November 30, 2007

[Redwood]

-PONTIAC G8: A car so fast the PR guy sweats
-Car & Driver's 2008 10Best Cars - Wow, 2 American cars in addition to the perennial Corvette
-Vauxhall VXR8 Supercharged
-The American wagon beats a retreat - Crossover growth killed anticipated wagon renaissance
-Abt AS4 Tuning Program for A4 Range
-First Drive: 2008 Smart Fortwo Brabus Xclusive
-2009 BMW X3 Spied!
-Autoweek drives around in the SMart Fortwo for a few days in the U.S.
-(F1) Fisichella hits out at Ecclestone
-Former World Champions Think Schumacher May Race Again
-Shelby GT500 KR To Star In New Knight Rider
-eBay: Chevrolet Corvette C6 Limousine
-ABT Audi R8 Sport Package
-Audi reveals 2009 A3 Cabrio
-Abt Audi AS5 turbodiesel
-Unique Performance files for bankruptcy
-Video: BMW 3-Series based GP3.10 GAS POWERED hits Nardo
-Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Lewis Hamilton vs the Stig
-Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy - Driving a Diesel Civic
-2009 Ford F-150 may feature Hydraulic Launch Assist
-Erich Heuschele from SRT answers why the Caliber SRT-4 is FWD and more

[Fair!]

Re: November 30, 2007

Shouldn't that first headline read....

"PONTIAC G8: A car so fat the PR guy sweats profusely"

3900 pounds!!! I mean.... damn, that's C@price Heavy.

The base G8 has a curb weight of 3885 pounds and the G8 GT weighs 3995 pounds

So Pontiac gets its version of a CTS-V. Whoopie.

[Redwood]

Re: November 30, 2007

$24K cheaper and better suspension isn't such a bad thing though.

[theNewman]

Re: November 30, 2007

Everyone is going to have to get over the heavy car thing . . . like it or not, the average consumer demands more options, more electronics, more air bags, etc. and as such they will only get heavier. Yes, there are weight saving materials out there, but they are too expensive to put in a bread and butter type of car. Sorry, the days of a sub 3k sedan or coupe are over . . .

[Redwood]

Re: November 30, 2007

Next, you're going to tell us there's no Santa Claus!