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So January has come and gone and Detroit remains snowless. It’s already becoming a strange year, though January looks better than last January, as overall vehicle sales were up 11.4 percent.
The 2012 Jeep Compass finally feels like it’s moving in the right direction. When it arrived in 2007, the car-based Compass was for poseurs in plastic.
“Like sands through the hourglass ... so go the miles of our lives. ...”
Psst! Hey, buddy. You know the Dodge Charger Redline and the Chrysler 200 Super S you liked so much at the recent North American International Auto Show?
More than 100 Saabs, from the streamlined 1947 prototype known as the Ursaab to a 2010 9-5 sedan, are to be taken from their home at the company’s museum in Trollhattan, Sweden, and sold to the highest bidder.
The 2012 Kia Soul has a lot going for it. So why would Kia, the fastest growing brand in America last year, want to muck things up by tweaking the Kia Soul just enough to annoy people?
Skyactiv is not merely an engine or a transmission; it’s a philosophy, a way of living, or at least driving. It’s the belief that moderation will make your life greener. Skyactiv is also one version of the venerated 2012 Mazda3.
Being a transport pioneer is not as tough as it was in the horse-drawn wagon days, but it does have its challenges.
Detroit — It’s a sign of the times when Cadillac is staking its comeback on a compact car that boasts fuel economy approaching 40 mpg.
Because it’s mostly been warm and sunny this winter in Michigan, you might be thinking about playing a round of golf.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — A joyride on the Florida Turnpike in a Ferrari F430 is a hassle. For starters, there are state troopers on patrol. Then there’s the engine. It’s loud. OK, so the ride is actually pretty sweet.
GM offers a large sedan that out performs many subcompacts when it comes to mileage.
George Carlin famously observed “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
Whether you’re at the job site, hunting, camping, tailgating, or just want to stop for lunch on your way home from a morning of garage sailing, keeping the stuff you have to haul in an open trailer secure isn’t easy. After all, it’s all just sitting there on display, and covering it with a tarpaulin doesn’t provide meaningful protection.
Scott is the auto critic for The Detroit News and has been a car nut all of his life. He learned to drive in his $200 1965 Baby Blue Plymouth Belvedere, with a three-speed on the tree. A Michigan native, he returned to Detroit in 2005, when he began working at The News as the assistant auto editor. His reviews appear every Thursday (and occasionally Saturdays too). Email him at sburgess@detnews.com, follow him on Facebook and on Twitter @autocritic.
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