[PODCAST] Lighting Fast Atrocious Podcast

Consumer Reports Reliability Survey features the usual suspects up top, the supposed cost of Cash For Clunkers and other costs; The Lightning Fast Atrocity; the Honda Tourererererer; other news from the Tokyo Auto Show; and GM is finally good enough to beat . . . . .GM.



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Acura Confirms Euro Honda Accord Tourer Coming as TSX Wagon

Acura confirms Euro Honda Accord Tourer will be sold in the U.S. as the TSX sport wagon. Hooray.

Cash for Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $24,000 Per Car

Cash for Clunkers costs taxpayers $24,000 per car reports Edmunds.com. Wow, that is Honda Accord money.

Luxury Crossovers Hit a Bump, A Big One

Autoblog reports that sales of luxury crossovers like the BMW X3 and the Infiniti EX models are in the dumps. Am I sad, no. Hooray for small wagons.

President Bush asks Obama Administration to Exit Car Market

Is this a case of the pot calling the kettle black? Wasn't it the bush administration that put the government in bed with the auto makers in the first place?

Either way, I actually agree with number 43 and hope that the government will exit the auto industry sometime soon, though i will not be holding my breathe.

SkyTran, the future of travel?

SkyTran, is this the future of travel. I'm sure that Matt will love this, but it seems like it would be cheaper to buy everyone an electric car.

Ford SYNC Meets Best Buy Mobile

Best Buy and Ford are teaming up to help people pick out the best mobile phone to go with their new Sync enabled Ford vehicle.  So glad to know that help is out there! 

App Lets iPhone Control Minivan

iDriver app lets iPhone control minivan. Not sure why you'd use this to drive a minivan, but I think Matt is going to figure out how to do this with his Vibe.

[PODCAST] Leaning into a cartastrophe? Theres an app for that!

Leaning Cars Save Fuel (BMW Simple, Nissan's Land glider and Corbin Motors), Starting Car With an iPhone, Saving Yourself From a Cartastophe and Cruising Into a Recall

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Where are the blasters?

BMW, Nissan Lean for Fuel Economy

BMW and Nissan both showed vehicles that lean in the last few days. The BMW SIMPLE is a three-wheeler concept that aims for maximum efficiency. The Nissan Land Glider is an electric vehicle that blends car and motorcycle qualities.

Ford GPS Could Tell Cars When You're Going Too Fast

Ford company gave a $120,000 grant to the Auburn University's GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory to look into using GPS for accident prevention. The descriptions of "an early warning system that detects when a vehicle is about to lose control" and then tweaks vehicle traction and stability control settings based on the speed of the car and the severity of upcoming bends sounds a half-step away from a scary powerful black box system.

[PODCAST] "Quit crushing my dreams. . . ."

David Patton and Mathew Passy hit the road on the following topics: Chevy Revives Cop Car, Volt peeks its head out early, Electric Roads and other distant futures, Luxury Hybrid Deals in the meantime and Small Car Angst

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[PODCAST] Sales, Saturn, Summit and Safety

David Patton and Mathew Passy cradled the Sept auto sales numbers, shed a tear for the untimely demise of Saturn, cheered Cash for Clunkers single accomplishment, mentioned the summit for - hang on, let me take this text message - distracted driving and went to the mats on Toyota!

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Saturn, R.I.P.

Check out the Saturn Obit from GTSOTR friend Matt Vella

Saturn, R.I.P.

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