Tagged “Reviews”

  • Review: 2008 Lexus IS-F

    The Lexus IS-F is something of an oddball in Lexus' lineup. The company is working hard to get a more serious performance edge to its products, including launching its 'F-Sport' performance line of af...

  • Review: 2009 Volvo XC70 T6

    Downsizing. This euphemistic term for laying off workers, cutting out features and doing away with entire businesses as industries ‘rationalize’ hardly carries the potency necessary to convey the...

  • Review: 2009 Ford Mustang GT Glasstop

    In the fiercely competitive automotive market, the very existence of the Ford Mustang is a testament to its tenacity. The dictates of Darwinian development tell us that the car is fit because it has s...

  • Review: 2008 Infiniti M45S

    The FM platform, like the perennial Ward’s 10-Best-winning VQ engine, has been one of Nissan’s true hits. Supporting innumerable models from crossovers to sports coupes to sedans and more, the fro...

  • Review: 2009 Lincoln MKS AWD

    American sedans were once the yardstick of the industry. Capacious, stylish and powerful, they set the benchmark for what could be done on four wheels and a budget. But fifty years have passed since t...

  • Review: 2008 Infiniti G35 Sedan

    When most buyers think luxury, their minds turn first to Italian, German and British brands. For many American buyers, the allure of European style holds its own significance. After that, some might t...

  • Review: 2008 Jaguar XJ Super V8

    Heads of state, top-level business executives and the independently wealthy are the typical purchasers of limousines such as the Jaguar XJ Super V8, the BMW 7-series and the Mercedes S-Class, and they...

  • Review: 2009 Honda Pilot

    Boxy urban utility vehicles have a strong following in many Asian countries, and have been around for many years. The theme is slowly beginning to catch on in the U.S. and Europe - Scion’s xB has ma...

  • Review: Pontiac G8 3.6L V6

    Ask an average Australian about the latest Pontiac-purveyed product from his (or her) homeland and you’re likely to be stricken with a few derogatory nicknames for the vehicle that play off the ‘c...

  • Review: 2009 Acura RDX

    by Nelson Ireson The compact sport luxury SUV niche was not so long ago a non-existent thing, though recent years have seen an increasing number of entrants, including German, Japanese and American o...

  • Review: Cadillac CTS 3.6L V6

    The Cadillac CTS is not a car. No, really. It looks like a car, and it does all the things a car should - most of them exceptionally well - but it’s not a car. It’s a statement. It says, loud a...

  • Review: 2009 Saturn Astra XR

    by Nelson Ireson Americans don’t like hatchbacks. It’s almost inexplicable, but it’s true. Sedans are the American body style of choice, perhaps because of the more coupe-like lines, and despit...

  • First drive: Tesla's all-electric Roadster

    MotorAuthority contributing editor Gus Chyba recently visited Tesla's new store in Los Angeles and took the Roadster for a short spin. Here are his thoughts. My cheeks hurt. The birth of my daughter...

  • First drive: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

    To a large extent Lamborghini exists today because of the Gallardo. While the Murcielago has always remained the top model in the company’s line-up, it was strong sales of the Gallardo that allowed...

  • Review: Pagani Zonda F Clubsport

    The Pagani brand first burst onto the supercar scene during the late ‘90s and immediately tore apart the establishment with its wild-looking creations capable of out-handling the best from cross-tow...

  • Review: 2008 Cadillac STS 3.6L V6

    For years American premium cars have been the butt of jokes in the motoring world. Their reputation for terrible handling and substandard build quality often saw them overlooked by the new car buying...

  • Review: BMW 135i M-Sport Coupé

    A little over thirty years ago BMW introduced one of its most fervently worshiped cars of all time: the 2002 Turbo. Packing the company’s first production turbo engine into a lightweight body, the 2...

  • First Drive: Aston Martin DBS

    At first glance, the DBS comes across as little more than a DB9 ‘special edition’ with a loud bodykit and a few extra horses under the hood. However Aston Martin is adamant that the DBS is a compl...

  • Review: Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG

    With all the concerns of our deteriorating climate and rising fuel prices you would be hard pressed to find a car that’s less politically correct than the AMG prepped ML63. The Teutonic behemoth pro...

  • Review: Lotus Europa S

    Lotus is renowned for building cars with superb handling, no pesky electronic aids and none of the unnecessary extras that add to the final kerb weight. Living with a Lotus is meant to be compromise,...