Why Insurgents Love The Toyota Hilux
By Chris Haak Newsweek published an interesting piece recently that explored why it seems that the Toyota Hilux pickup has appeared as the insurgent vehicle of choice in nearly...
EPA Approves E15 Ethanol-Gasoline Blend
By Chris Haak The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has approved the use of E15 (a blend of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol) for...
2011 Chrysler 200, AKA Sebring, Breaks Cover
Few new cars have been as unloved by retail consumers as has Chrysler's Sebring. Showcasing the very worst of what Daimler felt Chrysler stood for: tacky hood strakes,...
smart USA Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Nissan to Develop Larger Car
By Chris Haak Hot off this morning's newswire is news that smart USA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan for the collaboration of a new B-segment (subcompact)...
2011 F-150’s EcoBoost V6 Power Ratings Released
By Chris Haak We just got word from Ford PR that the power ratings for the 2011 Ford F-150 pickup's new optional 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 have been published. Actually, the power...
GM Shows New Vauxhall and Chevrolet Models Ahead of Paris Debuts
GM's main brand in Europe, Opel, has really been struggling for the past few years. In spite of critical acclaim for many of its new models, including the awarding of the...
Review: 2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited
By Chris Haak What's the deal with with new cars today? In spite of uncertain fuel prices - which some experts feel are likely to spike again above $4 USD per gallon sometime...
Is Suzuki Succeeding in the US? Road & Track Thinks So.
By Chris Haak Call it naïveté, call it giving folks the benefit of the doubt, call it whatever you want to. But as a long-time buff book reader (I subscribed to Motor Trend...
Chevy Adds 5th Door to Cruze, Makes the Car Attractive
By Chris Haak The Chevrolet Cruze compact has been on the market in the rest of the world for over a year, and has done reasonably well for GM in markets like Australia and South...
2011 Dodge Durango Revealed
By Chris Haak We've previously seen line drawings from the patent application for the upcoming Dodge Durango's design, and we've seen a few spy photos of Dodge's resurrected SUV...