Comments on: North American Car and Truck of the Year Winners http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:15:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Redbarchetta http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98489 Redbarchetta Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:32:07 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98489 <em>2 NACOTY back-to-back awards with just 1 car? Must be some mind-altering substances in those press cars.</em> Yep it's called money. 2 NACOTY back-to-back awards with just 1 car? Must be some mind-altering substances in those press cars.

Yep it’s called money.

]]> By: starlightmica (Richard Chen) http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98434 starlightmica (Richard Chen) Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:52:12 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98434 2 NACOTY back-to-back awards with just 1 car? Must be some mind-altering substances in those press cars. 2 NACOTY back-to-back awards with just 1 car? Must be some mind-altering substances in those press cars.

]]> By: Sherman Lin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98379 Sherman Lin Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:31:18 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98379 The Malibu may turn out to be a decent car. It took a long while before I started to see Fusions after its introduction. The Malibu may turn out to be a decent car. It took a long while before I started to see Fusions after its introduction.

]]> By: jurisb http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98370 jurisb Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:30:57 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98370 Mazda is not a ford brand, because ford doesn`t do any engineering for mazda, while mazda does most for ford. Sooner ford is a mazda brand. Just because some fat assed Murdocks have bought shares, doesn`t make the kin. Mazda is not a ford brand, because ford doesn`t do any engineering for mazda, while mazda does most for ford. Sooner ford is a mazda brand. Just because some fat assed Murdocks have bought shares, doesn`t make the kin.

]]> By: N85523 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98367 N85523 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:26:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98367 I looked far and wide and was not able to find a towing specification for the CX-9 on Mazda's website. Just to be sure I wasn't missing it, I checked the site for the B-series Truck and easily found a towing spec in the same tab that held none for the CX-9. I also found out that the car is front-wheel-drive when not all-wheel-drive equipped. The only figure I was able to find that was truck-like was the car's weight. Let's call a spade a spade here folks. CUV's are simply heavy passenger cars. They generally have none of the handling qualities of a performance car nor any of the utility or off-pavement ability of trucks and proper SUV's. I looked far and wide and was not able to find a towing specification for the CX-9 on Mazda’s website. Just to be sure I wasn’t missing it, I checked the site for the B-series Truck and easily found a towing spec in the same tab that held none for the CX-9. I also found out that the car is front-wheel-drive when not all-wheel-drive equipped. The only figure I was able to find that was truck-like was the car’s weight.

Let’s call a spade a spade here folks. CUV’s are simply heavy passenger cars. They generally have none of the handling qualities of a performance car nor any of the utility or off-pavement ability of trucks and proper SUV’s.

]]> By: mikey http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98365 mikey Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98365 The car you can't buy? Malibu production is ramping up while maintaining 100% build quality. Toyota shoved the Tundra out the door too fast and put a dent in thier quality image. The car you can’t buy? Malibu production is ramping up while maintaining 100% build quality.
Toyota shoved the Tundra out the door too fast and put a dent in thier quality image.

]]> By: Robert Farago http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98363 Robert Farago Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:42:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98363 <em>NickR : Who the hell gets to pick the contestants and vote?</em> Journalists. Picked by a panel of journalists. Who then receive a week behind the wheel of all the cars nominated for the award. Which sucks-up a WHOLE lot of press cars that might otherwise go to-- hang on. What was I thinking? NickR :

Who the hell gets to pick the contestants and vote?

Journalists. Picked by a panel of journalists. Who then receive a week behind the wheel of all the cars nominated for the award. Which sucks-up a WHOLE lot of press cars that might otherwise go to– hang on. What was I thinking?

]]> By: NickR http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/comment-page-1/#comment-98359 NickR Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:35:46 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/reviews/north-american-car-and-truck-of-the-year-winners/#comment-98359 Who the hell gets to pick the contestants and vote? Who the hell gets to pick the contestants and vote?

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