Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 27, 2009, 2:15 pm
As if they didn’t have enough troubles with the gas pedals, Toyota now is recalling 110,000 2000-2003 Tundra trucks for rust problems. The rear cross-member that supports the spare tire could fail, ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 26, 2009, 12:00 pm
1. You’re not a turkey. 2. Gas prices are still low: now $2.65 a gallon, U.S. average. 3. You don’t own GM stock. 4. You can’t buy this Nissan Qazana; coming next October, it’s for Europe o...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 26, 2009, 5:00 am
2011 BMW 5 Series Happy Thanksgiving! While most people in the U.S. are huddled around dining room tables lit by the soft glow of candles and warmed by freshly baked apple pie, there are still a few...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 12:00 pm
In a big setback for General Motors, Swedish sports-car maker Koenigsegg yesterday backed out of its deal to take over Saab. The problem it cited was “the time factor,” that is, the deal kept drag...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 5:00 am
What’s the bigger news here: Arnold Schwarzenegger parking illegally, or 30 percent of GM’s 60-day money-back guarantee customers returning their cars? Well, it seems like the Web loves...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 3:48 pm
Before we get into the techy stuff, a report from Japan claims that hybrids and electrics are too quiet, so the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is considering whether to put beepers on ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 5:00 am
Take a good look at this picture. That, my friends, is a road in Ireland that I was supposed to drive on to get to my next hotel. Needless to say, I had to change my plans. I had already driven throu...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 2:35 pm
It looks as though Tesla Motors will file for an Initial Public Offering of its stock very soon. Some are excited by this news; others skeptical. In a way, it doesn’t make sense. As LeftLane said, ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 10:37 am
Fellow blogger jgoods recently gave us a rundown of the new Buick Regal. A nice article, for sure, but I’m going to go a step further. I’m going to give General Motors a marketing lesson. I ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 2:04 pm
Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept The Detroit Auto Show will display the CTS and the CTS-V Coupes in May, and I’ll bet they will sell. They need to sell, as Cadillac is hurting. The cars establish the loo...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 10:01 am
Like it or not, the first decade of the 21st century is just about gone. Hard to believe the Y2K craze and cries about the end of the world were already 10 years ago. Maybe all those predictions of co...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 11:41 am
John McCain was never noted for being much of an economic analyst. During the 2008 election campaign he famously noted, to the delight of the press, that “the fundamentals of the American economy ar...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 10:12 am
1992 Dodge Viper: a bright spot in cars of the '90s Blah. Even researching cars of the 1990s is boring. While the 1980s gave us everything we could ever want in cars, the ’90s took it all ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 1:25 pm
2010 Ford Fusion SE Sport and Hybrid In the world of automotive publishing, Motor Trend magazine seems to have been around forever. It’s consistently influential, particularly in giving out its...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 8:34 am
1985 Lamborghini Countach If I could pick one decade to be stuck in forever, it would be the 1980s. The girls wore leg warmers and tube tops, the guys in metal bands used more hair product than the ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 1:10 pm
We’ve got three Mercedes-Benz stories today: 1. The ML 450 Hybrid (shown here) is announced for sale in the U.S. with a 275-hp V6 and two electric motors. When both motors are needed, the system ca...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 6:50 am
In the 1970s, excess and ugliness competed with lame attempts at fuel efficiency. The result? Lots of underpowered, hideous-looking cars that looked back toward the glory of the ’60s and extend...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 12:25 pm
2011 Chevrolet Aveo (perhaps) General Motors released its third-quarter figures yesterday, and the way in which these were reported by the media is pretty interesting. Bloomberg headlined the fact th...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 7:11 am
Cars have graced our green Earth for over 100 years. While some people will argue that cars have made our planet a little less green in that time, few will disagree with the fact that cars have made ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 11:35 am
For years we’ve been hoping for a resurgence from Jaguar. Now it may be happening with the XKR (right), a gorgeous, hot-performing car that brings back memories of Jag’s glory days. Power comes fr...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 5:00 am
I’ve driven a lot of cars in the snow and am surprised at how much difference I’ve seen even in vehicles that otherwise are comparable to each other. As winter begins to set in across the...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 11:58 am
We are not going to nitpick Buick here for rebadging and remarketing its award-winning Opel Insignia as the Regal. Some have gone out of their way to make fun of the international provenance of this c...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 5:00 am
2010 Volvo S60 What’s Volvo’s place in the world? Ask consumers and they might say “Volvo makes safe, semi-luxurious family haulers.” Ask Volvo and you’ll hear somethi...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 12:25 pm
We know how you much you gurus love tax increases, especially when it comes to activities that impinge on cherished freedoms like driving your high-powered, high-consumption Camaros and Mustangs. Well...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 5:00 am
How to brew success in the auto world Just over a year ago we wondered if VW could ever overtake Toyota as the world’s largest maker. That’s when VW announced its goal of becoming Numero ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 12:28 pm
The auto writers are crowing about Cadillac’s decision to produce the Converj, the Volt-derived plug-in concept car, though its appearance will be “a few years” down the road. It sounds like a s...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 10, 2009, 5:00 am
2009 Hyundai Genesis The 2009 Super Bowl was hard to watch. Not just because the Arizona Cardinals dropped the game to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but because the tradition of great advertising failed t...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 12:57 pm
It’s like nobody cares any more about designing cars with enticing, functional looks. In particular, the larger vehicles look like styling exercises committed by people committed to stressing bulk. ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 5:00 am
We’ve probably all heard a story like this: A friend has a friend who was on an RV trip. Her kids were sleeping in the back, her husband was conked out in the passenger seat. She had to go to t...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 7, 2009, 5:45 pm
Breathe easy, Land Cruiser owners: your neighbor’s dog is actually killing the earth, not your huge SUV. According to a New Zealand study, a medium-sized dog leaves a larger ecological footprin...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 6, 2009, 12:26 pm
Finally, something from Chrysler-Fiat that makes sense: importing the Fiat 500 to the U.S. Contrary to what some skeptics are saying, this move will help struggling Chrysler regain needed positive pre...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 6, 2009, 5:00 am
The annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas is all about the mods. And we’re not just talking paint jobs and rear wings, we’re talking completely rebuilt and heavily modified aftermarket car heaven....
