could all use a little extra cash in…
I’m on a Hyundai kick. I test drove one after another until I could critique them no more. Why you ask? Because Car Pros Hyundai treated me like a king and who doesn’t like that? Also, if you haven’t forgotten we’re working our way up…
The times they are a-changin’, and automakers are slashing the excess weight from their fleets to stay afloat, sometimes doing away with entire brand names in the process. Now that the oily dust is beginning to settle it’s time to take a look at some…
Land Rover Encino took the opportunity to milk some serious product placement out of MICHAEL JACKSON's untimely death by providing close to a dozen Range Rovers and Rolls Royce’s to the Jackson family, free of charge, for use in the late entertainer’s ultra-publicized memorial service.…
Billy Mays, the lovable salesman who managed to hawk some of the finest, err, most alluring automotive wares ever to grace the television airwaves in spite of his AMBER Alert beard has died. With his new show “Pitchmen,” Mays’ popularity was reaching an all-time high…
If it’s wrong to strap a panda into a Fiat 500 for a crash test then Fiat is as wrong as wrong can be. In a series of new print advertisements the Italian automaker shows a Fiat 500 being smashed from various angles with wildlife…
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