Toyota Tundra Day
Rick Perry, in the midst of a heated election, declared August 6th to be “Tacoma Day” in recognition of Toyota’s commitment to Texas. The Toyota Tacoma’s coming of the assembly line in San Antonio are the first ever Texas built Tacomas.
2010 Camaro SS vs. 2010 Mustang GT
2010 Mustang GT vs 2010 Camaro SS
Some wars have been waging since the dawn of society with race vs. race, religion vs. religion, king vs. king. Other battles that are more short-lived but still remembered to this day like the Battle of the Alamo or the Battle of Waterloo. We just stumbled into such a battle that’s been waging on the streets for almost 50 years now. There has always been that epic battle between the Camaro and the Mustang spanning back to the late 60′s and revived today. This week at txGarage we were able to get a hold of a 2010 Camaro 2SS and a 2010 Mustang GT Premium, what else is there to do but race! Continue reading
2010 Ford F-150 Truck of Texas
The Texas Auto Writers Association gathered together last weekend for their annual truck event known as the Texas Truck Rodeo. This year it was held in San Antonio where the trucks and SUV’s would be put through the test at the Knibbe Ranch.
Every year, the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) names the Truck of Texas after this event and for the past six years that truck has been the Ford F-150. This year was no different with the new Ford F-150 taking the big prize yet again. For 2010, the F-150 didn’t just get a new look, it got an all around new package. The interior is a nice place to be whether you are roaring down a highway or driving through an open field. The powertrain has been tweaked giving the new F-150 a boost in fuel economy by as much as 12% over the prior year model. The title for Truck of the Year seems to be well deserved for Ford’s hard work on the F-150 year after year.
Toyota Plant in San Antonio
Toyota has announced, last month, that they are shutting down the NUMMI plant in California. The fate of the cars built in that factory is now coming to light. Most notably for us in Texas is the movement of the Tacoma pickup to our own San Antonio plant. My San Antonio news has reported that city and county official’s estimate 100,000 Tacoma’s will roll out annually. Toyota has said they will be investing $100 million in retooling so that the plant can produce the trucks. This should add as many as 1,100 new jobs to the factory and bring new life into the San Antonio community.
[source:mySA.com]