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2013 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification Photos and Info [Geneva Auto Show]

Posted by on February 22nd, 2012 | No Comments

Bentley has always pitched its flagship Mulsanne as more of a driver’s car than a limousine, and it fairly satisfies at both roles. Bentley hopes to drive that point home—pun intended—with the Mulsanne’s new Mulliner Driving Specification package, which officially debuts at the 2012 Geneva auto show . Keep Reading: 2013 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification – Official Photos and Info

Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S: A Study in Comparison and Contrast

Posted by on February 15th, 2012 | No Comments

From two brands, a single vehicle emerges: an affordable, basic, rear-wheel-drive Japanese sports car.

Saab Agonistes: John Phillips on the Death of the Swedish Brand

Posted by on February 14th, 2012 | No Comments

‘‘This is the blackest day in my career and probably also the blackest day in the history of Saab,” said Victor Muller, the manufacturer’s chairman and CEO, after filing the documents necessary to effect the Swedish company’s bankruptcy. “It makes me extraordinarily sad, devastated

Long-Term Wrap: 2011 BMW 535i

Posted by on February 6th, 2012 | No Comments

The 535i’s spartan mien did not stop it from becoming an instant long-haul favorite, however. Never mind the car’s shortcomings—numb steering, disappointing handling composure, and a hefty curb weight—that left it behind the Audi A6 and an Infiniti M37 in a ­comparison test [ August 2010 ]; its odometer rolled past 20,000 miles in less than five months while visiting locations such as Myrtle Beach, Yellowstone National Park, and the Great Smoky Mountains.

Car Commercialism: The Making of OK Go’s “Needing/Getting” Music Video – Feature

Posted by on February 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Damian Kulash Jr.

Tested: 2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Vehicle

Posted by on February 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

It’s easy to confuse weird with bad. The Mitsubishi i is weird. It looks like a computer mouse.

Tested: Pentastar-Powered 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Posted by on February 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

At 7.6 seconds, the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon is 3.9 seconds quicker to 60 mph than the SUV it replaces, thanks to its new 285-hp, 3.6-liter V-6 and five-speed automatic. To put that in perspective: You could run a BMW M3 sedan to 60 mph and then, very immediately  thereafter, run the new  ute to 60 mph in the same time it would take the old one, with its four-speed auto and 3.8-liter noisemaker, to huff  its way to that speed. Keep Reading: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon – Instrumented Test

2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata Special Edition Headed for Chicago

Posted by on February 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

When the first-generation Mazda Miata debuted way back in 1989, the reveal took place at the Chicago auto show.

2012 BMW 335i Sedan First Test: We Strap Our Gear to the Hottest Non-M 3-series

Posted by on February 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

If you’re like us, you’ve bored holes through pictures of the new 3-series sedan trying to discern the styling changes versus the outgoing model. Yes, there are some. A new face features headlights that puddle in toward the chrome-wrapped kidneys and a broad, blunt-faced front bumper that creates a sort of grimacing overbite into the lower grille

2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500: How Ford Built the First 200-mph Pony Car

Posted by on February 1st, 2012 | No Comments

Who would have thought that with 50-mpg fuel-economy rules around the corner, Ford would be striving to push a version of the Mustang above 200 mph? It wasn’t long ago that such a top speed was strictly reserved for wedge-shaped exotica. Keep Reading: In Depth: 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 – Feature

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