Media Monday: Cadillac CTS vs. Sebring

Monday, February 28th, 2011

We tend to think of Cadillac as making staid, stable vehicles that our grandparents would drive. This week’s video shakes apart that world view, by pitting the 2011 Cadillac CTS against a Chrysler Sebring in a road test. Unless your grandmother is the Little Old Lady from Pasadena, I don’t think she’ll be driving one [...]

Spooky Speedsters

Friday, October 29th, 2010

This Sunday is Halloween, so what topic could be better than the top five scariest cars on film. Your mileage may vary, but our picks are: Duel (1971): This TV movie featured Dennis Weaver vs. a 1955 Peterbilt truck that doesn’t need an actual driver. So good that a theatrical version was released twelve years [...]

Automakers, Industry Analysts Surprised by Upswing in Full-Sized SUV Market

Friday, July 30th, 2010

It’s no secret that car buying trend news has been pretty much devoted to hybrids, plug-in electric hybrids, and fully electric cars for the past few years, and that’s fine, because going green is important, but something you may not find out from the nightly news is that there’s been a new upsurge in the [...]

Audi to offer Mobile Internet on New A8

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Amidst clamor to make texting while driving illegal nationwide, carmakers are coming up with new and innovative ways to keep road warriors as plugged in as possible. Car and Driver reports on the latest automaker to join the trend: The new Audi A8′s tech package will include an optional accessory offering mobile internet acces for [...]

GM to Add Brake-Overrides by 2012

Monday, April 5th, 2010

In the wake of continuing investigations into Toyota’s sticking pedal issues, General Motors Co. has announced that by the end of 2012, it will be adding more brake-override systems to its vehicles. Earlier today, it said that such systems will be added to all of their models worldwide that have automatic transmissions and electronic throttle [...]