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Chicago Auto Show: International MaxxPro
International didn't just bring it's supershreddersemi, the International LoneStar to the show. They also brought the US Military's latest wheeled transport, the International MaxxPro. The imposing vehicle is basically a purpose-built mobile bomb shelter, capable of taking a hit from any direction, as well as fording bodies of water as deep as 36 inches, just for the hell of it. When we opened the door—or more precisely, tried to open the door—we had to abandon all all our stuff and put our weight behind the effort. The thick armor plated doors were almost as heavy as the ones on an old Mark VIII. While the Humvee is impressive in its general-purpose skills, this thing is just a plain beast. We want a test drive of the take home version. Any vehicle with gun portals gets an "A" in our book.
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12:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,255 views, 23 commentsLatest by ipodwheels: Reminiscent of vehicles from mad MAXX. Could that be where the name was derived from. I think this more »
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Polo For US Market? VW Is Mulling the Option
What would you say to the option of the tiny but tossable Volkswagen Polo making it's way to the shores of the United States? If you're like us, you'd be more excited in an R32 model, but still it's interesting. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn admitted that the possibilty is out there with the dry but corporate comment of "We are deliberating whether to launch smaller models than the Golf in the US market." eGMCarTech.com -
Stout Risius Ross survey pegs Japanese profit-per-vehicle at $3800 higher than US automakers. That is if US automakers were to make a profit-per-vehicle wethinks. [Detroit News]
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Astras in America: Opel Club Meets GM's German Saturns, or Vice Versa
Our new buddy Will happened on an Opel party somewhere in the Golden State, where a group of classic Opel GT owners got to eyeball GM's Germanic B-car, the Astra — in hatch and retractable hardtop versions. As you know already, the Astra will be coming to the US as an entry-level Saturn sometime later this year. More » -
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US Getting Mitsubishi Lancer Before Japan
According to Edmunds Inside Line, Japanese buyers are more interested in their tiny little keicars than the much larger Mitsubishi Lancer, a car that wouldn't even crack midsize in the states. As such, the company will introduce the redesigned Lancer in the US before it's launched in Japan — which, among Japanese automakers, happens as frequently as the Year of the Parakeet. In fact, the 2008 Lancer will arrive in the US in mid-2007, six months before the Japanese model comes out late in the year. The move underscores the new Lancer's status as a hail-mary pass — into a charging herd of Buffalo. More » -
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The US House Loves the Lease Deals
It's that time of year again when the Detroit Free Press publishes the results of their annual Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request list of House members paying for leases using their office budgets. More » -
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Zetsche Says: Smart Likely Headed to US
DaimlerChrysler CEO, Dieter "Funke" Zetsche told German business newspaper Handelsblatt that, more likely than not, the company will launch the Smart brand in the US. Despite that the DCX division is more upside-down than Ernest Borgnine in "The Poseidon Adventure," Zetsche told Switzerland's am Sonntag he's looking to make the company "as profitable as BMW." That likely means all is well in the design stages for the new Smart car to meet the next generation of US crash regulations without breaking loose of its already slim profit margins. Either that or Dr. Z has a 3-Series up his sleeve. More » -
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Spy Photos: More on the 2007 Jeep Compass
With the Dodge Caliber on its way down the pike, it's fitting that American Car Fans would uncover some spy shots of its badge-engineering mate, the Jeep Compass. Taken during cold-weather testing in Northern Europe, the shots indicate a vehicle similar to the concept unveiled in Frankfurt last September — albeit dressed in its finest leather-daddy attire. Production of the four-banging front/all-wheel-drive crossover (Trail Rated, huh?) will reportedly begin in mid-2006 for the 2007 model year. More »
8:44 AM on Tue Jan 3 2006
By Mike Spinelli
273 views, 2 commentsLatest by Mike Spinelli: It's not official that Jeep's building the Compass for the US, though it's definitely in the "all but confirmed" category. more »
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Hurry Up and Wait: DaimlerChrysler Won't Decide on US Smart Before 2006
A zen koan for you: What is news about no news? A DCX official said the company won't decide whether or not to build a Smart car for the US market before sometime next year. In the meantime, a team of business strategists will finish reviewing Smart's sales and marketing network, and the company will likely develop a new ForTwo model that meets US emissions and crash-test worthiness standards. Just in case. [Thanks to Robin for the tip (or is that non-tip?).] More » -
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Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Ford Fusion, Part 3
Why you should buy this car: For a commodious family four-door, the Fusion s priced right, undercutting its rivals by some margin. (Depreciation is another matter.) The Fusion s also a bit of a handler, both nimble and tenacious through the twisties. More »
11:00 AM on Fri Dec 9 2005
By Mike Spinelli
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