The Cadillac Northstar V-8

The Cadillac Northstar V-8
Author: Anthony Young
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1476624631

Cadillac has had a long history in the automotive marketplace as General Motors' luxury car division. During the 1980s, Cadillac's management wanted to reestablish the brand as a leader in sophistication, innovation, refinement and prestige. Engineers conceived a new dual-overhead cam, four-valve-per-cylinder V-8 engine--the Northstar. This power plant was the heart of Cadillac's Northstar System, which included a greatly improved suspension and braking system. The division redesigned its entire line to incorporate these new technologies for the 1990s and beyond. The Northstar was the last engine designed and built by Cadillac before the 2005 establishment of GM Powertrain, which took over engine design for all GM divisions. This history of the Northstar V-8 and the cars it powered covers the first generation front-wheel drive Northstar, the second generation rear-wheel drive model, and the supercharged version, along with racing history and the most collectible Northstar-powered Cadillacs.

Cadillac XLR

Cadillac XLR
Author: John McCormick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2003
Genre: Cadillac automobile
ISBN: 9780974095103

The Corvette Dynasty

The Corvette Dynasty
Author: Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2007-10-04
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781932855821

... This book brings the story of this icon to life with a detailed look at the technical breakthroughs, major players and little known facts that make up the sports car's long and colorful history ...

Old Car Auction Bible

Old Car Auction Bible
Author: Brian Earnest
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2013-11-04
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1440241422

Straight from the auction block! Old Car Weekly's Old Car Auction Bible is your handy resource for collector vehicle auctions from all corners of the U.S. In it, the publishers of Old Cars Weekly and Old Cars Report Price Guide have compiled more than 40 important sales from around the country that can give hobbyists a true picture of what cars are selling for and where the collector car market is headed. All the big auction houses are represented: Mecum, Russo and Steele, Barrett-Jackson, RM Auctions, Auctions America, Worlwide, Bonham's, Gooding and many more.

Lemon-Aid New Cars and Trucks 2010

Lemon-Aid New Cars and Trucks 2010
Author: Phil Edmonston
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 483
Release: 2009-11-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 155488442X

This compendium of everything thats new in cars and trucks is packed with feedback from Canadian drivers, insider tips, internal service bulletins, and confidential memos to help the consumer select whats safe, reliable, and fuel-frugal.

The End of Detroit

The End of Detroit
Author: Micheline Maynard
Publisher: Currency
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2004-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0385507704

An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry. In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of foreign imports and regained its ascendant position. As Micheline Maynard makes brilliantly clear in THE END OF DETROIT, however, the traditional American car industry was, in fact, headed for disaster. Maynard argues that by focusing on high-profit trucks and SUVs, the Big Three missed a golden opportunity to win back the American car-buyer. Foreign companies like Toyota and Honda solidified their dominance in family and economy cars, gained market share in high-margin luxury cars, and, in an ironic twist, soon stormed in with their own sophisticatedly engineered and marketed SUVs, pickups and minivans. Detroit, suffering from a “good enough” syndrome and wedded to ineffective marketing gimmicks like rebates and zero-percent financing, failed to give consumers what they really wanted—reliability, the latest technology and good design at a reasonable cost. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with industry leaders, including Toyota’s Fujio Cho, Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn, Chrysler’s Dieter Zetsche, BMW’s Helmut Panke, and GM’s Robert Lutz, as well as car designers, engineers, test drivers and owners, Maynard presents a stark picture of the culture of arrogance and insularity that led American car manufacturers astray. Maynard predicts that, by the end of the decade, one of the American car makers will no longer exist in its present form.

Cincinnati Magazine

Cincinnati Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2004-05
Genre:
ISBN:

Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Cincinnati Magazine

Cincinnati Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2004-09
Genre:
ISBN:

Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Cincinnati Magazine

Cincinnati Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2004-06
Genre:
ISBN:

Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Cincinnati Magazine

Cincinnati Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2004-07
Genre:
ISBN:

Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.