KARL Chevrolet HUMMER

Through December 31, 2007, those buyers who purchase a GM Certified Pre-Owned Chevrolet or Certified Pre-owned HUMMER equipped with a factory installed XM Satellite Radio will receive a three-month XM service subscription at NO ADDITIONAL COST!

That includes:

• 69 Channels of Commercial Free Music
• The Most Sports Play by Play
• The Biggest Names in News, Talk, and Entertainment
• Instant Traffic and Weather
• Unlimited Access to XM Radio Online

I think everyone who has tried XM Radio has fallen in love with it. XM offers something for everyone to enjoy while driving. Have you tried it? How do you like XM?

Here is an article from the Wall Street Journal that seems to miss the whole point of E85!

The author neglects to mention or weigh the merit of the foreign oil NOT being consumed while using E85 or the drastic difference in harmful emissions NOT being produced while burning E85. Consider the statistics at the bottom of the article and the impact it would make on foreign oil consumption and harmful emissions if we all had access to this type of fuel. Simply stated, we can change the US energy policy now if we all had access to E85.

GM Plans First Light Duty V-8 Clean Diesel For North America

• High-efficiency V-8 scheduled for pickup trucks under 8,600 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight and HUMMER H2
• Low emissions, high performance and excellent fuel economy
• Expected to deliver class-leading torque, power and refinement
• Manufactured at the GM Powertrain Tonawanda engine plant

TONAWANDA, N.Y. – General Motors Corp. will introduce a new, state-of-the-art 4.5L V-8 Duramax turbo-diesel that improves engine fuel efficiency by 25 percent, reduces CO2 emissions by 13 percent and cuts particulates and NOx emissions by at least 90 percent for North American light duty trucks and the HUMMER H2 built after 2009. Read more »

From Michigan to Le Mans 

By Tom Wallace
Global Chief Engineer for Performance Cars

I’ve been an amateur road racer since my college days. The one event that I always wanted to attend was the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As a struggling student, I never imagined that I would become the fourth Chief Engineer in the history of Corvette, and I never dreamed that I would go to Le Mans. Well, dreams do sometimes come true, and I’m in automotive heaven.

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Trolling the web this afternoon I found this article on PickupTruck.com. In it they speculate that in 2008 we’ll see the 295-hp 5.3L V8 from the corporate parts bin dropped into the Colorado.

To be honest, I hadn’t thought that GM would offer this level of power in the mid-size Colorado but, with the H3 getting the same motor next year (as the H3 Alpha) and with this V-8’s ability to run on E85 and to deactivate cylinders (effectively becoming a V-4 until the V-8’s power is needed again), this is starting to make perfect sense! We’ll see if they get this rumor right! I hope so, what do you think?

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the average driver can improve mileage by 3.3 percent simply by inflating their vehicle’s tires regularly. In fact, according to the AAA, under-inflated tires are the No. 1 way we waste gas.

One out of every four cars and one out of every three pickups, vans, and SUVs have at least one extremely low tire. So pick up a tire gauge at your local auto parts store and check your tire pressure whenever you pull into a service station for gas. Your car’s owner’s manual (or rather the drivers door sill) will tell you the recommended PSI — pounds per square inch — rating.

This is one VERY simple thing you can do to combat the rising gas prices!

GM Awards Advanced Development Battery Contracts For Chevrolet Volt E-Flex System
Contracts Mark Important Step in Developing Range-Extender and Fuel Cell E-Flex Variants

WILMINGTON, Del. – General Motors has awarded two contracts for advanced development of lithium-ion batteries for its electric drive “E-Flex System,” it was announced today at GM’s annual shareholder meeting.

GM selected two companies out of the 13 technical proposals it considered to provide advanced lithium batteries for both range-extender electric and fuel cell variants of the E-Flex architecture. The E-Flex electric vehicle architecture underpins the Chevy Volt concept car shown earlier this year and is being developed as part of GM’s strategy to diversify transportation away from petroleum. Read more »

This is an article that everyone should read! I don’t care if you drive on a track or not, if you are new behind the wheel or have been driving for years, these 10 tips will help you become a better driver in every situation. More power does not a better driver make. In most cases, neither does it make one a faster driver either. Education is the key to performance on both the track and the street. Click here for the article, then come back and tell me what you think.