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Detroit 2013: Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept

Hey, have you heard that Volkswagen wants to dominate the auto industry by 2018?  It wants a million sales in the U.S. (between itself and Audi) by 2018?  We said that it was...

Review: 2012 GMC Acadia Denali AWD

By Chris Haak Perhaps you've heard the Japanese word kaizen, which means 'improvement.'  In the context of the auto industry, has been understood to represent Japanese...

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...

2009 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4×4 Review

By Chris Haak 10.16.2008 Save perhaps the new-for-2009 Kia Borrego, which we have yet to test at Full Metal Autos (though that will be remedied soon), the Nissan Pathfinder may...

Motor Trend’s SUV (ish) of the Year Contenders

By Chris Hussey 10.10.2008 Motor Trend has released the contenders for the coveted 2009 Sport/Utility Vehicle of the Year. In a time when the industry appears to be...