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 damaged by a tsunami of recalls (18...
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 model year, just 69 ZL1 Camaros were...
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, with a new interior, new powertrains,...
Fiat Considers Moving HQ to Detroit, Annoys Italians
By Chris Haak Italian automaker Fiat, which of course has a large ownership stake in Chrysler Group, and which is in the process of planting its Fiat flag on US soil again in...
Review: 2011 Ford Edge Limited FWD
By Chris Haak A week after driving Ford's refreshed-for-2011 Edge crossover, I find myself having mixed feelings about this vehicle. On one hand, the rejuvenated powertrains...
Do Ford’s Q4 2010 Results Mean the Turnaround Has Stalled?
By Chris Haak Ford has been releasing some increasingly attractive earnings reports lately, dating back seven quarters, showing only black ink on its GAAP financials since the...
BMW’s 2.0 Liter Turbo Four Replacing NA Inline Six in US
By Chris Haak According to a report published in Carscoop, BMW has released a statement saying that the new 2.0 liter turbo four would be making its US debut sometime during...
2012 Pagani Huayra Supercar Revealed
The Pagani Zonda, one of the rarest and most sought-after supercars in history, has finally been supplanted. It's OK, though, because the new sheriff in town happens to also be...
Review: 2011 Scion tC 6MT
By Chris Haak "Why do the people in front of me have to drive so slowly?" "Why did they have to paint over the passing zones on this road?" And most importantly, "why is that...
Review: 2010 Lexus LS 460 Sport
By Chris Haak How about some word association. BMW? The Ultimate Driving Machine. Mercedes? Engineered like no other car. Lexus? How about 'isolated?' Simply put,...