2012 Infiniti G37 IPL
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Japan, Infiniti, New Car Reviews, Luxury
More Consonants, More Raw
There’s an almost infinite amount to love about the Infiniti G37 line. In sedan or coupe form, X or S guise, the vehicles deliver that difficult-to-attain blend of rear-wheel-biased performance, content and refinement with a manageable price tag. With the excellent VQ37 3.7-liter [...]
2012 Toyota Prius V
Filed under: Hybrid, Minivan/Van, Hatchback, Toyota, New Car Reviews
Life In The Commuter Lane
Form follows function, so it’s easy to find one element of a vehicle that explains everything you need to know about it.
Look at the widened haunches of a 911 and you know there’s serious hardware in the Porsche’s rump. Check the elongated bed [...]
2012 Hyundai Azera [w/video]
Filed under: Sedan, Hyundai, First Drives, New Car Reviews, Luxury
Finally Focusing On The FWD Luxury Game
Luxury used to be so simple in this country. Life was demarcated by a series of vehicular gradations from Chevrolet to Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile to Buick and finally, when one had clambered up every last rung of the socioeconomic ladder, Buick [...]
2012 Kia Soul 1.6L Eco
Filed under: Budget, Crossover, Hatchback, Kia, New Car Reviews
Proving “Base” Means Anything But These Days
The Soul is an unqualified hit. Sales of this playful econobox have increased year-over-year since it was introduced in 2009 as a 2010 model, with over 100,000 people bringing one home last year alone. In fact, the Soul was Kia’s second-best-selling [...]
2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Hyundai, First Drives, New Car Reviews
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Long before we saw the Hyundai Genesis Coupe in the flesh, word of the vehicle’s arrival flittered around the web with tantalizing persistence. Few rumors manage to get the enthusiast world licking its chops quite as well as one with a potent [...]
2012 Jeep Wrangler Sport [w/videos]
Filed under: SUV, Videos, Jeep, New Car Reviews, Off-Road
Trail Rated? We’ll See About That…
We’ve been tracing trail 16 through the ridges and hollows outside of Oliver Springs, Tennessee for the past five hours, inching along through rocker-deep mud, crawling over differential-busting rocks and clamoring up and down slopes made slick with two days’ worth of [...]
2012 Hyundai Veloster
Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, Hyundai, New Car Reviews
And This Time, It’s Personal
In order to understand this review of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, you first need to understand a bit about me. I’m a mid-twenty-something urbanite. My closet is full of obscure band t-shirts, striped hooded sweatshirts and Converse. My black-framed glasses match my messy dyed [...]
2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 [w/video]
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Chevrolet, New Car Reviews
Successful In Its Mission, But Not As The World’s Greatest Sports Car
Adhered to the Hamilton Hall dorm wall at Wright State University is a glossy poster of a jet-black sports car. It hangs low over an unmade bed, its corner blemished with a slight tear from an [...]
2012 Buick Regal GS
Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Buick, GM, New Car Reviews
A Great Sport Sedan With One Big “But”
Of the remaining General Motors nameplates, Buick is the one that’s most difficult to wrap your mind around. On the one hand, it’s supposed to be a premium brand, but on the other, it’s selling vehicles with sticker prices that [...]
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 [w/video]
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, New Car Reviews, Luxury
Sport, Compact, Light? Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
Sportlich, Leicht, Kompakt. If your German is as spotty as ours, that stands for ” Sporty, Light, Compact,” and it’s telling that those are the three letters used by Mercedes-Benz as an adopted moniker for the small hardtop/convertible [...]
