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Geneva 09' Preview: 2010 Chevy Spark Officially Unveiled


GM has officially unveiled the 2010 Chevy Spark that will have its official unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

The Chevy Spark draws its inspiration from the Chevy Beat Concept. The five-door hatchback features Chevy's two-tier grille mated to a wedge-like profile. The interior features a motorcycle-inspired instrument cluster that is mounted on the steering column.

The Spark is powered by either a 1.0L or a 1.2L 4-cylinder engine.

Sales will start in Europe in early 2010 with other markets following. Sales will start in the U.S. in 2011.



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Hugh Hefner’s Main Squeeze, Holly Madison, Moves Up And Out

Spotted tooling around sans her octogenarian love puppet in both LA and Las Vegas, rumors are swirling that Playboy girlfriend #1, Holly Madison, is ditching Hef and his mansion. The gossip comes following the revelations earlier this month that both Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, Holly’s co-stars [and girlfriends number 2 and 3] on E!’s The Girls Next Door, are leaving the protective wing of Hef to star in their own spin-off shows.

More Holly Madison photos after the jump

To add to the scandal, some gossip rags report that Holly was spotted partying it up in Las Vegas with optical illuthionitht, Crith Angel. Holly’s reps deny the break-up claims, but two things are definitely for sure:

1. Holly Madison’s vintage ‘Vette is one sick ride, and
2. I feel as though I’ve just surrendered a small portion of my soul for posting about this tripe.



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GM Cancels Next-Generation Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade SUVs

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It was already reported that GM had postponed the replacements for the Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade SUVs, but now according to Bob Lutz there will not be replacement at all.

Lutz told the New York Times, “It would have been very difficult in today’s environment to spend a couple of billion dollars to do a replacement.”

The next-generation Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade were set to arrive in 2011 as 2012 models. It is not known if the current models will continue past 2011.

GM announced plans earlier this month to kill the Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy and Saab 9-7x due to slow sales. GM also announced plans to close its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin that currently produces the GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburban.



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Corvette ZHZ in the Hertz Fun Collection

Hertz had so much success with the rent-racer version of the Mustang, the Shelby Mustang GT-H, that they decided to team up with General Motors to add the Chevy Corvette to its Fun Collection.

The limited-edition rent-only version Corvette ZHZ is equipped with the standard 6.2-liter V8 that puts out 436 horsepower, and a paddle-shifted six-speed automatic transmission. You can pick between Tour and Sport modes for a customized ride as well.

Outside, the vehicle is finished with the traditional Hertz yellow and tad silly looking black go-faster stripe right down the middle that starts at the badge on the nose. It also has 18-inch front and 19-inch rear chrome seven-spoke performance wheels.

Hertz says 500 ZHZ models are available at the airports locations in 24 metropolitan cities. So if you’re going on vacation, and have $170 a day to spend on a car, check it out, it seems like a fun drive.

More info available at the Hertz Website



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VIDEO: 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Hits 195 MPH on the Autobahn

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Here's a video of the 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 speeding down the Autobahn. In this video the uber-fast Corvette reaches 315 kph (195.73 mph). Apparently it could have gone even faster if it hadn't run out of road.



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GM Extends "Employee Pricing for Everyone" Until the End of September

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GM launched the "Employee Pricing for Everyone" campaign last month to move the remaining 08' models and a few 09' models off dealer lots...well GM has extended the program until the end of September.



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GM Unveils "Xtra Fuel Economy" Versions of its Full Size Trucks and SUVs

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Earlier this year GM quietly released the XFE version of the Chevy Cobalt. XFE stands for "Xtra Fuel Economy" and means that vehicles labeled with this tag feature more fuel-saving technologies to save even more gas. GM has announced today that the Cobalt XFE is going to be joined by XFE versions of the Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon.



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Cars of the Candidates: Who Drives What?

With the most important election of our lives closing in quickly, we have to take time to reflect on the facts, to set aside the emotions and rhetoric, and get to the very core of the issues. The most important issue of all, obviously, being what cars these men of power choose to drive.

A note: I despise politicians to my very core. Politics is a game of pandering and lying and using the resources stolen from the many to help the very few who can afford lobbyists. It’s disgusting, but you have to vote for one of the major candidates, right? You wouldn’t want to throw your vote away, right? Ugh.

