Archive for January 1st, 1970
Autoblog Podcast #58 [Enhanced]
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Videos
Chris Shunk has produced for us another enhanced version of the Autoblog Podcast, this time of our last episode, #58. You can check it out by watching it right now above or downloading an iPod compatible version to watch at your leisure. Enjoy!
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Autoblog Podcast #42
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
The Autoblog Podcast, Episode #42 is now available for your listening pleasure. Ford once again came up as a topic, this week for the new Mondeo that dominated the posts last week. Seriously Ford, we all want it sold in the States, why won’t you just let us have it? Now that’d be [...]
Autoblog Podcast #45
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
The 45th episode of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and we’ve been joined on this podcast by Alex Nunez who demanded to make an appearance so we could talk so more about Ford. Both Alex and myself have strong opinions about the mistakes that were made by Ford in the past six years [...]
Autoblog Podcast #48
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
We wanted to make sure everyone had the latest Autoblog Podcast to listen to while travelling to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, so here we are with episode #48. We begin the podcast discussing the impact of Ford delaying the delivery of the Edge and Lincoln MKX crossovers, which leads us to speculate [...]
Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes #1: Winner announced
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Contests
Episode 51 of the Autoblog Podcast will be released later today, but before it goes live we need to announce the winner of the first Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes and kick of Sweepstakes #2. We received 120 entries with the secret keyword announced on Episode #50, and the randomly chosen winner of [...]
Autoblog Podcast #51: Win an iPod Nano for listening!
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
Welcome to the Autoblog Podcast #51, or as we like to call it, episode #2 of the relaunched Autoblog Podcast. Feedback on the new sound has been extremely positive so far and we’ve done more to refine the sound in this episode. The Autoblog Podcast is also now firmly seated in the No. [...]
Autoblog Podcast #56
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
We start of episode #56 of the Autoblog Podcast discussing the Pontiac G8, of which Rick Wagoner had just pulled the cover off in a clip of ABC World News Tonight. While the thought of a rear-wheel drive Pontiac sedan is the hotness any way you cut it, not all of us were [...]
Is this Honda Racing F1’s new livery?
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Motorsports, Honda
Click image for hi-res version
Thanks to tipster Joseff, we think the answer is a resounding “YES!” Once again, it appears that the discovery was made by playing with URL strings, in this case, the tinkering took place in the Honda Racing F1 gallery. The photos immediately preceding this one are of the [...]
Winding Road gets seat time in the JAS CTR
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Hatchbacks, Honda
As 2006 drew to a close, a few details and pictures about JAS Motorsport’s race-prepped Civic Type-R hit the web. Little was known at the time about what modifications had been made to the Euro hatch to ready it for its assault on the Group-A rally circuit, but our fortunate [...]
Spy Shots: BMW Z4 (not Z9)
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertibles, BMW
Way back in January, we saw pictures of what many thought was the new Z9, but we Autobloggers weren’t so sure. The folks over at KGP Photography captured a series of spy shots that shows that it’s extremely likely that this future BMW is likely the Z4 or even a [...]
Audi releases official info on A5 / S5 with NEW PICS!
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Coupes, Audi
click above image to view our high-res gallery of the Audi S5 and below for the A5
This evening Audi released its official press release heralding the arrival of its new A5 and S5 coupes. The cars will be available to order presumably in Europe only at first on March 6 with deliveries [...]
You get a sticker: 500 Wants You reveals five finalists
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Economy, Etc., Hatchbacks
The triumphant return of the Fiat 500 back into production, which has been moved up to July of this year, has created an outlet for artist types to express their affection for the little city car. The 500 Wants You website was set up a while back to wrangle these expressions [...]
VIDEO: Top Gear takes a Reliant Robin to the heavens… and back
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Euro, Videos
If you missed the most recent episode of Top Gear (download it here via bittorrent), we feel obliged to bring you this clip of what was by far the show’s highlight. As if the Clarkson, Mays and Hammond haven’t learned already that disaster lurks around every corner, they thought it would be [...]
Shipping company employee (POSSIBLY) carted off to jail for Corvette SS pics
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Etc., Supercars, Chevrolet, GM
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We’ve just learned that EMO TRANS, the shipping company that was hired by General Motors to transport a Corvette SS mule to Germany for testing on the Nurburgring, has fired the employee who took pictures of the vehicle and posted them on the internet. [...]
