Volkswagen Beetle: Firs...
Filed under: First Drive The Volkswagen Beetle is back and this time it is serious about taking sales from other retro rides such as the MINI . Gone is the bulbous bodywork and Golf MK3 underpinnings, to be replaced by a squarer-edged, more masculine coupe, with a chassis borrowed from...
2013 Ford Mustang GT Co...
The challenge of keeping an automotive legend evergreen increases in direct proportion to its age, which makes the perpetuation of the Ford Mustang one of the most formidable assignments in American autodom. How well the stewards of this 49-year-old icon discharge their sobering duty is...
2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5...
The ActiveHybrid 5 is BMW’s latest contribution to the expanding world of hybrid motoring. It was created In the spirit of environmental good citizenship without sacrificing the ability to get across the intersection and up to speed quicker than most of the other guys. The newest...
2013 Porsche Boxster S ...
The Porsche Boxster really didn’t need a wholesale redesign. Since its introduction in 1997, Porsche tweaked, fiddled with, and upgraded the roadster nearly every year, keeping it feeling modern and fully competitive. Even in the outgoing generation’s final two model years, it...
Lamborghini Gallardo Re...
The Lamborghini Gallardo has been a smash hit for the company—more than 12,000 have been sold; the next bestseller for the brand is the discontinued Murciélago, at 4099—so it will be key to get its replacement right. We recently spoke with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann, and his...
2013 Ford F-Series Supe...
For 2013, Ford will bestow Platinum status upon its Super Duty crew-cab lineup. The trim level, which will sit at the top of the range, was previously available only on F-150 pickups. Out of concern that the Super Duty King Ranch didn’t offer plush enough surroundings for the...
2013 Porsche Panamera G...
For years, Porsche has expanded its model lineups using the Taco Bell approach: same ingredients, different combinations. Take the new Panamera GTS, the eighth distinct version of ?the big hunchback sedan. Porsche starts with a basic taco shell. ?Actually, the Panamera is more...
Vauxhall Insignia BiTur...
Filed under: First Drive Number one in the B segment, Vauxhall has increased the appeal of diesel Insignia models by introducing its most powerful diesel ever, the 2.0-litre BiTurbo with prices starting at £27,180. Available in five-door hatch or Sports Tourer estate models, this...
Geneva Motor Show: Fiat...
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show Take one Fiat 500, put it in a bowl of Miracle Grow and leave for 2-3 years. Then, when the time is right, reap your crop and find an engorged mini-MPV ready to carry five people in comfort. That’s what the Fiat 500L is. Ok, so it looks like a 500...