The Acura ILX and Acura Hybird, Acura’s entry-level luxury sedans, spent their first day on an American production line April 23 when the first Acura ILX rolled off the line at Honda Manufacturing Indiana.
We published our Acura ILX first drive review last Friday. The ILX is an interesting machine that shares elements with the Honda Civic, but distinguishes itself with
Scottsdale, Arizona — An automotive journalist walks into a bar and asks, “Can Acura really upgrade the Honda Civic into an entry-luxury vehicle that improves on looks and performance?”
“Sure,” says the Acura PR guy nursing a beer in the corner of the saloon. “The Acura ILX is your answer. Though this is much more than a warmed-over Civic.”
Though a few
Can a cute car become macho? Fiat certainly thinks so and pegs their hopes on the Fiat 500 Abarth, the latest in the relaunched and Americanized Fiat family.
The first time I saw the Fiat 500 in person I said, “This might be the cutest little thing I’ve seen in years.”
My test model was bright red with a sunny red and
In skiing, a blizzard is a great way to separate the professionals from the pretenders. The sudden snow-blindness requires you to rely on instinct and feel more than a visual view. Great skiers thrive; marginal skiers head for the lodge to wait out the storm.
A blizzard is also a great way to separate the best all-wheel drive crossovers from the
Natascha McElhone and her gorgeous cheekbones are one great reason to watch “Ronin,” a 1998 John Frankenheimer movie featuring plenty of backstabbing and double-crossing and Irish dialect, but the better reason is to witness some of the most incredible car chase scenes ever filmed. Among them, a first-generation Audi S8 is careening around Europe at the hands of actor Skipp
I take photos of lots of cars and share them with friends and our Vehix audience. Some get strong reactions while others merit a been-there-done-that-boredom-drenched “meh.”
The recently unveiled Jeep J-12 Concept has inspired more passionate comments than I would have ever expected.
Phrases like “That is awesome” and “When can I buy the Jeep truck” are common refrains.
Here’s the sad part:
The Dodge Grand Caravan minivan is easily one of the best options for a long road trip. With comfortable seating for seven, a rear-entertainment system, and enough space behind the rear seats to stow gear for a five-day jaunt to Southern Utah, we loaded up the car and headed for Moab for an annual spring break adventure.
We’ve reviewed the 2012
Few things are better than watching the sun come up in the morning, especially with a few cups of coffee in the company of a friend while you’re off-roading in the 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport.
In order to partake in this early morning vision, a six a.m. wake-up call and 45-minute drive to Stansbury Island, in the Great Salt Lake
In a world where luxury cars are getting smaller and mainstream cars are getting more sophisticated, and in which competing models drive so much alike that choosing one often boils down to a preference in aesthetics, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a refreshing departure from the norm.
Read: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review
“Value” is Relative
A luxury car in name and
As luck would have it, the only big winter storm to strike Southern California with anything resembling a punch arrived during the week that I had the keys to a 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Limited Sedan. Redesigned for 2012, the Impreza is lighter and more fuel-efficient than the car it replaces, and it possesses upscale style inside and out.
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