Tag Archives: first drive
- January 9, 2011
- First Drive: 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage– also tagged 2011 aston martin v12 vantage, Aston Martin, Bang Olufsen, BO Audio, featured, 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, featured, 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
- 2011 BMW Alpina B7– also tagged 2011, 2011 alpina b7, 2011AlpinaB7, 7 series, 7Series, alpina, alpina b7, AlpinaB7, b7, BMW, bmw 7 series, Bmw7Series, featured, 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, featured, 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, featured, 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 [...]
- 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, featured, 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 [...]
