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From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Honda: The Power of Dreams

February 28, 2009

As car companies try to maintain market share in these troubling times, each team is looking for new ways to endear themselves to the consumer. Many believe that transparency will play a big part in moving forwards. Show the public who the people behind the cars are and the people will believe. Some, like Ford [...]

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2009 Nissan Rogue: They’re everywhere

February 28, 2009

Have you ever noticed that when you become even mildly obsessed with a vehicle, you begin to see them all over the place? That very thing happened to me the other day on my way to work in our 2009 Nissan Rogue tester. Traveling along the highway, it occurred to me that I had just [...]

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Just how much money did The General lose in 08?

February 27, 2009

$30.9 Billion. That’s a pretty big number. So big in fact that those of you who are mathematically challenged like me might have a hard time comprehending how big.
Friend of The Garage, Michael Banovsky has taken the time to put it into perspective for us gearheads. First on the list is the space station Mir, [...]

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Lexus IS250C/350C Ready for Spring

February 26, 2009

While Toyota and Lexus get all kinds of praise from Consumer Reports and JD Power, those of us who cater to the automotive enthusiast have been less than kind. No Supra. No MR2. We moan that Toyota treads out the most boring, uninteresting Japanese cars out there. So isn’t it a little ironic that no [...]

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Get fuel to your mill thanks to Savage Speed Garage

February 25, 2009

So you’re building up that old skool rod. You’ve got the lump between the rails and that pair of sweet looking Stromberg 97’s are perched on top. There is only one problem: You need to get the fuel from the lines into the carbs.
Our west coast rodder, Aaron Von Minden of Savage Speed Garage has [...]

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V like Vintage: An amazing collection of photos taken before 1970

February 25, 2009

Regular readers know that I’m a sucker for great photography, even more so when it captures great moments in automotive history. While catching up on friend of The Garage, Philip Powell over at Classical Drives I was beyond excited to find his review of V like Vintage. This wonderful site is a social network for [...]

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Nissan Announces US Cube Prices

February 24, 2009

Today Nissan announced pricing for the upcoming Cube, which is expected to reach US showrooms by early May. Responses to previous posts about the Cube are extreme-you either love, or positively hate the thing. 
All Cubes are front-wheel drive, and share the same 1.8 liter, 122hp engine. The base 1.8 model starts at $13,990, and comes [...]

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Cruisin Venice: The Space Cat

February 23, 2009

You’ve gotta wonder what the story is behind this spaced out Jag. Do ya think the brolly is effective at shielding the Lucas electrics?

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Official Audi A5/S5 Cabriolet News & Pics

February 22, 2009

Sporting, four-seater Cabriolets have been a part of Audi since 1991. Audi has just released official photos to the media of the new A5 and S5 Cabriolet, to compliment the already stunning coupe models. Pictured below is the S5.

The S5 is top-dog of course, propelled by a supercharged 3.0 liter V-6, cranking out 333hp. With [...]

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Cruisin Venice: Streetside T-Bucket

February 22, 2009

On the odd occasion, we might see an old skool T-Bucket at a local cruise night here in Ontario. Just sitting at the side of the road like this one? Never.

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