Nov 11, 2011

Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

The whole Joe Paterno thing has been a bit distracting and dominated the airwaves the past few days. No worries because we’ve got you covered on what happened in the world of cars from the week that was November 7th through the 11th. Links for some of the biggest car stories are below this hideous picture.

- Yahoo! Autos lists 14 vehicles that will meet their end in 2012 and some won’t be missed

- The Chevrolet Captiva will confuse American car buyers

- This lady will change your opinion of Toyota Prius drivers

- Is the Nissan Quest going to takeover the minivan segment?

- Traffic exhaust not only smells bad but it will make you dumber

- A picture of Cadillac’s newest flagship, the XTS, is floating around the web

Photo credits: CNN Money

Nov 10, 2011

Camo'ed out: Ram Mossy Oak vs Chevy Silverado Realtree

In a recent Mojo Motors survey of our Facebook fans, we wanted to find out their favorite camouflage brand: Realtree or Mossy Oak. There were over 400 responses and Realtree came out on top with 61% of the vote. This is good news for Chevrolet who recently showed off their 2500 HD Silverado Realtree concept. The two brands teamed up to create the “ultimate hunters truck” even though minus the custom paint job and some camouflaged accents, the truck is no different than a normal 2500 HD Silverado. Alright, we lied. The concept pickup truck has a custom winch, custom shell and over-sized tires, but other than that, it’s nearly identical to a normal 2500 Silverado.

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Nov 9, 2011

Cool used car of the future: 2012 BMW M3 Competition Edition

A couple of weeks ago, the Mojo Motors Blog expressed great pleasure in knowing silver was no longer the most popular car color in America. We’re going to eat our words for this post because we’ve got to hand it to the color silver. The “Frozen Silver” paint job on the 2012 BMW M3 Competition Edition is pretty. Rare too. Only forty of these M3 Coupes will be released to commemorate forty years of BMW’s M motorsport division.

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Nov 8, 2011

What Nascar can learn from Kyle Busch

After intentionally wrecking Ron Hornaday during a Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway last Friday, Kyle Busch has solidified himself as Nascar’s most hated driver. Please refer to yesterday’s Monday Grind blog post for video of the wreck. Even before this incident, “Shrub” was already one of the most hated drivers, but why? Is it the sunglasses? Is it because he brings shame to M&M’s candy? Perhaps, but these three reasons are much more likely:

1. He drives a Toyota.

2. Fans think he is arrogant and cocky.

3. His aggression and willingness to wreck fellow drivers.

Except for the first reason, both number 2 and 3 were traits reflected by the great Dale Earnhardt Sr. who was notorious for aggressive driving and performing the “bump-and-run” on other drivers. This has sparked comparisons, but what separates the two, however, is temperament and self-control. Earnhardt never used his car as a weapon, especially during a caution lap like Bush did last week. Moreover, Busch has been caught up in a number of squabbles since joining Nascar at the age of 16 in 2001. There was the fight with Richard Childress that led to exchanging blows. Then there was the fight with Kevin Harvick that nearly led to exchanging blows at Darlington. There was also the time he called Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans “crazy.” And then there was last weekend.

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Nov 7, 2011

The Monday Grind

It was a slow weekend in auto news, but there was a pretty nasty wreck involving Kyle Busch that gave Nascar fans just another reason to hate the guy. Video below.

- Kyle Busch releases an apology letter after intentionally wrecking Ron Hornaday during a Truck Series race

- Michael Bay teams with EA to direct the new Need for Speed: The Run trailer

- An infographic on how to own a tank

- The evolution of Chevrolet speedometer design by Christian Annyas

Nov 4, 2011

Putting it into park: Weekend Linkage

The Mojo Motors Twitter feed the past week has been blown up by two reoccurring themes. The new Grand Theft Auto V trailer and pictures from the SEMA auto show going on in Las Vegas. Here are those stories and a few more…just in case you missed them. Enjoy the weekend.

- Four years later, the Grand Theft Auto series makes its glorious return

- NPR article reveals used cars in Cuba like a 2006 Honda can fetch more than $50,000

- Ex-Nascar driver Jeremy Mayfield “had enough guns to equip a small army.”

- AutoWeek is the neglected step-child of auto websites, but they sure have great photos from SEMA

Nov 3, 2011

Forgotten Chevrolets of the past decade

The automotive world has been buzzing about the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. The Detroit Free Press, MSNBC and even this Indian auto blog have commemorated the legendary brand. When you think about all the iconic Chevrolet cars over the years the first cars that probably come to mind are the Camaro, the Corvette or perhaps the Silverado.

What about the forgotten cars of Chevrolet’s past? Don’t think long-lost past, just think in the last decade alone. Make the jump to see if you can remember these notorious flops, but don’t feel bad if you don’t because Chevy wants to keep it that way.

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Nov 2, 2011

Cool used car of the future: Jaguar C-X75

Electric cars and plug-in hybrids aren’t typically seen as being cool cars because they’re not. The Jaguar C-X75 is an exception and a cool used car of the future for a few reasons.

It’s a hybrid supercar

Each wheel has its own electric engine that total up to 700+ horsepower

It will be built by a Formula-1 racing team

Zero to 60 MPH in under 3 seconds

Top speed of over 200 MPH

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Nov 1, 2011

Snowtober strikes the Northeast

The nor’easter storm that hit New England over the weekend has officially ruined Halloween 2011, left millions of people powerless, millions more cold and a whole lot of damage. It’s like Hurricane Irene all over again but instead of rain and wind, it was snow, wind and ice. Some lucky cars made it out of Snowtober alive and some cars didn’t. If you happen to find your car under a tree limb, perhaps it’s time you think about buying a used car from Mojo Motors. If you happen to be the driver of the car in the photo to the right, however, perhaps it’s time you turn in your license and give up on driving indefinitely.

Make the jump to see some of the other unfortunate automobile victims of Snowtober.

Oct 31, 2011

The Monday Grind

The days following a Halloween weekend are usually best for nursing stomachaches after eating too much candy and salted pumpkin seeds. This year, it is also a time to get nostalgic about the past 100 years of Chevrolet. The brand celebrates their centennial-anniversary this Thursday and the media hoopla around Chevy has begun. Here are those stories and more.

- Michael Waltrip finally stars in a commercial that is actually funny…gross too

- It was “Chrysler Sub-Compact Weekend” on Hooniverse featuring the Omni and Sundance among others.

- Mark Phelan refers to America as “baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet.”

- Chevrolet’s biggest misses over their 100-year history

- The ten best lines from Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson (with video)