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This Week: A Salute to Bad Ass American Rides

This coming weekend, our country will be celebrating the annual Fourth of July holiday. And what better way to celebrate the rich history of the USA than with a week long tribute to some of the most bad ass American automobiles ever made? I sure can't think of a better way, so here we go with the Super Muscle Car Shootout!

This web video is actually a trailer for the Muscle Car Shootout that aired on the Speed Channel in 2006, but the cars showcased here are simply timeless. Some of the most powerful American performance car classics are … Read more

Taking the Dodge Circuit prototype electric sports car for a spin

Autoblog Green takes the Dodge Circuit prototype electric sportscar for a spin through downtown Detroit. Chrysler's John Myers says the says the company is developing "several" electric vehicles, but didn't reveal any details.

Connect a Dodge Viper to your computer

Still sleep in a race car bed? Then Road Mice is for you. These mice are faithful replicas of cars such as the Chevy Corvette and Ford Mustang. The company behind Road Mice, Four Door Media, just announced three new models, the Dodge Viper, Chrysler PT Cruiser, and Chrysler 300C. Considering the financial threats to Chrysler's existence, those models might not be around long as actual cars, so the mice may prove to be collectors' items.

From a functional point of view, these are wireless, optical mice, with a scroll wheel that might mar the car's design just … Read more

This Week: Cars of NFL Stars

I'd imagine that quite a few readers out there spent this last weekend checking out the 2009 NFL Draft, hoping for the best for each of your favorite NFL teams. So it seemed like a neat idea to dedicate this week's set of blogs to the fabulously tricked-out rides of NFL stars.

This vid was produced by the NFL network, checking out the bad-ass rides of a few NFL players. To say these cars have been customized is a severe understatement. Big Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings shows off his flashy Range Rover as modified by Automotive … Read more

The MyGig Navigation System

Hi! Here we go with the third episode in this Car Tech blog regarding current car navigation systems. The web video you are about to see details the many features of the 2009 Dodge Challenger - most notably its super-cool MyGig Navigation System.

At the 1:29 mark, this video gives a rundown of the MyGig Navigation System works and its many features. There are individual buttons for its many main menus, and it also works via voice activation as well. It can give a driver turn-by-turn directions on how to get to one destination to the next, and USB … Read more

113: New York auto show highlights

New York comes alive with its car show, car batteries that are grown, not built, want to steal a car legally? And a ride in a little Dodge that defies description.

Listen now: Download today's podcast SHOW NOTES

• CNET's NY auto show highlights

• CNET's Infiniti G37 Coupe review

• Tata Nano goes on sale

• A ride in the Segway/GM PUMA

• MIT grows batteries

2009 Dodge Nitro R/T: Great tech, poor performance (review)

Bathed in Sunburst Orange Pearl, the chunky 2009 Dodge Nitro R/T 4X4 looks like a child's Tonka truck toy. Hop inside and the SUV's cabin also feels very toylike, with low-grade plastic trimming on every visible surface and a general cheapness to the feel of things that implies disposability.

On the road, the Nitro's 4.0-liter V-6 makes a lot of noise but doesn't seem to back it up with performance. Adding insult to injury, the R/T's "sport-tuned" suspension did a better job of tossing passengers around the cabin than it … Read more

Buick and Jaguar lead the pack

Probably the only race that Buick and Jaguar would finish in a tie is the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), but both are on the top of the leader board this week. Each rank highest in vehicle dependability in a tie. Buick improves from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improves from 10th place. Following in the top-five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota and Mercury.

Toyota garners five segment awards for the Highlander, Prius, Sequoia, Solara, and Tundra. Lexus follows with four segment awards for the ES 330 (in a tie with the … Read more

2009 Dodge Avenger SXT review

Although hard plastics in the cabin give the Avenger a rental car feel, Dodge surprises with a very capable mid-size sedan. Over a 1,000 mile road trip it achieved very good fuel economy, and its cabin tech options include such features as navigation with live traffic and Bluetooth phone support.

Read our review of the 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT.

Fiat takes a chunk of Chrysler

Today, Chrysler announced it gave Fiat a 35 percent stake in its company, initiating a partnership that gives both companies access to new markets and technologies. Chrysler has suffered over the past few years because of its model line-up of trucks and SUVs, which haven't been selling well, and its lack of presence in international markets. Fiat wants to reenter the U.S. market, and could benefit from Chrysler's dealer network. We might soon see Dodge Challengers ripping across Europe, and Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealerships in the U.S. adding Fiat and Alfa Romeo to their signs.

The … Read more