Cars February 2012 Archive

You've read about what happened when I crashed it -- now it's time to read about what happened when I drove it. Check out my 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 review. ... Read More

You're probably wondering how my drive of the 2012 Camaro ZL1 went. As you can see from the photo, it could have gone better. According to the good folks at ... Read More

Sorry, guys, no Comment of the Week this week -- that's 'cause I spent yesterday traveling to Virginia International Raceway to kick off a marathon week of press junkets, starting ... Read More

With our 2012 Readers' Choice Awards voting now well under way, I wanted to talk a bit more about the cars that made it to the finals. Best Family Car This ... Read More

The nominations are in, the finalists have been selected, and now it's time to vote for your favorite cars! Please vote in each of our five categories. Note that we ... Read More

Ask anyone about the car of their dreams, and their first answer will probably be a Lamborghini Gallardo, a '63 split-window 'Vette, or something like that. Keep probing, though, and ... Read More

I'm not big on change just for the sake of change. If an automaker gets a car right on the first try, then why not just leave it the hell ... Read More

Apologies, folks, COTW is a little late, and last week's epic Hyundai trip kept me away from the keyboard (which meant there haven't been many blog posts on which to ... Read More

Whenever I get into a discussion about the Hyundai Equus, often as not, the Phaeton -- Volkswagen's ill-fated 2004 attempt to build their own high-dollar luxury car -- will come ... Read More

Hyundai introduced their luxury flagship, the Equus, as a 2011 model, and this year they've given it a new engine. On the surface, the Equus has all the qualities we ... Read More

Just a reminder that nominations for our 2012 Readers' Choice Awards will close this Wednesday, February 15th, at 11:59 pm. If you haven't nominated your favorite cars, now is the ... Read More

This week's COTW is short and sweet, from Kah-Nut in response to Photo Gallery: 2012 Chicago Auto Show: "The winner, for me, in the group is Kia: the underdog shows the ... Read More

The Chicago Auto Show bills itself as the nation's largest and oldest auto show, although it's usually the smallest in terms of world premieres and concepts. This year, 13 new ... Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed my first four-cylinder BMW, the two-liter 528i, and marvelled that such a small engine could motivate such a big car. Hot on the ... Read More

I am probably the only automotive journalist who genuinely likes the Honda Insight, although I've always thought that if Toyota launched an entry-level hybrid, they could easily blow my beloved ... Read More

I'm putting the finishing touches on my review of the Mercedes' new four-cylinder C250 Coupe, but I wanted to share the photos with you today, as I'm curious to get ... Read More

After waaaaaaaaaay too long an absence, the Comment of the Week is back! And to make up for lost time, I have two winners this week, both in response to ... Read More

I've updated my Best New Cars for Teens list for 2012. Now that the Federal government has mandated electronic stability control in all new cars, I've got a much broader ... Read More