2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ review
2012 Chevrolet Sonic LTZ review
The General Motors Ride-and-Drive, 2011
The General Motors Ride-and-Drive has been making its way throughout the nation, to address the gap between their cars and public perception. In short, Chevrolets, Buicks, and GMCs are far better than most people think they are, and GM is out to prove it by letting you drive their cars […]
2011-13 Chevrolet Cruze car review
The Chevrolet Cruze is a fascinating car. Taking a niche in the midsize realm, but competing against Corolla and Civic rather than Camry and such, the Cruze is a relatively large car that has nimble handling, an upscale interior, a delayed-reaction powertrain. The Cruze interior is considerably larger than that […]
Looking back at the 2009 Scion xD
The largest Scion is a miniature wagon, with room for five people and a small amount of baggage in back. It hugs the ground, exchanging the popular “tall wagon” look for better cornering and gas mileage. Thanks partly to the low-slung body, the Scion provides that fun, go-kart feel which every […]
Chevrolet Silverado hybrid-electric pickup truck: ahead of its time
It sounded like such a good idea: instead of putting a hybrid-electric powertrain into cars that are already efficient, GM and Dodge would put them into their least fuel-efficient vehicles. Increasing the mileage of their big pickups would save more fuel than optimizing a compact car. Companies (and people) may […]
Tested: 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi
When it first appeared, the Dodge Ram 1500 was far and away the biggest, baddest pickup in America. Its big-rig appearance was backed up by class-leading engines, all based on the old LA V8: the 318 and 360, and a V6 and V10 in the same family, not to mention […]
A GEM of an electric car
Electric cars have been called “the next big thing” many times in the past, thanks to their quiet motors, clean (nonexistent) exhaust, and the ubiquity of electric power in every other part of our lives. Remember how executives at General Motors, back in 1980, were predicting that by 1990, fully […]
Reviewed: 2007 Chrysler Sebring Convertible GTC
A fun and highly rated ragtop from the start, the Chrysler Sebring became progressively refined in each new generation until the fun was gone. For the 2007 sebring convertible, engine and road noise were minimal even with the top down; and the optional hardtop, coming in at under $2,000, impressed […]
White Zombie: electric-powered drag car
The White Zombie is a Datsun 1200 that turns 11.466-second elapsed times in the quarter mile with a trap speed of 114.08 miles-per-hour. And to cap it off, there are about 800 pound-feet of torque at zero rpm. How’s this possible? Well, it’s solely through electricity. It’s an electric-powered Datsun […]