Posts Tagged ‘pacifica’

Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse caught with little camo plus interior

Friday, September 19th, 2008
Click above for high-res spy shot gallery of the 2010 Buick LaCrosseLet's forget about the Pontiac G3 for now and focus on what General Motors is doing right. Case in point is the upcoming 2010 Buick LaCrosse, which has just been caught undergoing testing wearing very little camouflage. We can clear......

First Ride: Trekking Fiat 500 makes SoCal stop

Monday, August 4th, 2008
Click image for high-res gallery of pics of the first Fiat 500 in the StatesJim Magill's little Fiat 500 made a stop in SoCal this weekend and we were among the lucky few who got some seat time in it. As we recently blogged, Jim shipped his microcar to the States all the way from Belfast, Northern I......

VIDEO UPDATE: Bailey Blade progressing

Monday, June 16th, 2008
Building the Bailey Blade!Just the other day I said to myself, "I should write Neal Bailey at Bailey Speed and see how he's coming on the Blade." Last time we heard from him was back in March, which is like 20 blog years. But before I could fire off a "wassup" to Mr. Bailey, I got a message from hi......

2009 Mazda6 caught in the wild, sort of

Monday, June 16th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of all-new Mazda6 shotsFew cars have generated as much traffic for Autoblog lately as the all-new 2009 Mazda6. We have been talking about this car for a long time, sharing pics and renderings, rumors and speculation. While Mazda shared some official pics of the U.S. ......

Seat Time: Getting intimate with the 2008 Lotus Challenge Series

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery from the Lotus Challenge Series.Jack Fried is barely audible under the stentorian sound of the supercharged four behind our heads. With two helmets worth of plastic and padding between his strained, soft-spoken voice and my assaulted ears, I'm only able to make ou......

2009 BMW X6 First Drive Photos

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
We’ve been covering the X6 since it was just a concept but we recently traveled to the BMW Spartanburg, SC plant to get seat time in the all-new 2009 X6.For those who aren’t familiar with the 2009 X6, the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) is the latest offering from BMW, a brand new vehicle fitted wit......

GT Academy competition to put GT5 Prologue player in real race

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
This is either the stupidest idea ever or the most brilliant co-promotion for two brands in the history of mankind. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, the distributor of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue across the pond, and Nissan are joining forces to host a competition that could place a really good gamer......

JDM Nissan GT-R benefits from U.S. market tweaks

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Nissan GT-R in action.While sitting through what felt like the longest press conference ever before we got some seat time in the Nissan GT-R, one of the engineers on hand mentioned that Godzilla's suspension would be tweaked for the U.S. market. When asked w......

Chrysler Pacifica being investigated by NHTSA for fires

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Investigators for the National Highway Traffic safety Administration are taking a closer look at 2007 Chrysler Pacificas equipped with the 4.0-liter V6. There is a concern that the vehicles could be prone to engine bay fires. A cross-threaded power steering fitting that prevents proper sealing of th......

smart fortwo: A smart Idea?

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Over 25 years ago, the seeds were planted for the smart fortwo. Back then, Mercedes-Benz tabled a design that they didn’t feel could meet their stringent safety requirements with 1972 technology.Ten years ago, technology caught up, and a creative and technical collaboration between Mercedes-Benz a......