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The Legend Boucles de Spa brings historic rally cars out of the garage and into the fields, where they belong. No trailer queens here. Just dirt-slinging Porches, Escorts, RX-7's, and other rally classics. More »
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The Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth has a serious reputation as a legendary rally machine. In case you've forgotten why, want to be reminded, or didn't know to begin with, watching and listening to this vintage racing footage will sum it up nicely. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5777605&view=rss&microfeed=true America's need to "tow, haul and plow" leads GM to add 750 jobs, us to snicker. [GM] More »
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The GMC Sierra All-Terrain HD Concept's a badass, no doubt. It's big. It's macho. It's American. And unlike the Ford Raptor or Ram Power Wagon, you can get it with a diesel engine. More »
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Pickuptrucks.com's 2010 Heavy-Duty Shootout has dropped and it's their biggest comparo ever: nine heavy duty trucks, 3402-hp, 5845 lb-ft of torque, and copious truck abuse. We pitched in and got our first look at the impressive GMC Sierra Denali HD. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Yes, I'm back in California this weekend, so it's time for an Alameda flashback! More »
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The Türbö Schnitzel XR4Ti has competed in several LeMons events here in South Carolina, with predictable results each time: KABOOM! Obviously, an XR4Ti must have a turbocharged Ford engine, but there's no law that says it can't be a V8! More »
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Some have accused the second generation RX7 of being the softest of the breed. Of course, a monster V8, like today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe candidate has, can make it much harder. And, it might make you hard too. More »
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William Randolph Hearst created his San Simeon castle by importing the best of Europe's ancient architecture and having Julia Morgan find ways to incorporate it. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Ford Sierra that would make Hearst proud. More »
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Don't like the looks of the 2011 Silverado HD but still want the stonkin' 765 lb-ft, 397HP Duramax? Try the freshly released 2011 GMC Sierra HD. Same truck, different (and arguably better looking) wrapper. More »
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After GM Vice-Chairman Tom Stephens challenged Ford to a heavy-duty pickup tug-of-war, there was radio silence from Dearborn. Apparently the blue-oval isn't interested in having any fun, so they twittered a reply basically saying "truck off." [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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The Truck Of War pitting Duramax against Powerstroke has officially heated up with GM telling PickupTrucks.com "Let's Go!" to the offer of an old-fashioned-and-insanely-awesome truck tug-of-war. We'll bring the popcorn. [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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GM Vice-Chairman Tom Stephens is so confident in GM's new 2011 Heavy Duty trucks, he's issued a challenge to Ford, telling PickupTrucks.com he wants to pit 'em up against the new Super Duty — in a tug of war! [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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This 2011 GMC Sierra 3500's been spotted completely without camouflage, sporting a Terrain-inspired grille and using the 6.6-liter Duramax diesel to tow a trailer. Supposedly a 7.0-liter direct-injection gasoline V8's in the works. Just toss the 8.1-liter in guys. [PickupTrucks.com] More »
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Historically X marks the spot, however Ford seemed to miss the target with their mid-eighties imports. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if time has improved the perception of their aim. More »
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We didn't think it'd ever happen, but this Texas GMC Sierra may have bested the Japanese high pipes as the strangest exhaust customization we've ever seen. The shooter's brother dubbed it "The Flatulator" (H/T to Brad!) More »
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Ford called the the EAO, or sometimes the OHC… but the rest of us- at least, those of us in North America- know this little workhorse as "The Pinto Engine." More »
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A study of traffic tickets revealing the most and least ticketed vehicles reinforces obvious stereotypes: Hummer owners are arrogant, self-centered and over-indulgent, while drivers of Buick Park Avenues appear to have no discernible pulse. More »
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The guys at Pickuptrucks.com have snagged some shots of a 2010 GMC Sierra HD pickup in dually chassis-cab configuration. The most obvious change is in the grille area, where a honeycomb three-bar motif dominates, but overall the refresh is pretty minor. Rumors of a more-powerful Duramax available under the hood, possibly with urea injection for NOx emissions reduction, continue, helping Sierras so-equipped to meet the tough Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions regulations. No word on how long a tank of pee will last, though. We're not looking forward to finding jugs of that on the wall at the discount parts store. [Pickuptrucks.com] More »
