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Do you ever wish that you could bring your home television into your car? Well, Chrysler is already finding out a solution for the couch potatoes. They’re planning to make a minivan with a television inside.

No, it’s not just the ordinary television you’re thinking, wherein you could plug in your favorite DVDs and the like. This one’s satellite television. Yes, the kids’ favorite Disney Channel can be viewed inside the car. So, if you’re getting tired of calling your kids 5 to 6 times for them to get inside the car (going to Grandma’s place!), then the Chrysler minivan is the solution for you.

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Corvette Z06 has actually been a closet fuel miser, but few people have known the reality. The Z06 is the current king of the hill ‘Vette, with a tire-shredding 500 horsepower on tap, and managed an impressive trip average of 23.4 mpg…a fast car is not automatically a gas hog.

Why is a Z06 a good buy when it comes to gas?

It’s science at work here. Weight and aerodynamic drag are two primary enemies of fuel efficiency, which explains why heavy, blunt-faced, traditional sport utility vehicles and minivans generally suck down fuel and the sleek, relatively light-weight Z06 burns conservatively.

So if you are the 40 something or 50 something baby boomer accused of buying a Corvette because of a mid-life crisis, you can retort by pointing out your Corvette gets more miles-to-the-gallon than your buddy’s Land Rover or minivan.

If you have seen Triple X (2002) movie, you are familiar with the automobile that no less than Vin Diesel used to tap into an international syndicate who is guilty of illegal operations. Pontiac is owned by Holden from Australia but it was produced by General Motors and was distributed all over the US, later in Canada and Mexico. In the General Motors car product line, Pontiac is considered a mid-range automobile.    Designed by the controversial John Delorean, the 1967 GTO sported the stacked headlights and the thirsty 389 cid V8 motor good for 364 HP. Of course in the Triple X movie, the car was customized for the use of  the secret agent. Car goodies such as rockets on the headlights and an eject seat and nitrous were all featured in the film. 

General Motors (GM) has started working on its Volt concept in an attempt to hit production lines in 2010. In fact, AutoWeek.com reports that GM will be starting testing the Volt propulsion systems this month.

GM is said to experiment on the lithium-ion-powered battery packs using Chevrolet Malibus. The technology called E-Flex will be taken to the road to monitor its performance.

I have high hopes for this one. I have always believed in the capacity of GM to produce outstanding cars. The fact that its hands are now working to put the Chevrolet Volt concept into reality shows that GM is serious about this vehicle concept.

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