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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>NYT > Automobiles</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/automobiles/index.html?partner=rssnyt</link> <description></description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:05:01 GMT</lastBuildDate> <image> <title>NYT > Automobiles</title> <url>http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif</url> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/pages/automobiles/index.html</link> </image> <item> <title>Behind the Wheel | 2008 Nissan Rogue: Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/autoreviews/09rogue.html?ex=1362715200&en=607a5c5d5545e6cf&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>How much vibration is one willing to absorb when the price of a vehicle — and most everything else about it — is right?</description> <author>CHERYL JENSEN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/autoreviews/09rogue.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:16:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Paying at the Pump, in a Big Way</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/business/11diesel.html?ex=1362888000&en=33183323a705eea0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>When half a tank costs $505, rising fuel prices sting. While the price of gasoline may be on the verge of setting another record, diesel is already there.</description> <author>CHRISTOPHER MAAG</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/business/11diesel.html</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:09:05 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Trumpets vs. Crumpets in a Robot Duel</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09ROBOT.html?ex=1362715200&en=c2b3ca92955c225a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Automakers such as Honda and Toyota say that developing humanoid robots will advance automotive technology as well.</description> <author>DENNIS NORMILE</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09ROBOT.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:13:29 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Geneva Motor Show: Glamour and Cars? It’s Still the Swiss</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09geneva.html?ex=1362715200&en=949d9da3793060f9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The Geneva Motor Show is a throwback to the time when auto shows were celebrations of the industry.</description> <author>JERRY GARRETT</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09geneva.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:09:28 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Collecting: A Breed of 4-by-4 Hatched on the Fly</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/collectibles/09EAGLE.html?ex=1362715200&en=210dcb2ceadbb6fb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Perhaps the American Motors Corporation’s most clever repackaging idea was combining passenger car bodies with four-wheel-drive technology.</description> <author>ROB SASS</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/collectibles/09EAGLE.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:05:02 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Motoring: Alternative Dealers Selling Alternative Power</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09DEALER.html?ex=1362715200&en=7772ffad477a274b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>As sales of electric vehicles grow, dealerships are learning how to appeal to customers who may want to make a statement.</description> <author>KRISTEN HALL-GEISLER</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09DEALER.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:11:38 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Rust in Peace: G.M.’s Tiny Gift to Toyota et al.</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/collectibles/09RUST.html?ex=1362715200&en=77e1daf21c25813d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>In its 11-year life, the Chevrolet Chevette offered buyers less room and less power than comparable imports.</description> <author>ROB SASS</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/collectibles/09RUST.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:12:41 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Deflated Hope for Nitrogen</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09MOTO.html?ex=1362715200&en=93ae652cdeb69370&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Tires filled with nitrogen lose air more slowly than tires filled with air, but the difference is small.</description> <author>TIM MORAN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09MOTO.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:09:58 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Books of The Times: Heard the One About the Farmer’s Ethanol?</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/books/07book.html?ex=1362542400&en=3ee815464d64c80a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Robert Bryce mounts a savage attack on the concept of energy independence and the most popular technologies currently being promoted to achieve it.</description> <author>WILLIAM GRIMES</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/books/07book.html</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:00:56 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>The Gift: Quick in His Seat</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/playmagazine/02play-gift.html?ex=1362110400&en=2e23bf9193f5de32&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>In a field of racers going 200 miles per hour, Tony Stewart is often the one out front.</description> <author>TOMMY CRAGGS</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/playmagazine/02play-gift.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:26:46 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>No Parking Spot? Here Are About 142,000 Reasons</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/nyregion/06parking.html?ex=1362456000&en=979c61f961715261&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The city has given out at least 142,000 parking permits to public employees and others, an inventory reveals.</description> <author>WILLIAM NEUMAN and AL BAKER</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/nyregion/06parking.html</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:20:07 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Volvo Chief Sees a Plus in Shrinking Done by Ford</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/business/worldbusiness/06volvo.html?ex=1362456000&en=43134376fd3b2a46&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The company’s English cousins in the Ford Motor Company family are in the final stages of being sold, leaving Volvo as Ford’s only European luxury brand.</description> <author>MARK LANDLER</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/business/worldbusiness/06volvo.html</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:17:08 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2008 Saturn Astra: Traveling on Dual Passports</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/autoreviews/02astra.html?ex=1362110400&en=8577e63efe486e29&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The Astra is the latest Saturn model to illustrate the company’s transition toward shapely and sophisticated design.</description> <author>LAWRENCE ULRICH</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/autoreviews/02astra.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:29:16 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Auto Ego: Lament for a Limping Pony</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/collectibles/02EGO.html?ex=1362110400&en=2bbc1c0639a0dab9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>For Mariano La Manno, the cars he has owned are biographical bullet points of his desires, goals and sacrifices.</description> <author>RICHARD S. CHANG</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/collectibles/02EGO.