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Pope Francis I Inherits Benedict XVI’s Popemobile

As most of the world now knows, the 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected a new pope yesterday, who took the name of Francis I in tribute to St. Francis of Assisi....

Complaints About the Names of Cars

By Chris Haak Ah yes, the "good old days." Remember when cars had names like Comet, Monterey, Nova, Tempest, Metropolitan, and Zephyr? Though there is more diversity in the...

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. ...

Lexus Boss Mark Templin Predicts a Dismal Future For His Brand

By Chris Haak Auto executives are, by nature, an optimistic bunch of people.  They're always on the verge of catching onto the next big trend, of turning around operations,...

Good News and Bad News for Speed Lovers

By Chris Haak According to a report over at The Detroit Bureau, Texas lawmakers are considering raising that state's maximum speed limit to 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) on 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...

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,...

German Automakers Driving a US Diesel Boom

By Chris Haak US consumers tired of the complexity and poor acceleration performance of hybrids (not to mention an unnatural driving feel) have been flocking to diesels in the US...

Ford and Honda Tops In Customer Retention Study

According to the annual customer retention study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates, the Ford and Honda brands each managed to retain 62 percent of their buyers during 2010,...

Review: 2011 Infiniti M37

By Chris Haak Over its three generations, Infiniti's M car has gone from a staid, upright, obsolete-when-it-debuted sedan with a big engine to a curve-heavy technology-packed...