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GM's just revealed a whole messload of details on their newest members of the GMT-900-based full-size SUV and truck lineup — the 2009 Chevy Silverado XFE, 2009 Chevy Tahoe XFE, 2009 GMC Sierra XFE and lastly, the 2009 GMC Yukon XFE. What's XFE? It stands for Xtra Fuel Economy and the four relative fuel-sippers join the already class-leading Chevy Cobalt XFE as vehicles GMs achieved added wallet-padding using a combination of mechanical, aerodynamic and mass-reducing enhancements. The tweaks help to deliver a 5% increase in EPA-estimated highway fuel economy and more than 7% improved mileage in city driving. They achieve 15 city and 21 highway mileage ratings versus comparable non-XFE models' 14/20 ratings. The XFE designation is only available on 2WD vehicles equipped with the 5.3-liter V8 mated to a six-speed transmission. But we're told they're able to accomplish the fuel economy bump without a knock to towing ratings. The Tahoe and Yukon are unchanged, while the Silverado and Sierra increase from 6,600 pounds to 7,000 pounds due to the new, six-speed transmission and high-capacity cooling package. Still with us? Good. Hit the jump for our take. More »
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General Motors is planning to extend the current product cycle on its full-size trucks and SUVs, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. New designs had been expected to come in time for the 2012 model year. However GM spokesperson Tom Wilkinson told the Journal that GM was "looking at the whole product portfolio" in an effort to bring more fuel-efficient vehicles to the U.S. market. While the change in product planning should free up much-needed R&D funds, there's little doubt the lukewarm launch of the latest Toyota Tundra and the gas prices-induced slow-motion 2009 Dodge Ram and 2009 Ford F-150 launch train-wrecks influenced top brass at the Ren Cen. More »
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After a massive 39.5% drop in full-size truck sales last month, the General has decided to follow Ford by upping the incentives on the off-roadin' people-haulers. But not only are they dropping more dollars on the hood of the basic one-powertrain models, they're dropping the same levels of cash on the new two-mode hybrid versions of GM's GMT-900 SUV twins — the GMC Yukon and Chevy Tahoe. While we're not surprised at seeing up to $6,000 thrown on the hood of the non-hybrid Tahoe and Yukon, a $4,000 owner loyalty rebate on the hybrids seems a bit surprising. Isn't this a hybrid sellers' market? Full incentive breakdown after the jump. More »
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Good evening and welcome to a new two-mode hybrid pickup from the maker of many a job boss's chosen executive suite on wheels. It's the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid, the latest among gas-electric trucks built like a hunk of lithospheric mineraloids, or so sang one gravel-larynx'd Detroiter. The Sierra follows its corporate cousin the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid into a still-sketchy market for gas-electric work trucks. GM says its hybrid pickups achieve an average mileage boost of 25% over their all-gas counterparts (with a peak of 40% more in the city). That from a combination of GM's hybrid EVT transaxle and 300-volt nickel-metal hydride Energy Storage System (ESS), hooked to a six liter V8 sporting cylinder deactivation gewgaws. We're hoping it means a trickle-down effect of less-expensive plumbers' visits and cheaper home remodeling. But something tells us it won't. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=351921&view=rss&microfeed=true We knew the double-winged turbocharged Ford Sierra as the Merkur XR4ti on these shores, and the TV ads for the car weren't all that interesting. But this Spanish-language ad really shows how mean the car really was. It growls! Slinky babes can't resist a man in an XR4- this ad is the proof! More »
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In addition to the news on the discontinuation of discounted AOL service and a small rear-wheel-drive platform named Alpha, there's also news from GM's wide world of pickup trucks. Those pretty brand-spankin' new GMT-900 pickup trucks and SUV's from Chevy and GMC? They've already got a replacement platform, and the General's calling it "C3XX." And really, that's all we know — in 2012 (2013 for the Arlington, Texas plant), C3XX will be the new GMT-900. That is all. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=305171&view=rss&microfeed=true This is not our country, these are our job cuts? GM's cutting 1,100 jobs from the Oshawa truck plant in Canada. [Reuters] More »
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The General's following Toyota and dropping sales incentives on top of their GMT-900 truck-twins, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. However unlike ToMoCo, they're probably offering up the deals because of this — and not things like this. They'll be offering reduced-rate financing on 60-month loans, 0% financing deals on the 36-month loans or between $1,250 and $1,500 cash back if you decide to not take the financing. – Ray Wert More »
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At car industry events, Phil Floraday normally can be found arm-in-arm with his fellow AutoWeek mag o' war man, Bob Gritzinger. Somehow we're unsure if we'll be seeing either of them invited to another event of the General's. If you'll remember, Gritzinger was the motor-man who broke open the seal on the new-for-2007 GMT-900 twin pickups, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. Gritz dropped the AutoWeek piece well before the media drives were even completed by dropping into a local Chevy dealership where he snagged 20 minutes in a Silverado for a test drive. And with today's broke-as-a-joke embargo break of the drive review of the Buick Enclave it looks like Floraday's cribbing notes from the other member of the dastardly duo. Phil claims to have gotten his hands on Tiger's Buick's Enclave for a quick little jaunt courtesy of a "local Buick dealer." Despite Phil being our bud, we're totally calling shenanigans on AutoWeek's little ruse right now until we see some photos of Phil at the wheel on Telegraph Rd....or Woodward. Hell, we'd even take 696 at this point. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=254833&view=rss&microfeed=true Look! It's random rally footage featuring Sierra Cosworths, a Vauxhall Astra and a couple of unfortunate schmoes who manage to plow their poor, beleagured Starion through a fence. Note to Starion drivers: the Drift King says, "Do not upset the car!" – Davey G. Johnson More »
