http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:57 -0500 Car Reviews -- Get the consensus and opinions from TheCarConnection and from around the Web on your favorite car. Lifestyle/Fashion http://static.thecarconnection.com/website/tcc-feed.jpg http://www.thecarconnection.com/reviews http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035089_think-you-get-side-airbags-on-a-used-car-dont-be-so-sure http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1035089_think-you-get-side-airbags-on-a-used-car-dont-be-so-sure Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:35:00 -0400 You thought you got a great deal on a nearly new vehicle that was used as a company car. Yet weeks or months later, you find out that it doesn't actually have the side bags on board. With any luck, you'll find that out before serious accident or injury, or before signing on the dotted line in the first place. This could happen to you if you're ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033991_midsize-sedans-earn-low-ratings-in-fender-bender-tests http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033991_midsize-sedans-earn-low-ratings-in-fender-bender-tests Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:22:00 -0400 A couple of months ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted fender-bender tests on a handful of minicars and subcompacts. The results weren't encouraging, with most scoring poorly, and only a few landing in the "acceptable" range. Now, the IIHS has conducted a second battery of tests -- this time on midsize sedans -- and ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033953_12-born-in-the-u-s-a-fuel-sippers http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1033953_12-born-in-the-u-s-a-fuel-sippers Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:45:00 -0400 Want American-made and fuel-efficient? A small car, too? You don't have many choices. Shoppers are valuing fuel efficiency more than before, especially now that they might be able to take advantage of a $4,500 Cash-for-Clunkers incentive. While there are plenty of stars-and-stripes-waving larger vehicles, the list of smaller, frugal ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022357_2009-hyundai-genesis-drives-to-the-top-of-j-d-powers-heap http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022357_2009-hyundai-genesis-drives-to-the-top-of-j-d-powers-heap Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:12:00 -0400 The good times for Hyundai keep on rolling: J.D. Power and Associates has given top marks in its Vehicle Launch Index to the 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The Index "quantifies how well new vehicle models -- including new entries to the market and all new redesigned models -- perform during the first eight months after launch." Among the many criteria ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022309_buick-keeping-a-tight-rein-on-inventory http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022309_buick-keeping-a-tight-rein-on-inventory Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:55:00 -0400 Though less than two weeks old, the young, nubile General Motors Company seems slightly more savvy than its bloated parent, General Motors Corporation. First, Bob Lutz recanted his position on the Pontiac G8, which was bad news for enthusiasts but good news for GM's bottom line. And now vice president of Buick-GMC Susan Docherty has indicated ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022277_2010-pontiac-g8-punched-about-then-booted-out http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022277_2010-pontiac-g8-punched-about-then-booted-out Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:09:00 -0400 Be careful which news story on the Pontiac G8 you read first, and don't get your hopes up. General Motors has released what we think is its Final Answer about the sport sedan: It won't be coming back for 2010. In recent days, the future of the Pontiac G8 has taken the form of a novella...with some trusty elements of Shakespearean tragedy thrown ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022204_lutzwatch-day-3-pontiac-g8-revival-maybe-not-so-much http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022204_lutzwatch-day-3-pontiac-g8-revival-maybe-not-so-much Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:45:00 -0400 Bob Lutz is known for speaking his mind, whether or not that mind is fully in gear. (Remember when he called global warming "a total crock of shit"? Sweet.) Well, it appears Lutz's outspokenness is causing some consternation among GM's other top brass. Case in point: when Lutz recently said "we decided that we would continue to import [the ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022141_lutz-saves-pontiac-g8-chrysler-gives-lutzs-dodge-viper-a-reprieve http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022141_lutz-saves-pontiac-g8-chrysler-gives-lutzs-dodge-viper-a-reprieve Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:48:00 -0400 What once was old is new again -- and we're not just talking about GM's beloved Bob Lutz, who was lured out of retirement on Friday  to serve as the company's "vice chairman responsible for all creative elements of products and customer relationships". No, we're also referring to the Pontiac G8 and the Dodge Viper, which had been cruising ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022078_muscle-cars-rule-even-in-tehran http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1022078_muscle-cars-rule-even-in-tehran Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:40:00 -0400 Even amidst the election protests and civil strife in Tehran, it appears that the city's muscle-car fans made time to meet and show off their V8-powered machines. We don't know a lot about the event shown--or when it took place--but a reader sent photos to The Atlantic's Daily Dish blog with the comment: Tehran's Camaro and Firebird enthusiast ..]]> http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/pontiac_g3_2009 http://www.thecarconnection.com/fullreview/pontiac_g3_2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:38:00 -0400 2009 PONTIAC G3 STYLING | [5 out of 10] Motor Trend: "isn't in line with the brand's sport-themed rep" Cars.com: "looks identical to the Aveo5" Edmunds: "a five-door subcompact hatchback available in a single trim level" The 2009 Pontiac G3 falls far short of conveying Pontiac's catchphrase of delivering excitement, but ...
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]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021881_general-motors-launches-six-day-72-hour-sale http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021881_general-motors-launches-six-day-72-hour-sale Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:00 -0400 In an effort to keep the wheels of (re)invention rolling, General Motors has released plans for a "72-Hour Sale", which starts today and runs through July 6. By our calculations, that's considerably longer than 72 hours, but we're going to give GM the benefit of the doubt and assume they mean business hours. Besides, calling it a "144-Hour ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021837_d-i-v-o-r-c-e-gm-calls-it-quits-with-toyota-nummi http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021837_d-i-v-o-r-c-e-gm-calls-it-quits-with-toyota-nummi Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:54:00 -0400 General Motors is washing its hands of the joint venture it operates with Toyota in California--the NUMMI plant in Fremont, Calif., where the companies teamed to build the Pontiac Vibe, and where Toyota builds the Tacoma pickup and Corolla sedan. We've been telling you for months that GM probably has more money to make selling off its NUMMI ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021590_pontiac-dies-in-august-with-the-2010-vibe-what-will-nummi-do-next http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021590_pontiac-dies-in-august-with-the-2010-vibe-what-will-nummi-do-next Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:37:00 -0400 General Motors is shutting down the Pontiac brand--and now, it's confirmed the final Pontiac will be built in August 2009. GM said in a press release today that it would build the last Pontiac Vibe in about two months, bringing the history of the 90-year-old brand to a close. The Vibe is listed by GM as a 2010 model, while all other Pontiacs ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021553_wanted-americas-oldest-pontiac-and-oldest-original-pontiac-owner http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021553_wanted-americas-oldest-pontiac-and-oldest-original-pontiac-owner Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:52:00 -0400 Pontiac may be about to recede rapidly into automotive history, but with 84 years of Ponchos out there (1926-2010), it'll be a long time before they're forgotten. Now, a Connecticut car event wants to commemorate the brand by highlighting the oldest Pontiac still in existence. Even better, it's also looking for the oldest Pontiac that's still ..]]> http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021452_not-hot-2009-pontiac-g3-is-slowest-selling-car-in-america http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1021452_not-hot-2009-pontiac-g3-is-slowest-selling-car-in-america Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:26:00 -0400 Some times I like to get lost in numbers. For example, just a few weeks ago I posted a story on the 20 Best Selling Vehicles in May. Now it's time for a different take. Call it schadenfreude, that funny German word used to describe the enjoyment one gets from an other's misfortune. While browsing through an issue of Automotive News (you can ..]]>