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:28:31 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Design: A Big Rig to Call Home, With Style</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02SEMI.html?ex=1362110400&en=c2969a0dc67787b5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>With styling elements from the 1930s and modern amenities for comfort, a new truck was designed to lure more drivers behind the wheel.</description> <author>PHIL PATTON</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02SEMI.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:23:03 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Motoring: E-ZPass Was Just the Beginning</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02TOLL.html?ex=1362110400&en=725f799a97dc9f01&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Electronic collection is increasingly the answer for states looking to boost revenue from toll roads.</description> <author>KEN BELSON</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02TOLL.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:14:41 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>In Racetrack Roulette, an Owner Spins the Wheel</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/othersports/02nascar.html?ex=1362110400&en=59deec8983fe7119&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>O. Bruton Smith has used leverage, power, money and a born salesman’s bulldog drive to build drag strips, racetracks and an assortment of companies that have made him a billionaire.</description> <author>VIV BERNSTEIN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/othersports/02nascar.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:17:19 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>German Cousins Seeking Citizenship</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/collectibles/02OPEL.html?ex=1362110400&en=23420881739af4d5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Cars sold as Saturns in the United States are largely designed by Opel, making them truly a different kind of car.</description> <author>LAWRENCE ULRICH</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/collectibles/02OPEL.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:22:22 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>A Tough Guy Has a Weak Spot</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02MOTO.html?ex=1362110400&en=2e73ab9cdfadb8b8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The Hummer H3 was less mighty than its less macho competitors in the most recent frontal crash test results released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.</description> <author>CHRISTOPHER JENSEN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02MOTO.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:24:38 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>High Beams: New Pickups Are Packing</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02BEAM.html?ex=1362110400&en=01f617ee30760531&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>While builders of big trucks focus on making drivers comfortable, builders of pickups focus on fitting more stuff into their trucks.</description> <author>PHIL PATTON</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/automobiles/02BEAM.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:24:22 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Boîte: A Carload at a Time</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/fashion/02boite.html?ex=1362110400&en=60ce302aea1e1f53&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Stuffed inside a 250-square-foot space is DRV-IN, Manhattan’s only (and quite possibly the world’s smallest) drive-in cinema.</description> <author>VICTORIA DE SILVERIO</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/fashion/02boite.html</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:25:14 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Boyd Coddington, 63, King of Hot Rods, Dies</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/sports/othersports/01coddington.html?ex=1362024000&en=721e20bfb96628f0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Mr. Coddington was the owner of Boyds Wheels and of Hot Rods by Boyd and perhaps the best known of Southern California’s high-end car customizers.</description> <author>DENNIS HEVESI</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/sports/othersports/01coddington.html</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:07:42 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Hyundai Joins List of 10 Top Car Picks</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/business/29cars.html?ex=1361937600&en=fc2b203f662bb544&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>This is the first time that the influential Consumer Reports has given such recognition to a South Korean automaker.</description> <author>NICK BUNKLEY</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/business/29cars.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:11:58 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Fewer Youths Jump Behind the Wheel at 16</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/business/25drive.html?ex=1361592000&en=aa2a75fc493ef0de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Licenses are no longer as coveted in adolescence, as parents are more willing to be chauffeurs.</description> <author>MARY M. CHAPMAN and MICHELINE MAYNARD</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/business/25drive.html</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:36:48 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Wheelspin: GT-R Waiting Game About to End</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24-nissan-gtr.html?ex=1361505600&en=ec313cdcef69ea6d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The anxiously awaited Nissan GT-R may be the first car whose reputation was forged primarily in the virtual world.</description> <author>PAUL DUCHENE</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24-nissan-gtr.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:11:24 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Big Wheels for Iraq’s Mean Streets</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24MRAP.html?ex=1361505600&en=a57f9a2e49c34dde&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Despite their military provenance, most of the new armored vehicles coming out of American factories share components with heavy-duty civilian trucks.</description> <author>CHRIS DIXON</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24MRAP.html</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:50:04 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>2008 Ford Escape Hybrid: It’s the Mileage That Moves You</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/autosreviews/24escape-hybrid.html?ex=1361505600&en=5c91d55e2a689feb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>The hybrid version of Ford’s Escape crossover is amenable and competent — but not charming.</description> <author>CHRISTOPHER JENSEN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/autosreviews/24escape-hybrid.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:41:35 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Greentech: A Pollution Scorecard for New Cars</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24GREEN.html?ex=1361505600&en=6a168af860113eb2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>Small foreign cars and hybrid vehicles dominate a list of the 12 greenest vehicles sold in the United States.</description> <author>CHRISTOPHER JENSEN</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24GREEN.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:39:43 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>Handlebars: Diesel-Sipping Motorcycle for the Marines</title> <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24KAWASAKI.html?ex=1361505600&en=510ab644258847b4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</link> <description>With a different engine and a few other modifications, the workhorse Kawasaki KLR650 became the motorcycle of choice for the United States Marine Corps.</description> <author>DEXTER FORD</author> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/automobiles/24KAWASAKI.html</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:50:32 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>