2012 Audi S8 – Spied...
Goodbye, V-10! Audi’s next S8 gets a turbocharged eight. Audi claims it builds the sportiest cars in the premium segment, but another carmaker headquartered just 50 miles south, BMW, begs to differ. The battle is raging—and we couldn’t be happier. Early next year, Audi will...
Audi R8 Lineup to Grow ...
With the electric-vehicle stampede seemingly out of control, we are glad to report that Audi, for one, is not forgetting about our enthusiast needs. Our favorite Audi product family, the R8 lineup, has just been expanded with the awesome V-10 Spyder . But it doesn’t stop there, an...
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG t...
For the 14th consecutive year, an AMG product will serve as Formula 1’s official pace car. This year, it’s a modified SLS AMG that will marshal cars at the F1 season’s 19 races. The Benz is mechanically identical to the one you could buy in a showroom, but with carbon-fiber mirrors...
How To: Adjust Your Mir...
Less obvious than it sounds. For the past few years, various carmakers have been offering blind-spot detection systems for their cars’ side mirrors. Often complex, these systems employ cameras or radar to scan the adjoining lanes for vehicles that may have disappeared from view. Keep...
February 2010 – Table...
Comparison Test 2010 Toyota RAV4 vs. 2010 VW Tiguan, 2010 Honda CR-V, 2010 GMC Terrain, 2010 Mercury Mariner, 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander, 2010 Subaru Forester, 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara The (Just) O.K. Corral: We gallop through Bluegrass Country, exercising eight SUVs that are not so much...
Texting Outlawed for Tr...
In a move no doubt motivated by our recent experiments on the subject, the Department of Transportation has decreed texting while driving illegal for truck and bus drivers nationwide. Those caught breaking the new law—which is effective immediately—face fines of up to $2750....Mini Beachcomber Concep...
Finally, the Jeep Wrangler gets a competitor… from Mini? Watch the Video: Mini Beachcomber Concept – Video No related posts. Original post: Mini Beachcomber Concept –...
It’s Ford vs. GM Agai...
Small cars were big news at the Detroit show this year. With impending CAFE regulations and the fear that improvements in the global economy will raise the price of oil, automakers are trying hard to persuade us that smaller is better. Both GM and Ford showed important new small cars....
Robot Infiltrates Detro...
Kia marketing gimmick, or first wave of the coming apocalypse? Monday at the Detroit Auto Show there was a tiny Robot, about four feet tall found near the Kia show stand. The robot, who appeared in print ads for the Kia Soul, is allegedly connected to a viral marketing campaign. The Kia...