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Update: Texas high school gets to keep using Ram logo
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , Dodge Remember a couple weeks back when we told you about Chrysler’s improbable legal battle against little Lake Mary High School in Florida? Chrysler’s legal team put the smack down on the school for using the Ram logo as its school insignia, and the law jockeys in Auburn Hills, MI were giving the school until June 15 to remove all instances of the logo at a considerable cost to the school district and neighborhood taxpayers. It appears cooler heads have prevailed at Chrysler, as Allpar is reporting that the school and automaker have made an agreement that allows the school to keep the admittedly perfect-for-a-football-helmet logo, at least until wear and tear requires their replacement. The reported agreement stipulates that the school must declare its partnership with Chrysler on signs stating “Lake Mary: Proud Partner of Chrysler.” We think Chrysler should also sponsor the prom and provide a 300C stretch limousine for every senior.

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NTEA 2010: 2011 GMC Sierra Denali HD puts the Heavy in Heavy Duty
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Truck , Work , GM , GMC , Misc. Auto Shows , Diesel 2011 GMC Sierra Denali HD – Click above for high-res image gallery For the first time in its history – and considering that the company has been around for over 100 years, that’s significant – GMC decided to make an official appearance at the National Truck Equipment Association show in St. Louis. And the Professional Grade brand brought along the heavies…

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Motor Trend Classic resurrected, goes quarterly
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Classics , Convertible 1948 Norman Timbs Special is a Motor Trend Classic – Click above for high-res image gallery We were just talking with a friend about his Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI . “How on earth did you afford that ?” is the highly sanitized version of the question we posed to him. Answer: He bought used, and then explained to us that he would never buy a new car again, no matter what.

Video: Memory Jog – Revisiting the Mercury Tracer
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Classics , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Mercury Classic Mercury Tracer – Click above to watch the video after the break “It’s peppy,” the salesman said as an enticement to buy… It’s not that the Mazda 323/ Ford Laser-based first-generation Tracer was a bad car, but the Escort apparently called stronger for our own hard-earned dollar, so we drove home in a brand new 1989 wagon. Ford apparently figured this out with the second-generation Tracer, which was joined with the Escort as part of a comprehensive redesign in the early 1990s. Must have been a step in the right direction – that car managed to make it onto Car & Driver’s 10Best list

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Video: Memory Jog – Revisiting the Mercury Tracer
GM quickly one-ups Ford with 2011 Duramax diesel ratings, shows off GMC Sierra Denali HD
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Truck , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , GMC , Diesel 2011 GMC Sierra Denali HD – Click above for high-res image gallery Not even a month ago, at the end of our post on the 2011 Ford Super Duty engine specs, we wrote: “General Motors, there’s a big ass ball in your court.” Someone at GM has apparently grabbed their big ass racket and said, “Oh, I got this…”, then smacked the ball right back into play. The Ford ’s measurements 390 horsepower, 735 pound-feet of grunt. The General has just announced that its 6.6-liter Duramax turbo diesel has 397 horsepower and 765 lb-ft. of torque, a jump of 32 horsepower and 105 lb-ft

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GM quickly one-ups Ford with 2011 Duramax diesel ratings, shows off GMC Sierra Denali HD