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Review: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: SUV , Jeep , Reviews , Luxury Proof Positive That Chrysler Can Still Compete 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Click above for high-res image gallery We’re finally beginning to get a glimpse of exactly what Chrysler has been up to since snagging a whopping $6.6 billion in federal funding during the automotive implosion of 2009. While General Motors has been busily chugging along like nothing happened, the Pentastar hasn’t exactly rolled out a wave of new and refreshed models. There’s been an obvious hitch in the Chrysler giddy up, and those loyal to the company’s three brands have been forced to settle for little more than slightly reworked option packages… until now.
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2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4×4
Posted by: | Comments2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4×4 A big, beefy honker that’s more than capable of tackling whatever terrain Mother Nature throws at it The 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab definitely performed admirably hauling some of my family of four’s belongings from our temporary pad to our new home this weekend. The jacked-up suspension, however, results in an unwieldy load height, so entering the cabin without running boards was a challenge for everyone. I can’t imagine owning this truck without adding at least a step bar. Photo Gallery: 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4×4 – Editor’s Notebook – Automobile Magazine 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon Crew Cab 4×4 | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us
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New record set for world’s fastest furniture
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Etc. , UK Englishman Perry Watkins has already built the world’s smallest car , at just over 39 inches high, and the Flatmobile (pictured), that’s 30 inches high. Adding to that list of palmares, Watkins took the record for the fastest “piece of furniture,” placing a dinner table with settings for four – including chairs – on top of a nitrous-boosted Reliant Scimitar engine. Over two runs on a 500-meter track in Nottinghamshire, he averaged almost 114 miles per hour
Spy Shots: Fiat 500 getting AWD variant?
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Spy Photos , Hatchback , Fiat An alert enthusiast in Sicily caught sight of a jacked up Fiat 500 and crawled underneath to investigate. What he found was a driveshaft and rear differential, leading one to deduce that Fiat is working on an all-wheel-drive version of its popular little hatch. This update would be a natural evolution: the Fiat Panda, on which the 500 is based, is already available with AWD as the Panda Cross. According to alVolante.com, a business plan Fiat submitted to the Italian government during recent union talks says that just such a 500 will come in 2012.
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How they made Lexus IS "Music Track" commercial
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Sedan , Etc. , Videos , Lexus , Luxury The making of “Music Track” – Click above to watch the video after the jump Lexus kicked off its “Wield Precision” campaign with a nice drum solo performed by a 2011 Lexus IS sport sedan . Now it’s giving us a sneak peak into how the spot came together.
Report: Next Mazda RX-8 to use Sky G rotary
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Japan , Technology , Mazda Mazda has big plans for the future of its rotary engine. According to GoAuto, the company is currently hard at work on improving the powerplant’s fuel economy by a full 50 percent. If it can pull it off, the new mill will proudly wear the same ” Sky ” designation as its traditional four-cylinder counterparts. The site quotes Seita Kanai, Mazda’s director of R&D and program management, as saying that upping the rotary’s fuel economy is essential for the engine’s survival
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