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Daimler SP250 Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Sidney Gets a Treat
in Classical Drives, on July 3, 2009
...he Daimler SP250 (nee Dart) that much?
The engine had originally been developed for use in Daimler sedans before Jaguar bought the brand. Daimlers were mostly of the tall, stately type that resembled...
First Test Drive: Porsche Panamera
in carzz.org, on June 24, 2009
...nt than it appears in photos. Other critics have questioned whether Porsche should be manufacturing sedans when it is renowned for building sports cars. Baedecker says the Panamera was needed to fill ...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...of Chrysler where he was one of a team that helped create the sensational "cab forward" sedans that briefly turned the company into a design leader. He was also behind such performance ico...
RM Offers Rarely Seen Chrysler Airflow Coupe at Meadow Brook
in Classical Drives, on June 3, 2009
...al to spot a Chrysler Airflow (or its DeSoto sibling) at an auction. Normally these would be 4-door sedans, much maligned for their unpopular "streamlined design." Often forgotten is that th...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
...t by not opting for the 5-Door. By the way, hatchbacks have an aerodynamic advantage over notchback sedans (it's called the "Kamm" effect) which can improve both economy and performance....
The Capri, Europe's Ford Mustang and BMW Beater
in Classical Drives, on May 8, 2009
...! The handsome coupe was Europe's version of the Mustang, built from components of British Ford sedans, just as the former was constructed from Falcon part bins. This year marks the Capri's 40...
How to Rent an Affordable Classic on Your Next Riviera Vacation
in Classical Drives, on March 25, 2009
... sports cars (Lotus Super Seven, Porsche Spyder 550, AC Cobra) for those winding roads; prestigious sedans (Rolls Royce, Cadillac) for one's arrival at the Casino in Monte Carlo; fun cars (Mehari,...
Two Cadillacs, 32 Cylinders, One Great Moment
in Classical Drives, on March 12, 2009
...fered but even that was optimistic as only 35 types were actually built, most of them 5-7 passenger sedans. In the end, only 126 Cadillac V-16's were manufactured, one of which was this 143" ...
BMW and Mercedes to Merge?
in carzz.org, on March 11, 2009
...with motorcycles, followed by a license to produce the Italian-designed Isetta. New sports cars and sedans failed to produce much-needed profits until, in 1959, BMW was on the brink of being sold to M...
Design Revolution, BMW Style
in Classical Drives, on February 6, 2009
... Here, in all its black-and-white glory, is one of my favorite classic sedans, the BMW 1800, also known in Europe as the Neue Klasse. It made a huge impression on me during my young years as a Canad...
Tucking the Roof to Build a Tucker Convertible
in Classical Drives, on January 23, 2009
...Tucker Corp. never 'officially' built any topless Tucker automobiles. It built 50 four-door sedans and one prototype. That's it.
2. Today, a Tucker convertible does exist: its legitimacy, ...
1934 Buick Captivates at Gooding Scottsdale Auction
in Classical Drives, on January 14, 2009
... remains to this day (though I'd be happier if Buick got out of the crossover game and stuck to sedans). Gooding assures us that the car is "impressively clean and authentic underneath where ...
Why We Should Love the All-American Car
in Classical Drives, on December 17, 2008
...in auctions, club shows, or offered for sale online. It's as if, being poor cousins to mainline sedans and 5-seat coupes, they've been consigned to the scrapyards of automobile memories. That&...
Saab and Volvo Celebrate the Swedish Difference
in Classical Drives, on September 19, 2008
...ing through the front wheels, and I owned, raced and tested Volvos when they were affordable sports sedans. My most memorable Swedish auto experience happened when Volvo loaned Tom Berent and myself a...
Classic Streetcars and Vintage Hillclimb Highlight 2009 Subaru Test
in Classical Drives, on May 30, 2008
...find it, for the twisting uphill road is the scene of long-ago hillclimb victories driving modified sedans. In those years the surface was dirt whereas it is now paved and a pair of residence driveway...
