Driving Cubism: 2013 Kia Soul

If car designs were assigned to art movements, the Kia Soul would be considered a cubist. There’s the George Braque, Fernand Leger  and then there’s the Soul. One poet, Kenneth Rexroth, described cubism as ” the conscious, deliberate dissociation and recombination of elements into a new artistic entity made self-sufficient by its rigorous architecture.” That’s an... Read More

Kia Rio: A Hip Hatchback

The Car: 2012 Kia Rios 5-Door SX The Skinny: Good cars come in all shapes and sizes — the Kia Rio SX happens to be one of them. I drove the Rio throughout the streets of New York, where small cars are in heaven. If I were 28 again and buying a new car, a hatchback is ideal for the single ladie’s lifestyle. When the Kia Rio first came to market in 2000, I wouldn’t have given... Read More

What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars

We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And still so many cars left to drive. Gotryke’s Year in Cars: 1. Honda... Read More

In Concept and Reality: Scion, Kia, Jeep, Subaru, Acura

The New York Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow, but all week long automotive main stream media and bloggers have converged upon the Javits Center to peep the unveiling of new vechicles. We’ve decided to check in with our favorite car blogs to see what their reactions have been across the board to the press conferences. Read on for the skinny and the talk of the town. Autofiend... Read More