Making its debut this week at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show is the 2013 Buick Encore, which hits U.S. showrooms early next year and goes on sale in Europe later this year as the Opel Mokka. The vehicle is relatively small, stretching less than 170 inches in overall length, but there’s plenty of...
A butterfly in Malaysia flaps its wings, and ultimately a storm system develops in the Caribbean. That’s the rough premise behind chaos theory, which ultimately seeks... November 7, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Buick is in the middle of a renaissance these days, reinventing itself from a purveyor of dull-but-quiet sedans for the AARP set, to a maker of near-luxury cars for the... November 7, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
GM’s European division Opel has taken the wraps off its new Astra OPC (known as the Vauxhall Astra VXR in the UK), which goes on sale in Europe next summer and with any... November 4, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
GM’s European division Opel is working on a high-performance version of its recently revealed Astra GTC sports coupe, a prototype of which was captured by our sleuth... November 2, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
We've driven the 2012 Buick Verano, and it's more Buick, less Cruze than you might think. Karma is up in arms over the EPA's 20 mpg/52 mpg-e ratings and says its owners will... October 21, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Not too long ago, when Buick and Pontiac (and farther back, Oldsmobile) occupied a vague middle ground that was more premium (or sportier-flavored) than Chevrolet but not as... October 21, 2011 by Bengt Halvorson
The new 2012 Buick Verano is only just coming onto the market but already we have news of a hybrid version in the works, though the green compact sedan isn't expected to be... October 20, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Talk of a Buick version of the Opel Astra GTC turbo hatchback has largely died down since reaching a peak earlier this year, but these images shot on I-96 in Michigan just... October 19, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
The 2014 BMW M3 is looking good--though we're still not sure what's under the hood. Roding's Roadster 23 is looking good, too, as the latest spy shots reveal, putting a new... October 18, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Pandora has been on a roll the past few years. After a shaky period during which the company fought for the right to broadcast copyrighted material, Pandora roared back... October 18, 2011 by Richard Read
Buick is rolling out Pandora Internet radio services as a standard feature across its lineup, integrating it with the new IntelliLink infotainment system announced in April... October 18, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Drag racing is a hard thing to do on a budget; it's a sport measured in cubic dollars. But many people manage to bend that immutable rule by doing a lot of work themselves... September 30, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
GM has announced plans to launch the industry’s first front center airbag, designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the... September 30, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Fans of the long-roof will mourn, but few others will even notice: a Buick spokesperson has anonymously confirmed there are no plans whatsoever for a Buick Regal Wagon. Talk... September 8, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Buick is dipping its toes into the waters of the small-car class by offering the 2012 Verano. This small upscale sedan, based on the Chevrolet Cruze, will base at $23,470... September 6, 2011 by Tim Healey