Obama's Running Mate? It Won't be a Ford Granada
in Classical Drives, on May 28, 2008
... was my recommendation, Ford agreed, and later transferred the badge to one of its upcoming Detroit sedans. Do I dare disagree with the man who may be president? Not on most subjects but on this one I...
New Jaguar XF Fails the "Jaguarness" Test
in Classical Drives, on April 30, 2008
...dern version of the legendary mid-size Jags of the 60's, arguably the most beautiful production sedans ever created. When the S-Type arrived the world's car writers, including me, wrote lavish...
What the World Drives - Canada
in carzz.org, on February 15, 2008
For our weekly feature this week it's time to take a northern excursion to our Molson drinking friends in the frozen tundra . Today we take you to our close buddy and neighbor Canada to see what the top 5 selling cars of 2007 were.
Compact cars were still the strongest sellers in Cana...
Acura TSX Big Apple Visit
in carzz.org, on February 15, 2008
Acura announced today it will debut the all-new 2009 acura tsx sports sedan at the 2008 New York International Auto Show.
Scheduled to go on-sale in the spring, the 2009 Acura TSX will be the second generation of Acura's popular entry level sedan and feature numerous advancements in...
Knockout Punch
in carzz.org, on February 5, 2008
... seek the company of the lofty BMW 328i and the Mercedes-Benz C300.
In the world of upscale sports sedans Cadillac now wears a new belt being declared champ of its class by the prestigious Consumer R...
The Fastback is Back Thanks to Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Volkswagen
in Classical Drives, on January 27, 2008
...n Tucker offered what was known as a "fastback" body style; an alternative to bustle-back sedans with their visible Trunks . Well, friends, it seems the fastback is back in fashion as ...
Coast-to-Coast by Rail in a Classic Cadillac
in Classical Drives, on January 24, 2008
...thews forwarded some wonderful Canadian Pacific Railway photos taken during the years when family sedans were converted to inspection vehicles. Today the railways use purpose-built equipment but in ...
Easily Overlooked Among Muscle Cars, Morris Minor Pickup is No Less Desirable
in Classical Drives, on January 21, 2008
...ion bars. The extra-wide stance also helped. Minors were built in a number of variations, including sedans, convertibles, panel deliverys, and Pickups . At various times I've owned three and...
New BMW X6 Coupe: Definitely Not a Coupe. Or Coupé
in Classical Drives, on December 29, 2007
...ther from their Ultimate Driving Machine roots. Like all crossovers it is sensibly tall; just as sedans were until long-and-low became the mantra in the late 50's. Technology reigns superb in th...
VIDEO > Traction Test Between All Wheel Drive SUVs, Wagons, and Sedans
in carzz.org, on December 14, 2007
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By Gunnar Heinrich
I'm not sure just how scientific this test was. But then again, most of real-life conditions aren't scientific.
In this traction test, a German production team has drivers in first generations Lexus RX300, BMW X5, and a Mitsubishi Monterro, Volvo V70 Cross Countr...
Hershey Shows the American Pickup in All its Much-Deserved Glory
in Classical Drives, on December 8, 2007
... Europeans boast of glamorous sports cars, F1 champions, ingenious economy sedans, but we North Americans have our own specialty vehicle: the pickup truck. Okay, it's not pretty and was intended...
Honda's Civic and Accord Selling Like (insert superlative here)
in carzz.org, on December 7, 2007
...at much of motoring America has a love for the pragmatic, Accord sales increased by 25.2% to 28,161 sedans sold last month. Civic sales were also up, increasing by 24.8% to 25,141 units.
Those green...
Hong Kong Can Be Cheap (Really!)
in Hidden Travel Gems, on December 2, 2007
... Hong Kong , the land of expensive real estate and a million and one Mercedes Benz sedans, is not synonymous with budget travel. Unless you are willing to try your luck at the colorful but less-than...
Daimler Green Goddess Goes to LeMay Museum
in Classical Drives, on November 14, 2007
...y the American tailfin fad. Jaguar eventually took over, offering Daimler-badged versions of Jaguar sedans with the same V-8 while, for a time, continuing production of the limousine . Wes Lemat...
