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BMW 335i wagon won't be coming Stateside {Autoblog}
Jul 3rd 2008 5:36PM 45k for a wagon too much you say? i think if you are looking at price you are ignoring that many people who opt for a bmw ignore price. and, there's nothing wrong with a very nice sports wagon. see e.g., http://www.mbusa.com/models/main.do?modelCode=E63S. a fine example of an expensive wagon (86k+) that people buy enough of to substantiate sale of said vehicle. if i had loads of money and had a need for a wagon, i'd buy one.
BMW 335i wagon won't be coming Stateside {Autoblog}
Jul 3rd 2008 5:28PM no surprise, but may be if they want to start getting ready for 2015 CAFE standards they should consider dumping oversized junk like the x6 from their line up and consider providing better wagon options in the states.
Toyota buys another chunk of FHI, Subaru {Autoblog}
Jun 27th 2008 4:54PM i'm not a business guy, but it looks like to me they are trying to do what porsche is trying to do to vw, and eventually merge with them. am i wrong?
Real-time virtual racing against live professionals coming soon {Autoblog}
Jun 18th 2008 6:56PM i really like the idea. that could make race day much more of an event. but, i imagine a game maker would have alot to think about to make a good game based on this technology; e.g., if you crash, is it that you can't play anymore, or do you restart and play thru all the laps again, but now in tivo-ish mode...or, do you just start down the track on the current lap, where you could never catch up to the race leader?
VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 being built from start to finish {Autoblog}
Jun 17th 2008 7:01PM @ wayne: thanks; didn't know that was out there. now i just got to find it on the dvr.
PT Cruiser will survive through 2009, barely {Autoblog}
Jun 17th 2008 6:52PM i actually like the car, but i don't understand why they don't give it a good drive train. i thought usually when a model is being phased out they offer special editions with unique performance or other features that are not on the other models. they seem to be doing the oppossite, like they are reluctant to build more but they have nothing better to do and could care less if they sell. why not make an srt-4 version with more power?
No surprise here: Expedition, Navigator production stopped for nine weeks {Autoblog}
Jun 17th 2008 6:16PM that video is informative, but also has its fair share of flaws. e.g., it suggests driving older cars, but modern safety technology is completely left out of the picture (stability control (would prevent many roll-over accidents, let alone any accidents), more airbags, stronger safety cell, etc). as another e.g., it ignores fuel consumption problems of older cars. as another e.g., it ignores that older cars tend to be poorly maintained such that they are horrible polluters and are worse polluters even when well-maintained. as another e.g., there is a huge inequality of car size on the roads nowadays such that a small toyota corolla from the early nineties would be totalled and its driver annihilated if it was involved in any serious accident with an SUV. as another e.g., it completely ignores the ability of old cars to have their parts recycled or used for scrap. and so on, and so on. it's very one-sided and seems to have been made with a conclusion already drawn and any persuasion put in the middle without balance. i don't think it is very credible.
VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 being built from start to finish {Autoblog}
Jun 17th 2008 4:20PM i wish they showed more of the process, including more detail. they appeared to leave out a lot, such as the painting of the car (though it seems body panels are painted piece meal) and the building of the frame, both of which would have been pretty cool. in any case, a welcome video.
VIDEO UPDATE: Bailey Blade progressing {Autoblog}
Jun 16th 2008 6:53PM the car appears to have both rear and side exhaust. i think i am missing something.
Pamela pawns her Dodge Viper for PETA {Autoblog}
Jun 13th 2008 9:23AM I was thinking the same thing. For being a prominent PETA person she shouldn't have a car with leather interior. Shows something about the consistency of her conviction.
