Archive for the 'Sedans/Saloons' Category

2011 Infiniti M37S and M56S answer many questions

What is an Infiniti? That’s a pretty harsh question to be asking 20 years after the brand’s debut, but sadly, it’s pertinent. To be fair, the possible answers to this question got much narrower in 2003 when Infiniti introduced a legitimate BMW 3 Series competitor, the G35 (now G37). The situation further clarified that […]

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Spy Shots: Will Rhys Millen drive a Hyundai Equus at Pikes Peak this year

Judging by these spy shots of a Hyundai Equus we just received from an alert reader, the Korean brand may be considering giving Rhys Millen a new ride to try and break the class record he set last year at Pikes Peak. Recall that in 2009, Millen ran up the 14,110-foot Colorado mountan-side in […]

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

First Drive: 2011 Audi A8, the Grand Andalusian

There was no sign of Sol on the Costa as I nosed the quartz-gray Audi A8 past the guard house and onto the rain-slicked traffic roundabout before heading out on the road.
The long, smooth roadway that connected the estate to the autoroute was the perfect place to get better acquainted with the A8’s 372-horsepower, 4.2-liter […]

Friday, March 5th, 2010

2011 Hyundai Sonata a sweet addition to mid-size sedan segment

Imagine, for a moment, that you’re forced to invent a new candy with the specific objective of taking a bite out of the market segment comfortably satisfied by M&M’s, Skittles and Reese’s Pieces. Sounds daunting, right? With that in mind, the all-new 2011 Hyundai Sonata is being placed right back into the middle of the […]

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Toyota issues fresh 2010 Camry recall, reexamining Tacoma unintended acceleration as alleged death toll mounts

With its upcoming Capitol Hill hearings only about a week away, Toyota appears to be attempting to tie up any loose ends with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The government agency has just announced a new recall for the 2010 Toyota Camry, and the embattled automaker is apparently taking a second look at unintended […]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The best AWD systems:Acura tested in Cold Weather

Less than 50 miles from the Canadian border lies Baudette, Minnesota, population 1,084. If the combination of ice fishing, heavy drinking and frozen extremities isn’t your thing, the whole region is of little interest. But just outside the town proper lies one of the most advanced cold-weather testing facilities on the planet. It’s also a […]

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT is a mouthful, not a handful

When the redesigned Acura TL debuted in late 2008, it represented a substantial transformation over previous iterations. The third-generation model retained the transverse V6 of its two predecessors, but for the first time included an all-wheel-drive option. But while the torque-vectoring Super Handling-All Wheel Drive is an appreciated addition when you’re putting out over 300 […]

Saturday, February 20th, 2010