This is a big question these days, and many observers say "no". According to Rasmussen , most Americans don't expect GM to be...
Mosler For Pres? Heh.
Warren Mosler, hedge fund manager and supercar builder, may be running for President. One of Mosler's proposals is a national 30mph spe...
Gettelfinger On Marchionne
This morning on Paul W. Smith's morning talk show (AM760), Ron Gettelfinger was a guest. Paul W. tried to extract comments from Gettelf...
Paper: LEDs Not As Cool As You Think
According to a paper published in an IEEE journal, LED lamps can run hotter than equivalent fluorescent lamps. Where florescents may dissip...
Car Buying Advice
A friend of mine is working on a purchase of a new vehicle. She called me in terror the other day and said "they told me I should get ...
Video: OnStar Calls Hennessey
Tuner Hennessey Performance was testing a 700HP Cadillac CTS-V, and after pulling 0.99g, got a call from OnStar. "Vehicle Event Detect...
Internet COTY Voting
The "Internet Car Of The Year" awards are open for the final voting, here . My picks: Car: Camaro SS . The return of a muscle car...
Will GDI kill HEV?
As things currently stand, gasoline hybrid electric vehicles ("HEV" as opposed ot plug-in hybrid vehicles, or "PHEV") co...
GM Marketing Backfire?
So after a few weeks of voting, GM's TheBestCarWins.com web site has the following results: Fuel Efficiency: Toyota (Prius, not Land Cru...
May The Best (Golf) Car Win
Oops. If you type in "May The Best Car Win", you might wind up here . Not GM.
No Zip Ties For Buick
From Fritz Henderson's recent web chat: 15:24 [Comment From Ray Wert ] Will Buick seek to add white, plastic floor mat zip-ties in a b...
Viper's iPhone Remote Start System
Viper (maker of car alarms and remote starters) sent me a PR kit for a new system which will allow you to remote start your car with your Ap...
Cash For Clunkers Credit Not Taxable
I have gotten one of those chain emails purporting to show that the CARS program (cash-for-clunkers) actually costs you more money than you ...
Future Cop Cars
Now that GM has announced that they will bring their Australian RWD V8 sedan to the U.S. as a police car, there is a clearer picture of what...
Survey: Customers Regret Buying Small Cars
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette ( link ) has an interesting article about sagging demand for small cars in the face of cheaper gas. AutoPacific ...
Honda Crosstour?
I haven't digested all of its stats and photos yet, but from what I see so far, the Honda Crosstour looks like an answer to a question n...
GM Sort Of Leaving RenCen?
According to a story in the Detroit News ( here ), GM is considering moving many employees out of downtown Detroit's only modern high-ri...
How A V6 Beats A V8
Q: How does a V6 out-run a V8 with more displacement? A : On a high altitude hill climb where the V6 has twin-turbos compressing the intake...
Saturn Dead?
Bad news for Saturn. Penske just announced that they are backing away, because they are concerned about vehicle availability from GM going ...
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