REPORT: Stand-alone Buick, GMC dealers to be dualed, only 17k Pontiacs left

Filed under: Car Buying, Buick, GMC, Pontiac

From a bird’s eye view, bad old bankrupt General Motors’ transition into the new, solvent “good GM” looks pretty much okay. From a marketing point of view, Chevrolet matches up well with Ford, Buick is akin to Mercury and Cadillac is the brand Lincoln would love to be. Or [...]

eBay Find of the Day: Rare ‘69 DeTomaso Mangusta packs pedigree, Gurney engine

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Ford
1969 De Tomaso Mangusta with Gurney Eagle engine – Click above for high-res image gallery
American muscle. Italian design. Cadillac Allant

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Hyundai Genesis Sedan – The most awarded car of 2009?

Filed under: Sedan, Hyundai

2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6L V8 – Click above for high-res image gallery
When the Hyundai Genesis Sedan hit the scene, it was hard to know exactly what to think of the handsome-if-anonymous looking luxury intender. After all, Hyundai hadn’t ever had a presence in our luxury car market, and attributes like rear-wheel drive [...]

First Drive: 2010 Audi R8 V10 answers our power prayers

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Audi, First Drive

2010 Audi R8 V10 – Click above for high-res image gallery

On a gravel-strewn, dead-end road 20 miles north of Sonoma, California’s Infineon Raceway, the opportunity finally presents itself. We slot the R8’s gated shifter into first, rev the engine to 3,500 RPM and drop the clutch. No wheel spin, [...]

New Renault Fluence compact sedan for Turkey, Russia, Romania… is Saturn next?

Filed under: Sedan, Renault, Russia

Renault Fluence – click above for high-res image gallery
Renault has just announced a new compact mid-size sedan called the Fluence for its Turkish, Russian, and Romanian markets. The Fluence is sized to slot in between the usual C- and D-segment offerings, making it a bit larger than the Megane and smaller [...]