SHO Time! Taurus SHO should return to lineup, too
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Etc., Ford
click on above image to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford Taurus SHO photoshop
I’ve never been one to hide my unabashed appreciation for the Ford Taurus SHO (the first generation in particular, as they got progressively worse with each gen IMHO). Readers got a total kick out of the Ford [...]
AutoblogGreen for 02.23.07
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green
Have you heard of the Kurrent? It’s a small, American-made electric vehicle, and AutoblogGreen got a peek at the assembly location and took one for a test drive. You can watch the video below, read more on the Kurrent and manufacturer American Electric Vehicle here and see our gallery of images here.
But [...]
GM extends incentive deal and adds Saturn Vue Green Line
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, GM
GM has been working hard over the past 14 months to curtail incentive spending. Last month the company may have shown too much restraint with sales that were down eight percent vs. 2006 levels. GM knows as well as anybody how to get rid of excess invetory; slap a 0% sticker on [...]
VW not interested in buying Chrysler Group
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Chrysler, Volkswagen
Gee, you lose over $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2006 and all of a sudden you’re not an attractive automotive partner. First, news leaks that Daimler wants to kick the Chrysler group out the window, then Hyundai and Nissan decide that they’re not interested in purchasing the struggling domestic. Now, [...]
TVR sold again, to Smolenski
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
The soap opera that has been the recent history of TVR has taken another turn. The administrators of PKF Partners have announced the sale TVR’s asset’s to none other Nikolai Smolenski, the previous owner who oversaw the failure of the company in the first place. The sale price hasn’t been released, but is believed to [...]
Down Under gets first-ever wrong-hand drive Z06
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Sports/GTs, Chevrolet
It’s got the same 505 HP, 427 engine as the U.S. Z06, the same 325/30s in back, and, of course, the same 6-speed short throw transmission. But soon after landing on Australia’s shores, Performax International gets to work sliding that leather-wrapped wheel from the left side to the right. Sound simple? Um, [...]
Was he or wasn’t he? TheGMSource reporting shipping company employee NOT jailed (Probably)
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Sports/GTs, Etc., Supercars, Chevrolet, GM
First off, we know for a fact that’s a Corvette in those pictures allegedly taken by an EMO TRANS employee. That we know. But Josh Oliver at TheGMSource now says the anonymous employee might or might not have been fired from his EMO job. Maybe. And Oliver says it [...]
RR of the Day: 2000 Audi S4
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Audi, RR of the Day
It’s hard not to get all hot and bothered when we see an S4 doing the three-wheeled tango around an autocross course. However, this particular S4 is putting down 387 HP and 445 lb-ft of torque through all four wheels. In addition to such prodigious power figures, the [...]
Custom Style! Mazda AZ-Wagon arrives in Japan
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Economy, Japan, Mazda
Click image for one more high-res photo
Behold Mazda’s new kei car, the AZ-Wagon. Like its predecessors, the new AZ is simply a rebadged Suzuki Wagon R. In this case, the donor vehicle is the just-introduced Wagon R Stingray, which eschews the standard Wagon R face in favor of a more squared-off [...]
Currency’s 810 HP, twin-turbo M5
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedans/Saloons, BMW
BMW Car magazine’s March issue features what is likely to be the only 240 MPH, twin-turbocharged E60 M5 in existence. Put together by Currency Motor Cars in Westlake, California, this blown uber-sedan sports the aforementioned duo of turbos, acres of custom intercooler plumping and a modified exhaust that, when combined with [...]
C7 Corvette may produce up to 700 HP
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Chevrolet
Motor Authority is reporting that General Motors’ VP of Global Product Develpment, Jim Queen, revealed in an interview with Motor Trend that the next-generation C7 Corvette will produce up to 700 naturally-aspirated horsepower in its top trim. We haven’t been able to find the interview on Motor Trend’s website or [...]
Spy Shots: 2009 Lotus Esprit on the street
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Spy Photos, Supercars, Lotus
After many fits and starts over the last fifteen years, a replacement for the iconic Lotus Esprit finally seems to be nearing reality. Spy photos of various prototypes have been cropping up with increasing frequency in recent weeks, but this is the first shot of the latest prototype on the [...]
Inappropriate use of Line-X #87
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Aftermarket, Trucks/Pickups, Etc.
click above image to view entire gallery
Yikes, this is definitely one way to add a little more toughness to an S-10 Blazer. Our fellow blogomaniacs over at CarDomain found this unique dash treatment and reported on it yesterday. We bet that it would still pass under the radar of materials standards [...]
