•    What is it: The new luxury four-door from Hyundai, bigger than the Genesis sedan •    Key facts: As long as an S-Class; shares its V-8 with the Hyundai Genesis •    On sale: July 2010 •    Price: $60,000-$80,000 With the 2009 Hyundai Genesis successfully launched, the Korean automaker is planning for the arrival of an [...]

“We have to do hybrids in order to show people that we are able to do them,” said Wolfgang Hatz, head of powertrain development for the Volkswagen Group, back in January at the Detroit Auto Show. Maybe that explains why Audi has been waffling in their decision to make a hybrid version of the Q5 [...]

Dad asked Cullen the other day which car he’d prefer: the Dodge Charger or the Chevrolet Camaro. Cullen, 12 years old, picked the Chevrolet Camaro. Maybe it’s his family roots in General Motors, but he swears the Camaro is simply cooler. As any 12-year-old would do, he gave me some ambiguous statements, like, “It’s more [...]

The 2009 Mazda CX-9 caught my eye on the styling. It’s rare for me to evaluate a family vehicle based on how it looks, but in this case it made sense. Rex Roy, editor of The Car Connection, got my attention, saying, “The 2009 Mazda CX-9 resembles a full-size wagon jacked up about a foot, [...]

 Lots of chatter today about the Chevrolet Volt test drives the past few days make me ask one question: How big is the back seat? Really, that’s all I want to know. Here’s what I found out: 1) The Chevy Volt that all the media types have been driving is really a “mule.” It’s one [...]

2010 Lexus HS 250h Over at our partner site the Car Connection, they got a chance to spend a day with the upcoming dedicated hybrid from Lexus the 2010 HS 250h. The vehicle is expected to reach dealerships later this summer, but the press is getting their chance to test out the new vehicle now.  [...]

Over on our parent site The Car Connection Rex Roy got the chance to spend a week with a 2010 Ford Mustang V-6 and a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 so he could compare both vehicles and give us his thoughts on what each had to offer.  Rex has made his comparo a two part feature [...]

VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby recently spoke out about his opinion and the company’s point of view on plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. According to Jacoby, the technology is simply not ready for the masses yet.  There are cost hurdles in the way and although VW and Audi will look into applying these technologies, [...]