by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 17, 2014
Only months after launching the all-new 2015 Mustang, Ford is turning the pony car’s performance quotient up a notch, confirming reports that it will bring an all-new version of the Shelby GT350 Mustang to the Los Angeles Auto Show later this week. And, as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 14, 2014
What good is a performance car if you don’t prove the metal’s mettle on track? Apparently Cadillac came to the same conclusion and even before officially unveiling its new high-performance ATS-V, it’s confirming plans to go racing with the equally new ATS-V.R. While...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 14, 2014
The millennium had barely turned before the first Chinese automaker showed up at the Detroit Auto Show promising to begin exports to the U.S. “in a couple years.” A decade later, however, and American motorists are still waiting. Ironically, it could take a Swedish...
by Michael Strong | Nov 14, 2014
With the sales of new cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers going like gangbusters for most of 2014, it means a lot people are making a lot of selections about what type of vehicle best suits their needs. Fortunately, the folks at Kiplinger’s recently put out their 2014...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 14, 2014
When Chevrolet’s Rikk Wilde’s struggle through the presentation of the World Series MVP award to the San Francisco Giants’ Madison Baumgartner went viral it served as a poignant reminder of the pervasiveness of auto industry advertising. At times, it seems automakers...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 14, 2014
The Ferrari initial public offering is now expected to be complete between the second and the third quarter of 2015, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne told reporters in Italy. FCA announced last month it planned to spinoff Ferrari from the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 14, 2014
It’s already won strong kudos, most recently landing honors as Motor Trend Car of the Year. But Volkswagen plans to show that it can keep the excitement building for its new Golf “family” with the North American debut of two extreme concept versions at next week’s Los...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 14, 2014
If you haven’t just gotten your driver’s license last week, odds are you’ve faced that mysterious and inexplicable “Check Engine” light at least once or twice, leaving you the choice of heading to the dealer or ignoring the indicator, hoping the bulb might burn out. ...
by Michael Strong | Nov 13, 2014
Volkswagen’s efforts to bolster sales in the U.S. may have just gotten the high-profile shot in the arm needed to offset its nearly two year trend of falling sales in the U.S.: the Golf was named 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. The award was actually given to the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 13, 2014
The revelation from Honda Motor Co. about another death related to Takata Corp. airbags as well as the recall of an additional 170,000 vehicles added fuel to the fire for members of Congress demanding hearings and an investigation into the company and the problem....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 13, 2014
Motorists have come to expect the latest high-tech features in the cars they buy. Ironically, that’s also a frequent cause of customer frustration, buyers struggling to figure out how to pair a phone or plug in a destination. Manufacturers that hope to keep customers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 13, 2014
Every so often, a race car comes along that fundamentally transforms the world of motor sports, and there are few better examples that the exotic Chaparrals raced by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp back in the early 1960s. It’s hard to imagine a Formula One racer or an IndyCar...
