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TTAC On The BBC
I will be Skyping into the BBC World News for a discussion of the Toyota hearings sometime shortly after 5pm Eastern Time (just over an hour from now). Do tune in, if you are able.
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Paul Niedermeyer Says Farewell; Moves On To The Next Curbside Classic
Transitions are almost never easy, and leaving TTAC and Curbside Classics is downright painful. But for a number of reasons, that’s what needs to happen right now. Two of them are in the picture...
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TTAC On Fox Business
Your humble editor will be appearing on America’s Nightly Scoreboard on the Fox Business channel today at 7:30 PM Eastern (4:30 PM Pacific) to discuss my NY Times Op-Ed on the Chevrolet Volt.
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TTAC On FBN
I will be appearing on Fox Business again, at 11:15 Eastern (8:15 Pacific) to talk Volt and GM’s IPO. Please excuse a brief slowdown in content this morning, and rest assured, TTAC will be back in...
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TTAC Wants You
How would you like to see your writing published at TTAC? Over the years we’ve always taken contributions from new writers, indeed many of TTAC’s current staffers (Editor-in-Chief included) started...
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TTAC Welcomes Murilee Martin
From the moment I took over as TTAC’s Editor-in-Chief, I knew that I was going to need a lot of help in order to live up to the brand that had been built here for the better part of a decade. I was...
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Thank You For Making TTAC Possible!
Gratitude doesn’t always come easy for a bunch of opinionated car-mudgeons (just ask our pals in the PR business) but today we all have plenty to be thankful for. As Editor-in-Chief of this fine site,...
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TTAC Announces Polish Edition
The Truth About Cars is excited to announce that in our relentless drive towards globalization, TTAC has now added a Polish edition. Articles appearing in Thetruthaboutcars.com appear in real time in...
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Housekeeping: Has It Really Been… Two Years?
I’m not generally much for anniversaries. Heck, after more than six years together, my steady sweetie and I can’t remember our actual anniversary, so we had to make one up… and we (both) still forget...
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Happy Holidays From TTAC
From our family to yours, TTAC wishes all its readers the best of holiday wishes. We’ll be enjoying the company of our loved ones for the next few chilly winter nights, but we’ll return to regular...
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Review: 2012 Acura RL
Despite debuting over seven years ago, extensively refreshed in 2009 and nip/tucked again in 2011, the Acura RL remains a mystery. Flagship products usually sell in small numbers, but the RL is one of...
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TTAC Project $1500 Volvo Is Here
With the my Miata now gone (sold to a friend who has given me the right of first refusal when it comes time for him to sell it), I needed a new car with a bit more practicality, and a low price tag. A...
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Project G-Body Part 3: The Grand National Lives!
When we last left off with Project G-Body in March, Joey was about to pull the trigger on a Grand National. Three months later, the Grand National is home, and nearly in showroom condition. A number...
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Meet TTAC: Coast To Lake Edition
Interested in meeting your least favorite TTAC author? Perhaps you’re a fan of my unique lyrical styles, or you’re a lonely female journalist stuck on the West Coast with a boyfriend who plays Goth...
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TTAC Gives, And TTAC Taketh Away; Blessed Be Thy Name Of TTAC
A TTAC contributor who shall remain nameless recently raised an issue at our secret conclave regarding the free gifts that automakers sometimes give out to journalists during press trips. Said writer...
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“And all the troubled world around us Seems an eternity away And all the debt collectors Rent collectors All will be behind us But they’ll never find us ‘Cos we’ll be dri-i-i-i-ivin’” -The Kinks...
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Hey Readers; Tell Us About Your TWATs
Some time ago in TTACs history, the site held an award for the poorest choices in the automobile kingdom. We called it the Ten Worst Automobiles Today – or, the TWATs, for short. It’s been almost 4...
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TTAC’s Ten Best Shortlist
Similar to the TWATs, we are seeking to nominate the 10 Best cars on sale today. The nominees are selected exclusively be our readership, just like the TWATs. During the nomination process, we...
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Ed Niedermeyer In Today’s Wall Street Journal
TTAC alumni Ed Niedermeyer has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. The piece discusses the spin surrounding the bailout in this year’s campaign. Check it out here.
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We’re Not Getting The Holden Ute, But Not For Reasons You’d Expect
Every so often, the same tired rumor will pop up again, like a particularly resilient pimple that habitually reappears in the same conspicuous spot. Thanks to the incessant hunger for clicks among...
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