18. May 2012
Driven: 2012 Buick Regal GS AutomaticFeels like a first time.The Gran Sport name has had plenty of peaks and valleys since it first appeared on a Buick back in the mid Sixties. The most recent offerings were nothing special, and the moniker was retired for a while. Now,[..]
18. May 2012
2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI - Beauty Beneath the SkinWe start to look beneath the Passat\'s plain wrapper.Although its mainstream mission and conservative exterior styling have led some staff members to believe the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI is bland, so far, everyone wh[..]
18. May 2012
According to a recent report by Car Magazine, Bentley will enter the 2013 Dakar Rally to promote its upcoming crossover.
The report says that Bentley will be buying back VW’s Race Touaregs, previously sold to private racing teams, and will update the SUV racers i[..]
17. May 2012
First Drive: Mazda MX-5 Super20Call it the Miata RSR.Sane little Mazda has quietly been producing one of the best sports cars of all time -- the Miata -- for more than two decades. Other than one bone-headed move to rename it (when some nitwit marketing exec decided to [..]
17. May 2012
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - The HoneymoonersThe early praise has been particularly effusive.It\'s not unusual for a Four Seasons vehicle to enjoy something of a honeymoon -- a blissful period before the daily grind exposes its every last design flaw. That said,[..]
17. May 2012
According to CarWoo.com the #1 Problem Facing the Auto Industry, Auto Dealerships and Car Shoppers is that sellers are not selling during the same time buyers are looking to purchase. Check out this Infographic (based on 7,000 transactions) :
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16. May 2012
McLaren MP4-12C, Lexus LFA, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand SportThe death of metal.That massive hunk of steel in your driveway is slowly corroding into obsolescence -- both figuratively and literally. About the time that rust finally eats th[..]
16. May 2012
2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport LimitedSubaru aimed to change perceptions of the Impreza this time around.It used to be the case that if a customer walked into a Subaru dealership hoping for an Outback or a Forester, but the customer\'s finances didn\'t quite stretch to [..]
16. May 2012
Here are a few spy shots of Porsche’s 2014 Macan snapped by Motor Authority.
The Macan was first announced by Porsche as the name of its upcoming compact crossover SUV at the Geneva Motor Show that took place earlier this year with production expected to begin in[..]
15. May 2012
2012 Land Rover LR4It\'s a love/hate relationship with the LR4.The Land Rover Discovery has made a very slow journey from its original incarnation in 1989 to today\'s 2012 model; over 23 years, with one major redesign and two minor ones, it feels like not all that much [..]
15. May 2012
First Drive: 2013 Ford Taurus SHO Performance PackageLapping the track in a full-size family sedan.Ford took a lot of flack for the 2010 Taurus SHO. A big car with a big engine, the SHO had straight-line speed in spades, but when it came to braking, Ford\'s full-size ca[..]
15. May 2012
This is the new BMW M135i, a 316bhp hatch and the fifth model to emerge from BMW’s new M Performance Automobiles tuning arm. While the new vehicle made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show this year as a concept car, the production version comes out slightly diffe[..]
14. May 2012
2012 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MRRally-bred excitement, even without a clutch.The Evolution MR and I had only brief, late night and early morning encounters. For the first time, I was happy to find an automatic transmission in an Evo as I was in desperate need of mini[..]
14. May 2012
By Design: Ford FusionMainstream fashion.In the january ipad issue, I wrote the following about the Frankfurt concept car used as a teaser for the critically important production Ford Fusion/Mondeo: \"I harbor a hope that the production Ford to be shown in Detroit two m[..]
14. May 2012
Driven: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLIThe best Jetta you can get.When the current-generation Jetta was launched, its big advance over the previous model was its much lower price. Unfortunately, that lower price was achieved with some severe cost cutting both in the car\'s me[..]
14. May 2012
2012 V12 Vantage GT3
Aston Martin has officially entered the 24 Hour Nurburgring endurance race that is scheduled to take place this coming weekend in Germany.
Two of the four cars that Aston Martin will be racing include V12 Vantage GT3 racers. Just like in t[..]
11. May 2012
Carroll Shelby: Cobra Creator and American Racing Legend Dead at 89Given his long, storied involvement in motorsports and the performance automobile industry, any biography on Carroll Hall Shelby likely contains several dozen chapters.Given his long, storied involvement[..]
11. May 2012
2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD - A Fond FarewellA highly sought weekend companion.The Volvo S60 arrived in our fleet a little more than twelve months ago, in April 2011, just before the start of the summer vacation season. Right out of the gate, the Volvo went on road trips to T[..]
10. May 2012
Driven: 2012 Buick Verano 1SLIt\'s the best-ever baby Buick; shame about its appetite.\"Big as a Buick\" is a phrase that rolls easily off the tongue, and for good reason. For decades, one of this stalwart brand\'s consistent deliverables was sheetmetal and lots of it. [..]
10. May 2012
2011 Nissan Juke SV FWD M/T - Visiting the Big AppleWill absence make our hearts grow fonder?Will absence make our hearts grow fonder of the Four Seasons Nissan Juke? The Ann Arbor-based Automobile Magazine staff members will find out, because the quirky hatchback just [..]
10. May 2012
2012 Dodge Charger SXT Plus - Reevaluating our choicesOur drivers second-guess the options list.Buying a new car -- like lying to your mother, getting a tattoo, or tying the knot -- is difficult to undo. Once you\'ve signed on the dotted line and accepted the keys, you\[..]
10. May 2012
2012 Acura MDXOne of our long-time favorites.Let\'s be honest: the third row of seats in the Acura MDX is laughable. There is virtually no leg- or headroom, relegating these seats for use only by small children or extremely flexible adults. And with the third row raised[..]
9. May 2012
Driven: 2012 Cadillac Escalade AWD PremiumChecking in with the mack-daddy Caddy.The heyday of the full-size luxury SUV may well have passed, but no vehicle born of that era has become more ingrained in the popular culture than the Cadillac Escalade. (A quick aside: Do w[..]
9. May 2012
2012 Honda Civic EX SedanIt\'s funny how negative the reaction to this generation of Honda Civic has been.It\'s funny how negative the reaction to this generation of Honda Civic has been. You\'d think Honda was building a terrible Civic based on some of the press out th[..]
9. May 2012
Mitt RomneyHas this native son of the Motor City forgotten his roots?\"I love cars, American cars. I was born in Detroit.\" Photo Gallery: \"I love cars, American cars. I was born in Detroit.\" - Mitt Romney - Automobile Magazine Photo Gallery: \"I love cars, American c[..]
8. May 2012
Manufacturers, it seems, are starting to favor configurator microsites over the old-fashioned grind-out-a-press-release method of informing the public of new product details. The reason why is somewhat obvious: by tracking the configurations built by zip code, manufact[..]
8. May 2012
Full details are out for the 2013 Hyundai Sonata, and while it\'s offering improved equipment for the new model year, the manual gearbox has been been thrown out of the mix completely. The Sonata is only the latest in a trend that we\'ve been seeing now for many years. [..]
8. May 2012
Chrysler is conducting a voluntary safety recall of certain 2012 model year Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans over concerns about a malfunctioning rear liftgate sensor. A notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) si[..]
8. May 2012
Already a high-risk population, teen drivers face even greater risks when they have other young passengers in the car with them, according to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released in conjunction with National Youth Traffic Safety Month. The re[..]
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