Mark the date: 2008 Porsche Cayenne hits Euro dealers this Saturday
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Car Buying, SUVs, Porsche
Click image for gallery of 72 wallpaper-sized images
The 2008 Porsche Cayenne will be at dealerships this Saturday, February 24th, awaiting new owners with wallets big enough to tame the German sports car maker’s only SUV. Clearly, there are many equestrians who need the Cayenne’s combination of sport, utility and exclusivity [...]
More hysteria over suggestive ads: Hyundai yanks ad featuing baby behind the wheel
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hyundai
Aw hell, here we go again. Hyundai is pulling its spot called “Restless” after the Advertising Standards Bureau of Australia banned it. The ad, which appeals to people’s warm, gooey centers by adultifying toddlers, shows a baby snatching the keys to the Santa Fe and hitting the highway. Along the way, [...]
Cleveland Rocks! Thanks to Limited Edition Ford Shelby GT Standard Stratocaster
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Etc., Ford
click above image to view high-resolution gallery of the Limited Edition Shelby GT guitar
Being a native Clevelander, I hop on the chance to celebrate my city because, honestly, there’s usually not much to celebrate (our river caught on fire, for Pete’s sake!). But hey, we’ve got LeBron James, make a mean pierogi [...]
Size Matters: Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard Pullman limousine in development
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Etc., Mercedes Benz
click above image to view a pair of high-res pics of the MB S600 Guard Pullman limo
80 years after Mercedes-Benz introduced its first Pullman limousine, so named after luxuriously appointed rail-road cars, the German automaker has announced it will be introducing the newest iteration based on the S600 sedan in [...]
BREAKING: Chrysler reveals details on white-collar “separation packages”
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Hirings/Firings, Chrysler, Earnings/Financials
This afternoon Chrysler revealed more details on one part of its plan to extensively reduce its workforce by 13,000 workers between now and 2009. The details today concern the 2,000 salaried workers that will be leaving the company. Chrysler hopes it can entice at least 1,000 of those salaried workers to [...]
VIDEO: Corvair to Nader: Kiss my unsafe quarter panel!
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Time Warp, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos
YouTube serves up another cool video. Corvairs are hella cool, and they were tarred and feathered out of existence by zealots. They were no worse than other cars on the road at the time, but they were picked up as all that was wrong with motoring safety by Ralph [...]
GM assembles group to explore relationship with Chrysler
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Earnings/Financials
According to the Financial Times, General Motors has actually created a group to explore a potential purchase, alliance or other relationship with the Chrysler Group. Rumors have continued to persist that General Motors is interested in outright purchasing the Chrysler Group from DaimlerChrysler, but the fact that this exploratory group [...]
Mugen goes Crossroading
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Aftermarket, Crossovers/CUVs, Honda
Click image for Mugen wallpapers
Mugen wastes no time when it comes to offering accessories for new Honda models, and the debut of the Crossroad means that a full suite of tasty upgrades is available already. Those of you who find the Crossroad’s Ford-esque grille off-putting take note: Mugen addresses the matter [...]
Why was the Honda Crossroad in L.A.? Here’s why…
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Crossovers/CUVs, Honda
Remember when we all wasted an afternoon trying to guess what car Honda was trotting around the streets L.A.? Good times, good times. The small CUV captured on camera by an Autoblog reader turned out to be the new Honda Crossroad the automaker officially unveiled just yesterday. Thanks to [...]
GM recalls Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia for faulty airbag sensors
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Recalls/TSBs, Crossovers/CUVs, GM, GMC, Saturn
The KickingTires blog at Cars.com is reporting GM has recalled its new 2007 Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia full-size CUVs for potentially faulty airbag sensors. The problem is reportedly software related, meaning it can be fixed with a trip to the dealer and a quick patch, but every single [...]
Should Pontiac’s RWD coupe be the GTO or Trans Am?
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet, GM, Pontiac
In its latest issue, Winding Road calls the fact that Pontiac will get its own rear-wheel drive coupe based on the same Zeta architecture (sorry, “Global RWD platform” is the new official name) used by the upcoming Camaro is a “poorly kept secret”. We weren’t aware the decision to [...]
