Ford is bringing back the Bronco.Ford is bringing back the Bronco. This is not a fantasy. It is not a request. And although our friends in Dearborn are...
Review: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi
The dominant Japanese car companies remain uncomfortable with their nationality, doing their best to seem somehow American lest they provoke a political...
Explore the Jersey Shore in Your Hoopty
Remember that guy who built a Subaru powered race car from a VW floor plan and a Wartburg ?Look closely, and you can see your humble author spewing the...
Dispatches do Brasil: Ford Trollers Bronco Fans With New BOF SUV
The accepted hagiography of the Ford empire involves the firesale of all of Ford’s various brands in the aftermath of the financial crisis, with only...
Audi Sport Quattro Concept Is A Sign Of The Times – A Worrying One
My, how times have changed.My, how times have changed. In 2010, Audi teased us with the quattro concept, a tribute to the original quattro that debuted...
And the Real Winner Is…
Watching the J30/280ZX/SHO battle for the win on laps this afternoon was pretty exciting, but the Index of Effluency (which goes to the terrible car that...
Junkyard Find: 1981 Toyota Corolla Tercel
No, the first-gen Tercel wasn’t related to the Corolla, but the marketing suits at Toyota USA hoped that some of the Corolla’s reputation for reliability...
China’s Geely Will Export Vehicles Jointly Developed With Volvo to North America. U.S. Dealers & Volvo Sales Arm Want V60, V40 Wagons
Last week we reported the Geely and Volvo, which is owned by the Chinese car company, will be jointly developing cars and there was speculation if those...
Detroit Electric Stalls Production Plans, Fisher Building Headquarters Empty
Back in April, the revived-after-eight-decades Detroit Electric brand held a big event for the press and local dignitaries in the lobby of Detroit’s...
Junkyard Find: 1980 Toyota Corolla Tercel
Because the Corolla had become such a hit in the United States during the early part of the Malaise Era, Toyota decided to confuse car buyers and parts-counter...
1965 Impala Hell Project, Part 12: Next Stop, Atlanta!
After the Nixon-head-hood-ornamented Impala’s pilgrimage to the birthplace of Richard Nixon in the spring of 1994, I left Oakland and moved across the...
PHEV Letdown Begins
Danny Westneat at the Seattle Times apparently wasn’t taken in by the “This Car Gets 100/150MPG!” signage on Seattle’s test fleet of plug-in hybrid electric...
NHTSA Unveils New Tests, New 5-star Safety Rating System for Cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday announced significant changes to its tests and rating system for every new car...
Chrysler’s New Viability Plan: Cheap Flash-Based Games
OK, so I don’t expect (most of) the B&B to be entertained by a Flash-based, Frogger-clone “driving game” for more than a few seconds, but if iMotor’s...
2010 Camaro Revealed Ahead of Monday Debut
This week General Motors sent out a note saying that full Camaro details would come out on Monday the 21st of July.This week General Motors sent out a...
VW, UAW Consider Options Surrounding Chattanooga Plant
After backing out from its appeal over results of the February 2014 organization election at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tenn.After backing out from its...
Capsule Review: Lexus IS250 AWD
It’s happened, all in a neat confluence of threes.It’s happened, all in a neat confluence of threes. By my decree, the third generation of the Lexus...
2015 Chevrolet SS To Gain Six-Speed Manual, Magnetic Suspension This Summer
Up until now, the Australian-turned-American Chevrolet SS checked off nearly all of the boxes for performance enthusiasts who sought a sedan that had...
GM Discloses More Fatalities, Faces Questions Amid Email Revelation
General Motors disclosed more deaths linked to the February 2014 ignition switch recall in its quarterly report to the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Land Rover LR2 Review
In 2001, Land Rover parachuted their not-so-cute ute across the pond.In 2001, Land Rover parachuted their not-so-cute ute across the pond. The Freelander...
Capsule Review: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4Matic
If it looks like a Benz and goes like a Benz, it’s probably a Benz.And if it’s missing some of the trademark Benz-like qualities you noticed in your...
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