http://www.autosblogusa.com Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:20:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Toyota crashed the domestic automakers' pickup party with the arrival of the 2007 Tundra, the truck-buying public took notice. Bad news struck the Tundra from the start, though, as heavy rebates were needed to move the new truck, and numerous quality issues were reported. Toyota has since addressed those ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/report-toyota-tundra-finally-earns-its-fifth-star-but-how/ Internet rumors are a funny thing. Back during the last presidential campaign, 10% of voters polled thought Barack Obama was a Muslim... until his campaign staffers came out and denied he was a Muslim. Then 14% of us thought he was a Muslim. And you can see the same thing ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/breaking-top-gear-not-dead-wvideo/ Although the Frankfurt Motor Show is still a month away, images of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate ("wagon" to us 'Mericans) have leaked out ahead of its official reveal in Germany. The E-Class Estate joins the thoroughly revised sedan and coupe variants of Merc's mid-sizer and will undoubtedly grow both longer ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/2010-mercedes-benz-e-class-estate-leaks-out-ahead-of-frankfurt-debut/ After a decade of competing with the GT1 big dogs in the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this weekend marks the start of a new era for Corvette Racing. The race at Mid-Ohio this Saturday (we'll be on hand live) will mark the debut ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/officially-official-gm-reveals-details-on-new-chevrolet-corvette-c6r-gt2/ Color us unsurprised that the new 2010 Ford Taurus earned a coveted Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. After all, the previous-generation Taurus took home the award in 2008 and 2009 and the pre- name-change Ford Five Hundred was a Top Safety Pick way back ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/ford-taurus-earns-top-safety-pick-from-iihs/ Capitalist-on-steroids Jim Cramer of Mad Money fame (or, if you're a Daily Show fan, infamy) thinks Cash For Clunkers is a great idea. This might surprise some of you (and shock us), but here's his reasons why: If the total price tag of C4C is $4 to $5 billion dollars, big ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/jim-cramer-throws-his-mad-money-behind-cash-for-clunkers/ Fiat's plan for re-entry to the U.S. market includes Alfa Romeo, as well as pumping up its Chrysler interests. While Alfa has desirable hatches like the MiTo and the 147, the company thinks it might have the best luck relaunching in the States with its upcoming Giulia sedan. The Alfa ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/report-alfa-favors-larger-sedan-as-first-salvo-in-new-american-push/ Consumer Reports says Ford's Fusion Hybrid is equal to Toyota Camry, only sportier Ford's new 2010 Fusion Hybrid has earned plenty of accolades since it debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show last fall, and the latest praise comes from Consumer Reports. In its most recent round of testing, the entire ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/consumer-reports-says-fords-fusion-hybrid-is-equal-to-toyota-camry-only-sportier/ Lorenzo Lamas, everybody's favorite Bold and Beautiful Renegade from the 1990s, has announced a new motorcycle company named, imaginatively enough, Lorenzo Lamas Cycles. Just as Steven Tyler did when he decided to get into the custom motorcycle scene, Lamas contacted an established builder, in this case Ralph Randolph of Knockout ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/lamarama-actor-lorenzo-lamas-launches-new-motorcycle-company/ Another day, another bunch of news items about Cash For Clunkers (a.k.a. C.A.R.S.). With Friday's Senate recess date fast approaching, the Obama Administration is reportedly pushing the body's 100 members there to get their acts together and vote for more funding to keep the program alive. Two senators who had ... http://www.autosblogusa.com/report-dot-withholding-cash-for-clunkers-info-senate-warming-to-more-funding/