It’s hard to do a top ten list when there are dozens of cars to choose from at the annual San Francisco International Auto Show, so I picked my top ten list with an eye toward what is relatively new, or unusual or appealing. I will say, up front, it’s an eclectic and personal list. Yours [...] [Read More]

The awesome new Volvo commercial (above)–starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and his ridiculous flexibility–has racked up more than 50 million views on You Tube in less than two weeks. The Van Damme commercial is pretty amazing in and of itself, but it has started to spawn parody videos and they are glorious. Check out this Channing  [Read More]

The Chrysler Group may be rethinking its decision to bring Ron Burgundy aboard as a spokesman for the Dodge Durango after the anchorman (played by Will Ferrell) went on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show and jokingly slammed the car he’s been paid to promote. “It’s a terrible car,” Ferrell as Burgundy told O’Brien. “They  [Read More]

Sixty-three thousand dollars for a Volkswagen? The People’s Car? Yep. That’s what it costs to get you into a 2013 VW Touareg Hybrid sport utility vehicle. We’ll get to the car in a minute, but first I think we should take two steps back and look at the evolution of VW’s marketing history. VW achieved  [Read More]

It’s got 44-inch tires, gets 14 miles per gallon, has a convertible top and is hands down the most ridiculous thing at the LA Auto Show. Oh yeah, and it costs $1.1 million, putting on the short, short list for the most expensive cars in the world. It is the Youabian Puma. The manufacturer’s intentions  [Read More]

It’s that time again, that shank of the year when the two big California auto shows display their wares – hundreds of new cars and trucks to beguile you and let you decide if you want to make that horrendous decision to purchase a new car, the most expensive thing you’ll buy after a house,  [Read More]

Manufatuers are showing off the best and brightest from their lineups at the 2013 Los Angeles Autoshow. Lets take a look at some of the hottest offerings in LA: MERCEDES VISION GRAN TURISMO/GLA45 AMG CONCEPTS The Vision Gran Turismo super sports car, with its wild and fluid lines and extreme proportions, will draw viewers to  [Read More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public Friday after two days of media previews. Here are some of the most buzz-worthy vehicles being introduced at this year’s show: BMW 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE BMW adds a convertible to its 4 Series line of two-door coupes, which debuted over the summer.  [Read More]

  Spy photos and information from the Web site Ride Apart show us the new Honda CTX1300, a cruising bike that draws from the ST1300 (engine) and body and frame setup of the CTX700. And it looks pretty fast. The idea is a little like that used by Audi, where you stuff a humongous engine  [Read More]