The ultimate M: The BMW M6
Adding to an already impressive M-series line, the 2010 BMW M6 is a thing of beauty. The M6 has the M5’s 5.0L V10 that produces 500 bhp and an incredible 383 ft-lb. of torque. That is more powerful...
View ArticleMazda Named to 2011 'Best Car' Lists of Kiplinger's, U.S. News & World Report
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The full line-up of vehicles from Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) continues to impress with multiple distinctions from leading consumer...
View ArticleGM unveils 550-horsepower Camaro
The ZL1 will be a pricey, high-performance halo car for the Chevrolet Camaro line-up. February 9, 2011: 11:35 AM ETFollow Peter on Twitter: @PeterDrives NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- General Motors, the same...
View Article2011 Hyundai Sonata now offers a hybrid model
Los Angeles is not the Land of Oz where everything is green when viewed through special glasses; however, green-minded Angelenos might want to check out the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. The hybrid...
View ArticleMazda 5 Is Ready for Parenthood, Diapers Not Included
I USED to make minivan jokes. They were harmless jabs -- reflexive, and let's face it, clichéd -- at friends about their pending parenthood. Then, a few months ago, my wife and I had a daughter. No...
View ArticleNASCAR trims restrictor plates to slow cars at Daytona
CBSSports.com wire reports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has reduced the size of the restrictor plate in an attempt to cut speeds before the...
View ArticleCelebrating Its Pony-Car Success, Camaro Goes Topless
TESTED Chevrolet Camaro convertible. WHAT IS IT? A top-down stablemate of the Camaro coupe. HOW MUCH? Base price, $30,000; $40,500 for the top-line 2SS. THE COMPETITION Ford Mustang convertible,...
View ArticleWhat Part of 'Mini' Did You Not Grasp, BMW?
Dan Neil/Wall Street Journal This is as lively, vital and tossable a sedan as ever resembled an orthotic shoe, but you just can't be a big Mini. The purity squads have their tiny knives out for the...
View ArticleTaking the Mini to the Max
IT'S an immutable law of the car business: the more focused a company's lineup, the greater the outrage when that company decides to expand its product range. When Porsche introduced the Cayenne...
View Article2011 Toyota Venza review: Mechanical performance
Today on day four we’ll get underneath the exterior of the Venza and look at the mechanical and performance features. The 2011 Toyota Venza is available with a 2.7-liter four or a 3.5-liter...
View ArticleTest drive 2011 model cars: Main Street in Motion
Who says muscle cars have to be over 30-years old? We have entered the golden age of modern hot rods, which blend brute force, neck-snapping, unbridled horsepower with efficient drive train assemblies...
View ArticleHyundai Equus: Impersonating a Lexus at the Luxury-Car Ball
FOR top luxury cars, there's an old saw about prices: if you have to ask, you can't afford it. Hyundai clearly feels there's no harm in asking, especially in a shaky economy. How else to explain the...
View ArticleTest Drive: Rugged Nissan Pathfinder still strong after 25 years
--> For people who go beyond appearances as off-road enthusiasts, it's nice to know that Nissan still builds a rugged, all-wheel-drive vehicle like the Pathfinder. Nearly a quarter-century after...
View ArticleAudi S4 the Bank Vault on Wheels
When first hearing about how the supercharged Audi S4 performed so well, I was immediately skeptical of the 333hp rating and stated as much on April 29th, 2010. When owner Greg Helstrup of Collateral...
View ArticleWould You Pay $845K for This Hybrid Porsche?
It’s official: the plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder is available for order at $845,000, not including shipping and taxes. Deliveries begin November 2013, and Porsche only plans to build 918 of these...
View Article63-67 Chevrolet Corvette C2: An all-American classic
It is reported that some car collectors thumb their noses at the 1963-1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2. However, as this article reports, these Corvettes have much going for them and they should definitely...
View Article2011 BMW 750i ActiveHybrid has lowest mileage of all hybrid cars
Gasoline-electric hybrid versions of BMW's big, 2011 BMW 7-Series sedans come with the federal government's lowest fuel economy rating of all regular-production hybrids. But the 750i and 750iL...
View ArticleBig BMW sedan adds hybrid
Jerry S. Mendoza FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 file picture, the BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid concept car is introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. "factbox" -->...
View Article2011 Subaru Press Drive Event: The Fast and the Very Furious (Part 2 of 2)
In our first installment, I reported about my driving experiences with the more value oriented and practical minded offerings from Subaru. All offered tremendous amounts of utility and were very fun...
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