Category: News & Views
2013 Volkswagen Amarok Power-Pickup concept a worth-see at Worthersee
Ah, the Volkswagen Amarok Power-Pickup concept. You know you want to. Although Volkswagen imported Golf-based pickups to the U.S. in the ‘80s, it doesn’t now, no doubt for many reasons, none more than perhaps the 25 percent import tariff it would have to pay on each one. So perhaps it’s not just the utility and [...]
Celebrating Porsche milestones: 100,000th Panamera and 50 years of the 911
Steve Jobs from Apple once said, “…people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” This was the truth when it came to the Porsche Panamera four-door sport sedan. No Porschephile in his right mind wanted this car. They thought that the Cayenne SUV was an abomination, and then Porsche had the [...]
If it’s good enough for Nissan, it should work for GM
The battle of the vans is heating up, but the old adage “you can win if you don’t play” hold true for General Motors. Nissan and Ford are in a great position to grab sales in the States with a cargo van for commercial use with small businesses, or large businesses with a need [...]
2014 Kia Forte vs. Kia Optima: Banging for your buck
We’ll start in the spring of 1975. I was driving a Fiat 128 which, after making contact (at speed) with a ditch in Brown County, Indiana, was never quite the same. My bride-to-be was driving a Ford Maverick with a straight six, finished in baby blue and topped with white vinyl. With marriage – and [...]
2014 Chevy Silverado Preview: Making a splash
San Antonio – If only the defenders of the Alamo might have retreated to the La Cantera Resort, located high above an abandoned quarry well north of the oh-so-historic mission. Not, to be sure, that those defenders of the Alamo would have opted for the resort over their place in history, but the views – [...]
Shel Game: Texas Auto Writers vote Shelby GT500 ‘Car of Texas’
For the tenth consecutive spring, those writers, bloggers and broadcasters affiliated with the TAWA (Texas Auto Writers Association) joined together at Texas Motor Speedway to sample the latest – and some of the greatest – new cars and crossovers available to their respective readers, listeners and viewers. Much like the Association’s annual Truck Rodeo, participating vehicles [...]
The Kia Sedona minivan returns as a 2014 model, not that you’ll notice
It’s baaaaack. Though not in a bad way. The Kia Sedona minivan, which went away after the 2012 model year, will return for 2014. Bu if you look closely—especially if you look closely—the 2014 is the same minivan as the 2012 model it replaces. But here is what’s new. The 2014 Kia Sedona gets a [...]
2014 Corvette Stingray to pace Indy 500
It shouldn’t be a surprise, perhaps, considering the sports car’s impending arrival, but the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will pace the 2013 Indianapolis 500. It’s the 12th time for Corvette since first pacing the race in 1978. Other than the addition of strobe lights and certain safety equipment required by the track, no changes from [...]
Last of new Saabs auctioned, 9-5 SportCombi bid to highest price
The last Saabs, other than one that might remain on a dealer’s lot somewhere around the world, have been sold. The auction of the final Saabs completed but not shipped has ended with, according to the auctioneer, the cars going to various locations around Europe. As we reported earlier, a variety of Saabs were available, [...]
2013 Kia Soul! – Selling the Soul
In the veritable maelstrom that is automotive retailing, Kia’s Soul has represented an almost singular success. Born of a concept first shown in 2008, its two-box production variant arrived in showrooms with most of the concept’s styling cues intact. And with its oh-so-unique mix of distinctive styling, easy ergonomics and affordability, it was a MINI [...]
