| WOT Opinion: What We Want From the Next-Gen Subaru WRX |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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One of the most hotly anticipated cars over the next two years is the next-generation Subaru WRX — seeing the staggeringly handsome WRX concept from the New York auto show just makes us want it more. While we don’t have many solid details on the next-generation WRX, we do know that the car will have [...]
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| Benz Time Warp: 5 Picks From Our Tour of the Mercedes Museum |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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We recently visited Germany for an exclusive sneak-peek at the interior of the upcoming 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The trip was short, but we set aside some time to visit the automaker’s museum, a must for any automotive or Mercedes-Benz history buff. That said, we only had about two hours to roam around, which wasn’t enough [...]
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| Most-Watched Videos of the Week |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
winds down this weekend, reflect on what was popular with our roster of most-watched videos. All newcomers to the list are from the nation's most-attended auto show. At No. 1 is the ...
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| Aluminum means lighter cars better fuel economy |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
The New York Auto Show is not a "green" show; it is a luxury show.Taking place in close proximity to Wall Street, auto makers rolled out their most expensive and extravagant offerings to tempt the money-is-no-object crowd. Yet, within the opulent wares, I could find promising "green" tendencies.The key to improving vehicle fuel economy is weight reduction and the easiest way ...
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| Buying Used Roomy Honda minivan carries eight comfortably |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
In Pictures: 50 gorgeous years of Porsche 911 In 2010, it came in five trim levels, all powered by a silky-smooth 3.5-litre V-6 that developed 244 horsepower. Transmission was a five-speed automatic only, with Honda's Grade Logic Control system. This automatically finds the best gear combination based on driving conditions and engine speed, and Honda has been using it on various models for ...
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| Slide Show 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class A spa on wheels |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
Mercedes-Benz must believe there's more to the interior of its 2014 S-class sedan than can be expressed in a breathless news release--more than can even be shown in a handful of shadowy teaser photos. Because there's no other way to explain how we found ourselves in a darkened room somewhere outside of Stuttgart, listening to Diana Krall on a crisp sound system while getting a "hot ...
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| The royal love to cars and trains was insane in tsarist Russia |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
"While I am in Livadia, automobiles should not appear in the Crimea", Russian czar Nicholas II once said. The use of automobiles on the Crimean Peninsula was prohibited. In 1903, during a visit to relatives in Hesse, the Emperor's brother Ernst Ludwig of Hesse gave Nicholas "a motor ride." After the ride, the czar fundamentally changed his mind about cars and ordered an ...
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| Deals of the week Four cars with the best retained value |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
As we all know, the biggest new-car expense anyone will ever have is depreciation. So when the Canadian Black Book (CBB) released its recent Best Retained Value Awards, Deals of the Week went looking for award winners that ...
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| 2013 Kia Sorento SX review notes: A little rough around the edges |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: I'm concerned that people will buy this 2013
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| Your Say: Should Cadillac Build a CTS Coupe? (W/Poll) |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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Despite the positive response the 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan received at its 2013 New York auto show debut, we’re already heard that development of a new CTS coupe and wagon may be on hold. Still, a new CTS coupe could help the automaker establish the car as a legitimate global player, since BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and [...]
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