Posts Tagged ‘los angeles times’
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Vauxhall Insignia Sports TourerThe all-new Insignia is about to go on sale as a Vauxhall in Britain and an Opel throughout the rest of Europe, thereby replacing the Vectra sedan. It's a marked improvement over its predecessor in style, and we're eager for it t......
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Posted in Wagons/Estates, gm | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The midsized sedan has been growing in all directions for decades, but soaring fuel prices have customers begging for something smaller. GM is heeding the call as it is preparing a smaller batch of next generation Saabs. The next 9-3 was originally slated to be underpinned by the Epsilon II, but in ......
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Opel will be following the lead of its corporate sibling, Vauxhall, later this year when it unveils a new badge to correlate with the release of the Insignia sedan. The restyled emblem will still feature the Opel nameplate and lightening bolt, but will be coated in polished metal and will attempt to......
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
General Motors' European division has announced the development of three new engines that will provide the power consumers crave while returning higher fuel economy and lower emissions. Two turbocharged engines, ranging in output from 1.0- to 1.4-liters will between 120 hp and 129 lb.-ft. of torque,......
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette CompetitionThe Chevy Corvette trails only the Ford Mustang in number of special editions offered from the factory and by third-party tuners. Aside from the Z06 and ZR1, GM has also offered Vette-o-philes the Victory Edition (Euro only), 427 Limited Ed......
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Click image for a gallery of the suspected Lincoln MKT muleAccording to an LA Times piece on the silliness that is modern vehicle naming, the paper appears to have flubbed a little bit revealing that Ford will introduce the 2009 Lincoln MKT at the Detroit Auto Show next week. What's the MKT? Well, ......
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Posted in Crossovers/CUVs, Spy Photos, detroit auto show, ford, lincoln | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
According to the Oakland, CA police, carjackings in Raider Nation occur at the rate of about one per day. While we don't follow the news out of Oaktown on a regular basis, we're fairly certain most carjackings don't make the daily paper. So why then has the LA Times covered a carjacking in Oakland......
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Thursday, June 7th, 2007
Remember Dietrich? He was the mystery German man Stefan Eriksson first said was driving that Ferrari Enzo last year when it crashed. After Eriksson admitted to being the driver, Eriksson said he must have fabricated Dietrich due to the blackout he suffered after the crash.Los Angeles County sheriff'......
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
It came as no surprise to anyone in 2003 when Toyota overtook Ford as the world's No. 2 automaker. And despite Toyota's good will gesture of raising prices to protect U.S. automakers, it was no secret the Japanese company was gunning for the No. 1 position. Now it's, well, somewhat official. The Wal......
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
The late Otis Chandler's collection of vintage autos and motorcycles was auctioned off over the weekend and the final numbers were record-breaking. A total of $36 million of art, cars and bikes went across the block, setting a record for a single collection. The previous record was for a 1990 Sotheb......
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