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Chrysler, GM, and Ford Dominate YTD Fleet Sales
The auto industry's paper of record, Automotive News, did a nice piece of reporting in this week's issue (link here , via TTAC) on the...
Review: 2010 Lexus GX460
By Chris Haak Soft, cushy, and comfy. All three words describe the experience of driving the all-new 2010 Lexus GX460, which is...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 2000-2003 BMW Z8
By Chris Haak My work has me spending almost two hours per day on the roads of northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, where a...
What GM and Apple Can Learn From One Another
By Chris Haak All of us at Full Metal Autos are obviously dedicated car buffs. Gasoline (or perhaps diesel fuel) runs through our veins,...
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2008 Scion xD Review
Toyota's Scion sub-brand has had some sales struggles lately (down 5.3% in June); many of its newest products (particularly the...
Would Crushing Old Cars Improve the Environment?
By Chris Haak07.22.2008One way in which several state and provincial governments have attempted to improve air quality over the years has...
Mercedes-Benz Reveals New SL65 AMG Black Series
Rumors of the V12's demise have been greatly exaggerated.By Chris Haak07.11.2008Yesterday, Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off of its new...
Toyota Significantly Changes US Production Plans
By Chris Haak07.10.2008In response to the dramatic - and many believe permanent - shift in consumer demand for new vehicles (abandoning...
NHTSA Improves Crash-Test Program For 2010
By Chris Haak07.10.2008The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced this week that it is significantly changing the...
2008 Nissan Versa 1.8 SL Sedan Review
A few years ago, the major Japanese manufacturers hit the US market nearly simultaneously with new small car offerings that offered smaller...
2009 Model Year Preview Part 3 (N to V)
Note: Part 1 of this article, from A through F, can be found here. Part 2 of this article, from H through M, can be found here. In the...
NHRA’s Quarter Mile is Now 1,000 Feet Instead of
By Chris Haak07.03.2008The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced late yesterday that in the wake of the recent tragic death of...
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Review: 2012 Volkswagen Passat SEL 2.5
As an automaker, how do you take a good - but slow selling - car and improve its sales by two or threefold? Volkswagen faced this very...
Nissan May Revive Datsun Brand
Word from Japan's Nikkei business daily newspaper is that Nissan is considering a revival of the Datsun name. The report has not been...
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Porsche Gives 918 Spyder Supercar the Green Light
By Chris Haak Porsche AG's supervisory board just gave the company approval to develop the well-received 918 Spyder supercarfor sale. ...
Review: 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander 3.0 GT S-AWC
By Chris Haak Mitsubishi has been having a tough couple of years in the US market. Last year, when the overall light-vehicle market was...
Chevy Volt Price Confirmed at $41,000
By Chris Haak We're not quite sure why this is even news today, since former GM vice chairman Bob Lutz told reporters two years ago, in...
GM, Chrysler Aim to Return to Captive Lending
By Chris Haak We reported several weeks ago that GM was interested in either buying a captive-finance arm or establishing a new one. You...