First Drive: 2012 Mazda3 with Skyactiv

First Drive: 2012 Mazda3 with Skyactiv

Everyone who is fortunate enough to drive new cars and write reviews about them has their favorites. They may claim to objectively view every car that shows up in their driveway, but ultimately, they look forward to a week with that certain car. Their biggest worry...
Chevrolet Teases New Silverado

Chevrolet Teases New Silverado

Chevrolet is whetting the appetite of full-size truck buyers with a short video showing a heavily camouflaged prototype of the next-generation Silverado pulling a load up a steep incline. The next-generation truck will likely offer incrementally better horsepower,...
SideCar Introduces Ridesharing App

SideCar Introduces Ridesharing App

Call it hitchhiking, 21st century style. SideCar, a San Francisco startup, has launched its rideshare app nationwide, after successful beta testing in the company’s hometown. The app connects drivers who have a car with others looking for transportation options...
Want to Look Like a Hero? Drive a 2013 Audi S4

Want to Look Like a Hero? Drive a 2013 Audi S4

A friend on Facebook suggested that we ban the automobile and make this a bicycle-only country. If he were to drive this Audi S4, he would never utter such blasphemy again. That’s because the S4 may very well be the perfect performance car. With 333 horsepower, it’s...
Audi A6: Similar Look, But Completely New

Audi A6: Similar Look, But Completely New

Audi’s latest-generation A6 may look a lot like its predecessor, but its understated exterior hides numerous improvements over its predecessor. Immediately noticeable are the LED taillights and optional LED headlights. But more importantly, the new A6 is up to 176...
Detroit Knows Cars, Does it Know Art?

Detroit Knows Cars, Does it Know Art?

Every year, thousands of journalists – and hundreds of thousands of attendees – descend on Detroit to cover the North American International Auto Show. So what better time to show off the works of some of the world’s most renowned automotive artists? That’s the...
First Drive: Ford F-150 with EcoBoost

First Drive: Ford F-150 with EcoBoost

Tell friends that you bought the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 because it offers the most towing capacity of any of version of this big Ford F-150 pickup and they’re sure to raise an eyebrow. Typically, you would expect that the big V-8 would have the highest...
VW Beetle: Mini 911 or a Big Mistake?

VW Beetle: Mini 911 or a Big Mistake?

This is a story about the Volkswagen Beetle, not the New Beetle, which is actually the old Beetle. But not the really old Beetle, the one designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Adolf Hitler prior to World War II. That’s because the old Beetle was actually called the New...
EcoBoost and the Latest Update to MyFordTouch

EcoBoost and the Latest Update to MyFordTouch

The best way to explain Sync and MyFordTouch is to compare it to another vehicle. The week before we drove a Ford Edge with the updated MyFordTouch, we drove an expensive luxury car from another manufacturer. With that car, just syncing a phone with Bluetooth was a...
GM Rolls Dice on New Midsize Pickup Truck

GM Rolls Dice on New Midsize Pickup Truck

General Motors broke ground Monday on a $380 million plant expansion to its Wentzville Assembly facility outside St. Louis, to accommodate the production of the newly designed Chevrolet Colorado midsize pick-up, creating or retaining about 1,260 jobs hourly and...
Ford Takes Aim at Prius V with C-MAX

Ford Takes Aim at Prius V with C-MAX

Ford is taking direct aim at the Toyota Prius v with its new C-MAX Hybrid, announcing that the vehicle would provide better fuel economy and have a lower base price when it goes on sale as a 2013 model. The company said dealers are not taking orders for the C-MAX,...