Acura has what you might call a Lincoln Problem. Just as Ford is trying...
Some people are mad at GM (and Chrysler) over the bailout bucks. I’m not...
If GM’s board had simply hired away the entire management team at Hyundai back...
Not “buckling up for safety” can get you killed all right. By a cop....
Acura has what you might call a Lincoln Problem. Just as Ford is trying to jump-start its dead-in-the-water lux division (Ford sells more Mustangs in a year than Lincoln sells cars) Acura is trying to become more than a purveyor of really nice Hondas. That’s harsh – but it’s reality, insofar as how buyers have responded thus far. Models...
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If GM’s board had simply hired away the entire management team at Hyundai back in ’08 – and fired everyone at the Renaissance Center in Detroit – it would saved taxpayers a lot of money. Those guys – the Hyundai guys – know what they’re doing. One brilliant design after the next. It’s almost boring – like watching the...
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Minivans – traditional minivans – are becoming scarce. GM and Ford don’t even make them anymore. That leaves Chrysler (Town & County – and its lower-rent Dodge sibling, the Caravan – which is also re-sold by VW as the Routan), the Honda Odyssey, Toyota’s Sienna – and the Nissan Quest, subject of this write-up. Well, what’s it got that...
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Cue ’80s-era Queen… another one bites the dust. Another V-6, that is. The 2014 Mazda6 – all-new – is now also four-cylinder-only. The good news is the new “SkyActiv-G” four is stronger than the old four – 184 hp vs. 170 last year. It is also a much peppier performer (0-60 in about 7.5 seconds vs. over 9 last...
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The Kia Rio I just spent a week driving around is an extremely fuel-efficient little car – one of the very best in its segment, actually. And not just on paper, either. Out in the real world, in real-world driving, it lives up to its EPA billing: 30 city, 40 highway. I averaged 32.2 according to the car’s computer....
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The obvious often isn’t until someone makes it so. For instance, adding a real-sized rear door to a sporty coupe – as Hyundai has done with the Veloster. Much better than one (or even two) quarter-sized rear doors, as in cars like the old Saturn Ion – and more recently, the Mazda RX8. It’s as easy to get in...
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If “you didn’t build that” – then you might be interested in driving this: The 2013 Infiniti Q56. Few things on wheels give the finger to the OWS proletariat as lustily as this 14 MPG roller. WHAT IT IS The Q56 is Infiniti’s maximum effort, full-size, ultra-luxury SUV. It’s bigger than a Cadillac Escalade – and unlike the AWD-only...
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Function matters – but form does, too. Especially when you’ve got a choice. Full-size minivans, for instance, sold in big numbers . . . until less stodgy-looking (and driving) alternatives – same-size (or almost same-size) crossovers – came on scene. Today, some of the biggest names in the business don’t even sell a traditional full-size minivan. That includes Mazda,...
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Some people are mad at GM (and Chrysler) over the bailout bucks. I’m not happy about that, either. But lately, I’m mad at Ford – which bequeathed unto...
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Not “buckling up for safety” can get you killed all right. By a cop. That’s what happened to Deland, Florida resident Marlon Brown about a week ago. Brown...
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In a few years, six-speed transmissions will probably seem as dated as Powerglides or threes-on-the-tree do today. Several current model-year cars already have seven and even eight-speed transmissions...
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Keeping track of Clovers is almost a full-time job. Like whack-a-mole, they just keep popping up! Here are the latest specimens, submitted for your delectation: * The Cop-Bedazzled...
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I probably won’t be able to write new car reviews come next year – or the year after. Because I probably won’t be able to drive the damn...
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If electric cars are The Future, why are so many automakers – quietly – backing away from them? GM has decided against mass production of its Adam electric...
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I use the bike as my Willie Wonka golden ticket to get me away from/around anything annoying – and to a better place. Nothing – nothing – beats...
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If the S hits the F, will you look like ZZ Top a month afterward? Assuming you don’t want to you won’t have to – if you stocked...
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Just as entomologists are always discovering some new species of beetle, new forms of Clover are constantly being identified and cataloged. Here, fresh from recent field research, are...
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Officer Porky hits handcuffed guy in the face. Guy is clearly not “resisting” … but may have affronted porky’s authoritay:
This homeowner was able to defend his home against a home invasion by three armed thugs. By the time cops arrived, it was all over – in the homeowner’s...
Now lookee here… This un-named (as of yet) cop decides to double down on his idiocy. Without fail, he also threatens to “book the video recorder” (take the camera)...
At the conclusion of the New Jersey Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee meeting last Thursday, an open microphone caught three state senators, identified by voice as Senate Majority Leader...
