Monthly Archives: September 2009

Audi R8 Spyder exposed, and the new small Lexus is revealed, in News Brake for Thursday, Sept. 10:

In today’s News Brake: The Audi R8 Spyder gets early exposure, Lexus lifts the veil on its small-car concept, and the Singapore crash scandal in Formula One gets messier . . . But Wait, There’s More!

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

Porsche says Panamera avoids gas-guzzler tax:

Few expenses were spared in conceiving the Porsche Panamera, but consumers will avoid at least one cost of ownership: the ignominious gas-guzzler tax.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

Lexus hybrid concept to bow at Frankfurt:

Lexus is finally jumping into the premium-compact segment in Europe with an eye-catching hybrid concept that will bow at the Frankfurt motor show.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

General Motors board recommends selling Opel to Magna-led group:

General Motors Co.’s board has decided to support selling a majority stake in Opel to a group led by Canadian auto parts giant Magna.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

New GM chairman Whitacre to be featured in TV ad campaign:

General Motors Co. will launch a broad post-bankruptcy advertising campaign next week with an introductory TV spot featuring new Chairman Ed Whitacre, sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

McLaren unveils new supercar:

After years of spy shots and speculation, McLaren Automotive finally took the wraps off its latest supercar, the MP4-12C.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG reinterprets a classic:

Mercedes-Benz isn’t a company that usually throws the superlatives around. It doesn’t have to resort to the marketing gobbledygook many companies use. It lets its products do the talking.

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

Supercars from Mercedes and McLaren, in News Brake for Wednesday, Sept. 9:

In News Brake: Mercedes-Benz shows off the next iconic gullwing, the future of Opel may be at hand, and McLaren reveals its much-anticipated supercar . . . But Wait, There’s More!

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

2010 Subaru Outback Fan Questions Features Rating, We Explain

Never let it be said that users don’t read our reviews with an eagle eye. Reader Keith Siegel shot us a note this morning, asking the following question: I was surprised to see a score of “8″ for Features in … Continue reading

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off

September 11, 2001: The Auto Aftermath [9/11 Remembered]

Editor’s note: In the eight years since terrorists attacked America, TheCarConnection’s team has tried to make sense of what happened, what it meant to our country and what it means today. Still…we’re wordless. We do know what happened to the … Continue reading

Posted in bad credit, bad credit car loans, car loans | Comments Off