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Maybach Thumbs Distinctive Nose At Failing Economy
RideLust | 13 hours ago by Ryan Caldwell
2009 Maybach 62S Landaulet Despite rumors that sales of the uber-luxury Maybach sedan have slowed to a death march, Daimler CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche has reassured rabid fans of the line [namely, Busta Ryhmes and Rick Ross] that Maybach is here to stay. read more
Spied: 2010 BMW Z4 Caught Undercover In L.A.
RideLust | October 9th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
On his way to work this morning, TheTorqueReport ’s Marc Carter caught an impromptu glimpse of the highly anticipated 2010 Z4. Definitely bigger then the current Z4, preliminary specs indicate the next-gen Z4 will ride on the 3-series platform read more
TV Cars: The Lotus Seven from The Prisoner
RideLust | October 9th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Supposedly, Patrick McGoohan picked the Lotus Seven because it had a more rebellious quality about it that fit the premise of The Prisoner. If McGoohan had chosen the original Lotus Elan he had planned, or some other car for the title sequence, ther read more
Ford’s Volvo Subsidiary Cuts 6,000 Jobs - Triple Their Planned…
RideLust | October 9th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
US Auto sales dropped almost 30% last month, and four out of the five biggest car makers in Europe had declining sales as well. Things look bad for the auto industry. But it’s a good thing, lean times strip the dead weight, allow only the bes read more
30 Smoking Hot Booth Babes, Totally SFW
RideLust | October 9th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Unlike RideLust’s previous salute to the Auto Show Girl, this titillating pictorial is completely tame enough to avoid an awkward Monday-morning chat with HR, yet still guaranteed to take your mind off the daily grind. Enjoy, and as I said befo read more
GM Cancels TV Sponsorships, Tosses Hyundai The Keys
RideLust | October 9th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
In the midst of well documented financial difficulties, GM pulled the plug on its sponsorship of several ABC televised events, including the highly publicized Oscar awards. Although undeniably a wise fiscal move for General Motors, the decision to read more
2009 Chevy Orlando Makes A U-Turn At U.S. Border
RideLust | October 8th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Unveiled last week at the Paris Auto Show 2008 as one of GM’s new “global cars”, the Chevy Orlando was slated to hit the U.S. market in 2009. Today, it was announced that GM is canceling plans for a U.S. debut, opting instead to kee read more
2009 Dodge Challenger Convertible Sent To The Scrap Heap
RideLust | October 8th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
2009 Dodge Challenger Drop-Top Today, Chrysler announced that, contrary to earlier plans, they will not be offering a convertible option for the 2009 Dodge Challenger. The announcement follows yesterday’s similar announcement by cash-strapped D read more
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
The Conservation Report | October 8th 2008 by Buck Denton
AGRICULTURE: SCIENTIST AT WORK | NORMAN T. UPHOFF: Food Revolution That Starts With Rice ANIMAL WELFARE: Boy fed zoo reptiles to crocodile: A seven-year-old boy has been filmed going on the rampage at a popular zoo in Australia, killing rare rep read more
Free cars if you turn in your gas guzzler! And free gas for a ye…
Kevin Colby: Libertarian political news blogger | October 8th 2008 by Kevin Colby
Socialist leader Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has offered free cars to his government controlled citizens if they turn in there gas guzzling cars. And he will even throw in a free year of gas. Here are some fun facts about Venezuela. In 2007, while Ve read more
GM Recall Sends Microheat, Inc. Up In Smoke
RideLust | October 7th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
In September, GM issued a recall on a total of 944,000 of its vehicles over concerns of electrical fires. According to the NHSTA, a short circuit in the wiper fluid system’s electric wiring could cause other electrical features to malfunction, over read more
Jalopnik’s Pictorial: The Women of the 2008 Paris Motor Show, L…
RideLust | October 6th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
As you may know, one of the biggest automotive events in the civilized world, The Paris Motor Show, started this past Saturday. Right now, Paris is crawling with the top names in the automotive business, executives and designers and engineers and ge read more
$25 billion for U.S. auto makers was a loan to help pay for emiss…
Kevin Colby: Libertarian political news blogger | October 4th 2008 by Kevin Colby
Government loans awarded to three major US automakers are justified as they need them to meet new environmental regulations, Ford chief executive Alan Mulally said Thursday "This is not about a bailout," the Ford chief executive told AFP in an inter read more
Toyota Announces 0% Financing On 11 Models, Worst Sales Drop In 4…
RideLust | October 3rd 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Yesterday, Toyota announced that they will begin offering 0% financing on 11 vehicle models, a maneuver simply unheard of throughout company history. Described by mouthpieces as a strategic marketing move intended to capitalize on Detroit’s cre read more
Who Owns Who?
