In the more upscale models of the outgoing Subaru Legacy, there was a controller that bore a strong resemblance to the one used for BMW’s iDrive. For 2010, it’s gone. That elegant controller, for a feature called SI-Drive, looked like it was meant for navigation functions, while in reality it helped fine-tune powertrain performance. SI-Drive [...]

Pontiac G8 fans–and we know there are a few of you–keep pitching those pennies down the wishing well: the G8 isn’t dead yet. Yes, the Pontiac brand is still being phased out. And yes, GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson has said flat-out that the Pontiac G8 GXP edition is a goner. However, General Motors’ new product [...]

Remember the Porsche 928–the V8 grand tourer that was killed of in 1995, mostly because of unmet sales benchmarks? It may not have achieved the level of popularity of, say, the Porsche 911, but it’s still got a sizable fan base. And many of them are all a-twitter (and a-Twitter.com) that the 928 may be [...]

Mini 50 Mayfair and 50 Camden In case you hadn’t heard, Mini is turning 50 years old, and it’s throwing a big b-day bash right now called the MINI United Festival at Silverstone in the UK. It being a birthday, presents are of course involved, and Mini is giving its fan base two new models [...]