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The Cassette Deck is Dead; Are CD Players Next?
By Chris Haak According to an article in the New York Times last month, you can no longer purchase a new 2011 model-year vehicle in the...
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Deliveries Delayed
By Chris Haak The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, which is to be Hyundai's first hybrid vehicle sold in the US, was originally supposed to go on...
Review: 2011 Suzuki SX4 SportBack
By Chris Haak In this design-centric era in which we live, many of us - myself included - have fallen victim to buying the best-looking...
Review: 2011 Kia Sportage EX FWD
By Chris Haak With the poaching of design head Peter Schreyer from Audi several years ago, Kia has turned itself from a brand that had no...
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Chrysler Releases List of 2,392 Dealers Surviving –...
Bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC released two lists of dealers yesterday. One is a list of 2,392 dealers that it would like to retain as...
2009 Mitsubishi Outlander SE 4×4 Review
The Mitsubishi Outlander is another entrant in the crowded mid/compact crossover segment that includes competitors such as the Toyota RAV4,...
Obama Announces Chrysler Bankruptcy, Says It Will Be Quick
By Chris Haak 04.30.2009 And so here we are, at another crossroads in the star-crossed history of Chrysler. Today at a noon news...
General Motors’ Bankruptcy Imminent Within 30 Days
By Chris Haak 04.28.2009 I really don't enjoy writing about bad news. I'd much rather rave about how the exhaust note of a Corvette at...
CVTs are Like a Disease
By Chris Haak 04.28.2009 As David Wright pointed out yesterday in his piece on the Honda Fit vs. the Honda Civic, we do not commute to...
Finding Myself Un-Fit, I Take a Lesson in Civics
By David Wright 04.27.2009 I bought a new 2008 Honda Fit last July. It was an attractive purchase for a couple of reasons, namely fuel...
GM’s CFO Says Company Will Skip $1 Billion June 1...
By Chris Haak 04.22.2009 GM's Chief Financial Officer, Ray Young, told reporters at a Chinese auto summit in Detroit (how appropriate!)...
Toyota Prices 2010 Prius Below 2009 Model
By Chris Haak 04.21.2009 Today, Toyota released pricing information on its forthcoming 2010 Prius, which hits Toyota dealers nationwide...
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Ford’s European Turnaround Based on Product Launches
It's no secret that Ford is struggling in Europe. It's certainly not alone; GM, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, and others are giving it...
Review: 2012 Cadillac Escalade AWD Premium Collection
This is now my third attempt at writing a review of the 2012 Cadillac Escalade AWD Premium Collection. The first two attempts started on...
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What Car Did You Love?
By Chris Haak Of course, Valentine's Day is about showing the people you love how much you love them, not about cars or even websites...
Feds Find No Defects in Toyota’s Electronic Throttles
By Chris Haak So, it was about the floormats and pedals after all. More than a year after Toyota's reputation for quality and safety was...
GM Reveals the Ultimate Camaro, Called ZL1
By Chris Haak The RPO code ZL-1 from the GM order book in the sixties has near-mythical status in the minds of gearheads. For the 1969...
Review: 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
The Lincoln MKZ is, of course, a Ford Fusion in drag. But just as the Fusion had a substantial update for the 2010 model year,...