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2012 Detroit Auto Show: Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept
By Chris Haak Just as GM tried to attract younger, Generation Y buyers to the Chevrolet brand with the Code 130R concept, it rolled out a similarly-targeted, but very differently...
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...
New York 2011: Honda Shows Production Versions of 2012 Civic
By Chris Haak Back in January, Honda used the Detroit Auto Show to debut lightly-disguised concept versions of its 2012 Civic coupe and sedan. We covered that here already back...
New York Auto Show Press Days #1
By Chris Haak We're on the ground here in New York at the scenic Jacob Javits Convention Center enjoying the first day of press conferences (the construction along 34th Street...
Review: 2011 Hyundai Elantra Limited
By Chris Haak Having reviewed more than a hundred new cars for this site, and having driven several hundred more over my two decades behind the wheel, it's kind of hard for a car...
Review: 2011 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS
By Chris Haak If you ask automakers what the hot ticket is likely to be in the next several years, they might say that premium compact cars are a potential growth area. After...
Detroit 2011: Kudos and Kicks
Press days are long since over, the stories have been filed, and members of the public have seen the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. So just what did we...
Detroit 2011: 2012 Honda Civic Coupe and Sedan
By Chris Haak As Autoextremist Peter DeLorenzo is fond to point out, Honda’s famous focus on engineering excellence is part of the reason that the company is called, “Honda...
Honda Delays Next-Generation Civic
Many auto-industry watchers have been wondering the fate of several new models that never made public auto-show debuts in production form (or in some cases, in any form), in spite...
Review: 2010 Kia Forte Koup SX
By Chris Haak Have you ever seen a photo of a person who appears at a glance to be really attractive, only to see the person later in the flesh, and notice flaws like yellow...