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Honda CR-V Diesel Trucker Road Test
When you’re talking trucks, diesel power trumps all. With their mountainous torque, diesels put up huge numbers for towing, and the engines also deliver (relatively) small fuel-consumption figures and—in a more recent development—low emissions....
2010 Lincoln MKT EcoBoost Road Test
We finally drive Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 and come away impressed with more than just the engine. That is the 2010 Linkcoln MKT EcoBoost.Ford Motor Corp. has been touting its EcoBoost engine technology for more than two years now. The buildup began when...
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Road Test
The Ford Taurus SHO returns with an impressive twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine, faithfully following the same formula for a sleeper performance sedan that gave the original SHO its cult status.The 1990 Ford Taurus SHO was never really in Ford...
2010 Porsche Panamera S/4S/Turbo Road Test
The Panamera, Porsche’s fourth model line after the 911, Boxster/Cayman, and Cayenne, has arrived after years of rumor, innuendo, announcements, and buzz. A four-door fastback sedan positioned at the top of the lineup, the Panamera was officially u...
2010 Lexus IS Convertible (IS250C/IS350C) Road Test
Lexus is throwing another dart at the blue-and-white bull’s-eye that is BMW. Toyota’s luxury division knows that 30 percent of BMW 3-series sales are coupes and convertibles, and it wants a seat at that buffet. Introduced nine years ago and well ...
2010 Chevrolet Equinox Crossover Road Test
2010 Chevrolet Equinox ,GM’s latest is a real crossover contender. Say what you will about legacy costs, screwball UAW agreements, and brand hyper-proliferation, General Motors has undeniably talented designers and engineers.Those folks have in rec...
2010 BMW X1 Prototypes Road Test
Have we met before? The upcoming X1 reminds us a lot of another BMW.If these barely disguised prototypes look familiar to you, it’s no surprise: This BMW X1 was already shown at last year's Paris auto show under the rather unimaginative but BMW-typ...
2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320 BlueTEC Road Test
We were recently given the opportunity to take the 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320 BlueTEC on a long-distance road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back. While this seven seated behemoth was probably not the best vehicle to transport one journalis...
2009 Audi S5 Coupe Road Test
Road Test: 2009 Audi S5, Fusion of luxury and sport.Is there anything more intriguing than a high performance coupe that reeks of luxury and practicality at a rational price?Audi's 2009 S5 coupe handily fills that bill, with its lusciously drawn body...
2009 Volkswagen CC: Classy Chic,Elegance, not Mercedes CLS
With the long lean lines, couplike styling and downward sloping hood, you could almost swear you were looking at a Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. Instead, it was the all-new 2009 Volkswagen CC. And it costs $40,000 less.I was smitten with the CC before I e...
2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Road Test
When looking for a hybrid vehicle there are differing degrees of battery assist, mileage numbers size, cost and packaging.While I can’t go into the merits of each system I did get the chance to test a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu hybrid with the belt alte...
2009 Volkswagen Touareg V-6 TDI Road Test
“Creamy” isn’t a word used very often to describe a car, much less an SUV and much, much less an SUV powered by a diesel engine. But while driving the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI, creamy is the word that immediately came to mind.From behind the...
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid Road Test
Hybrids are supposed to be supremely boring torture chambers, the vehicular equivalent of watching a documentary on the color brown while sitting on a giant-ass cactus. So what happened here?It’s true that the Mercury Milan hybrid, all-new for 2010...
Rent a Car For Road Trip or Test Drive of New Model
Consider renting a car for your next weekend away or long distance road travel journey. If you need to justify the expense there are many practical reasons to consider it.If your own personal daily driver vehicle is ever less than reliable, you would...