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Back when Ford was preparing to launch Merkur, they decided it might raise a bit of brand awareness to campaign the XR4Ti in IMSA's GTU class. With a slight dip in displacement over the car's Pinto-based 2.3 mill, the cars, prepared and campaigned by Kent Racing. A bit later, FoMoCo shifted the XR4Ti's mission to Trans-Am and over-two-litre IMSA competition, with the Merks running under Roush's aegis. Peter Cipolla, a man from the Show-Me State we can throw our weight behind, has rescued a couple of these mighty orphan warriors from bygone days, and for that, we owe him a package of schnitzel and an ice-cold MGD. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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While Lutz recently explained to Automotive News why the reborn Goat went so soon to slaughter, we might want to look back at another Bob Lutz project that combined great-for-its day power with a rear-drive IRS package: The Merkur XR4Ti. Pulled from a 1998 interview, Lutz explains what killed Ford's 3-Series rival in the American market after the jump. More »
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Oh man. We absolutely need one of these in Cosworth trim. There is literally no doubt about that. Or what about an XR4ti version with Merkur and Ranchero badges? Mind. Boggling. Now. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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It's a turbulent time for full-sized pickups. For the past three decades, the Ford F-series has been the segment's undisputed king of the hill. But a recent slowdown in demand and production means its crown may be up for grabs. Toyota's gearing up to launch the newest Tundra, the product of a titanic undertaking to match the domestics on their own turf. And then there's General Motors, which is launching its latest full-size light-duty pickups — the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra — this month, and they no longer want to merely be a part of that action, they want to dominate it. And damned if they aren't ready for a brawl. More »
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Really, the NFL-logo grill is what does it for us. And no, we're not spelling that wrong — we meant grill. Full gallery below. Brats and Hebrew Nat's not included. – Ray Wert More »
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Gee, and we always thought that the "HD" meant "high definition." Man, how wrong were we? It actually stands for "Heavy Duty" or "Professional Grade" or whatever each company calls their big ol' trucks for construction sites and other mud n' dirt needs. Heavy Duty's different than most other pickups offered by automakers, which are more usually called "lame" (or poseurs — we're trying to bone up on our French for obvious reasons). Anyway — Toyota's much long heralded arrival to the HD scene's apparently gonna take a little bit longer than originally thought — as Automotive News is reporting they'll be delayed, and won't see an official release until...well...it's been indefinitely halted. Nissan on the other hand is planning a heavy-duty pickup, but they won't make it until 2009 at the earliest. That's good news for Chevy, Ford, Dodge, GMC and any other American brand we may have missed who've seen profits from a segment growing 12% last year — despite softening sales in the lighter end of their pickup lineups. More »
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Despite much love being showed to the old "Like A Rock" ad campaign for Chevy trucks in our polls, GM and Chevy apparently want nothing to do with Bob Seger's crooning voice and a Rock-like image for its new GMT-900 Chevy Silverado trucks. Instead, according to Automotive News, the folks at Chevy would rather hurt so good to get a leg up on the competition by throwing down some R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., trading in one small town middle-aged fat crooner for another, going with the just for men gel using John Mellencamp to sing a little diddy for truck buyers. Although if the reportedly $400 million ad campaign doesn't give the General... More »
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We were all excited a few weeks ago after the results of our poll asking folks if they wanted Chevy to bring on the return of the old Bob Seger "Like A Rock" song / slogan as they herald in the new GMT-900 based pickup trucks. We found a whopping 49% of you answered "Yes! Dude, that song defines Chevy trucks." — with the response of "It's a fucking truck. Just tell me how much it hauls and shut the hell up." at 37.6% the only close contender. We were all set to begin our holy war against the RenCen to ensure they knew what the people wanted — because over the years it's been obvious that that's not something which happens readily. But then, we were stopped cold by an article submitted by our friend Cole Coonce that claims Seger's personal garage now holds a Porsche Boxster, a Nissan pickup and a couple of Ford Mustangs. Although he does own an "11-year-old Chevy van for business purposes, there's not a Chevy pickup among his four-wheeled possessions. That being the case, is there even a way to reconcile these seemingly irreconcilables between Seger and Chevy to make a "Like A Rock" slogan return a possibility? We've no idea — but we're willing to try — as long as y'all are with us. So, like we always do — let's do it democratic-like: More »
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