If you are one of the few people that has never, ever been to the Detroit Auto Show in January, you need to make sure that you make an appearance at this years. While I know the hotels are filling up quickly, I can tell you that this show is going to be filled with tons of political VIPs this year, as GM and Chrysler are required a combine $80 billion dollars in government assistance.
The 2010 is a fantastic way for the government to keep an eye on its investment and I can tell you that, that is exactly what they are going to do. There are going to be a ton of different government agents there and I think that is fantastic.
It is about time that the government got involved in the automakers money and dealing with them. However … if someone from the government takes my ticket for this great show, I’m going to get pissed!
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Michigan has always held a special place in my heart – it is my home state and Detroit … while not my home city; it is certainly a special place. So when I read in The Detroit News that GM has gone on the record stating that without the state tax credits, they would have to pull out of the skyline and actually move to the suburbs and surrounding areas.
Now, I have to tell you that this particular building in huge. I have been inside of it and have actually stayed at the Marriott there and the number of jobs that would be lost is incredible. Basically – GM needs to have 2,500 employees working and pay out about $60 million dollars in order to qualify for the incentives and tax breaks.
Do I think that is going to happen? Well, if anyone can do it, GM can and I think that they will.
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Oh the Hummer – what have you done to yourself? What happened to the days where the Hummer could go through the water, go through anything really and honestly … I miss the days when the Hummer was strictly an army vehicle and nothing more. However – I do have to report on the brand new 2010 Hummer H3 for you guys.
Firstly, let’s go ahead and clear something up about Hummers right now. They are not actually worse for the environment – they are on par with any other SUV, which is something that many people have no idea about. For example, the 2010 Hummer H3 is no worse for the environment than any other SUV out there.
However, they are switching up the 2010 Hummer H3 to make it more eco-friendly … those specs haven’t been released just yet though.
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For those of you that have never, ever heard of Mythbusters, they are actually scientists that have this show on the Discovery Channel and they are doing more and more experiments that involve cars, or trucks or – something with a motor. Recently, they actually tried to see if a car covered in golf-ball sized dimples would have more fuel-efficiency.
The result? Well, it works! To keep the experiment consistent, all 1,082 dimples removed from the clay exterior were put in a box and set in the back seat so that the car would weigh exactly the same as before dimpling. The theory is that, like a golf ball, the dimples would reduce the car’s drag through the air, thus allowing it to travel the same distance at the same speed using less fuel.
The result? Over 29 mpg, which is 4 miles over the estimated 26 mpg before the experiment!
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Now – The Fiat Punto Evo is a car that is supposed to look almost like a Maserati in a hatchback form, however – the Italian automaker actually updated the Fiat Punto Evo and they wanted it to be a surprise for the public. To me – this is exactly the makeover that was needed, for it will definitely put Fiat back on the map.
Visually, the Fiat Punto Evo has all sorts of new things! New bumpers, new lights front and rear, a brand new grille and a handful of little and modern touches that truly does make this beautiful car look amazing and feel very – very good.
Although, the Fiat Punto Evo hardly ranks among the many European hatchbacks, I think that this little car is definitely on its way of making it in the rankings!
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Finally, it has been confirmed that while there are going to be some stand-alone dealerships, Buick and GMC are not going to be apart of that particular crowd. Most of the time, GMC is only known for their trucks and while GM should not exactly keep this particular brand around – they want to and they are going to team it up with Buick. Every dealership you see come October, 2010 is going to be Buick-GMC, no more stand-alone.
Personally, I think this is the smartest thing that they can do. Consolidating every dealership is smart, hell, from a customer’s point of view, they should be able to go to one place to buy everything and that is just the way it should be … while logically, I know that is not going to happen, if GM has a bunch of brands under their wing, just smush them together and the customers will be happy.
On a side note – you want anymore Pontiacs, you better get your butt in gear because the prices have been slashed and they are selling!
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Dunkel industries are a company that I have never … ever heard of. In all my years of blogging for cars, I do not think that they have ever crossed my mind but now – they are certainly crossing my head. This is a truck … an RV that tops all RVs. This is the Luxury 4×4 that is not only in charge of every lane that it happens to be in, but this is an RV that is serious. You want bigger, you want better? This is the friggin’ truck for you!
This is a truck that is so big that half of the time you can not get into it! This is one true off-road vehicle and to be honest, that is exactly what they created it for. Dunkel is under the impression that there is no trail that this particular ORV can not handle and that is why they wanted it so big and fierce!
So if you – if you are looking for a truck that is going to handle everything you throw at it. This is the truck for you, I can promise you that!
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You want some interesting car news? Try an entire 32-Valve, DOHC V8 engine that is built completely out of legos. For those of you that seriously have a lot of free time on their hands and are looking for something to fill that free time, by all means, drag out those legos that you have stored away somewhere and certainly brush up on your engine skills and build yourself one of these incredible motors completely out of legos!
This is a dude that has created a working – yes, a ‘working’ Lego V8 engine. All of the details are absolutely breathtaking and when you see it in action? The pistons pump, the valves open and close, the rocker arms rock and the fly wheel spins … all of this made out of legos, that is crazy!
If you want to get famous in the car work, this is definitely the way to do it people because this is really friggin’ awesome!
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We all know that the Gemballa brand is one brand that is known for taking the Porsche’s latest model and turning it into something different and unique – that is definitely what they have done here with the Gemballa Mistrale. This beautiful car is something that has come out of the all new Porsche Panamera and this particular body kit looks awesome to me. Sport cars are the wave of the future it seems like and the Gemballa Mistrale is absolutely no exception to that rule.
It seems that the hood on the Gemballa Mistrale is somewhat matching to the Porsche version and while there are some differences, there are not a whole lot … seriously. Every time that Porsche comes out with a new car – the Gemballa Mistrale is going to do the same thing it seems like.
The Gemballa Mistrale does look good though … you have to admit that – right? I mean seriously, it’s beautiful!
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If there was one thing that the government did not expect, it was the overwhelming response that people had when the Cash for Clunkers program came into play. To be honest, I did not think that we would actually be able to pull it off, however it seems that the auto industry is booming right now and instead of laying off – they are actually having to hire people in order to process the rebates for the Cash for Clunkers program.
If there is one thing that I know about Detroiter’s, it is the fact that if they are owed money, they want it right away – and that is why the transportation department is actually hiring people so that the paperwork can get processed faster. That is the greatest thing in the world … honestly.
So far, about $1.63 billion dollars has gone into this particular program and about 400,000 vouchers have been turned in by dealers, which is amazing!
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