Category: Scott Villeneuve

Audi’s 2013 Pricing Guide

-Scott Villeneuve Today Audi announced their finalized pricing guide for the 2013 model year models.  An astute observer would notice that the R8 is not listed and that is because Audi says the R8 will have a separate announcement at a later date. Note all the new models, […]

2013 BMW 3 Series Sport Wagon

-Scott Villeneuve It’s officially back, the new 3 Series Sport Wagon debuted yesterday, and will be in showrooms this coming spring.  This model will have the new 4 cylinder turbo engine mated to an 8 speed automatic transmission and comes in all the trim forms of the current […]

2012 Chevrolet Captiva Recalled

-Scott Villeneuve Chevrolet is recalling the 2012 Captiva SUV due to a parking brake malfunction.  The malfunction is that “The park brake cable may not be fully seated in its connector and may separate from the connector.”  This comes on the heels of the still recent Chevrolet Cruze […]

Top 5 Auto Manufacturers on Twitter

How manufacturers use Twitter to engage with their consumers. -Scott Villeneuve So what manufacturers are out there Tweeting away for you to interact with?  Simply put, nearly all of them.  I’ve assembled my Top 5, but to be honest, if you’re on Twitter, follow them all.  To prevent […]

GM to recall all Chevrolet Cruzes

-Scott Villeneuve Thats right, every Chevrolet Cruze is being recalled.  The reason for such a huge recall is due to a fire risk in the engine bay. The Detroit Free Press broke this story earlier, and you can read the article here. In a quote from GM: “Improper […]

SRT Track Experience

–Christopher Little I’ve always associated SRT with large displacement engines, tire smoke, and quarter mile times.  And in many respects, that’s a pretty accurate assessment.  Street & Racing Technology is so named because that’s what goes into these cars.  I, however, was under the impression that, despite this, […]

The “Enhanced” 2013 BMW Alpina B7

-Scott Villeneuve Today BMW has announced its new, updated Alpina B7.  Stating in the press release that it is a super-high performance luxury sedan with enhanced features, efficiency, and individuality for discriminating customers.  Not sure about you, but I wouldn’t really discriminate against the B7, its always been […]

Lamborghini Gallardo – A Tribute

-Scott Villeneuve No car company does it quite like Lamborghini.  The Gallardo has forever been the “baby” of the family, starting off as the little brother of the Murcielago, and now the Aventador.  But with the pricetag of a house, the correct engine placement, and the sound that […]