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Nevermind that I'm in it — or that you can already watch the movie on Hulu and Netflix. No, instead, you must buy Chris Paine's 'Revenge of the Electric Car' on DVD. More »
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Bob Lutz, former GM vice-chairman, may be back at GM as a "senior advisor", but it's not stopping him from working on other projects. We've just learned, via Jeff Gilbert, auto reporter for WWJ AM and CBS Radio, that "Maximum" Bob has joined Via Motors, an electric car company. More »
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Some of the best conversations in the automotive world are had via IM and never seen by the public, depriving you of honest and unedited opinions. Screw that. It's time we include you in the conversation. More »
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General Motors today announced it's bringing back former Vice Chairman Bob Lutz to provide counsel to the senior leadership team of the company. Although Lutz has been providing advice to GM executives informally since retiring from the company in 2010, we think maybe they realized just how much they needed a, you know, actual car guy. More »
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In his new book, former General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz calls Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and other right-wing critics of GM "reckless" for their hatred of anything linked to the Obama administration — including the Chevrolet Volt. Here's our exclusive first drive review of the soon-to-be-published book. More »
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Former General Motors product czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz left the company last year, but new GM CEO Dan Akerson's been trying to get him back. The only thing standing in his way according to The Daily Beast is the U.S. Treasury Department, which fears the move could be perceived as a golden parachute. More »
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Since retiring from GM, Bob Lutz has been toiling away on a new book whose title just appeared on Amazon: "Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business." Where do we enlist? (Thanks unlvraptor!) More »
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Former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has been recruited by Lotus for its "Advisory Council," a trio of wizened auto execs who will tell Lotus and Malaysian parent Proton how to keep it real. More »
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Wait, what? Seriously? GM's ex-Vice Chairman — and CTS-V Challenge track star — "Maximum" Bob Lutz is a CNBC contributor? Does CNBC's Phil LeBeau know someone's muscling onto his turf? [via Business Insider] More »
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Former GM Product/Quote-Producing Czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz. Lutz takes a stereotypical view of Silicon Valley in criticizing Tesla for having a stereotypical view of Detroit on the eve of Tesla's IPO. We miss you, Bob. [Reuters] More »
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Bob Lutz was enjoying retirement like all the 78-year-olds out there, flying one of his decommissioned military fighter jets over rural Michigan, when a local thought the jet went down. It didn't, but it did cause local authorities to panic. More »
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78-year-old Bob Lutz retired from General Motors May 1st. Before that he was largely responsible for the Dodge Viper and for flying jets. Here's how he's spending his retirement. He's still way cooler than you. (Thanks Curtis!) More »
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Bob Lutz, '66 Opel Kadett, unknown European proving ground. Lutz — who retired from GM on Friday — had just rolled the car. Wonder why we love this guy? This is it. [via TTAC] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5530614&view=rss&microfeed=true Yup. "Maximum" Bob Lutz is retiring... again. Surprising? Not in the least. [CNBC] More »
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Former CEO Fritz Henderson has been rehired by GM, the company that hastily canned him, for a $59K-per-month gig as a consultant according to The Detroit News. What's next? Sarah Henderson getting hired to run GM social media? [via @davidshepardson] More »
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"[T]he thrill of high performance driving is unmatched by anything that doesn't have rear-wheel drive, bags of torque and a nice transmission." That's why "Maximum" Bob Lutz thinks the Holden Commodore could bring the U.S. a "four-door Corvette." More »
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Nice Price or Crack Pipe thinks that extremely low-mileage old cars are like the Coelacanths of the Used Car market — you never expect to come across one, and when you do, you don't know what to do with it. More »
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GM's Product/Quote-Producing Czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz on the new Buick Regal's magical ability to make 80-year-old Buick buyers disappear. [via @HannahElliott] More »
