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Friday, Nov 20
Honda Insight versus Toyota Prius: There's No Comparison
Mind you, I use the word “shocked� because I’ve come to expect so much of Honda offerings. Over the quarter-century I’ve been involved in this business, Honda cars have always delivered the goods—and almost always a certain specialness, too. For years, when people routinely a...
Friday, Nov 13
2010 Car of the Year - The Year the Car Biz Changed
BMW 7 SERIES BMW Z4 CHEVROLET CAMARO FORD FUSION FORD MUSTANG FORD TAURUS HONDA INSIGHT KIA FORTE KIA SOUL LEXUS HS 250H MAZDA3 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS NISSAN 370Z NISSAN CUBE PORSCHE PANAMERA SUBARU LEGACY TOYOTA PRIUS VOLKSWAGEN GTI VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN
Wednesday, Nov 11
Nissan GT-R: A Question Of Character
The coolly calculated Nissan GT-R may not have the rosso romance of a Ferrari Daytona, the charming idiosyncrasy of a Porsche 911, or the aw-shucks muscle of a Corvette ZR1. But in form and function it is a supercar that deftly defines both its era and its origin. All gigabytes and manga, GT-R...
Monday, Nov 2
What AMG's Dev Chief thinks about SLS, SLR, LFA, and CTS-V
TM: Our main competitors are the Porsche Turbo, Audi R8 V10...We talk about Ferrari, but the California is more in terms of the SL and the F430 is too aggressive compared to our car. And we don't know anything about the new one, the 458 Italia. SLS VS THE MERCEDES SLR MCLAREN
Friday, Oct 16
RadioActive: Porsche Panamera Deep Drive on MT Radio
While running laps at Road America in Wisconsin recently during the North American press launch of Porsche's first ever four door sports car, I realized that my dream "lottery" sedan may now be the new 2010 Porsche Panamera. This Sat. (Oct. 17) on MT Radio Magazine we'll take you to the Paname...
Friday, Sep 4
Is the U.S. Ready for a Diesel Powered Porsche?
Even in Germany, in the hallowed walls of Porsche headquarters, there were murmurings of skepticism and sacrilege when a diesel Cayenne was proposed. Sales concerns don't lie just with Americans' views of diesel automobiles, but also of diesel Porsches. Audi and Peugeot have had tremen...
Saturday, Aug 22
The Quail 2009: A Motorsports Gathering
A Devin is a rare sight any time. Imagine a circle of 8 of them: coupes, roadsters, SSs, racing models, you name it. This is the largest gathering of them I've ever seen. Some of the cars were assembled by Bill Devin himself, others were sold as kits. It all happened in the late 50s and early 6...
Monday, Aug 17
2009's Best Driver's Car: An Introduction
Here's how our list of contenders shook out (click on the links to see a hot lap of some of the cars in action around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca): Audi R8 BMW 135i Cadillac CTS-V Chevrolet Camaro SS Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Ford Shelby GT500 Jaguar XF-R Mazda MX-5 Miata Nissan Nismo 370Z Porsch...
Thursday, Apr 30
The Lohdown: Röllin’ with Walter Röhrl, Part 2
Last week I had the opportunity to not only test drive the brand new 2010 Porsche GT3, but go for a sssllliide with racing legend and Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl. During that 15-minute drive, I shot a few video clips with my crappy digital camera. Resident MT video wizard Jim Gleason wor...
Friday, Apr 24
The Lohdown: Röllin' with Röhrl, Part 1
At the 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 press launch near Hohenstein in Southern Germany, a fan of Walter’s has just pulled up. His name is Arne and he has taken the day off to drive his 911 Carrera over 400 miles from Hamburg just to meet Walter for a few minutes and perhaps get his autograph. Walter does m...
Monday, Apr 20
2009 Auto Shanghai: Germany Gets in First
Almost all the Porsche brass were present, including Wolfgang Porsche. Missing was Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking, who's sick back home in Germany. Sitting next to Wolfgang Porsche in the VIP row was VW boss Martin Winterkorn, who later insisted he was just an interested bystander. Tiny...
Friday, Mar 13
St. Antoine Hates the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. And Other Myths.
Such are the sorts of things readers write about you when you dare utter a criticism of America’s beloved, red-white-and-blue, two-seat superhero, the Chevrolet Corvette. Aim a deprecating remark at the greatest Vette ever, the ZR1, and, well, it’s “Eurocentric� war.
Thursday, Feb 26
The Lohdown: Drophead Coupes and Caviar Burritos
These are some of the most expensive automobiles in the world - easily an order of magnitude beyond the typical BMW and Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. With a few options, even an “entry level� Phantom can cost twice as much as a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Bentley. When you talk about vehicle...
Monday, Jan 26
Porsche, Donohue Win Daytona 24
One is that Donohue's father, the immortal Mark Donohue, had won the race four decades previous, in a Penske-entered Lola. Another is that Brumos' long time team boss Bob Snodgrass passed away last year, and his memory weighed heavy on the shoulders of the team. Ditto that of long time Por...
Saturday, Dec 27
To Ride in the Seat of Mid-Engine Porsche History
Significantly enough, the first automobile to legitimately wear the Porsche name was mid-engined. Its design is the work of Ferdinand Alexander "Ferry" Porsche, son of Porsche family patriarch Ferdinand. That first Porsche was built in a converted sawmill in Gmund, Austria, and i...
Sunday, Nov 16
2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: Nissan GT-R
The Nissan GT-R puts Nissan on a map that thus far only designated Maranello, Sant' Agata, Munich, and Stuttgart as points of interest. Well, it's time to stick a tack on Tochigi. In the kingdom of supercars, the GT-R positively belongs. Be it comparing 0-to-60 sprints, quarter-mile times,...
Wednesday, Nov 12
What SUVs Are Meant For
Porsche boss Wendelin Wiedeking once famously remarked: "No one needs a 911." Not many people need an SUV, either. Oh, sure, plenty of folks have convinced themselves they do, but in most cases what they actually buy is a high-riding station wagon with faintly macho styling: Some 50% of all...
Saturday, Nov 8
SEMA 2008: WTFinal Day Hits and Misses
This one really brought back the memories - four cylinder, white wheels lightbar, 80s graphics and interior package. A bit newer style than the '83 4x4 Toyota I had growing up, but still a nicely executed homage to Toyota's place in (mini)truck history.
