The finalists for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year Award are out and we couldn’t help doing a little prognostication as to who might follow the 2009’s winner, the Hyundai Genesis (above).
By Motormouths scores alone the Porsche Panamera should be a lock for the Car award with a 90 score (followed by the Click for more
You can’t buy them yet, but 85 models debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Have a look.
“What do you do with a vaguely nonsensical 555-horse SUV? A vehicular triathlon.“
Motor Trend has put a wide range of cars through a wider range of tests at Laguna Seca Raceway to determine the “Best Driver’s Car” for 2009. The competition pitted sedans versus convertibles, american muscle against european exotica. Could the 167 HP Mazda Miata outduel the 638 HP Corvette ZR1? Yes. Click for more
BMW’s X6 hasn’t exactly been wowing the nation’s auto critics, averaging only 74 in published reviews. So BMW might be a bit anxious as to how the costly M version is received. Fear not. Car and Driver took the 2010 BMW X6 M out for a spin, and suggests that it’s a cheaper, faster alternative to the Porsche Cayenne:
A certain car-centric movie is winning at the box office, but losing among critics — garnering a mere 26 points on RottenTomatoes.com (our meta-colleagues). Ah, but what of the mechanical stars? Well, the Fast and Furious rides are customized hot-rods of older models, thus not really available to shoppers. Just for the sake of argument, though, here’s basically how they grade out:
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The BMW X3 got a bit of a smackdown this week from Edmunds.com:
Each Thursday I post my deal of the week, a vehicle that represents a great value for the consumer…. Today, though, I want to make note of a vehicle that is just the opposite.
Buck up little X3. The rest of the motoring press still likes you.
