Who Needs A V8?
There’s something in the water at Nissan. Has to be. There’s no other explanation for a company that produces vehicles like the Murano CrossCabriolet and Juke as well as the undeniably bonkers GT-R. Infiniti hasn’t escaped whatever’s lurking in the well, either. The company’s …
Last Hurrah Comes and Goes In A Hurry
It isn’t very often that we drive a new car that’s already out of production, but that’s exactly what has happened with this 2013 Volvo C30. After years of sluggish sales in the North American market, the last C30 quietly rolled off the assembly line back …
All-Wheel, All Right
There is no escaping the luxury all-wheel drive empire Audi has built for itself over the past 15 years. While nearly every high-end marque has at least one offering with power at all four corners, the hardware can’t help but play second fiddle to Ingolstadt’s Quattro …
More Fun Than A Prius, Less Sensible Than A TDI
Let’s have some fun, and do some math. We’re talking pretty rudimentary stuff, multiplication and division, to figure out if the upcoming Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid can make a baseline case for itself against two very strong competitors in this …
Fresh Arrival Makes The Virage A Distant Memory
My neighbor had been ignoring the various exotics and high-priced luxury cars parked in my driveway for many years - I should have expected that the DB9 would shatter the trend.
The morning sun was glistening off the Aston Martin’s …
I’m not a gambling man, but if there were a pool for an automotive death watch, my money would be on Mitsubishi… Lincoln is a close second. To understand the plight of Mitsubishi, you only have to look at its current lineup; they all just look, feel and drive about 10 years older …
We won’t beat around the bush: The all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger is not a brand new car. This generation launched in 2011, with the AWD version appearing in 2012. But for 2013, Chrysler has added an optional sport package to the AWD model, available with both the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 or the …
Giving Vanilla A Good Name
“Vanilla.” Taken in modern context, that’s not a compliment, but it should be. Vanilla actually has exotic origins, and as spices go, only saffron is more costly. Despite the realities, calling something “vanilla” is not whistling in admiration. The Toyota Camry has …
Going Mainstream Has Its Privileges
Acura’s experiment with niche models has failed. Competing in the luxury car business by filling white space with product just didn’t work for the Japanese automaker. In place of slow-selling models like its ZDX and quirky first-gen RDX, the mindset at …
Brash Bruiser Loses Top, Gains Weight, Still Makes Friends
Everything we said after driving the RS5 coupe still rings true, even after Audi has gone and ripped off its metal roof, replaced it with a big cloth version, and tossed us the keys. The 2014 Audi RS5 Cabriolet is another bold, …
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