Tag Archives: featured
- February 4, 2011
- Suck, squeeze, bang, bust: the death of internal combustion– also tagged editorial, electric motor, electric vehicle, ElectricMotor, ElectricVehicle, EV, feature, features, internal combustion, InternalCombustion, video
I don’t smoke and I never have. I can’t say as I’ve felt the temptation to ever try that particular vice, especially given the cost these days.
50 years ago my avoiding that lifestyle choice would have put me in the minority, and if I’d dared asked a smoker to step outside or made [...]
- January 9, 2011
- First Drive: 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage– also tagged 2011 aston martin v12 vantage, Aston Martin, Bang Olufsen, BO Audio, first drive, FirstDrive, v12 vantage, vantage
Sketched drawings of imaginary sports cars covered my notebook as an elementary school pupil.
Assembled in the ether of a daydream, each penciled design came from an imagination unrestrained by reality, with nary a concession to things like outward visibility, bumper heights or ground clearance. Engines were huge, tires were wide and bodywork was unbelievably sleek.
It [...]
- November 20, 2010
- First Drive: 2011 Bentley Continental GT– also tagged 2012 continental GT, Bentley, conti gt, continental GT, first drive, FirstDrive, muscat, oman
When tasked with creating the 2011 Continental GT, Bentley officials sought the assistance of those who knew the outgoing car best – its owners. Upon querying current and past Continental GT buyers about what they’d like to see in the new model, a surprisingly unified voice came back loud and clear: “Don’t screw up [...]
- June 30, 2010
- BMW X5 M in 2010– also tagged Bimmer, BMW, BMW M, BMW M Division, BMW X5, BMW X5 M, BmwM, BmwMDivision, BmwX5, BmwX5M, iDrive, M division, MDivision, review, road test, RoadTest, x5, x5 m, X5 M review, X5 M road test, x5m, X5MReview, X5MRoadTest, X6, x6 m, x6m
The latest news from Auto Show in Chicago are about models made by BMW at the event, which although not as exciting as the Detroit Motor Show, borrow something of the calm zone. BMW stand is less aggressive and colorful compared to other salons, but the cars listed are just interesting.
The attraction was a stand [...]
- June 30, 2010
- VW Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition 2010– also tagged 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition, 2010VolkswagenJettaTdiCupEdition, cup edition, CupEdition, jetta, Jetta cup, jetta tdi, JettaCup, JettaTdi, jettatdi-longterm, long term, LongTerm, tdi, TDI cup, TdiCup, Volkswagen, volkswagen jetta tdi cup edition, VolkswagenJettaTdiCupEdition
Because TDI sites have said much in motorsport competitions and for their popularity is growing for several years now, Volkswagen plans to launch in January, the U.S., Jetta Cup Street Edition, which is a competition in implementing the model a street-legal car.
Special Edition will be faster than normal for a 2.0 [...]
- June 30, 2010
- 2011 BMW Alpina B7– also tagged 2011, 2011 alpina b7, 2011AlpinaB7, 7 series, 7Series, alpina, alpina b7, AlpinaB7, b7, BMW, bmw 7 series, Bmw7Series, first drive, FirstDrive
Another lucky car magazine in the UK had the amazing opportunity to drive the Alpina B7. The guys managed to CarMagazine to spend time with a one of the most widely spoken blog cars on ours.
Review after seeing the initial sites, and shortly following some amazing photos, I decided keep [...]
- June 8, 2010
- 2010 Saab 9-5 proves being born from chaos builds character– also tagged 2010 9-5, 2010 saab, 20109-5, 2010Saab, 2011 9-5, 2011 saab, 20119-5, 2011Saab, 9-5, 95, DriveSense, first drive, first drive saab 9-5, FirstDrive, FirstDriveSaab9-5, goteborg, gothenburg, HiPer Strut, HiperStrut, road test, RoadTest, Saab, saab 9-5, saab 9-5 review, saab 9-5 road test, Saab9-5, Saab9-5Review, Saab9-5RoadTest, trollhatten, turbo, victor muller, VictorMuller
A funny thing happened on the way to bankruptcy court for General Motors. As part of a bid to have its red-stained slate wiped clean, it moved to divest itself of a number of brands in its bloated portfolio, with Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer and Saab all earmarked for sale or closure.
However, only [...]
- May 27, 2010
- 2011 Audi Q7 downsizes with an upside– also tagged 2011, 2011 Audi Q7, 2011 q7, 2011AudiQ7, 2011Q7, Audi, Audi Q7, AudiQ7, first drive, FirstDrive, q7
If there’s to be a singular automotive theme guiding us into this second decade of the 21st century, it’s downsizing. If not in dimensions, then in displacement.
Automakers, forced to adhere to higher government-mandated fuel economy standards and lower CO2 emissions, are beginning to collectively reduce engine size while attempting to [...]
- September 18, 2009
- Review: A different take on Challenger vs. Camaro– also tagged Camaro, challenger, challenger review, ChallengerReview, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro, ChevroletCamaro, chevy, chevy camaro, ChevyCamaro, Dodge, dodge challenger, dodge challenger review, dodge challenger srt, dodge challenger srt review, dodge challenger srt-8, dodge challenger srt8, DodgeChallenger, DodgeChallengerReview, DodgeChallengerSrt, DodgeChallengerSrt-8, DodgeChallengerSrtReview, esteban, esteban camaro, esteban camaro guitar, esteban guitar, EstebanCamaro, EstebanCamaroGuitar, EstebanGuitar, false, home shopping channel, home shopping network, HomeShoppingChannel, HomeShoppingNetwork, hsn, hsn estiban, HsnEstiban, review, reviews
The original ponycar wars have boomeranged back after forty years. Ford started it all with a retro-tasty Mustang, and Dodge and Chevrolet have rolled out new versions of the Challenger and Camaro to get in on the frenzy.
Looking at the window sticker of any of these cars may seriously depress you. Your retired boomer Dad [...]
- August 20, 2009
- 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport– also tagged 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, 2010ChevroletCorvetteGrandSport, Chevrolet, chevrolet corvette, chevrolet corvette grand sport, ChevroletCorvette, ChevroletCorvetteGrandSport, chevy, chevy corvette, ChevyCorvette, Corvette, corvette grand sport, CorvetteGrandSport, first drive, FirstDrive, Grand Sport, GrandSport
Going into the 2010 model year, the Corvette lineup is growing to four models with the revival of the Grand Sport nameplate that slots in between the base and Z06 models.
This is the third iteration of the Grand Sport, the first being a run of just five race-ready cars built by original Vette chief engineer [...]
