Driven: 2013 Chevrolet Malibu EcoCaught between the subjective and the objective. The outgoing Chevy Malibu — not quite gone, really, as 2012 models are still available — was one of Bob Lutz’s notable achievements at GM. It pulled Chevy’s midsize nameplate out of the rental-car ooze and became a handsome, competent, entry in the very [...]
Dyer Consequences: Large and in ChargeI’ll be the first to admit that I don’t pay nearly enough attention to Class 6 medium-duty electric trucks. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t pay nearly enough attention to Class 6 medium-duty electric trucks. And I think my colleagues around here would have to shamefully concur [...]
A Womanâs Place Is In The Garage â SEMA Mustang Build Powered By WomenVote for Your Favorite Design at HOTROD.com on May 23 This summer, the women of the auto industry will strut their stuff and show off their skills to raise money for the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund with the first-ever SEMA Mustang Build [...]
Driven: 2012 Buick Regal GS AutomaticFeels like a first time. The Gran Sport name has had plenty of peaks and valleys since it first appeared on a Buick back in the mid Sixties. The most recent offerings were nothing special, and the moniker was retired for a while. Now, the slimmed-down General Motors has fewer [...]
2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI – Beauty Beneath the SkinWe start to look beneath the Passat’s plain wrapper. Although its mainstream mission and conservative exterior styling have led some staff members to believe the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI is bland, so far, everyone who’s driven the car during its first month in our Four Seasons test [...]
