Kia and luxury don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. That’s a big problem when you’re trying to launch a $60,000 flagship sedan after only 20 years in the US market. Kia’s goal is to be viewed as a luxury brand by 2017. That push up-market began last year with the […]
The transformation from the previous generation to the all-new 2015 Hyundai Genesis is eye opening. Exactly a year ago, I had just completed a week in the 2013 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec. That Genesis, the first generation, was awash in luxury features but didn’t quite live up to the […]
A few weeks ago, Hyundai invited us down to New York City for our first chance to get behind the wheel of the new Sonata. New York is also where Hyundai debuted the new Sonata earlier this year. The newest generation Sonata gets a full revamp. Outside, Hyundai’s […]
You don’t notice the extra 11 horsepower. In the grand scheme of things, they’re fairly inconsequential. But you do notice every single one of the extra 111 lb-ft torque. To sum up the changes between this new car and the high-revving V8 of its predecessor in one word: […]
A low fog hung in the sky, preventing the early-morning sun from warming the asphalt. For a moment, there was silence. Four gleaming vehicles sat before me, and I had first pick. This was how I began my day at Chrysler’s “What’s New 2015” event at their Chelsea […]
I drove the future, and it went okay. It all started when I brought my personal car in for service. I had originally planned on dropping my car off and taking a loaner for the day. As I pulled in, I noticed that the usual lineup of cars […]
Last month Ford unveiled the new 2015 Focus at the New York International Auto Show. You may be asking yourself, is this review not a moot point? The answer is yes, and no. While the new Focus is quite a refresh, the current model holds the title of […]
The 2014 New York International Auto Show media days ended on Thursday and the show opened to the public on Saturday. Now that we’ve caught up on sleep, we had time to reflect on some of our favorite (and least favorite) moments from this year’s show. Keep in […]
With all the different things going on around the show floor, we’re bound to skip over a few things. This is where we can share cars that aren’t as new, didn’t make our recap, or are just plain photo-worthy. Once you’ve read our Day 1 and Day 2 […]
The tired, poor, huddled masses of journalists have left the building. The press preview days of the 2014 NYIAS auto show have come to a close and we’ve escaped the city limits. As the show floor prepares for the public, we review the biggest news from Day 2 […]
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