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Review: 2012 Volkswagen Passat SEL 2.5
As an automaker, how do you take a good - but slow selling - car and improve its sales by two or threefold? Volkswagen faced this very...
Nissan May Revive Datsun Brand
Word from Japan's Nikkei business daily newspaper is that Nissan is considering a revival of the Datsun name. The report has not been...
What Happened To The 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Buried in...
Reading a story on Jalopnik this morning about how a 1985 Pontiac Fiero was removed from a Houston reservoir after 22 years underwater...
Mazda Needs To Raise Money
At almost the same time news broke that PSA Peugeot Citröen and GM were in alliance talks, Ford's former alliance partner, Mazda is going...
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Chrysler, GM, and Ford Dominate YTD Fleet Sales
The auto industry's paper of record, Automotive News, did a nice piece of reporting in this week's issue (link here , via TTAC) on the...
Review: 2010 Lexus GX460
By Chris Haak Soft, cushy, and comfy. All three words describe the experience of driving the all-new 2010 Lexus GX460, which is...
Rare Vehicle Sighting: 2000-2003 BMW Z8
By Chris Haak My work has me spending almost two hours per day on the roads of northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, where a...
What GM and Apple Can Learn From One Another
By Chris Haak All of us at Full Metal Autos are obviously dedicated car buffs. Gasoline (or perhaps diesel fuel) runs through our veins,...
GM to Re-Introduce Mild Hybrids in Late 2011
By Dennis Haak Remember the ads a few years ago in which GM bragged about offering more hybrid models than any other automaker? Those...
2011 Ford Super Duty Gets Torque Upgrade to 800 lb-ft
By Chris Haak Ford's new 2011 Super Duty pickups are just hitting dealers, but that didn't stop Ford from upgrading the trucks on the fly...
Patent Drawings Show Chrysler 200C Taking Shape
By Chris Haak Ten years ago - heck, even five years ago - few companies made a bigger splash at the North American International Auto...
What Does an Inside-Out Volkswagen Look Like?
By Chris Haak This is a few days old, but kudos are in order to Volkswagen and its ad agency in Brazil, AlmapBBDO for the creativity shown...
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Chicago 2013: 2014 Chevrolet Cruze TD (Diesel)
GM announced back in 2011 that there would be an oil-burning Chevy Cruze would eventually make its way to the U.S. market to compete...
Chicago 2013: 2014 Toyota Tundra
In nearly every segment that Toyota has entered in the U.S., its vehicles have sold very well. I have to qualify with "nearly," though,...
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The Australian Auto Industry is in Jeopardy
When I think of Australian cars, my thoughts immediately go to the likes of the Holden Commodore/Calais/Caprice and Ford Falcon, and all of...
BMW M Diesels? Yes, It’s True
By Chris Haak Once upon a time, BMW's storied Motorsports division stood for high-revving, power-dense inline-six engines paired to manual...
Review: 2012 Buick Regal eAssist
By Chris Haak As one of the first journalists to drive the Buick Regal on US soil back in 2010, I was impressed by the car's taut...