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Posted April 7 2008 06:24 PM by TT Editors
Automakers these days are cramming third row seats into vehicles of all shapes and sizes, from the lilliputian Kia Rondo to the lumbering Chevrolet Suburban. But not all of these third rows are created equal. The average...
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Posted April 7 2008 04:20 PM by Todd Lassa
DETROIT - On the face of it, this doesn't seem like good timing. A receding economy and an absolutely depressed housing market have pulled down the commercial vehicle market, especially heavy-duty pickup trucks. And on...
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Posted April 4 2008 06:02 PM by TT Editors
The 2009 Infiniti FX expands upon the first generation model with a more aggressive, almost angry look. A new engine lineup means 2009 FXs come with a 3.5-liter V-6 producing 303 horsepower (FX35) while the...
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Posted April 4 2008 04:50 PM by TT Editors
I'm curious about your TOTY selection, the Toyota Tundra. Based on your criteria of superiority, significance, and value, I'm not sure how the selection occurred. Superiority? The recently redesigned Tundra already has...
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Posted April 4 2008 11:34 AM by Edward_Loh
I'm in Greenville, South Carolina this week to check out BMW's all new X6 sport activity coupe. Before we do that, we got to see a little bit on how the X6 is made at BMW's Spartanburg factory.
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Posted April 3 2008 01:27 PM by Melissa
There are thousands of products on display at SEMA each year. The folks at SEMA just published a list of top 20 products that off-roaders buy along with a list of Top 20 lightweight trucks owned by the people buying the...
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Posted April 3 2008 12:13 PM by Todd Lassa
You wouldn't expect this sort of comment from a secretive Cerberus-Chrysler executive any more than you would from a super-secretive Toyota executive. Chrysler late Wednesday issued a "clarification" of its prized vice...
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Posted April 2 2008 01:32 PM by Angus MacKenzie
Man, you shoulda seen the hate mail after we crowned Honda's Ridgeline our 2006 Truck of the Year. I don't just mean readers writing in to express a difference of opinion with our panel of judges: I mean letters and...
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Posted April 2 2008 01:23 PM by Todd Lassa
The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on Tuesday grilled executives of the five biggest oil companies, the ones that made a combined $123 billion last year, about high fuel prices and their...
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Posted April 2 2008 01:18 PM by TT Editors
Auto industry executives overwhelmingly prefer Sen. John McCain for president over Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton while maintaining a pessimistic outlook for the industry overall, according to a survey...
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Posted April 1 2008 12:30 PM by Angus MacKenzie
The ute is Australia's unique contribution to the automotive world. A modest achievement, I know. America gave us the the Mustang and the Corvette. Italy gave us the supercar and Germany the luxury sedan with tire-frying...
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Posted April 1 2008 12:20 PM by TT Editors
With road rockets like the Porsche 911 GT2 and Nissan GT-R making stops at the MT Towers in recent weeks, we've certainly been channeling our inner speed demon lately. But as we enthusiasts are all too painfully aware,...
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Posted March 27 2008 02:11 PM by TT Editors
The full-size SUV is old and busted, the minivan even more so. The new hotness for soccer moms these days are large crossovers like the 2008 Hyundai Veracruz that's recently joined our long term fleet.
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The Asphalt Jungle: Sweet & Low
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Posted March 27 2008 10:41 AM by Arthur St. Antoine
The thing is, back then this actually mattered; being seen in the right wagon carried serious prestige. And our lowly Fairmont was not the right wagon. I'd drool with envy whenever my friend arrived at school stretched...
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Posted March 26 2008 04:44 PM by TT Editors
In "Whale Watching" in the March/April issue of Truck Trend, G.R. Whale questions who is responsible for any tickets if the offender's speed is based upon a radar traffic speed sign. As a recently retired police officer, I...
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