The 2013 Model Year In Cars

Last year I test drove 54 cars that are now in car dealerships. While I come nowhere close to Hilary Clinton’s miles, I covered considerable ground. Here are the highlights: • Cars have exited the homogenous era — there’s so many ways to do it modern, depending on your taste, mindset and preference. Now you can be greener and zippy in a tiny Fiat, bossy and emission-free in a Tesla Model S or moderately fuel conservative in the official... Read More

2011 Automobile Car of the Year

It’s the LA Auto Show this week. We’ll be bringing you coverage from the show room floor, but it is November and time to take assessment of the year in cars. We bring you Automobile’s expertise on the podium to pick the car of the year for 2011. Take it from Jean Jennings and her crew of Automobile journalists…. and the prize goes to the 2011 Chevy Volt. Look for Gotryke’s full review of the Volt in the coming days.... Read More

2011 Chevrolet Volt: A champion in the making

Live from metro Detroit: This new is just in. My car is in the running for the top spot on the Volt challenge that’s been going on all week as part of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt launch. The challenge was to drive from DTW to Rochester Hills with the best fuel economy. My  co-driver, the electric car guru Cheslea Sexton and I navigated like pros through rush hour. More details to come on the ins and outs of this revolutionary car and the final... Read More

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Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell: Floating on Hydrogen

Woosh! Like a jet engine the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell comes to the life with a gentle push of a button. If I close my eyes, I can imagine that my spaceship is ascending into the skies above. Feet on the ground (and wheels too!) here I am safely in Brooklyn, driving what looks to be the average family-size small SUV, but in some ways this is space-aged stuff. It could be the next way we get in our cars and go. As the race to make cleaner, leaner and... Read More