Reviews
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible 6MT
By Chris Haak I could hardly wait for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro to finally reach production. Growing up as a fan of the bowtie brand, it was fun to watch all of the...
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt
Back in the sixties - a decade which, scary enough, began more than a half century ago - the creators of the cartoon The Jetsons imagined a future world in which robots served...
First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Accent SE 5-Door
By Chris Haak With fuel prices still high - and volatile - US consumers are flocking in greater numbers to more fuel-efficient vehicles. According to research that Hyundai...
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Black Diamond Edition Road Trip, Part Two
By Chris Haak In Part One, we read about the planning of this road trip, driving off the beaten path (sometimes too far off of it). Shortly after we made the route change, we...
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan Black Diamond Edition Road Trip, Part One
By Chris Haak I consider myself fortunate to own Full Metal Autos and to have access to cars and events that this site affords me. It's a privilege to attend auto shows, press...
Review: 2011 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 4WD
By Chris Haak Lots of people drive heavy duty pickups. Many contractors, businesses, and folks who have to do a lot of towing flock to these brutes because they are among the...
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Suburban LTZ 4×4
By Chris Haak I was in Boy Scouts when I was a kid. We had our meetings each Tuesday night at a local gun club, since they were my troop's sponsoring organization. Aside from...
Review: 2011 Buick Regal CXL Turbo
By Chris Haak In our recent review of the Audi A5, Kevin Miller talked about some of the "forbidden fruit" of European cars that aren't sold in the US, but coveted by gearheads...
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 6MT
By Chris Haak A few weeks ago at the New York Auto Show, I remarked to a colleague that I was amused by the proliferation of asterisks in some of the claims that auto...
Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX
By Chris Haak The midsize sedan segment is the true heart of the US market. Aside from full-size pickups, no segment in the US sells more vehicles than does the one that...