Reviews
Review: 2012 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ V6 FWD
GM has a big problem with the Chevrolet Equinox. They just can't make enough of the things to satisfy consistently strong demand. (I never said it was a bad problem). But...
First Drive: 2013 Volkswagen Up!
Being a car guy, my automotive interests are actually mostly focused on two very different ends of the spectrum. I love high-performing, high-horsepower cars. Cars like the...
Review: 2012 Buick Enclave AWD
"Wouldn't you really rather drive a Buick?" For years, the answer to the question posed by this decades-old tagline for most people younger than 70 would have probably been "no...
Review: 2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn DSG
There are several ways to make your critics shut up. One is to address their criticisms point by point, giving in to your critics' concerns. One is to ignore them and press...
Review: 2012 Volkswagen Passat SEL 2.5
As an automaker, how do you take a good - but slow selling - car and improve its sales by two or threefold? Volkswagen faced this very question during the development of the...
Review: 2012 Fiat 500 Sport 5MT
One of the worst-kept secrets in the auto industry is that the Fiat 500 was not going to hit its sales target of 50,000 units for 2011. Instead, Fiat sold just 19,769 cars in...
Review: 2012 GMC Acadia Denali AWD
By Chris Haak Perhaps you've heard the Japanese word kaizen, which means 'improvement.' In the context of the auto industry, has been understood to represent Japanese...
Review: 2012 Buick Regal eAssist
By Chris Haak As one of the first journalists to drive the Buick Regal on US soil back in 2010, I was impressed by the car's taut handling, above-average interior, and attention...
Review: 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
By Chris Haak Cadillac calls itself the "New Standard of the World" these days. I suppose the implication is that the old standard of the world, when Cadillac made The. Best....
Review: 2012 Audi A7 3.0 TFSI quattro, Take Two
By Chris Haak Several weeks ago, I was planning a guy's weekend in the woods near Jim Thorpe, PA with some college buddies. I packed my sleeping bag, extra clothes, a cooler...