September 2009

"Unintended Acceleration", Don't Pray, THINK

This morning on the radio, I heard the audio from a 911 distress call that a man placed while driving an out of control Lexus. This was one...

NHTSA has an urgent message to owners of many Toyota vehicles: 2007-2010 Camry 2005-2010 Avalon 2004-2009 Prius 2005-2010 Tacoma 2007-2010 ...

More and more cars now ofter steering wheel mounted shift levers for cars that have fully automatic transmissions. These are an imitation o...

The Truth About Cars (TTAC) was started by Robert Farrago, an auto blogger whose calling cards were coprolalia and an obsession with predict...

I thought I would make an effort to test-drive a 2010 Ford Taurus, since it is an important product for Ford, and I am familiar with the pre...

The UAW and CAW have released a list of vehicles which they endorse, because they are assembled by unionized plants in North America. There...

The other day, I had a chance to take a close look at a GMC Terrain which was probably a GM employee drive-home, or perhaps a press fleet ca...

We've come a looong way since 1959 with auto safety. This shocking video shows what happens when a 1959 Bel Aire crashes into a 2009 Mal...

In his recent web chat, GM's Bob Lutz stated that the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox "trounces" the Ford Escape Hybrid. I'll ride...

Bob Lutz had a web chat on the topic of the new GM "return it if you don't like it" marketing campaign, "May The Best Car...

In order to be able to build and sell a super-efficient vehicle legally, Aptera takes advantage of the federal motor vehicle regulations whi...

A fascinating survey was publshed by Pike Research (here: http://www.pikeresearch.com/newsroom/48-of-consumers-interested-in-purchasing-a-pl...

I got my Galileoscope in the mail the other day, and I am really impressed. It has a large, heavy, real glass objective lens. The eyepiec...

If you aren't reading Peter DeLorenzo, you should be. He's got a lot to say, and it is usually well said. http://www.autoextremist...

I went for a walk to today, and went past a local construction site where the city is re-modeling a municipal park. A metal detector guy ha...

Some people at work have this annoying habit of sending you an important email, and then popping into your cube (Yes, I work in a cubicle ...

Have you noticed the lack of positive news about Chrysler? How Chrysler's sales numbers continue to slide year-over-year, even after C...

In an interview with MSN Autos, Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen mocks would be buyers of the Chevrolet Volt as "idiots...

The other day, I stopped by my local Murray's Auto Parts store to buy some high quality washer fluid. Pulling in next to me was a new B...