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I'm a proud liberal Detroiter with two Saabs, a Snapper & a Schwinn in the garage.
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SOUND OFF: Detroit Lobbies For Your Tax Dollars To Bail Them Out!

Agent009 submitted on 8/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:34:50 AM

First came Bear Stearns, then mortgage lenders and borrowers, followed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: They've all looked to Uncle Sam for a bailout, and now the word around Washington is that Detroit will be next on the taxpayer supplicant list. Earl...

53 user comments | Category: Misc News

35 Votes

This Should Be Fun- What Auto Brand Do You HATE The Most?

Agent001 submitted on 8/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:50:58 AM

If you're a regular reader of AutoSpies.com or any other car website (i think there are others) you're used to everyone grabbing on and lauding and defending their favorite brand or brands.So for today I thought I would be interesting to turn the tab...

159 user comments | Category: Report Cards

99 Votes

Chrysler enters hybrid segment

rybo submitted on 8/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:26:48 PM

Chrysler’s new Dodge Durango and Aspen hybrid SUVs finally began rolling off assembly lines this week at the company’s Newark plant in Delaware. The two SUVs are Chrysler’s first entries in the hybrid market and are claimed to offer a 25% improve...

11 user comments | Category: Misc News

9 Votes

Who Will Be The Biggest Loser In The Luxury Car Market For 2008?

Agent009 submitted on 8/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:49:11 PM

Most manufactures have already chalked 2008 as the year they would rather forget than remember. We all like to rally behind our favorite luxury Marque and marvel at the new offerings and impressive sales gains they typically post year in ...

128 user comments | Category: Misc News

62 Votes

First official photos of the Chevrolet Cruze

iepurilah submitted on 8/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:58:48 AM

Today GM released the first photographs of Chevrolet's all-new Cruze sedan which will make its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. Cruze's arching roof-line, extending from the steeply raked windshield to its sloping rear pillars and s...

23 user comments | Category: New Cars

23 Votes

2009 Jetta TDI Road Test: Has Volkwagen Finally Created The GTI's Little Brother?

Agent009 submitted on 8/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:42:49 AM

In the past five years, Volkswagen has had its pants around its ankles. Gas tripled in price, Al Gore invented the environment and the brand once known for frugality didn't have U.S. products that could compete on fuel economy. Volkswagen’s die...

31 user comments | Category: Reviews

21 Votes

GM releases official teaser-images of the Chevrolet Volt

omarrana submitted on 8/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:32:55 PM

Following a little sneak peek at the production Volt on TV in an interview with ABC, Bob Boniface, Director of Design for Chevrolet Volt, wrote a little piece on GM’s FastLane Blog about the upcoming production version of the plug-in hybrid. Along wi...

10 user comments | Category: New Cars

11 Votes

New Insignia wagon breaks cover

rybo submitted on 8/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:57:07 AM

The much-anticipated Opel Insignia will debut a new station wagon variant at this October’s Paris Motor Show, where it will join the previous sedan and hatchback versions of the upcoming car. Dubbed the ‘Opel Insignia Sports Tourer,’ the new stat...

15 user comments | Category: Misc News

16 Votes

Are You Left Wing Or The Right Wing When It Comes To Conserving Oil?

Agent009 submitted on 8/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:42:37 AM

Everyone wants cars with better gas mileage. The question is how to get them. Left-wingers believe the best way is by government regulation. Order the carmakers to raise fuel economy to an impressive figure. Right-wingers say there is a better way, &...

197 user comments | Category: Misc News

44 Votes

The Sport Ute No One Asked For Officially Becomes the Pontiac G8 ST

Agent009 submitted on 8/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:22:33 AM

After sifting through more than 18,000 possibilities, Pontiac has chosen to keep it simple, naming the recently revealed G8 sport truck the "G8 ST."Thousands of fans submitted suggestions during a "Tame the Name" promotion, which ...

32 user comments | Category: New Cars

28 Votes

Ford's global Focus will bring in double-digit percentage profit

omarrana submitted on 8/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:36:46 PM

According to Mark Fields FoMoCo’s president of the Americas, the upcoming North American and European Ford Focus will share 90 percent of their parts and about 20 percent of their current edition parts. Fields said that the the new Focus and other...

8 user comments | Category: New Cars

11 Votes

Insurance institute scores BMW 3-Series convertible only 'MARGINAL' in side crash tests

Agent001 submitted on 5/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:39:32 PM

CNN is reporting that the insurance institute for highway safety has ranked the BMW 3-Series 'MARGINAL' in its latest side crash tests. The Saab and Volvo convertibles scored higher with a 'Good' ranking in all three tests (Front, side and rear w...

78 user comments | Category: Spy News

57 Votes

World's First Air-Powered Car: Zero Emissions by Next Summer

Luxurious submitted on 5/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:57:17 AM

India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosio...

23 user comments | Category: Misc News

15 Votes

Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 Corvertibles Rank High in First Crash Tests, Others Disappoint

Agent009 submitted on 5/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:19:45 AM

The Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK award for superior crash protection in the first tests the Institute has conducted of 10 midsize convertible models. The Saab and Volvo earn the top rating o...

12 user comments | Category: Misc News

11 Votes

CONFIRMED: Buick getting fourth model, Velite likely

Luxurious submitted on 5/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:33:42 AM

In an interview with Car and Driver, Troy Clarke, president of GM's North American efforts, confirmed that Buick would be getting another model by the end of the decade. The forth vehicle to join the Buick stable will be rear-wheel drive and take cue...

9 user comments | Category: Misc News

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