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 United States with a factory-installed...
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 sale in late 2010. But now in early...
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 item, and not necessarily the most...
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 design identity to one that has a...
Review: 2011 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD
By Chris Haak With the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer, Ford reallywants you to know that it has re-invented the SUV. Except that Ford was far from the first to peddle something...
Rolls-Royce Shows Phantom EV Prototype
By Chris Haak Rolls-Royce announced said on Sunday that it has developed an electrically-powered version of its Phantom flagship sedan, called the 102EX. Though the company...
Review: 2011 Lexus IS F
By Chris Haak Forget the "Naughty Volvo." The 2011 IS F is unquestionably the Naughty Lexus. If power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, having a car like the...
Big Changes in Store for Smart USA
Smart USA at this point is such a non-factor in the US passenger-car market that it barely warrants its own article, but we'll indulge anyway. To get you up to speed with what's...
The Lincoln Town Car Lives On
By Chris Haak It's well known that the Panther platformed-Lincoln Town Car is being put to pasture later this year (as is its platform-mate, the Ford Crown Victoria). Lincoln...
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 about cars and the car business. But that...