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GM's "Maximum" Vice Chairman and product czar bestows Interim GM CEO Ed Whitacre with the highest level of praise one old rich white person can bestow upon another at the General's Detroit Auto Show preview event last night. [WWJ Radio] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5429126&view=rss&microfeed=true The Jalopnik Vs GM CTS-V Challenge airs on Speed TV tonight at 9:30 PM EST. More »
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Bloomberg's reporting this morning new GM interim CEO Ed Whitacre's making big changes fast, drawing up a new management blueprint in "four hours" that ousts Bob Lutz from the role of "Maximum Marketer." UPDATE: Changes below! More »
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The LA Auto Show keynote address wasn't supposed to be important, it was supposed to be Fritz Henderson. However, things changed last night. So everyone is here, listening to Lutz not talk about Fritz Henderson. Except he did. A little More »
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Fritz Henderson was supposed to be this morning's LA Auto Show keynote speaker until he resigned (or was forced out, depending on which Henderson we listen to) as GM CEO. Now Bob Lutz takes the reins...well, of today's speech anyway. More »
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Cadillac, by way of Bob "Too Cool to Live, Too Young to Die" Lutz, just confirmed that the already-kinda-confirmed Cadillac CTS-V wagon will see production. In other news, our heads just exploded. More »
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Our good ol' pal "Maximum" Bob Lutz told Car & Driver they're considering an Opel Insignia OPC-like 335 HP version of the Buick Regal that may be called the Regal GS. Oh, and possibly a sporty Buick Regal wagon! More »
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Here's Cadillac's official video take on yesterday's Jalopnik Vs GM race. The real heroes here are the challengers who came out in their own vehicles and, in Michael Cooper's case, even outpaced the all-mighty CTS-V. More »
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Even some of today's most august automotive journalists are well-wishing Wes Siler over his fabulous performance today in the Jalopnik vs. GM challenge. More »
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It appears GM, even a just-emerged-from-bankruptcy GM, still has the power to beat a blogger. Our Wes Siler, in a $41,000 Mitsubishi EVO, has fallen to "Maximum" Bob Lutz driving a $60,000+ Cadillac CTS-V. More »
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The lap board's updated here at the Jalopnik Vs GM CTS-V Challenge and Wes did — well, about what we expected. Take a look at the lap board below. More »
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GM's "Maximum" Bob Lutz either mentally preparing himself or wondering where he left the car keys to his Cadillac CTS-V today at Monticello. The first shot of the Jalopnik Evo out on the track — below. More »
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Monticello Update: Siler said yesterday Bob Lutz's best bet with the CTS-V was to rip past Siler in Monticello's long straight. One slight problem with — Monticello's dropped a take-it-in-first-gear chicane to cleave that long straight in two. Advantage: Jalopnik. More »
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The players are prepping themselves for the Jalopnik Vs GM race today, including Csaba Csere — the independent third party tasked with making sure GM doesn't cheat. We hope those Caddy engineers are telling Lutz to brace for impact. More »
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Here's the tale of the tape - how GM's Bob Lutz and his Cadillac CTS-V matches up to me in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR heading into tomorrow's Jalopnik Vs GM race at Monticello Motor Club. More »
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Think Monticello Motor Club and you think of the long back straight. But the rest of the track is tight and very technical, giving the Mitsubishi Evo X MR good odds against the CTS-V tomorrow. Here's how I can win. More »
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GM's "Maximum" Bob Lutz opened up his maximum mouth this evening to tweak the rest of the luxury performance sedan universe in response to Jaguar dropping out of the Jalopnik Vs. GM "CTS-V Challenge" race set for Thursday. More »
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If I beat Bob Lutz Thursday, most of the credit goes to Skip Barber and its Advanced Two Day Mazdaspeed Racing School. It transformed me from a safe-but-rusty track driver into one that's competitive and confident. Watch your ass, Bob. More »
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Only six days now before our own Wes Siler takes on Bob Lutz at Monticello Raceway, pitting a Jaguar XFR against the Cadillac CTS-V. Lutz's been training at Milford Proving Grounds for the race; Still won't stop the pending caning. More »
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