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May

Automobile Sports Car – Your Left Foot: Now Left Out

997-ppk1PORSCHE, to most people, is a sports car. To me, it can be a time machine. Even a new Porsche loaded with technogadgets— a 2009 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, in this case — stirs fond recollections.

It takes me back to 1967. A red 356 Speedster of uncertain 1950s vintage, tossed from one corner to the next, in and out of fog banks, as I furiously shift through the gears on the drive south on California Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. The tattered canvas top is flapping in the wind; my girlfriend, wearing a silk bandana and enormous Audrey Hepburn sunglasses, is smiling…  Details

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May

Automobile New Cars – CEO defends killing off Pontiac

GMC and Buick survive the cuts, while Saturn, Saab and Hummer will be gone by the end of the year

As he faced the media this week and announced the death of the Pontiac brand, GM CEO Fritz Henderson testily defended the decision by attacking “frankly disconcerting” coverage of whether it should have been the GMC truck brand or Buick to receive the axe.

GM executives have been very protective of Buick, not because it’s been burning up the sales charts in North America — in fact far from it — but because of the brand’s popularity in China…  Details

30
Apr

Automobile misc. – Chrysler files Chapter 11; deals to combine with Fiat

Chrysler LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, CNNMoney.com reported on Thursday. But a deal has been reached to combine the company with Fiat in order to allow Chrysler to stay in business.

The bankruptcy filing, which was made in federal court in New York, comes after some of Chrysler’s smaller lenders refused a Treasury Department demand to reduce the amount of money the troubled automaker owed them.

In remarks at the White House, President Obama said …  Details

28
Apr

Automobile Electric – Ford Fusion hybrid hypermiles to 81.5 mpg

fordThe 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid gets up to 41 mpg–officially. But with a little effort, you can easily double that.

That’s what a team of Ford engineers, a hypermiling legend and NASCAR star Carl Edwards managed to pull off this week, registering an average of 81.5 mpg in a 1,445.7-mile journey designed to show off the eco prowess of the new hybrid sedan.

The crew left Mount Vernon, Va., on Saturday morning and finished on the George Washington Parkway in Washington, running out of gas just before dawn. They clicked off the 1,000-mile mark–the original goal– Monday morning, with Edwards at the wheel… Details

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