Filed under: News Hot off the press, the all-around vehicle safety watchdog, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), has just released their awards for safe cars to 19 passenger cars and 8 SUVs for the 2010 model year. Each year IIHS recognizes vehicles that perform with flying colors when tested for protecting folks in front, rear, side and rollover crashes. This year, IIHS has rolled...
U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, among the safest cars of 2010 model was determined. IIHS a statement by the large small and medium-concept safest cars as follows: Wide Automobiles: Buick LaCrosse Ford Taurus Lincoln MKS Volvo S80 Medium Vehicles: Audi A3 Chevrolet Malibu (after the production vehicles in October 2009) Chrysler Sebring (4 door and ESC optional) Dodge Avenger Mercedes C...
Since we were in LA anyway and they rented a convertible (particularly a Chrysler Sebring), Thomas and Ronald suggested to drive to Las Vegas on Sunday and return on Monday. So we went on a road trip to the City of Sin. It takes only 4,5 hours to drive there and there are plenty of Starbucks along the road, so we actually had quite a lot of fun driving there. We stayed at the Stratosphere hotel which...
At last year’s LA and Detroit auto show, back when it was owned by Cerberus Capital Management, Chrysler’s concept cars were all electric, including a battery-powered Town & Country minivan, 200C sedan, Dodge sports car, and Jeep Patriot. The message was clear: electric cars would were to play a key role in the company’s future. Now that the company has been bought by Fiat, it...
A merican politics is suffering acutely from the gridlock of entrenched officeholders and election financing controlled by special interests. Over 300 of the 435 congressional districts almost never change partisan hands. Most congressmen have safely gerrymandered districts, receive the bulk of their financial support from one or a few sources, and are reliable legislative supporters of those sources....
We thought Panama to Alaska in an elderly Aston Martin was pretty impressive… but that was before we found out about these two Argentinians driving their '81 Renault 12 from Argentina to Alaska! Yes, Carlos Platz and Samanta Arenaza are crazy, but it's the kind of crazy that gives us a serious case of Road Trip Envy. Their blog is in Spanish, but even if you can't remember palabra numero uno...
The Chrysler 200C is a plug-in hybrid electric concept car unveiled in 2009 North American International Show. But with the recent announcement that Chrysler has disbanded its ENVI (a division of Chrysler Group LLC whose purpose is creating electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies) program, what will happen to the beautiful 200C? Can't say that were fans of "badge engineering"...
After hearing the Datsun 710 Theme Song yesterday, I remembered that my old industro-noise band, Murilee Arraiac , recorded a song entitled "Chrysler New Yorker." Unfortunately, "Chrysler New Yorker" only exists on four-track cassette tape, and my ol' Tascam Porta 01 died years ago. That means you don't get to hear that fine song, which thrilled dozens of Japanese college radio...
We spent a big chunk of our day with American Airlines. SkyMiles proved to be an extraordinarily absorbing read. Yes, I want an electronic scalp stimulator and catbox that masquerades as an elegant house plant! After we landed, the rental car company presented us with a vehicle upgrade, perfect because we had a whole bunch of camping gear to lug around. I'm happy to report that, even as a minivan-hater,...
By John O'Dell, Senior Editor It's not only Chrysler's battery-electric and plug-in electric hybrid vehicle programs that have been pared back - way back - under the post-bankruptcy plan devised for the company by its new management. ---------- Fiat Doblo small van is now being considered as platform for "new" Chrysler's fit electric vehicle. .. ---------- The once-vigorous Chrysler hydrogen...
Another sexy rendering, this time of the Lancia Thesis, comes from Theophilus Chin, and Chrysler 300 C or not, a model like this could definitely make an impact on the US market. It’s[...]
A 54-year-old Laurel man was killed Thursday morning when his automobile was struck on Route 32 in West Friendship by a sport utility vehicle that witnesses said crossed the double yellow line, Howard County police said. Gilbert Leon Trowbridge II of the 8600 block Norfolk Ave. was traveling north in a Chrysler PT Cruiser about 6:45 a.m. on the two-lane highway near Nixon's Farm Lane, south of Interstate...
Ronde Van Oakkenberg First up, a reminder about this upcoming cyclocross event. For a taste of the excitement, take a look at Elisa's post on the BikeSkirt blog. She attended her first ever cyclocross race and is now well hooked. Barring accidents, family emergencies, earthquakes, tsunamis, or another abduction by those pesky super-models, I'll be at the Ronde Van Oakkenberg this Sunday. Draw your...
Chrysler, will be the first to offer television service in some of its models through a partnership with FLO TV Auto Entertainment. The service will see about 20 channels for a monthly fee of $ 9, has among its main supply to the CBS Mobile channel CNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, FOX, NBC 2Go, Comedy Central, etc.. The technology used is very similar to that possessed by the phones with TV (3G). This device...
Chrysler and Lancia have joined forces to work on a very similar brand image, with the operations being overseen by Olivier Francois. Since the Chrysler 300C and Lancia Thesis are very similar propositions, Francois suggested this setup. He says that in the future, both brands will get models that reflect “timeless elegance” and recapture “style and cachet.”
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Two days ago we told you about the intentions of Fiat to built 50,000 units a year at the ex-Bertone plant , but today we find out something new. The Officine Automobilistiche Grugliasco (OAG) a.k.a. the new name for the former Carrozzeria Bertone plant will begin production in late 2011 and will be used to produce 2 cars based on Chryslers.
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