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Matthew C. Keegan


Member Since: 14th January 2006
URL: http://www.thearticlewriter.com/blog
Occupation: Freelance Writer
No of Articles: 72
About Me: Matt Keegan is a freelance writer covering a variety of topics. His specialities are: automotive, aviation, personal finance, mortgages, and travel. Please visit his blog today for Matt' wits, tips, and quips.

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21st November 2008

Ford Raptor: A Truck To Enrapture The Imagination!

The Ford Motor Company has certainly been taking its lumps over the past few years, with 2008 likely to go down as one of the worst years in the company's history. Sales are down, consumer credit is tight, and fluctuating gas prices has wreaked havoc on a...

16th November 2006

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8: On and Off Road Exhilaration

Call it MOPAR madness or call it sheer, ingenious automotive marketing and engineering, but whatever you decide to call the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, you must realize one thing: no production vehicle has effectively combined off road ruggedness with on ro...

16th November 2006

The Heart Pounding, Road Ripping Dodge Magnum SRT8

Thanks to the Chrysler Group's relationship with Mercedes ? both companies are owned by DaimlerChrysler ? the automaker markets a successful group of full size, rear wheel drive cars powering the Dodge and Chrysler brands. Tapping Mercedes technology in t...

16th November 2006

Chrysler 300C SRT8: The Fusion of Luxury and Performance

Full sized, rear wheel drive luxury is back in vogue. Thanks to the introduction of the Chrysler 300C, consumers have a choice that goes beyond the dated Lincoln Town Car or the expensive BMW 7 Series. With the release of the 300C, Chrysler is doing its p...

16th November 2006

Save on Gas Sensibly and Sanely

Short of driving a toaster on wheels, what steps can you take to improve your current car's fuel economy? There are quite a few that can help; 8 are listed herein. If some people had their way, you'd be driving a small hybrid powered vehicle with no ch...

16th November 2006

BMW's Hydrogen Fuel Quest

Think a hydrogen powered car is a farfetched idea? Think again! BMW is hard at work in their quest to become the first automaker in the world to have a production vehicle available that can run on hydrogen fuel. 2008 looks like the date when the first hyd...

16th November 2006

Land Rover's Resilient, But Absent Defender

For several years during the 1990s, the Land Rover Defender graced the line up of Land Rover vehicles sold in the U.S. Safety issues resulted in the cancellation of the Defender in 1998, but for 2007 many updates to the versatile and lauded SUV have been...

16th November 2006

Dodge SRT8 Charger: Not Just Another Family Sedan

The Dodge Charger SRT8 is not your ordinary family sedan; by no means! With the kids in tow, you can blow past your neighbor's Mustang and challenge your pal's Corvette especially if you add several rock solid aftermarket parts to its beefy frame. When...

16th November 2006

Tricking Out Your Dodge Ram SRT-10

Dodge's Ram SRT-10 is one heck of a powerful truck. Add in some nifty aftermarket features and the Viper is within its reach. There are pick up trucks on the road and then there is the Dodge Ram SRT-10. Take one already powerful truck and add in a Vipe...

16th November 2006

Chrysler's Rip Roaring SRT Family of Vehicles

The Chrysler Group's series of SRT or Street and Racing Technology vehicles are an overwhelming hit for the automaker. Key models from Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep represent the performance side of the house and are taking American streets by storm. Step ...

16th November 2006

The Toyota FJ Cruiser: Breaking the Styling Mold

Toyota's FJ Cruiser has been plucked from the auto history books to provide consumers with a car that is retro in design but thoroughly modern in its off road capabilities. Toyota's growing popularity hasn't been without controversy. No, the automaker ...

16th November 2006

Mercedes Blue: New Diesels Miss the Mark

Mercedes is feeling a little bit blue lately, but who can blame them? California, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine say that their new generation of BLUETEC diesel aspirated engines don't do enough to reduce harmful pollutants. Effectively, 20 p...

13th August 2006

The Race Car Inspired BMW M3

BMW and Mercedes are locked in a pitched battle for the right to call themselves the top luxury automotive brand in the world. With Lexus making inroads, neither make can afford a misstep. For BMW, part of their future fortunes will rest on models such as...

13th August 2006

The Highly Refined and Capable BMW X5 SAV

BMW's big X5 is a capable, luxury SUV that can take on all comers. Despite elevated fuel prices, demand for the X5 remains strong and the German automaker plans on following up this first generation model with a new, larger SUV expected to seat 7 passenge...

20th July 2006

Searching For A Home In Beautiful Boise

Boise, Idaho which is known as the City of Trees could easily be called: Boomtown USA. Such is the population growth being experienced in a metropolitan area that over a half of million people call home. Boise, the state capital of Idaho, is currently ...