First Drive: 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS
Once known primarily as a low cost, low feature also-ran in the US auto market, Hyundai (and sister company Kia) has made some tremendous strides over the last few years. I recently had the...
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About.com: Lexus LS460 Road Test
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend a few hours behind the wheel of the new Lexus LS460 luxury sedan (and the long wheelbase variant, the LS460L) at a Lexus press...
Announcement: Auto reviews on About.com
Just a quick housekeeping announcement: I recently began writing auto reviews for the About.com family of sites, beginning with the launch of a dedicated minivan review hub located at minivans.about.com. My first review for...
Honda’s mind-controlled robot hand
News today from the AP that Honda has recently demonstrated a robotic hand controlled by brainwaves. The article goes on to say that Honda believes the technology may eventually have use in automobiles as...
Edmunds: Cruising with the Challenger Concept
Kevin Smith (and photographer Marc Urbano) over at Edmunds Inside Line have an excellent write-up on the reaction they received when cruising some SoCal hot rod hangouts in the Dodge Challenger Concept car. The...
The Corvette Z06 is an Unqualified Success for GM. Is the Blue Devil next?
The Corvette team over at GM must be getting used to good press, as the accolades for the new Z06 keep pouring in. Even the curmudgeonly Jeremy Clarkson seemed smitten by the “Zed-oh-six” in...
“Crazy Swede” Hubinette takes second at Road Atlanta Formula D
Although he finished second in round 2 of the drifting Formula D racing event — held last weekend (May 13-14) at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. — driver Samuel Hubinette has managed to...
VW’s Robotic Car Garage
Having a hard time finding space to park the few dozen Porsches and Ferraris in your auto collection? Take a look at this robotic parking garage, located at a Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany....
Books: Rock & Roll Gearhead
Although we have fond memories of ZZ Top‘s music from our younger years, we’ll readily admit that the cars associated with the band have been just as appealing. We recently came across guitarist Billy...
E3 Expo: Forza 2 Announced for XBOX 360
Forza Motorsport for the original Microsoft XBOX was arguably the best driving simulation on that console, and earned a solid reputation as Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s impressive Gran Turismo series. Using the yearly spectacle...