Now You Can Drive a Jaguar E-Type Roadster in the UK and Europe
in Classical Drives, on November 1, 2007
... The Open Road, a popular UK renter of classic sports and sports sedans, opens its latest newsletter with: "Do you remember the first time you saw and heard a Jaguar E-Type?" No problem fo...
Behind The Scenes of Rolls-Royce Shoot
in carzz.org, on October 24, 2007
... isn't everyday that you get to showcase rolling magnificence . There are precious few postwar sedans that are this shapely, this elegant, this refined. And so photogenic!
It startles me to...
2007 Concorso Lifts its Italian Skirts For a Peek
in Classical Drives, on October 18, 2007
...on row of contemporary Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and an entire field full of sports cars and sport sedans that (gasp!) came from countries other than Italy.
When the 2007 Concorso show opened your ...
Banking On The Silver Spur > Toyota Century
in carzz.org, on October 9, 2007
... By Gunnar Heinrich
The Japanese do love their lean, three box sedans. Us Americans do love ours when they're packaged in meaty, aerodynamically friendly wedges.
Interestingly, in Nippon, the ...
To Be Served With "A Bit of Fizz" > New Rolls-Royce
in carzz.org, on October 2, 2007
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By Gunnar Heinrich
Rolls-Royce is set to "complete" its lineup of super-chic Phantom sedans with the introduction of the production variant of the 101EX coupé starting next year. And it...
Small: Not Just Beautiful But More Fun Than Big
in Classical Drives, on September 28, 2007
I've always had a soft spot for small cars. That was something I acquired, quite accidentally, when a friend loaned me his 1952 Ford Anglia for a brief drive into downtown Toronto. Until then I'd only driven Detroit-built cars with their typical sloppy steering and goose -grease han...
Another Rover 800 Ad
in carzz.org, on September 21, 2007
...e "luxury" and "engineering" of what was one of Britain's most forgettable sedans of the 1980s and 1990s.
Heck-fire, the body panels of the car displayed in the 30 second s...
Mercedes-Benz 推出超豪华概念车 F700
in Wangtam, on September 11, 2007
网谈很久没有谈车了，这两天正值法兰克福车展，而发现其中 Mercedes-Benz 新推出的超豪华概念车 F700，非常抢眼。F700 是一款低消耗低排放、混合动力车，即便如此，外形设计和内饰以及车载设备依然可以体现出豪华的本质。而 F700 动力系统则是第一款采用 DIESOTTO 汽油发动机技术的，位于汽缸盖的直接喷射可以降低能源的消耗，位于发动机排气歧管的涡轮增压器可以在加速和高速运转的时候，涡轮增压器能使发动机在低转速状态下输出更大的扭矩。另一方面，DIESOTTO 汽油发动机技术还能集合了"汽"、"柴"发动机的双重优势，它的研发成功到如今...
Czech Streamliner Stops Crowds in Gastown
in Classical Drives, on September 6, 2007
...s with their own style and engineering tweaks. Fewer still know that Tatra pioneered aerodynamic sedans with rear-mounted V-8 engines long before Preston Tucker announced his ill-fated Tucker sedan...
Video > New Audi A4
in carzz.org, on September 3, 2007
...strikingly familiar to its immediate predecessor. But that doesn't stop one of the best compact sedans on the market from being a clean, handsome design.
[Source: Audi via YouTube ]
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Blogosphere Responds To Jaguar XF
in carzz.org, on August 28, 2007
[Image Source: MotorAuthority]
By Gunnar Heinrich
Pretty in concept but ghastly in follow-through, the M.Y. 2009 Jaguar XF that's set to officially premiere at the Frankfurt Auto Show may just be the underwhelming mid-range exec-mobile that hopelessly failed in its charge to save J...
Vintage Aircraft Meet Vintage Vauxhalls
in Classical Drives, on August 6, 2007
...an bush plane next to a 1950's Vauxhall Cresta. Yes, this is a boring family auto, as were many sedans in that era, but I couldn't resist including it if only because few such imports survived...
