Review: 2012 Mazda Mazda5
By Chris Haak Back in the dark ages, there were cars and trucks. Then there were cars with cargo beds and trucks with seats. Then there were vans. Then there were hippies...
Many Models Fail New Latin NCAP Crash Tests
By Chris Haak The US, Europe, and Australia have had new-car crash-test regimes for decades. While people may complain about the cost of new cars, as well as their weight and...
Review: 2011 Hyundai Equus Signature
By Chris Haak It's time to take Hyundai seriously as an automaker. Akio Toyoda certainly knows this, as much of Hyundai's current lineup takes direct aim at his company's...
Will GM Again Kill the Electric Car?
There is more than a little chatter over the past week or two in the autoblogosphere about the Chevy Volt. Normally, in these media frenzied times, that would be good news for...
Maybach Will Finally Be Shuttered
By Chris Haak Frankly, I'm surprised it has taken this long - but Daimler AG's ultra-luxury, ultra-slow-selling Maybach brand will again return to the dustbin of history. ...
GM To Re-Open Spring Hill Plant To Build Chevy Equinoxes
By Chris Haak Today, General Motors officially confirmed the vehicle that will be produced at its currently-idled Spring Hill, Tennessee plant. The answer: the Chevrolet...
LA Auto Show: 2013 Cadillac XTS
By Chris Haak With the launch of its all-new 2013 XTS luxury sedan early in 2012, Cadillac can finally move its car lineup from being an "all-CTS, all the time" shop to one...
LA Auto Show: 2013 Ford Escape
Ford has spilled the beans on its all-new 2013 Escape, and after more than a decade of following the same basic template (that is, cute-ute, car-based mechanicals wrapped around...
Just Another Day at the Office (Track Test Day)
By Chris Haak Last week, we described the first day of a two-day event sponsored by IMPA, the International Motor Press Association. During Day One, we road tested nine...