Unscripted. Unapproved. Unusually frank discussion.
Automotive journalist John McElroy taps into his vast network of auto reporters and colleagues to gather for an irreverent roundtable discussion of the latest news to come out of the automotive world. Joining John each week is outspoken automotive pundit, Peter De Lorenzo of AutoExtremist.com, and BusinessWeek Detroit Bureau Chief David Welch. Together with their guests, it’s an uncensored, no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is conversation on what’s wrong, what’s right, and what’s up with the auto industry.
This week we welcome Charlie Hughes, the author of “Branding Iron” and an expert in automotive brands. In the past couple of years we’ve had a major culling of automotive marques–especially in Detroit. Tonight we’ll talk about what else can go: Acura? Infiniti? As usual, we’ll also get into the news of the week. John McElroy’s in studio with Peter De Lorenzo, the Autoextremist, and David Welch from Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
140mph, 5th gear in Nissan’s Godzilla? Not so impressive when passing big yellow school buses… 485hp is all it takes to kill dozens of young lives in one easy toggle of a flappy paddle. Not cool, Stan.
No… This isn’t a diesel-powered R35, apparently there was a Powerstroke sitting nearby Although we’d love to see that powerplant happen, you listening Nissan?. Save for the questionable colour choice that makes it look like something you force into your toddler’s little mouth with a tablespoon when he’s couching phlegm, what a fantastic roll of sushi this thing is. The Japanese carmaker’s flagship, utilizing electronic sensors, hydraulically actuated clutches and built-in yaw-rate feedback control make this purple majestic somewhat stick to the slipperage. If none of this impresses you, you can always marvel on the dealer-installed LED foglamps. Of course, we’ll have to wait for that diesel variant…
Despite the dismal declines of 2009 Not you, Subaru, Kelley had a pretty busy year with her little blue book racking up more names than she can handle. Furthermore, in spite of those said declines, KBB.com has received nothing but inclines on their page visitation views [180 Million of them in 2009, that's a lot of papercuts] on their award-winning encyclautopedia. With the year coming to a screeching halt from it’s ceramic composite brakes, the company has announced their Top 20 Most-Researched Vehicles of the Year, as well as the 5 Carmakers with the Top market Share for 2009.
Were any of these choices on your new car shopping list? Or did such a list even exist? When it does, that blue book is the perfect starting-off point.