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 1:58 pm
BMW has created an M3 for the track, a car for club racing like Porsche’s 911 GT3 Clubsport, either of which would inspire dark lust in any Car Guru in his right mind. But it’s also homologated, s...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 8:45 am
Fiat 500 Abarth: the most exciting car from Chrysler coming in the next two years My memories of Chrysler are not good. When I was a kid, my parents had a Chrysler Le Baron. It trapped my younger br...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 12:56 pm
2010 Opel Astra GM has reneged on a deal that was almost closed, choosing not to sell Opel/Vauxhall and leaving the Germans angry. The latest chapter in this complicated story came after a Tuesday GM...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 7:38 am
2009 Ferrari California I’m a little jealous today of people in the UAE. Normally, I count my blessings to live somewhere that never sees 120-degree days. Occasionally, though, it would be nic...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 2:41 pm
The new BMW ActiveHybrid 7 was recently spotted by an alert Autoweek reader in Los Angeles. Car and Driver gave it a skeptical first-drive review, suggesting (without saying so exactly) that this is a...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 5:00 am
Back when Acura was doing it right It’s not often an automaker throws up its arms and says, “Oops, we kind of screwed up and need to start over.” While Acura hasn’t exactly g...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 2:47 pm
The Chinese car industry has slowed down somewhat but, as most of you know, is still thriving. Much of its manufacturing capability has been traditionally grown by foreign carmakers who planted the se...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 7:00 am
Bad drivers know no budgets Inspired by Honda’s newest advertising campaign, I have a theory I’d like your help proving: Everybody knows somebody who is a bad driver. The person I know ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 12:00 pm
In a shrewd marketing ploy, Maximum Bob Lutz, GM’s noisy vice chairman, challenged all comers (driving comparable four-door sedans) to beat him in a race at the Monticello track in the Catskills. Th...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 30, 2009, 6:00 am
It's coming... are you ready? It snowed today where I live. Not a lot, and by evening there was no snow on the ground, but it was enough to get me thinking about whether or not my cars are ready f...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 1:13 pm
We’re seeing some interesting renderings of what purports to be the new Porsche 928. The car is presumed to be built on a shortened Panamera platform, giving the company another way to spread develo...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 23, 2009, 12:29 pm
Carmakers sold nearly 17 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. in 2005. As of September 2009, reported figures are 9.2 million. If you think sales are ever going to come back to that earlier leve...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 23, 2009, 10:05 am
The movie “Where The Wild Things Are” is out in theaters. I’m sure it’s a fine movie, and I’ll probably see it, but when I think of “wild things,” two things ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 2:38 pm
Another one has crashed. Yup, one of the world’s fastest, most exclusive sports cars, the Koenigsegg CCX, bit the dust, this time driven by a New York dealer who apparently was racing a Porsche 911 ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 6:00 am
The future of Honda minivans? The Tokyo Motor Show is under way right now. Normally when a major international car show is happening, I’m overwhelmed with news of what hot new cars might make ...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 2:57 pm
Volvo S60 Concept Both Ford and GM are experiencing problems selling off their foreign carmakers—Volvo and Opel, respectively. One of the reasons is concern about intellectual property. For 10 mon...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 10:41 am
If this car doesn’t help change Toyota’s reputation for building boring, sensible, and practical cars, the company is screwed. (As any Car Guru knows, Lexus is Toyota’s luxury brand,...
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Steve H. posted an article on The CarGurus Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 1:00 pm
We’re going to give you short takes with headlines today, because there’s a whole lot of news on the green car front. Let’s lead off with Times Online’s Giles Smith, always good for a ...
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