Archive for September, 2007

2009 Pontiac GTO

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The previous Pontiac GTO was a spin off from the Australian arm of GM, Holden, which sold a coupe domestically called the Monaro. As Holden is the last bastian of rear wheel drive in the GM empire, attention was focused on the Monaro and it was decided that the mobile could be brought into the […]

2009 Dodge Challenger

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

It’s time for the muscle mobile to make a comeback, at least if you take a look at the new 2009 Dodge Challenger. It’s pure retro from tip to tail and takes design cues directly off the 1970 Challenger.
“During the development of the concept mobile,” says Micheal Castiglione, principal exterior designer, “we brought an […]

2008 Subaru Impreza Sti

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

There’s plenty of controversy over the new Impreza and more importantly the higher performance WRX version. The switch to a hatchback and a US only sedan has the blogs humming 24/7, but the huge questions is what will STi do to the 2008 Subaru Impreza Sti? Subaru Technica International has worked outright miracles […]

Hybrid Cars Negative Environmental Impact

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

If you take the total environmental cost of a car as the point from when the mobile was first designed to when it is dismantled, or hopefully recycled, hybrid cars don’t quite match the hype they are currently getting.
A hybrid is a complicated car, requiring lots of new technology and high tech components. A […]