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Review: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 6MT
By Chris Haak A few weeks ago at the New York Auto Show, I remarked to a colleague that I was amused by the proliferation of asterisks in...
Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX
By Chris Haak The midsize sedan segment is the true heart of the US market. Aside from full-size pickups, no segment in the US sells...
Review: 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWC
By Chris Haak When I was growing up, I always thought the word "express" meant "fast." But then a few years ago, I had a colleague with...
GM Could Regain “World’s Largest...
By Chris Haak It's not easy being number one. And, if you listened to GM executives after their company lost the global sales crown in...
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Tasteful Brand Emblems are Nowhere to be Found
By Chris Haak 12.12.2009 When Ford's very butch 2011 Super Duty pickups made their debut, one of the new truck's most outrageous features...
2009 BMW 335d: First Drive
By Chris Haak 12.07.2009 There are few practical "driver's cars" that those of us with Full Metal Autos prefer more than BMW's...
Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles, Its Largest Recall
By Chris Haak 11.25.2009 Toyota's once-stellar reputation has been taking it on the chin in recent months. The company that never...
Koenigsegg Pulls out of Saab Deal
By Chris Haak 11.24.2009 More bad news for a castoff GM brand. First Penske couldn't find a supplier of rebadged vehicles after Renault's...
Lexus LFA Will be Lease-Only Proposition in North America
By Chris Haak 11.24.2009 Few new cars have spawned as many preliminary concept cars, spy photos, rumors, and even buff-book test drives...
GM Goes Back to the Drawing Board on Quality
By Chris Haak 11.20.2009 After years of insisting to journalists and the general public that its vehicles had quality on par with its...
2010 Toyota Prius V Review
By Chris Haak 11.19.2009 As many folks are aware by now, Toyota launched its all-new third generation Prius hybrid a few months ago as...
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American Suzuki Declares Chapter 11, To Withdraw From U.S....
Well, the writing has been on the wall for years, but now it's official: Suzuki will stop selling new passenger vehicles in the U.S. The...
Renault To Revive Alpine Brand Via JV With Caterham
Brands come and go all the time across the automotive landscape. Heck, ABARTH part of the Fiat 500 ABARTH that we reviewed last week was...
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Review: 2011 Acura MDX w/ Advance & Entertainment
By Chris Haak The Acura MDX, now in its second generation, has become Acura's bread and butter. As the brand's best seller in 2010,...
Review: 2011 Kia Sorento SX FWD
By Chris Haak About a year ago, Kia ventured into new territory with its first mainstream vehicle above the $30,000 line. The brand that...
An Interview With Mark Reuss, President, GM North America
On the sidelines of the 2011 New York International Auto Show, I had the opportunity to sit down for a brief interview with Mark Reuss, the...