Anyway, let’s get this over with, here are the cars that these plastic ambition-bots drive:


The Chrysler 300C, Obama’s old car, before he got on the hybrid wave

Goldenboy, aka, the Manchurian Candidate, aka, Barack Obama used to drive a Chrysler 300C, which is actually a respectable choice. It’s a nice car, powerful, good looking, etc. But he made a speech back on May 7th chastising Detroit for failing to anticipate rising oil prices. It included this little tidbit: “While foreign competitors were investing in more fuel-efficient technology for their vehicles, American automakers were spending their time investing in bigger, faster cars. The auto industry is on a path that is unacceptable and unsustainable. And America must take action to make it right.”


The Ford Escape Hybrid, darling of the politicos

Unfortunately, when someone pointed out that he actually drives a bigger, faster, gas guzzling V8 beast, he promptly threw away the 300C and switched to a Ford Escape Hybrid, which is to politics what the Cadillac Escalade is to hip hop. Apparently Al Gore and John Edwards drive the Escape Hybrid too. I can almost picture the meeting where they decided on that car. “Ok, it’s American, it’s a hybrid, and yet, it’s big enough to say you’re strong, you’re no little Prius driver, you won’t fold to Iran, YOU CAN LEAD”. I can’t stress this enough. I hate politics.

As for the old snapping turtle himself, John McCain, he hobbles around in exactly what you’d think a 90 year old curmudgeonly war veteran hobbles around in, a Cadillac CTS sedan. An old man in a Cadillac? It’s almost too perfect, but it’s true. I bet he leaves his blinker on for hours at a time, just in solidarity with the rest of the very very old voters.


Get off my lawn, you damn kids!

Now, say what you will about Ron Paul, but he really was the only one that made any sort of logical sense. Granted, he has his kooky side, and he never had a chance, but the facts are still there, and there’s a reason that people with higher IQs are more likely to be libertarians. Because libertarianism is based on sound economics.

Whatever though, this is about cars, not about the nation of sheep that sets out every 4 years to pick between two colors and pretend like it matters. THIS IS ABOUT CARS. And Ron Paul drives a Buick. All anyone could get out of him was this nondescript quote when asked what he drives: “a Buick while in Washington and a second-hand Lincoln car and Ford truck back home.” That’s all he told anyone, you know why? Because he doesn’t want the gawrd’dang government all up in his business, tracking his car movements with their elec-tro-tronic sat-e-lites and what not. An interesting side note, Ron Paul also says he keeps a 1979 Chevette at home for “sentimental reasons.” I love you Ron.

If you’re wondering what Ralph Nader drives, he actually claims he doesn’t own a car; he just flies around on his broomstick powered by massive amounts of government regulation and virgin blood. It keeps him young. Little known fact: Nader is actually as old as time itself, he was created in the big bang as one of the major universal forces “Governmentium”. He’s the reason government always gets bigger, it’s a law of nature


Grrrrrr, Brains, must eat Brains

Also, Nader is a zombie.



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2009 Chevrolet Traverse pricing announced

Chevrolet has announced the pricing for it’s Lambda based crossover, the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. Ready to go on sale this fall, the 2009 Traverse will start at $28,990 for the 2WD LS entry...



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Spy Shots: Production 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS spotted

Spotted here is a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Prototype. Supposedly the car was spotted on the set of an upcoming Christian Slater TV show that is being described as a “Bourne Identity”...



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Lutz drives the Chevrolet Volt prototype, calls it ‘electrifying’

The Chevrolet Volt has been approved by the GM board for production but don’t run to the dealerships just yet. Bob Lutz, GM’s Vice Chairman, recently drove the Chevrolet Volt prototype at...



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GM Reveals Next Chevy Malibu Interior

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In an odd early-look, GM has released this image of the next-generation Chevy Malibu’s interior. The new mid-size sedan won’t make its public debut until the Detroit auto show in January, but the company is eager to show off what seems to be a much-improved interior with a two-tone color scheme. We say it seems much improved because this is just one image and we will withhold judgment until we see the car in person. However, we have tested a number of GM’s newest products, like the Chevy Tahoe and the Saturn Outlook, and they definitely show a marked improvement over previous interiors, which left a lot to be desired.



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