David E.’s Take: What Luxury Should Be

David E.’s Take: What...

The Ford Motor Company has at last made Lincoln into something considerably more than the nicest car you can rent at the airport.  Meanwhile, Lexus is being tarred with the same brush that tars all Toyota products.  In Toyota’s case it is not the straightforward fact of...

2011 GMC Sierra HD Intr...

Just a month ago, the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD was revealed at the Chicago auto show. No big surprise here, The General has followed up with its GMC variant, the Sierra HD. Since the two are identical under the sheetmetal, we won’t go into too much detail (you can read about all the...
Geneva 2010: Lutz Talks Unintended Acceleration and a Disaster in the Making

Geneva 2010: Lutz Talks...

Unintended acceleration first. We bumped into GM vice chairman Bob Lutz right by the Toyota stand. Inevitably, the conversation strayed onto the subject of the Japanese company’s safety recalls in the U.S. Lutz, who’s never shy in coming forward, pointed out that while...
Pricing Announced for Redesigned 2011 Toyota Avalon

Pricing Announced for R...

For 2011, the Toyota Avalon’s previous three trim levels—XL, XLS, and Limited—have been culled to just V6 and V6 Limited. As a result, an entry-level Avalon now costs the same as an outgoing XLS model. The Avalon now starts at $32,995, equal to the 2010 mid-range model. (For 2010,...
2010 Toyota RAV4 Face-Lifted for Europe – Auto Shows

2010 Toyota RAV4 Face-L...

Toyota’s mini-ute gets visual changes across the pond. European customers will see some revisions and upgrades to the 2010 Toyota RAV4 , set to go on sale there this spring. The changes are essentially visual: new front-end styling as well as leather-and-Alcantara seating. Keep...
At Last, Help For Owners Of Unintentionally Accelerating Toyotas [Beige Bites Back]

At Last, Help For Owner...

A Danish garage door company is offering Toyota owners a 20% discount on new doors if their car unintentionally accelerates into the old one. Sure beats free zip ties and “precision” metal chiclets . [ CopyRanter ] Read the rest here: At Last, Help For Owners Of...
Touring Superleggera Flying Star: The Coachbuilt Shooting Brake Returns [Geneva Motor Show]

Touring Superleggera Fl...

The Bentley Continental Flying Star wasn’t built by Bentley, but rather Italian coachbuilder Touring Superleggera for a customer with exceptionally good taste and a need to haul golf clubs at 200 MPH. Based on the Bentley Continental GTC convertible because of its re-inforced...
Want To See A Naked Bugatti Veyron? [Geneva Motor Show]

Want To See A Naked Bug...

There’s an axiom that says girls are sexier with their clothes on because it leaves something to the imagination. That doesn’t apply to the Bugatti Veyron , stripped of its panels, it’s even more sexy. While this isn’t quite as exploded as we’d like to see...
Geneva Motor Show: Aston’s iQ gets luke-warm welcome

Geneva Motor Show: Asto...

Filed under: Aston Martin , Geneva Motor Show , Compact , Luxury , News The Aston Martin Cygnet, essentially a rebadged version of the Toyota iQ city car, was revealed in production form at the Geneva motor show this morning, and received a mixed response of uncertain applause from the...
Geneva Motor Show: Alfa Romeo finally launches new stylish family hatchback, the Giulietta

Geneva Motor Show: Alfa...

Filed under: Alfa Romeo , Geneva Motor Show , Hatchbacks , News Due to go on sale in the UK from May, Alfa is showing off the top performing Quadrifoglio Verde model, which offers 235bhp from its turbocharged 1.8-litre engine. There’ll also be a 1.4-litre MultiAir and JTDM turbodiesel...

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