The past couple of months, Toyota’s recall fiasco has scuffed the automaker’s image, but over the last year and a half, General Motors may have fared far worse. Between its bankruptcy, restructuring, dealer cuts, and brand wind-downs, GM has been hit with a barrage of criticism from the government, employees (current and former), and […]
Since time immemorial-or was it the Sixties? Who can remember?-the Porsche 911 has been the outline for sports cars with its iconic teardrop shape and its iconoclastic handling. Never better than it is now, the 2010 Porsche 911 once again raises its own bar by dropping in a new Turbo model with faultless handling […]
With a premiere at the Geneva Motor Show behind it, the 2011 Kia Sportage is headed for U.S. dealers later this year. The Sportage bows today at the 2010 New York Auto Show, and Kia’s released this photo in advance of the North American debut. Bearing some cues from the Kia Kue concept car, […]
For the new Travel Channel show America’s Worst Driver, the American Automobile Association (AAA) has compiled some easy-to-follow advice on how to be a safer driver. In a quick video clip, Dr. Bill Van Tassel, an AAA safety expert, goes through five of AAA’s Rules of the Road: No distracted driving. Looking away from […]
The 2010 BMW 7-Series has come in from the cold. Last year brought the newest edition of the bigger Bimmer-and in its fifth generation, the luxury sedan got a style-ectomy that reversed the awkward proportions and surfaces of the 2002-2008 model. The quintessential BMW driving feel remains intact, despite a horde of new electronic […]
Turbocharged, 274-horsepower, four-cylinder, direct-injection, 17.4-psi boost, aluminum block and head: the spec sheet reads like a rally car, not a Korean sedan, but that’s exactly what it is. The 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0T is set to redefine the midsize, affordable sedan segment with more style and power than your average Subaru or Mitsubishi–let…
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For a few years, the only full hybrid sedan sold in the U.S. was the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Then came the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, which won North American Car of the Year and upped the ante considerably. Now Hyundai has raised the bar again. Its 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, available this fall, is […]
We’re smack in the midst of auto show season, just coming off the back of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and now with the 2010 New York Auto Show upon us. The latest car to be unveiled there today is the 2011 Acura TSX Wagon, which is set to go on sale in late […]
? What is it? A stylish four-door with a Swedish twist ? The basics: Coupe-like styling and efficient powertrains ? On sale: In the second half of the year ? Price: $32,000-plus (est.) Fresh from its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the 2011 Volvo S60 made its North American debut at the […]
If car companies treated their products like TV families, Mercedes-Benz would have a Brady-style dilemma on its hands with the R-Class. It’s such a Jan-the obedient, plain B student unfortunately born between two cuter, smarter, more talented siblings. The R-Class all but disappeared in the shadows of the five-seat ML-Class and seven-seater…
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