2009 Dodge Ram: Load of Upgrades

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.–The Dodge Ram has serious fans – like the guy who ran up to me in the Starbucks parking lot to show off his Ram logo tattoo.
Like a wide-eyed kid on Christmas, he then circled the 2009 two-tone Crew Cab Ram I was driving around in.
"Man, that's pretty," he finally said.
My tattooed friend was reacting to the subtle (yet powerful) redesign of the Ram "big-rig" look – a design that first rolled out in 1994. With some rounding of the fenders and a forward-tilt to the cross-hair grille, the latest version of the truck has kept its silhouette, yet has also pulled the lights back over a new one-piece bumper, taking on a faster, rakish, slippery look.
It comes by its new profile honestly: the Ram has spent some 300 hours in wind tunnel testing alone. The result is better aerodynamics, but also the quietest Dodge cab yet. With the air flowing smoothly over and off the truck there is none of the buffeting noise of the previous generation.
Currently, it's safe to say that with this makeover (it's now in its third generation) it is reaching icon status. But the bigger story is actually inside where a completely new design shows up the old one as just plain bad.
The new interior features redesigned, bolstered seats and soft-touch material in two- and even three-colour patterns (rather than nasty hard battleship grey plastic). Elements in some of the higher end models include a new centre console, upper and lower glove boxes and a sculpted dashboard featuring chrome, leather and cloth accents, including items such as real saddle stitching across the dash.
Other available options include power adjustable pedals, double the number of previous storage spaces and for the first-time items like heated and cooled front seats; heated rear seats and even a heated steering wheel.
With this new interior, Dodge appears to be back in the same league as its chief rival, Ford's F-150.

Chrysler's first SUV is Revealed in Detroit

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Under a storm of ticker tape, Chrysler unveiled its first ever sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the Detroit Motor Show. Once the applause, and the paper shower, died down it was clear to see that Chrysler has not taken any chances with the styling of this potentially best-selling vehicle.



At the front, the new Aspen features the bold 'egg crate' chrome grille as used throughout the Chrysler range. This is shared with the large Chrysler saloon we get in Europe, and Chrysler referred to the Aspen as the "300 of SUVs", meaning that it is to be treated as a premium product, but retails well below the established marques' premium rivals.

Though the Aspen has shades of Chrysler's large Voyager MPV, it is considerably more upright. Under the bonnet is the obligatory V8 engine, with US customers getting a choice of 4.7 or 5.7-litre Hemi. The latter features cylinder deactivation in an attempt to reduce the fuel consumption to acceptable levels.

Our photographs straight from the show floor do not convey this car's size. For starters, it can seat up to eight passengers, and is 150mm longer than the Range Rover. It is unclear whether the Aspen will make it to Europe when production begins this autumn, though the lack of a diesel option and the column-mounted gearchange make us believe not. Jeep is a sister company to Chrysler and we don't think the European SUV market would support the Aspen's introduction.
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2009 Pontiac G3 - Car News

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Pontiac has confirmed it will sell the G3 five-door hatchback in the U.S. for the 2009 model year.

The G3 is based on the Chevrolet Aveo5, which is in turn based on the Korean Daewoo Kalos. The G3 has previously been sold in Mexico as a sedan and in Canada as a five-door hatch called the G3 Wave. Though the Aveo is also offered as a sedan, Pontiac will only bring a hatchback model to the U.S.

Mechanically identical to the Aveo, the G3 will use a 1.6-liter four cylinder engine mated to a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual. Standard equipment includes air conditioning, an auxiliary audio input jack, four airbags, and GM’s OnStar system. Outside, Pontiac badges and grille designs replace the usual Chevrolet elements, with standard fog lamps and hatch spoiler adding visual flair.

While an econobox hatchback doesn’t match Pontiac’s performance philosophy, the G3 is an important addition to the lineup. When G3 sales begin in spring next year, Pontiac will have four cars with EPA highway fuel economy of over 30 mpg: the G3 (34 mpg), Vibe (32 mpg), G6 sedan (33 mpg), and G5 coupe (37 mpg). That should help raise Pontiac’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rating and attract buyers.

