A stubbornly slow-to-recover economy. Lingering economic and societal effects from last year's terrorist attack and recent corporate scandals. Detroit's scanty passenger-car portfolio and an ongoing struggle for brand credibility. Looming...
General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac division unveils a wholesale reworking of its signature engine, the Northstar, as engineers prepare the V-8 to power two all-new models. The Northstar V-8 retains its 4.6L displacement, 90-degree layout and DOHC...
Although it's darn near unpatriotic to admit it, I've never found much to love in the Viper. Once you drove one for 10 or 15 minutes, the point-and-shoot audacity of it all soon wore thin, and you realized DaimlerChrysler AG's V-10 muscle car was...
You can't sell diesel engines to American consumers. They won't buy them because they're dirty, noisy and smell bad their performance stinks, too. It will be impossible to meet new environmental regulations coming in 2007. Everybody remembers the...
The temperature's rising in the U.S. heavy-duty pickup segment, and Ford Motor Co. is gleefully fanning the flames with an all-new turbodiesel V-8 that it says will re-establish the auto maker's dominance in the suddenly ultra-competitive race to...
The cornerstone of the Mercedes-Benz sedan line just got bigger, curvier, and has a better-looking interior and rear end. And, thanks to some significant steering and suspension changes, it also delivers more of the bank-vault-on-wheels driving...
European auto makers are encouraging Visteon Corp. to develop an electrically powered supercharging system that will improve performance of small engines. The supercharger is needed because internal combustion engine/electric hybrids and the 42...
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.'s 350Z may be the most highly anticipated new car of the '03 model run, but its sibling, the Infiniti G35 sport coupe, is no slouch. In some ways, it will prove more desirable to many buyers. The G35 coupe is the smaller...
Our new look Just got the July issue not too sure about the new format, but I'll give it a chance before casting my final opinion. One thing, however, is painfully obvious: The headlines are WAAAAAYYYYYYY too BIG! Kinda gives me the same feeling...