Jaguar Removes Fabled Hood Leaper From XJ Flagship
in carzz.org, on July 26, 2007
...pit of Indian mongooses, Jaguar Cars is removing the fabled leaper from the hoods of U.S. bound XJ sedans.
It wasn't enough that the folks in Coventry butchered the flagship's front end wi...
New C-Class Drives Mercedes Profits
in carzz.org, on July 25, 2007
...n sales of $17.26 Billion after the introduction of the all-new C-Class .
The entry-level luxury sedans are putting Benz back on the desirable map of respectability thanks to a successful marketing...
Ford Kuga
in carzz.org, on July 20, 2007
... based upon the Blue Oval's C1 platform that currently underpins the Focus and Volvo S40 sedans.
Plan on a Euro only launch in Spring of next year. And once again Ford's best stays on ...
Spied > Cadillac CTS-V
in carzz.org, on June 29, 2007
...cond region and a maximum electronically limited speed of 185 mph ; passing out most German sports sedans that have their limiters set to 155 mph.
CAR also suggests that the Cadillac will be pric...
Fords in Aurora. Umm... Aurora?
in Classical Drives, on June 27, 2007
...ss, was only one year old at the time and the model being auctioned was one of the last convertible sedans to be cataloged by any U.S. manufacturer. It listed for $1,272. The V-8 engine was modestly l...
GM and Ford Stuck in a Rut, Chrysler Breaks Away
in Classical Drives, on June 24, 2007
...marketing people dubbed "compacts." Not surprisingly they resembled scaled-down full-size sedans. Chrysler, never one to follow the herd, went them one better with a Virgil Exner-designed co...
2007 年度 WebWare 100 最终评选结果
in Wangtam, on June 20, 2007
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GM Hopes Limited Edition LeMans Vette Will Attract Europeans
in carzz.org, on June 18, 2007
...there's little incentive for the small BLS to attract buyers from Opel or Saab since the sedans look practically identical (they share the same platform).
And Corvette, despite being pitc...
Toyota Sells One Million Hybrids
in carzz.org, on June 8, 2007
To paraphrase US TV network Comedy Central's South Park , that's a whole lot of smug. Since Toyota first started selling the first generation prius sedan in 1997, more than 750,000 Priuses have been sold worldwide since. Toyota calculates that the more than one million Toyota hybr...
Powerful Ideas Brought To You By Audi
in carzz.org, on May 14, 2007
...ew to the marque - as in - they fantasized about Lamborghinis and Porsches, not conservative German sedans with funky grilles.
So the "halo effect" is still in effect and to capitalize on ...
Jaguar's Infernal "Gorgeous" Resurfaces
in carzz.org, on May 11, 2007
... Heart - The 2007 R Performance Tour"
To hell with "Gorgeous" and leaper-less Jag sedans, too .
[Source: Jaguar Cars ]...
BMW's '08 M5 Borrows From The Z8 Past
in carzz.org, on May 8, 2007
Peruse that thick multimedia jungle known as YouTube and chances are you'll find an old Top Gear episode where the outspoken Jeremy Clarkson compared driving a BMW Z8 roadster to driving a truck (except he called it a lorry - in true Brit English). In the same episode he drove a Scani...
May Brings Flowers and... Car Shows
in Classical Drives, on May 7, 2007
..., appear to be customised to some extent. Our photo car caught my eye because I like the old Willys sedans though I've yet to see an unmodified one at any car show I've attended. Looking prett...
Conceptualized > BMW's Next 5-Series
in carzz.org, on May 4, 2007
[Source: AutoMotor& sport via MotorAuthority]
We've got a few years to go yet before the world sees off the current generation (E60) 5-Series. Stylistically unloved by many for an overused flame surfacing design theory and the ungainly "Bangle But," the 5 line is ready fo...