Pricing has yet to be announced, but based on the price differential between the identical Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5, we expect the Pontiac-badged G3 to carry a slightly higher price tag than its Chevy counterpart.
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Beware, Catalyzer Thieves are Coming!

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Even though it’s hard to believe, it seems that catalyzer thefts is increasing from one simple reason: the Platinum inside has a market value of 200 dollars. The main problem with these thefts are that the catalyzers found at the thieves could not be identified and the police couldn’t press charges. To handle these thefts, Ford joined forces with Retainagroup security specialist, so now the catalyzers are die-cut with a 7-digit unique code and one phone number, available 24 hours a day. The registration kit is available at Ford dealers at a price of 11.87 pounds for a single car, or 30 packages kit, with only 136 pounds.

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Volkswagen Tiguan Squares up to Ford Kuga.2

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While it's dodgy that whichever will be bought with dynamics in thoughts, it's the Ford you'd quite be charming abundant roundabouts in a new city in gratitude to its more full criticism and finer monitor. Where the interior of the Ford is all showy and has metal achieve plastics and skin like a 'monitor' initiate badge the Volkswagen is a bit more unadorned; still whether that's a certain or harmful depends totally on how you like your lashing environment.

The Kuga betters the Tiguan on tools levels, it emergence with climate monitor over the VW's air conditioning, the Kuga adding cruise monitor and part leather seats too.

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Dip into the options and you'll pay around £450 excluding with the Ford for satnav, other options like rear parking sensors also cheaper. The Ford should proceeds more miles to the reservoir too, it bluster a shared consumption presume of 44.1mpg compared to 40.9mpg of the Tiguan. Carbon dioxide emissions from the Kuga are also minor, with 169g/km bettering the Tiguan's 182g/km. The Tiguan betters the Kuga for plot provision: seats down the Volkswagen is able to deal 155 more litres of plot.


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That's particularly impressive given that the Tiguan is minor in every dimension compared to the Kuga. Externally, the styling of both echoes their interiors: the Kuga scarcely shy and retiring, the Volkswagen neat and subtle. Volkswagen's badge unquestionably has more status than the Ford too, so if you're a badge snob the German car is a clear winner. So which one would we have? seldom is a twin trial so close. The Ford and Volkswagen are almost inseparable in every vicinity - if we didn't know any better we'd say Ford had an insider at Volkswagen. The Ford instincts better; the Volkswagen feels groupier, but if we had to prize one we'd maybe go for the Ford merely because it deals better reduction and emissions. That's not just good for the environment, but in a time of ever-increasing fuel prices it's good for your series weigh too.

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Volkswagen Tiguan Squares up to Ford Kuga.1.

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Why the comparison? If you're in the market for a compact SUV then these are the newest mainstream machines your money can buy.The Volkswagen has been around for longer than the Ford and it's clear that the blue oval looked very carefully at its Volkswagen rival when setting the prices for its new Kuga contender. Indeed, the two cars compared here cost exactly the same at £22,495. The cars in question are the 2.0-litre TDCi Titanium Ford Kuga and the 2.0-litre TDI 4Motion Sport Volkswagen Tiguan.

Other cars you might like to think in this group enter Honda's CR-V, the Toyota RAV4, Nissan's X-Trail and if you want to expend a little bit more - Land traveler's Freelander. How are they analogous? Each is monitored by a 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine, the Volkswagen's bluster 138bhp and the Ford 134bhp - so close there truly is nothing in it. That's the suit with the torque too: both generate exactly 236lb.ft of twisting strength, the Volkswagen donation it up between 1,750rpm and 2,500rpm and the Ford at 2,000rpm. They are both five-seaters, there being no seven-seat versions, both have six-momentum guide transmissions, four-sweep instinct and 0-62mph period inside a whisker of each other - the Tiguan charming 10.5 seconds and the Ford 10.7 secs.



gear levels on both are literally comprehensive and they disclose warranty period and mileages (three being and 60,000miles) and both instinct more like conventional cars than their noble SUV stance would have you suppose. How do they vary? The duo might deal almost like monitor and performance facts, but the Volkswagen feels nearer on the highway than the Ford. The Kuga hits back still with its far more linking instinct, the steering sharper, behavior neater and body-monitor finer.

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