Archive for September, 2009
MC2 Magazine Posts Up-to-the-Minute Shots of the Newest MINIs
Check out MC2 Magazine today for the recently de-embargoed driving shots of the new MINI roadster and coupe concepts.
For what it’s worth, we’re not awestruck by these concepts – they don’t seem to offer anything that the basic MINI hardtop hatch and convertible aren’t already delivering. We think the AWD crossover “Sport Activity Vehicle” is [...]
Mercedes GLK350 4Matic – Best SUV Ever
In the general way of things, I’m not a big fan of driving around in an SUV. They tend to be overweight, slow, and they wallow in corners. My biggest complaint is that they can be heavy and at the same time, fail to feel solid on the road.
But I finally found an SUV that [...]
Electrifying – A Green Car Geek Drives the Alfa 8C Competizione!
By Nick Zart – Special to Driving Sports
If you ever found yourself in one of those situations where you were in the right place at the right time, than you will understand my weekend. I write about electric cars these days, and together with a friend, I decided to investigate a little startup called I-DriveGreen [...]
MINI Debuts Concept Coupe at Frankfurt
MINI is celebrating a great birthday: Just over fifty years ago, on 26 August 1959, the classic Mini was presented to the public for the first time, a unique story of success starting out and today giving MINI the perfect opportunity to look ahead without losing sight of the brand’s great tradition.
Here’s what the press [...]
Audi announces pricing on FWD A3 TDI
Last fall, I went on a week-long road trip to drive Audi’s new diesel-engined cars and SUVs – and I came back a believer. These cars drive like high performance gas engined vehicles, but pollute about 20% less than a comparable gas engine – and they get 40+ miles to the gallon while they’re doing [...]
Bitchin’ Camaro
For baby boomers, the Chevrolet Camaro was an iconic pony car – the macho alternative to the two-seat Corvette. The Camaro was the working man’s hot rod, populating every dragstrip, road course, and local stock car racing circuit in America. In its Pontiac Trans-Am flavor, the same car achieved cult status as Burt Reynolds’ most [...]
Entries(RSS)