My irreverent epiphanies on everything about cars
When I was a kid, one of my favorite past-times during road trips was to recognize and recite the names of the cars we pass. Thank the Almighty that I had to remember names like Deville, Eldorado, Continental and not ATS, XTS, CT6, MK yada yada yada. Growing up, I knew Cadillacs as a DeVille,... Continue Reading →
The ungainly BMW 3GTI was frankly amused when BMW brought a 5 series hatchback and called it the GT - as if you could erase the stigma of driving a hatch by calling it a GT. To make matters worse, it gave the GT, the ground clearance of a car and the height of an... Continue Reading →
There are two kinds of people who go to an auto show. Those who don't mind spending a leisurely afternoon strolling between the stands to spend some time and then there are those like yours truly, who go to ogle and drool ... at cars, not at the 'booth professionals'!Predictably, I took a day off... Continue Reading →
Holy cow! What are we talking here? A front drive three pointed star!The Mercedes CLA 250 Mercedes has been making front wheel drive cars in Europe for quite some time. But in good ol, US of A, Merc has stuck with rear wheel drive and sedans, wagons and SUVs. Now that's going to change with the... Continue Reading →
A BMW for the left brained and eagle-eyed!So you know where I am going. I was mighty disappointed and not a little surprised when BMW introduced the X1 the world over except stateside for fear that it might cannibalize sales of the X3. The X1 has been a huge success worldwide with over 300,000 examples... Continue Reading →
Fourteen years is minuscule compared to the age of the earth. But its a lot in car years. And dog years too. So the first car-based SUVs which appeared in the late-nineties were just that - station wagons made to look like SUVs.The archetypical crossover - The Mitsubishi OutlanderThe Toyota RAV4, the Honda CR-V and... Continue Reading →
When I moved from Michigan to the New England area, I had resigned myself to the fact that I would not be able to go to the Detroit Auto Show like I had been doing for the past eleven years.Little did I realize that in a two hour driving radius, I would have the Connecticut... Continue Reading →
I look at cars and sometimes have to slap my forehead thinking – What the hell are the auto manufacturers doing? Here is a list of technologies, I think should have come into cars a long time back but have not made it in yet.1. e-assist – What I mean here is what GM has introduced... Continue Reading →
I know legions of auto journalists have bemoaned the fact that there is a dearth of sensible station wagons on the market. Looks like most car buyers say they like station wagons but never buy them. That's the automotive equivalent of a tea-partier saying "Don't touch my Medicare".Has it occurred to you that while you... Continue Reading →
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