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Review: 2009 Chevy Tahoe LTZ 6.2L 4x4

For a long time, gas prices in the United States were literally cheaper than dirt. Seriousl – check out the price of a bag of top soil at your local home improvement store. With such low fuel prices, the cost of operating a motor vehicle was really not much of an issue for most Americans. As a result, the only cost that concerned Americans when buying a vehicle was the monthly payment. People bought what ever they could afford on a monthly basis, not at the pump. The result was the rise of the personal use truck, and in particular, ... Read more →

Review: 2009 Infiniti FX50 AWD Michael Harley

Infiniti's FX first arrived on the scene in 2003. At the time, it looked like something transported into the showroom directly from the auto show concept car turntable. While other manufacturers ...

Review: 2008 Mercedes SLK55 AMG Dan Roth

It sits there, all tension and sinew, ready to pounce on lesser cars. Start it up and it barks with a clear V8 voice that thumps off the neighbor's house, setting them discreetly peeking from ...

Review: 2008 Porsche Cayman S Michael Harley

To many, the Porsche Cayman is just a look-alike twin to the drop-top Porsche Boxster. While it shares a platform, underpinnings, and even engine choices with its two-seat sibling, the Cayman ...

In the Autoblog Garage: Aprilia SXV550 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the Aprilia SXV550 After having it in our garage for the last few weeks, the Aprilia SXV550 can best be described by the word 'extreme'. From its extremely compact ...

Review: 2008 Nissan Cube JDM-Spec 1 year ago on Autoblog

You know that you have a disorder when you're as enthused about an econobox as you are to get seat time in something like a Rolls or Bentley. But that's me, and that's how I felt when I got the call at my desk telling me that my new media ride was downstairs waiting for me. I quietly walked out ...

Review: 2008 Toyota Sequoia Limited 1 year ago on Autoblog

Gigantor. The 2008 Toyota Sequoia arrives humongously revised from the already beefy first-generation. The Timberland Mica (Metallic Green) example that Toyota lent us for a week definitely deserves whatever size-related superlatives you can dream up. It's big, it's powerful, it doesn't sip ...

VIDEO: 2007 Scion xB In the Autoblog Garage 1 year ago on Autoblog

Here's a little something we've been cooking up for a while. We've seen your cries for more video reviews, and it's on our minds, too. We've been trying to bring you more video in a lot of ways lately; Chris Shunk recently walked us through the new Grand Caravan, and Damon and Sam shot some ...

In The Autoblog Garage: Lexus LS460L 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image for a high-resolution gallery of the Lexus LS460L It's tough to pity Lexus LS owners. After all, Executive-Class luxury sedans don't exactly suck. We wouldn't blame LS drivers for feeling pangs of over-inconspicuousness whenever they see a Camry, though. Understated luxury is one ...

Review: 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 1 year ago on Autoblog

The standard new generation evolution usually goes like this: bigger, roomier, longer, wider. For some models, it's not such a big deal to go fiddling with the specs, on certain cars it's even a welcome improvement. Subaru, however, has a conundrum on their hands when they go messing with the ...

In the Autoblog Garage: BMW 335i Convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res gallery of the BMW 335i Convertible Thanksgiving is when I put the snow tires back on the cars. Here in New England, you never know what's going to happen; we've had our first snowfall already. Freezing temperatures also tend to herald the end of convertible season, ...

Review: 2008 Ford Focus SES Coupe 2 years ago on Autoblog

A car's design is simply a composite of curves, creases and kinks. A good design will elicit an emotion that urges people to buy the car. The affected just have to have it, often blind to any faults the car may exhibit by the way it makes them feel. The design of the 2008 Ford Focus makes us ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Acura RL 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the Acura RL for a high-res gallery Being first to the party is often not a guarantee that you'll be the most popular. Diamond Multimedia was one of the first to introduce a portable MP3 player with the Rio 500, but it wasn't until some other company brought out a device called the iPod that ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Kia Spectra EX 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res gallery of the 2007 Kia Spectra EX Time was, buying a small car from an entry-level brand meant you'd end up in the penalty box. Vinyl-swathed interiors, cheap and nasty plastics, medieval seats, etc. Those were the bad parts, but there were some aspects of basic cars ...

In The Autoblog Garage: 2007 Subaru Forester Sports 2.5X 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res gallery of the 2007 Subaru Forester Sports 2.5X Subaru's Forester is well into its second generation, but the styling and driving experience isn't far removed from the unflappable friendly wagon that bowed in 1998. Why mess with a good thing? The Forester Sports 2.5X ...

You spin me right round: Turntable driveways for your car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Anybody that lives on a busy road or has a lot of cars knows that getting vehicles in and out of the driveway can be a logistical nightmare. Traditional options for curing this problem range from widening the driveway to creating one of those horseshoe-shaped driveways. Pouring concrete can get ...

Why lift a car when you can tilt it? 2 years ago on Autoblog

I need this. My back isn't what it used to be, so when it's time to fiddle with the undercarriage, I start thinking wistfully about lifts or pits. It'd also make it easier to hang off the end of the breaker bar for those monster-torque suspension fasteners. Exhaust work? No more lying on your back, ...

