According to Mashable.com, today is Social Media Day. And even though we don’t fully understand the rationale — It’s the end of Q2? The feast day of St. Theobald (unlikely, since he was a hermit)? — we’re happy to take part in the festivities as long as there’s punch and pie. …Okay, so we’ve […]
Look, you’re just going to have to get used to the fact that Buick’s given up some stuff to survive. It’s making the grade as an authentic near-luxury brand with cars like the swanky Enclave crossover and the plush, kicky LaCrosse–and there’s not a lazy undersquare V-8 lumbering under their hoods, no vinyl roofs […]
Looking back to Land Rover’s history with the Defender, the idea of a compact Range Rover shouldn’t be shocking. In fact, it makes perfect sense, particularly in emissions- and fuel-economy-obsessed Europe. And that’s why Land Rover will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Range Rover with the unveiling of the LRX tomorrow in London. […]
Quick, name the last automaker to go public before yesterday’s Tesla Motors IPO. Stumped? It was Ford Motor Company. The year was 1956. Perhaps buyers of Tesla Motors stock [NSDQ:TSLA] were optimistic because they had little context to assess the comapny. Tesla’s stock soared from its offering price of $17 to close at $23.89 […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of the 2010 Suzuki Kizashi. According to a post on the NHTSA’s website, the recall centers on a fault in the sedan’s dashboard, which can lead to additional injury in the event of a collision. Specifically, the NHTSA states that the door of the […]
When auto editors go on vacation, we rent cars too. Which is how a pair of very plain 2010 Toyota Corollas in South Africa taught us a few lessons about fuel economy, green value, and what other countries drive. The bottom line: U.S. buyers get a lot more car, for a lot less money, […]
A trip to the car dealer’s showroom can feel like you are entering an alternate universe where reality is suspended, the truth seems unverifiable and the rules of mathematics don’t apply. It’s doubtful that anyone has figured out a foolproof way to navigate these troubled waters, but here are five things to avoid in new […]
We’ve heard reports that the Saab 9-4X would be headed to production before–even that it was already in limited production, but this time the word comes straight from Saab. The news is part of Saab’s ongoing “Move Your Mind” ad campaign, but details on the crossover remain scant. While the concept car featured a […]
Taxi-cab companies, police forces, and executive-car services will soon be left scrambling for vehicles. That’s because, after years of speculation about the matter, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) is expected to discontinue its large, body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedans about a year from now. After a 30-plus-year run with the same basic mechanical…
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You can tell the world economy’s gone sour when local badasses resort to joyriding…in a double-decker bus. The U.K. Register reports today that three royal subjects–two teenage girls and an adult man–made off with a high-top bus in the town of Amesbury last week in the wee hours. While they cruised the A345 highway […]
