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The Lincoln Town Car Lives On
By Chris Haak It's well known that the Panther platformed-Lincoln Town Car is being put to pasture later this year (as is its platform-mate, the Ford Crown Victoria). Lincoln...
Feds Find No Defects in Toyota’s Electronic Throttles
By Chris Haak So, it was about the floormats and pedals after all. More than a year after Toyota's reputation for quality and safety was damaged by a tsunami of recalls (18...
GM Reveals the Ultimate Camaro, Called ZL1
By Chris Haak The RPO code ZL-1 from the GM order book in the sixties has near-mythical status in the minds of gearheads. For the 1969 model year, just 69 ZL1 Camaros were...
Fiat Considers Moving HQ to Detroit, Annoys Italians
By Chris Haak Italian automaker Fiat, which of course has a large ownership stake in Chrysler Group, and which is in the process of planting its Fiat flag on US soil again in...
Do Ford’s Q4 2010 Results Mean the Turnaround Has Stalled?
By Chris Haak Ford has been releasing some increasingly attractive earnings reports lately, dating back seven quarters, showing only black ink on its GAAP financials since the...
BMW’s 2.0 Liter Turbo Four Replacing NA Inline Six in US
By Chris Haak According to a report published in Carscoop, BMW has released a statement saying that the new 2.0 liter turbo four would be making its US debut sometime during...
2012 Pagani Huayra Supercar Revealed
The Pagani Zonda, one of the rarest and most sought-after supercars in history, has finally been supplanted. It's OK, though, because the new sheriff in town happens to also be...
Detroit 2011: 2012 Honda Civic Coupe and Sedan
By Chris Haak As Autoextremist Peter DeLorenzo is fond to point out, Honda’s famous focus on engineering excellence is part of the reason that the company is called, “Honda...
Detroit 2011: Porsche 918 RSR
By Chris Haak Purists and automotive writers alike love to complain about the damage that Porsche's move into SUVs and large, heavy sedans has done to the company's brand and its...
NAIAS Preview: 2012 Volkswagen Passat
By Chris Haak Talk about anti-climactic news. The night before the NAIAS in Detroit, Volkswagen revealed its long-awaited New Midsize Sedan (NMS), and surprise - the car is to...