Posted on October 31st, 2008 by rono
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Auto123.com by Justin Pritchard
GM’s teamed up with Chrysler and BMW to develop a hybrid system for its large trucks that can save owners some 25 percent on total refueling costs.  The two-mode hybrid technology is already on sale in some of the automakers models, and it’s being fitted to the high-luxury Cadillac Escalade as well.
Escalade […]

Posted on October 30th, 2008 by kburton
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I have to admit, I have a favourite pickup truck.  And me not being conventional, especially in the way that I would use such an appliance, tend to lean towards Chevy’s ultra-versatile Avalanche.  It looks great, drives wonderfully and provides a fairly refined cabin, plus it comes with the added benefit of a massive lockable […]

Posted on October 25th, 2008 by kburton
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by rono
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Popular Mechanics by Jim McCraw
It didn’t start out this way, but the low-price, no-haggle Saturn division of General Motors has effectively become the American sales arm of GM’s German Opel division. Saturn already sells a version of Opel’s GT roadster as the Saturn Sky, and a version of the Opel Antera crossover as the Saturn […]

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by kburton
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By Dan Roth
Ja, Bjorn, tink dat’s de new Astra? Shoor looks like it, Jan. Lutz will be asking you to kiss this thing when it comes out from under that checkerboard camo. The current Astra is good, and the new one promises to be better, with looks that aren’t revolutionary, but nicely done nonetheless. We’ll […]

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by kburton
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September 8, 2008 by Jonathan Ramsay
The next stab at a Saab SUV is reportedly going to be… a Saab. Word is that the newest hauler will have “Saab-DNA design and technology.” Designed by teams in Sweden and Germany, that means an Aero-X-like snout, some combi-type curves in the back, and an ascending shoulder line. No […]

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by kburton
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Posted on October 21st, 2008 by rono
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Canadian Driver by Greg Wilson
Many consumers are contemplating downsizing or buying a hybrid car to save on fuel, but some buyers still require the size and/or towing capacity of a large SUV or pickup truck, such as “active” families who tow RV trailers, boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, etc; ranchers with animal trailers; and farmers with utility […]

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by kburton
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Canadian Driver by Jil McIntosh
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2008/09/22/feature-chevy-volt-previews-gms-second-century.htm
On September 16, 1908, in Hudson Country, New Jersey, William Crapo Durant filed incorporation papers for a new company he called General Motors.  One hundred years to the day, representatives from his company’s facilities in Mexico, Australia, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Korea and China hooked up via satellite to wish their […]

Posted on October 18th, 2008 by kburton
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