Posts by Chris Haak
GM Shelves Plans For Production Cadillac Sixteen, Presses On With 7 Series
We've thrown a few barbs at Cadillac over the years for the brand's slippage from the true Standard of the World to a brand that eventually sold a barely-upgraded version of the...
Review: 2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport AWD
Apparently, Lexus is tired of its reputation as the purveyor of cushy, soft luxury cars. Some buyers really do put a priority over comfort - not to stereotype, but they are...
Product Review: A/C Pro Do-It-Yourself Air Conditioning Recharge
We've tested many products over the years; some are very good and worth the asking price (such as Drop Stop, which my wife reminds me regularly we need to get another of) and some...
GM Tops J.D. Power IQS Thanks To Old Cars and Not Actually Measuring Quality
Yesterday's news that GM had topped the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Survey (IQS) came as a surprise to many observers. GM earned a well-deserved reputation over...
China Should Skip Internal Combustion Altogether
If you're a car industry fanatic like many of us are, you may recall that in the early days of the U.S. auto industry, there were far more than only three companies (or a few more...
First Drive: 2014 BMW 328d Prototype (Diesel)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the mean commute time (to travel to work, not roundtrip) among U.S. workers was 25.1 minutes in 2011 which is about 15 miles. I drive more...
First Drive: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ Crew Cab 4×4
In the past, before pickup trucks meant big business and billions of dollars in profits for their makers, pickups changed generations at a glacially slow pace. GM's full-size...
First Drive: 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited (7-Passenger)
Remember the Hyundai Veracruz? It was Hyundai's Lexus RX-ish three-row crossover (though the RX that it looked like never had more than two rows of seats) that was a slow...
GM Tries To Take Cadillac Global. Again.
Every few years, we hear about how Cadillac's management team is appalled about the way their brand is barely selling any cars outside of the U.S., and how they really want to...