Autoblog Project Edsel: Paint and Body 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's been an exciting start, mainly because I get to dig out all my old model building tools and skills. That's also why it's been a little slow since the initial post went up, because I've had to find all those model building tools. The last model I built was a '67 Belvidere GTX over ten years ago ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 2 years ago on Autoblog

"You took a $95,000 vehicle off-road?" asked a fellow Autoblogger as we shared some of our latest exploits with media vehicles. His question made it sound like I'd done something impressive with the Range Rover Supercharged, but it wasn't much more than gingerly tiptoeing this big British beast ...

In The Autoblog Garage: 2007 Kia Amanti 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on the picture above to see a gallery This is your father's Oldsmobile. Well, not quite. My Dad's Olds was a '65 Starfire with a 425. A lead sled, sure, but not in the pejorative sense that the phrase "your father's Oldsmobile" is supposed to connote. Okay, so the Kia Amanti is more like the ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the photo above for our photo gallery of the 2007 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Ah, how we miss Ford's second-generation Lightning. By infusing an F-150 with 380 HP of supercharged 5.4L fury and selecting suspension components that were up to the task of harnessing such power, the Special ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Jaguar XK Convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the pic above to view a gallery "I say, that's a very fine Grand Tourer" said the delightful young man sharing a cookout in the street with his companion pit bull. At least that's how it sounded as it filtered over the transom of the XK while motoring through a questionable section of town. ...

Review: 2008 Subaru Tribeca 2 years ago on Autoblog

"It looks like a puppy," my wife said upon first setting eyes on the 2008 Subaru Tribeca. That's an apt description of any Subaru; they usually feel quite eager from behind the wheel, and they're trusty companions. The new front end on the Tribeca is more bland than the outgoing ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2008 Ford F-450 Lariat King Ranch 2 years ago on Autoblog

The first time we laid eyes on Ford's new F-450, we knew that we wanted to run one through the ringer. Intended to satisfy those customers who find traditional "one ton" dually trucks to be a bit too limiting, this massive vehicle pegged our more-is-better meter. The F-450 is, in fact, so big as to ...

In The Autoblog Garage: Infiniti G35 S follow-up 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view a high-res gallery of the Infiniti G35 S A while back we had a G35 S 6MT in the Autoblog Garage. That car was delivered in a delightful snowstorm with high-performance tires showing some wear, so it was quite difficult to get a good bead on the car's true capabilities. How ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the photo above to view high-res shots of the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Last year, we had the opportunity to spend some time in the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe and were rather pleased with that vehicle's vastly improved interior and driving dynamics. With the Silverado now riding on a ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click photo above to view a gallery of Tundra shots I wanted to hate this thing. Toyota? Taking on the last bastion of red blooded American pickups? Yeah, right! The domestic manufacturers have kept cranking up quality, capability and refinement levels - who's this upstart think it is, anyway? Not ...

Every garage dweller's must-have appliance: The toolbox refrigerator 2 years ago on Autoblog

For a lot of people, their garages are more than just a place to work on sweet project cars -- they're often the main hangout. They watch the game, smoke stogies, play cards, and enjoy the occasional pop while shooting the breeze with the neighbors. With those people in mind, the folks over at ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Cold-air intake, Part II 2 years ago on Autoblog

With some minor disassembly performed in Part I in anticipation of a new cold air intake, we also performed a few modifications that will be explained further in some later posts. Now that the car and components are ready for installation, let's dive under the hood to finish up this project. ...

Autoblog Project Garage: Cold-air intake, Part I 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the quest to improve performance, few modifications provide the horsepower-per-dollar payback of a proper cold air intake. The issue here is that the factory usually designs for a different set of priorities than us enthusiasts hold dear; that in itself isn't evidence of poor engineering, but ...

Volvo obsessive? Try to outdo this miniature recreation 2 years ago on Autoblog

This is the garage all us Volvophiles wish we had. Master model builder Dirk Patschowski constructed this incredible scene for Revell to display at the Techno Classica show in Essen. I built models as a kid, and quickly progressed to adding more authentic detailing than the instructions suggested, ...

Survey Says: Garages lit with LED seem safer 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's a scene we've seen hundreds of times in movies – predators emerging from the shadows in a dimly lit parking garage. It used to be that you could look for the cigarrette ember so you could meet up with Deep Throat, but Raleigh, North Carolina has beat back the shadows as it became the ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Part II of our front suspension/steering refresh 2 years ago on Autoblog

With Part I out of the way and the front end of our Buick Roadmaster in pieces, the next logic step is to start putting things back together. In this installment, we'll get the control arms buttoned up, and pay some loving attention to the steering gear. Click through for more ...

Autoblog Maintenance 301: Front suspension/steering refresh, Part I 2 years ago on Autoblog

Suspension components, charged with providing articulation while withstanding a constant beating from rough roads, live an incredibly tough life. Proper maintenance that includes regular lubrication helps, but once the odometer clicks over the sixth digit, it's often time for some fresh components. ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Mercury Montego Premier 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for desktop-sized pics of the 2007 Mercury Montego Alas, Montego, we hardly knew ye. Of course, the large sedan from Mercury is not going away, but being relaunched as the Sable with a new schnoz, larger engine, and some interior upgrades. The Montego name will once again drift ...

Ford officially extends oil change interval to 7,500 miles 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford has been studying the question of when to suggest oil changes, and they've hit upon 7,500 miles for 2007 and newer cars. Not only are modern oils better, modern engines are also better. You don't have carburetors metering poorly on winter mornings, tolerances are a lot tighter, and operating ...

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