Edmunds brings you a quick tour of what’s new at the Chicago Auto Show this week.
A prototype Chevy Volt is winning guarded praise from critics during brief tests in L.A.
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
National Geographic shows you where the magic happens. Corvette and Rolls-Royce too.
Take Beef, Tabasco sauce, and a brick, and mix well…with a 6.2 liter Corvette engine.
Depending on what you drove in the past 10 years, Cars.com’s list of the worst cars sold during the decade (from “the Caddy that Zigs” to Daewoo’s entire lineup) may bring back some laughs, or just painful memories. On the other hand, it’s list of most improved cars may give the car industry hope Click for more
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
Chevrolet’s heretofore underwhelming Equinox crossover just underwent a significant makeover, and the spiffy new version seems to be hit. Thus far, the 2010 Equinox is averaging a very nifty 84 in published reviews, which is more than 10 points higher than the earlier models.
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 press embargo lifted on Friday, releasing a flood of reviews of the long-awaited 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. How’s it doing? Pretty darn good: the Camaro is currently averaging a score of 87 from the country’s car critics, just edging out that other iconic muscle car, the Ford Mustang. Some highs and lows from the new reviews after the jump.
TheTruthAboutCars.com just did a survey of three bargain-priced mid-sized American sedans, which, given the economy, has some timely import to it. Their verdict is not so pretty for Ford and Chrysler. The 2009 Ford Fusion? Hated it. Chrysler Sebring? Ditto. In fact, TTAC went thumbs-down on everything except the Chevy Malibu LS. Juicy quote after the jump. Click for more
See, there is a sunny upside to the current economic climes. Consumer Reports reports that car shoppers can nab some pretty nice rides, like the Chevy Silverado, for as much as a 25% discount. Better, some actually stellar vehicles, like the Acura MDX, are selling at a 20% discount. Check the best values here. Then check their scores on MotorMouths, to see if critics think they’re worth owning, deep discount or not.
When is a rave equal parts rant? When the critic — The Wall Street Journal’s Jeff Sabatini, in this case — loves how a car handles but hates handling the car.
Where to start? How about the steering wheel, your most important point of contact with the ZR1? It’s a big, ugly, rubbery piece of junk…
The offender is the Corvette ZR-1, which is actually pretty beloved by critics.
Every downturn has a silver — or perhaps sliver-plated — lining. With dealers aching to move stalled new cars off their lots, they’re dangling some good deals. First up: the family car. The bargains include the Chevy Malibu, an oft-derided sedan that’s actually pretty well-regarded by critics.