Benz Boasts Most AWD Models
in carzz.org, on May 1, 2007
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[Image Source: DaimlerChrysler]
This summer Mercedes-Benz will bring its latest batch of 4-MATIC sedans to market. The new C-Class saloons which premiered earlier this year have been praised for tu...
Spied > BMW X6 SAC
in carzz.org, on April 25, 2007
...ot;coupe" hybrid / saloon / it-car known as the Mercedes-Benz CLS.
So, what Mercedes did for sedans, BMW's doing for SUVs. Curious.
Click here to see more spy photos.
[Source: CAR ]...
Jaguars Remembered by McClellan's and Me
in Classical Drives, on April 24, 2007
...ead-cam 6-cylinder engine and sporting demeanor has always attracted me and very few, including the sedans, ever disappointed. Amusingly my first ride in a Jag XK was with an off-duty police officer w...
New Low-roof Sedans as Coupes? Blame it on Rover
in Classical Drives, on April 20, 2007
...wood and leather interior and called it... right, a coupe.
There were examples of sporty 4-door sedans with high waists and low roofs dating back to the 30's, so Rover wasn't first, either, ...
Volvo S40/V50 Facelift: 125 Alco-PS
in Das AutoWeblog, on April 11, 2007
Volvo unterzieht dem S40 und der Kombi-Variante V50 ein Facelift. Modifiziert wurden unter anderem die vorder und hintere Stoßstange, die Rückleuchten und die Lufteinlässe. Wirklich viel verändert hat sich beim Design dadurch allerdings nicht. Der Fortschritt ist mehr unter der Haube zu sehen: Hi...
Cadillac's Last Stand
in Classical Drives, on April 6, 2007
...s, Cadillac was still building these ancient Arks even as it produced more modern, FWD, aerodynamic sedans. In the 90's I was creating ads, videos, and catalogs for Cadillac yet I can't recall...
Celebrating A 50-Year Hemi Anniversary
in Classical Drives, on March 14, 2007
... are "in" again: compare Chrysler's own 300 and Dodge spin-offs with those 1950's sedans....
Like a Long-Ago Morris Minor, Mini Gets a V-8
in Classical Drives, on March 12, 2007
...is Minor. Not being the "purist" I am today and surrounded by all sorts of modified small sedans, including my own racing Beetle, I thought this was a neat trick. Now, however, I prefer to s...
Despatch: 110,000 Patrol Cars to Return to HQ
in carzz.org, on March 7, 2007
...Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, is recalling Crown Victoria Police interceptor sedans to fix wheels that may develop cracks leading to rapid air loss in the tires." The poin...
DaimlerChrysler: another merger disaster waiting to happen
in Sox First, on February 21, 2007
...e two companies. Chrysler sells SUVs, minivans, trucks, and mass-market cars. Mercedes sells luxury sedans and sports cars. This doesn't mean synergy is automatic. All it means is that the two com...
Spied > New Mercedes-Benz C-Class Stationwagon
in carzz.org, on February 16, 2007
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If you loved the way the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedans looked with their alternate sport and traditional trim options, you'll love the way the n...
Hemmings Find of The Day > Lexus ES300
in carzz.org, on February 15, 2007
...neration ES (pictured) really constitutes the most original design of Lexus' entry-level luxury sedans. There is nothing about the ES' design that isn't authentically Japanese in character...
The Taurus With The Most Edge
in carzz.org, on February 9, 2007
...but while simultaneously minimizing the "blind spot" effect that plague most contemporary sedans.
Well done Ford!...
Marketing Chiefs War in European Ford Cortina, Taunus Launch
in Classical Drives, on February 7, 2007
...ors was charged with creating launch advertising for the important new Ford Cortina and Ford Taunus sedans; twins in all but grille and a few trim pieces. The ads would appear in Germany and 10 other ...
Lotus Cortina Special Edition, Not Your Everyday Ford
in Classical Drives, on February 6, 2007
... The Lotus Cortina was among the hottest, most desirable sedans of the 1960's. Based on Ford's most popular family car it had the benefit of a considerable reworking by Lotus, including a 15...
