When Pontiac’s infamously retina-searing Aztek pops up in popular auto industry analysis, it’s usually as little more than a throwaway punchline. So credit Thebigmoney.com’s Matthew DeBord for trying to leave the Thesaurus entry for “ugly” out of a recent piece dedicated entirely to one of the great modern styling miscalculations. Unfortunately, his admirable restraint serves

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Remember The Aztek!

This according to the National Taxpayer’s Union report “The Auto Bailout: A Taxpayer Quagmire,” authored by Rochester Institute of Technology Professor of Economics, Thomas D. Hopkins. That number includes the $52.9b taxpayer “investment” in General Motors, as well as GM’s portion of the GMAC bailout, which brings GM’s taxpayer tab to over $60b. Chrysler’s GMAC-inclusive

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Bailout Watch 573: GM Bailout Cost Taxpayers $12,200 Per Car

Last week we wrote about New York State’s plan to issue new license plates, ostensibly to replace old ones whose reflective material may have worn off. The new and clearly retro design was meant to evoke the bright yellow plates used from 1973 to 1986. But in reality, the sole purpose of the $25 new-plate fee (plus an additional $20 for owners ..

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New York State Backs Down, New License Plates May Be Free

The coveted Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) used to be quite exclusive–and a way for safety-conscious shoppers to narrow down their possibilities to a few top-rated vehicles in a segment. But since 2007, the number of Top Safety Picks has roughly doubled each year, going from just 23 ..

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IIHS Picks The Safest New Vehicles For 2010

Just about everything you can imagine about parking is to be found in an exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington.

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Past, Present and Future of the Parking Garage

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How To Talk About A Rebadge

Ryv asks: Whenever I read a TTAC car review or read comments I see nothing but complaints of hard plastics and ill fits. It made me wonder, is there some ideal vehicle interior out there being held as the standard to all others? I sat in a Lamborghini Gallardo at last years NAIAS and thought the

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2010 NISSAN FRONTIER STYLING | [7 out of 10] Edmunds: “rugged disposition” Motor Trend: “trying to emulate many of the Titan’s styling features” Car and Driver: “romp-and-stomp styling” Designers can’t do much with the shape of a pickup; there’s the cab and the bed, and the proportions are quite rigidly set. But with the Frontier, … Browse Photos

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2010 Nissan Frontier

The 2010 Honda Civic Coupe is closely related to the 2010 Honda Civic Sedan and is covered with the Sedan under a single review. The Civic Coupe closely resembles the Civic Sedan from the front, though from the side it has a completely different profile. A couple of inches shorter in wheelbase, the Civic Coupe has a slightly more arched … Browse Photos

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The Infiniti Essence is a unique concept car, designed to project the brand’s identity more than forecast future design cues.

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Infiniti’s Essence, Designed by Marketing