While the rest of us mail checks, the General Motors Foundation is doing a lot more to help the earthquake victims of Haiti. It i donating 30 GMC Sierra Trucks to the relief effort. Two of the trucks arrived in Miami yesterday, site of this year’s Super Bowl, and became props for the NFL Little…
The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi continues to gather praise from consumers and enthusiasts alike. The vehicles latest review comes way of Time Magazines Most Exciting Cars of 2010. The magazine released this statement about the all new Kizashi: Known for small cars and SUVs, Suzuki makes its first foray into the heart of the U.S. market…
Check out this video of the 2011 Buick Regal GS show car, released at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. I didn’t have a chance to make it up to Detroit but I’m told the Regal made quite the splash. Under the hood of the Regal GS is a 255-horsepower, 2.0-litre, turbocharged Ecotec engine with a…
The 2010 Buick Lacrosse and 2010 Buick Enclave were named “best buys” by Consumer Guide. The Best Buy and Recommended Consumer Guide annual awards are chosen by Consumer Guide’s staff of ten full-time automotive editors. They evaluated the vehicles on factors including performance, handling, reliability, ease of use, comfort, ability to meet everyday needs and…
Ok we have had the Buick Lacrosse a while now and I’ve had a chance to drive one for longer than just a test drive. Am I still as excited as before? Absolutely! The 2010 Buick Lacrosse thumbs its nose at Buicks of old. Its styling is unmistakable, every time my wife and I go…
Toyota has quite the PR nightmare on its hands. The boiling cauldron of complaints surrounding unintended acceleration issues bubbled over this month with two separate but giant recalls. The latest involves eight Toyota models that contain defective accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick over time due to wear. There is no fix available for the…
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It is easy to forget that among the debris swirling in the tornado of claims against Toyota, the Pontiac Vibe is really a Toyota Matrix. Hence, the Vibe is also included in Toyota’s recent recall of 2.3 million vehicles to repair accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. The Vibe was built…
Toyota is in the beginning stages of a new voluntary recall that affects 2.3 million vehicles. The recall involves accelerator pedal mechanisms that could stick due to wear and cause unintended acceleration, though it is technically not related to an earlier, larger recall to fix floor mats on certain Toyota and Lexus models that could…
Suzuki finally seems headed in the right direction: away from a lineup clogged with SUVs towards one chock full of fun-to-drive cars. The SX4 was a good start and the Kizashi, in our estimation, is a home run. But the brand that’s big everywhere else in the world has one car after which we’ve always…