The best interesting news online. | October 3rd 2008
Who Owns Who? On Wed Mar 26 2008 official announcement of the sale of Ford luxe brands Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata got us thinking about the big picture. Yes, we were trying to map out in our minds what the global auto industry looks like these day read more
Whiny Auto Makers Kick Off Paris Auto Show ‘08 With A Buzz[kill…
RideLust | October 2nd 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
The 2008 Paris Auto Show kicked off today amid highly publicized financial turmoil in the auto industry and rather than attempt to make the best of an admittedly dismal situation, many auto makers chose to take the Al Gore approach. Lest anyone think read more
Automakers get $25 Billion from Bush, God dang it!
zedomax.com - blog about DIYs and Review on reviews of gadge… | October 1st 2008 by Max Lee
Our President Bush, the most miserable failure in history of the United States, decides to sign another bill that will allow automakers to borrow $25 Billion, adding to the national deficit of $700 billion.(or is it $800 billion) Whatever the case is read more
Jaguar/Land Rover Struggle Since Sale
RideLust | October 1st 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
More bad news for Jaguar and Land Rover who were purchased from Ford by Indian automaker Tata Motors for $2.3 billion last march. The already struggling British manufacturers have announced that they will cease production for a week at the end of O read more
Does Hyundai get U.S. Consumers?
American Cars | October 1st 2008
I’ve levied my share of criticism at Hyundai, the Korean automaker which first introduced their vehicles to the US market in the mid1980s. Back then, the compact Hyundai Excel was the cheapest priced car sold in America, with a starting price o read more
Washington Approves $25 Billion Dollar Bailout For Detroit 3
RideLust | October 1st 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
In the wake of the crushed $700 billion dollar emergency financial measure that sparked a historic plunge of the Dow Jones and caused many to wonder about the future of America’s economy, President Bush passed into law Tuesday a revised version read more
The Magnetic Air Car: Another Perpetual Motion Machine, Or Real?
RideLust | September 30th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
We wrote about the Tata motors air car and how it works a while ago. But now, another air car is getting some attention, the San Jose based Magnetic Air Car. The Magnetic Air Car supposedly uses the same compressed air technology as the Tata air ca read more
25 Billion Dollar Loan Package Good for Detroit 3
eXtreme Auto Zine | September 30th 2008 by JAvery
The trashed $700 billion dollar bailout plan may have caused a ruckus in the U.S. Stock market, affecting automakers’ stocks with it. But if ever the auto industry in the U.S. has some bit of good news amidst the worse financial crisis since the gr read more
Loan Package Yay, Bailout Nay
The Auto Writer | September 30th 2008 by Matt Keegan
As of this writing, the loan package for the $25 billion loan package for the auto industry went through while the $700 billion bail out for the financial services industry was a bust. Granted, the latter will probably come up for a vote again shortl read more
2010 Saab 9-4X Spied In The Nude
RideLust | September 29th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Codenamed GMT168, the new Saab 9-4X is intended to kick off Saab’s highly anticipated aesthetic overhaul with its introduction in 2010. Until recently, photos of the 2010 Saab 9-4X were limited to heavily camouflaged spy shots, but Brenda Pridd read more
Paris Auto Show Teaser Video: BMW Concept X1
RideLust | September 29th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
BMW X1 Spy Shot [Source: Motorbang.com] Looking to generate some hype for the BMW Concept X1 that’s scheduled to premiere at the 2008 Paris Auto Show next week, BMW-web.tv uploaded video footage giving us a sneak peak of the new BMW Concept X1 read more
2010 Mercury Milan Spy Shots Reveal Mercury’s New Design Direct…
RideLust | September 29th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Ford believes the future of the automobile industry lies in the compact, crossover market and to prepare, they’ll be introducing two new vehicles to the Mercury line up in 2010. First on the list is a redesigned Mercury Milan sedan, which spy s read more
House Approves $25 Billion Automotive Industry Bailout Loan - Eco…
RideLust | September 26th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
“Government is the great fiction through which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else.” -Frédéric Bastiat The House of Representatives recently approved $25 billion in loans for the Detroit Three, and the Energy Depa read more
Mercedes-Benz North America Recalls 102,954 M-Class SUVs
RideLust | September 26th 2008 by Ryan Caldwell
Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz issued a recall on 102,954 M-Class SUVs because of a power-steering defect. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall, which will begin in October, is effective for all M-Class SUVs manufactu read more
Car Companies Get a Bailout Too
The Freedom Factory | September 25th 2008 by Rob Viglione
In a move completely separate from the proposed $700 billion bailout, the House recently approved a measure to give $25Â billion to the struggling American car companies. Here’s an interesting quote from the article: “The [auto] industryâ read more
Flash of Genius
Where's the Outrage? | September 25th 2008 by Errington Thompson
I heard about this story over a decade ago. I’m glad that someone has made this into a movie. ShareThis read more
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