Monthly Archives: January 2008
Insure.com’s Most and Least Expensive 2008 Vehicles to Insure
By Chris Haak01.22.2008Insure.com, a website that offers consumer information as well as acting as a broker with insurance companies, has released a list of the most- and...
Lincoln MKT Concept Could Foreshadow Future Large Crossover
By Chris Haak01.16.2008Monday morning in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show, Lincoln revealed its MKT crossover concept. (Yes, another crossover introduction at...
Cadillac Surprises Us With a CTS Coupe Concept
The day after I mused about a lack of surprises at the auto show in my article about the Audi R8 V12 TDI, GM managed to keep a concept vehicle introduction under wraps until the...
Toyota Venza “Crossover Sedan” Debuts in Detroit
By Chris Haak01.15.2008Yesterday afternoon, Toyota pulled the wraps off of its latest crossover (to be added to the ranks of the Highlander and RAV4, plus the Lexus RX350), called...
Dodge Introduces its 2009 Ram Pickup
By Chris Haak01.15.2008Ford wasn't the only company to introduce an all-new full-size pickup at the NAIAS in Detroit this week: their crosstown rivals, Chrysler LLC, introduced...
Audi Shows R8 V12 TDI Diesel Supercar Concept
By Chris Haak01.13.2008It's getting to the point where vehicles revealed at auto shows aren't much of a surprise anymore. With embargo breaks, companies issuing press releases...
Mitsubishi Reveals Concept-RA Diesel Sports Coupe
By Chris Haak01.13.2008This evening in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show, Mitsubishi revealed two new vehicles - one a production model and one a concept.The...
Honda Reveals 2009 Pilot Prototype in Detroit
Honda today revealed a "prototype" of its 2009 Pilot crossover. As I noted in this post a few days ago, the crossover segment is red hot (up over 20% in 2007's otherwise shrinking...
Tata Reveals Its Nano, A $2,500 New Car
India's largest automaker (and future owner of Jaguar and Land Rover) Tata has come through in its pledge to reveal a $2,500 "people's car." Clearly, you don't get a lot of...
Ford Confirms It’s Developing New RWD Cars
By Chris Haak01.10.2008In a move that sounds very similar to the way GM developed its full size RWD Zeta platform for global markets, auto industry publication Automotive News...