Car Culture

Freshening up your car is $50M industry

I'm partial to spicy aromas like carnation and cloves. Others prefer the tang of citrus, strawberry's sweet scent or the buttery blandness of vanilla. Whatever your poison, auto aromatherapy is big business. - 03/11/2010

Ferrari 250 GTO packs powerful $20M price tag

London -- A Ferrari 250 GTO being offered for $20 million is set to boost private classic-car sales that have already made $100 million in 2010, dealers said. - 03/11/2010

Soup it up

BedSlide makes unloading your truck easier

Don't you hate it when you need something that you've stowed in the bed of your pickup truck, but it's almost impossible to reach because it's so close to the back of the passenger compartment? - 03/11/2010

Sneak Peek: 2011 Audi A7

The 2011 Audi A7 is sporting a new feature we hadn't seen on the A7: an automatic spoiler. - 03/11/2010

Additives can lengthen car life

In a down economy, everyone is trying to be a little more cost conscious, but your vehicle's upkeep is no place in which to pinch pennies. - 03/11/2010

Acura back on track with 2010 MDX

I've been tough on recent reviews of Acura -- Honda Motor Co.'s luxury brand that seems to have lost it way with recent vehicles. But then I got into the 2010 Acura MDX -- a slightly oversized crossover that reminds me how good this brand can be. - 03/06/2010

• Photos: 2010 Acura MDX

Scott Burgess: Auto Review

Bentley Supersports Coupe offers lavish one-two punch

Here's an algebra equation you'll never see on a test: V-6 + V-6 = W12. (The secret to the answer is placing the two Vs side by side and then adding up all of the cylinders under the hood.) - 03/04/2010

• Photos: 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports Coupe

The car you drive may define you

One of the fascinating things about testing cars for a living is seeing how other drivers react to you, for good or for bad. A vehicle is your personality on wheels, and once behind the wheel of a silver Rolls-Royce Phantom or a yellow Hummer, you may also find yourself taking on aspects of that persona. - 03/04/2010

Rex Roy

Car lovers eager to leave winter in the dust

OK, let's see a show of hands: Two Sundays ago when it was sunny and above freezing for a few hours, how many of you broke out the gear and washed your car at home? I did, and I know I wasn't alone. - 03/04/2010

Georgia woman is first to win Riddler Award

Detroit -- Tammy Ray of Dahlonega, Ga., is the first woman to win the prestigious Riddler Award at the Detroit Autorama, making her 1933 Ford Phaeton the top custom ride in the country, show officials said. - 03/04/2010

Soup it up

Bike rack clears truck bed space

Brent Price's family liked mountain biking in Colorado's Rockies, but with a family and all its gear, plus two large dogs, there just wasn't enough room for everything in the bed of his pickup. - 03/04/2010

Sneak peek: 2012 Hyundai Veloster

We first saw the Veloster concept back in 2007 at the Seoul Auto Show. - 03/04/2010

Dashing through the snow in a wicked red Ferrari

Maranello, Italy -- Snow is a beautiful thing. - 02/27/2010

2010 Autorama

Autorama is cruisers' time to shine

The orange 1972 Chevelle with the black racing stripe was a 20-something's dream -- a rugged cruiser he was proud to drive, to tinker with and to display at grassroots car meets. But nearly 20 years ago, Adam Edwards sold the car to get himself through a temporary cash crunch. - 02/25/2010