Jan 10

The rest from the autoshow

So we obsessively covered Chevy yesterday but believe it or not they weren’t the only ones at the autoshow yesterday. So let’s do a round up of the rest and maybe later in the week we will take a closer look at some of the good stuff.

The new NSX was shown. I’m undecided on it right now and I’m not terribly excited about it because it’s a hybrid. Due super car buyers really want their super car to be a hybrid? Worth noting is that it will be built stateside, which is awesome! Go Honda!

Cady may build a diesel and a coupe convertible version of the ATS. DO IT!!!! and while you are at it an ATS-V will be sweet. We are definitely going to dive back into the ATS later this week.

Toyota announced the Prius C. I’m not a fan of the Prius, but the Prius C will be priced at 19k. It’s nice to see hybrid technology to continue to come down in price and it’s not shocker Toyota is the one to pull it off. Good for you Toyota.

The Buick Encore debuted. Think Sonic sized SUV on the Sonic platform with the ecotec 1.4L 140hp engine. No official word on pricing but considering it’s size and where it slots into the line up we are thinking maybe around 20k.

Hyundai released details on the Volester turbo, which is going to have 201hp. I’d like to drive one to see if it cures what ailes the current Volester.

Jan 09

Chevy shoots and misses with a new concept. The Code

As some guy that runs this random blog I’ve had to make a decision.  Do I do like all the other car blogs out there and just repost press releases from the big automakers and call it news or do I wade through the corporate dribble find the info and give you the info you want, hopefully with a little wit and humor that makes you not hate me.  Well at the risk of ticking off the corporate handlers I chose the later.  I’d rather be informative and entertaining then boring.  So why say this in a post about the Chevy Code?  Because it’s more important now then ever to not just move some facts around.

Today Chevy unveiled two concepts one being called the Code 130R and the other the Tru140s.  The code sounds like a crappy TV show and the Tru a rapper.  I’m nit picking though.  What Chevy has done here has disappointed.  The press release starts out saying

“According to U.S. Census data, there are 80 million American consumers approaching 30. They represent 40 percent of today’s potential car-buying public and a combined $1 trillion in purchasing power.”

 

Which lets us know that this car will be a huge disappointment.  It’s built by bean counters for bean counters.  They claim to have talked to “young people” to see what they want, which I’m sure they did, but I guarantee none of those young people were car people.

Here is the skinny on the Code.

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Jan 09

Chevy Unveils the Sonic RS

We kind of knew this was coming but now it’s official.  At the International Autoshow in Detroit Chevy unveiled the Sonic RS.  The latest and greatest in hot hatchery looks to be a nice upgrade from the base model Sonic, which was already pretty decent.

 

 

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Jan 08

Profile: The Dodge Viper

The Dodge Viper may have only been around for a little over 20 years, but, in that time, it has reached legendary status. The Viper was born as a revisioning of the AC Cobra. The concept – brutal power and minimal creature comforts which would result in a pure sports car. Carroll Shelby himself was involved in the early design stages of the Viper.

 

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Jan 08

Top Gear returns on the 29th!

Top Gear fans, the long wait is over.  TG will be back on the 29th of January.  Wahoo!

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