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Win a XC60 and save face entering Volvo's Twilight: New Moon contest
By Adrienne Gruben Here are a few terms that our reviewers used to describe the Volvo XC60 earlier this year: “safe,” “sexy,” “usable combination of horsepower and torque,” but apparently they forgot to say, “might protect you from getting your face ripped off.” Like with its release of a Volvo-themed video game, the company is […]
Read More »The Honda Accord Crosstour's Multiple Personalities
By Adrienne Gruben The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is schizo. On the one hand, it is glomming onto the trend that Europe has known forever – 5 door hatches are the most efficient layout, but at the same time, I think the intention was to semi-obscure its hatchiness because looking too much like a wagon is a big Brady Bunch no, […]
Read More »Spritle and Chim Chim Answer the Cadillac CTS-V Challenge
By Adrienne Gruben Tomorrow is the Bob Lutz Cadillac V-Series Challenge. For those of you who don’t know, Bob Lutz, an auto industry icon and currently a Vice Chairman at GM, first invited writers and then any and all owners of cars comparable to the Cadillac CTS-V to apply to get all Speed Racer with […]
Read More »Woodstock and Nissan Z Celebrate Their 40th Anniversary
By Adrienne Gruben Why was the mid-80′s 280ZX such a great makeout car? What was it that distinguished it? Even with the stick shift in the way and the non-existent backseat there was something about it. That theory requires some reflection because Nissan is celebrating the Z’s 40th year with the release of a 370Z […]
Read More »Infiniti M35 hybrid in 2011: enough power to play chicken while still being green?
By Adrienne Gruben A bit of power with your social consciousness? Infiniti says it can deliver both with its M35 hybrid to go into production on its 2012 model due for arrival in spring 2011. Based on Infiniti’s luxury performance sedan “M” series, the hybrid has a proprietary system by which the 3.5-liter V6 and […]
Read More »For the post-apocalyptic car lover, there's 'Zombieland'
By Adrienne Gruben Zombieland is a car lover’s dream. First, it’s a road movie. But there’s more. The film begins after a virus has infected the world, killing most, turning some into zombies and leaving a few regular folks to fend for themselves against zombies trying to eat them at every turn. Because Zombieland is […]
Read More »Cash For Clunkers – The Morning After
By Adrienne Gruben People are flocking to dealerships to trade in their vehicles under the “Cash for Clunkers” program, but once the trade is made, dealers and salvage yards are required to remove the car from the road for good, but how? First up, under the program, the dealer seizes up the engine with sodium […]
Read More »Gamers rejoice. Volvo releases their new video game. Free.
By Adrienne Gruben Hot Moms with crushes on their tennis coaches. Professors with NPR tote bags. This is what I think of when I hear the word Volvo. But like Madonna and her new adolescent boyfriend, Volvo is retooling its image and possibly skewing to a younger set. Volvo, in conjunction with SimBin (maker of […]
Read More »The Mother of All Cars
By Adrienne Gruben Flipping channels, I stopped on a cop show rerun – a police pursuit of a young couple running lights, hopping curbs and then screeching to a stop in front of an ER. The wife spilled onto the sidewalk…and delivered a baby. Awwww. Ok, they were drug dealers, but it got me thinking about Moms […]
Read More »What is green, German and runs on batteries?
BMW unveiled the MINI E yesterday at the LA Auto Show’s press day, realizing BMW’s long hope of an electric car on the road.
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