Four-dollar-per-gallon gasoline may be wreaking havoc on sales of the Mustang, F-150 and Explorer, but it comes along at a convenient moment for the facelifted 2009 Escape and Mariner. Six-speed automatics replace four-speed automatics, there’s a new lower front chin spoiler below the redesigned front fascia and rear tire spoilers for better aerodynamics, and new [...]

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Last week there was news of GM closing Midwest plants that build light trucks and SUVs. This forecast of decreased production, along with the higher cost of fuel, has triggered a reflection on similar circumstances we have experienced in the past. Higher fuel costs have plagued us for some time now. In the midst of [...]

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CHENNAI: Automobile manufacturer Hindustan Motors Ltd on Friday said they would be launching a high-premium Sports Utility Vehicle in the Indian market soon.
“We are expecting to launch the high-premium SUV ‘Outlander’ by this year itself in the Indian market and it would be placed between Mitsubishi’s Pajero and Montero”, Hindustan Motors Ltd Executive Vice-President Y [...]

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If you’re like most people, the purchase or lease of a vehicle will be the second largest financial decision you’ll ever have to make. Just think, most of us make that decision every 3-6 years. The choices and options can seem overwhelming. While the decision is as personal as… well, the person, sport utility vehicles [...]

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2008 AUTO EXPO: TATA SUMO GRANDE
Tata Sumo Grande launched, priced at 6.6 lakh and above
The new Tata Sumo Grande, launched at the Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi today, can take the fight to Toyota Innova and Mahindra Scorpio.
BY OUR AUTOMOBILE CORRESPONDENT
9 January, 2008
Tata Sumo Grande photo

The new version of the successful Tata Sumo, Sumo [...]

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