Autoblog Podcast #43
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Paris Motor Show
After a long flight home and the recovery of one lost piece of luggage, I’m back on U.S. soil after covering the 2006 Paris Motor Show. Damon spends this podcast grilling me about the show, and my verdict on the event you might find surprising. I reveal my pick for [...]
Autoblog Podcast #44
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
Last week’s biggest chunk of auto news was undoubtedly the dissolution of talks between General Motors and Renault/Nissan over a proposed alliance, and it’s also the biggest chunk of audio on this week’s Autoblog Podcast, Episode #44. As mentioned in a prior post today, we also talk about the spy photos of the [...]
Autoblog Podcast #46
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
Alex Nunez joins Damon and myself again on the 46th episode of the Autoblog podcast. Lately it seems like the podcast wouldn’t be official unless we talked about Ford, and this week keeps the Blue Oval streak alive with a conversation of Ford’s performance (or lack thereof) in the third quarter of 2006. [...]
Autoblog Podcast #47
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
We’re back again, your good old podcast buddies with a new episode of the Autoblog Podcast, #47 to be exact. We couldn’t get started with the show today without going over SEMA just a litle bit, so with that out of the way, Damon, Alex and myself begin our discussion talking about comments [...]
Autoblog Podcast #49
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Podcasts, Lexus
Autoblog Podcast #49 is now available and hardly anything was on our minds except reactions to the LA Auto Show. Somehow we find time to talk about nearly every production vehicle and concept that was introduced at the show, as well as mull the idea of the new LA [...]
Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes #1: iPod Shuffle
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Contests
An entirely new Autoblog Podcast will debut later today when we post the 50th episode, and to celebrate we’re giving stuff away! We’ll be giving away iPods of various sizes over the next four episodes of the podcast, and we’re starting with an iPod shuffle. After all, what better prize could we [...]
Autoblog Podcast #50: The Relaunch! Win an iPod Shuffle for listening
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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The Autoblog Podcast has arrived at a big milestone – the 50th episode. We’ve updated the podcast with a professional production process and a polished sound, as well as a new logo and it’s now easier to locate in the Podcast Directory of iTunes (Hint: Games and Hobbies > Automotive).
On this momentous occassion [...]
Autoblog Podcast #52: Listen and win an 8GB iPod Nano!
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
Sorry for our tardiness, but with all the embargoes breaking through the night and into today, we couldn’t manage to publish episode #52 of the Autoblog Podcast on time. But here it is, better late than never, and with it brings the chance to win an 8GB iPod Nano just for listening. The [...]
Autoblog Podcast #53: Win an 80GB iPod Video for listening!
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
We’ve arrived at episode #53 of the Autoblog Podcast, which means we’re at the final stage of the Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes. The prize this week is the king of all iPods, an 80GB iPod Video. It doesn’t get any better than that, so if you’ve been waiting to enter the sweepstakes, now’s [...]
Autoblog Podcast #54
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Podcasts
We took a week off from podcasting to bring you our excellent coverage of the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but now we’re back with episode #54. Of course, the topic at hand is the Detroit Auto Show, and as a special guest we have Sam Abuelsamid [...]
Autoblog Podcast #55
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts
Things are pretty quiet in the automotive world right now what with the Detroit Auto Show in the past and a couple weeks to go until the Chicago Auto Show, so we happened to record a very tidy podcast for you this week. 42 minutes and 14 seconds, think that’s a record for [...]
Autoblog Podcast #57
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
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Episode #57 is a breezy little number, clocking in around 32 minutes long. Though on the short side, it’s action-packed! We recap the Chicago show, paucity of activity and all. For starters, we return to one of our favorite subjects recently, the impending Pontiac G8. Let’s just say it’s even better up-close. Next, [...]
Autoblog Podcast #57 [Enhanced]
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Videos
Since we relaunched the Autoblog Podcast with episode #50, we’ve gained a lot of new listeners. Many of those are of the iPod Video wielding variety, and thus the cries for a enhanced version of the podcast, one with embedded video that follows our discussion, started pouring in. Chris Shunk picked up [...]
Autoblog Podcast #58
Posted by: st3ch on: January 1, 1970
Filed under: Podcasts, Audi, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Maserati, Volkswagen
Being the pundits we are, we have plenty to say in Autoblog Podcast #58. We start right off addressing the rumors of a GM/Chrysler deal, and offer myraid reasons why it’s not a good idea yet may be justifiable to some folks. We move on to flogging the [...]
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