Archive for March, 2008

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Robust pick-up truck

Filed under: Spy Photos, Trucks/Pickups, Volkswagen
Rumors of a German (or at least German-branded) pickup truck have been bouncing around longer than a Lamborghini sport-ute or Ferrari sedan, and may seem just as out of place. But the automotive paparazzi have brought the speculation back to the forefront, spying a developmental test mule of what is […]

$100K for a Tiger Woods-used Enclave? Seriously?

Filed under: Auction Action, Crossovers/CUVs, Buick, Celebrities
Click image for a gallery of the Enclave used by Tiger Woods
In January, EA Sports held an online contest for Tiger Woods 08 players on the XBOX 360. First prize was a 2008 Buick Enclave CXL courtesy car used by Tiger during December’s 2007 Target World Challenge golf tournament. […]

Time for an update of the Automotive Family Tree

Filed under: Etc.
In the automotive world, seven degrees of separation does not apply. If you connect all the major players via their joint ventures, licensing agreements and percentage-stakes of ownership, the degrees of separation should be reduced to something more like two. Visualizing these connections is difficult, but thanks to someone with way too much […]

Losing lottery tickets used to create HUMMER H3

Filed under: SUVs, Etc., GM, HUMMER
Click the image above for more pics
With the rise in fuel prices in recent years, the HUMMER brand has been the poster child for gas-guzzling. For some, however, the rugged vehicles represent a dream come true. The husband-wife art duo of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom wanted to make their […]

The Wickerbike - a greener kind of Harley

Filed under: Etc., Motorcycles
Click to see more pictures of the Wickerbike
We can’t actually remember ever meeting the elusive crack band of Russian bikers known as Hell’s Weavers, but we now have definitive proof that the group does indeed exist. Eschewing the dangerous rough-and-tumble lifestyle of drinking and running amok, the Weavers are rumored to have […]

Upcoming Pontiac Ute gets five stars in Australian crash test

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Safety, Ford, Pontiac

For those of you interested in picking up one of the new Pontiac G8 ST utes when they come to the US next year there’s good news. In a recent round of ute/pickup crash testing in Australia, the Holden Commodore Ute beat all comers to score five stars. No competitor […]

Pair of KITTs, right to last KR sells for $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Auction Action, Ford, Shelby

While we wouldn’t give high ratings to the Knight Rider pilot movie on NBC, we are still fans of the star of the show, KITT. When Ford and Barrett-Jackson announced that a pair of KITTs would be sold in Palm Beach this year, we immediately went to check […]

American Axle strike idles first GM passenger car plant

Filed under: Buick, Cadillac, GM, UAW/Unions
When the American Axle strike began, GM had a 106-day supply of pickup trucks on dealer lots, and even a month-long strike likely wouldn’t have hurt the Detroit automaker. It has now been more than a month, the strike isn’t any closer to ending, and now GM’s car plants are […]

Motor Trend claims Nissan GT-R making at least 507 HP

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Tech, Nissan

For car buffs it’s baffling (and pretty cool, too) to see a $70,000 Nissan weighing nearly 4,000 lbs whoop up on lighter, more powerful cars. The GT-R lapped more than five seconds quicker than a Corvette Z06 and 911 Turbo at Buttonwillow Raceway during Road and Track’s test, and Car […]

Beijing ‘08 Preview: Geely GE MPV concept

Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, China, Crossovers/CUVs, Misc. Auto Shows

When it comes to new Chinese debuts set for Beijing next month, the steady drip of photos accompanied by little to know info continues apace. The latest is another MPV study from Geely, which will have eighteen vehicles scattered about the show floor. Geely might call this an […]