Whence cometh car names? The secret should, now, be told. There is a small group of slightly crazed people who live in a kind of business-communal existence in Port Huron, Michigan. They eat strange foods, refrain from all sports, slug beer by the pint, watched inane television shows and often break into chants of unknown origin. Their sole job, if you can call it that, is to conjure NAMES! The Aspire, to which no one would ever aspire.
In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 MINI Cooper S Posted Oct 18th 2007 12:01PM by Damon Lavrinc Filed under: Garage , Hatchbacks , MINI Click the image above for more high-res images. MINI was kind enough to furnish a fully-stocked iPod in our 2007 Cooper S tester, and after a few days of enduring OPPs (other-people’s-playlists), we swapped in our own to catch up on podcasts and to sample the Beastie Boys’ second installment of instrumental stylings.
By Jerry Edgerton Provided by Aside from having a new car every few years, a major attraction to leasing is that “you get more car for the same monthly payments,” says Robert Haber, a New York City art dealer who is leasing his Lexus RX 330 SUV. These pluses will seem convincing to many new car shoppers, but to lease successfully, you need to understand the transaction. The concept is simple, but the execution is often highly complicated.
Hyundais have captured buyers by offering Toyota/Honda competitors at used-car prices. As if preparing us for the coming BH rear-drive Hyundai sport sedan, the Veracruz is a Korean Lexus at a Toyota price. The Veracruz easily matches the Lexus RX 350 for luxury, refinement, fit and finish at a Highlander price.